UFC and MMA Lightweight Fighters
|
Nickname
|
The Prodigy |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
|
Weight
|
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
|
Reach
|
70 in (180 cm) |
|
Nationality
|
American |
|
Born
|
December 13, 1978 (1978-12-13) |
|
Fighting out of
|
Hilo, Hawaii |
|
Town of birth
|
Kailua, Hawaii |
|
Team/Association
|
BJ Penn's MMA/Nova Uniao |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
Penn is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who is currently the Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion. In 2000, he
became the first American-born winner of the World Jiu-Jitsu
Championship in the black-belt category. Penn has accepted the
offer to defend his UFC 155-pound crown against Kenny Florian. The
long overdue lightweight matchup is set for UFC 101 on Aug.
8.
2. Shinya Aoki (20-4, 1
NC)
|
Nickname
|
Tobikan Judan |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) |
|
Weight
|
155 pounds (70 kg) |
|
Born
|
May 9, 1983 (1983-05-09) |
|
Town of birth
|
Shizuoka City |
|
Team/Association
|
Nippon Top Team, Paraestra Tokyo |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo |
Aoki is a Japanese mixed martial artist, grappler, and former
police officer. Aoki is the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial
Arts (WAMMA) Lightweight Champion and Shooto Middleweight Champion.
Coming off his crushing loss against Hayato Sakurai in April, Aoki
hasn't opted for a gimme. He came back by defeating returning
lightweight standout Vitor Ribeiro at Dream 10 on July 20 by
Decision (Unanimous).
3. Eddie Alvarez (18-2)
|
Nickname
|
The Silent Assassin |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
|
Weight
|
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
|
Nationality
|
American |
|
Born
|
January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11) |
|
Fighting out of
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
|
Town of birth
|
Kensington, Philadelphia |
|
Team/Association
|
Fight Factory |
Alvarez is an American mixed martial arts fighter, stuntman, and
former BodogFIGHT welterweight champion.With his May 1 submission
over Eric Reynolds, Alvarez reached Bellator's lightweight
tournament final, just as everyone had expected. However, the world
expected him to meet Jorge Masvidal in the championship. Instead,
he'll meet upset author and potential "Submission of the Year"
owner Toby Imada on June 19.
4. Joachim Hansen
(19-7-1)
Hansen is a Norwegian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He began
his career fighting for FinnFight before moving on to fight for
Shooto where he became the first Scandinavian person to hold a MMA
world title after winning the Shooto World Welterweight
Championship in 2003. Despite the attention given to his New Year's
Eve rematch with Gesias Cavalcante, the bout was cancelled at the
last minute when a pre-fight medical test revealed an undisclosed
head injury to Hansen.
5. Kenny Florian
(11-3)
|
Nickname
|
Kenflo |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
|
Weight
|
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
|
Born
|
May 26, 1976 (1976-05-26) |
|
Fighting out of
|
Brookline, Massachusetts |
|
Town of birth
|
Westwood, Massachusetts |
|
Team/Association
|
Team Sityodtong |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai |
Florian currently fights as a lightweight for the UFC. "Kenflo"
will take on UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn at UFC 101 on Aug.
8. It will be his second crack at UFC gold.
6. Satoru Kitaoka
(25-9-9)
|
Height
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
|---|---|
|
Weight
|
154 lb (70 kg) |
|
Nationality
|
Japanese |
|
Born
|
February 4, 1980 (1980-02-04) |
|
Town of birth
|
Nara, Japan |
|
Team/Association
|
PANCRASEism Nippon Top Team |
Kitaoka is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought
the majority of his career as a welterweight for Pancrase, but
moved down to lightweight in 2008 when he joined MMA promoter World
Victory Road. Kitaoka's Pancrase homecoming on June 7 was every bit
as predictable as expected, as he leglocked an overmatched Yukio
Sakaguchi in 86 seconds. The real challenge for Sengoku's
lightweight champion came Aug. 2, for a title match against Mizuto
Hirota. Satoru lost by TKO.
7. Tatsuya Kawajiri
(24-5-2)
|
Nickname
|
Crusher |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
|
Weight
|
72.9 kg (160.7 lb) |
|
Nationality
|
Japanese |
|
Born
|
May 8, 1978 (1978-05-08) |
|
Town of birth
|
Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Shooto |
Kawajiri s a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and a former
Shooto welterweight champion, currently competing in Dream's
lightweight division. For the last six years, Kawajiri has been one
of MMA's best lightweights, but in a red-hot, hyperactive division,
he didn't quite have the wins to show for it. His blue collar
unanimous verdict over standout Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante on May 26
proved that the "Crusher" has still got it.
8. Gray Maynard (7-0, 1
NC)
|
Nickname
|
The Bully |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
|
Weight
|
155 lb (70 kg) |
|
Born
|
May 9, 1979 (1979-05-09) |
|
Fighting out of
|
Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
Town of birth
|
Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
Team/Association
|
Xtreme Couture |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Wrestling, Boxing |
Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and professional mixed
martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently competes as an MMA fighter
in the UFC lightweight division. Despite virtually no fanfare, "The
Bully" has dominated three strong lightweights in a row. His March
15-minute thrashing of a high-quality Jim Miller was Maynard's most
consummate outing to date.
9. Frankie Edgar
(10-1)
|
Nickname
|
The Answer |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
|
Weight
|
155 lb (70 kg) |
|
Nationality
|
American |
|
Born
|
October 16, 1981 (1981-10-16) |
|
Fighting out of
|
Toms River, New Jersey |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Wrestling,KickBoxing, Submission Wrestling |
Edgar is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Toms River, New
Jersey, currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC). Not wanting to hear any more discussion about him cutting to
145 pounds, Edgar made a strong statement that he can hang against
elite lightweights, staying a step ahead of former UFC lightweight
champ Sean Sherk for the full 15 minutes of their May 23
bout.
10. Sean Sherk (33-4-1)
|
Nickname
|
The Muscle Shark |
|---|---|
|
Height
|
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
|
Weight
|
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
|
Nationality
|
American |
|
Born
|
August 5, 1973 (1973-08-05) |
|
Fighting out of
|
Oak Grove, Minnesota |
|
Town of birth
|
St. Francis, Minnesota |
|
Team/Association
|
Minnesota Martial Arts Academy |
|
Primary fighting style
|
Wrestling, Submission Wrestling, Boxing |
Sherk is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for UFC. He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of thirty-three wins, four losses, and one draw. Sherk has fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a one-time UFC Lightweight Champion.
