UFC Lightweight Rankings: ChalkEdge Fight Rating
The best Lightweight fighters right now, out of 100, from fight Elo, performance per minute and recent form, updated daily.
| # | ± | Fighter | Fight Rating | Division | Record | Finishes | Strike diff / min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Quillan Salkilld | 98 | Lightweight | 7-0 | 5 | +4.94 |
| 2 | – | Arman Tsarukyan | 97 | Lightweight | 7-1 | 5 | +2.69 |
| 3 | – | Chris Padilla | 93 | Lightweight | 5-0 | 4 | +1.48 |
| 4 | – | Tommy Gantt | 92 | Lightweight | 3-0 | 3 | +2.15 |
| 5 | ▲6 | Grant Dawson | 91 | Lightweight | 8-2 | 4 | +1.8 |
| 6 | ▲7 | Tom Nolan | 90 | Lightweight | 7-1 | 4 | +2.34 |
| 7 | ▼1 | Paddy Pimblett | 89 | Lightweight | 7-1 | 5 | +1.69 |
| 8 | ▼1 | Rongzhu | 85 | Lightweight | 7-2 | 3 | +3.05 |
| 9 | ▼1 | Benoit Saint Denis | 83 | Lightweight | 9-4 | 9 | +1.34 |
| 10 | ▼1 | Ilia Topuria | 82 | Lightweight | 6-1 | 5 | +1.07 |
| 11 | ▼1 | Justin Gaethje | 80 | Lightweight | 6-2 | 2 | -0.15 |
| 12 | – | Axel Sola | 80 | Lightweight | 3-1 | 3 | +1.5 |
| 13 | ▼8 | Nurullo Aliev | 78 | Lightweight | 5-1 | 1 | +0.84 |
| 14 | ▲1 | MarQuel Mederos | 78 | Lightweight | 5-0 | 2 | +0.99 |
| 15 | ▼1 | Charles Oliveira | 77 | Lightweight | 6-3 | 4 | -0.54 |
| 16 | – | Manuel Torres | 76 | Lightweight | 6-2 | 6 | +2.11 |
| 17 | – | Jalin Turner | 76 | Lightweight | 5-4 | 5 | +3.91 |
| 18 | ▲1 | Esteban Ribovics | 75 | Lightweight | 7-3 | 4 | +1.49 |
| 19 | ▲14 | Kody Steele | 73 | Lightweight | 3-1 | 3 | -1.48 |
| 20 | – | Mateusz Gamrot | 72 | Lightweight | 7-4 | 3 | +0.81 |
| 21 | – | Cristian Perez | 72 | Lightweight | 2-1 | 2 | +2.75 |
| 22 | – | King Green | 71 | Lightweight | 9-6 | 6 | +3.17 |
| 23 | – | Manoel Sousa | 71 | Lightweight | 3-0 | 2 | +0.8 |
| 24 | – | Alexander Hernandez | 69 | Lightweight | 6-5 | 3 | +0.18 |
| 25 | – | Chase Hooper | 68 | Lightweight | 7-3 | 5 | +1.56 |
| 26 | – | Mason Jones | 67 | Lightweight | 4-2 | 1 | +1.3 |
| 27 | ▲1 | Rafa Garcia | 67 | Lightweight | 7-3 | 2 | -0.22 |
| 28 | ▼1 | Fares Ziam | 67 | Lightweight | 6-3 | 2 | +1.09 |
| 29 | – | Chris Duncan | 66 | Lightweight | 7-3 | 4 | -0.69 |
| 30 | – | Jim Miller | 65 | Lightweight | 7-3 | 7 | -0.96 |
| 31 | ▼13 | Renato Moicano | 65 | Lightweight | 6-4 | 5 | -0.37 |
| 32 | ▼1 | Terrance McKinney | 65 | Lightweight | 7-6 | 7 | +8.58 |
| 33 | ▼1 | Mateusz Rebecki | 65 | Lightweight | 6-4 | 4 | +2.02 |
| 34 | – | Jai Herbert | 63 | Lightweight | 5-3 | 2 | +0.34 |
| 35 | – | Tofiq Musayev | 63 | Lightweight | 2-1 | 1 | +0.04 |
| 36 | – | Mandel Nallo | 63 | Lightweight | 2-1 | 2 | +4.11 |
| 37 | – | Mauricio Ruffy | 62 | Lightweight | 6-2 | 5 | +0.28 |
| 38 | – | Ludovit Klein | 61 | Lightweight | 7-3 | 1 | +1.11 |
| 39 | – | Drew Dober | 61 | Lightweight | 6-4 | 6 | +0.19 |
| 40 | – | Rafael Fiziev | 60 | Lightweight | 4-4 | 3 | -0.17 |
| 41 | ▲1 | Sangwook Kim | 60 | Lightweight | 3-2 | 3 | -0.38 |
| 42 | ▲1 | Evan Elder | 58 | Lightweight | 3-2 | 1 | +0.97 |
| 43 | ▲1 | Mike Davis | 57 | Lightweight | 3-2 | 2 | -0.29 |
| 44 | ▲1 | Dom Mar Fan | 57 | Lightweight | 3-1 | 0 | +0.92 |
| 45 | ▲1 | Trey Ogden | 55 | Lightweight | 3-3 | 0 | +0.04 |
| 46 | ▲1 | Matheus Camilo | 54 | Lightweight | 2-2 | 1 | +0.08 |
| 47 | ▲1 | Nasrat Haqparast | 53 | Lightweight | 5-3 | 1 | +0.1 |
| 48 | ▲1 | Matt Frevola | 52 | Lightweight | 3-3 | 3 | +2.33 |
| 49 | ▲1 | Michael Johnson | 52 | Lightweight | 5-3 | 2 | +1.17 |
| 50 | ▲1 | Yanal Ashmouz | 52 | Lightweight | 2-2 | 1 | +0.82 |
Top 50 of 96 ranked. ▲▼ = places moved since last week. Members see the top 100 and every player's rating inside each prop.
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How the rating works
- 60% fight Elo: every stored fight moves the rating, and finishes count 25% more than decisions.
- 25% performance: significant strikes landed minus absorbed per minute, takedowns, control time, knockdowns and submission attempts over the last 6 fights, each compared with the opponent in the same fight.
- 15% recent form: the last 3 results, most recent counts most.
- Ranked: 3+ fights and a fight in the last two years. Division = the weight class of the latest fight.
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