Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 3 years, 3 months ago  |  All By Josher

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   Khabib Nurmagomedov

   "The Eagle"

   29-0-0

   29-0-0, 11 subs. Won UFC lightweight title and defended it successfully 3 times.
   

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   Rickson Gracie

   9-0-0

   11-0-0, 9 subs. Is a 9th degree red belt in BJJ and is undefeated in pro MMA.
   

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   Roger Gracie

   8-2-0

   8-2-0, 6 subs. Has won the ONE cruiserweight championship and is a 10x BJJ champion.
   

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   Demian Maia

   28-11-0

   28-10-0, 14 subs. Has challenged for the UFC title multiple times.
   

5. 5

   

   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

   "Minotauro"

   34-10-1, 1 NC

   34-10-1, 1 NC, 21 subs. Won UFC interim heavyweight title.
   

6. 6

   

   Kazushi Sakuraba

   "The Gracie Hunter"

   26-17-1, 2 NC

   26-17-1, 2 NC, 19 subs. Has beaten multiple UFC legends and became the 1st of 2 Japanese fighters to win a UFC championship.
   

7. 7

   

   Shinya Aoki

   "Tobikan Judan"

   48-11-0, 1 NC

   45-9-0, 1 NC, 28 subs. Has challenged for and won multiple MMA titles.
   

8. 8

   

   Fabrício Werdum

   "Vai Cavalo"

   24-9-1, 1 NC

   24-9-1, 12 subs. Won UFC heavyweight title.
   

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   Ronaldo Souza

   "Jacaré"

   26-10-0, 1 NC

   26-9-0, 14 subs. Was a top contender in the UFC middleweight division.
   

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    Royce Gracie

    15-2-3

    15-2-3, 11 subs. Won a UFC grand prix.
    

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11. 11

    

    Nate Diaz

    21-13-0

    21-12-0, 13 subs. Was a top contender in the UFC lightweight and welterweight division.
    

12. 12

    

    Josh Barnett

    "The Warmaster"  |  35-8-0

    35-8-0, 19 subs. Won multiple MMA titles, including the UFC heavyweight title.
    

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    Ronda Rousey

    "Rowdy"  |  12-2-0

    12-2-0, 9 subs. Was the first UFC women's champion and successfully defended the bantamweight title 6 times.
    

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    Fedor Emelianenko

    "The Last Emperor"  |  40-7-0, 1 NC

    39-6-0, 1 NC, 15 subs. Has won multiple heavyweight titles, including the PRIDE heavyweight title, which he successfully defended it multiple times. Has also won many tournaments, and challenged for the Bellator heavyweight title.
    

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    Daniel Cormier

    "DC"  |  22-3-0, 1 NC

    22-3-0, 1 NC, 5 subs. Became the 2nd of 4 UFC fighters to hold two belts( the light heavyweight and heavyweight belts) simultaneously. He also defended his light heavyweight title successfully multiple times, and successfully defended his heavyweight title.
    

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    Randy Couture

    "The Natural"  |  19-11-0

    19-11-0, 4 subs. Has won multiple UFC titles.
    

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    Brian Ortega

    "T-City"  |  16-3-0, 1 NC

    15-1-0, 1 NC, 7 subs. Is a top contender in the UFC featherweight division and has challenged for the featherweight title.
    

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    Jake Shields

    33-11-1, 1 NC

    33-11-1, 1 NC, 12 subs. Won multiple MMA titles and has beaten top contenders in the UFC welterweight division. Has also challenged for the UFC welterweight title.
    

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    Frank Mir

    19-13-0

    19-13-0, 9 subs. Has won the UFC heavyweight title and has also challenged for the interim title on multiple occasions.
    

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    Demetrious Johnson

    "Mighty Mouse"  |  25-4-1

    30-3-1, 12 subs. Was the first ever UFC flyweight champion and successfully defended it a record-setting 11 times. Has also challenged for the UFC bantamweight title and joined ONE Championship to win the flyweight grand prix tournament. Is set to challenge for the ONE flyweight title on Feb. 24, 2021.
    

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    Georges St-Pierre

    "Rush"  |  26-2-0

    26-2-0, 6 subs. Won the UFC welterweight title twice and in his 2nd reign successfully defended it 9 times. Has also won the UFC middleweight title.
    

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    Charles Oliveira

    "do Bronx"  |  34-10-0, 1 NC

    30-8-0, 19 subs. Is a top contender in the UFC lightweight division.
    

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    Jon Jones

    "Bones"  |  27-1-0, 1 NC

    26-1-0, 1 NC, 6 subs. Has never physically lost his UFC light heavyweight title, and has defended it 14 times
    

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    Chris Weidman

    "The All-American"  |  16-7-0

    15-5-0, 4 subs. Has won the UFC middleweight title and has successfully defended it 3 times.
    

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    Nick Diaz

    26-10-0, 2 NC

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    Ben Askren

    "Funky"  |  19-2-0, 1 NC

    19-2-0, 6 subs. Has won the ONE and Bellator championship titles and has successfully defended them multiple times.
    

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    Matt Hughes

    45-9-0

    45-9-0, 14 subs. Was a 2-time UFC welterweight champion and in his 1st reign successfully defended it 5 times.
    

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    Chael Sonnen

    30-17-1

    31-17-1, 4 subs. Has challenged for the UFC belt multiple times.
    

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    Rousimar Palhares

    "Toquinho"  |  19-13-1

    19-10-1, 16 subs. Won the WSOF welterweight title and successfully defended it twice.
    

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    Henry Cejudo

    "Triple C"  |  16-4-0

    16-2-0, 0 subs. Became the 4th person to hold two UFC belts(the flyweight and bantamweight belts) simultaneously. Has also successfully defended both belts as well.
    

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    Yoel Romero

    "Soldier of God"  |  16-7-0

    13-5-0, 0 subs. Has challenged for the UFC middleweight belt multiple times.