{"id":90133,"date":"2025-11-27T21:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/arman-tsarukyan-ascends-top-2-in-lightweight-after-ufc-victory-3\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T21:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:11:31","slug":"arman-tsarukyan-ascends-top-2-in-lightweight-after-ufc-victory-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mma\/arman-tsarukyan-ascends-top-2-in-lightweight-after-ufc-victory-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman Tsarukyan Ascends: Top 2 in Lightweight After UFC Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tsarukyan Climbs Lightweight Rankings After Dominating Hooker at UFC Fight Night<\/h2>\n\nArman Tsarukyan proved his worth in the lightweight division by submitting Dan Hooker in the main event of the UFC Fight Night held in Doha, Qatar. This victory was crucial for Tsarukyan, who had not competed in the octagon for more than a year and a half.\n\n\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s triumph allowed Tsarukyan to regain a spot in ESPN&#8217;s division ranking. Entering the fight unranked due to his inactivity, Tsarukyan delivered a strong performance that catapulted him to second place among 155-pound fighters.<\/p>\n\n\nRegarding the changes in the rankings, Ian Machado Garry moved from number 5 to number 4 in welterweight, after his victory over Belal Muhammad. Muhammad, for his part, dropped three positions and now occupies sixth place.\n\nThe following are the pound-for-pound MMA rankings from Alofoke Deportes and the list of current UFC champions in all weight categories. The results are current and the rankings are as of November 25th. To be eligible for the ranking, a fighter must have competed in the last 12 months or have a scheduled fight. Fighters who have been excluded due to inactivity can only be reinstated after competing.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"HEA\">Heavyweight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F0729%2Fr1365311_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Aspinall\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Tom Aspinall&#8217;s first heavyweight title defense ended in a no contest at UFC 321.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Tom Aspinall<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Ciryl Gane<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3. Curtis Blaydes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4. Alexander Volkov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5. Sergei Pavlovich<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6. Jailton Almeida<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>7. Waldo Cortes-Acosta<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8. Renan Ferreira<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9. Serghei Spivac<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10. Derrick Lewis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LHW\">Light Heavyweight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1005%2Fr1555774_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Pereira\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Alex Pereira knocked out Magomed Ankalaev with a vengeance at UFC 320 to regain the light heavyweight title.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Alex Pereira<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Magomed Ankalaev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3. Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4. Carlos Ulberg<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5. Khalil Rountree Jr.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6. Azamat Murzakanov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>7. Dominick Reyes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8. Aleksandar Raki\u0107<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9. Jamahal Hill<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10. Corey Anderson<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"MID\">Middleweight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0818%2Fr1533531_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Khamzat Chimaev\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Khamzat Chimaev is right where he long was expected to be: at the top of the UFC middleweight division.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Khamzat Chimaev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Dricus du Plessis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3. Nassourdine Imavov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4. Sean Strickland<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5. Israel Adesanya<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6. Anthony Hernandez<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>7. Caio Borralho<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8. Brendan Allen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9. Reinier de Ridder<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10. Robert Whittaker<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"WEL\">Welterweight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1116%2Fr1576204_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Islam Makhachev\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Islam Makhachev vacated the lightweight title months ago, but winning the welterweight belt at UFC 322 made him a two-division champion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Islam Makhachev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Jack Della Maddalena<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3. Shavkat Rakhmonov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4. Ian Machado Garry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5. Michael Morales<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6. Belal Muhammad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>7. Kamaru Usman<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8. Sean Brady<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9. Carlos Prates<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10. Joaquin Buckley<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"LIG\">Lightweight<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0629%2Fr1512573_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Ilia Topuria\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Ilia Topuria had vacated the featherweight title before UFC 317, but winning the lightweight belt provided a glorious photo op.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Ilia Topuria<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Arman Tsarukyan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3. Charles Oliveira<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4. Max Holloway<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5. Justin Gaethje<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6. Usman Nurmagomedov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>7. Paddy Pimblett<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8. Mateusz Gamrot<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9. Rafael Fiziev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10. Beno\u00eet Saint Denis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"FEA\">Peso Pluma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0414%2Fr1478535_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Volkanovski\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Alexander Volkanovski recaptured the featherweight belt by beating Diego Lopes at UFC 314.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Alexander Volkanovski<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2. Movsar Evloev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3. Diego Lopes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4. Yair Rodriguez<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5. Lerone Murphy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6. Aljamain Sterling<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>7. Youssef Zalal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8. Patricio Pitbull<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9. Brian Ortega<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10. Josh Emmett<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsarukyan Climbs Lightweight Rankings After Dominating Hooker at UFC Fight Night Arman Tsarukyan proved his worth in the lightweight division by submitting Dan Hooker in the main event of the UFC Fight Night held in Doha, Qatar. This victory was crucial for Tsarukyan, who had not competed in the octagon for more than a year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5289,9391,1971,228],"class_list":{"0":"post-90133","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-arman-tsarukyan","9":"tag-dan-hooker","10":"tag-rankings","11":"tag-ufc"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}