UFC Lightweight Rankings
Justin Gaethje holds a narrow but meaningful lead atop the lightweight division at 95.5, with Arman Tsarukyan pursuing closely behind at 93.4. Charles Oliveira and Ilia Topuria trail by roughly four points each, creating a competitive four-man tier of genuine title contenders before a marked gap to the division's secondary tier. Updated 28 Sept 2026.
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Justin Gaethje
Lightweight
93
FORM
100
OPP
86
ACT
98
STG
21
FIN
95.5
± 3
Arman Tsarukyan
Lightweight
99
FORM
96
OPP
84
ACT
59
STG
96
FIN
93.4
± 3
Charles Oliveira
Lightweight
89
FORM
97
OPP
99
ACT
59
STG
23
FIN
91.7
± 2
Ilia Topuria
Lightweight
87
FORM
98
OPP
66
ACT
86
STG
83
FIN
91.3
± 3
Quillan Salkilld
Lightweight
98
FORM
85
OPP
48
ACT
86
STG
100
FIN
85.2
± 3
Paddy Pimblett
Lightweight
93
FORM
84
OPP
64
ACT
90
STG
91
FIN
84.4
± 3
Grant Dawson
Lightweight
95
FORM
80
OPP
78
ACT
43
STG
68
FIN
82
± 3
King Green
Lightweight
79
FORM
83
OPP
99
ACT
60
STG
98
FIN
79.8
± 2
Renato Moicano
Lightweight
75
FORM
84
OPP
89
ACT
58
STG
82
FIN
79.1
± 2
Mateusz Gamrot
Lightweight
61
FORM
91
OPP
84
ACT
78
STG
70
FIN
79.1
± 3
Benoît Saint Denis
Lightweight
77
FORM
79
OPP
81
ACT
97
STG
99
FIN
78.1
± 3
Rafael Fiziev
Lightweight
62
FORM
89
OPP
80
ACT
81
STG
78
FIN
77.8
± 3
Beneil Dariush
Lightweight
47
FORM
92
OPP
96
ACT
40
STG
20
FIN
74.9
± 2
Alexander Hernandez
Lightweight
59
FORM
87
OPP
86
ACT
61
STG
81
FIN
74.4
± 3
Jim Miller
Lightweight
77
FORM
73
OPP
100
ACT
30
STG
95
FIN
72.6
± 2