UFC Men's Lightweight Rankings

Updated: Oct 06, 2026

Champion

Justin Gaethje

28-5-0

Last: def. Ilia Topuria

R4 KO/TKO

Justin Gaethje

Fighter	Record	Last Opponent	Result	Method	Event	Awarded	Fight tracker
1 I. Topuria Ilia Topuria	17-1-0	vs J. Gaethje Justin Gaethje	L	KO/TKO	UFC Freedom 250 June 15, 2026
2 A. Tsarukyan Arman Tsarukyan	24-3-0	vs M. Ruffy Mauricio Ruffy	W	KO/TKO	UFC 331 September 19, 2026
3 C. Oliveira Charles Oliveira	37-11-1	vs M. Holloway Max Holloway	W	U. Decision	UFC 326 March 7, 2026
4 M. Holloway Max Holloway	28-9-0	vs C. Oliveira Charles Oliveira	L	U. Decision	UFC 326 March 7, 2026
5 P. Pimblett Paddy Pimblett	24-4-0	vs B. Saint Denis Benoit Saint Denis	W	Submission	UFC 329 July 11, 2026
6 B. Denis Benoit Saint Denis	17-4-1	vs P. Pimblett Paddy Pimblett	L	Submission	UFC 329 July 11, 2026
7 Q. Salkilld Quillan Salkilld	13-1-0	vs M. Gamrot Mateusz Gamrot	W	Submission	UFC Fight Night August 8, 2026
8 M. Ruffy Mauricio Ruffy	14-3-0	vs A. Tsarukyan Arman Tsarukyan	L	KO/TKO	UFC 331 September 19, 2026
9 S. Parnasse Salahdine Parnasse	24-2-0	vs D. Hooker Dan Hooker	W	KO/TKO	UFC Fight Night September 5, 2026
10 M. Gamrot Mateusz Gamrot	26-5-1	vs Q. Salkilld Quillan Salkilld	L	Submission	UFC Fight Night August 8, 2026
11 R. Fiziev Rafael Fiziev	14-5-0	vs M. Torres Manuel Torres	W	KO/TKO	UFC Fight Night June 27, 2026
12 R. Moicano Renato Moicano	21-7-1	vs C. Duncan Chris Duncan	W	Submission	UFC Fight Night April 4, 2026
13 D. Hooker Dan Hooker	24-15-0	vs S. Parnasse Salahdine Parnasse	L	KO/TKO	UFC Fight Night September 5, 2026
14 T. Nolan Tom Nolan	11-1-0	vs F. Ziam Fares Ziam	W	U. Decision	UFC Fight Night June 6, 2026
15 B. Dariush Beneil Dariush	23-8-1	vs Q. Salkilld Quillan Salkilld	L	KO/TKO	UFC Fight Night May 2, 2026