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The Current Best MMA Lightweights | 155 lbs.

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Who are the world's top 155ers?

The longer you watch MMA, the more you love its lightweight division. Fighters have the fuel tanks to go nonstop, so they can exhibit a high skill level till the final bell. Here are the best in this extremely competitive division. Create YOUR own ranking today.

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  1. 1

    Ben "Smooth" Henderson mmaweekly.com
    Ben Henderson
    "Smooth"
    16-2-0
  2. 2

    Frankie "The Answer" Edgar mmaweekly.com
    Frankie Edgar
    "The Answer"
    14-2-1
  3. 3

    Nate Diaz mmaweekly.com
    Nate Diaz
    16-7-0
  4. 4

    Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez mmaweekly.com
    Gilbert Melendez
    "El Nino"
    21-2-0
  5. 5

    Gray "The Bully" Maynard mmaweekly.com
    Gray Maynard
    "The Bully"
    11-1-1, 1 NC
  6. 6

    Anthony "Showtime" Pettis mmaweekly.com
    Anthony Pettis
    "Showtime"
    16-2-0
  7. 7

    Clay "The Carpenter" Guida mmaweekly.com
    Clay Guida
    "The Carpenter"
    30-12-0
  8. 8

    Jim Miller mmaweekly.com
    Jim Miller
    21-4-0
  9. 9

    Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone mmaweekly.com
    Donald Cerrone
    "Cowboy"
    18-4-0, 1 NC
  10. 10

    Michael  Chandler mmaweekly.com

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  1. Eddie "The Silent Assassin" Alvarez | 23-3-0
  2. Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon | 21-8-0
  3. Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki | 30-6-0, 1 NC
  4. Edson "Mendes Junior" Barboza | 10-0-0
  5. Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard | 29-10-2, 1 NC
  6. Evan "The Kid" Dunham | 13-2-0
  7. Josh "The Punk" Thomson | 19-5-0, 1 NC
  8. Gleison Tibau | 25-7-0
  9. Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal | 22-7-0
  10. Mark Bocek | 11-4-0

  11. Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann | 14-2-0
  12. Rafael Dos Anjos | 16-6-0
  13. Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens | 20-8-0
  14. "Handsome" Matt Wiman | 14-6-0
  15. George Sotiropoulos | 14-4-0
  16. Sam "Hands Of Stone" Stout | 17-7-1
  17. "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi | 33-8-0, 1 NC
  18. Danny "Last Call" Castillo | 14-4-0
  19. Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson | 13-4-0
  20. Michael "The Menace" Johnson | 11-6-0

  21. Pat "Bam Bam" Healy | 29-17-0
  22. "The Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk | 36-4-1
  23. Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante | 16-5-1, 2 NC
  24. TJ Grant | 18-5-0
  25. Rick "Ghengis" Hawn | 13-1-0
  26. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire | 10-3-0
  27. Thiago Tavares | 17-4-1
  28. Mac Danzig | 21-9-1
  29. Nik "The Carnie" Lentz | 21-5-2, 1 NC
  30. Terry Etim | 15-4-0

  31. Anthony "The Assassin" Njokuani | 15-6-0, 1 NC
  32. Shane Roller | 10-6-0
  33. Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov | 17-0-0
  34. Yves "The Texas Gunslinger" Edwards | 41-18-1
  35. Paul "Sassangle" Sass | 12-0-0
  36. Lloyd "Cupcake" Woodard | 12-2-0
  37. KJ "King Karl" Noons | 11-5-0
  38. Dennis "Superman" Hallman | 51-14-2, 1 NC
  39. Justin "The Silverback" Wilcox | 11-4-0, 1 NC
  40. Caros "The Future" Fodor | 9-1-0, 1 NC

  41. Efrain "Hecho en Mexico" Escudero | 18-5-0
  42. Kamal "Prince of Persia" Shalorus | 7-3-2
  43. Isaac Vallie-Flagg | 13-3-1
  44. Ramsey Nijem | 5-2-0
  45. John "The Bull" Makdessi | 9-2-0
  46. Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino | 16-7-0
  47. Spencer "The King" Fisher | 24-8-0
  48. Mizuto Hirota | 14-4-1
  49. Jamie "C-4" Varner | 19-6-1, 2 NC
  50. Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie | 13-2-0

  51. Satoru Kitaoka | 29-11-9
  52. Fabricio "Morango" Camoes | 14-6-1
  53. Antonio "Mandingo" McKee | 28-4-2
  54. John Cholish | 8-2-0
  55. Brent Weedman | 20-7-1
  56. John "The Natural" Alessio | 34-15-0
  57. "Relentless" Paul Taylor | 11-6-1, 1 NC
  58. Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means | 17-3-1
  59. Brian "The Bandit" Cobb | 19-7-0
  60. Ryan Couture | 4-1-0

  61. Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi | 12-2-0
  62. Justin "J-Bomb" Salas | 10-3-0
  63. T.J. "The Spider" O'Brien | 18-5-0
  64. Jadamba Narantungalag | 8-2-0
  65. "Razor" Rob McCullough | 19-8-0
  66. Paul "Tellys" Kelly | 13-5-0
  67. Billy Evangelista | 11-2-0, 1 NC
  68. Daniel Weichel | 28-7-0
  69. Katsunori Kikuno | 17-4-2
  70. Eiji Mitsuoka | 18-8-2

  71. Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira | 14-5-0
  72. Toby Imada | 29-16-0
  73. Aaron Riley | 30-13-1
  74. Curt "The War" Warburton | 9-3-0
  75. Danny "Boy" Downes | 8-3-0
  76. Tommy "Wildcard" Hayden | 8-1-0
  77. Yoislandy "Cuba" Izquierdo | 6-1-0
  78. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro | 20-5-0
  79. Matt Ricehouse | 6-0-0
  80. Anton Kuivanen | 16-5-0

  81. Estevan "El Terrible" Payan | 13-3-0, 1 NC
  82. Chuck "Cold Steel" O'Neil | 9-4-0
  83. Luis "Baboon" Palomino | 19-7-0
  84. "The Saint" Rob Emerson | 12-10-0, 1 NC
  85. "The Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis | 20-9-0
  86. Bernardo "Trekko" Magalhaes | 11-2-0
  87. Edward "Falo" Faaloloto | 2-3-0
  88. Bobby "King" Green | 18-5-0
  89. Mitch "Danger Zone" Clarke | 9-1-0
  90. Mike "The Wolverine" Rio | 8-1-0

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Tapology Consensus Rankings

As community members update their rankings, the consensus list will react in real-time. For Top Lightweights - 155 lbs., the 100 most-recently updated member lists will be included.

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