36-month objective rankings

Lightweight Rankings

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

Champion

Justin Gaethje

Division #21

Interim

None

No interim champion

Top score

0.826

Quillan Salkilld

Rank	Fighter	36M Record	Rating	Score	Last Fight
#1	Quillan Salkilld P4P #6	6-0-0 6 fights	1569.5	0.826	May 2, 2026
#2	Benoit Saint Denis P4P #7	7-2-0 9 fights	1559.8	0.792	Jan 31, 2026
#3	Fares Ziam P4P #17	5-0-0 5 fights	1550.6	0.743	Dec 6, 2025
#4	Mason Jones P4P #55	3-0-0 3 fights	1539.8	0.683	Mar 21, 2026
#5	Arman Tsarukyan P4P #60	4-0-0 4 fights	1539.1	0.676	Nov 22, 2025
#6	Mauricio Ruffy P4P #64	5-1-0 6 fights	1540.0	0.669	Jan 31, 2026
#7	Ilia Topuria P4P #65	4-0-0 4 fights	1535.4	0.667	Jun 28, 2025
#8	Rongzhu P4P #67	5-1-0 6 fights	1537.8	0.666	Aug 23, 2025
#9	Tom Nolan P4P #68	5-1-0 6 fights	1538.7	0.664	Sep 27, 2025
#10	Chris Padilla P4P #72	4-0-0 5 fights	1538.8	0.658	Apr 11, 2026
#11	Manuel Torres P4P #85	4-1-0 5 fights	1535.6	0.645	Dec 6, 2025
#12	MarQuel Mederos P4P #95	4-0-0 5 fights	1537.9	0.632	Apr 11, 2026
#13	Chris Duncan P4P #96	5-2-0 7 fights	1529.2	0.631	Apr 4, 2026
#14	Charles Oliveira P4P #100	4-2-0 6 fights	1529.9	0.629	Mar 7, 2026
#15	Rafa Garcia P4P #101	3-1-0 4 fights	1533.4	0.629	Apr 25, 2026
#16	King Green P4P #111	5-3-0 9 fights	1527.7	0.618	May 9, 2026
#17	Ludovit Klein P4P #113	5-1-0 6 fights	1529.3	0.618	Oct 25, 2025
#18	Terrance McKinney P4P #120	5-3-0 8 fights	1525.2	0.611	Mar 28, 2026
#19	Nasrat Haqparast P4P #123	4-1-0 5 fights	1523.5	0.608	Oct 25, 2025
#20	Manoel Sousa P4P #135	2-0-0 2 fights	1527.8	0.602	Mar 14, 2026
#21 Champion	Justin Gaethje P4P #139	3-1-0 4 fights	1528.7	0.599	Jan 24, 2026
#22	Mateusz Gamrot P4P #144	4-2-0 6 fights	1524.8	0.597	Apr 11, 2026
#23	Evan Elder P4P #168	3-0-0 3 fights	1526.6	0.580	Apr 26, 2025
#24	Renato Moicano P4P #181	4-2-0 6 fights	1517.9	0.573	Apr 4, 2026
#25	Nurullo Aliev P4P #184	2-0-0 2 fights	1526.9	0.571	Nov 22, 2025
#26	Dom Mar Fan P4P #193	3-1-0 4 fights	1521.8	0.567	May 2, 2026
#27	Chase Hooper P4P #215	5-2-0 7 fights	1514.4	0.550	Mar 28, 2026
#28	Kaue Fernandes P4P #216	3-1-0 4 fights	1523.4	0.549	Sep 6, 2025
#29	Alexander Hernandez P4P #219	4-3-0 7 fights	1514.0	0.547	Apr 25, 2026
#30	Kody Steele P4P #227	2-1-0 3 fights	1515.0	0.543	May 2, 2026
#31	Nazim Sadykhov P4P #233	3-1-1 5 fights	1515.6	0.540	Dec 6, 2025
#32	Drakkar Klose P4P #238	3-1-0 4 fights	1515.7	0.535	Aug 16, 2025
#33	Francis Marshall P4P #244	3-2-0 5 fights	1520.3	0.531	Apr 25, 2026
#34	Kai Kamaka III P4P #247	1-0-0 1 fights	1516.0	0.530	Apr 4, 2026
#35	Grant Dawson P4P #255	4-2-0 7 fights	1511.3	0.526	May 9, 2026
#36	Esteban Ribovics P4P #269	4-2-0 6 fights	1506.9	0.518	Apr 11, 2026
#37	Kyle Nelson P4P #278	4-2-0 6 fights	1509.6	0.514	Mar 28, 2026
#38	Magomed Zaynukov P4P #283	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.512	Oct 7, 2025
#39	Tommy Gantt P4P #292	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.512	Sep 16, 2025
#40	Mansher Khera P4P #298	1-0-0 1 fights	1512.0	0.512	May 22, 2025
#41	Drew Dober P4P #309	3-3-0 6 fights	1511.1	0.506	Mar 7, 2026
#42	Paddy Pimblett P4P #311	3-1-0 4 fights	1510.4	0.506	Jan 24, 2026
#43	Sangwook Kim P4P #317	3-2-0 5 fights	1508.0	0.500	Jan 31, 2026
#44	Daniel Allen P4P #333	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.495	Sep 19, 2023
#45	Alexander Munoz P4P #335	1-0-0 1 fights	1508.0	0.495	Jul 15, 2023
#46	Samuel Sanches P4P #345	1-0-0 1 fights	1511.7	0.492	Sep 9, 2025
#47	Jim Miller P4P #349	3-2-0 6 fights	1507.6	0.490	May 9, 2026
#48	Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady P4P #365	2-1-0 3 fights	1514.9	0.479	Mar 21, 2026
#49	Ahmad Hassanzada P4P #371	1-0-0 1 fights	1507.8	0.475	Sep 17, 2024
#50	Mike Davis P4P #374	2-1-0 3 fights	1508.1	0.473	Jul 12, 2025
#51	Max Holloway P4P #375	3-2-0 5 fights	1503.2	0.473	Mar 7, 2026
#52	Charlie Campbell P4P #376	2-1-0 3 fights	1504.2	0.472	Sep 27, 2025
#53	Michael Johnson P4P #384	3-2-0 5 fights	1506.2	0.464	Mar 7, 2026
#54	Jai Herbert P4P #395	2-2-0 4 fights	1506.1	0.457	Apr 18, 2026
#55	Gauge Young P4P #397	2-2-0 4 fights	1509.2	0.456	Apr 18, 2026
#56	Lance Gibson Jr. P4P #414	1-1-0 2 fights	1502.9	0.443	Mar 28, 2026
#57	Tofiq Musayev P4P #420	1-1-0 2 fights	1505.4	0.438	Mar 28, 2026
#58	Joaquim Silva P4P #421	2-2-0 4 fights	1504.4	0.437	Sep 13, 2025
#59	Nikolas Motta P4P #425	2-2-0 5 fights	1500.7	0.434	Jun 21, 2025
#60	Trey Ogden P4P #426	2-1-0 4 fights	1503.3	0.433	Jan 11, 2025
#61	Mateusz Rebecki P4P #428	3-3-0 7 fights	1492.5	0.432	May 9, 2026
#62	Jared Gordon P4P #433	2-2-0 5 fights	1500.2	0.430	May 9, 2026
#63	Diego Ferreira P4P #456	2-2-0 4 fights	1492.7	0.416	Sep 13, 2025
#64	Gabe Green P4P #461	1-1-0 2 fights	1504.4	0.415	May 17, 2025
#65	Jalin Turner P4P #462	2-3-0 5 fights	1497.9	0.414	Dec 6, 2025
#66	Ren Yawei P4P #471	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.0	0.410	Aug 22, 2025
#67	Bolaji Oki P4P #474	3-3-0 6 fights	1491.1	0.410	Mar 14, 2026
#68	Dan Hooker P4P #475	2-2-0 4 fights	1486.6	0.410	Jan 31, 2026
#69	Axel Sola P4P #482	1-1-0 2 fights	1496.5	0.406	Mar 21, 2026
#70	WonBin Ki P4P #500	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.2	0.397	May 19, 2024
#71	Marc Diakiese P4P #501	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.2	0.397	Nov 4, 2023
#72	Mike Breeden P4P #524	1-1-0 2 fights	1500.1	0.386	Oct 21, 2023
#73	Matheus Camilo P4P #532	1-1-0 2 fights	1503.6	0.384	Nov 15, 2025
#74	Ignacio Bahamondes P4P #535	3-3-0 6 fights	1489.8	0.382	Mar 28, 2026
#75	Elves Brener P4P #539	2-3-0 5 fights	1488.2	0.379	Aug 2, 2025
#76	JaeHyun Park P4P #555	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.8	0.366	Aug 22, 2025
#77	Loik Radzhabov P4P #559	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.7	0.362	Jul 20, 2024
#78	Mandel Nallo P4P #566	1-1-0 2 fights	1494.9	0.359	Apr 18, 2026
#79	Jamie Mullarkey P4P #573	2-4-0 6 fights	1482.9	0.356	Jan 31, 2026
#80	Darrius Flowers P4P #578	1-3-0 4 fights	1494.0	0.354	Apr 4, 2026
#81	Kaynan Kruschewsky P4P #580	1-2-0 3 fights	1492.0	0.352	Jul 20, 2024
#82	Daniel Zellhuber P4P #581	2-3-0 5 fights	1480.9	0.352	Feb 28, 2026
#83	Yanal Ashmouz P4P #602	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.7	0.341	Jun 7, 2025
#84	Kurt Holobaugh P4P #625	2-3-0 5 fights	1483.2	0.332	May 31, 2025
#85	Guram Kutateladze P4P #632	1-2-0 3 fights	1488.2	0.329	Mar 22, 2025
#86	Mark Choinski P4P #640	0-1-0 1 fights	1488.9	0.325	Jun 7, 2025
#87	Thiago Moises P4P #641	2-4-0 6 fights	1477.4	0.325	Apr 18, 2026
#88	Dustin Poirier P4P #644	1-3-0 4 fights	1481.7	0.323	Jul 19, 2025
#89	Rafael Fiziev P4P #653	1-3-0 4 fights	1479.6	0.317	Jan 31, 2026
#90	Trevor Peek P4P #667	1-3-0 4 fights	1484.4	0.311	Sep 7, 2024
#91	Damon Jackson P4P #669	1-3-0 4 fights	1481.1	0.310	Nov 16, 2024
#92	Beneil Dariush P4P #680	1-4-0 5 fights	1470.6	0.306	May 2, 2026
#93	Ismael Bonfim P4P #684	1-3-0 4 fights	1477.9	0.304	Nov 8, 2025
#94	Viacheslav Borshchev P4P #697	2-4-1 7 fights	1469.1	0.295	Nov 15, 2025
#95	Roosevelt Roberts P4P #716	0-2-0 2 fights	1484.9	0.291	Sep 28, 2024
#96	Natan Levy P4P #788	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.274	Mar 16, 2024
#97	Mark Madsen P4P #790	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.274	Nov 11, 2023
#98	Issa Isakov P4P #796	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.274	Oct 10, 2023
#99	Jacobi Jones P4P #804	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.274	Sep 19, 2023
#100	Malik Lewis P4P #810	0-1-0 1 fights	1492.0	0.274	Sep 12, 2023