- DrJonesPHD62
- 3rd Degree Purple Belt
- Member Since 2020.06.16
My MMA Rankings
All Time Greatest MMA Fights
My favorites, not necessarily the best fights that will ever be
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1
- Holloway vs. Poirier II
- Dustin Poirier | Decision
- 2019 | UFC 236
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My two favorites
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2
- Aldo vs. Mendes II
- José Aldo | Decision
- 2014 | UFC 179
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Jose Aldo's first true war
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3
- Gastelum vs. Adesanya
- Israel Adesanya | Decision
- 2019 | UFC 236
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All time great war
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4
- Whittaker vs. Romero II
- Robert Whittaker | Decision
- 2018 | UFC 225
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Best middleweight fight ever?
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5
- Yan vs. Sandhagen
- Petr Yan | Decision
- 2021 | UFC 267
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6
- Figueiredo vs. Moreno
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds
- 2020 | UFC 256
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Actual FOTY 2020, best flyweight fight ever
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7
- Hendricks vs. Lawler
- Johny Hendricks | Decision
- 2014 | UFC 171
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Absolutely insane fight between two warriors
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8
- Teixeira vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka | Submission | Round 5
- 2022 | UFC 275
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9
- Zhang vs. Jędrzejczyk
- Weili Zhang | Decision
- 2020 | UFC 248
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An all time classic
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10
- Lawler vs. Condit
- Robbie Lawler | Decision
- 2016 | UFC 195
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Best fifth round ever
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11
- Dillashaw vs. Cruz
- Dominick Cruz | Decision | UFC Fight Night 81
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Incredible technical showcase between the two greatest bantamweights ever
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12
- Gaethje vs. Poirier
- Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | Round 4 | UFC on FOX 29
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Another two favorites
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13
- Gaethje vs. Chandler
- Justin Gaethje | Decision | UFC 268
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14
- Ferguson vs. Vannata
- Tony Ferguson | Submission | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night 91
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Showcase for both
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15
- Alvarez vs. Gaethje
- Eddie Alvarez | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 218
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16
- Borics vs. Burnell
- Ádám Borics | Decision | Bellator 276
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17
- Oliveira vs. Poirier
- Charles Oliveira | Submission | Round 3 | UFC 269
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18
- Davis vs. Jones
- Mike Davis | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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BEAST BOY COMEBACK
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19
- Poirier vs. Hooker
- Dustin Poirier | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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Former FOTY 2020
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20
- Swanson vs. Choi
- Cub Swanson | Decision | UFC 206
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Cub's finest hour
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21
- Romero vs. Costa
- Paulo Costa | Decision | UFC 241
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An anime fight
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22
- Burgos vs. Kattar
- Calvin Kattar | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 220
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Best boxing in MMA
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23
- Ferguson vs. Pettis
- Tony Ferguson | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 229
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24
- Holloway vs. Kattar
- Max Holloway | Decision | UFC on ABC 1
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Legitimately the best performance I have ever seen in my life. How is Max so good?
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25
- Diaz vs. McGregor II
- Conor McGregor | Decision | UFC 202
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Insane fight, incredible atmosphere, overall amazing
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26
- Moreno vs. Pantoja III
- Alexandre Pantoja | Decision | UFC 290
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27
- Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
- Islam Makhachev | Decision | UFC 284
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28
- Barberena vs. Luque
- Vicente Luque | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC on ESPN 1
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Two guys who just come to bang
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29
- Frevola vs. Vannata
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 3 Rounds | UFC 230
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As even as a fight has ever been
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30
- Thompson vs. Luque
- Stephen Thompson | Decision | UFC 244
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Wonderboy still here
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31
- Ferguson vs. Barboza
- Tony Ferguson | Submission | Round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale
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Some of the best striking you'll ever see in the octagon
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32
- Diaz vs. Daley
- Nick Diaz | KO/TKO | Round 1 | Strikeforce
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Best one round fight ever
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33
- Brown vs. Silva
- Matt Brown | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night 40
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Absolute chaos from bell to bell
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34
- Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
- Khabib Nurmagomedov | Sub | RD 4 | UFC 229
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Best atmosphere I've ever seen in MMA. Two masters competing at the highest level
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35
- Jung vs. Rodriguez
- Yair Rodriguez | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC Fight Night 139
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Yair won a short notice fight at elevation, having lost four rounds during an all time classic fight with an insane never-before-seen elbow in the last second of the main event of the company's 25th anniversary. This belongs in a movie.
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36
- Cormier vs. Gustafsson
- Daniel Cormier | Decision | UFC 192
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SUPER fun fight, nothing else to say about it
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37
- Cormier vs. Miocic II
- Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | Round 4 | UFC 241
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The highest level heavyweight fight since Fedor vs Cro Cop
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38
- Garcia vs. Jung I
- Leonard Garcia | Decision | WEC 48
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The Korean Zombie gets his name
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39
- Usman vs. Covington
- Kamaru Usman | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 245
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40
- Edgar vs. Maynard II
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds | UFC 125
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41
- Rua vs. Henderson
- Dan Henderson | Decision | UFC 139
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42
- Gaethje vs. Johnson
- Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | Round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
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43
- Emelianenko vs. Filipović
- Fedor Emelianenko | Decision | Pride Final Conflict 2005
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44
- Melendez vs. Sanchez
- Gilbert Melendez | Decision | UFC 166
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45
- Alvarez vs. Chandler
- Michael Chandler | Submission | Round 4 | Bellator 58
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46
- Oliveira vs. Medeiros
- Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 218
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47
- Volkanovski vs. Ortega
- Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | UFC 266
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48
- Lauzon vs. Miller
- Jim Miller | Decision | UFC 155
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49
- Holloway vs. Rodriguez
- Max Holloway | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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50
- Johnson vs. Cejudo II
- Henry Cejudo | Decision | UFC 227
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51
- Lauzon vs. Varner
- Joe Lauzon | Submission | Round 3 | UFC on FOX 4
My Summary