WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

(January 2011 – 185-205lbs)
by shanoknowsmma

WORLD CHAMPION (Linear):

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 19-4
201lbs 6′1″ (Universidade da Luta)

UFC CHAMP: Mauricio Rua
SVS CHAMP: Rafael Cavalcante
BFC CHAMP: -vacant-
FEG CHAMP: Gegard Mousasi

SRC CHAMP: -vacant-
KOP CHAMP: Ryo Kawamura
GCM CHAMP: -vacant-

TOP TEN CONTENDERS
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1. Lyoto Machida 16-2
205lbs 6′1″ (Black House)

 2. Rashad Evans 19-1-1
205lbs 5′11″ (Jackson’s Submission Fighting)

3. Anderson Silva 27-4
185-205lbs 6′2″ (Black House)

4. Forrest Griffin 17-6
205lbs 6′3″ (Xtreme Couture)

5. Quinton Jackson 31-8
205lbs 6′1″ (Juanito Ibarra)

6. Rich Franklin 28-5 (1 NC)
185-195lbs 6′1″ (Xtreme Couture)

7. Ryan Bader 12-0
205lbs 6′2″ (Lions Den Scottsdale/Power MMA Team)



8. Thiago Silva 15-2
204lbs 6′1″ (American Top Team)

9. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante 10-2
205lbs 6′1″ (Team Nogueira)

10. Jon “Bones” Jones 11-1
205lbs 6′4″ (Jackson’s Submission Fighting)

TOP UNRANKED FIGHTERS AND PROSPECTS
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Muhammed Lawal 7-1
205lbs 6′0″ (Kingdom of Mayhem)


Mike Kyle
18-8-1
205lbs 6′3″ (American Kickboxing Academy)



Rogerio “Minotoro” Nogueira 19-4
205lbs 6′2″ (Team Nogueira/Black House)




Gegard Mousasi 30-3-1
205lbs 6′1″ (Red Devil International)

Phil “Mr.Wonderful” Davis 8-0
205lbs 6′2″ (Alliance MMA)


Alexander Gustafsson 10-1
205lbs 6′5″ (Stockholm Shooters)




Cyrille Diabate 16-7-1
205lbs 6′6″ (Snake Team)

Luis “Banha” Arthur Cane 10-3 (1 NC)
205lbs 6′2″ (Gibi Thai)

Dan Henderson 26-8
185-205lbs 6′1″ (Team Quest)




Renato “Babalu” Sobral 36-10
193lbs 6′1″ (Gracie Barra Combat Team)

Matt Hamill 10-2
205lbs 6′2″ (Team Punishment)

Tito Ortiz 15-8-1
205lbs 6′2″ (Team Punishment)




Vladimir Matyushenko 24-5
205lbs 6′1″ (VMAT)

Keith Jardine 15-9-1
185-205lbs 6′2″ (Jackson’s Submission Fighting)




Ricardo Arona 14-5
200lbs 5′11″ (Brazilian Top Team)

Glover Teixeira 10-2
205lbs 5′10″ (The Pit)

Adlan Amagov 6-1-1
205lbs 6′2″ (AE Team)

Alexey Butorin 3-0
205lbs (Action-Force Fight Team/Rusfighters)

Besiki Gerenava 10-2-1
205lbs 6′0″ (Legion Fight Team)

Eliot Marshall 9-2
205lbs 6′3″ (Grudge Training Center)

Jason Brilz 18-3-1
205lbs 5′11″ (Elite Performance MMA)

James Te Huna 12-4
205lbs 6′1″ (Elite Fight Gym)

Raphael Davis 10-1
205lbs 6′3″ (USA West/LA Boxing)




Brandon Vera 11-6
205lbs 6′2″ (Alliance MMA/City Boxing)

Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira 18-6
204lbs 5′7″ (Renovacao Fight Team)

Jimi Manuwa 9-0
205lbs 6′0″ (Semtex Gym/Keddles Gym)

Ricardo Romero 11-1
205lbs 6′0″ (AMA Fight Club)




Stanislav Nedkov 11-0
203lbs 5′11″ (Bulgarian Federation Bushido)

Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro 2-0
205lbs 6′0″ (University of Jiu Jitsu)

Jan Blachowicz 12-2
205lbs 6′2″ (Octagon Rybnik/KSW Team)




Ryan Jimmo 13-1
205lbs 6′2″ (Hayabusa Team Yokai)

Mike Whitehead 25-7
205lbs 6′1″ (Xtreme Couture)

Steve Bosse 8-1
203lbs 6′0″ (BTT Canada)

Rasul Magomedov 6-0
204lbs (Legion Fight Team)

Ricco Rodriguez 45-11
205lbs 6′4″ (American Fight Club)

Daniel Tabera 16-4-3
205lbs 5′11″ (S.H.O.O.T. Spain)

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 11-1
205lbs (Sambo-70)

Tomasz Narkun
4-1
195lbs (Berserkers Team)

Simon Carlsen 4-1
205lbs 6′4″ (Fight Gym Odense/Shooters BJJ Odense)

Attila Vegh 20-4-1
205lbs 6′2″ (Ultra Fight Club)

Marcos Rogerio “Pezao” de Lima 8-0
205lbs 6′2″ (Barbosa MMA)

Karlos Vemola 8-1
205lbs 6′0″ (London Shootfighters)




Roger Gracie 3-0
205lbs 6′4″ (Gracie Barra UK)

Yahosuah Yahadah 1-0
205lbs 5′10″ (Megalodon MMA)

RETIRED

Chuck Liddell 21-8
204lbs 6′2″ (The Pit)

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