Tapology Worldwide Ranking
The Current Best MMA Light Heavyweights | 205 lbs.
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 1 hour, 2 mins 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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1
Magomed Ankalaev
19-1-1, 1 NC
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2
Jiří "BJP" Procházka
30-4-1
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3
Alex "Poatan" Pereira
10-2-0
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Jan Błachowicz
29-10-1
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5
Jamahal "Sweet Dreams" Hill
12-2-0, 1 NC
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Aleksandar "Rocket" Rakić
14-4-0
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Nikita "The Miner" Krylov
30-9-0
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Johnny Walker
21-8-0, 1 NC
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Khalil "The War Horse" Rountree Jr.
13-5-0, 1 NC
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Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
38-19-0
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Volkan "No Time" Oezdemir
19-7-0
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Carlos "Black Jag" Ulberg
10-1-0
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14
Ryan "Superman" Spann
21-10-0
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15
Alonzo "Atomic" Menifield
15-4-1
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16
Bogdan "Czarevitch" Guskov
16-3-0
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Corey "Overtime" Anderson
18-6-0, 1 NC
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Dustin "The Hanyak" Jacoby
19-8-1
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Vitor "Icão" Petrino
11-1-0
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Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis
24-7-0, 1 NC
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Philipe Lins "Monstro"
18-5-0
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Rob "Razor" Wilkinson
18-2-0, 1 NC
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Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
16-7-0
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Thiago "Marreta" Santos
22-12-0, 1 NC
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27
Ion "The Hulk" Cutelaba
17-10-1, 1 NC
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28
Ovince "OSP" St. Preux
27-17-0
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"The Brute" Jimmy Crute
12-4-1
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Marcin Prachnio
17-7-0
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Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
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Da Un "Sseda" Jung
15-5-1
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Nicolae "Nicu" Negumereanu
13-2-0
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Maxim "Maximus" Grishin
32-10-2, 1 NC
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Devin "Brown Bear" Clark
14-9-0
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Rodolfo "Trator" Bellato
12-2-0
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Antônio Carlos "Cara de Sapato" Júnior
16-5-0, 2 NC
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Ibo "The Last Ottoman" Aslan
13-1-0
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Josh "Coninha" Silveira
13-2-0
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Karl Moore
12-3-0
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"Tshilobo" Impa Kasanganay
16-4-0
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Tyson Pedro
10-5-0
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Shamil "Maverick" Gamzatov
14-1-0
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Omari "Wolverine" Akhmedov
24-8-1
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Anatoly "Spartak" Malykhin
14-0-0
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.