Light Heavyweight rankings.
The top 30 light heavyweights by the First Light Rating, a skill score built from in-cage performance and results, with each one’s First Light Index: fame against what that skill predicts. Carlos Ulberg leads at 2,130.
Movement since 25 Aug 2026 · Updated · All divisions
Light Heavyweight
| Rank | Fighter | FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill | FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Ulberg | 2,130 | −0.25▼ −0.04 |
| 2 | Magomed Ankalaev 3 | 2,098 | +0.17▼ −0.13 |
| 3 | Corey Anderson 1 | 2,094 | −0.51— |
| 4 | Muslim Magomedov 1 | 2,094 | −0.87Last 16 days: −0.87 → −0.87 |
| 5 | Alex Pereira 1 | 2,077 | +0.73 |
| 6 | Phil Davis | 2,056 | −0.49— |
| 7 | Yoel Romero | 2,013 | +0.37— |
| 8 | Dominick Reyes | 1,992 | +0.17▼ −0.05 |
| 9 | Azamat Murzakanov 1 | 1,991 | +0.17— |
| 10 | Jiri Prochazka 1 | 1,989 | +0.62— |
| 11 | Volkan Oezdemir | 1,982 | +0.02▼ −0.03 |
| 12 | Jan Blachowicz | 1,965 | +0.46▼ −0.02 |
| 13 | Luke Trainer 5 | 1,964 | −0.76Last 16 days: −0.76 → −0.76 |
| 14 | Salamu Abdurahmanov | 1,961 | −0.66Last 16 days: −0.66 → −0.66 |
| 15 | Rob Wilkinson | 1,961 | −0.59— |
| 16 | Alonzo Menifield 7 | 1,959 | −0.12▼ −0.08 |
| 17 | Valentin Moldavsky 4 | 1,958 | −0.39▼ −0.03 |
| 18 | Nikita Krylov 2 | 1,957 | +0.12▼ −0.05 |
| 19 | Antonio Carlos Jr. 3 | 1,957 | −0.74— |
| 20 | Navajo Stirling 3 | 1,955 | +0.17— |
| 21 | Aleksandar Rakic | 1,949 | +0.29▼ −0.03 |
| 22 | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev 3 | 1,945 | −0.17 |
| 23 | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 1 | 1,936 | +0.43— |
| 24 | Dustin Jacoby 2 | 1,928 | −0.14▼ −0.03 |
| 25 | Karlos Vemola 9 | 1,922 | +0.31▼ −0.06 |
| 26 | Sulim Batalov 1 | 1,920 | — |
| 27 | Jimmy Crute 2 | 1,920 | −0.15▼ −0.06 |
| 28 | Johnny Walker 13 | 1,918 | +0.65▼ −0.06 |
| 29 | Elmar Gasanov 1 | 1,914 | — |
| 30 | Muhammad Saidov 5 | 1,912 | −0.77 |
Where the UFC panel disagrees.
- Muhammad SaidovFLR 30th · panel 13th17 lower here
- Navajo StirlingFLR 20th · panel 5th15 lower here
- Jiri ProchazkaFLR 10th · panel 2nd8 lower here
- Alonzo MenifieldFLR 16th · panel 12th4 lower here
- Nikita KrylovFLR 18th · panel 15th3 lower here
Better than their audience knows.
- Muslim MagomedovFLR 4th−0.87
- Muhammad SaidovFLR 30th−0.77
- Luke TrainerFLR 13th−0.76
Bigger names than their skill predicts.
- Alex PereiraFLR 5th+0.73
- Johnny WalkerFLR 28th+0.65
- Jiri ProchazkaFLR 10th+0.62
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
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