WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of March 2009)
(205lbs)
WORLD CHAMPION (Linear):
Rashad Evans 18-0-1
205lbs (Jackson’s Submission Fighting)
UFC CHAMP: Rashad Evans
STRIKEFORCE CHAMP: Renato Sobral
FEG CHAMP: -vacant-
WVR CHAMP: -vacant-
KOP CHAMP: -vacant-
DEEP CHAMP: n/a
GCM CHAMP: -vacant-
WSC CHAMP: Siyar Bahadurzada
TOP TEN CONTENDERS
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1. Forrest Griffin 16-5
205lbs (???)
2. Quinton Jackson 30-7
205lbs (Juanito Ibarra)
3. Lyoto Machida (Brazil) 14-0
205lbs (???)
4. Chuck Liddell 21-6
204lbs (The Pit)
5. Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) 32-9-1 1 NC
199lbs (???)
6. Keith Jardine 14-5-1
205lbs (Jackson’s Submission Fighting)
7. Tito Ortiz 15-6-1
205lbs (Team Punishment)
8. Luis Cane (Brazil) 9-1 1 NC
205lbs (Gibi Thai)
9. Rogerio Nogueira (Brazil) 16-3
205lbs (Brazilian Top Team)
10. Thiago Silva (Brazil) 13-1
204lbs (American Top Team)
TOP UNRANKED FIGHTERS AND PROSPECTS
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Renato Sobral (Brazil) 32-7
205lbs (Gracie Barra Combat Team)
Rameau Sokoudjou (Cameroon) 5-4
205lbs (Team Quest)
Vladimir Matyushenko (Belarus) 21-4
205lbs (VMAT)
Mauricio Rua (Brazil) 17-3
201lbs (Universidade da Luta)
Jon Jones 8-0
205lbs (???)
Stephan Bonnar 11-5
205lbs (???)
Goran Reljic (Croatia) 8-0
205lbs (Gracie Barra UK)
Ricardo Arona (Brazil) 13-5
200lbs (Brazilian Top Team)
Rich Franklin 24-4 1 NC
205lbs (Team Extreme)
Rafael Cavalcante (Brazil) 8-1
205lbs (Minotauro Team)
Glover Teixeira (Brazil) 6-2
205lbs (???)
Jared Hamman 10-1
204lbs (VMAT)
Poai Suganuma (Hawaii) 9-2
205lbs (BJ Penn MMA)
James Irvin 14-5 1 NC
205lbs (Capital City Fighting Alliance)
Matt Hamill 6-2
205lbs (Team Punishment)
Eric Schafer 11-3-2
205lbs (Roufusport)
Houston Alexander 8-4 1 NC
205lbs (???)
Melvin Manhoef (Holland) 23-5-1
205lbs (Mike’s Gym)
Jason Brilz 17-1
205lbs (???)
Tim Boetsch 8-3
205lbs (???)
Steve Cantwell 6-1
205lbs (???)
Brian Stann 6-1
205lbs (???)
Emanuel Newton 11-3-1
205lbs (Bodyshop Fitness Team)
Shane DelRosario 5-0
205lbs (Team Oyama)
Tony Lopez 11-2
205lbs (Team Wildman Vale Tudo)
Mamed Khalidov (Chechnya) 15-3-1
196lbs (KSW Team)
Cyrille Diabate (France) 13-6-1
205lbs (Snake Team)
Daniel Tabera (Spain) 12-1-3
205lbs (S.h.o.o.t Spain)
Bobby Rehman (Sweden) 7-0
204lbs (Pancrase Gym Stockholm)
Jan Blachowicz (Poland) 5-1
205lbs (Octagon Rybnik)
Brandon Vera 10-3
205lbs (City Boxing)
Alexandre Ferreira (Brazil) 16-6
199lbs (Brazilian Top Team)
Andre Gusmao (Brazil) 5-1
205lbs (???)
Raphael Davis 6-1
205lbs (???)
Jair Goncalves (Brazil) 6-3
205lbs (Nova Uniao)
Denniston Sutherland (England) 8-2
205lbs (Hybrid Fight Team)
Brian Adams (England) 8-2
202lbs (???)
Martin Thompson (England) 6-2
205lbs (Whitehaven NHB)
Jamal Patterson 5-2
205lbs (Renzo Gracie)
Antwain Britt 6-2
205 lbs (Team: MMA Institute)
Ryan Bader 8-0
205lbs (Arizona Combat Sports)
Jordan Smith 9-0
205lbs (Hybrid Martial Arts)
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INACTIVE/RETIRED
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Kestutis Arbocius (Lithuania) 7-4
200lbs (Vendetta)
Levente Varga (Hungary) 4-0
200lbs (Carson Gracie Hungary)
