This is a list of the greatest UFC fights in history. The biggest criteria for this list is the in cage action. These fights are either back and forth wars or amazing comebacks. With that said the maginitude of a fight does play a factor in its placement because it increases the drama. In my opinion these fights are the greatest battles ever seen inside the octogon.
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1
- Diaz vs. McGregor II
- Conor McGregor | Decision
- 2016 | UFC 202
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2
- Jones vs. Gustafsson
- Jon Jones | Decision
- 2013 | UFC 165
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3
- Hunt vs. Silva
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds
- 2013 | UFC Fight Night 33
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4
- Lawler vs. MacDonald II
- Robbie Lawler | KO/TKO | Round 5
- 2015 | UFC 189
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5
- Zhang vs. Jędrzejczyk
- Weili Zhang | Decision
- 2020 | UFC 248
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6
- Poirier vs. Hooker
- Dustin Poirier | Decision
- 2020 | UFC Fight Night
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7
- Lawler vs. Condit
- Robbie Lawler | Decision
- 2016 | UFC 195
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8
- Gastelum vs. Adesanya
- Israel Adesanya | Decision
- 2019 | UFC 236
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9
- Figueiredo vs. Moreno
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds
- 2020 | UFC 256
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10
- Jung vs. Rodriguez
- Yair Rodriguez | KO/TKO | Round 5
- 2018 | UFC Fight Night 139
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11
- Holloway vs. Poirier II
- Dustin Poirier | Decision | UFC 236
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12
- Swanson vs. Choi
- Cub Swanson | Decision | UFC 206
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13
- Edgar vs. Maynard II
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds | UFC 125
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14
- Aldo vs. Mendes II
- José Aldo | Decision | UFC 179
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15
- Grice vs. Bermudez
- Dennis Bermudez | Decision | UFC 157
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16
- Usman vs. Covington
- Kamaru Usman | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 245
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17
- Teixeira vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka | Submission | Round 5 | UFC 275
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18
- Jones vs. Reyes
- Jon Jones | Decision | UFC 247
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19
- Condit vs. Hendricks
- Johny Hendricks | Decision | UFC 158
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20
- Barão vs. Dillashaw
- T.J. Dillashaw | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 173
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21
- McGregor vs. Mendes
- Conor McGregor | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 189
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22
- Griffin vs. Jackson
- Forrest Griffin | Decision | UFC 86
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23
- Sanchez vs. Parisyan
- Diego Sanchez | Decision | UFC Fight Night 6
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24
- MacDonald vs. Condit
- Carlos Condit | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 115
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25
- Lauzon vs. Varner
- Joe Lauzon | Submission | Round 3 | UFC on FOX 4
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26
- St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
- Georges St-Pierre | Decision | UFC 167
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27
- Ferguson vs. Barboza
- Tony Ferguson | Submission | Round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale
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28
- Silva vs. Stann
- Wanderlei Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC on FUEL TV 8
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29
- Sanchez vs. Kampmann
- Diego Sanchez | Decision | UFC on Versus 3
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30
- McGregor vs. Diaz
- Nate Diaz | Submission | Round 2 | UFC 196
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31
- Ma vs. Reyes
- Polo Reyes | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 199
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32
- Dillashaw vs. Cruz
- Dominick Cruz | Decision | UFC Fight Night 81
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33
- Rua vs. Henderson
- Dan Henderson | Decision | UFC 139
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34
- Lesnar vs. Carwin
- Brock Lesnar | Submission | Round 2 | UFC 116
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35
- Hendricks vs. Lawler
- Johny Hendricks | Decision | UFC 171
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36
- Alvarez vs. Gaethje
- Eddie Alvarez | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 218
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37
- Gaethje vs. Johnson
- Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | Round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
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38
- Oliveira vs. Medeiros
- Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 218
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39
- Gaethje vs. Poirier
- Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | Round 4 | UFC on FOX 29
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40
- Gaethje vs. Chandler
- Justin Gaethje | Decision | UFC 268
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41
- Holloway vs. Rodriguez
- Max Holloway | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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42
- Burns vs. Chimaev
- Khamzat Chimaev | Decision | UFC 273
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43
- Silva vs. Sonnen
- Anderson Silva | Submission | Round 5 | UFC 117
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44
- Cormier vs. Gustafsson
- Daniel Cormier | Decision | UFC 192
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45
- Edgar vs. Henderson
- Benson Henderson | Decision | UFC 144
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46
- Lauzon vs. Miller
- Jim Miller | Decision | UFC 155
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47
- Jędrzejczyk vs. Gadelha II
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision | The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
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48
- Johnson vs. Cejudo II
- Henry Cejudo | Decision | UFC 227
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49
- Weidman vs. Machida
- Chris Weidman | Decision | UFC 175
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50
- Cruz vs. Garbrandt
- Cody Garbrandt | Decision | UFC 207
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51
- Melendez vs. Sanchez
- Gilbert Melendez | Decision | UFC 166
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52
- Huerta vs. Guida
- Roger Huerta | Submission | Round 3 | The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
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53
- Dunham vs. Grant
- TJ Grant | Decision | UFC 152
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54
- Danzig vs. Wiman II
- Matt Wiman | Decision | UFC on Versus 6
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55
- Gaudinot vs. Lineker
- Louis Gaudinot | Submission | Round 2 | UFC on FOX 3
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56
- Brown vs. Silva
- Matt Brown | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night 40
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57
- Okami vs. Boetsch
- Tim Boetsch | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 144
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58
- Condit vs. Ellenberger
- Carlos Condit | Decision | UFC Fight Night 19
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59
- Johnson vs. McCall I
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 3 Rounds | UFC on FX 2
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60
- Diaz vs. Johnson
- Nate Diaz | Decision | UFC on FOX 17
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61
- Tavares vs. Ortega
- Brian Ortega | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC Fight Night 68
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62
- Bossé vs. O'Connell
- Steve Bossé | Decision | UFC Fight Night 89
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63
- Ferguson vs. Vannata
- Tony Ferguson | Submission | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night 91
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64
- Cejudo vs. Moraes
- Henry Cejudo | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 238
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65
- Cormier vs. Miocic II
- Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | Round 4 | UFC 241
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66
- Silva vs. Bisping
- Michael Bisping | Decision | UFC Fight Night 84
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67
- Felder vs. Hooker
- Dan Hooker | Decision | UFC on ESPN+ 26
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68
- Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
- T.J. Dillashaw | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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69
- Poirier vs. Jung
- Chan Sung Jung | Submission | Round 4 | UFC on FUEL TV 3
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70
- Grove vs. Muñoz
- Mark Muñoz | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 112
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71
- Weidman vs. Souza
- Ronaldo Souza | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 230
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72
- Namajunas vs. Andrade
- Jéssica Andrade | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 237
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73
- Edgar vs. Oliveira
- Frankie Edgar | Decision | UFC 162
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74
- Cruz vs. Faber II
- Dominick Cruz | Decision | UFC 132
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75
- dos Santos vs. Miocic
- Junior dos Santos | Decision | UFC on FOX 13
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76
- Yan vs. Sandhagen
- Petr Yan | Decision | UFC 267
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77
- Barberena vs. Luque
- Vicente Luque | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC on ESPN 1
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78
- Emmett vs. Burgos
- Josh Emmett | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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79
- Romero vs. Costa
- Paulo Costa | Decision | UFC 241
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80
- Poirier vs. Chandler
- Dustin Poirier | Submission | Round 3 | UFC 281
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81
- Davis vs. Jones
- Mike Davis | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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82
- Luque vs. Price II
- Vicente Luque | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 249
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83
- Varner vs. Trujillo
- Abel Trujillo | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 169
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84
- Kamaka III vs. Kelley
- Kai Kamaka III | Decision | UFC 252
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85
- Reyes vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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86
- Burgos vs. Barboza
- Edson Barboza | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 262
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87
- Schnell vs. Sumudaerji
- Matt Schnell | Submission | Round 2 | UFC on ABC 3
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88
- Griffin vs. Bonnar I
- Forrest Griffin | Decision | The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
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89
- Gaethje vs. Fiziev
- Justin Gaethje | Decision | UFC 286
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90
- Moreno vs. Pantoja III
- Alexandre Pantoja | Decision | UFC 290
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91
- Penn vs. Diaz
- Nick Diaz | Decision | UFC 137
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92
- Neal vs. Rakhmonov
- Shavkat Rakhmonov | Submission | Round 3 | UFC 285
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93
- Yan vs. O'Malley
- Sean O'Malley | Decision | UFC 280
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94
- Andrade vs. Namajunas II
- Rose Namajunas | Decision | UFC 251
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95
- Browne vs. Arlovski
- Andrei Arlovski | KO/TKO | Round 1 | UFC 187
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96
- Lawler vs. Barberena
- Bryan Barberena | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 276
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97
- Sadykhov vs. Borshchev
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 3 Rounds | UFC 295
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98
- Aldana vs. Rosa
- Irene Aldana | Decision | UFC 296
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99
- Gaethje vs. Holloway
- Max Holloway | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 300
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100
- Poirier vs. Saint-Denis
- Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 299
My Summary