Original, editorial profiles. Every fighter researched and written from public competition records — never scraped, never copied.
Lightweight · 8 fighters

Lightweight division

Every competitor we've profiled in the Lightweight weight class — lineage, team, and career achievements, researched and written from scratch.

8 fighters
8 Hall of Fame
8 teams
All Active ★ Hall of Fame
Showing 1–5 of 5 fighters in Lightweight
Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
BM

Beatriz "Bia" Mesquita

"Bia"
★ Hall of Fame
Gracie Humaita · Lightweight
black beltIBJJF World ChampionADCC championwomen's BJJGracie HumaitaMMA crossover
Brazilian Under: Leticia Ribeiro Active competitor
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Black Belt (3rd degree)
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
GB

Gilbert Burns

"Durinho"
★ Hall of Fame
Nova União · Lightweight
MMA crossoverUFC welterweightNova UniãoADCClightweightBrazilian-American
Brazilian-American Under: Rafael "Fofitio" Barros Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
JT

JT Torres

"Spiderman"
★ Hall of Fame
Essential Jiu-Jitsu · Lightweight
black beltADCC championlightweightAtos Jiu-JitsuEssential Jiu-Jitsupressure passing
American Under: Lloyd Irvin Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
GT

Garry Tonon

"The Lion Killer"
★ Hall of Fame
Renzo Gracie Academy · Lightweight
leg locksno-giDanaher Death SquadONE ChampionshipADCClightweight
American Under: Tom DeBlass Active competitor
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Black Belt
★ ★ ★ BJJ ICON HALL OF FAME
NRY

Nicky Ryan

★ Hall of Fame
B Team Jiu-Jitsu · Lightweight
B Team Jiu-JitsuDanaher Death Squadprodigyno-giGordon Ryan's brother
American Under: John Danaher Active competitor
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