MMA World Lightweight Rankings #3

1. Anthony Pettis 

 W-Ben Henderson (SUB)
 W-Donald Cerrone (TKO)
 W-Joe Lauzon (KO)
 W-Jeremy Stephens (SD)
 L-Clay Guida (UD)




2. Ben Henderson

 W-Josh Thomson (SD)
 L-Anthony Pettis (SUB)
 W-Gilbert Melendez (SD)
 W-Nate Diaz (UD)
 W-Frankie Edgar (SD)




3. Gilbert Melendez

 W-Diego Sanchez (UD)
 L-Ben Henderson (SD)
 W-Josh Thomson (SD)
 W-Jorge Masvidal (UD)
 W-Tatsuya Kawajiri (TKO)




4. Eddie Alvarez

 W-Michael Chandler (SD)
 W-Patricky Freire (KO)
 W-Shinya Aoki (TKO)
 L-Michael Chandler (SUB)
 W-Pat Curran (UD)




5. Michael Chandler
   
 L-Eddie Alvarez (SD)
 W-Dave Rickels (KO)
 W-Rick Hawn (SUB)
 W-Akihiro Gono (TKO)
 W-Eddie Alvarez (SUB)




6. Josh Thomson 

 L-Ben Henderson (SD)
 W-Nate Diaz (TKO)
 L-Gilbert Melendez (SD)
 W-KJ Noons (UD)
 L-Tatsuya Kawajiri (UD)




7. TJ Grant 

 W-Gray Maynard (KO)
 W-Matt Wiman (TKO)
 W-Evan Dunham (UD)
 W-Carlo Prater (UD)
 W-Shane Roller (SUB)




8. Nate Diaz

 W-Gray Maynard (KO)
 L-Josh Thomson (TKO)
 L-Ben Henderson (UD)
 W-Jim Miller (SUB)
 W-Donald Cerrone (UD)




9. Gray Maynard

 L-Nate Diaz (KO)
 L-TJ Grant (KO)
 W-Clay Guida (SD)
 L-Frankie Edgar (TKO)
 D-Frankie Edgar (SD)




10. Shinya Aoki

 W-Toshikatsu Harada (SUB)
 W-Kotetsu Boku (SUB)
 W-Antonio McKee (SUB)
 W-Arnaud Lepont (SUB)
  L-Eddie Alvarez (TKO)




11. Khabib Nurmagomedov 

 W-Rafael Dos Anjos (UD)             
 W-Pat Healy (UD)
 W-Abel Trujillo (UD)
 W-Thiago Tavares (KO)
 W-Gleison Tibau (UD)
              



12. Myles Jury

 W-Diego Sanchez (UD)
 W-Mike Ricci (SD)
 W-Ramsey Nijem (KO)
 W-Michael Johnson (UD)
 W-Chris Saunders (SUB)




13. Rustam Khabilov 

 W-Jorge Masvidal (UD)
 W-Yancy Medeiros (KO)
 W-Vinc Pichel (TKO)
 W-Jason Dent (UD)





14. Jorge Masvidal

 W-Pat Healy (UD)
 L-Rustam Khabilov (UD)
 W-Mike Chiesa (SUB)
 W-Tim Means (UD)
 W-Justin Wilcox (SD)




15. Bobby Green

 W-Pat Healy (UD)
 W-James Krause (TKO)
 W-Jacob Volkmann (SUB)
 W-Matt Ricehouse (UD)
 W-James Terry (SD)




16. Pat Healy

 L-Jorge Masvidal (UD)       
 L-Bobby Green (UD)
 L-Khabib Nurmagomedov (UD)
 NC-Jim Miller
 W-Kurt Holobaugh (UD)
        
                 


17. Diego Sanchez

 L-Myles Jury (UD)
 L-Gilbert Melendez (UD)
 W-Takanori Gomi (SD)
 L-BJ Penn (TKO)
 W-Clay Guida (SD)




18. Rafael Dos Anjos

  L-Khabib Nurmagomedov (UD)            
  W-Donald Cerrone (UD)
  W-Evan Dunham (UD)
  W-Mark Bocek (UD)
  W-Anthony Njokuani (UD)
              



19. Jim Miller

 W-Fabricio Camoes (SUB)
 NC-Pat Healy 
 W-Joe Lauzon (UD)
 L-Nate Diaz (SUB)
 W-Melvin Guillard (SUB)




20. Donald Cerrone

 W-Edson Barboza (SUB)            
 W-Adriano Martin (KO)
 W-Evan Dunham (SUB)
 L-Rafael Dos Anjos (UD)
 W-KJ Noons (UD)
              



21. Michael Johnson

 W-Melvin Guillard (UD)
 W-Gleison Tibau (KO)
 W-Joe Lauzon (UD)
 L-Reza Madadi (SUB)
 L-Myles Jury (UD)




22. Evan Dunham

 L-Donald Cerrone (SUB)
 L-Rafael Dos Anjos (UD)
 W-Gleison Tibau (SD)
 L-TJ Grant (UD)
 W-Nik Lentz (TKO)




23. Joe Lauzon

 W-Mac Danzig (UD)
 L-Michael Johnson (UD)
 L-Jim Miller (UD)
 W-Jamie Varner (SUB)
 L-Anthony Pettis (KO)




24. Gleison Tibau

 L-Michael Johnson (KO)
 W-Jamie Varner (SD)
 W-John Cholish (SUB)
 L-Evan Dunham (SD)
 W-Francisco Trinaldo (UD)




25. Abel Trujillo

 W-Jamie Varner (KO)
 W-Roger Bowling (KO)
 NC-Roger Bowling 
 L-Khabib Nurmagomedov (UD)
 W-Marcus LeVesseur (TKO)




Ineligible

Reza Madadi

                     Inactive

UFC Lightweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 

1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed

1. Anthony Pettis – 
2. Ben Henderson – L Pettis
3. Gilbert Melendez – L Henderson
4. TJ Grant –
5. Josh Thomson – L Melendez 
6. Nate Diaz – L Thomson, L Henderson
7. Gray Maynard – L Diaz, L Grant 
8. Khabib Nurmagomedov –
9. Bobby Green +23 – 
10. Pat Healy -1 – L Green, L Nurmagomedov, L Thomson   
11. Jim Miller -1 – L Healy, L Diaz, L Henderson, L Maynard   
12. Donald Cerrone -1 – L Diaz, L Henderson, L Pettis
13. Myles Jury -1 –
14. Michael Johnson -1 – L Jury
15. Joe Lauzon -1 – L Johnson, L Miller, L Pettis
16. Takanori Gomi -1 – L Diaz
17. Diego Sanchez -1 – L Gomi, L Melendez
18. Evan Dunham -1 – L Cerrone, L Grant 
19. Gleison Tibau -1 – L Dunham, L Miller
20. Rafael Dos Anjos -1 – L Tibau, L Dunham 
21. Jamie Varner -1 – L Tibau, L Lauzon, L Cerrone, L Henderson
22. Melvin Guillard -1 – L Varner, L Lauzon, L Cerrone, L Miller, L Diaz
23. Rustam Khabilov -1 –
24. Jorge Masvidal -1 – L Khabilov, L Melendez
25. Edson Barboza – D Castillo, L Varner   
26. Danny Castillo +3 – D Barboza, L Johnson, L Cerrone, L Pettis 
27. Yancy Medeiros -3 – L Khabilov
28. Matt Wiman -2 – L Miller, L Grant  
29. Michael Chiesa -2 – L Masvidal
30. Tony Ferguson -2 – L Johnson  
31. Anthony Njokuani -1 – L Castillo, L Barboza, L Dos Anjos, L Cerrone, L Henderson
32. Isaac Vallie Flagg -1 –
33. Al Iaquinta – L Chiesa
34. Piotr Hallmann – L Iaquinta 
35. Francisco Trinaldo – L Hallman, L Tibau  
36. Adriano Martins – L Trinaldo, L Tibau  
37. James Vick –
38. James Krause – L Green, L Cerrone 
39. John Makdessi – L Njokuani 
40. Daron Cruickshank – L Makdessi, L Martins, L Green
41. Renee Forte – L Makdessi
42. Thiago Tavares – L Nurmagomedov
43. KJ Noons – L Masvidal, L Cerrone, L Thomson     
44. Yves Edwards – L Cruickshank, L Vallie Flagg, L Noons, L Ferguson, L Medeiros, L Masvidal
45. Sam Stout – L Tavares, L Krause, L Makdessi  
46. Fabricio Camoes – L Guillard, L Tibau
47. Ross Pearson – L Barboza  
48. Mac Danzig – L Miller, L Guillard, L Gomi, L Lauzon, L Miller
49. Spencer Fisher – L Pearson, L Stout, L Tavares
50. Mark Bocek – L Danzig, L Dos Anjos, L Miller, L Henderson
51. Ramsey Nijem +1 – L Vick, L Ferguson, L Jury
52. Colton Smith +1 – L Chiesa
53. Norman Parke +1 –
54. Jon Tuck +1 – L Parke
55. Abel Trujillo +2 – L Nurmagomedov
56. Roger Bowling – L Trujillo, L Njokuani
57. Kazuki Tokudome +1 – L Parke
58. Michel Prazeres +1 –
59. Alan Patrick +1 – 
60. Justin Salas +1 – L Tavares
61. Cody McKenzie +10 – L Stout, L Edwards
62. Jesse Ronson – L Prazeres
63. Rafaello Oliveira – L Edwards, L Barboza, L Tibau
64. Tiequan Zhang – L Tuck
65. Joe Proctor – L Nijem
66. Mitch Clarke –
67. Vinc Pichel – L Khabilov
68. Garett Whiteley – L Patrick
69. Cristiano Marcello – L Tokudome
70. Mike Rio – L Trinaldo, L Ferguson

• Tae Hyun Bang - yet to debut 
• Allen Chong - yet to debut 
• Katsunori Kikuno - yet to debut 
• Kevin Lee - yet to debut 
• Tony Martin - yet to debut 
• Yui Chul Nam - yet to debut 
• Mairbek Taisumov - yet to debut 
• Frank Trevino - yet to debut 

Varner out, #11 Healy now faces Green at UFC on Fox 9

An injury forces Jamie Varner out of his bout with #11 Pat Healy. In to replace him is Bobby Green. Green is coming off a controversial TKO win over James Krause which should have been declared a no-contest. Green hit Krause in the lower abdomen which should have still felt delicate considering Krause was hit low twice beforehand. Healy is coming off a decision loss to #10 Khabib Nurmagomedov. Both men will look to shed the last impression they both left in their previous trip to the octagon on December 14th on Fox. 






Note; this fight is now added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. 

UFC on Fox 9 adds #12 Pat Healy vs. Jamie Varner

#12 Healy and Varner have agreed to meet at UFC on Fox 9. Varner is coming off a split decision loss to Gleison Tibau while Healy is coming off a decision loss himself to #11 Khabib Nurmagomedov.









NOTE: This fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can see the rest of the top 15 scheduled fights there as well.