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UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings, Champion, Weight Division

UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings, Champion, Weight Division

February 27, 2023 By Live Sports

UFC is an Ultimate Fighting Championship. You can get here UFC Light heavyweight rankings with champions list, and weight division. Besides, you will get here also recent 2020 champions of the Light heavyweight and UFC Light heavyweight rankings 2023.

The actual codification for weight classes initiated two divisions, basically, Light heavyweight which convened together all competitors above 186 Ibs to 205 Ibs pounds (84 to 93 kg). Now let’s see more about Light heavyweight champions and rankings.

UFC Light heavyweight champion

The present UFC Light heavyweight champion is Jon Jones.

Jones won the Light Heavyweight title for the 1st time in his career. Later being stripped of the title, at UFC 187, Daniel Cornier won the belt by beating Anthony Johnson.

In fact, the Light Heavyweight has been held by the likes of Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Forest Griffin, Tito Ortiz, Rashad Evans, Frank Shemrock, and more.

Current UFC Light Heavyweight champion 2019 Jon Jones
Current UFC champion 2019 Jon Jones

UFC Light heavyweight rankings 2023

The most popular names that where won the Light heavyweight Championship like as likes Dominick Reyes, Jon Jones, Thiago Santos, Corey Anderson, Jan Blachowicz, Glover Teixeira, and more.

Actually, the first Light heavyweight was held on 21 December 1997 and won champion Frank Shamrock. Anyway, now see details about the UFC Light heavyweight rankings 2020 update.

Rankings and fighterCountryWin/Loss RecordAge
Champion - Jon JonesUnited States25-1-0(1)32
1 - Daniel CormierUnited States22-2-0(1)40
2 - Dominick ReyesUnited States12-1, 030
3 - Thiago SantosBrazil21-7, 036
4 - Anthony SmithAmerican32-14, 031
5 - Corey AndersonUnited States13-4, 030
6 - Jan BlachowiczPoland25-8, 036
7 - Glover TeixeiraBrazil30-7, 040
8- Johnny WalkerBrazil17-4, 027
9 - Volkan OezdemirSwitzerland17-4, 040
10 - Aleksandar RakicAustria12-2, 028
11 - Ronaldo SouzaBrazil26 -8, 040
12 - Misha CirkunovLatvia15-5, 032
13 - Nikita KrylovUkraine25-7, 027
14 - Ryan SpannUnited States17-5, 028
15 - Chris WeidmanUnited States14-4,035
16 - Mauricio RuaBrazil26-11, 138
17 - Antonio Rogerio NogueiraBrazil23-9, 043
18 - Jim CruteAustralia10-1, 023
19 - Ion CutelabaMoldova15-4, 026
20 - Tyson PedroNew Zealand7-3, 028
21 - Michal OleksiejczukPoland11-3, 024
22 - Khalil RountreeUnited States8-4, 030
23 - Alonzo MenifieldUnited States9-0, 032
24 - Paul CraigUnited Kingdom12-4, 132
25 - Magomed AnkalayevRussia12-1, 027
26- Shamil GamzatovRussia14-0, 029
27 -Ed HermanUnited States25-14, 039
28 - Klidson AbreuBrazil15-4, 027

At present, UFC all fight has stopped for Covid-19.

UFC Weight Division Men and Women

Men Weight:

  • Middleweight
  • Light heavyweight
  • Heavyweight
  • Lightweight
  • Welterweight
  • Featherweight
  • Flyweight

Women Weight

  • Featherweight
  • Strawweight
  • Light heavyweight
  • Flyweight

UFC Light heavyweight Division

In MMA, the Light heavyweight Division is 186.1 Ibs to 205 Ibs pounds (84 to 93 kg). It is the sits between the Welterweight Division (156-170 lbs.) and the UFC Lightweight.

UFC Light heavyweight Champions list

ufc light heavyweight champions
ufc light heavyweight champions
Winners name and CountryEventReignDate
Mark Coleman - United StatesUFC 12170 days7 February 1997
Maurice Smith - United StatesUFC 14147 days27 July 1997
Randy Couture - United StatesUFC Japan? days21 December 1997
Bas Rutten - NetherlandsUFC 20? days7 May 1999
Kevin Randleman - United StatesUFC 23364 days19 November 1999
Randy Couture (2) - United StatesUFC 28490 days17 November, 2000
Vitor Belfort - BrazilUFC 46203 days31 January 2004
Randy Couture (2) - United StatesUFC 49238 days21 August 2004
Chuck Liddell - United StatesUFC 52770 days16 April 2005
Quinton Jackson - United StatesUFC 71406 days26 May 2007
Forrest Griffin - United StatesUFC 86175 days5 July 2008
Rashad Evans - United StatesUFC 92147 days27 December 2008
Lyoto Machida - BrazilUFC 98350 days23 May 2009
Maurício Rua - BrazilUFC 113315 days8 May 2010
Jon Jones - United StatesUFC 1281,501 days19 March 2011
Daniel Cormier - United StatesUFC 1871,315 days23 March 2015
Jon Jones - United StatesUFC 197-23 April 2016
Jon Jones - United StatesUFC 232414 days29 December 2018
Jan Błachowicz - PolandUFC 253398 daysSep 27, 2020
Glover Teixeira - BrazilianUFC 267225 DayOctober 30, 2021
Jiří Procházka - CzechUFC 275167 DaysJune 12, 2022
Jamahal Hill - AmericanUFC 28329+ DaysJanuary 21, 2023

All sports were off during Covid-19 Pandemic from February-20 to July-20, but then started boxing and other games.

Before a rematch with Teixeira at UFC 282, Procházka injured his shoulder. At UFC 282, which ended in a split draw at 47-48, 48-47, and 47-47, the UFC then scheduled a contest between Jan Blachowizc and Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant championship in 2022.

Last Word

Finally, already I have put details about UFC Light heavyweight rankings and champions’ details. If you feel any information to give missing or in error, therefore, comment here.

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