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UFC lightweight

1,489 lightweight fights since 1997. 51.9% ended in a finish, and the average fight lasted 10:30.

KO/TKO
30.2%
Submission
21.7%
Decision
47.1%
Active fighters
113

Official UFC lightweight rankings

RankFighterRecordStreak
C Justin Gaethje Champion 28-5-0 3 wins
1 Ilia Topuria 17-1-0 —
2 Arman Tsarukyan 24-3-0 6 wins
3 Charles Oliveira 37-11-0 (1 NC) 2 wins
4 Max Holloway 28-9-0 —
5 Paddy Pimblett 24-4-0 —
6 Benoît Saint Denis 9-4-0 —
7 Quillan Salkilld 13-1-0 6 wins
8 Maurício Ruffy 14-3-0 —
9 Salahdine Parnasse 24-2-0 —
10 Mateusz Gamrot 26-5-0 (1 NC) —
11 Rafael Fiziev 14-5-0 —
12 Renato Moicano 21-7-1 —
13 Dan Hooker 24-15-0 3 losses
14 Tom Nolan 11-1-0 5 wins
15 Beneil Dariush 23-8-1 2 losses

Official UFC rankings, as of October 20, 2026. All divisions and pound-for-pound.

Lightweight records

All 64 lightweight records

Title fight history

Every UFC lightweight title fight, newest first. Interim title fights are marked.

DateResultMethodEvent
Jun 14, 2026 Justin Gaethje def. Ilia Topuria KO/TKO, R4 5:00 UFC Freedom 250
Jan 24, 2026 Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett interim Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Jun 28, 2025 Ilia Topuria def. Charles Oliveira KO/TKO, R1 2:27 UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Jan 18, 2025 Islam Makhachev def. Renato Moicano Submission, R1 4:05 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Jun 1, 2024 Islam Makhachev def. Dustin Poirier Submission, R5 2:42 UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Oct 21, 2023 Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski KO/TKO, R1 3:06 UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2
Feb 11, 2023 Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Oct 22, 2022 Islam Makhachev def. Charles Oliveira Submission, R2 3:16 UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Dec 11, 2021 Charles Oliveira def. Dustin Poirier Submission, R3 1:02 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
May 15, 2021 Charles Oliveira def. Michael Chandler KO/TKO, R2 0:19 UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Oct 24, 2020 Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Justin Gaethje Submission, R2 1:34 UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
May 9, 2020 Justin Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson interim KO/TKO, R5 3:39 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Sep 7, 2019 Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Dustin Poirier Submission, R3 2:06 UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
Apr 13, 2019 Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway interim Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Oct 6, 2018 Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor Submission, R4 3:03 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Apr 7, 2018 Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Al Iaquinta Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta
Oct 7, 2017 Tony Ferguson def. Kevin Lee interim Submission, R3 4:02 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Nov 12, 2016 Conor McGregor def. Eddie Alvarez KO/TKO, R2 3:04 UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Jul 7, 2016 Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael Dos Anjos KO/TKO, R1 3:49 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Dec 19, 2015 Rafael Dos Anjos def. Donald Cerrone KO/TKO, R1 1:06 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Mar 14, 2015 Rafael Dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Dec 6, 2014 Anthony Pettis def. Gilbert Melendez Submission, R2 1:53 UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
Aug 31, 2013 Anthony Pettis def. Benson Henderson Submission, R1 4:41 UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2
Apr 20, 2013 Benson Henderson def. Gilbert Melendez Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Dec 8, 2012 Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
Aug 11, 2012 Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II
Feb 25, 2012 Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
Oct 8, 2011 Frankie Edgar def. Gray Maynard KO/TKO, R4 3:54 UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
Jan 1, 2011 Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard (draw) Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 125: Resolution
Aug 28, 2010 Frankie Edgar def. BJ Penn Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
Apr 10, 2010 Frankie Edgar def. BJ Penn Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 112: Invincible
Dec 12, 2009 BJ Penn def. Diego Sanchez TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R5 2:37 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
Aug 8, 2009 BJ Penn def. Kenny Florian Submission, R4 3:54 UFC 101: Declaration
May 24, 2008 BJ Penn def. Sean Sherk KO/TKO, R3 5:00 UFC 84: Ill Will
Jan 19, 2008 BJ Penn def. Joe Stevenson Submission, R2 4:02 UFC 80: Rapid Fire
Jul 7, 2007 Sean Sherk def. Hermes Franca Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 73: Stacked
Oct 14, 2006 Sean Sherk def. Kenny Florian Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 64: Unstoppable
Feb 28, 2003 BJ Penn vs Caol Uno (draw) Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 41: Onslaught
Jan 11, 2002 Jens Pulver def. BJ Penn Decision - Majority, R5 5:00 UFC 35: Throwdown
Sep 28, 2001 Jens Pulver def. Dennis Hallman Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Feb 23, 2001 Jens Pulver def. Caol Uno Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk

Active lightweight fighters 113