UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings - 205
| # | Name | UFC record | Overall | Next opponent | Event | |
| 1 |  | Lyoto Machida | 8-0 | 16-0 | vs. Shogun Rua | UFC 113 |
| 2 |  | Shogun Rua | 2-2 | 18-4 | vs. Lyoto Machida | UFC 113 |
3 |  | Quinton Jackson | 5-1 | 30-7 | vs. Rashad Evans | UFC 114 |
| 4 |  | Rashad Evans | 9-1-1 | 14-1-1 | vs. Quinton Jackson | UFC 114 |
| 5 |  | Forrest Griffin | 8-4 | 17-6 | vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | UFC 114 |
| 6 |  | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 1-0 | 18-3 | vs. Forrest Griffin | UFC 114 |
7 |  | Randy Couture | 15-7 | 18-10 | vs. | |
| 8 |  | Thiago Silva | 5-2 | 14-2 | vs. | |
9 |  | Jon Jones | 3-1 | 9-1 | vs. Brandon Vera | FN 21 |
| 10 |  | Keith Jardine | 6-5 | 14-6-1 | vs. Ryan Bader | UFC 110 |
| 11 |  | Chuck Liddell | 16-6 | 21-7 | vs. Tito Ortiz | UFC 115 |
| 12 |  | Tito Ortiz | 14-7-1 | 15-7-1 | vs. Chuck Liddell | UFC 115 |
| 13 |  | Rich Franklin | 12-4 | 25-5 | vs. | |
| 14 |  | Luiz Cane | 3-2 | 10-2 | vs. | |
15 |  | Brandon Vera | 7-4 | 11-4 | vs. Jon Jones | Versus 1 |
| 16 |  | Vladimir Matyushenko | 4-2 | 23-4 | vs. Eliot Marshall | Versus 1 |
| 17 |  | Mark Coleman | 7-5 | 16-10 | vs. | |
| 18 |  | Matt Hamill | 7-2 | 8-2 | vs. | |
| 19 |  | Ryan Bader | 3-0 | 10-0 | vs. Keith Jardine | UFC 110 |
| 20 |  | Krzysztof Soszynski | 3-1 | 18-9-1 | vs. Stephan Bonnar | UFC 110 |
| 21 |  | Eliot Marshall | 3-0 | 8-1 | vs. Vladimir Matyushenko | Versus 1 |
22 |  | Phil Davis | 1-0 | 5-0 | vs. | |
23 |  | Alexander Gustafsson | 1-0 | 9-0 | vs. | |
24 |  | Brian Stann | 2-2 | 8-3 | vs. | |
| 25 |  | Jared Hamman | 0-1 | 10-2 | vs. Rodney Wallace | UFC 111 |
| 26 |  | Rodney Wallace | 0-1 | 9-1 | vs. Jared Hamman | UFC 111 |
| 27 |  | Stephan Bonnar | 5-5 | 11-6 | vs. Krzysztof Soszynski | UFC 110 |
| 28 |  | Steve Cantwell | 1-2 | 7-3 | vs. | |
| 29 |  | Jason Brilz | 2-1 | 17-2-1 | vs. Eric Schafer | Versus 1 |
| 30 |  | Eric Schafer | 3-3 | 11-4-2 | vs. Jason Brilz | Versus 1 |
| 31 |  | James Te-Huna | 0-0 | 11-4 | vs. Igor Pokrajac | UFC 110 |
| 32 |  | Igor Pokrajac | 0-1 | 21-6 | vs. James Te-Huna | UFC 110 |
| 33 |  | Elvis Sinosic | 1-6 | 8-11-2 | vs. Chris Haseman | UFC 110 |
34 |  | Kyle Kingsbury | 1-1 | 8-2 | vs. | |
| 35 |  | Chris Haseman | 0-1 | 20-16 | vs. Elvis Sinosic | UFC 110 |
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-Updated: 02/06/10
UFC Rankings: LW(155) - WW(170) - MW(185) - LHW(205) - HW(265)
