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Lightweight · 2026

Best Lightweight Striking Defense

Best at avoiding shots — highest percentage of opponent strikes that miss or get blocked.

Matheus Camilo leads the lightweight Str Def board at 66% opp. strikes blocked , followed by Fares Ziam (63%) and Ilia Topuria (62%) .

Top 25 active lightweight fighters by career-window Str Def. · See full lightweight Elo rankings →

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  1. 1
    Matheus Camilo
    2-2-0 4 fights #70
    66%
  2. 2
    Fares Ziam
    8-4-0 12 fights #28
    63%
  3. 3
    Ilia Topuria
    9-1-0 10 fights #1
    62%
  4. 4
    Nasrat Haqparast
    10-6-0 16 fights #35
    62%
  5. 5
    King Green
    17-13-1 32 fights #20
    61%
  6. 6
    Bolaji Oki
    2-3-0 5 fights #81
    61%
  7. 7
    Axel Sola
    3-1-0 4 fights #33
    61%
  8. 8
    Clay Guida
    18-19-0 37 fights #62
    61%
  9. 9
    Rafa Garcia
    7-5-0 12 fights #43
    61%
  10. 10
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    21-16-0 37 fights #24
    60%
  11. 11
    Kaue Fernandes
    3-2-0 5 fights #53
    60%
  12. 12
    Mateusz Gamrot
    9-5-0 14 fights #13
    60%
  13. 13
    Renato Moicano
    13-7-0 20 fights #9
    60%
  14. 14
    Alexander Hernandez
    11-8-0 19 fights #27
    60%
  15. 15
    Damir Hadzovic
    4-6-0 10 fights #63
    59%
  16. 16
    Mauricio Ruffy
    5-2-0 7 fights #19
    59%
  17. 17
    Michael Johnson
    16-16-0 32 fights #49
    59%
  18. 18
    Jeremy Stephens
    15-20-0 36 fights #69
    58%
  19. 19
    Viacheslav Borshchev
    3-6-1 10 fights #75
    57%
  20. 20
    Evan Elder
    3-2-0 5 fights #56
    57%
  21. 21
    Beneil Dariush
    17-8-1 26 fights #11
    57%
  22. 22
    Diego Ferreira
    11-7-0 18 fights #23
    57%
  23. 23
    Jim Miller
    28-18-0 47 fights #15
    57%
  24. 24
    Matt Frevola
    5-6-1 12 fights #66
    57%
  25. 25
    Mike Davis
    5-3-0 8 fights #32
    56%
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Career averages, calculated over a fighter's full UFC sample. Provisional fighters (fewer than 4 UFC bouts) and retired fighters are excluded so the leaderboards reflect a real career, not a one-fight outlier. Stat data sourced from UFCStats via our daily pipeline. Updated Oct 17, 2026.