My Personal 100 Greatest (UFC) Fighters Of All Time
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1
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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Jon ran thru the legends and monsters of the golden era of light Heavyweight division at such a young age making fighters like (Rampage, Shogun, Machida , Evans, Belfort) look like amateurs. Then to come back and defend his belt against the second generation of fighters successfully shows the true nature and dominate prowess which is Jon Jones. ( p.s. everyone was on steroids and he was beating people on higher substance )
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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An ultimate fan favorite with an amazing storyline who help build the sport into what it is today.
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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His run at middleweight and highlight reel finishes made Silva a legend. Despite his skid; It will be difficult to martyr the spiders impact on the game.
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4
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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Johnson carried and nurtured the flyweight division from youth for nearly a decade. Truly on of the most versatile and gifted fighters on the planet.
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5
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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29-0. A fighter that made everyone he faced look helpless. Him not fighting longer and the competition he faced early are the reasons he’s likely not number 1 on this list as it was definitely attainable at his pace.
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6
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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Undefeated for nearly 10 years. Multiple title runs after his loss for Conor while aging and still beating involving younger competition while getting older in multiple divisions. True legend of the sport and Brazilian mixed martial arts.
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7
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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The double champ. An undersized heavyweight tossing grown men around the ring in his later age is truly remarkable.
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8
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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Heavyweight GOAT
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9
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare"
- 20-4-0
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Kamaru’s reign until “head shot dead” was as or more impressive than George’s. Finishes against Masvidal, Covington, Burns. A dominant Title win against Woodley who many thought was unbeatable at the time. Kamaru still has time to climb the list as he’s already the 2nd greatest Welterweight ever and future hall of famer.
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10
- Amanda Nunes
- "The Lioness"
- 23-5-0
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The most dominant female fighter to grace the octagon.
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11
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great" | 26-4-0
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12
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender" | 24-3-0
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13
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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14
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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15
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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Liddell was arguably the first “marketable” fighter in the UFC which was not only important in growing the UFC brand but rightfully so as Liddell had some of the best highlights and moments in UFC History.
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16
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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17
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious" | 22-6-0
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Helped build and popularize the sport into what it is today with a movie like run that will like never be mimicked in the sport again.
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18
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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19
- Valentina Shevchenko
- "Bullet" | 23-4-1
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The Flyweight queen maintains a current dominant 7 title defenses and is the UFCs second greatest women's fighter narrowly behind Amanda who need to run a 3rd fight back.
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20
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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21
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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22
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C" | 16-4-0
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Cejudo ending DJ’s reign plus finishing two of the best bantamweights of all time in Dillashaw and Cruz earning double champ status is a feat few will ever see in there careers. His premature retirement however lowered his chances of being one of the greats but its charming to here he is making a comeback and will likely fight Sterling in 2023. A second dominate run will definitely change his legacy and list placement in the future.
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23
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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Most Subs in UFC history and a recent dominate title reign until his loss to Islam just of recent. do Bronx has still more career left to build upon his impressive resume.
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24
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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An absolute legend in the lightweight division and first ballot hall of famer.
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25
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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An absolute pioneer to the sport of mixed martial arts.
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26
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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27
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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One of the most beloved fighters in UFC history put on some of the greatest wars we've seen in the promotion which help influence future fighters and gain fans along the time.
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28
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond" | 30-8-0, 1 NC
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McGregor, Alvarez, Gaethje, Holloway, Hooker, Chandler, Pettis etc. The Diamond has beaten the whose who of the lightweight division and is only missing a championship belt to his resume.
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29
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator" | 17-3-0
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Ngannou is the heaviest power-puncher the organization has ever seen and is on his way to heavyweight goat status
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30
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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31
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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The greatest fighter to never hold a UFC Belt.
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32
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper" | 25-7-0
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Just beyond Silva and Adesanya is Whittaker who since moved to Middleweight in 2014 has been nothing sort of spectacular and he's only 31 with a-lot more left to give . A top 3 middleweight in the company's history
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33
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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Arguments will be made to this day if Dillashaw is the Bantamweight GOAT but with the EPO stipulation hanging over his head his legacy is at a standstill. Whether or not he used earlier in his career his back to back wins against Barao and Garbrant were truly something special.
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34
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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35
- Ronda Rousey
- "Rowdy" | 12-2-0
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Was her title reign and run slightly overrated due to the competition at the time? (Yes) but without Ronda there would be no women’s UFC division.
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36
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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37
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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38
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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39
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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Weidman’s wins against Silva (twice) put him in immortality as the man to dethrone the UFCs Goliath.
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40
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One" | 19-7-1
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5 time Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
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41
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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A founding father for the bantamweight and featherweight divisions come up in the early to mid 2000s also brought up division future powerhouses TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrant. A necessary figure in the sport and one of the greats to not claim UFC gold.
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42
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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43
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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44
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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45
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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46
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
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Tonys 12 fight win streak has you wondering badly the UFC screwed him over a title.
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47
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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One of the top heavyweights in the prime era of the division.
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48
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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49
- Islam Makhachev
- 25-1-0
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50
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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The Real BMF. Rafael has fought the best of the best for over a decade in the promotion and won a lightweight championship belt in the process.
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51
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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One of the most underrated fighters during his time in the UFC and he’s still killing it in Bellator at his age.
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52
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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53
- Glover Teixeira
- 33-9-0
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54
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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55
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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56
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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57
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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58
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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59
- Weili Zhang
- "Magnum" | 25-3-0
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60
- Leon Edwards
- "Rocky" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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61
- Jan Błachowicz
- 29-10-1
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62
- Luke Rockhold
- 16-6-0
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63
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- 16-5-0
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64
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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65
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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66
- Aljamain Sterling
- "Funk Master" | 24-4-0
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67
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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68
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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69
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- "Deus da Guerra" | 23-3-1
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70
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight" | 25-5-0
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71
- Yoel Romero
- "Soldier of God" | 16-7-0
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72
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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73
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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74
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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75
- Brandon Moreno
- "The Assassin Baby" | 21-8-2
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76
- Joseph Benavidez
- 28-8-0
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77
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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78
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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79
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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80
- Colby Covington
- "Chaos" | 17-4-0
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81
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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82
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy" | 17-7-1
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83
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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84
- Petr Yan
- "No Mercy" | 17-5-0
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85
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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86
- Rose Namajunas
- "Thug" | 12-6-0
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87
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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88
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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89
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
My Summary