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The Greatest MMA Fighters of All Time
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It's a source of endless debate: who are the greatest MMA fighters of all time? The consensus ranking compiles our member lists, then updates in real time for up-to-the-minute information. Create YOUR own ranking today.
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- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 31-4-0
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2
- Georges St. Pierre
- "Rush"
- 22-2-0
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 34-4-0, 1 NC
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4
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-8-0
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-8-2
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6
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 34-11-1, 1 NC
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8
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 29-8-0
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9
- Matt Hughes
- 46-9-0
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10
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 33-7-1, 1 NC
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- Royce Gracie | 14-2-3
- Mauricio "Shogun" Rua | 20-6-0
- "El Guapo" Bas Rutten | 28-4-1
- "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba | 26-16-2, 1 NC
- Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic | 27-10-2, 1 NC
- Jon "Bones" Jones | 16-1-0
- Jose "Junior" Aldo | 21-1-0
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson | 32-10-0
- Frank "The Legend" Shamrock | 23-10-2
- "The People's Champ" Tito Ortiz | 16-10-1
- Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort | 21-9-0
- Rickson Gracie | 11-0-0
- Alistair "The Reem" Overeem | 36-11-0, 1 NC
- Nick Diaz | 26-8-0, 1 NC
- Mark "The Hammer" Coleman | 16-10-0
- Rich "Ace" Franklin | 28-6-0, 1 NC
- Dan "The Beast" Severn | 100-18-7
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock | 28-15-2
- "The California Kid" Urijah Faber | 26-5-0
- Igor "Ice Cold" Vovchanchyn | 53-10-1, 1 NC
- "The Croation Sensation" Pat Miletich | 29-7-2
- Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida | 17-3-0
- "Sugar" Rashad Evans | 17-2-1
- "The Warmaster" Josh Barnett | 31-6-0
- "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi | 33-8-0, 1 NC
- Don "The Predator" Frye | 20-10-1, 1 NC
- Frank Mir | 16-5-0
- Miguel Torres | 40-5-0
- Genki "Neo-Samurai" Sudo | 16-4-1
- Frankie "The Answer" Edgar | 14-2-1
- Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos | 14-1-0
- Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi | 32-3-2
- Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez | 21-2-0
- Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz | 19-1-0
- "The Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk | 36-4-1
- "The Smashing Machine" Mark Kerr | 15-11-0, 1 NC
- Ben "Smooth" Henderson | 16-2-0
- Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto | 18-6-0, 1 NC
- Nate "The Great" Marquardt | 31-10-2
- Renzo Gracie | 13-7-1, 1 NC
- "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit | 28-5-0
- Marco "The King of the Streets" Ruas | 9-4-2
- "Little Evil" Jens Pulver | 25-16-1
- Diego "The Dream" Sanchez | 23-5-0
- Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos | 10-1-0, 1 NC
- Cain Velasquez | 9-1-0
- Clay "The Carpenter" Guida | 30-12-0
- Forrest Griffin | 18-7-0
- Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski | 17-9-0
- Jeremy "Gumby" Horn | 89-21-5
- Travis "The Ironman" Fulton | 251-49-11, 1 NC
- Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki | 30-6-0, 1 NC
- Evan Tanner | 32-8-0
- Chael Sonnen | 27-11-1
- Gray "The Bully" Maynard | 11-1-1, 1 NC
- Jake Shields | 27-6-1
- Chris "Lights Out" Lytle | 31-18-5
- Jon Fitch | 23-4-1, 1 NC
- Brock Lesnar | 5-3-0
- Chris "The Crippler" Leben | 26-8-0
- Nate Diaz | 16-7-0
- Hayato "Mach" Sakurai | 36-12-2
- Michael "The Count" Bisping | 22-4-0
- Kimbo Slice | 4-2-0
- Andy Wang | 7-8-1, 1 NC
- Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii | 25-2-0
- Oddsbot | 1-0-0
- Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia | 30-7-0
- Johny "Big Rig" Hendricks | 13-1-0
- Antonio "Junior" Silva | 16-3-0
- Masakatsu Funaki | 40-13-1
- Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger | 27-5-0
- Cheick Kongo | 17-7-2
- "Sexyama" Yoshihiro Akiyama | 13-5-1, 1 NC
- Jason "Reaper" Graves | 1-2-0
- Sidney Silva | 8-5-0
- Cesar Gracie | 0-1-0
- Jason "Mayhem" Miller | 24-8-0, 1 NC
- David "Tank" Abbott | 10-14-0
- Phillip Miller | 16-0-0
- Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira | 20-5-0
- Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson | 6-1-0
- Murilo Bustamante | 15-8-1
- Alan "The Talent" Belcher | 18-6-0
- Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum | 15-5-1
- Lavar "Big" Johnson | 18-5-0
- Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis | 9-1-0
- Shane "The Engineer" Carwin | 12-2-0
- Carlos "The Ronin" Newton | 16-14-0
- Pat "HD" Barry | 7-5-0
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