The Light Heavyweight Division is currently led by a young phenom with a bunch of hungry sharks ready to take a bite out of him.

Here is a look at how I see the top 10 in the 205-pound division in MMA. (Click here to see other weight class rankings)

1. Jon Jones (13-1): Jones is still the leader of the pack but now seems to finally have his next opponent finalized. It looks to be Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, in what will be a very tough fight. Jones may struggle to move the large Jackson and in punch-for-punch power, he probably doesn’t have the edge against his veteran opponent.

2. Rashad Evans (15-1-1): Rashad Evans is still the No. 1 contender in my eyes as he disposed of Jackson in his last fight and was set to challenge for the title before suffering a minor knee injury. Now set to face rising star, Phil Davis, Evans will have to prove that he can still hang with the best after more than a year away form action.

3. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8): Rampage looked good but not great in his decision win over Matt Hamill. He landed some good punches on Hamill and stuffed each of his takedown attempts. While Hamill has a good wrestling background, he lacked the explosive takedown attempts that Jackson will see against the likes of Evans, Jones, or even a Ryan Bader.

4. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-5): Shogun is working his way back to action as he will face Forrest Griffin in a rematch of UFC 96. That will take place at UFC 134 in Rio and provide Shogun the chance to prove that he can be champion again one day. His biggest challenge is being able to keep pace with the elite fighters in this division.

5. Lyoto Machida (17-2): Despite a very impressive KO win over Randy Couture, there isn’t much room for Machida to move up. Shogun had his number in two fights in my opinion, and Jackson was able to do enough to earn a decision win over him. Machida is still perhaps the most dangerous opponent in the whole division as one sudden move from him can end the fight.

6. Phil Davis (9-0): Davis has the chance to show he can be in the top 5 when he takes on Evans in the main event of UFC 133. It will be a meeting of two strong wrestlers and force Davis to show that he can strike with some of the elite fighters in the UFC. I don’t see Davis’ wrestling being better than Evans, so he will have to be creative with his gameplan.

7. Ryan Bader (12-1): Bader is still lying in the weeds after his loss to Jon Jones last winter. He will now face Tito Ortiz at UFC 132, which gives him a chance to beat a legend. Bader can become a real threat if he develops his striking and becomes more than a one-dimensional fighter.

8. Forrest Griffin (18-6): Griffin is a guy that you can’t take lightly, but he just doesn’t have a style that wows you either. Though he was once champion, I don’t really see a scenario where he will wear the title again. He has a chance to beat Shogun for a second time at UFC 134, which would perhaps be the biggest accomplishment in his career to this point.

9. Dan Henderson (27-8): Henderson is the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, but don’t look for the UFC to be in a rush to put him in the octagon anytime soon. Next up for Hendo is Fedor Emelianenko in a non-title heavyweight clash. The fight gives Henderson a chance to lay claim to being one of the best ever in any weight class.

10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-5): This spot was formerly held by Matt Hamill but I was disappointed by his lackluster showing against Rampage, as I expected him to be more competitive. Filling his spot was tough, but I decided to go with Lil Nog’ as he has some accomplished wins in his career and he losses come to some of the guys already ahead of him in this list. He will face off with Rich Franklin at UFC 133, which will be an interesting showdown to two strikers with unique styles. Both men need to win that fight to stay truly relevant in the division.