{"id":90421,"date":"2025-11-28T05:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/tsarukyan-ascends-mma-lightweight-ranking-after-convincing-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T05:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:45:23","slug":"tsarukyan-ascends-mma-lightweight-ranking-after-convincing-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/mma\/tsarukyan-ascends-mma-lightweight-ranking-after-convincing-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsarukyan Ascends: MMA Lightweight Ranking After Convincing Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fighter Arman Tsarukyan proved his worth in the lightweight division by submitting Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Doha, Qatar. The victory was crucial for Tsarukyan, who had not competed in more than a year and a half. This triumph allowed him to regain his position in ESPN&#8217;s division ranking, climbing to number 2.<\/p>\n\nThe other significant change in the rankings occurred in the welterweight division, where Ian Machado Garry&#8217;s victory over Belal Muhammad reconfigured the table. Machado Garry moved up from number 5 to 4, while Muhammad dropped to sixth place.\n\n<p>Below are the Alofoke Deportes pound-for-pound MMA rankings 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 excluded due to inactivity can only be reinstated after competing.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weight by Weight Classifications<\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tom Aspinall<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 15-3, 1 NC\nLast: NC1 vs. Ciryl Gane, October 25th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ciryl Gane<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 13-2, 1 NC\nLast: NC1 vs. Tom Aspinall, October 25th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Curtis Blaydes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 19-5, 1 NC\nLast: W (TKO1) vs. Rizvan Kuniev, June 21st\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alexander Volkov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 39-11\nLast: W (SD) vs. Jailton Almeida, October 25th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sergei Pavlovich<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 20-3\nLast: W (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, August 23rd\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jailton Almeida<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 22-4\nLast: L (SD) vs. Alexander Volkov, October 25th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Waldo Cortes-Acosta<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 16-2\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Shamil Gaziev, November 22nd\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Renan Ferreira<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: PFL\nRecord: 13-4, 3 NC\nLast: L (KO1) vs. Francis Ngannou, October 19, 2024\nNext: December 13 vs. Vadim Nemkov\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Serghei Spivac<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 17-6\nLast: L (UD) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, June 7th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Derrick Lewis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 29-12, 1 NC\nLast: W (TKO1) vs. Tallison Teixeira, July 12th\nNext: To be determined\n\n<strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alex Pereira<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 13-3\nLast: W (TKO1) vs. Magomed Ankalaev, October 4th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Magomed Ankalaev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 1\nRecord: 21-2-1, 1 NC\nLast: L (TKO1) vs. Alex Pereira, October 4th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jir\u00ed Proch\u0101zka<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 32-5-1\nLast: W (KO3) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., October 4th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlos Ulberg<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 14-1\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Dominick Reyes, September 27th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Khalil Rountree Jr.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 14-7, 1 NC\nLast: L (KO3) vs. Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka, October 4th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Azamat Murzakanov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 16-0\nLast: W (TKO1) vs. Aleksandar Raki\u0107, October 25th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dominick Reyes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 15-5\nLast: L (KO1) vs. Carlos Ulberg, September 27\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aleksandar Raki\u0107<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 14-6\nLast: L (TKO1) vs. Azamat Murzakanov, October 25\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jamahal Hill<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 12-4, 1 NC\nLast: L (UD) vs. Khalil Rountree Jr., June 21st\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Corey Anderson<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: PFL Champion\nRecord: 20-6-1\nLast: W (UD) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov, October 3rd\nNext: To be determined\n\n<strong>AVERAGE WEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Khamzat Chimaev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 15-0\nLast: W (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, August 16th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dricus du Plessis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 23-3\nLast: L (UD) vs. Khamzat Chimaev, August 16th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nassourdine Imavov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 17-4, 1 NC\nLast: W (US) vs. Caio Borralho, September 6th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sean Strickland<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 29-7\nLast: L (UD) vs. Dricus Du Plessis, February 8th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Israel Adesanya<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 24-5\nLast: L (KO2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, February 1st\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anthony Hernandez<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 15-2, 1 NC\nLast: W (Sub4) vs. Roman Dolidze, August 9th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Caio Borralho<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 17-2, 1 NC\nLast: L (UD) vs. Nassourdine Imavov, September 6th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brendan Allen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 26-7\nLast: W (TKO4) vs. Reinier de Ridder, October 18th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reinier de Ridder<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 21-3\nLast: L (TKO4) vs. Brendan Allen, October 18th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Robert Whittaker<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 26-9\nLast: L (SD) vs. Reinier de Ridder, July 26\nNext: To be determined\n\n<strong>WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Islam Makhachev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 28-1\nLast: W (UD) vs. Jack Della Maddalena, November 15th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jack Della Maddalena<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 1\nRecord: 18-3\nLast: L (UD) vs. Islam Makhachev, November 15th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shavkat Rakhmonov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 4\nRecord: 19-0\nLast: W (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, December 7, 2024\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ian Machado Garry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 5\nRecord: 17-1\nLast: W (UD) vs. Belal Muhammad, November 22nd\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Michael Morales<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 6\nRecord: 19-0\nLast: W (TKO1) vs. Sean Brady, November 15th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Belal Muhammad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 3\nRecord: 24-5, 1 NC\nLast: L (UD) vs. Ian Machado Garry, November 22nd\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kamaru Usman<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 21-4\nLast: W (UD) vs. Joaquin Buckley, June 14th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sean Brady<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 18-2\nLast: L (TKO1) vs. Michael Morales, November 15th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carlos Prates<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 23-7\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Leon Edwards, November 15th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Joaquin Buckley<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 21-7\nLast: L (UD) vs. Kamaru Usman, June 14th\nNext: To be determined\n\n<strong>LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ilia Topuria<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 17-0\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Charles Oliveira, June 28\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Arman Tsarukyan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: Unranked\nRecord: 23-3\nLast: W (Sub2) vs. Dan Hooker, November 22nd\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Charles Oliveira<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 2\nRecord: 36-11, 1 NC\nLast: W (Sub2) vs. Mateusz Gamrot, October 11\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Max Holloway<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 3\nRecord: 27-8\nLast: W (UD) vs. Dustin Poirier, July 19th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Justin Gaethje<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 4\nRecord: 26-5\nLast: W (UD) vs. Rafael Fiziev, March 8th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Usman Nurmagomedov<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: PFL Champion\nPrevious Ranking: 5\nRecord: 20-0, 1 NC\nLast: W (UD) vs. Paul Hughes, October 3rd\nNext: February 7th vs. Alfie Davis\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Paddy Pimblett<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 6\nRecord: 23-3\nLast: W (TKO3) vs. Michael Chandler, April 12th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mateusz Gamrot<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 7\nRecord: 25-4, 1 NC\nLast: L (Sub2) vs. Charles Oliveira, October 11th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rafael Fiziev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 8\nRecord: 13-4 NC\nLast: W (UD) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes, June 21st\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Beno\u00eet Saint Denis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nPrevious Ranking: 9\nRecord: 16-3, 1 NC\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Beneil Dariush, November 15th\nNext: To be determined\n\n<strong>FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)<\/strong>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alexander Volkanovski<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC Champion\nRecord: 27-4\nLast: W (UD) vs. Diego Lopes, April 12\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Movsar Evloev<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 19-0\nLast: W (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, December 7, 2024\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diego Lopes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 27-7\nLast: W (TKO2) vs. Jean Silva, September 13th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Yair Rodriguez<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 16-5, 1 NC\nLast: W (UD) vs. Patricio Pitbull, April 12th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lerone Murphy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 17-0-1\nLast: W (KO1) vs. Aaron Pico, August 16th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aljamain Sterling<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 25-5\nLast: W (UD) vs. Brian Ortega, August 23rd\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Youssef Zalal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 18-5-1\nLast: W (Sub1) vs. Josh Emmett, October 4th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Patricio Pitbull<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 37-8\nLast: W (UD) vs. Dan Ige, July 19th\nNext: To be determined\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Brian Ortega<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPromotion: UFC\nRecord: 16-3, 1 NC\nLast: L (UD) vs. Aljamain Sterling, August 23\nNext: To be determined","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighter Arman Tsarukyan proved his worth in the lightweight division by submitting Dan Hooker in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Doha, Qatar. The victory was crucial for Tsarukyan, who had not competed in more than a year and a half. This triumph allowed him to regain his position in ESPN&#8217;s division ranking, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5289,9391,1971,228],"class_list":{"0":"post-90421","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\/90421","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=90421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}