Longest Tenured UFC Lightweights

Here is an ordered list of the 15 current UFC Lightweights that have been with the company the longest. (No Amateur TUF debut dates are counted). Do any names surprise you? Do the lengths of any of their careers based on their styles surprise you? Who from this list do you think will be the last to still be fighting for the UFC?  Let me know what you make of the list. 

#1 Joe Lauzon. Debut: 9/23/2006
#2 Clay Guida. Debut: 10/14/2006
#3 Rafael dos Anjos. Debut: 11/15/2008
#4 Charles Oliveira. Debut: 8/1/2010
#5 Michael Johnson. Debut: 12/4/2010

#6 John Makdessi. Debut: 12/11/2010
#7 Dustin Poirier. Debut: 1/1/2011
#8 Tony Ferguson. Debut: 6/4/2011
#9 Al Iaquinta. Debut: 6/1/2012
#10 Francisco Trinaldo. Debut: 6/23/2012
#11 Bobby Green. Debut: 2/2/2013
#12 Conor McGregor. Debut: 4/6/2013
#13 Yancy Medeiros. Debut: 4/27/2013
#14 Leonardo Santos. Debut: 6/8/2013
#15 Alan Patrick. Debut: 10/9/2013
 

* Edited at 01.14.2021, 5:14 PM ET *

It's mad to think that if Joe Lauzon and Clay Guida have been in the UFC for nearly 15 years!

#1 Joe Lauzon. Debut: 9/23/2006
#2 Clay Guida. Debut: 10/14/2006
#3 Jeremy Stephens. Debut: 5/26/2007
#4 Rafael dos Anjos. Debut: 11/15/2008
#5 Charles Oliveira. Debut: 8/1/2010
#6 John Makdessi. Debut: 12/11/2010
#7 Dustin Poirier. Debut: 1/1/2011
#8 Tony Ferguson. Debut: 6/4/2011
#9 Francisco Trinaldo. Debut: 6/23/2012
#10 Vinc Pichel. Debut: 12/15/2012
#11 Bobby Green. Debut: 2/2/2013
#12 Conor McGregor. Debut: 4/6/2013
#13 Leonardo Santos. Debut: 6/8/2013
#14 Alan Patrick. Debut: 10/9/2013
#15 Drew Dober. Debut: 11/30/2013

#3 Jeremy Stephens was released, so everyone below him moves up a spot, and Beneil Dariush moves into the #15 spot with a debut date of 1/14/2014

 #1 Joe Lauzon. Debut: 9/23/2006
#2 Clay Guida. Debut: 10/14/2006
#3 Jim Miller. Debut: 10/18/2008
#4 Rafael dos Anjos. Debut: 11/15/2008
#5 Charles Oliveira. Debut: 8/1/2010
#6 Michael Johnson. Debut: 12/4/2010
#7 John Makdessi. Debut: 12/11/2010
#8 Dustin Poirier. Debut: 1/1/2011
#9 Tony Ferguson. Debut: 6/4/2011
#10 Vinc Pichel. Debut: 12/15/2012
#11 Bobby Green. Debut: 2/2/2013
#12 Conor McGregor. Debut: 4/6/2013
#13 Drew Dober. Debut: 11/30/2013 
#14 Beneil Dariush. Debut: 1/14/2014
#15 Dan Hooker. Debut: 6/28/2014