MMA Light Heavyweight Division Rankings Top 25

1. Maurico Rua (19-4, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Rashad Evans

2. Rashad Evans (15-1-1, 10-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Maurico Rua

3. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (31-8, 6-2 UFC)

4. Lyoto Machida (16-2, 8-2 UFC)

5. Forrest Griffin (17-6, 8-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Rich Franklin (2/5/2011)

6. Jon Jones (11-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Ryan Bader (2/5/2011)

7. Ryan Bader (12-0, 5-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Jon Jones (2/5/2011)

8. Rafael Cavalcante (10-2, 3-1 Strikeforce)

9. Muhammad Lawal (7-1, 2-1 Strikeforce)

10. Gegard Mousasi (30-3-1, 7-0 DREAM)

11. Thiago Silva (14-2, 5-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Brandon Vera (1/1/2011)

12. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-4, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Tito Ortiz

13. Rich Franklin (28-5, 12-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Forrest Griffin (2/5/2011)

14. Randy Couture (19-10, 16-7 UFC)

15. Matt Hamill (10-2, 9-2 UFC)

16. Phil Davis (8-0, 4-0 UFC)

17. Vladimir Matyushenko (25-5, 6-3 UFC)

18. Renato Sobral (36-8, 2-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Dan Henderson (12/4)

19. Trevor Prangley (23-6, 1-0 Shark Fights)

20. Alexander Gustafsson (10-1, 2-1 UFC)

21. Ryan Jimmo (13-1, 7-1 MaximumFC)

22. Stanislav Nedkov (11-0, 1-0 BMMAF)

23. Luis Arthur Cane (10-3, 3-3 UFC)

24. Mike Kyle (18-7-1, 1-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Antonio Silva

25. Roger Gracie (3-0, 1-0 Strikeforce)

Honorable Mention

Cyrille Diabate (16-7-1, 1-1 UFC)

Chuck Liddell (21-8, 16-7 UFC)

Brandon Vera (11-5, 7-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Thiago Silva (1/1/2011)

Ricardo Arona (14-5, 1-0 BCN)

Tito Ortiz (15-8-1, 14-8-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1, 3-5 UFC)

Raphael Davis (9-1, 1-0 BellatorFC)

Keith Jardine (15-9-1, 0-1 Shark Fights) *Next Fight: Francisco France (12/11)

Jason Brilz (18-3-1, 3-2 UFC)

Roger Gracie (3-0, 1-0 Strikeforce)

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (10-8, 0-1 Shark Fights)

Tim Boetsch (12-4, 3-3 UFC)

Houston Alexander (11-6, 1-0 Shark Fights)