Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

Light Heavyweight (191-210 lbs) fighter ranks

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Ranked Fighters:
1-50 | 51-100 | 101-150 | 151-200 | 201-250


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Rank ↑ ↓ Fighter Record Points
1
 
Jon Jones 16-1-0
1313
Last Fight: 4/21/2012 [UFC] vs  [#3 LHW] Rashad Evans
Next Fight: 9/01/2012 [UFC] vs [#2 LHW] Dan Henderson
2
 
Dan Henderson 29-8-0
644
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#4 LHW] Mauricio Rua
Next Fight: 9/01/2012 [UFC] vs [#1 LHW] Jon Jones
3
 
Rashad Evans 22-2-1
572
Last Fight: 4/21/2012 [UFC] vs  [#1 LHW] Jon Jones
 
4
 
Mauricio Rua 20-6-0
562
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#2 LHW] Dan Henderson
Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#18 LHW] Thiago Silva
5
 
Lyoto Machida 17-3-0
492
Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC] vs  [#1 LHW] Jon Jones
Next Fight: 8/04/2012 [UFC] vs [#6 LHW] Ryan Bader
6
 
Ryan Bader 14-2-0
451
Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs  [#7 LHW] Quinton Jackson
Next Fight: 8/04/2012 [UFC] vs [#5 LHW] Lyoto Machida
7
 
Quinton Jackson 32-10-0
398
Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs  [#6 LHW] Ryan Bader
 
8
 
Alexander Gustafsson 14-1-0
295
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#18 LHW] Thiago Silva
 
9
 
Forrest Griffin 18-7-0
293
Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC] vs  [#4 LHW] Mauricio Rua
Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#14 LHW] Tito Ortiz
10
 
Gegard Mousasi 32-3-2
277
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#40 LHW] Ovince St Preux
 
11
 
Muhammed Lawal 8-1-0
266
Last Fight: 1/07/2012 [Strike Force] vs  [#51 LHW] Lorenz Larkin
 
12
 
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 20-5-0
235
Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC] vs  [#14 LHW] Tito Ortiz
 
13
 
Phil Davis 9-1-0
218
Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [UFC] vs  [#3 LHW] Rashad Evans
Next Fight: 8/04/2012 [UFC] vs [#52 HW] Chad Griggs
14
 
Tito Ortiz 17-10-1
184
Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC] vs  [#12 LHW] Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Next Fight: 7/07/2012 [UFC] vs [#9 LHW] Forrest Griffin
15
 
Rafael Cavalcante 11-3-0
182
Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#130 LHW] Yoel Romero Palacio
Next Fight: 5/19/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#22 LHW] Mike Kyle
16
 
Thales Leites 20-4-0
169
Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [Amazon Forest Combat] vs  [#43 MW] Matt Horwich
 
17
 
Ryan Jimmo 16-1-0
166
Last Fight: 10/07/2011 [MaximumFC] vs  [#39 LHW] Sokoudjou
Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#32 LHW] Anthony Perosh
18
 
Thiago Silva 14-3-0
142
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#8 LHW] Alexander Gustafsson
Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#4 LHW] Mauricio Rua
19
 
Jan Blachowicz 15-3-0
133
Last Fight: 2/25/2012 [KSW] vs  [#87 LHW] Mario Miranda
 
20
 
Stanislav Nedkov 12-0-0
130
Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC] vs  [#38 LHW] Luiz Cane
 
21
 
Roger Gracie 4-1-0
130
Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#11 LHW] Muhammed Lawal
Next Fight: 7/14/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#30 MW] Keith Jardine
22
 
Mike Kyle 19-8-1
129
Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#53 LHW] Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Next Fight: 5/19/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#15 LHW] Rafael Cavalcante
23
 
Emanuel Newton 17-6-1
125
Last Fight: 11/04/2011 [Superior Cage Combat] vs  [#139 HW] James McSweeney
 
24
 
Moise Rimbon 19-9-3
124
Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [Instinct MMA] vs  [#30 HW] DJ Linderman
 
25
 
Stephan Bonnar 14-7-0
122
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#48 LHW] Kyle Kingsbury
 
26
 
Glover Teixeira 16-2-0
122
Last Fight: 11/27/2011 [MMA Against Dengue] vs  [#138 HW] Ricco Rodriguez
Next Fight: 5/26/2012 [UFC] vs [#48 LHW] Kyle Kingsbury
27
 
Brandon Vera 12-5-0
120
Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [UFC] vs  [#75 LHW] Eliot Marshall
Next Fight: 7/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#34 LHW] James Te Huna
28
 
Vladimir Matyushenko 26-6-0
117
Last Fight: 12/30/2011 [UFC] vs  [#8 LHW] Alexander Gustafsson
 
29
 
Attila Vegh 25-4-2
116
Last Fight: 4/20/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#73 LHW] Dan Spohn
Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#45 LHW] Roger Hollett
30
 
Steve Bosse 9-1-0
113
Last Fight: 10/07/2011 [Instinct MMA] vs  [#59 LHW] Houston Alexander
 
31
 
Tatsuya Mizuno 11-7-0
110
Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [ProElite] vs Unranked Opponent
Next Fight: 6/23/2012 [One Fighting Championship] vs [NR] Renato Sobral
32
 
Anthony Perosh 13-6-0
104
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#95 LHW] Nick Penner
Next Fight: 7/21/2012 [UFC] vs [#17 LHW] Ryan Jimmo
33
 
Trevor Prangley 24-9-1
101
Last Fight: 5/06/2012 [Super Fight League] vs  [#93 LHW] Baga Agaev
Next Fight: 5/17/2012 [KOTC] vs [NR] George Stork
34
 
James Te Huna 14-5-0
99
Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [UFC] vs  [#54 LHW] Aaron Rosa
Next Fight: 7/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#27 LHW] Brandon Vera
35
 
Gilbert Yvel 38-16-1
98
Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [Resurrection Fight Alliance] vs  [#59 LHW] Houston Alexander
 
36
4
Igor Pokrajac 25-8-0
98
Last Fight: 5/15/2012 [UFC] vs  [#84 LHW] Fabio Maldonado
 
37
1
Christian MPumbu 18-4-1
95
Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#27 HW] Travis Wiuff
 
38
1
Luiz Cane 12-4-0
93
Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC] vs  [#20 LHW] Stanislav Nedkov
Next Fight: 8/11/2012 [UFC] vs [#17 MW] Yushin Okami
39
1
Sokoudjou 12-10-0
93
Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [KSW] vs  [#19 LHW] Jan Blachowicz
 
40
1
Ovince St Preux 11-5-0
87
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Strike Force] vs  [#10 LHW] Gegard Mousasi
 
41
1
Richard Hale 18-4-1
85
Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#168 LHW] Carlos Flores
Next Fight: 5/18/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [NR] Josh Burns
42
1
Carlos Eduardo 9-2-0
81
Last Fight: 4/26/2012 [Shooto Americas] vs  [#53 LHW] Marcos Rogerio de Lima
 
43
1
Vinny Magalhaes 9-5-0
80
Last Fight: 10/14/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [#81 LHW] Mikhail Zayats
 
44
1
Cyrille Diabate 18-8-1
80
Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#78 LHW] Tom DeBlass
 
45
2
Roger Hollett 13-3-0
79
Last Fight: 11/12/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#68 LHW] John Hawk
Next Fight: 6/22/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#29 LHW] Attila Vegh
46
 
Raphael Davis 12-2-0
79
Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [Strength & Honor Championship] vs  [NR] Berin Balijagic
 
47
1
Jason Brilz 18-5-1
79
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#6 LHW] Ryan Bader
 
48
2
Kyle Kingsbury 11-3-0
77
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [UFC] vs  [#25 LHW] Stephan Bonnar
Next Fight: 5/26/2012 [UFC] vs [#26 LHW] Glover Teixeira
49
2
Wilson Gouveia 14-8-0
72
Last Fight: 4/27/2012 [Fight Time Promotions] vs  [NR] Kyle Keeney
 
50
2
Joey Beltran 14-7-0
72
Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Unknown] vs  [#198 LHW] Anton Talamantes
 

Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#39] Matt Horwich-, [#49] Rodney Wallace-, [#146] Antoni Chmielewski-, [#224] Terry Davinney*

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other


Ranked Fighters:
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