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411 MMA Rankings 05.01.18: Light Heavyweight Division – Daniel Cormier, Ryan Bader, More
411’s Official MMA Rankings: Light Heavyweight Division
Light Heavyweight Division (205 lbs)
1) Daniel Cormier (20-1, 1 NC)
Birthday: March 20, 1979
Height: 5’9
Weight: 239
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Volkan Oezdemir – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018
– vs. Jon Jones – No Contest (originally a loss via TKO) – UFC 214 – July 29, 2017
– vs. Anthony Johnson – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 210 – April 8, 2017
– vs. Anderson Silva – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 200 – July 9, 2016
– vs. Alexander Gustafsson – Win via decision (split) – UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson – October 3, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Stipe Miocic – UFC 226 – July 7, 2018
2) Alexander Gustafsson (18-4)
Height: 6’5
Birthday: January 15, 1987
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Glover Teixeira – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – May 28, 2017
– vs. Jan Blachowicz – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – September 3, 2016
– vs. Daniel Cormier – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson – October 3, 2015
– vs. Anthony Johnson – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs. Johnson – January 24, 2015
– vs. Jimi Manuwa – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa – March 8, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
3) Ryan Bader (24-5)
Height: 6’2
Birthday: June 7, 1983
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Linton Vassell – Win via TKO (strikes) – Bellator 186 – November 3, 2017
– vs. Phil Davis – Win via decision (split) – Bellator 180 – June 24, 2017
– vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – November 19, 2016
– vs. Ilir Latifi – Win via KO (knee) – UFC Fight Night – September 3, 2016
– vs. Anthony Johnson – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – January 30, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. King Mo Lawal – Bellator 199 – May 12, 2018
Comment: Bader fights King Mo in the final quarterfinal fight in Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix in less than two weeks. The winner will move on to fight Matt Mitrione in the semifinals (on the opposite side of the bracket is a semifinal bout between Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen).
4) Phil Davis (18-4, 1 No Contest)
Height: 6’2
Birthday: September 25, 1984
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Leo Leite – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 186 – November 3, 2017
– vs. Ryan Bader – Loss via decision (split) – Bellator 180 – June 24, 2017
– vs. Liam McGeary – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 163 – November 4, 2016
– vs. King Mo Lawal – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 154 – May 14, 2016
– vs. Francis Carmont – Win via KO (strikes) – Bellator: Dynamite 1 – September 19, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Linton Vassell – Bellator 200 – May 25, 2018
5) Volkan Oezdemir (15-2)
Height: 6’1
Birthday: September 19, 1989
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Daniel Cormier – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 220 – January 20, 2018
– vs. Jimi Manuwa – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC 214 – July 29, 2017
– vs. Misha Cirkunov – Win via KO (punch) – UFC Fight Night – May 28, 2017
– vs. Ovince St. Preux – Win via decision (split) – UFC Fight Night – February 4, 2017
– vs. Ailhan Vahaev – Win via decision (unanimous) – WFCA 17 – April 9, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Shogun Rua – UFC Fight Night – July 22, 2018
6) “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal (21-6, 1 NC)
Height: 6’0
Birthday: January 11, 1981
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Rampage Jackson – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 175 – March 31, 2017
– vs. Mirko Cro Cop – Loss via TKO (strikes) – Rizin – December 29, 2016
– vs. Satoshi Ishii – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 169 – December 16, 2016
– vs. Phil Davis – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 154 – May 14, 2016
– vs. Jiri Prochazka – Win via KO (punch) – Rizin FF – December 31, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Ryan Bader – Bellator 199 – May 12, 2018
7) Tomasz Narkun (14-2)
Height: 6’3
Birthday: December 3, 1989
Currently Fighting With: KSW
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Mamed Khalidov – Win via submission (triangle choke) – KSW 42 – March 3, 2018
– vs. Marcin Wojclk – Win via submission (triangle choke) – KSW 39 – May 27, 2017
– vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou – Win via TKO (strikes) – KSW 36 – October 1, 2016
– vs. Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira – Win via TKO (strikes) – KSW 34 – March 5, 2016
– vs. Goran Reljic – Win via KO (strikes) – KSW 32 – October 31, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: The KSW light heavyweight champion scored perhaps the biggest win of his career in March when he choked out reigning middleweight champion Mamed Khalidov (the fight was held at a catchweight). It was Khalidov’s first loss in eight years and his first submission loss in nearly 13 years.
8) Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (25-10)
Birthday: November 25, 1981
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Gian Villante – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – March 11, 2017
– vs. Corey Anderson – Win via decision (split) – UFC 198 – May 14, 2016
– vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia – August 1, 2015
– vs. Ovince St. Preux – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. OSP – November 8, 2014
– vs. Dan Henderson – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Hendo 2 – March 23, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Volkan Oezdemir – UFC Fight Night – July 22, 2018
9) Glover Teixeira (27-6)
Height: 6’2
Birthday: October 28, 1979
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Misha Cirkunov – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC on Fox – December 16, 2017
– vs. Alexander Gustafsson – Loss via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – May 28, 2017
– vs. Jared Cannonier – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 208 – February 11, 2017
– vs. Anthony Johnson – Loss via KO (punch) – UFC 202 – August 20, 2016
– vs. Rashad Evans – Win via KO (punches) – UFC on Fox – April 16, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
vs. Ilir Latifi – UFC Fight Night – July 22, 2018
10) Jan Blachowicz (22-7)
Birthday: February 24, 1983
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jimi Manuwa – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – March 17, 2018
– vs. Jared Cannonier – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – December 16, 2017
– vs. Devin Clark – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – October 21, 2017
– vs. Patrick Cummins – Loss via decision (split) – UFC 210 – April 8, 2017
– vs. Alexander Gustafsson – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – September 3, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
11) Nikita Krylov (23-5)
Birthday: March 7, 1992
Currently Fighting With: Fight Nights Global
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Emanuel Newton – Win via KO (knee) – FNG 77 – October 13, 2017
– vs. Maro Perak – Win via TKO (strikes) – Donbass Combat Sports – August 26, 2017
– vs. Stjepan Bekavac – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – Fight Nights Global 68 – June 2, 2017
– vs. Misha Cirkunov – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 206 – December 10, 2016
– vs. Ed Herman – Win via KO (head kick) – UFC 201 – July 30, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Fabio Maldonado – FNG – May 5, 2018
12) Rashid Yusupov (9-0)
Height: 6’1
Birthday: May 15, 1992
Currently Fighting With: PFL
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Stjepan Bekavac – Win via TKO (strikes) – GTC 1 – November 3, 2017
– vs. Stephan Puetz – Win via TKO (corner stoppage) – M-1 Challenge 74 – February 18, 2017
– vs. Viktor Nemkov – Win via decision (split) – M-1 Challenge 66 – May 27, 2016
– vs. Martin Zawada – Win via decision (unanimous) – M-1 Challenge 63 – December 4, 2015
– vs. Mitry Medvedev – Win via KO (punch) – M-1 Challenge 57 – May 2, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
13) Linton Vassell (18-6, 1 NC)
Height: 6’4
Birthday: June 3, 1983
Currently Fighting With: Bellator MMA
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Ryan Bader – Loss via TKO (strikes) – Bellator 186 – November 3, 2017
– vs. Liam McGeary – Win via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Bellator 179 – May 19, 2017
– vs. Francis Carmont – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 165 – November 19, 2016
– vs. Emanuel Newton – Win via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 149 – February 19, 2016
– vs. King Mo Lawal – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Bellator 142 – September 19, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Phil Davis – Bellator 200 – May 25, 2018
14) Gadzhimurad Antigulov (20-4)
Height: 5’11
Birthday: January 1, 1987
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Joachim Christensen – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 211 – May 13, 2017
– vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC Fight Night – November 19, 2016
– vs. Muslim Makhmudov – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – ACB 35 – May 6, 2016
– vs. Jorge Luis Bezerra – Win via TKO (strikes) – ACB 27 – December 20, 2015
– vs. Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira – Win via TKO (strikes) – ACB 20 – June 14, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
15) Ilir Latifi (14-5, 1 NC)
Height: 5’10
Birthday: July 28, 1983
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Ovince St. Preux – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC on Fox – February 24, 2018
– vs. Tyson Pedro – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 215 – September 9, 2017
– vs. Ryan Bader – Loss via KO (knee) – UFC Fight Night – September 3, 2016
– vs. Gian Villante – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 196 – March 5, 2016
– vs. Sean O’Connell – Win via KO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – January 17, 2016
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night – July 22, 2018
