[RANK5=Online Staff] Rank5 has rigorously developed a system to assess a variety of elements and criteria for fighter rankings. Considering these factors, the staff came up with the top five contenders of the lightweight division for ONE Championship.

All the statistics listed below are related to the compiled weight class. These rankings are for the month of September and will be updated on a quarterly basis.

Lightweight Champion: Martin Nguyen

Record: 11-3 Overall | 8-3 ONE (1-0 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 1 Victory
Last Outing: Win | 2R TKO/KO (Punch) | Eduard Folayang | ONE: Legends Of The World (11/10/2017)
Scheduled Title Defense: TBA

#1 Contender: Eduard "Landslide" Folayang

Record: 20-6 Overall | 10-4 ONE (10-4 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 2 Victories
Last Outing: Win | Unanimous Decision | Aziz Pakhrudinov | ONE: Reign Of Kings (7/27/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Ev Ting, Martin Nguyen
Scheduled Bout: TBA

#2 Contender: Ev "E.T." Ting

Record: 16-4 Overall | 10-2 ONE (4-1 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 3 Victories
Last Outing: Win | Unanimous Decision | Koji Ando | ONE: Pinnacle Of Power (6/23/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Martin Nguyen, Eduard Folayang
Scheduled Bout: TBA

#3 Contender: Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki

Record: 41-8 Overall | 7-2 ONE (6-1 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 2 Victories
Last Outing: Win | 1R TKO/KO (Punches/Elbows) | Shannon Wiratchai | ONE: Reign Of Power (7/27/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Eduard Folayang, Ev Ting
Scheduled Bout: TBA

#4 Contender: Ariel "Tarzan" Sexton

Record: 12-4 Overall | 4-2 ONE (4-2 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 1 Victory
Last Outing: Win | 3R Submission (Reverse Triangle/Americana) | Shimoishi Kota | ONE: Pursuit Of Power (7/13/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Shinya Aoki, Eduard Folayang
Scheduled Bout: TBA

#5 Contender: Timofey "T-Nasty" Nastyukhin

Record: 12-3 Overall | 5-2 ONE (2-0 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 1 Victory
Last Outing: Win | Unanimous Decision | Amir Khan | ONE: Quest For Gold (2/23/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Eduard Folayang, Ev Ting
Scheduled Bout: TBA

Honorable Mentions:

Amir Khan

Record: 10-3 Overall | 10-2 ONE (5-1 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 1 Victory
Last Outing: Win | TKO/KO (Punches) | Lee Sung-Jong | ONE: Unstoppable Dreams (5/18/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Ariel Sexton, Eduard Folayang
Scheduled Bout: Honorio Banario | ONE: Beyond The Horizon (9/8/2018)

Honorio "The Rock" Banario 

Record: 13-6 Overall | 7-6 ONE (5-0 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 5 Victories
Last Outing: Win | Split Decision | Adrian Pang | ONE: Heroes Of Honor (4/20/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Ariel Sexton, Shinya Aoki
Scheduled Bout: Amir Khan | ONE: Beyond The Horizon (9/8/2018)

Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev

Record: 5-1 Overall | 4-1 ONE ( 3-1 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 1 Victory
Last Outing: Win | 3R Submission (Armbar) | Tetsuya Yamada | ONE: Iron Will (3/24/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Timofey Nastyukhin, Amir Khan
Scheduled Bout: TBA

Shannon "One Shin" Wiratchai 

Record: 9-3 Overall | 7-3 ONE (3-2 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 1 Loss
Last Outing: Loss | 1R TKO/KO (Punches/Elbows) | Shinya Aoki | ONE: Reign Of Power (7/27/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Timofey Nastyukhin, Ariel Sexton
Scheduled Bout: TBA

Garry "The Lion Killer" Tonon

Record: 2-0 Overall | 2-0 ONE ( 2-0 Lightweight)
Current Streak: 2 Victories
Last Outing: Win | 3R Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Rahul Rajul | ONE: Reign Of Kings (7/27/2018)
Ideal Opponents: Adrian Pang, Koji Ando
Scheduled Bout: TBA