UFC Lightweight Rankings

The current UFC lightweight rankings (155 lb limit), updated October 18, 2026. Justin Gaethje is the champion and Ilia Topuria is the #1 contender.

#	Fighter	Record	±
C	Justin GaethjeCHAMP🇺🇸 “The Highlight”	28-5-0	–
1	Ilia Topuria🇩🇪 “El Matador”	17-1-0	–
2	Arman Tsarukyan🇬🇪 “Ahalkalakets”	24-3-0	–
3	Charles Oliveira🇧🇷 “Do Bronxs”	37-11-0	–
4	Max Holloway🇺🇸 “Blessed”	27-9-0	–
5	Paddy Pimblett🇬🇧 “The Baddy”	24-4-0	–
6	Benoît Saint Denis🇫🇷 “God of War”	17-4-0	–
7	Quillan Salkilld🇦🇺	13-1-0	–
8	Mauricio Ruffy🇧🇷	14-3-0	–
9	Salahdine Parnasse🇫🇷 “Lion of Atlas”	24-2-0	–
10	Mateusz Gamrot🇵🇱 “Gamer”	26-5-0	–
11	Rafael Fiziev🇰🇬 “Ataman”	14-5-0	–
12	Renato Moicano🇧🇷 Brazil	21-7-1	–
13	Dan Hooker🇳🇿 “The Hangman”	24-15-0	–
14	Tom Nolan🇦🇺 “Big Train”	11-1-0	–
15	Beneil Dariush	23-8-1	–

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