Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 2 years, 6 months ago  |  All By Kingslayer1573

1. 1

   

   José Aldo

   "Junior"

   31-8-0

   Greatest of all time. Great resume, phenomenal longevity, countless championships. Only ever truly lost to elite level fighters post his regional career and world champions. Greatest defensive wrestler in MMA history, great kickboxing, and hellish leg kicks. Good fight IQ, competed against supremely talented phenom Chad Mendes, world champions like Frankie Edgar, great contenders like TKZ and Cub Swanson. 9 title defenses, 12 championships. (UFC, WEC [Two major MMA promotions])
   

2. 2

   

   Georges St-Pierre

   "Rush"

   26-2-0

   The greatest athlete in MMA history, never wrestled pre MMA career, became greatest MMA wrestler of all time. Absurd fight IQ. Good resume, amazing longevity and numerous championships.
   

3. 3

   

   Jon Jones

   "Bones"

   27-1-0, 1 NC

   Phenomenal athlete, great fight IQ and gameplanning, absurd chin and heart. Naturally talented and creative competitor. Fought at much more shallow division than #2 and #1.
   

4. 4

   

   Fedor Emelianenko

   "The Last Emperor"

   40-7-0, 1 NC

   GOAT HW, good resume, amazing longevity and countless championships.
   

5. 5

   

   Anderson Silva

   "The Spider"

   34-11-0, 1 NC

   Iconic, flashy, artistic wins but not in GOAT discussion due to weak all around resume in comparison to the top 3.
   

6. 6

   

   Demetrious Johnson

   "Mighty Mouse"

   25-4-1

   Amazing longevity, good resume, a lot of championships, suffers from relatively mediocre division aside from a few golden fighters (Who he beat.) In my opinion he beat Henry Cejudo twice.
   

7. 7

   

   Khabib Nurmagomedov

   "The Eagle"

   29-0-0

   Great dominance, phenomenal chain wrestling, submissions, greatest top control in MMA history. Good resume, bad longevity at an elite level.
   

8. 8

   

   Stipe Miocic

   20-4-0

   Great resume, mediocre longevity, good amount of championships.
   

9. 9

   

   Max Holloway

   "Blessed"

   26-7-0

   Absurd cardio and pressure boxing, good adaptability, and fight IQ. Great resume, mediocre longevity at an elite level.
   

10. 10

    

    Conor McGregor

    "The Notorious"

    22-6-0

    Phenomenal resume, horrible longevity, first ever dual weight world champion, record time championship KO over GOAT in what's the best name value win in MMA history. Wasted potential.
    

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11. 11

    

    Eddie Alvarez

    "The Underground King"  |  30-8-0, 2 NC

    2nd greatest lightweight ever, great resume, championships in two major MMA organizations. Bad longevity and consistency.
    

12. 12

    

    Daniel Cormier

    "DC"  |  22-3-0, 1 NC

    Good resume, benefited from shallow light heavyweight divsion, KOd 2nd GOAT HW and went to war with him, other good wins, never beat LHW champion (Don't personally consider him ever being the LHW champ.)
    

13. 13

    

    Dominick Cruz

    "The Dominator"  |  24-4-0

    Good resume, horrible longevity.
    

14. 14

    

    Israel Adesanya

    "The Last Stylebender"  |  24-3-0

    Really good resume, arguably the most skilled striker in MMA history.
    

15. 15

    

    Kamaru Usman

    "Nigerian Nightmare"  |  20-4-0

    Phenomenal cardio and power. An almost inhuman combination of cardio yet fast twitch ability. Good resume with a win over fellow phenom Colby Covington who is undisputed championship material. Good win over Burns and KOd MMA boxer Jorge Masvidal with a phenomenal KO.
    

16. 16

    

    Alexander Volkanovski

    "The Great"  |  26-4-0

    Great resume, phenomenal athlete and competitor, superbly skilled striker.
    

17. 17

    

    Dustin Poirier

    "The Diamond"  |  30-8-0, 1 NC

    Great resume, medicore longevity, no undisputed world championships in major MMA promotions.
    

18. 18

    

    Robert Whittaker

    "The Reaper"  |  25-7-0

    Great all around fighter, tough and durable with a good resume and all time great war with Yoel Romero.
    

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    Tyron Woodley

    "The Chosen One"  |  19-7-1

    Good longevity, resume, and championships, most powerful WW ever.
    

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    Matt Hughes

    45-9-0

    Pioneer with an amazing amount of wins, championships but a relatively mediocre resume in comparison to the people ahead of him.