Tapology Worldwide Ranking
The Current Best MMA Light Heavyweights | 205 lbs.
About Worldwide Rankings
Worldwide Rankings are for fighters in the UFC and other top orgs. Tapology users submit their lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
Worldwide Rankings are for fighters in the UFC and other top orgs. Tapology users submit their lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
Who are the world's top light heavyweights? Updated about 14 hours ago
For many hardcore fans the light heavyweight division is MMA's best. The fighters combine tremendous power and agility, and the competition at the top is unyielding and fierce. Here are the best at 205. Create YOUR own ranking today.
Rankings
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Volkan "No Time" Oezdemir
15-2-0
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Jan Błachowicz
23-7-0
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Ilir "The Sledgehammer" Latifi
14-5-0, 1 NC
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Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis
19-4-0, 1 NC
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Corey "Overtime" Anderson
11-4-0
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Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa
17-4-0
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Glover Teixeira
27-7-0
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Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
30-13-0
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Ovince "OSP" St. Preux
23-12-0
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Maurício "Shogun" Rua
25-11-0
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Misha Cirkunov
13-4-0
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Nikita "The Miner" Krylov
25-6-0
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Patrick "Durkin" Cummins
10-5-0
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Tyson Pedro
7-2-0
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Linton "The Swarm" Vassell
19-7-0, 1 NC
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Jon "Bones" Jones
22-1-0, 1 NC
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"Smilin" Sam Alvey
33-11-0, 1 NC
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Ion "The Hulk" Cutelaba
14-3-0, 1 NC
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Aleksandar Rakić
10-1-0
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Gian Villante
16-10-0
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Khalil "The War Horse" Rountree
7-2-0, 1 NC
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Vadim Nemkov
9-2-0
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Gadzhimurad Antigulov
20-5-0
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Thiago "Marreta" Santos
19-6-0
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Liam McGeary
12-3-0
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Tomasz "Żyrafa" Narkun
15-2-0
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Paul "Bearjew" Craig
10-2-0
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Magomed Ankalaev
11-1-0
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
18-9-0, 1 NC
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Devin "Brown Bear" Clark
9-2-0
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Jiří "Denisa" Procházka
22-3-1
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Sean "The Real OC" O'Connell
20-10-0
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Darko Stošić
13-1-0
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Ryan "Superman" Spann
15-5-0
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Rashid Yusupov
9-1-0
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Ed "Short Fuse" Herman
22-13-0, 1 NC
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Maxim "Maximus" Grishin
28-7-1
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Fábio "Caipira de Aço" Maldonado
24-12-0
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Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
16-5-1
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"Filthy" Tom Lawlor
10-6-0, 1 NC
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Dan "Dragon" Spohn
18-6-0
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Michał "Lord" Oleksiejczuk
12-2-0, 1 NC
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49
Jake "The Prototype" Collier
11-4-0
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50
Gökhan "The Rebel" Saki
1-2-0
Ranking Contributors
As Tapology users create their own lists, the consensus rankings will update in real-time. For Top Light Heavies - 205 lbs., the 75 most-recently updated member lists will be included.
