6/12 MMA Lightweight Division Rankings Top 25 *Updated 8/14*


*Kenny Florian taken off of the lightweight rankings, dropped down to featherweight*

1. Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, 8-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Gray Maynard #3

2. Gilbert Melendez (19-2, 9-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Jorge Masvidal #24

3. Gray Maynard (10-0-1, 7-0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Frankie Edgar #1

4. Eddie Alvarez (23-2, 6-0 BFC) *Next Fight: Michael Chandler #NR

5. Shinya Aoki (28-5, 1-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Rob McCullough #NR

6. Ben Henderson (14-2, 2-0 UFC)

7. Jim Miller (20-3, 9-2 UFC)

8. Sean Sherk (33-4-1, 8-4 UFC)

9. Melvin Guillard (29-8-2, 10-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Joe Lauzon #NR   

10. Clay Guida (29-11, 9-5 UFC)

11. Anthony Pettis (13-2, 0-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Jeremy Stephens #20   

12. Dennis Siver (19-7, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Sam Stout #NR

13. Tatsuya Kawajiri (27-7-2, 0-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Joachim Hansen #25

14. George Sotiropoulos (14-4, 7-2 UFC)

15. Evan Dunham (11-2, 5-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Shamar Bailey #NR  

16. Josh Thomson (18-4, 0-1 Dream) *Next Fight: Maximo Blanco #NR

17. Takanori Gomi (32-7, 1-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Nate Diaz #NR

18. Nik Lentz (21-3-3, 5-0-1 UFC) 

19. Gleison Tibau (23-7, 9-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Rafael Dos Anjos #23

20. Jeremy Stephens (20-6, 7-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Anthony Pettis #11

21. Donald Cerrone (16-3, 3-0 UFC)

22. Charles Oliveira (14-2-1, 2-2-1 UFC)

23. Rafael Dos Anjos (15-5, 4-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Gleison Tibau #19

24. Jorge Masvidal (22-6, 4-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Gilbert Melendez #2

25. Joachim Hansen (22-10-1, 5-4 DREAM) *Next Fight: Tatsuya Kawajiri #13

  

*NR = Not Ranked*

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