Division

Lightweight

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

36-month objective rankingsMen's121 ranked

Champion

Justin Gaethje

Division #2

Interim

None

No interim champion

Top score

0.828

Ilia Topuria

Fighters ranked

121

Active in the 36-month window

Rank	Fighter	36M record	Rating	Score	Last fight
1	Ilia Topuria P4P #5	3-1-04 bouts	2352.4	0.828	Jun 14, 2026Active
2	Justin Gaethje Champion P4P #7	3-1-04 bouts	2358.3	0.827	Jun 14, 2026Active
3	Arman Tsarukyan P4P #8	4-0-04 bouts	2288.6	0.820	Sep 19, 2026Active
4	Charles Oliveira P4P #16	3-2-05 bouts	2287.8	0.793	Mar 7, 2026Quiet
5	Quillan Salkilld P4P #30	7-0-07 bouts	2153.3	0.759	Aug 8, 2026Active
6	Paddy Pimblett P4P #40	4-1-05 bouts	2126.2	0.729	Jul 11, 2026Active
7	Benoit Saint Denis P4P #51	5-3-08 bouts	2039.8	0.705	Jul 11, 2026Active
8	Renato Moicano P4P #54	4-2-06 bouts	2044.8	0.697	Apr 4, 2026Quiet
9	Grant Dawson P4P #72	4-1-05 bouts	2054.4	0.677	May 9, 2026Active
10	Mateusz Gamrot P4P #74	3-3-06 bouts	2040.0	0.672	Aug 8, 2026Active
11	Dustin Poirier P4P #78	1-2-03 bouts	2138.2	0.664	Jul 19, 2025Layoff
12	Mauricio Ruffy P4P #81	5-2-07 bouts	1980.2	0.663	Sep 19, 2026Active
13	Esteban Ribovics P4P #94	5-2-07 bouts	1927.3	0.652	Oct 3, 2026Active
14	Chris Padilla P4P #97	5-0-16 bouts	2002.0	0.649	Aug 22, 2026Active
15	King Green P4P #117	5-4-09 bouts	1876.6	0.630	Oct 3, 2026Active
16	Alexander Hernandez P4P #118	5-2-07 bouts	1876.8	0.627	Oct 3, 2026Active
17	Rafael Fiziev P4P #120	2-2-04 bouts	1988.7	0.624	Jun 27, 2026Active
18	Brian Ortega P4P #139	1-2-03 bouts	2034.0	0.606	Aug 23, 2025Layoff
19	Nurullo Aliev P4P #147	3-0-03 bouts	1981.2	0.600	Jul 25, 2026Active
20	Jalin Turner P4P #152	3-2-05 bouts	1889.0	0.596	Aug 15, 2026Active
21	Manuel Torres P4P #155	3-2-05 bouts	1907.3	0.592	Jun 27, 2026Active
22	Rongzhu P4P #156	5-1-06 bouts	1869.4	0.592	Sep 12, 2026Active
23	Chris Duncan P4P #159	4-2-06 bouts	1879.4	0.591	Apr 4, 2026Quiet
24	Beneil Dariush P4P #160	1-3-04 bouts	1990.7	0.590	May 2, 2026Active
25	Drakkar Klose P4P #167	3-2-05 bouts	1904.8	0.587	Sep 12, 2026Active
26	Rafa Garcia P4P #169	3-2-05 bouts	1863.7	0.584	Sep 12, 2026Active
27	MarQuel Mederos P4P #174	4-0-15 bouts	1932.1	0.580	Aug 22, 2026Active
28	Fares Ziam P4P #181	4-2-06 bouts	1813.6	0.576	Sep 5, 2026Active
29	Tom Nolan P4P #182	5-1-06 bouts	1876.6	0.576	Jun 6, 2026Active
30	Ludovit Klein P4P #186	4-2-06 bouts	1826.0	0.574	Aug 1, 2026Active
31	Tommy Gantt P4P #188	3-0-03 bouts	1958.2	0.572	Sep 12, 2026Active
32	Nasrat Haqparast P4P #195	3-2-05 bouts	1829.2	0.569	Aug 22, 2026Active
33	Jim Miller P4P #200	3-2-05 bouts	1839.6	0.565	May 9, 2026Active
34	Diego Ferreira P4P #203	2-2-04 bouts	1885.1	0.564	Aug 8, 2026Active
35	Tofiq Musayev P4P #222	2-1-03 bouts	1956.4	0.549	Aug 1, 2026Active
36	Dan Hooker P4P #224	1-3-04 bouts	1896.0	0.548	Sep 5, 2026Active
37	Salahdine Parnasse P4P #251	1-0-01 bouts	1968.8	0.534	Sep 5, 2026Active
38	Chase Hooper P4P #261	5-2-07 bouts	1703.3	0.530	Jul 18, 2026Active
39	Mateusz Rebecki P4P #266	3-4-07 bouts	1751.3	0.522	Aug 1, 2026Active
40	Axel Sola P4P #271	3-1-04 bouts	1811.7	0.520	Sep 5, 2026Active
41	Drew Dober P4P #279	2-3-05 bouts	1812.8	0.518	Mar 7, 2026Quiet
42	Michael Johnson P4P #289	3-1-04 bouts	1719.3	0.509	Mar 7, 2026Quiet
43	Joaquim Silva P4P #290	2-1-03 bouts	1773.4	0.507	Sep 13, 2025Layoff
44	Jared Gordon P4P #291	2-3-05 bouts	1745.1	0.506	May 9, 2026Active
45	Terrance McKinney P4P #292	3-3-06 bouts	1697.4	0.505	Jul 11, 2026Active
46	Manoel Sousa P4P #293	3-0-03 bouts	1825.9	0.505	Aug 8, 2026Active
47	Jai Herbert P4P #299	3-1-04 bouts	1726.8	0.503	Oct 10, 2026Active
48	Mason Jones P4P #301	3-1-04 bouts	1719.5	0.502	Aug 22, 2026Active
49	Rafael Dos Anjos P4P #348	0-3-03 bouts	1833.8	0.473	Oct 3, 2026Active
50	Nazim Sadykhov P4P #351	2-2-15 bouts	1738.6	0.471	Jun 27, 2026Active
51	Michael Chandler P4P #359	0-3-03 bouts	1814.5	0.465	Jun 14, 2026Active
52	Elves Brener P4P #369	2-3-05 bouts	1719.0	0.457	Sep 26, 2026Active
53	Edson Barboza P4P #378	0-4-04 bouts	1755.3	0.451	Aug 15, 2026Active
54	Dom Mar Fan P4P #379	3-1-04 bouts	1700.1	0.450	May 2, 2026Active
55	Kyle Nelson P4P #401	2-3-05 bouts	1617.9	0.438	Oct 17, 2026Active
56	Magomed Zaynukov P4P #402	2-0-02 bouts	1753.4	0.438	Jul 25, 2026Active
57	Thiago Moises P4P #404	2-3-05 bouts	1655.9	0.437	Apr 18, 2026Quiet
58	Francis Marshall P4P #407	3-1-04 bouts	1623.5	0.436	Apr 25, 2026Active
59	Mike Davis P4P #412	2-2-04 bouts	1665.4	0.433	Jul 25, 2026Active
60	Kody Steele P4P #413	2-1-03 bouts	1724.2	0.433	May 2, 2026Active
61	Nikolas Motta P4P #426	2-1-04 bouts	1657.9	0.429	Jun 21, 2025Layoff
62	Stan Dorsainvil P4P #429	1-0-01 bouts	1734.4	0.428	Aug 22, 2026Active
63	Kaue Fernandes P4P #431	3-2-05 bouts	1622.4	0.426	Aug 15, 2026Active
64	Gabe Green P4P #446	1-0-01 bouts	1635.4	0.415	May 17, 2025Layoff
65	Cristian Perez P4P #449	2-1-03 bouts	1695.0	0.414	Oct 17, 2026Active
66	Sangwook Kim P4P #455	2-1-03 bouts	1619.7	0.412	Jan 31, 2026Quiet
67	Matheus Camilo P4P #466	2-2-04 bouts	1615.1	0.405	Oct 10, 2026Active
68	Mandel Nallo P4P #471	2-1-03 bouts	1629.6	0.399	Oct 17, 2026Active
69	Evan Elder P4P #473	2-0-02 bouts	1588.2	0.397	Apr 26, 2025Layoff
70	Lance Gibson Jr. P4P #478	1-1-02 bouts	1730.1	0.394	Mar 28, 2026Quiet
71	Sodiq Yusuff P4P #479	0-2-02 bouts	1767.9	0.394	May 17, 2025Layoff
72	Daniel Zellhuber P4P #487	1-3-04 bouts	1608.0	0.392	Feb 28, 2026Quiet
73	Jamie Mullarkey P4P #494	1-3-04 bouts	1614.9	0.386	Jan 31, 2026Quiet
74	Matt Frevola P4P #499	0-3-03 bouts	1676.5	0.379	Oct 18, 2025Layoff
75	Akbar Abdullaev P4P #509	1-0-01 bouts	1662.2	0.371	Sep 15, 2026Active
76	Noah Gugnon P4P #515	1-0-01 bouts	1662.2	0.370	Aug 1, 2026Active
77	Mansher Khera P4P #536	1-0-01 bouts	1662.2	0.363	May 22, 2025Layoff
78	Nate Landwehr P4P #537	1-4-05 bouts	1524.8	0.363	Oct 17, 2026Active
79	Yanal Ashmouz P4P #539	1-1-02 bouts	1601.6	0.361	Jun 7, 2025Layoff
80	Billy Quarantillo P4P #540	0-3-03 bouts	1647.5	0.361	Aug 8, 2026Active
81	Bolaji Oki P4P #545	2-3-05 bouts	1517.9	0.356	Mar 14, 2026Quiet
82	Gauge Young P4P #547	2-3-05 bouts	1538.6	0.355	Aug 22, 2026Active
83	Ismael Bonfim P4P #555	1-4-05 bouts	1472.7	0.341	Oct 10, 2026Active
84	Claudio Puelles P4P #563	0-2-02 bouts	1666.0	0.339	Sep 13, 2025Layoff
85	Charlie Campbell P4P #571	1-1-02 bouts	1535.0	0.334	Sep 27, 2025Layoff
86	Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady P4P #584	1-1-02 bouts	1605.1	0.328	Mar 21, 2026Quiet
87	Samuel Sanches P4P #589	1-0-01 bouts	1616.6	0.327	Sep 9, 2025Layoff
88	Viacheslav Borshchev P4P #599	1-4-16 bouts	1425.1	0.320	Nov 15, 2025Quiet
89	Francisco Prado P4P #602	1-4-05 bouts	1468.6	0.319	Oct 10, 2026Active
90	Darrius Flowers P4P #616	1-2-03 bouts	1501.0	0.307	Apr 4, 2026Quiet
91	Jeremy Stephens P4P #641	0-2-02 bouts	1559.9	0.286	May 9, 2026Active
92	Austin Hubbard P4P #642	1-3-04 bouts	1386.7	0.285	Aug 23, 2025Layoff
93	Kurt Holobaugh P4P #646	1-3-04 bouts	1401.9	0.281	May 31, 2025Layoff
94	Ren Yawei P4P #650	1-1-02 bouts	1500.1	0.279	Aug 22, 2025Layoff
95	JaeHyun Park P4P #653	1-1-02 bouts	1458.6	0.277	Aug 22, 2025Layoff
96	Maheshate P4P #660	1-2-03 bouts	1399.6	0.266	Aug 23, 2025Layoff
97	Lando Vannata P4P #690	0-1-01 bouts	1424.1	0.191	Apr 4, 2026Quiet
98	Josiah Harrell P4P #696	0-2-02 bouts	1360.7	0.181	Sep 26, 2026Active
99	Victor Martinez P4P #702	0-2-02 bouts	1342.1	0.176	May 28, 2026Active
100	Richie Miranda P4P #708	0-1-01 bouts	1413.7	0.164	Aug 8, 2026Active
101	Mark Choinski P4P #711	0-1-01 bouts	1416.9	0.159	Jun 7, 2025Layoff
102	Shem Rock P4P #717	0-2-02 bouts	1318.4	0.154	Mar 21, 2026Quiet
103	Mitch Ramirez P4P #729	0-3-03 bouts	1230.7	0.145	Jul 18, 2026Active
104	Kyle Prepolec P4P #730	0-3-03 bouts	1220.4	0.143	Aug 1, 2026Active
105	Damian Rzepecki P4P #734	0-1-01 bouts	1383.4	0.140	Jul 25, 2026Active
106	Artur Minev P4P #736	0-1-01 bouts	1383.4	0.139	May 16, 2026Active
107	Lucas Brennan P4P #743	0-1-01 bouts	1355.6	0.132	Apr 25, 2026Active
108	Rolando Bedoya P4P #744	0-2-02 bouts	1233.2	0.131	Sep 27, 2025Layoff
109	Ednilson Santos P4P #755	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.099	Sep 15, 2026Active
110	Milos Janicic P4P #763	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.099	Aug 1, 2026Active
111	Lucas Caldas P4P #774	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.094	Oct 7, 2025Layoff
112	Adam Livingston P4P #787	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.093	Sep 16, 2025Layoff
113	Samuel Silva P4P #793	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.093	Sep 2, 2025Layoff
114	Yuji Ephoevi-Ga P4P #812	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.091	May 23, 2025Layoff
115	Deni Daffa P4P #815	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.091	May 23, 2025Layoff
116	Aziz Khaydarov P4P #817	0-1-01 bouts	1337.8	0.091	May 22, 2025Layoff
117	Chasen Blair P4P #820	0-2-02 bouts	1246.1	0.091	Sep 9, 2025Layoff
118	Daichi Kamiya P4P #822	0-1-01 bouts	1318.0	0.089	May 23, 2025Layoff
119	Dakota Hope P4P #832	0-1-01 bouts	1277.8	0.066	Apr 4, 2026Quiet
120	Jack Becker P4P #835	0-1-01 bouts	1289.7	0.060	May 23, 2025Layoff
121	Logan Paxton P4P #841	0-1-01 bouts	1270.2	0.053	Aug 18, 2026Active