MMA Light Heavyweight Division Rankings Top 25

*The legend Randy Couture (19-11, 16-8 UFC) removed from the list due to Retirement*

1. Jon Jones (13-1, 7-1 UFC) 

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

3. Maurico Rua (19-5, 3-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Forrest Griffin #6

4. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8, 7-2 UFC) 

5. Lyoto Machida (17-2, 9-2 UFC) 

6. Forrest Griffin (18-6, 9-4 UFC) *Next Fight: Maurico Rua #3

7. Dan Henderson (26-8, 2-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Fedor Emelianenko (Heavyweight bout)

8. Thiago Silva (14-2, 5-2 UFC)

9. Ryan Bader (12-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Tito Ortiz #Unranked

10. Phil Davis (9-0, 5-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Rashad Evans #2

11. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-5, 2-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Rich Franklin #12

12. Rich Franklin (28-6, 12-5 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira #11

13. Rafael Cavalcante (10-2, 3-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Ovince St. Preux #Unranked

14. Muhammad Lawal (7-1, 2-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Roger Gracie #23

15. Gegard Mousasi (30-3-2, 2-1-1 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Hiroshi Izumi #Unranked

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

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

18. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5, 7-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Alexander Gustafsson #20 

19. Matt Hamill (10-3, 9-3 UFC)

20. Alexander Gustafsson (11-1, 3-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Vladimir Matyushenko #18

21. Ryan Jimmo (15-1, 9-1 MFC)

22. Stanislav Nedkov (11-0, 0-0 UFC) *Next Fight: Luiz Cane #25

23. Roger Gracie (4-0, 2-0 Strikeforce) *Next Fight: Muhammad Lawal #14

24. Glover Teixeira (11-2, 4-0 BC) *Next Fight: Maurilio de Souza #Unranked

25. Luiz Cane (11-3, 4-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Stanislav Nedkov #22