MMA Light Heavyweight Division Rankings Top 25 

1. Jon Jones (15-1, 9-1 UFC) 

2. Rashad Evans (16-1-1, 11-1-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Phil Davis #9

3. Dan Henderson (28-8, 6-2 UFC)

4. Maurico Rua (21-5, 5-3 UFC)

5. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-9, 7-3 UFC) *Next Fight: Ryan Bader #17

6. Lyoto Machida (17-3, 9-3 UFC) 

7. Forrest Griffin (18-7, 9-5 UFC)  

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

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

10. Rafael Cavalcante (11-2, 4-1 Strikeforce)  

11. Rich Franklin (28-6, 12-5 UFC)

12. Muhammad Lawal (9-1, 4-1 Strikeforce)  

13. Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2, 3-1-1 Strikeforce) 

14. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5, 3-2 UFC) *Next Fight: Alexander Gustafsson #15

15. Alexander Gustafsson (13-1, 5-1 UFC) *Next Fight: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira #14

16. Tito Ortiz (16-10-1, 15-10-1 UFC) 

17. Ryan Bader (13-2, 6-2 UFC) *Next Fight: “Rampage” Jackson #5

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

19. Mike Kyle (19-8-1, 2-1 Strikeforce) 

20. Glover Teixeira (16-2, 4-0 BC)  

21. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-6, 7-4 UFC) 

22. Stanislav Nedkov (12-0, 1-0 UFC) 

23. Ryan Jimmo (16-1, 0-0 UFC)   

24. Roger Gracie (4-1, 2-1 Strikeforce)

25. Stephan Bonnar (14-7, 8-6 UFC)

*NR = Not Ranked*

*The legend Chuck Liddell (21-8, 16-7 UFC) removed from the list due to Retirement*

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

*Matt Hamill (10-4, 9-4 UFC) has been removed from the list due to Retirement*