MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings

MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings
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UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 08 Sep, 2022

Czech Republic flag
Jiri Prochazka photo

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Jiri
Prochazka

29-3-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
112 days - (3 months & 20 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Teixeira (33-7-0) SUB 5 11-Jun-2022
Time held
112 days - (3 months & 20 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
1
Brazil flag
Glover Teixeira photo
Teixeira

33-8-0

2
Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo
Blachowicz

29-9-0

3
Russian Federation flag
Magomed Ankalaev photo
Ankalaev

17-1-0

4
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
Rakic

14-3-0

5
United States flag
Anthony Smith photo
Smith

36-17-0

6
United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo
Hill

11-1-0

7
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
Reyes

12-3-0

8
Switzerland flag
Volkan Oezdemir photo
Oezdemir

18-6-0

9
Brazil flag
Thiago Santos photo
Santos

22-11-0

10
United Kingdom flag
Paul Craig photo
Craig

16-5-1

11
Ukraine flag
Nikita Krylov photo
Krylov

28-9-0

12
United States flag
Ryan Spann photo
Spann

20-7-0

13
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
Walker

19-7-0

14
United States flag
Dustin Jacoby photo
Jacoby

18-5-1

15
Australia flag
Jimmy Crute photo
Crute

12-3-0

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BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 26 Sep, 2022

Russian Federation flag
Vadim Nemkov photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Vadim
Nemkov

14-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Anderson (16-5-0) 18-Nov-2022
Last defence
Lithuania flag Anglickas (10-1-0) SUB 4 16-Oct-2021
Time inactive
350 days - (11 months & 16 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Carvalho (16-3-0) SUB 2 12-Oct-2019
Time held
1085 days - (2 years & 11 months)
Total defences
3
Oct 16 2021
SUB 4 Lithuania flag Anglickas (10-1-0)
Apr 16 2021
UD 5 United States flag Davis (22-5-0)
Aug 21 2020
KO 2 United States flag Bader (27-5-0)
Activity average
Every 362 days - (11 months & 28 days)
1
United States flag
Corey Anderson photo
Anderson

16-5-0

2
United States flag
Phil Davis photo
1
Davis

24-6-0

3
United States flag
Ryan Bader photo
2
Bader

30-7-0

4
Lithuania flag
Julius Anglickas photo
3
Anglickas

10-3-0

5
United States flag
Grant Neal photo
4
Neal

7-1-0

6
Sweden flag
Karl Albrektsson photo
5
Albrektsson

13-4-0

7
Cuba flag
Yoel Romero photo
6
Romero

15-6-0

8
United States flag
Alex Polizzi photo
7
Polizzi

10-2-0

9
Netherlands flag
Melvin Manhoef photo
8
Manhoef

32-16-1

10
United States flag
Sullivan Cauley photo
9
Cauley

4-0-0

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TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 29 Sep, 2022

1
Czech Republic flag
Jiri Prochazka photo
Prochazka

29-3-1

2
Brazil flag
Glover Teixeira photo
Teixeira

33-8-0

3
Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo
Blachowicz

29-9-0

4
Russian Federation flag
Magomed Ankalaev photo
Ankalaev

17-1-0

5
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
Rakic

14-3-0

6
United States flag
Anthony Smith photo
Smith

36-17-0

7
United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo
Hill

11-1-0

8
Switzerland flag
Volkan Oezdemir photo
Oezdemir

18-6-0

9
United Kingdom flag
Paul Craig photo
Craig

16-5-1

10
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
Reyes

12-3-0

11
Ukraine flag
Nikita Krylov photo
Krylov

28-9-0

12
United States flag
Dustin Jacoby photo
Jacoby

18-5-1

13
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
Walker

19-7-0

14
United States flag
Corey Anderson photo
Anderson

16-5-0

15
United States flag
Ryan Spann photo
Spann

20-7-0

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Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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Arlandis Henderson
Toby Gvillo
Henderson
Gvillo
0-0-0
Records
0-4-0
LFA 114
Friday, Aug 27 2021
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UFC Fight Pass
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Terry Copling
Mervin Miller
Copling
Miller
3-2-0
Records
7-0-0
LFA 114
Friday, Aug 27 2021
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UFC Fight Pass
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Yuri Simoes
Daniyal Zainalov
Simoes
Zainalov
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
Friday, Feb 25 2022
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Rob Wilkinson
Bruce Souto
Wilkinson
Souto
15-2-0
Records
15-5-0
PFL 2022 #1
Wednesday, Apr 20 2022
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Simeon Powell
Nemanja Uveric
Powell
Uveric
7-0-0
Records
11-5-0
PFL 2022 #9
Saturday, Aug 20 2022
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Channel 4
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Miguel Firmino
Victor Hugo
Firmino
Hugo
5-1-0
Records
2-1-0
LFA 143
Friday, Sep 30 2022
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UFC Fight Pass
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UFC Fight Pass UK
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Maxim Grishin
Philipe Lins
Grishin
Lins
32-9-2
Records
15-5-0
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
Saturday, Oct 01 2022
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ESPN+
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BT Sport 1
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Misha Cirkunov photo
Alonzo Menifield
Cirkunov
Menifield
15-7-0
Records
12-3-0
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Saturday, Oct 15 2022
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ESPN+
UK show
BT Sport 1
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Reinier de Ridder photo
Shamil Abdulaev
Ridder
Abdulaev
16-0-0
Records
13-1-0
ONE on Prime Video 3
Friday, Oct 21 2022
Light Heavyweight championship
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Amazon Prime Video
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ONE Super App UK
Brazil flag
United States flag
Bruno Assis
Jesse Murray
Assis
Murray
12-6-0
Records
0-0-0
LFA 145
Friday, Oct 21 2022
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UFC Fight Pass
UK show
UFC Fight Pass UK

Recent Light Heavyweight results

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Brazil flag
Bruno Lopes
Willyanedson Paiva
Lopes
Paiva
10-0-0
Records
8-4-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
LFA 143
Friday, Sep 30 2022
Light Heavyweight championship
Brazil flag
Brazil flag
Miguel Firmino
Vitor Costa
Firmino
Costa
5-1-0
Records
3-1-0
SD 3
Result
SD 3
LFA 143
Friday, Sep 30 2022
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United States flag
Elijah Harris
Trey Williams
Harris
Williams
4-1-0
Records
5-3-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Cage Warriors 143
Friday, Sep 23 2022
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Netherlands flag
Yoel Romero photo
Melvin Manhoef
Romero
Manhoef
14-6-0
Records
32-15-0
KO 3
Result
KO 3
Bellator Dublin
Friday, Sep 23 2022
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Ireland flag
Karl Albrektsson
Karl Moore
Albrektsson
Moore
13-3-0
Records
9-2-0
Sub 2
Result
Sub 2
Bellator Dublin
Friday, Sep 23 2022
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Moldova, Republic of flag
Johnny Walker photo
Ion Cutelaba photo
Walker
Cutelaba
18-7-0
Records
16-7-0
Sub 1
Result
Sub 1
UFC 279
Saturday, Sep 10 2022
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United States flag
Tyson Pedro
Harry Hunsucker
Pedro
Hunsucker
8-3-0
Records
7-5-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
UFC 278
Saturday, Aug 20 2022
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Simeon Powell
Joao Paulo Fagundes
Powell
Fagundes
6-0-0
Records
0-0-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
PFL 2022 #9
Saturday, Aug 20 2022
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United States flag
Austin Ross
Matt Smith
Ross
Smith
0-0-0
Records
0-0-0
Others
Result
Others
LFA 139
Friday, Aug 19 2022
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Will Fleury
Anthony Salamone
Fleury
Salamone
8-3-0
Records
7-0-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
PFL 2022 #8
Saturday, Aug 13 2022

Light Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Light Heavyweight
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Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1)

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Glover Teixeira
    (33-8-0)
  2. Poland flag Jan Blachowicz
    (29-9-0)
  3. Russian Federation flag Magomed Ankalaev
    (17-1-0)
  4. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-3-0)
  5. United States flag Anthony Smith
    (36-17-0)
  6. United States flag Jamahal Hill
    (11-1-0)
  7. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (12-3-0)
  8. Switzerland flag Volkan Oezdemir
    (18-6-0)
  9. Brazil flag Thiago Santos
    (22-11-0)
  10. United Kingdom flag Paul Craig
    (16-5-1)
  11. Ukraine flag Nikita Krylov
    (28-9-0)
  12. United States flag Ryan Spann
    (20-7-0)
  13. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (19-7-0)
  14. United States flag Dustin Jacoby
    (18-5-1)
  15. Australia flag Jimmy Crute
    (12-3-0)
BELLATOR Light Heavyweight
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Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov (14-2-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. United States flag Corey Anderson
    (16-5-0) -
  2. United States flag Phil Davis
    (24-6-0) -
  3. United States flag Ryan Bader
    (30-7-0) -
  4. Lithuania flag Julius Anglickas
    (10-3-0) -
  5. United States flag Grant Neal
    (7-1-0) -
  6. Sweden flag Karl Albrektsson
    (13-4-0) -
  7. Cuba flag Yoel Romero
    (15-6-0) -
  8. United States flag Alex Polizzi
    (10-2-0) -
  9. Netherlands flag Melvin Manhoef
    (32-16-1) -
  10. United States flag Sullivan Cauley
    (4-0-0) -
TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight
  1. Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka
    (29-3-1)
  2. Brazil flag Glover Teixeira
    (33-8-0)
  3. Poland flag Jan Blachowicz
    (29-9-0)
  4. Russian Federation flag Magomed Ankalaev
    (17-1-0)
  5. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-3-0)
  6. United States flag Anthony Smith
    (36-17-0)
  7. United States flag Jamahal Hill
    (11-1-0)
  8. Switzerland flag Volkan Oezdemir
    (18-6-0)
  9. United Kingdom flag Paul Craig
    (16-5-1)
  10. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (12-3-0)
  11. Ukraine flag Nikita Krylov
    (28-9-0)
  12. United States flag Dustin Jacoby
    (18-5-1)
  13. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (19-7-0)
  14. United States flag Corey Anderson
    (16-5-0)
  15. United States flag Ryan Spann
    (20-7-0)