36-month objective rankings

Lightweight Rankings

Ranked by FightIndex score, rating strength, and recent competitive performance.

Champion

Justin Gaethje

Division #22

Interim

None

No interim champion

Top score

0.806

Quillan Salkilld

Rank	Fighter	36M Record	Rating	Score	Last Fight
#1	Quillan Salkilld P4P #2	6-0-0 6 fights	1570.0	0.806	May 2, 2026
#2	Benoit Saint Denis P4P #6	7-2-0 9 fights	1556.4	0.753	Jan 31, 2026
#3	Fares Ziam P4P #23	5-0-0 5 fights	1546.6	0.704	Dec 6, 2025
#4	King Green P4P #50	6-3-0 9 fights	1541.6	0.668	May 9, 2026
#5	Mason Jones P4P #58	3-0-0 3 fights	1539.8	0.662	Mar 21, 2026
#6	Chris Padilla P4P #66	4-0-0 4 fights	1538.6	0.651	Nov 8, 2025
#7	Ilia Topuria P4P #69	4-0-0 4 fights	1535.3	0.644	Jun 28, 2025
#8	Tom Nolan P4P #71	5-1-0 6 fights	1538.4	0.640	Sep 27, 2025
#9	Arman Tsarukyan P4P #73	4-0-0 4 fights	1535.2	0.639	Nov 22, 2025
#10	Mauricio Ruffy P4P #75	5-1-0 6 fights	1536.9	0.638	Jan 31, 2026
#11	MarQuel Mederos P4P #79	4-0-0 4 fights	1537.9	0.631	Jun 7, 2025
#12	Rafa Garcia P4P #99	3-1-0 4 fights	1533.4	0.609	Apr 25, 2026
#13	Manuel Torres P4P #101	4-1-0 5 fights	1531.5	0.608	Dec 6, 2025
#14	Terrance McKinney P4P #107	5-3-0 8 fights	1528.6	0.606	Mar 28, 2026
#15	Grant Dawson P4P #109	5-2-0 7 fights	1530.1	0.605	May 9, 2026
#16	Ludovit Klein P4P #112	5-1-0 6 fights	1529.3	0.600	Oct 25, 2025
#17	Chris Duncan P4P #115	5-2-0 7 fights	1525.4	0.597	Apr 4, 2026
#18	Charles Oliveira P4P #117	4-2-0 6 fights	1526.4	0.596	Mar 7, 2026
#19	Nasrat Haqparast P4P #118	4-1-0 5 fights	1523.7	0.596	Oct 25, 2025
#20	Rongzhu P4P #121	4-1-0 5 fights	1530.5	0.593	Aug 23, 2025
#21	Manoel Sousa P4P #134	2-0-0 2 fights	1527.8	0.584	Mar 14, 2026
#22 Champion	Justin Gaethje P4P #137	3-1-0 4 fights	1528.7	0.581	Jan 24, 2026
#23	Mateusz Gamrot P4P #142	4-2-0 6 fights	1524.7	0.578	Apr 11, 2026
#24	Tommy Gantt P4P #149	2-0-0 2 fights	1527.4	0.574	May 16, 2026
#25	Evan Elder P4P #167	3-0-0 3 fights	1526.6	0.563	Apr 26, 2025
#26	Renato Moicano P4P #180	4-2-0 6 fights	1517.7	0.555	Apr 4, 2026
#27	Dom Mar Fan P4P #199	3-1-0 4 fights	1521.4	0.544	May 2, 2026
#28	Nurullo Aliev P4P #210	2-0-0 2 fights	1523.1	0.536	Nov 22, 2025
#29	Nazim Sadykhov P4P #216	3-1-1 5 fights	1519.3	0.534	Dec 6, 2025
#30	Kaue Fernandes P4P #219	3-1-0 4 fights	1523.4	0.532	Sep 6, 2025
#31	Alexander Hernandez P4P #234	4-3-0 7 fights	1513.3	0.522	Apr 25, 2026
#32	Kody Steele P4P #238	2-1-0 3 fights	1514.8	0.520	May 2, 2026
#33	Drakkar Klose P4P #240	3-1-0 4 fights	1515.7	0.519	Aug 16, 2025
#34	Kai Kamaka III P4P #248	1-0-0 1 fights	1516.0	0.515	Apr 4, 2026
#35	Francis Marshall P4P #250	3-2-0 5 fights	1520.3	0.514	Apr 25, 2026
#36	Esteban Ribovics P4P #263	4-2-0 6 fights	1506.9	0.504	Apr 11, 2026
#37	Kyle Nelson P4P #267	4-2-0 6 fights	1509.7	0.502	Mar 28, 2026
#38	Magomed Zaynukov P4P #276	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.498	Oct 7, 2025
#39	Mansher Khera P4P #290	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.498	May 22, 2025
#40	Gabe Green P4P #291	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.498	May 17, 2025
#41	Drew Dober P4P #293	3-3-0 6 fights	1511.6	0.497	Mar 7, 2026
#42	Jim Miller P4P #295	3-2-0 5 fights	1512.6	0.496	May 9, 2026
#43	Paddy Pimblett P4P #298	3-1-0 4 fights	1510.5	0.494	Jan 24, 2026
#44	Michael Johnson P4P #306	3-1-0 4 fights	1513.2	0.490	Mar 7, 2026
#45	WonBin Ki P4P #323	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	May 19, 2024
#46	Daniel Allen P4P #328	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Sep 19, 2023
#47	Alexander Munoz P4P #330	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.481	Jul 15, 2023
#48	Samuel Sanches P4P #340	1-0-0 1 fights	1511.7	0.477	Sep 9, 2025
#49	Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady P4P #356	2-1-0 3 fights	1515.1	0.467	Mar 21, 2026
#50	Chase Hooper P4P #360	4-2-0 6 fights	1504.0	0.465	Mar 28, 2026
#51	Ahmad Hassanzada P4P #367	1-0-0 1 fights	1507.8	0.461	Sep 17, 2024
#52	Mike Davis P4P #370	2-1-0 3 fights	1508.1	0.459	Jul 12, 2025
#53	Charlie Campbell P4P #372	2-1-0 3 fights	1504.2	0.459	Sep 27, 2025
#54	Max Holloway P4P #375	3-2-0 5 fights	1503.0	0.457	Mar 7, 2026
#55	Gauge Young P4P #381	2-2-0 4 fights	1509.7	0.452	Apr 18, 2026
#56	Jai Herbert P4P #393	2-2-0 4 fights	1506.0	0.443	Apr 18, 2026
#57	Sangwook Kim P4P #409	2-2-0 4 fights	1501.1	0.432	Jan 31, 2026
#58	Joaquim Silva P4P #418	2-2-0 4 fights	1504.4	0.424	Sep 13, 2025
#59	Tofiq Musayev P4P #419	1-1-0 2 fights	1505.4	0.424	Mar 28, 2026
#60	Trey Ogden P4P #424	2-1-0 4 fights	1503.3	0.420	Jan 11, 2025
#61	Lance Gibson Jr. P4P #432	1-1-0 2 fights	1502.2	0.414	Mar 28, 2026
#62	Dan Hooker P4P #435	2-2-0 4 fights	1490.2	0.413	Jan 31, 2026
#63	Nikolas Motta P4P #438	2-2-0 5 fights	1497.1	0.411	Jun 21, 2025
#64	Bolaji Oki P4P #458	3-3-0 6 fights	1491.1	0.400	Mar 14, 2026
#65	Axel Sola P4P #475	1-1-0 2 fights	1496.5	0.394	Mar 21, 2026
#66	Ren Yawei P4P #487	1-1-0 2 fights	1499.7	0.387	Aug 22, 2025
#67	Jalin Turner P4P #492	2-3-0 5 fights	1493.8	0.385	Dec 6, 2025
#68	Marc Diakiese P4P #493	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.2	0.384	Nov 4, 2023
#69	Jamie Mullarkey P4P #507	2-3-0 5 fights	1489.7	0.379	Jan 31, 2026
#70	Mike Breeden P4P #516	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.1	0.374	Oct 21, 2023
#71	Ignacio Bahamondes P4P #521	3-3-0 6 fights	1489.8	0.372	Mar 28, 2026
#72	Elves Brener P4P #524	2-3-0 5 fights	1488.2	0.370	Aug 2, 2025
#73	Mateusz Rebecki P4P #542	3-4-0 7 fights	1477.4	0.357	May 9, 2026
#74	Matheus Camilo P4P #546	1-1-0 2 fights	1499.7	0.355	Nov 15, 2025
#75	Loik Radzhabov P4P #551	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.7	0.352	Jul 20, 2024
#76	Daniel Zellhuber P4P #558	2-3-0 5 fights	1481.1	0.349	Feb 28, 2026
#77	Diego Ferreira P4P #559	1-2-0 3 fights	1485.5	0.349	Sep 13, 2025
#78	Darrius Flowers P4P #560	1-3-0 4 fights	1494.2	0.348	Apr 4, 2026
#79	Mandel Nallo P4P #562	1-1-0 2 fights	1494.9	0.348	Apr 18, 2026
#80	JaeHyun Park P4P #563	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.6	0.348	Aug 22, 2025
#81	Jared Gordon P4P #565	2-3-0 5 fights	1484.0	0.345	May 9, 2026
#82	Kaynan Kruschewsky P4P #574	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.0	0.342	Jul 20, 2024
#83	Yanal Ashmouz P4P #596	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.7	0.331	Jun 7, 2025
#84	Kurt Holobaugh P4P #614	2-3-0 5 fights	1483.2	0.323	May 31, 2025
#85	Guram Kutateladze P4P #626	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.2	0.320	Mar 22, 2025
#86	Thiago Moises P4P #629	2-4-0 6 fights	1477.5	0.318	Apr 18, 2026
#87	Mark Choinski P4P #633	0-1-0 1 fights	1488.9	0.315	Jun 7, 2025
#88	Dustin Poirier P4P #634	1-3-0 4 fights	1481.7	0.315	Jul 19, 2025
#89	Beneil Dariush P4P #636	1-4-0 5 fights	1474.0	0.314	May 2, 2026
#90	Damon Jackson P4P #639	1-3-0 4 fights	1484.7	0.313	Nov 16, 2024
#91	Rafael Fiziev P4P #649	1-3-0 4 fights	1479.5	0.307	Jan 31, 2026
#92	Trevor Peek P4P #659	1-3-0 4 fights	1484.4	0.302	Sep 7, 2024
#93	Ismael Bonfim P4P #670	1-3-0 4 fights	1477.9	0.296	Nov 8, 2025
#94	Maheshate P4P #674	1-2-0 3 fights	1487.0	0.293	Aug 23, 2025
#95	Roosevelt Roberts P4P #705	0-2-0 2 fights	1484.9	0.282	Sep 28, 2024
#96	Tatsuya Saika P4P #766	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	May 19, 2024
#97	Natan Levy P4P #779	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Mar 16, 2024
#98	Mark Madsen P4P #782	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Nov 11, 2023
#99	Issa Isakov P4P #789	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Oct 10, 2023
#100	Jacobi Jones P4P #800	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.263	Sep 19, 2023