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Lightweight,
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An athlete belongs to the division of their most recent bout at a real weight class: membership follows the record, not the roster. Ratings are global — alightweight's number is earned against everyone they ever fought, in any division.

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TOP 25 Current lightweights by ratingeligible = a bout at lightweight within 12 months

RkAthleteRatingLast fightRecordPeak
1Shakhsanem Amaniyazova1,954Apr 20264–01,954
2Mackenzie Jean1,868Jun 20264–01,868
3Leticia Hille1,853Oct 202512–31,853
4Aruzhan Berkinbaeva1,763Aug 20251–01,763
5Gase Sanita1,733Nov 20255–51,744
6Conceicao Barros Oliveira1,722Jun 20265–4–11,722
7Jessica Oliveira1,641May 20262–11,701
8Daysyanne de Jesus Lima1,563Dec 20251–21,763
9Adina Aripova1,522Apr 20260–11,522
10Guler Husynova1,507Apr 20260–11,507
11Evgeniya Klemneva1,483Feb 20260–11,483
12Janaina Ferreira1,458Aug 20250–11,458
13Maria Geovana1,448May 20260–11,448
14Makhliyo Abdumannobova1,437Aug 20250–11,437
15Tamiris Abidova1,437Dec 20250–11,437

Anyone who fought at lightweight in the last 12 months is still in this conversation — recent two-division fighters appear on both boards. Twelve quiet months here, and a name ages out without losing what it earned.

TOP 100 The greatest lightweights everpeak rating reached while a member of the division

RkAthletePeakPeak dateRecordCurrent
1Kayla HarrisonSilver reign badge — 3+ years active at №1 Lightweight●2,320Aug 202215–12,280
2Larissa Pacheco2,220Nov 20228–22,220
3Sarah Kaufman2,143May 20191–12,102
4Julia Budd2,139Oct 20211–12,091
5Bobbi Jo DalzielBronze reign badge — 2+ years active at №1 Lightweight2,102May 20195–21,944
6Claudia Gadelha2,088May 20131–02,088
7Marina Spivac2,053Dec 20174–11,954
8Reina Miura2,046Mar 20182–12,046
9Genah Fabian2,036May 20224–41,904
10Cindy Dandois2,019Mar 20183–21,934
11Yana SantosSteel reign badge — 1+ year active at №1 Lightweight●2,015Jun 20122–11,894
12Jozette Cotton2,013Dec 20175–21,939
13Gozel Zutova2,012Dec 20194–02,012
14Jessica Bednark1,986Sep 20082–11,899
15Jhenifer Katrine Menezes Vasconcelos1,955Jul 20221–01,955
16Shakhsanem Amaniyazova●1,954Apr 20264–01,954
17Jeslen Mishelle1,941Apr 20222–11,798
18Cristiane Camargo1,937Sep 20123–01,937
19Uslada Kichigina1,932Jun 20191–01,932
20Lissette Neri1,922Feb 20141–01,922
21Roberta Samad1,922May 20191–01,922
22Kaitlin Young1,918May 20211–31,884
23Daiane Silva1,916Nov 20232–01,916
24Sarah Patterson1,914Mar 20171–31,710
25Herica Tiburcio1,901Jul 20131–11,901
26Svetlana Khautova1,901Apr 20171–01,901
27Dayana Silva1,890Mar 20200–11,890
28Zamzagul Fayzallanova1,885Aug 20212–31,817
29Jessy Miele1,883May 20191–01,883
30Shayna Baszler1,880Feb 20170–11,880
31Julija Pajic1,879Dec 20193–21,795
32Arlene Blencowe1,877May 20151–01,877
33Mariana Morais1,870Jun 20213–21,860
34Lucie Pudilova●1,868Mar 20152–01,868
35Martina Jindrova1,865Jul 20223–11,855
36Taylor Guardado●1,865Aug 20213–11,847
37Michelle Montague●1,859Mar 20221–01,859
38Tamikka Brents1,859Nov 20121–21,609
39Bianca Daimoni1,856Mar 20201–11,856
40Adrienna Jenkins1,855May 20150–11,855
41Meruert Nurmakhanova1,851Jul 20211–01,851
42Filonilda Trindade da Conceicao1,843Aug 20221–01,843
43Patricia Alujas●1,835Aug 20172–11,816
44Darina Mazdyuk1,834Mar 20202–01,834
45Abigail Montes●1,833Oct 20211–21,793
46Maryanne Mullahy1,832Oct 20121–01,832
47Karen Williams1,830Sep 20080–41,678
48Charmaine Tweet1,830Sep 20141–01,830
49Ida Ruiken1,827Jun 20141–01,827
50Charlene Donahue1,824Jan 20151–01,824
51Olena Kolesnyk1,824Apr 20233–31,824
52Anna Ermakova●1,824Apr 20231–01,824
53Meruert Ibraeva1,823Feb 20212–01,823
54Mackenzie Jean●1,823Mar 20262–01,823
55Olivia Parker1,823May 20192–11,686
56Nikoletta Szmolka1,821Dec 20192–01,821
57Yana Gadelha1,819Mar 20200–11,819
58Audrey Wolfe1,817Jul 20191–01,817
59Laura Sanchez1,816Jan 20201–21,650
60Jacqueline Cavalcanti●1,815Jul 20221–11,815
61Elizabeth Phillips1,812May 20190–11,812
62Morgan Frier1,811May 20191–31,781
63Renata Mascena●1,808Mar 20231–01,808
64Heloiane Joizila Mira Monteiro1,806Sep 20241–01,806
65Josiane Nunes●1,804Mar 20191–01,804
66Leticia Hille●1,803Aug 20251–01,803
67Bruna Brasil●1,803Mar 20201–01,803
68Vanessa Melo●1,799May 20220–21,765
69Joselyne Edwards●1,793Oct 20161–01,793
70Iris Dianelly Rayane de Oliveira Bezerra1,791Jul 20181–01,791
71Mirela Vargas1,779Dec 20211–31,500
72Zarah Fairn1,767Apr 20132–11,676
73Aline Sattelmayer1,767Mar 20200–11,767
74Jaimelene Nievera1,766Jun 20181–01,766
75Jessica Hoy1,763May 20151–01,763
76Djihene Abdellilah1,763Jul 20151–01,763
77Felicia Spencer1,763Sep 20151–01,763
78Jasmine Favero●1,763Aug 20221–01,763
79Natalia Alves●1,763Jan 20211–01,763
80Sayaka Hishinuma●1,763Jun 20211–01,763
81Carol Kerr1,763Mar 20211–01,763
82Sandra Succar●1,763May 20231–01,763
83Jacklyn Green●1,763Apr 20251–01,763
84Barbara Oliveira1,763Jun 20231–01,763
85Lynne Lessou1,763Dec 20231–01,763
86Aruzhan Berkinbaeva●1,763Aug 20251–01,763
87Lizzie Warner1,763Apr 20131–01,763
88Jackie Cataline●1,763Mar 20222–11,749
89Kenia Stephani Santana1,761Dec 20181–01,761
90Amanda Leve1,758Aug 20211–01,758
91Mao Ueda1,757Dec 20201–01,757
92Annalisa Bucci1,756Dec 20122–01,756
93Claressa Shields1,754Feb 20242–11,754
94Moriel Charneski1,742Dec 20171–31,643
95Claudia Zamora1,741Aug 20210–11,741
96Khozhiniso Komoldinova1,741Dec 20211–31,566
97Jessica Halverson1,739May 20131–31,637
98Amanda Bell1,736Feb 20171–01,736
99Gase Sanita●1,733Nov 20250–21,733
100Chiara Giusti●1,732Dec 20241–01,732

Ranked by the highest rating earned while this was the athlete's division; the record shown is their in-division record. Athletes who competed in several divisions appear on each division's all-time board with the peak they reached there.

TOP 100 Every member, by rating todaymembership = last real-division bout was at lightweight

RkAthleteRatingLast fightRecordPeak
1Shakhsanem Amaniyazova●1,954Apr 20264–01,954
2Bobbi Jo DalzielBronze reign badge — 2+ years active at №1 Lightweight1,944Oct 20195–22,102
3Uslada Kichigina1,932Jun 20194–01,932
4Daiane Silva1,916Nov 20233–01,916
5Genah Fabian1,904May 20245–42,036
6Svetlana Khautova1,901Apr 20172–01,901
7Jessica Bednark1,899Apr 20095–22,044
8Kaitlin Young1,884Jul 202212–13–12,030
9Shayna Baszler1,880Feb 201715–112,022
10Bianca Daimoni1,856Mar 20208–41,919
11Filonilda Trindade da Conceicao1,843Aug 20226–2–11,869
12Ida Ruiken1,827Jun 20141–01,827
13Charlene Donahue1,824Jan 20151–01,824
14Nikoletta Szmolka1,821Dec 20192–01,821
15Zamzagul Fayzallanova1,817Sep 20248–31,885
16Heloiane Joizila Mira Monteiro1,806Sep 20242–01,806
17Julija Pajic1,795Jul 20224–21,879
18Iris Dianelly Rayane de Oliveira Bezerra1,791Jul 20182–01,791
19Djihene Abdellilah1,763Jul 20151–01,763
20Jacklyn Green●1,763Apr 20251–01,763
21Aruzhan Berkinbaeva●1,763Aug 20251–01,763
22Lizzie Warner1,763Apr 20131–01,763
23Claressa Shields1,754Feb 20242–11,754
24Gase Sanita●1,733Nov 20255–51,744
25Sara Snow1,727Aug 20151–01,727
26Jessica Faamai1,727Nov 20151–01,727
27Zahra Samadi1,717Jul 20181–01,717
28Sarah Patterson1,710Nov 20185–51,914
29Katy Collins1,708Jun 20187–51,901
30Veronica Rothenhausler1,701Sep 20141–11,890
31Luane Ferreira Padilha1,686Oct 20241–01,686
32Olivia Parker1,686Mar 20224–31,886
33Karen Williams1,678Sep 20093–41,938
34Tierra Arnold1,673Feb 20142–11,725
35Anastasia Motyashova1,669Jun 20192–11,669
36Lizianne Silveira1,669Dec 20162–41,840
37Viviane Miranda1,666Oct 20181–01,666
38Laura Sanchez1,650Jun 20211–21,816
39Andria Wawro1,643Mar 20163–41,769
40Jessica Oliveira●1,641May 20262–11,701
41Jessica Halverson1,637Jan 20154–41,852
42Jane Freire Medeiros1,606Dec 20152–11,733
43Tsogzolmaa Dorjsuren1,603May 20221–11,603
44Lilian Correia1,602Sep 20121–11,602
45Lyubomira Galkina1,600Sep 20190–0–11,600
46Polina Kobzeva1,600Sep 20190–0–11,600
47Anastasiia Kim1,600Dec 20180–0–11,600
48Khalumesedu Geraikhanova1,600Dec 20180–0–11,600
49Alena Vlasova1,600Nov 20190–0–11,600
50Rebecca Steward1,597Oct 20121–11,763
51Anna Melikhova1,591Mar 20120–11,591
52Vitoria Mello1,582Mar 20232–21,686
53Mauris Markano Gonzales1,577Oct 20161–21,683
54Tayane Garcia1,577Jul 20221–21,717
55Khozhiniso Komoldinova1,566Sep 20242–31,741
56Elshaddai Cleffman1,564Jun 20134–41,851
57Mona Mounir Mohamed1,561Mar 20161–21,561
58So Young Park1,550Mar 20180–11,550
59Angelica Vezzoli1,528Dec 20242–31,674
60Adina Aripova●1,522Apr 20260–11,522
61Aruzhan Bakirova1,522Feb 20210–11,522
62Ariele Ribeiro1,517Dec 20211–21,622
63Zahra Mazeniani1,509Sep 20190–11,509
64Guler Husynova●1,507Apr 20260–11,507
65Helin Paara1,504Apr 20131–31,630
66Mirela Vargas1,500Jun 20241–31,779
67Lorette Nordelo1,499Jun 20220–11,499
68Brittney Elkin1,493Jun 20213–71,727
69Yukiko Kawakami1,493Dec 20203–71,812
70Katharina Albinus1,489Dec 20172–41,763
71Shynarai Amanbaeva1,483Jul 20210–11,483
72Evgeniya Klemneva●1,483Feb 20260–11,483
73Nicole Santos1,483Aug 20190–0–11,483
74Elizabeth McMullin1,482Jul 20190–11,482
75Amel Ja1,481Jul 20220–11,481
76Anastasiya Sukhanova1,478Jan 20200–11,478
77AmberLynn Orr1,477May 20181–21,477
78Brettlyn Neal1,473Oct 20120–11,473
79Jennifer Morgan1,473Jan 20190–11,473
80Lidiya Lozhkina●1,473Jun 20250–11,473
81Monizy Aquino de Oliveira Nascimento1,465Jul 20180–11,465
82Janaina Ferreira●1,458Aug 20250–11,458
83Leydy Kelly Ferreira dos Santos1,451Sep 20241–31,614
84Tamires Oliveira1,449Sep 20120–21,496
85Maria Geovana●1,448May 20260–11,448
86Raelene Quagliata1,437Apr 20130–11,437
87Rachel Wiley1,437Sep 20150–11,437
88Camee Adams1,437Mar 20220–11,437
89Dora Timar1,437Nov 20190–11,437
90Sevinch Ismailova1,437Jan 20210–11,437
91Rebecca Abed Elsater1,437May 20230–11,437
92Janiele Silva1,437Jun 20230–11,437
93Kupeeva Dzerassa1,437Dec 20230–11,437
94Makhliyo Abdumannobova●1,437Aug 20250–11,437
95Laura Gourly●1,437Apr 20250–11,437
96Tamiris Abidova●1,437Dec 20250–11,437
97Jessica Eve Richer1,437May 20150–11,437
98Liliane Mourao1,421Aug 20220–21,473
99Anna Gerasimova1,415Jun 20190–11,415
100Brooke Mayo1,401May 20210–31,467

● = active. This board keeps retired and inactive members at their current rating — the division as the record book last saw it, not as a promoter lists it.

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