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MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings

MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings
UFC rankings Bellator rankings Tapology rankings

UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 12 Jun, 2025

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Magomed Ankalaev photo

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Magomed
Ankalaev

20-1-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
102 days - (3 months & 10 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pereira (12-2-0) UD 5 08-Mar-2025
Time held
102 days - (3 months & 10 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Alex Pereira photo
Pereira

12-3-0

2
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Jiri Prochazka photo
1
Prochazka

31-5-1

3
New Zealand flag
Carlos Ulberg photo
2
Ulberg

12-1-0

4
United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo
3
Hill

12-3-0

5
Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo
4
Blachowicz

29-11-1

6
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
5
Rakic

14-5-0

7
United States flag
Khalil Rountree photo
6
Rountree

13-6-0

8
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
7
Reyes

15-4-0

9
Switzerland flag
Volkan Oezdemir photo
8
Oezdemir

20-8-0

10
Ukraine flag
Nikita Krylov photo
9
Krylov

30-10-0

11
Russian Federation flag
Azamat Murzakanov photo
11
Murzakanov

15-0-0

12
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
10
Walker

21-9-0

13
China flag
Mingyang Zhang photo
12
Zhang

19-6-0

14
Uzbekistan flag
Bogdan Guskov photo
13
Guskov

17-3-0

15
United States flag
Alonzo Menifield photo
14
Menifield

17-5-1

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BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Dec, 2023

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Corey Anderson photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Corey
Anderson

18-6-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
453 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Won against
Ireland flag Moore (12-2-0) UD 5 22-Mar-2024
Time held
453 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
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Corey Anderson photo
Anderson

18-6-0

2
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Phil Davis photo
1
Davis

25-7-0

3
Cuba flag
Yoel Romero photo
2
Romero

16-7-0

4
Ireland flag
Karl Moore photo
3
Moore

12-4-0

5
Turkmenistan flag
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov photo
4
Yagshimuradov

25-7-1

6
United States flag
Alex Polizzi photo
5
Polizzi

11-5-0

7
Lithuania flag
Julius Anglickas photo
6
Anglickas

10-4-0

8
United Kingdom flag
Luke Trainer photo
7
Trainer

9-1-0

9
United States flag
Sullivan Cauley photo
8
Cauley

7-1-0

10
Sweden flag
Karl Albrektsson photo
9
Albrektsson

14-7-0

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TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 12 Jun, 2025

1
Russian Federation flag
Magomed Ankalaev photo
Ankalaev

20-1-1

2
Brazil flag
Alex Pereira photo
2
Pereira

12-3-0

3
Czech Republic flag
Jiri Prochazka photo
1
Prochazka

31-5-1

4
New Zealand flag
Carlos Ulberg photo
3
Ulberg

12-1-0

5
Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo
4
Blachowicz

29-11-1

6
United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo
5
Hill

12-3-0

7
United States flag
Khalil Rountree photo
7
Rountree

13-6-0

8
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
6
Reyes

15-4-0

9
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
8
Rakic

14-5-0

10
Russian Federation flag
Azamat Murzakanov photo
11
Murzakanov

15-0-0

11
Switzerland flag
Volkan Oezdemir photo
9
Oezdemir

20-8-0

12
Ukraine flag
Nikita Krylov photo
10
Krylov

30-10-0

13
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
12
Walker

21-9-0

14
Uzbekistan flag
Bogdan Guskov photo
13
Guskov

17-3-0

15
China flag
Mingyang Zhang photo
14
Zhang

19-6-0

Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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Farshad Nazarnia
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2-1-0
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2-0-0
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12-3-0
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13-6-0
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Saturday, Jun 21 2025
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14-7-0
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0-1-0
Records
1-0-0
Cage Warriors 192
Saturday, Jul 12 2025
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Prachnio
12-4-2
Records
17-8-0
UFC 318
Saturday, Jul 19 2025
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Recent Light Heavyweight results

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Vemola
Vegh
37-8-0
Records
33-10-0
UD 5
Result
UD 5
OKTAGON 72
Saturday, Jun 14 2025
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Piwowarczyk
Lushima
9-4-0
Records
6-0-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
KSW 107
Saturday, Jun 14 2025
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Skvor
Alsina
9-4-0
Records
11-4-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
OKTAGON 72
Saturday, Jun 14 2025
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16-5-0
Records
11-0-0
UD 3
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UD 3
UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley
Saturday, Jun 14 2025
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2-0-0
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KO 1
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LFA 210
Friday, Jun 13 2025
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Ribeiro
14-0-0
Records
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KO 1
Result
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UFC 316
Saturday, Jun 07 2025
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20-9-0
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UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber
Saturday, May 31 2025
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OKTAGON 71
Saturday, May 17 2025
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Stirling
Erslan
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UD 3
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UFC 315
Saturday, May 10 2025
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Modestas Bukauskas
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Cutelaba
17-6-0
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19-10-0
SD 3
Result
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UFC 315
Saturday, May 10 2025

Light Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Light Heavyweight
Belt icon

Russian Federation flag Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1)

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Alex Pereira
    (12-3-0) -
  2. Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka
    (31-5-1) -
  3. New Zealand flag Carlos Ulberg
    (12-1-0) -
  4. United States flag Jamahal Hill
    (12-3-0) -
  5. Poland flag Jan Blachowicz
    (29-11-1) -
  6. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-5-0) -
  7. United States flag Khalil Rountree
    (13-6-0) -
  8. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (15-4-0) -
  9. Switzerland flag Volkan Oezdemir
    (20-8-0) -
  10. Ukraine flag Nikita Krylov
    (30-10-0) -
  11. Russian Federation flag Azamat Murzakanov
    (15-0-0) 1
  12. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (21-9-0) 1
  13. China flag Mingyang Zhang
    (19-6-0) -
  14. Uzbekistan flag Bogdan Guskov
    (17-3-0) -
  15. United States flag Alonzo Menifield
    (17-5-1) -
BELLATOR Light Heavyweight
Belt icon

United States flag Corey Anderson (18-6-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. United States flag Corey Anderson
    (18-6-0) -
  2. United States flag Phil Davis
    (25-7-0) -
  3. Cuba flag Yoel Romero
    (16-7-0) -
  4. Ireland flag Karl Moore
    (12-4-0) -
  5. Turkmenistan flag Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
    (25-7-1) -
  6. United States flag Alex Polizzi
    (11-5-0) -
  7. Lithuania flag Julius Anglickas
    (10-4-0) -
  8. United Kingdom flag Luke Trainer
    (9-1-0) -
  9. United States flag Sullivan Cauley
    (7-1-0) -
  10. Sweden flag Karl Albrektsson
    (14-7-0) -
TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight
  1. Russian Federation flag Magomed Ankalaev
    (20-1-1) -
  2. Brazil flag Alex Pereira
    (12-3-0) 1
  3. Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka
    (31-5-1) 1
  4. New Zealand flag Carlos Ulberg
    (12-1-0) -
  5. Poland flag Jan Blachowicz
    (29-11-1) -
  6. United States flag Jamahal Hill
    (12-3-0) -
  7. United States flag Khalil Rountree
    (13-6-0) 1
  8. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (15-4-0) 1
  9. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-5-0) -
  10. Russian Federation flag Azamat Murzakanov
    (15-0-0) 2
  11. Switzerland flag Volkan Oezdemir
    (20-8-0) 1
  12. Ukraine flag Nikita Krylov
    (30-10-0) 1
  13. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (21-9-0) -
  14. Uzbekistan flag Bogdan Guskov
    (17-3-0) -
  15. China flag Mingyang Zhang
    (19-6-0) -