Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2

Oezdemir flattens Manuwa

August 2017

1. Jon Jones

2. Daniel Cormier

3. Anthony Johnson

4. Alexander Gustafsson 

5. Anderson Silva 

6. Ryan Bader 

7. Phil Davis 

8. Lyoto Machida 

9. Volkan Oezdemir NR

10. Jimi Manuwa -1

Results

UFC 204 

Oezdemir knocks Manuwa into a new orbit 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2

Manuwa knocks out OSP

November 2016

1. Jon Jones

2. Daniel Cormier

3. Anthony Johnson

4. Alexander Gustafsson 

5. Anderson Silva 

6. Ryan Bader 

7. Phil Davis 

8. Lyoto Machida 

9. Jimi Manuwa NR 

10. Glover Teixeira -1

Results

UFC 204 

Manuwa knocks St. Preux dead 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 187: Cormier vs. Johnson

Cormier makes Johnson quit

June 2015

1. Jon Jones

2. Daniel Cormier +2

3. Anthony Johnson -1

4. Alexander Gustafsson -1

5. Anderson Silva 

6. Ryan Bader 

7. Phil Davis 

8. Lyoto Machida 

9. Glover Teixeira 

10. Ovince St. Preux   

Results

UFC 187

Cormier submits Johnson 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson

Johnson smashes Gustafsson

February 2015

1. Jon Jones

2. Anthony Johnson +1

3. Alexander Gustafsson -1

4. Daniel Cormier

5. Anderson Silva

6. Ryan Bader +3

7. Phil Davis -1

8. Lyoto Machida -1

9. Glover Teixeira -1

10. Ovince St. Preux   

Results

UFC on Fox 14 

Johnson knocks out Gustafsson

Bader beats Davis 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs. St. Preux

OSP puts out Shogun

December 2014

1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Gustafsson 

3. Anthony Johnson

4. Daniel Cormier

5. Anderson Silva 

6. Phil Davis

7. Lyoto Machida 

8. Glover Teixeira 

9. Ryan Bader +1 

10. Ovince St. Preux NR  

Results

UFC Fight Night 56 

St Preux stops Shogun in the first 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw

Cormier ragdolls Henderson

June 2014

1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Gustafsson 

3. Anthony Johnson

4. Daniel Cormier NR

5. Anderson Silva -1

6. Phil Davis -1  

7. Lyoto Machida -1

8. Glover Teixeira -1

9. Vitor Belfort -1  

10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -1

Results

UFC 173

Cormier beats Henderson 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira

Rumble Johnson batters Davis

May 2014

1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Gustafsson 

3. Anthony Johnson NR

4. Anderson Silva -1

5. Phil Davis -1  

6. Lyoto Machida -1

7. Glover Teixeira -1

8. Vitor Belfort -1  

9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -1

10. Rashad Evans -1

Results

UFC 172

Johnson abuses Phil Davis 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

Belfort headkicks Henderson into a coma

December 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Gustafsson 

3. Anderson Silva 

4. Phil Davis  

5. Lyoto Machida 

6. Glover Teixeira

7. Vitor Belfort NR 

8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -1

9. Rashad Evans -1

10. Dan Henderson -1

Results

UFC Fight Night 32

TRT Belfort knocks out TRT Hendo

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC Fight Night 28 & UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson

Teixeira lays waste to Bader

October 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Alexander Gustafsson +1

3. Anderson Silva -1 

4. Phil Davis  

5. Lyoto Machida 

6. Glover Teixeira +3 

7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -1

8. Rashad Evans -1

9. Dan Henderson -1

10. Ryan Bader 

  

Results

UFC 165

Jones narrowly escapes Gustafsson 

UFC Fight Night 28

Teixeira knocks out Bader in the first

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie & UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen

Davis gets robbery decision win over Machida

September 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Alexander Gustafsson

4. Phil Davis NR

5. Lyoto Machida -1

6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -1 

7. Rashad Evans -1

8. Dan Henderson -1

9. Glover Teixeira 

10. Ryan Bader 

  

Results

UFC 163

Davis gets controversial decision over Machida 

UFC Fight Night 26

Sonnen submits Shogun in the first

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson

Evans scrapes by Henderson

March 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Alexander Gustafsson

4. Lyoto Machida

5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira +2

6. Rashad Evans +2

7. Dan Henderson -2

8. Mauricio Rua -2

9. Glover Teixeira 

10. Ryan Bader 

  

Results

UFC 161

Evans gets split decision over Henderson 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar & UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

Machida outpoints Henderson

March 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Alexander Gustafsson +1  

4. Lyoto Machida +2  

5. Dan Henderson -2

6. Mauricio Rua -1

7. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira NR 

8. Rashad Evans -1

9. Glover Teixeira -1

10. Ryan Bader -1

  

Results

UFC 156

Nogueira upsets Evans

UFC 157 

Machida edges Henderson 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 6: Johnson vs. Dodson

Teixeira (right) beats Rampage (left)

February 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Dan Henderson

4. Alexander Gustafsson  

5. Mauricio Rua 

6. Lyoto Machida  

7. Rashad Evans  

8. Glover Teixeira NR

9. Ryan Bader -1

10. Quinton Jackson -1

  

Results

UFC on Fox 6 

Teixeira beats Rampage by decision 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 5: Henderson vs. Diaz

Gustafsson beats Shogun

January 2013

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Dan Henderson

4. Alexander Gustafsson NR 

5. Mauricio Rua -1

6. Lyoto Machida -1

7. Rashad Evans -1

8. Ryan Bader -1

9. Quinton Jackson -1

10. Forrest Griffin -1
  

Results

UFC on Fox 5 

Gustafsson beats Shogun by decision 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera

Machida flattens Bader 

September 2012

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Dan Henderson

4. Mauricio Rua 

5. Lyoto Machida +3 

6. Rashad Evans -1

7. Ryan Bader -1

8. Quinton Jackson -1

9. Forrest Griffin 
  
10. Vitor Belfort

Results

UFC on Fox 4 

Machida knocks out Bader

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

Bader beats an injured overweight Rampage

March 2012

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva 

3. Dan Henderson

4. Mauricio Rua 

5. Rashad Evans 

6. Ryan Bader NR

7. Quinton Jackson -1

8. Lyoto Machida -1

9. Forrest Griffin -1
  
10. Vitor Belfort -1

Results

UFC 144

Bader beats an injured overweight Rampage 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson 2

Henderson and Shogun go to war

December 2011

1. Jon Jones

2. Anderson Silva +1

3. Dan Henderson +5 

4. Mauricio Rua -2

5. Rashad Evans -1

6. Quinton Jackson -1

7. Lyoto Machida -1

8. Forrest Griffin -1
  
9. Vitor Belfort

10. Phil Davis  

Results

UFC 139 

Henderson beats Shogun in an instant classic 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2

Gustafsson (right) stops Matt Hamill (left)

September 2011

1. Jon Jones

2. Mauricio Rua 

3. Anderson Silva  

4. Rashad Evans 

5. Quinton Jackson 

6. Lyoto Machida   

7. Forrest Griffin 

8. Dan Henderson  

9. Vitor Belfort

10. Phil Davis NR   

Results

UFC 133 

Alexander Gustafsson beats Matt Hamill 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones

Jones wins the light heavyweight title

April 2011

1. Jon Jones +8

2. Mauricio Rua -1 

3. Anderson Silva -1  

4. Rashad Evans -1  

5. Quinton Jackson -1

6. Lyoto Machida -1  

7. Forrest Griffin -1

8. Dan Henderson -1  

9. Vitor Belfort -1

10. Rich Franklin 

Results

UFC 128 

Jones beats Shogun Rua, takes the title 

Light Heavyweight Rankings Post UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

Bones Jones appears

March 2011

1. Mauricio Rua 

2. Anderson Silva  

3. Rashad Evans  

4. Quinton Jackson

5. Lyoto Machida  

6. Forrest Griffin 

7. Dan Henderson   

8. Vitor Belfort

9. Jon Jones NR 

10. Rich Franklin -1

Results

UFC 126 

Jones submits Bader