MMA Fighter Rankings: Lightweight
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On the first Wednesday of every month, theScore's MMA editors compile a list of the top 10 fighters in each of the major weight classes.
Rankings
Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women: Bantamweight | Strawweight
Lightweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 2 | Anthoy Pettis |
| 3 | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| 4 | Donald Cerrone |
| 5 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 6 | Benson Henderson |
| 7 | Eddie Alvarez |
| 8 | Will Brooks |
| 9 | Michael Johnson |
| 10 | Tony Ferguson |
- Rafael dos Anjos put the entire world on notice at UFC 185 in March, bulldozing then lightweight champion Anthony Pettis for five rounds en route to a lopsided unanimous decision victory. Few title seizures in UFC history have been so brutal and one-sided.
- Donald Cerrone and Khabib Nurmagomedov were set to clash at UFC 187 with the winner likely getting a title shot, but a knee injury suffered by Nurmagomedov derailed the fight, and Cerrone will now tangle with talented Canadian striker, John Makdessi.
- While the winner of an upcoming bout between Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez won't be thrust directly into a title fight, it is a spectacular matchup between two relevant, top-10 155-pounders.