UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings

Last Updated: Sunday March 15, 2026

RankFighterRatingWLPrevChngPwrOffDef
1
Carlos Ulberg 9-1
Pwr: 3 | Off: 5 | Def: 2
1.825911352
2
Alex Pereira 10-2
Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 1
1.7051022111
3
Azamat Murzakanov 6-0
Pwr: 2 | Off: 4 | Def: 4
1.489603244
4
Magomed Ankalaev 12-2
Pwr: 5 | Off: 2 | Def: 10
1.29912245210
5
Jiri Prochazka 6-2
Pwr: 4 | Off: 3 | Def: 6
0.944625436
6
Dustin Jacoby 10-6
Pwr: 7 | Off: 9 | Def: 7
0.8971066797
7
Bogdan Guskov 4-1
Pwr: 6 | Off: 12 | Def: 3
0.8844176123
8
Navajo Stirling 3-0
Pwr: 12 | Off: 6 | Def: 26
0.87530812626
9
Billy Elekana 3-1
Pwr: 16 | Off: 13 | Def: 18
0.64319161318
10
3
Volkan Oezdemir 9-7
Pwr: 8 | Off: 10 | Def: 9
0.591971338109
11
1
Alonzo Menifield 10-6
Pwr: 19 | Off: 21 | Def: 16
0.59106101192116
12
Khalil Rountree Jr. 10-8
Pwr: 13 | Off: 8 | Def: 23
0.5821081213823
13
3
Modestas Bukauskas 7-5
Pwr: 22 | Off: 19 | Def: 25
0.55275163221925
14
Dominick Reyes 9-5
Pwr: 9 | Off: 14 | Def: 5
0.54795149145
15
2
Zhang Mingyang 3-1
Pwr: 11 | Off: 18 | Def: 8
0.5273117211188
16
2
Johnny Walker 8-6
Pwr: 14 | Off: 15 | Def: 12
0.39286182141512
17
2
Jan Blachowicz 12-8
Pwr: 10 | Off: 7 | Def: 17
0.35912819210717
18
2
Jimmy Crute 6-4
Pwr: 20 | Off: 31 | Def: 11
0.35664202203111
19
2
Rodolfo Bellato 2-1
Pwr: 18 | Off: 17 | Def: 15
0.34921212181715
20
5
Oumar Sy 3-2
Pwr: 23 | Off: 22 | Def: 21
0.30832155232221
21
2
Jamahal Hill 7-4
Pwr: 15 | Off: 11 | Def: 20
0.28874232151120
22
Nikita Krylov 12-9
Pwr: 17 | Off: 20 | Def: 13
0.27312922172013
23
6
Ion Cutelaba 9-10
Pwr: 25 | Off: 30 | Def: 14
0.25910296253014
24
Uran Satybaldiev 1-1
Pwr: 27 | Off: 27 | Def: 24
0.2371124272724
25
Bruno Lopes 1-1
Pwr: 29 | Off: 28 | Def: 31
0.1821125292831
26
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov 1-1
Pwr: 34 | Off: 36 | Def: 33
0.1561126343633
27
Ovince Saint Preux 15-13
Pwr: 28 | Off: 29 | Def: 29
0.095151327282929
28
Anthony Smith 13-12
Pwr: 21 | Off: 16 | Def: 27
0.09131228211627
29
1
Paul Craig 9-10
Pwr: 24 | Off: 24 | Def: 19
0.068910301242419
30
1
Tuco Tokkos 1-2
Pwr: 31 | Off: 32 | Def: 30
0.04612311313230
31
1
Julius Walker 1-2
Pwr: 32 | Off: 26 | Def: 35
0.00712321322635
32
1
Da Woon Jung 3-4
Pwr: 30 | Off: 25 | Def: 32
-0.01934331302532
33
1
Aleksandar Rakic 6-5
Pwr: 26 | Off: 23 | Def: 22
-0.03465341262322
34
1
Marcin Prachnio 4-7
Pwr: 36 | Off: 35 | Def: 38
-0.05847351363538
35
3
Ibo Aslan 2-3
Pwr: 33 | Off: 34 | Def: 34
-0.08223383333434
36
Diyar Nurgozhay 1-2
Pwr: 40 | Off: 39 | Def: 39
-0.0831236403939
37
Brendson Ribeiro 2-4
Pwr: 35 | Off: 40 | Def: 28
-0.0992437354028
38
1
Junior Tafa 2-5
Pwr: 38 | Off: 38 | Def: 36
-0.27725391383836
39
3
Anton Turkalj 0-4
Pwr: 41 | Off: 41 | Def: 42
-0.40804423414142
40
Caio Machado 0-3
Pwr: 39 | Off: 33 | Def: 40
-0.4090340393340
41
Ivan Erslan 0-3
Pwr: 37 | Off: 37 | Def: 37
-0.4190341373737
42
1
Rafael Cerqueira 0-4
Pwr: 42 | Off: 42 | Def: 41
-0.72204431424241
*NR = Not Previously Ranked
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About the Rankings

UFC rankings are updated on Sundays following live events
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Fighters who have not competed in the UFC for more than 730 days are excluded from the rankings
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