MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings

MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings
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UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 22 Jul, 2021

Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Jan
Blachowicz

28-8-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Nigeria flag Adesanya (20-0-0) UD 5 06-Mar-2021
Time inactive
141 days - (4 months & 19 days)
Won against
United States flag Reyes (12-1-0) KO 2 26-Sep-2020
Time held
302 days - (9 months & 29 days)
Total defences
1
Mar 06 2021
UD 5 Nigeria flag Adesanya (20-0-0)
Activity average
Every 302 days - (9 months & 29 days)
1
Brazil flag
Glover Teixeira photo
Teixeira

32-7-0

2
Czech Republic flag
Jiri Prochazka photo
Prochazka

28-3-1

3
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
Rakic

14-2-0

4
Brazil flag
Thiago Santos photo
Santos

21-9-0

5
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
Reyes

12-3-0

6
United States flag
Anthony Smith photo
Smith

34-16-0

7
Russian Federation flag
Magomed Ankalaev photo
Ankalaev

15-1-0

8
Switzerland flag
Volkan Oezdemir photo
Oezdemir

17-5-0

9
Ukraine flag
Nikita Krylov photo
Krylov

27-8-0

10
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
Walker

18-5-0

11
United States flag
Ryan Spann photo
Spann

19-6-0

12
United Kingdom flag
Paul Craig photo
Craig

14-4-1

13
Latvia flag
Misha Cirkunov photo
Cirkunov

15-6-0

14
Australia flag
Jimmy Crute photo
Crute

12-1-0

15
United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo
Hill

8-0-0

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BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 19 Jul, 2021

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Vadim Nemkov photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Vadim
Nemkov

12-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Davis (22-5-0) UD 5 16-Apr-2021
Time inactive
100 days - (3 months & 9 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Carvalho (16-3-0) SUB 2 12-Oct-2019
Time held
652 days - (1 year & 9 months)
Total defences
2
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 326 days - (10 months & 23 days)
1
United States flag
Ryan Bader photo
Bader

27-6-0

2
United States flag
Corey Anderson photo
1
Anderson

14-5-0

3
United States flag
Phil Davis photo
2
Davis

22-5-0

4
United States flag
Anthony Johnson photo
3
Johnson

22-6-0

5
Lithuania flag
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4
Anglickas

9-1-0

6
Brazil flag
Lyoto Machida photo
5
Machida

26-10-0

7
United States flag
Grant Neal photo
6
Neal

5-0-0

8
United States flag
Christian Edwards photo
7
Edwards

5-0-0

9
United States flag
Tyree Fortune photo
8
Fortune

5-0-0

10
Netherlands flag
Melvin Manhoef photo
9
Manhoef

32-15-1

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TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 22 Jul, 2021

1
Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo
Blachowicz

28-8-0

2
Czech Republic flag
Jiri Prochazka photo
Prochazka

28-3-1

3
Brazil flag
Glover Teixeira photo
Teixeira

32-7-0

4
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
Rakic

14-2-0

5
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
Reyes

12-3-0

6
Brazil flag
Thiago Santos photo
Santos

21-9-0

7
United States flag
Anthony Smith photo
Smith

34-16-0

8
Russian Federation flag
Magomed Ankalaev photo
Ankalaev

15-1-0

9
Switzerland flag
Volkan Oezdemir photo
Oezdemir

17-5-0

10
Ukraine flag
Nikita Krylov photo
Krylov

27-8-0

11
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
Walker

18-5-0

12
United Kingdom flag
Paul Craig photo
Craig

14-4-1

13
Australia flag
Jimmy Crute photo
Crute

12-1-0

14
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Nemkov photo
Nemkov

12-2-0

15
United States flag
Ryan Spann photo
Spann

19-6-0

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LFA 111
Friday, Jul 16 2021
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Marcin Prachnio
Ike Villanueva
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Villanueva
14-5-0
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18-11-0
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UFC Vegas 30
Saturday, Jun 26 2021
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Marques
Nzechukwu
11-2-0
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8-1-0
KO 3
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UFC Vegas 30
Saturday, Jun 26 2021
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Simon Biyong
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Biyong
4-0-0
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7-1-0
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Bellator 261
Friday, Jun 25 2021
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Aleksa Camur
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9-1-0
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Saturday, Jun 19 2021
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Dan Spohn
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22-8-0
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Thursday, Jun 17 2021
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13-8-0
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Thursday, Jun 17 2021
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NC
PFL 2021 #5
Thursday, Jun 17 2021
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Cory Hendricks
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6-1-0
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0-0-0
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Light Heavyweight MMA rankings

UFC Light Heavyweight
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Poland flag Jan Blachowicz (28-8-0)

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. Brazil flag Glover Teixeira
    (32-7-0)
  2. Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka
    (28-3-1)
  3. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-2-0)
  4. Brazil flag Thiago Santos
    (21-9-0)
  5. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (12-3-0)
  6. United States flag Anthony Smith
    (34-16-0)
  7. Russian Federation flag Magomed Ankalaev
    (15-1-0)
  8. Switzerland flag Volkan Oezdemir
    (17-5-0)
  9. Ukraine flag Nikita Krylov
    (27-8-0)
  10. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (18-5-0)
  11. United States flag Ryan Spann
    (19-6-0)
  12. United Kingdom flag Paul Craig
    (14-4-1)
  13. Latvia flag Misha Cirkunov
    (15-6-0)
  14. Australia flag Jimmy Crute
    (12-1-0)
  15. United States flag Jamahal Hill
    (8-0-0)
BELLATOR Light Heavyweight
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Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov (12-2-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. United States flag Ryan Bader
    (27-6-0) -
  2. United States flag Corey Anderson
    (14-5-0) -
  3. United States flag Phil Davis
    (22-5-0) -
  4. United States flag Anthony Johnson
    (22-6-0) -
  5. Lithuania flag Julius Anglickas
    (9-1-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Lyoto Machida
    (26-10-0) -
  7. United States flag Grant Neal
    (5-0-0) -
  8. United States flag Christian Edwards
    (5-0-0) -
  9. United States flag Tyree Fortune
    (5-0-0) -
  10. Netherlands flag Melvin Manhoef
    (32-15-1) -
TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight
  1. Poland flag Jan Blachowicz
    (28-8-0)
  2. Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka
    (28-3-1)
  3. Brazil flag Glover Teixeira
    (32-7-0)
  4. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-2-0)
  5. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (12-3-0)
  6. Brazil flag Thiago Santos
    (21-9-0)
  7. United States flag Anthony Smith
    (34-16-0)
  8. Russian Federation flag Magomed Ankalaev
    (15-1-0)
  9. Switzerland flag Volkan Oezdemir
    (17-5-0)
  10. Ukraine flag Nikita Krylov
    (27-8-0)
  11. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (18-5-0)
  12. United Kingdom flag Paul Craig
    (14-4-1)
  13. Australia flag Jimmy Crute
    (12-1-0)
  14. Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov
    (12-2-0)
  15. United States flag Ryan Spann
    (19-6-0)