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UFC light heavyweight

778 light heavyweight fights since 1997. 62.1% ended in a finish, and the average fight lasted 9:22.

KO/TKO
45.1%
Submission
17.0%
Decision
35.9%
Active fighters
57

Official UFC light heavyweight rankings

RankFighterRecordStreak
C Carlos Ulberg Champion 14-1-0 10 wins
1 Magomed Ankalaev 21-2-1 (1 NC) —
2 Jiří Procházka 32-6-1 —
3 Alex Pereira 13-4-0 —
4 Khalil Rountree Jr. 14-7-0 (1 NC) —
5 Navajo Stirling 11-0-0 6 wins
6 Paulo Costa 16-4-0 2 wins
7 Azamat Murzakanov 16-1-0 —
8 Dominick Reyes 16-5-0 —
9 Jan Błachowicz 29-12-2 —
10 Bogdan Guskov 18-4-1 —
11 Robert Whittaker 27-9-0 —
12 Alonzo Menifield 19-6-1 2 wins
13 Muhammad Saidov — —
14 Reinier de Ridder 22-4-0 —
15 Nikita Krylov 31-12-0 —

Official UFC rankings, as of October 20, 2026. All divisions and pound-for-pound.

Light Heavyweight records

All 62 light heavyweight records

Title fight history

Every UFC light heavyweight title fight, newest first. Interim title fights are marked.

DateResultMethodEvent
Apr 11, 2026 Carlos Ulberg def. Jiri Prochazka KO/TKO, R1 3:45 UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
Oct 4, 2025 Alex Pereira def. Magomed Ankalaev KO/TKO, R1 1:20 UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Mar 8, 2025 Magomed Ankalaev def. Alex Pereira Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Oct 5, 2024 Alex Pereira def. Khalil Rountree Jr. KO/TKO, R4 4:32 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Jun 29, 2024 Alex Pereira def. Jiri Prochazka KO/TKO, R2 0:13 UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
Apr 13, 2024 Alex Pereira def. Jamahal Hill KO/TKO, R1 3:14 UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Nov 11, 2023 Alex Pereira def. Jiri Prochazka KO/TKO, R2 4:08 UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
Jan 21, 2023 Jamahal Hill def. Glover Teixeira Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Dec 10, 2022 Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev (draw) Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Jun 11, 2022 Jiri Prochazka def. Glover Teixeira Submission, R5 4:32 UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Oct 30, 2021 Glover Teixeira def. Jan Blachowicz Submission, R2 3:02 UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Mar 6, 2021 Jan Blachowicz def. Israel Adesanya Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sep 26, 2020 Jan Blachowicz def. Dominick Reyes KO/TKO, R2 4:36 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Feb 8, 2020 Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Jul 6, 2019 Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Mar 2, 2019 Jon Jones def. Anthony Smith Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Dec 29, 2018 Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson KO/TKO, R3 2:02 UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Jan 20, 2018 Daniel Cormier def. Volkan Oezdemir KO/TKO, R2 2:00 UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Jul 29, 2017 Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones (no contest) Overturned, R3 3:01 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Apr 8, 2017 Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson Submission, R2 3:37 UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Apr 23, 2016 Jon Jones def. Ovince Saint Preux interim Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Oct 3, 2015 Daniel Cormier def. Alexander Gustafsson Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
May 23, 2015 Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson Submission, R3 2:39 UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Jan 3, 2015 Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
Apr 26, 2014 Jon Jones def. Glover Teixeira Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
Sep 21, 2013 Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
Apr 27, 2013 Jon Jones def. Chael Sonnen KO/TKO, R1 4:33 UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen
Sep 22, 2012 Jon Jones def. Vitor Belfort Submission, R4 0:54 UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
Apr 21, 2012 Jon Jones def. Rashad Evans Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
Dec 10, 2011 Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida Submission, R2 4:26 UFC 140: Jones vs Machida
Sep 24, 2011 Jon Jones def. Quinton Jackson Submission, R4 1:14 UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage
Mar 19, 2011 Jon Jones def. Mauricio Rua KO/TKO, R3 2:37 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
May 8, 2010 Mauricio Rua def. Lyoto Machida KO/TKO, R1 3:35 UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
Oct 24, 2009 Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
May 23, 2009 Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans KO/TKO, R2 3:57 UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
Dec 27, 2008 Rashad Evans def. Forrest Griffin KO/TKO, R3 2:46 UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008
Jul 5, 2008 Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Sep 8, 2007 Quinton Jackson def. Dan Henderson Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 75: Champion vs Champion
May 26, 2007 Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell KO/TKO, R1 1:53 UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson
Dec 30, 2006 Chuck Liddell def. Tito Ortiz KO/TKO, R3 3:59 UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
Aug 26, 2006 Chuck Liddell def. Renato Sobral KO/TKO, R1 1:35 UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral
Feb 4, 2006 Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture KO/TKO, R2 1:28 UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3
Aug 20, 2005 Chuck Liddell def. Jeremy Horn KO/TKO, R4 2:46 UFC 54: Boiling Point
Apr 16, 2005 Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture KO/TKO, R1 2:06 UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2
Aug 21, 2004 Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R3 5:00 UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Jan 31, 2004 Vitor Belfort def. Randy Couture TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R1 0:49 UFC 46: Supernatural
Sep 26, 2003 Randy Couture def. Tito Ortiz Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 44: Undisputed
Jun 6, 2003 Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell interim KO/TKO, R3 2:39 UFC 43: Meltdown
Nov 22, 2002 Tito Ortiz def. Ken Shamrock KO/TKO, R3 5:00 UFC 40: Vendetta
Sep 28, 2001 Tito Ortiz def. Vladimir Matyushenko Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Jun 29, 2001 Tito Ortiz def. Elvis Sinosic KO/TKO, R1 3:32 UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
Feb 23, 2001 Tito Ortiz def. Evan Tanner KO/TKO, R1 0:32 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
Dec 16, 2000 Tito Ortiz def. Yuki Kondo Submission, R1 1:52 UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Apr 14, 2000 Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
Sep 24, 1999 Frank Shamrock def. Tito Ortiz KO/TKO, R4 4:42 UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
Oct 16, 1998 Frank Shamrock def. John Lober Submission, R1 7:40 UFC - Ultimate Brazil
May 15, 1998 Frank Shamrock def. Jeremy Horn Submission, R2 1:28 UFC 17: Redemption
Mar 13, 1998 Frank Shamrock def. Igor Zinoviev KO/TKO, R1 0:22 UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou
Dec 21, 1997 Frank Shamrock def. Kevin Jackson Submission, R1 0:16 UFC - Ultimate Japan

Active light heavyweight fighters 57