Most losses in UFC lightweight history

Jim Miller holds the UFC lightweight record for most losses with 18 losses.

UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.

#	Fighter	Losses	Fights
1	Jim Miller	18	44
2	Clay Guida	15	30
3	Michael Johnson	14	28
4	Joe Lauzon	12	27
4	King Green	12	30
6	Jeremy Stephens	11	18
6	Gleison Tibau	11	27
6	Ross Pearson	11	23
6	Edson Barboza	11	25
10	Sam Stout	10	19
10	Rafael Dos Anjos	10	25
12	Yves Edwards	9	20
12	Takanori Gomi	9	13
12	John Makdessi	9	19
12	Drew Dober	9	25
16	Spencer Fisher	8	15
16	Matt Wiman	8	18
16	Melvin Guillard	8	20
16	Mac Danzig	8	12
16	Evan Dunham	8	20
16	Beneil Dariush	8	26
16	Christos Giagos	8	13
16	Jared Gordon	8	15
16	Thiago Moises	8	16
16	Austin Hubbard	8	12
26	Efrain Escudero	7	12
26	Anthony Pettis	7	14
26	Danny Castillo	7	14
26	Tony Ferguson	7	21
26	Yancy Medeiros	7	11
26	Diego Ferreira	7	18
26	Lando Vannata	7	12
26	Marc Diakiese	7	15
26	Dan Hooker	7	18
26	Jamie Mullarkey	7	13
36	Jamie Varner	6	9
36	Joe Stevenson	6	13
36	Nate Diaz	6	17
36	Rafaello Oliveira	6	8
36	Charles Oliveira	6	25
36	Gray Maynard	6	17
36	Donald Cerrone	6	23
36	Al Iaquinta	6	15
36	Francisco Trinaldo	6	21
36	Daron Cruickshank	6	13
36	Scott Holtzman	6	13
36	Damir Hadzovic	6	10
36	Dustin Poirier	6	21
36	Nasrat Haqparast	6	16
36	Matt Frevola	6	12
36	Michael Chandler	6	8
36	Terrance McKinney	6	14
36	Viacheslav Borshchev	6	10

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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them.