MMA Light Heavyweight Division Rankings Top 25

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

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

3. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (31-8, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Thiago Silva #9

4. Lyoto Machida (16-2, 8-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Randy Couture #14

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

9. Thiago Silva (14-2, 5-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Quinton Rampage Jackson #3

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

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

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

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

14. Randy Couture (19-10, 16-7 UFC) *Next Fight: Lyoto Machida #4

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. Trevor Prangley (23-6, 1-0 Shark Fights) *Next Fight: Roger Gracie #25

19. Renato Sobral (36-9, 2-2 Strikeforce)

20. Alexander Gustafsson (10-1, 2-1 UFC) *Next Fight: James Te-Huna #Unranked

21. Ryan Jimmo (13-1, 7-1 MaximumFC) *Next Fight: Dwayne Lewis #Unranked

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

23. Luiz Arthur Cane (10-3, 3-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Karlos Vemola #Unranked

24. Mike Kyle (18-8-1, 1-1 Strikeforce)

25. Roger Gracie (3-0, 1-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Trevor Prangley #18

Honorable Mention

Cyrille Diabate (16-7-1, 1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Steve Cantwell #Unranked

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

Brandon Vera (11-6, 7-6 UFC)

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

Tito Ortiz (15-8-1, 14-8-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira #12

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

Raphael Davis (10-1, 2-0 BellatorFC)

Keith Jardine (16-9-1, 1-0 Nemesis)

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

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (10-8, 1-0 Israel FC)

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

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