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#4. John Lineker - Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight (160 cm)
John Lineker fought in the UFC for eight years after making his promotional debut in 2012. Despite being one of the shortest male fighters in UFC history, Lineker was a bulky dude. While he fought in the flyweight division for almost half of his career, he missed weight multiple times.
However, with John Lineker's durability and performance inside the octagon, the UFC retained him but made him fight in the bantamweight division. Following the ninth loss of his MMA career, and fourth in the UFC against Cory Sandhagen, the Brazilian was released from the UFC in 2019.
He might be one of the shortest male fighters in UFC history but he's been one of the most active athletes in the sport. The 5'3" fighter is 34-9 in his MMA career with 16 knockout wins. On top of that, he has never been knocked out by any opponents. Currently, he is ranked No.1 in the ONE Championship bantamweight division.
#3. John Dodson - Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight (160 cm)
John Dodson is an MMA veteran who has been competing since 2004. He is one of the shortest male fighters in UFC history but that is not what he is known for. Dodson was the winner of TUF: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller, having knocked out T.J. Dillashaw in the finale. The 5'3'' fighter competed in the UFC for nine years and was a two-time title challenger in the bantamweight division.
Despite his size, John Dodson was one of the most exciting low-weight fighters. He was quick and agile and proved to be a problem for many MMA veterans, such as Manvel Gamburyel and former champion Dillashaw.
'The Magician' came unbelievably close to winning the UFC flyweight championship twice in his career against Demetrious Johnson. But in a battle between two of the shortest male fighters in UFC history, it was Dodson who fell short.
