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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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- Ben Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 16-2-0
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2
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 14-2-1
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3
- Nate Diaz
- 16-7-0
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- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino"
- 21-2-0
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- Gray Maynard
- "The Bully"
- 11-1-1, 1 NC
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- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime"
- 16-2-0
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- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 30-12-0
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- Jim Miller
- 21-4-0
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- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy"
- 18-4-0, 1 NC
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- Michael Chandler
- 10-0-0
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- Eddie "The Silent Assassin" Alvarez | 23-3-0
- Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon | 21-8-0
- Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki | 30-6-0, 1 NC
- Edson "Mendes Junior" Barboza | 10-0-0
- Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard | 29-10-2, 1 NC
- Evan "The Kid" Dunham | 13-2-0
- Josh "The Punk" Thomson | 19-5-0, 1 NC
- Gleison Tibau | 25-7-0
- Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal | 22-7-0
- Mark Bocek | 11-4-0
- Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann | 14-2-0
- Rafael Dos Anjos | 16-6-0
- Jeremy "Lil' Heathen" Stephens | 20-8-0
- "Handsome" Matt Wiman | 14-6-0
- George Sotiropoulos | 14-4-0
- Sam "Hands Of Stone" Stout | 17-7-1
- "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi | 33-8-0, 1 NC
- Danny "Last Call" Castillo | 14-4-0
- Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson | 13-4-0
- Michael "The Menace" Johnson | 11-6-0
- Pat "Bam Bam" Healy | 29-17-0
- "The Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk | 36-4-1
- Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante | 16-5-1, 2 NC
- TJ Grant | 18-5-0
- Rick "Ghengis" Hawn | 13-1-0
- Patricky "Pitbull" Freire | 10-3-0
- Thiago Tavares | 17-4-1
- Mac Danzig | 21-9-1
- Nik "The Carnie" Lentz | 21-5-2, 1 NC
- Terry Etim | 15-4-0
- Anthony "The Assassin" Njokuani | 15-6-0, 1 NC
- Shane Roller | 10-6-0
- Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov | 17-0-0
- Yves "The Texas Gunslinger" Edwards | 41-18-1
- Paul "Sassangle" Sass | 12-0-0
- Lloyd "Cupcake" Woodard | 12-2-0
- KJ "King Karl" Noons | 11-5-0
- Dennis "Superman" Hallman | 51-14-2, 1 NC
- Justin "The Silverback" Wilcox | 11-4-0, 1 NC
- Caros "The Future" Fodor | 9-1-0, 1 NC
- Efrain "Hecho en Mexico" Escudero | 18-5-0
- Kamal "Prince of Persia" Shalorus | 7-3-2
- Isaac Vallie-Flagg | 13-3-1
- Ramsey Nijem | 5-2-0
- John "The Bull" Makdessi | 9-2-0
- Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino | 16-7-0
- Spencer "The King" Fisher | 24-8-0
- Mizuto Hirota | 14-4-1
- Jamie "C-4" Varner | 19-6-1, 2 NC
- Cody "AK Kid" McKenzie | 13-2-0
- Satoru Kitaoka | 29-11-9
- Fabricio "Morango" Camoes | 14-6-1
- Antonio "Mandingo" McKee | 28-4-2
- John Cholish | 8-2-0
- Brent Weedman | 20-7-1
- John "The Natural" Alessio | 34-15-0
- "Relentless" Paul Taylor | 11-6-1, 1 NC
- Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means | 17-3-1
- Brian "The Bandit" Cobb | 19-7-0
- Ryan Couture | 4-1-0
- Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi | 12-2-0
- Justin "J-Bomb" Salas | 10-3-0
- T.J. "The Spider" O'Brien | 18-5-0
- Jadamba Narantungalag | 8-2-0
- "Razor" Rob McCullough | 19-8-0
- Paul "Tellys" Kelly | 13-5-0
- Billy Evangelista | 11-2-0, 1 NC
- Daniel Weichel | 28-7-0
- Katsunori Kikuno | 17-4-2
- Eiji Mitsuoka | 18-8-2
- Rafaello "Tractor" Oliveira | 14-5-0
- Toby Imada | 29-16-0
- Aaron Riley | 30-13-1
- Curt "The War" Warburton | 9-3-0
- Danny "Boy" Downes | 8-3-0
- Tommy "Wildcard" Hayden | 8-1-0
- Yoislandy "Cuba" Izquierdo | 6-1-0
- Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro | 20-5-0
- Matt Ricehouse | 6-0-0
- Anton Kuivanen | 16-5-0
- Estevan "El Terrible" Payan | 13-3-0, 1 NC
- Chuck "Cold Steel" O'Neil | 9-4-0
- Luis "Baboon" Palomino | 19-7-0
- "The Saint" Rob Emerson | 12-10-0, 1 NC
- "The Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis | 20-9-0
- Bernardo "Trekko" Magalhaes | 11-2-0
- Edward "Falo" Faaloloto | 2-3-0
- Bobby "King" Green | 18-5-0
- Mitch "Danger Zone" Clarke | 9-1-0
- Mike "The Wolverine" Rio | 8-1-0
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