MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings

MMA Light Heavyweight Rankings
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UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 14 Oct, 2021

Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Jan
Blachowicz

28-8-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Brazil flag Teixeira (32-7-0) 30-Oct-2021
Last defence
Nigeria flag Adesanya (20-0-0) UD 5 06-Mar-2021
Time inactive
233 days - (7 months & 19 days)
Won against
United States flag Reyes (12-1-0) KO 2 26-Sep-2020
Time held
394 days - (1 year & 29 days)
Total defences
1
Mar 06 2021
UD 5 Nigeria flag Adesanya (20-0-0)
Activity average
Every 394 days - (1 year & 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
United States flag
Anthony Smith photo
Smith

36-16-0

5
Brazil flag
Thiago Santos photo
Santos

22-9-0

6
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
Reyes

12-3-0

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

18-6-0

11
United Kingdom flag
Paul Craig photo
Craig

14-4-1

12
United States flag
Ryan Spann photo
Spann

19-7-0

13
Australia flag
Jimmy Crute photo
Crute

12-1-0

14
United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo
Hill

8-0-0

15
Moldova, Republic of flag
Ion Cutelaba photo
Cutelaba

16-6-1

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BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 18 Oct, 2021

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Vadim Nemkov photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Vadim
Nemkov

14-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Lithuania flag Anglickas (10-1-0) SUB 4 16-Oct-2021
Time inactive
9 days - (9 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Carvalho (16-3-0) SUB 2 12-Oct-2019
Time held
744 days - (2 years)
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 248 days - (8 months & 6 days)
1
United States flag
Ryan Bader photo
Bader

28-7-0

2
United States flag
Corey Anderson photo
1
Anderson

16-5-0

3
United States flag
Phil Davis photo
2
Davis

23-6-0

4
United States flag
Anthony Johnson photo
3
Johnson

22-6-0

5
Lithuania flag
Julius Anglickas photo
4
Anglickas

10-2-0

6
Brazil flag
Lyoto Machida photo
5
Machida

26-10-0

7
United States flag
Alex Polizzi photo
6
Polizzi

9-1-0

8
United States flag
Grant Neal photo
7
Neal

6-1-0

9
Netherlands flag
Melvin Manhoef photo
8
Manhoef

32-15-1

10
Sweden flag
Karl Albrektsson photo
9
Albrektsson

13-3-0

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TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight Rankings

Updated: 21 Oct, 2021

1
Poland flag
Jan Blachowicz photo
Blachowicz

28-8-0

2
Brazil flag
Glover Teixeira photo
Teixeira

32-7-0

3
Czech Republic flag
Jiri Prochazka photo
Prochazka

28-3-1

4
Austria flag
Aleksandar Rakic photo
Rakic

14-2-0

5
United States flag
Anthony Smith photo
Smith

36-16-0

6
United States flag
Dominick Reyes photo
Reyes

12-3-0

7
Brazil flag
Thiago Santos photo
Santos

22-9-0

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
United States flag
Corey Anderson photo
Anderson

16-5-0

12
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Nemkov photo
Nemkov

14-2-0

13
United Kingdom flag
Paul Craig photo
Craig

14-4-1

14
Brazil flag
Johnny Walker photo
Walker

18-6-0

15
Australia flag
Jimmy Crute photo
Crute

12-1-0

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Big upcoming Light Heavyweight fights

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Arlandis Henderson
Toby Gvillo
Henderson
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0-0-0
Records
0-4-0
LFA 114
Friday, Aug 27 2021
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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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Nick Negumereanu
Ike Villanueva
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Villanueva
0-0-0
Records
18-11-0
UFC Vegas 41
Saturday, Oct 23 2021
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12-5-0
Records
8-2-0
PFL 2021 #10
Wednesday, Oct 27 2021
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Magomed Ankalaev photo
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Ankalaev
Oezdemir
15-1-0
Records
17-5-0
UFC 267
Saturday, Oct 30 2021
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Blachowicz
Teixeira
28-8-0
Records
32-7-0
UFC 267
Saturday, Oct 30 2021
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Micha Oleksiejczuk
Shamil Gamzatov
Oleksiejczuk
Gamzatov
14-4-0
Records
14-0-0
UFC 267
Saturday, Oct 30 2021
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Lee Chadwick
Arunas Andriuskevicus
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Andriuskevicus
26-15-1
Records
15-4-0
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Friday, Nov 05 2021
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Aleksa Camur
John Allan
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Allan
0-0-0
Records
13-6-0
UFC 268
Saturday, Nov 06 2021
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ESPN Pay Per View
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BT Sport 1
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Philipe Lins
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Lins
St. Preux
14-5-0
Records
25-15-0
UFC Vegas 42
Saturday, Nov 13 2021
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ESPN+

Recent Light Heavyweight results

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Zac Pauga
Markus Perez
Pauga
Perez
2-0-0
Records
12-5-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Cage Warriors 130
Sunday, Oct 17 2021
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United States flag
Sullivan Cauley
Deon Clash
Cauley
Clash
1-0-0
Records
2-3-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
Bellator 266
Saturday, Oct 16 2021
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Lithuania flag
Vadim Nemkov photo
Julius Anglickas photo
Nemkov
Anglickas
12-2-0
Records
9-1-0
Sub 4
Result
Sub 4
Bellator 266
Saturday, Oct 16 2021
Light Heavyweight championship
BELLATOR
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Karl Albrektsson
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
Albrektsson
Yagshimuradov
10-3-0
Records
18-5-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
Bellator 266
Saturday, Oct 16 2021
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United States flag
Ryan Bader photo
Corey Anderson photo
Bader
Anderson
27-6-0
Records
14-5-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
Bellator 266
Saturday, Oct 16 2021
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Brazil flag
Thiago Santos photo
Johnny Walker photo
Santos
Walker
21-9-0
Records
18-5-0
UD 5
Result
UD 5
UFC Vegas 38
Saturday, Oct 02 2021
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Luke Trainer
Yannick Bahati
Trainer
Bahati
4-0-0
Records
9-5-0
KO 2
Result
KO 2
Bellator London
Friday, Oct 01 2021
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Joshua Silveira
Tee Cummins
Silveira
Cummins
4-0-0
Records
3-0-0
KO 1
Result
KO 1
LFA 115
Friday, Sep 24 2021
Light Heavyweight championship
United States flag
United States flag
Grant Neal
Alex Polizzi
Neal
Polizzi
5-0-0
Records
8-1-0
SD 3
Result
SD 3
Bellator 266
Saturday, Sep 18 2021
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United States flag
Tafon Nchukwi
Mike Rodriguez
Nchukwi
Rodriguez
5-1-0
Records
11-6-0
UD 3
Result
UD 3
UFC Vegas 37
Saturday, Sep 18 2021

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. United States flag Anthony Smith
    (36-16-0)
  5. Brazil flag Thiago Santos
    (22-9-0)
  6. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (12-3-0)
  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
    (18-6-0)
  11. United Kingdom flag Paul Craig
    (14-4-1)
  12. United States flag Ryan Spann
    (19-7-0)
  13. Australia flag Jimmy Crute
    (12-1-0)
  14. United States flag Jamahal Hill
    (8-0-0)
  15. Moldova, Republic of flag Ion Cutelaba
    (16-6-1)
BELLATOR Light Heavyweight
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Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov (14-2-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

  1. United States flag Ryan Bader
    (28-7-0) -
  2. United States flag Corey Anderson
    (16-5-0) -
  3. United States flag Phil Davis
    (23-6-0) -
  4. United States flag Anthony Johnson
    (22-6-0) -
  5. Lithuania flag Julius Anglickas
    (10-2-0) -
  6. Brazil flag Lyoto Machida
    (26-10-0) -
  7. United States flag Alex Polizzi
    (9-1-0) -
  8. United States flag Grant Neal
    (6-1-0) -
  9. Netherlands flag Melvin Manhoef
    (32-15-1) -
  10. Sweden flag Karl Albrektsson
    (13-3-0) -
TAPOLOGY Light Heavyweight
  1. Poland flag Jan Blachowicz
    (28-8-0)
  2. Brazil flag Glover Teixeira
    (32-7-0)
  3. Czech Republic flag Jiri Prochazka
    (28-3-1)
  4. Austria flag Aleksandar Rakic
    (14-2-0)
  5. United States flag Anthony Smith
    (36-16-0)
  6. United States flag Dominick Reyes
    (12-3-0)
  7. Brazil flag Thiago Santos
    (22-9-0)
  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. United States flag Corey Anderson
    (16-5-0)
  12. Russian Federation flag Vadim Nemkov
    (14-2-0)
  13. United Kingdom flag Paul Craig
    (14-4-1)
  14. Brazil flag Johnny Walker
    (18-6-0)
  15. Australia flag Jimmy Crute
    (12-1-0)