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MMA Light Heavyweight
All Time Rankings.

Top light heavyweight MMA fighters ranked by FightTruth's model. 205 lb division rankings based on performance and fight history. Includes retired fighters.

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BRADLEY-TERRY MODEL
#
FIGHTER
RECORD
KO · SUB · FIN%
ELO
1
🇺🇸Ryan BaderPFLBellatorUFCRET.
"Darth"
34–8 · 13KO 4SUB · 50%
34–8
13 · 4 · 50%
1995
2
🇧🇷Maurício RuaUFCPRIDERET.
27–14 · 21KO 1SUB · 81%
27–14
21 · 1 · 81%
1991
3
🇧🇷Alex PereiraUFC
"Poatan"
13–3 · 11KO 0SUB · 85%
13–3
11 · 0 · 85%
1951
4
🇺🇸Phil DavisPFLBellatorUFC
"Mr. Wonderful"
25–8 · 7KO 5SUB · 48%
25–8
7 · 5 · 48%
1935
5
🇷🇺Magomed AnkalaevUFC
21–2 · 11KO 0SUB · 52%
21–2
11 · 0 · 52%
1929
6
🇳🇿Carlos UlbergUFC
"Black Jag"
14–1 · 9KO 1SUB · 71%
14–1
9 · 1 · 71%
1922
7
🇷🇺Ivan ShtyrkovRIZIN
"Ural Hulk"
25–3 · 12KO 5SUB · 68%
25–3
12 · 5 · 68%
1917
8
↑1
🇨🇿Jiri ProchazkaUFCRIZIN
32–6 · 28KO 3SUB · 97%
32–6
28 · 3 · 97%
1910
9
↓1
🇧🇷Glover TeixeiraUFCRET.
34–9 · 17KO 12SUB · 85%
34–9
17 · 12 · 85%
1905
10
🇵🇱Jan BlachowiczUFCKSW
30–11 · 9KO 9SUB · 60%
30–11
9 · 9 · 60%
1886
11
↑2
🇳🇱Bas RuttenUFCRET.
"El Guapo"
29–4 · 12KO 14SUB · 90%
29–4
12 · 14 · 90%
1881
12
↓1
🇧🇷Paulo CostaUFC
"The Eraser"
16–4 · 12KO 1SUB · 81%
16–4
12 · 1 · 81%
1880
13
↓1
🇷🇺Azamat MurzakanovUFC
"The Professional"
16–1 · 12KO 1SUB · 81%
16–1
12 · 1 · 81%
1877
14
🇺🇸Quinton JacksonBellatorUFCPRIDERET.
"Rampage"
38–14 · 19KO 6SUB · 66%
38–14
19 · 6 · 66%
1872
15
🇷🇺Bazigit AtajevPFLPRIDERET.
"Volk"
23–5 · 16KO 4SUB · 87%
23–5
16 · 4 · 87%
1862
16
🇧🇷Rogerio NogueiraUFCPRIDERET.
"Minotouro"
23–10 · 8KO 6SUB · 61%
23–10
8 · 6 · 61%
1858
17
🇺🇦Igor VovchanchynPRIDERET.
"Ice Cold"
53–10 · 37KO 9SUB · 87%
53–10
37 · 9 · 87%
1852
18
🇬🇧Anthony JohnsonUFCRET.
"Rumble"
14–6 · 11KO 0SUB · 79%
14–6
11 · 0 · 79%
1847
19
🇺🇸Chuck LiddellUFCPRIDERET.
"The Iceman"
22–9 · 14KO 1SUB · 68%
22–9
14 · 1 · 68%
1845
20
↑1
🇺🇸Tito OrtizBellatorUFCRET.
"The People's Champ"
21–12 · 9KO 6SUB · 71%
21–12
9 · 6 · 71%
1843
21
↓1
🇧🇷Royce GracieBellatorUFCPRIDERET.
15–2 · 2KO 11SUB · 87%
15–2
2 · 11 · 87%
1839
22
↑2
🇧🇷Antônio Carlos Jr.PFLUFC
22–6 · 2KO 14SUB · 73%
22–6
2 · 14 · 73%
1833
23
↓1
🇧🇷Wanderlei SilvaBellatorUFCPRIDERET.
"The Axe Murderer"
35–14 · 25KO 3SUB · 80%
35–14
25 · 3 · 80%
1832
24
↑1
🇺🇿Bogdan GuskovUFC
"Hitman"
18–3 · 15KO 3SUB · 100%
18–3
15 · 3 · 100%
1827
25
↓2
Rashad EvansUFC
"Suga"
18–8 · 8KO 0SUB · 44%
18–8
8 · 0 · 44%
1827
● ABOUT ELO
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