My list is based off of my opinion of both pound for pound skill, and how proven fighters are.
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1
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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2
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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3
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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Uncrowned champion.
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4
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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5
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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6
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King"
- 30-8-0, 2 NC
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7
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One"
- 19-7-1
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8
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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9
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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Well roundedness over Thompson.
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10
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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11
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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12
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy" | 17-7-1
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13
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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14
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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15
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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16
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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17
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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18
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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19
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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20
- Luke Rockhold
- 16-6-0
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21
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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22
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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23
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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24
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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25
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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26
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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27
- Glover Teixeira
- 33-9-0
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28
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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29
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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30
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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31
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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32
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino" | 22-8-0
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33
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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34
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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35
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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36
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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37
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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38
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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39
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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40
- John Dodson
- "The Magician" | 24-14-0
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41
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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42
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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43
- Joseph Benavidez
- 28-8-0
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44
- Ryan Bader
- "Darth" | 31-8-0, 1 NC
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45
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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46
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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47
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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48
- Michael Johnson
- "The Menace" | 22-19-0
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49
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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50
- Phil Davis
- "Mr. Wonderful" | 24-7-0, 1 NC
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51
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0
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52
- Patricio Pitbull
- 36-7-0
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53
- Will Brooks
- "Ill" | 26-5-1
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54
- Tim Kennedy
- 18-6-0
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55
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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56
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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57
- Hector Lombard
- "Showeather" | 34-10-1, 3 NC
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58
- Ricardo Lamas
- "The Bully" | 20-8-0
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59
- Michael Chandler
- "Iron" | 23-8-0
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60
- Pat Curran
- "Paddy Mike" | 23-9-0
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61
- Liam McGeary
- 13-4-0
My Summary