TOP TEN LIGHTWEIGHTS - UNITED STATES

TOP TEN LIGHTWEIGHTS - UNITED STATES

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19-2 155lbs 5'9" (MMA Lab)

12-2-1 (1 NC) (Record) 155lbs 5'8" (Xtreme Couture/American Kickboxing Academy)

16-2 155lbs 5'10" (Roufusport)

23-3 (Record) 155lbs 5'9" (Cesar Gracie/El Niño Sports/Fairtex Gym/Skrap Pack)

20-5 (1 NC) 153lbs 5'10" (American Kickboxing Academy)

12-0 155lbs 5'8" (Xtreme Couture/Alliance MMA)

Eddie Alvarez 24-3154lbs 5'10" (Philadelphia Fight Factory/Blackzilians/Jaco Hybrid Training Center)

16-10 (Record) 155-170lbs 6'0" (Cesar Gracie Fight Team/Skrap Pack)

31-16 (1 NC) (Record) 155lbs 5'9" (Northwest Elite/Team Quest)

OTHER HIGHLY RATED FIGHTERS & PROSPECTS

22-4 (1 NC) 155lbs 5'8" (AMA Fight Club)

15-7 155lbs 5'10" (Skrap Pack)

12-0154lbs 5'11" (Alliance MMA)

13-8 155lbs 5'10" (Springfield Fight Club/Blackzilians/Jaco Hybrid Training Center)

22-9 155lbs 5'9" (Reality Self Defense)

20-5 (1 NC) 155lbs 5'11" (Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts)

21-7-1 (2 NC) 155-160lbs 5'8" (AMA Fight Club)

48-13-3 (1 NC) (Record) 155lbs 5'9" (Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts/Imperial Athletics/Blackzilians/Jaco Hybrid Training Center)

14-3-1 155lbs 5'10" (Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts)

14-4 155lbs 5'10" (Xtreme Couture/Elite MMA)

5-0 155-170lbs 5'11" (Uflacker Academy)

25-7 155-170lbs 5'10" (American Top Team)

18-5-1 155-165lbs 6'2" (Fit NHB)

11-4 155lbs 5'8" (Grudge Training Center)

12-10 (1 NC) 149-155lbs 5'10" (Team Oyama)

HOT LW PHENOM!!!

Nick Newell 10-0155lbs 5'10" (American Top Team/Fighting Arts Academy)

(This kid is nothing short of amazing! i mean, c'mon, how does a one-armed fighter RNC Eric Reynolds!? ...are you kidding me!? This young man is just beyond talented.)

17-6 154lbs 5'11" (The Dungeon)

21-6 155lbs 5'9" (Agallar Combative Systems)

14-1 155lbs 5'8" (Premier Combat Center)

21-8 145-155lbs 5'6" (MMA Masters)

HOT LW PROSPECT!!!

Justin Gaethje 9-0155lbs 5'11" (Grudge Training Center)

(6-0 Am. Gets a nice come-from-behind win over Brian Cobb!)

22-11 155-169lbs 5'8" (Chosen Few)

(Lozano loss was at 170. Dropping to 145? Next fight against Jason Dent?)

15-2 155lbs 5'9" (Team Sityodtong/Tristar Gym)

David Rickels 14-2155lbs 5'11" (Janjira Muay Thai)

Dave Courchaine 15-6155-170lbs 5'8" (Spokane School of Boxing and MMA/Northwest Elite)

(Loss to Sapo was at 170.)

12-4 155lbs 5'11" (Dogpound Fight Team)

Bobby "King" Green 20-5 155lbs 5'10" (Martial Arts International/Pinnacle Fighting Systems/Empire Training Center)

16-4 155lbs 5'9" (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)

16-5 155lbs 5'9" (Team Alpha Male)

11-7 155lbs 5'10" (Team Takedown)

James Krause 20-4155lbs 6'2" (K2L Grindhouse)

30-18 155lbs 5'8" (Dawg Pound/Victory MMA)

Josh Shockley 11-2155lbs 6'1" (Duneland Vale Tudo)

Matt Ricehouse 6-1155lbs 5'11" (Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu-Jitsu)

Ryan Couture 6-2155lbs 6'1" (Xtreme Couture)

14-3 (Record) 155lbs 6'0" (Team Death Clutch)

Daron Cruickshank 13-3155lbs 5'8" (Mash Fight Team)

42-20-1 155lbs 5'10" (American Top Team)

(Hands down, one of the most exciting fighters in the history of the sport!)

14-5155lbs 5'10" (Millennia MMA)

Will Brooks 10-1155lbs 5'11" (Midwest Training Center)

Michael Chiesa 9-1155lbs 6'1" (SikJitsu)

8-3 155lbs 5'11" (Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu)

(Retired?)

12-2 (1 NC) 155-171lbs 5'8" (Team Buhawe/American Kickboxing Academy)

(Win over Josh Thornburg was at 171lbs)

19-2 155lbs 5'9" (Team Quest/Sports Lab)

Joseph "J.J." Ambrose 19-4 (2 NC) 155-165lbs 5'10" (Tiger Muay Thai/Phuket Top Team)

Brian "The Bandit" Cobb 20-8 155-161lbs 5'11" (Team Pain and Suffering)

(Loss to McKee was at 161lbs)

24-5 155-170lbs 5'10" (University of Jiu Jitsu/Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts)

Kevin Lee 3-0155lbs 5'9" (Triumph MMA)

(8-0 am. Record?)

Diego Garijo 7-1155lbs 5'9" (Alliance MMA)

16-7 155lbs 5'6" (Xtreme Couture)

Tony Martin 7-0 (Record)155lbs 6'1" (GetSum Compound)

Phillipe Nover 9-5-1 (Record)155lbs 5'9" (Brooklyn MMA)

Darrell Horcher 7-1154lbs 5'10" (Blackman MMA)

19-7 155lbs 5'9" (Southwest MMA/MMA Lab)

7-1 155lbs 5'8" (St. Charles MMA/Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu-Jitsu)

21-7-1 (1 NC) 155-170lbs 5'9" (Team Extreme/The Arena/Phuket Top Team)

8-3-2 155lbs 5'8" (American Combat Association)

6-1 155lbs 5'11" (Performance Evolution's Team Versatile)

(Got mangled & mashed by Chris Lozano on “Fight Master: Bellator MMA”)

7-5 148-155lbs 5'11" (Hard Drive MMA)

(Dropping to 145? Donald Sanchez weighed 145.)

Marcus "Bad Intentions" Edwards 4-2155lbs 5'9" (factoryX Muay Thai)

15-4 155-166lbs 5'8" (Premier Combat Center/Elite Performance Omaha)

19-8 155lbs 5'8" (Team Oyama/HB Ultimate)

Tony Sims 6-1155lbs 5'11" (High Altitude Martial Arts)

James Steele McCall 5-2155lbs 6'0" (X3 Sports)

(Undefeated at 155)

6-3155lbs 6'1" (factoryX Muay Thai)

10-5155lbs 5'8" (Blackzilians/Jaco Hybrid Training Center)

Marcus LeVesseur 22-7155lbs 5'10" (Minnesota Fight Factory)

15-6 155lbs 5'10" (Victory Athletics)

Anthony Njokuani 17-7 (1 NC) (Record) 155lbs 6'0" (Janjira Muay Thai/One Kick's Gym/Sergio Penha BJJ)

(Brilliant fight against Bowling!)

Drew Fickett 42-20 151-160lbs 5'10" (Southwest MMA/Team Scrub)

Lewis "Lethal" Gonzales 9-0155-165lbs 5'10" (Team Voodoo USA)

28-6-2 155-170lbs 5'8" (Bodyshop Fitness Team)

(Win over Cobb was at 162lbs. At 43, he might retire soon.)

11-3 155lbs 5'9" (Guy Mezger’s Combat Club/Imperial Fight Managment)

17-10 (1 NC) 155lbs 5'10" (Subfighter MMA)

19-9 155-170lbs 6'0" (Team Crazy)

Andy Main 7-1 (1 NC)145-155lbs 5'11" (AMA Fight Club/Pure MMA)

Jake Lindsey 6-0155lbs 5'11" (Combative Sports Center)

Zach Freeman 7-1155lbs 6'0" (St. Charles MMA/Rodrigo Vaghi Jiu-Jitsu)

Tyrone "T-Money" Glover 6-0154lbs 5'7" (Grudge Training Center)

Robert "The Beast" Washington 15-8 (1 NC)155lbs 5'7" (Finney's Hit Squad)

7-3 155lbs 5'9" (AMC Pankration)

11-5 (1 NC) 155lbs 5'6" (American Kickboxing Academy)

Jason "The Finisher" Fischer 6-2155lbs 5'10" (Mash Fight Team)

7-2 (1 NC) (Record)155lbs 6'1" (Team Relentless)

(9-2 am.) (Cedric Marks is a MW)

John Dave Burrow 6-2155lbs 5'11" (Without Limits MMA)

(6-2 am.) (Confirmed name & record with fighter)

18-6 (1 NC) 145-153lbs 6'1" (American Top Team)

(Loss to Shockley was at 153lbs)

Eric "The Monster" Moon 12-10-1 (2 NC) (Record)155lbs 5'7" (Mash Fight Team)

(Tenyeh Dixon is a MW. Loss to Tat Romero was at 170.)

Desmond Green 9-1 (Record)155lbs 5'10" (Team Bombsquad)

9-4 155lbs 5'7" (Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts/Team Irish)

Bubba Jenkins 4-0155lbs 5'7" (ATT)

Beneil Dariush 6-0155lbs 5'10" (Kings MMA/Wand Fight Team)

Kurt Kinser 7-0155lbs 5'7" (Roufusport)

James Vick 5-0155lbs 6'3" (Team Lloyd Irvin)

Inactive Fighters (3 years or more)

38-4-1 (Record) 155lbs 5'6" (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)

Romulo Melo 4-0154lbs 5'6" (Romulo Melo BJJ)

(Inactive over 3 years)

14-9 155lbs 6'3" (C-4 MMA)

19-3 155lbs 5'7" (American Kickboxing Academy)

4-0 155lbs 5'7" (Team Four Corners)

Moved to Another Weight Class

19-2 155-170lbs 5'10" (Fancy Pants Fight Team)

(Moved back up to WW)

18-7 145lbs 6'1" (American Top Team)

(Dropped to FW)

Jonny Wester 3-1152-170lbs 6'3" (Inferno Mixed Martial Arts)

(6-5 am.) (Currently competing at 170) (Norwood fights at 190lbs)

RETIRED

45-21-1 155lbs 5'9" (Team Voodoo)

(Retired...?)

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