Light Heavyweight

769 bouts, 55 of them title bouts, 1998–2026; 62.0% ended inside the distance. Most wins in the division: Jon Jones (20).

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Bouts769

Title bouts55

Finish rate62.0%

Fighters310

Most wins

Fighter	Wins	Finishes
Jon Jones	20	10
Glover Teixeira	16	13
Chuck Liddell	14	9
Ryan Bader	14	6
Ovince Saint Preux	14	10
Rashad Evans	13	6
Tito Ortiz	12	7
Jan Błachowicz	12	7
Magomed Ankalaev	12	7
Lyoto Machida	11	5
Maurício Rua	11	8
Dominick Reyes	11	8
Alonzo Menifield	11	6
Forrest Griffin	10	3
Matt Hamill	10	5
Alexander Gustafsson	10	7
Corey Anderson	10	3
Nikita Krylov	10	8
Khalil Rountree Jr.	10	7
Carlos Ulberg	10	7
Phil Davis	9	3
Ion Cuțelaba	9	6
Volkan Oezdemir	9	6
Anthony Smith	9	8
Dustin Jacoby	9	7

Title bouts, in order

Date	Event	Division	Result	Method	R	Time
2026-04-11	UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg	Light Heavyweight	Carlos Ulberg def. Jiří Procházka title	KO (punches)	1	3:45
2025-10-04	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2	Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira def. Magomed Ankalaev title	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	1:20
2025-03-08	UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev	Light Heavyweight	Magomed Ankalaev def. Alex Pereira title	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
2024-10-05	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.	Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira def. Khalil Rountree Jr. title	TKO (punches)	4	4:32
2024-06-29	UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2	Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira def. Jiří Procházka title	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	0:13
2024-04-13	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill	Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira def. Jamahal Hill title	KO (punches)	1	3:14
2023-11-11	UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira	Light Heavyweight	Alex Pereira def. Jiří Procházka title	TKO (elbows)	2	4:08
2023-01-21	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill	Light Heavyweight	Jamahal Hill def. Glover Teixeira title	Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44)	5	5:00
2022-12-10	UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev	Light Heavyweight	Jan Błachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev title	Draw (split) (48–47, 46–48, 47–47)	5	5:00
2022-06-12	UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka	Light Heavyweight	Jiří Procházka def. Glover Teixeira title	Submission (rear-naked choke)	5	4:32
2021-10-30	UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira	Light Heavyweight	Glover Teixeira def. Jan Błachowicz title	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:02
2021-03-06	UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya	Light Heavyweight	Jan Błachowicz def. Israel Adesanya title	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45)	5	5:00
2020-09-27	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa	Light Heavyweight	Jan Błachowicz def. Dominick Reyes title	TKO (punches)	2	4:36
2020-02-08	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Dominick Reyes title	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00
2019-07-06	UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos title	Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
2019-03-02	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Anthony Smith title	Decision (unanimous) (48–44, 48–44, 48–44)	5	5:00
2018-12-29	UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson title	KO (punches)	3	2:02
2018-01-20	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou	Light Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier def. Volkan Oezdemir title	TKO (punches)	2	2:00
2017-07-29	UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2	Light Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones title	NC (overturned)	3	3:01
2017-04-08	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2	Light Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson title	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:37
2016-04-23	UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Ovince Saint Preux title	Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00
2015-10-03	UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson	Light Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier def. Alexander Gustafsson title	Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00
2015-05-23	UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier	Light Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson title	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:39
2015-01-03	UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Daniel Cormier title	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00
2014-04-26	UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Glover Teixeira title	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00
2013-09-21	UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson title	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00
2013-04-27	UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Chael Sonnen title	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	4:33
2012-09-22	UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Vitor Belfort title	Submission (americana)	4	0:54
2012-04-21	UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Rashad Evans title	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)	5	5:00
2011-12-10	UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida title	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:26
2011-09-24	UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Quinton Jackson title	Submission (rear-naked choke)	4	1:14
2011-03-19	UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones	Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones def. Maurício Rua title	TKO (knees and punches)	3	2:37
2010-05-08	UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2	Light Heavyweight	Maurício Rua def. Lyoto Machida title	KO (punches)	1	3:35
2009-10-24	UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun	Light Heavyweight	Lyoto Machida def. Maurício Rua title	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
2009-05-23	UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida	Light Heavyweight	Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans title	KO (punches)	2	3:57
2008-12-27	UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008	Light Heavyweight	Rashad Evans def. Forrest Griffin title	KO (punches)	3	2:46
2008-07-05	UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin	Light Heavyweight	Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson title	Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 49–46)	5	5:00
2007-05-26	UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson	Light Heavyweight	Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell title	KO (punches)	1	1:53
2006-12-30	UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz	Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell def. Tito Ortiz title	TKO (punches)	3	3:59
2006-08-26	UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral	Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell def. Renato Sobral title	TKO (punches)	1	1:35
2006-02-04	UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3	Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture title	KO (punch)	2	1:28
2005-08-20	UFC 54: Boiling Point	Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell def. Jeremy Horn title	TKO (punches)	4	2:46
2005-04-16	UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell	Light Heavyweight	Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture title	KO (punches)	1	2:06
2004-08-21	UFC 49: Unfinished Business	Light Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort title	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	5:00
2004-01-31	UFC 46: Supernatural	Light Heavyweight	Vitor Belfort def. Randy Couture title	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	0:49
2003-09-26	UFC 44: Undisputed	Light Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Tito Ortiz title	Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45)	5	5:00
2003-06-06	UFC 43: Meltdown	Light Heavyweight	Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell title	TKO (punches)	3	2:39
2002-11-22	UFC 40: Vendetta	Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz def. Ken Shamrock title	TKO (corner stoppage)	3	5:00
2001-09-28	UFC 33: Victory in Vegas	Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz def. Vladimir Matyushenko title	Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–44)	5	5:00
2001-06-29	UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands	Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz def. Elvis Sinosic title	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	3:32
2001-02-23	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk	Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz def. Evan Tanner title	KO (slam)	1	0:30
2000-12-16	UFC 29: Defense of the Belts	Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz def. Yuki Kondo title	Submission (cobra choke)	1	1:52
2000-04-14	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3	Light Heavyweight	Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva title	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00
1998-05-15	UFC 17: Redemption	Light Heavyweight	Frank Shamrock def. Jeremy Horn title	Submission (kneebar)		16:28
1998-03-13	UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou	Light Heavyweight	Frank Shamrock def. Igor Zinoviev title	KO (slam)		0:22