6. Joe Lauzon
He’s currently on a three-fight losing streak as time has begun to catch up with Joe Lauzon, but he’s one of the most popular fighters ever to fight at lightweight. He’s got the most record for the most finishes in the history of the division and is tied with Nate Diaz for the most post-fight bonuses, including a rare double bonus against Jamie Varner in the 2012 fight of the year.
Lauzon lost in the semi-final of TUF 5 to Manvel Gamburyan, but it didn’t hurt his UFC career at all. He had knocked out one of that season’s coaches in Jens Pulver before even appearing on the show. He would fight on the TUF 5 Finale card anyway, beating Brandon Melendez. Nate Diaz would go on and win that season, but Lauzon has had as good a career.
