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 2 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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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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Jan Błachowicz
22-7-0
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Corey "Overtime" Anderson
11-4-0
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Glover Teixeira
27-7-0
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Jimi "Poster Boy" Manuwa
17-4-0
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Ovince "OSP" St. Preux
23-11-0
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Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
30-13-0
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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
25-5-0
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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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"Smilin" Sam Alvey
33-10-0, 1 NC
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Ion "The Hulk" Cutelaba
14-3-0, 1 NC
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Gian Villante
16-10-0
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Aleksandar Rakić
10-1-0
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Gadzhimurad Antigulov
20-5-0
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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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Jordan Johnson
9-0-0
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Liam McGeary
12-3-0
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Jon "Bones" Jones
22-1-0, 1 NC
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Tomasz "Żyrafa" Narkun
15-2-0
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Paul "Bearjew" Craig
10-2-0
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Devin "Brown Bear" Clark
9-2-0
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
16-9-0, 1 NC
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Rashid Yusupov
9-1-0
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Jiří "Denisa" Procházka
21-3-1
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Fábio "Caipira de Aço" Maldonado
24-12-0
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Maxim "Maximus" Grishin
28-7-0
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Magomed Ankalaev
10-1-0
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Darko Stošić
13-1-0
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Ed "Short Fuse" Herman
22-13-0, 1 NC
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Sean "The Real OC" O'Connell
18-9-0
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Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov
16-5-1
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Michał "Lord" Oleksiejczuk
12-2-0, 1 NC
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Gökhan "The Rebel" Saki
1-2-0
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Anthony "Rumble" Johnson
22-6-0
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Viktor Nemkov
25-7-0
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"Filthy" Tom Lawlor
10-6-0, 1 NC
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Jake "The Prototype" Collier
11-4-0
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.
