2003 LHW rankings:
1. Tito Ortiz
1. Wanderlei Silva
1. Randy Couture
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
6. Ricardo Arona
7. Vitor Belfort
8. Kevin Randleman
9. Dan Henderson
10. Murilo "Ninja" Rua
1999 LHW rankings:
1. (tie) Frank Shamrock
1. (tie) Kazushi Sakuraba
2. Wanderlei Silva
3. Bas Rutten
4. Tito Ortiz
5. Ebeneezer Braga
6. Allan Goes
7. Akira Shoji
8. Jeremy Horn
9. Dan Henderson
10. Vitor Belfort
Mainly the pride MW division and UFC LHW. Compare how good those were with those guys in their prime to how god awful LHW is in 2020, with 41 year old Teixeria as the clear #1 contender.