- mugenhardroc
- 3rd Degree Blue Belt
- Member Since 2023.02.20
My MMA Rankings
Greatest Lightweights of All Time
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1
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (three defenses)
Records:
Longest Title Reign in UFC Lightweight History (1077 days)
Tied Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Lightweight History (12) with Islam Makhachev and Tony Ferguson
Tied Most Consecutive Titles Defenses in UFC Lightweight History (3) with Benson Henderson, Frankie Edgar, and BJ Penn
Most Takedowns in a UFC Fight (21)
Most Submissions in UFC Lightweight Title Fights (3)
Awards:
UFC HOF Class of 2022: Modern Wing
2016 World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year
2021 World MMA Awards Submission of the Year
2021 ESPY Awards Best MMA Fighter
Notable LW Wins:
- Justin Gaethje
- Dustin Poirier
- Conor McGregor
- Edson Barboza
- Michael Johnson
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Pat Healy
- Abel Trujillo
- Gleison Tibau
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2
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (three defenses)
Former WEC Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Former WEC Interim Lightweight Champion
Distinction:
2x Bellator Lightweight Title Challenger (2016/2023)
Unified UFC and Strikeforce Lightweight Titles
Records:
Tied Most Consecutive Title Defenses in UFC Lightweight History (3) with BJ Penn, Frankie Edgar, and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Notable LW Wins:
- Frankie Edgar (x2)
- Patricio Pitbull
- Gilbert Melendez
- Josh Thomson
- Donald Cerrone (x2)
- Nate Diaz
- Jamie Varner
- Jim Miller
- Clay Guida
- Rustam Khabilov
- Islam Mamedov
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3
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Records:
Tied Most Submissions in UFC LW History (10) w/ Jim Miller
2nd Most Finishes in UFC LW History (14)
4th Most Consecutive Wins in UFC LW History (11)
4th Most Post-Fight Bonuses in UFC LW History (13)
Tied Fifth Most Wins in UFC LW History (15) w/ Clay Guida, Joe Lauzon, Rafael dos Anjos, and Francisco Trinaldo
Awards:
2021 World MMA Awards Comeback of the Year
2022 World MMA Awards Submission of the Year
2022 ESPY Awards Fighter of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Justin Gaethje
- Dustin Poirier
- Michael Chandler
- Beneil Dariush
- Tony Ferguson
- Kevin Lee
- Clay Guida
- Jim Miller
- Darren Elkins
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (three defenses)
UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Co-Champion (with Caol Uno)
Records:
Tied Most Consecutive Titles Defenses in UFC Lightweight History (3) with Benson Henderson, Frankie Edgar, and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Awards:
UFC HOF Class of 2015: Modern Wing
Notable LW Wins:
- Caol Uno
- Takanori Gomi
- Jens Pulver
- Sean Sherk
- Kenny Florian
- Diego Sanchez
- Joe Stevenson
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5
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond"
- 30-8-0, 1 NC
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Titles:
Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion
Distinction:
2x UFC Lightweight Title Challenger (2019/2021)
UFC BMF Title Challenger (2023)
Records:
Tied Most Knockouts in UFC Lightweight History (9)
Top Five Most Wins in UFC LW History
Notable LW Wins:
- Justin Gaethje
- Conor McGregor (x2)
- Michael Chandler
- Eddie Alvarez
- Anthony Pettis
- Dan Hooker
- Max Holloway
- Benoit Saint Denis
- Jim Miller
- Diego Ferreira
- Bobby Green
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6
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (three defenses)
Records:
Tied Most Consecutive Title Defenses in UFC Lightweight History (3) with BJ Penn, Benson Henderson, and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Tied 2nd Most FOTN Bonuses in UFC History (8) with Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier
Awards:
UFC HOF Class of 2024: Modern Wing
2011 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- BJ Penn (x2)
- Sean Sherk
- Jim Miller
- Gray Maynard
- Tyson Griffin
- Hermes Franca
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7
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight"
- 25-5-0
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Titles:
Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion
Former WSOF Lightweight Champion (five defenses)
UFC "BMF" Champion
Distinction:
Only WSOF Lightweight Champion
2x UFC Lightweight Title Challenger (2020/2022)
Records:
Most WSOF Title Bout Wins (6)
Most WSOF Knockouts (9)
Awards:
2x UFC Fight of the Year (2017/2021)
2017 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
2017 World MMA Awards Comeback of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Dustin Poirier
- Tony Ferguson
- Michael Chandler
- Donald Cerrone
- Edson Barboza
- Rafael Fiziev
- Michael Johnson
- Dan Lauzon
- Melvin Guillard
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8
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King"
- 30-8-0, 2 NC
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion
Former 2x Bellator Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Distinction:
Inaugural Bellator Lightweight Champion
Awards:
2017 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Justin Gaethje
- Anthony Pettis
- Gilbert Melendez
- Michael Chandler
- Shinya Aoki
- Patricky Pitbull
- Roger Huerta (x2)
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Joachim Hansen
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9
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy"
- 25-10-0
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Titles:
Former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion
Records:
Tied Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Lightweight History (12) with Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Awards:
2018 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Anthony Pettis
- Kevin Lee
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Donald Cerrone
- Edson Barboza
- Josh Thomson
- Yves Edwards
- Gleison Tibau
- Abel Trujillo
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10
- Islam Makhachev
- 25-1-0
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Titles:
UFC Lightweight Champion (two defenses)
Records:
Highest Significant Strike Accuracy in UFC Lightweight History (61.3%)
Tied Least Significant Strikes Absorbed Per Minute in UFC Lightweight History (1.24) with Matt Serra
Tied Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Lightweight History (12) with Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Notable LW Wins:
- Charles Oliveira
- Alexander Volkanovski (x2)
- Dan Hooker
- Bobby Green
- Drew Dober
- Arman Tsarukyan
- Gleison Tibau
- Thiago Moises
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11
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Records:
Longest Total Fight Time in UFC History
Most UD Wins in UFC History
Top Five All-Time Wins in UFC History
Notable LW Wins:
- Benson Henderson
- Anthony Pettis
- Donald Cerrone (x2)
- Paul Felder
- Nate Diaz
- Evan Dunham
- Anthony Njoukani
- Terry Etim
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12
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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Titles:
Former UFC Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Former WEC Lightweight Champion
Distinction:
Final WEC Lightweight Champion
Awards:
2018 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Benson Henderson (x2)
- Jeremy Stephens
- Joe Lauzon
- Donald Cerrone
- Gilbert Melendez
- Jim Miller
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13
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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Distinction:
UFC Lightweight Title Challenger (2015)
2x WEC Lightweight Title Challenger (2009/2010)
WEC Interim Lightweight Title Challenger (2009)
Records:
Top Three All-Time Wins, Finishes, and Bouts in UFC History
Top Three Wins and Finishes in UFC Lightweight History
Most Knockdowns in UFC History (20)
Awards:
UFC HOF Class of 2023: Modern Wing
Notable LW Wins:
- Benson Henderson
- Eddie Alvarez
- Charles Oliveira
- Jim Miller
- Edson Barboza
- Evan Dunham
- Jeremy Stephens
- KJ Noons
- Denis Siver
- Jamie Varner
- Rob McCullough
- Danny Castillo
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14
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino" | 22-8-0
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Titles:
Former 2x Strikeforce Lightweight Champion (five total defenses)
Former Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Former WEC Lightweight Champion
Distinction:
2x UFC Lightweight Title Challenger (2013/2014)
Inaugural WEC Lightweight Champion
Records:
Most Wins in Strikeforce History
Most Title Bouts in Strikeforce History
Most Title Defenses in Strikeforce History
Most Significant Strikes Landed in Strikeforce History
Notable LW Wins:
- Josh Thomson
- Diego Sanchez
- Jorge Masvidal
- Shinya Aoki
- Rumina Sato
- Clay Guida
- Tatsuya Kawajiri (x2)
- Mitsuhiro Ishida
- Rodrigo Damm
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15
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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Titles:
Former Pride Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Former Shooto Lightweight Champion (one defense)
2005 Pride Lightweight Grand Prix Winner
Distinction:
Only Pride Lightweight Champion
Records:
Most Consecutive Wins in Pride History (10)
Most Consecutive Wins in Shooto History (12)
Fastest Knockout in Pride History (6 seconds)
Notable LW Wins:
- Rumina Sato
- Jens Pulver
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Hayato Sakurai
- Marcus Aurelio
- Duane Ludwig
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16
- Michael Chandler
- "Iron" | 23-8-0
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Titles
Former 3x Bellator Lightweight Champion (six total defenses)
Distinction:
UFC Lightweight Title Challenger (2021)
Records:
Most Wins, Finishes, and Submissions in Bellator Lightweight History
Tied Most Finishes in Bellator History (13) with Patrício Pitbull
Awards:
2021 UFC Fight of the Year
2022 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Eddie Alvarez
- Benson Henderson (x2)
- Dan Hooker
- Brent Primus
- Tony Ferguson
- Patricky Pitbull (x2)
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17
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1
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Titles:
Former 2x UFC Lightweight Champion (two defenses)
Distinction:
Inaugural UFC Lightweight Champion
Awards:
UFC HOF Class of 2023: Pioneer Wing
Notable LW Wins:
- Caol Uno
- BJ Penn
- Rob Emerson
- Dennis Hallman
- Joe Stevenson
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18
- Jim Miller
- "A-10" | 37-18-0, 1 NC
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Records:
Most Wins in UFC Lightweight History (22)
Most Finishes in UFC Lightweight History (15)
Most Fights in UFC Lightweight History (39)
Most Fight Time in UFC Lightweight History
Most Submission Attempts in UFC History (47)
2nd Most Submissions in UFC Lightweight History (9)
Notable LW Wins:
- Charles Oliveira
- Takanori Gomi
- Melvin Guillard
- Joe Lauzon (x2)
- Clay Guida
- Thiago Alves
- Gleison Tibau
- Duane Ludwig
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19
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior" | 24-12-0
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Records:
Most FOTN Bonuses in UFC History (9)
Awards:
2012 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year
Notable LW Wins:
- Anthony Pettis
- Gilbert Melendez
- Beneil Dariush
- Dan Hooker
- Bobby Green
- Evan Dunham
- Paul Felder
- Terry Etim
- Ross Pearson
- Anthony Njoukani
- Danny Castillo
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20
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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Titles:
Former Dream Lightweight Champion (two defenses)
Former ONE 155 lb Champion (two defenses)
Former Shooto Lightweight Champion (one defense)
Distinction:
Strikeforce Lightweight Title Challenger (2010)
Final Dream Lightweight Champion
2008 Dream Lightweight Grand Prix Finalist
Notable LW Wins:
- Eddie Alvarez
- Caol Uno
- Vitor Ribeiro
- Joachim Hansen (x2)
- Rob McCullough
- Marcus Aurelio
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- Satoru Kitaoka
- Rafael Cavalcante