UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings

The current UFC light heavyweight rankings (205 lb limit), updated October 18, 2026. Carlos Ulberg is the champion and Magomed Ankalaev is the #1 contender.

#	Fighter	Record	±
C	Carlos UlbergCHAMP🇳🇿 “Black Jag”	15-1-0	–
1	Magomed Ankalaev🇷🇺	22-2-1	–
2	Jiří Procházka🇨🇿 Czech Republic	32-6-1	–
3	Alex Pereira🇧🇷 “Poatan”	13-4-0	–
4	Khalil Rountree Jr.🇺🇸	15-7-0	–
5	Navajo Stirling🇳🇿 New Zealand	11-0-0	–
6	Paulo Costa🇧🇷 “The Eraser”	16-4-0	–
7	Azamat Murzakanov🇷🇺 “Professional”	16-1-0	–
8	Dominick Reyes🇺🇸 “The Devastator”	16-5-0	–
9	Jan Błachowicz🇵🇱	29-12-2	–
10	Bogdan Guskov🇺🇿 “Hitman”	18-3-0	–
11	Robert Whittaker🇦🇺 “The Reaper”	28-9-0	–
12	Alonzo Menifield🇺🇸 “Atomic”	19-6-1	–
13	Muhammad Saidov🇷🇺 Russia	10-0-0	–
14	Reinier de Ridder🇳🇱 “RdR”	22-4-0	–
15	Nikita Krylov🇷🇺 “The Miner”	31-12-0	–

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