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My MMA Rankings

Greatest Heavyweights of All Time

Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 5 days, 16 hrs ago  |  All By mugenhardroc

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  1. 1

    "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
    Fedor Emelianenko
    "The Last Emperor"
    40-7-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former Pride Heavyweight Champion (three defenses)
    2004 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion
    Former WAMMA Heavyweight Champion (two defenses)


    Distinction:
    Final Pride Heavyweight Champion
    Inaugural WAMMA Heavyweight Champion
    2x Bellator Heavyweight Title Challenger (2019/2023)
    Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (x3)
    - Mark Coleman (x2)
    - Mirko Cro Cop
    - Frank Mir
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Quinton Jackson,
    - Tim Sylvia
    - Chael Sonnen
    - Mark Hunt
    - Timothy Johnson
    - Kevin Randleman
    - Matt Lindland
    - Pedro Rizzo
    - Heath Herring
    - Gary Goodridge
    - Semmy Schilt

  2. 2

    Stipe Miocic
    Stipe Miocic
    20-4-0
    Titles:
    Former 2x UFC Heavyweight Champion (four total defenses)

    Records:
    Most Consecutive Title Defenses in UFC Heavyweight History (3)
    Most Post Fight Bonuses in UFC Heavyweight History (9)
    Tied Most Title Fight Wins in UFC Heavyweight History (6)

    Awards:
    2019 UFC Comeback of the Year

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Daniel Cormier (x2)
    - Francis Ngannou
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Junior dos Santos
    - Alistair Overeem
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Mark Hunt
    - Fabio Maldonado
    - Gabriel Gonzaga
    - Roy Nelson

  3. 3

    Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    "Minotauro"
    34-10-1, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former Pride Heavyweight Champion
    Former Pride Interim Heavyweight Champion
    Former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion
    2004 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist

    Distinction:
    Inaugural Pride Heavyweight Champion

    Awards:
    UFC HOF Class of 2016: Pioneer Wing

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Randy Couture
    - Mirko Cro Cop
    - Mark Coleman
    - Josh Barnett
    - Tim Sylvia
    - Dan Henderson
    - Ricco Rodriguez
    - Gary Goodridge
    - Enson Inoue
    - Brendan Schaub
    - Sergei Kharitnov
    - Heath Herring (x2)
    - Bob Sapp

  4. 4

    Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
    Fabrício Werdum
    "Vai Cavalo"
    24-9-1, 1 NC
    Title:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
    Former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

    Awards:
    2010 World MMA Awards Submission of the Year

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fedor Emelianenko
    - Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    - Cain Velasquez
    - Mark Hunt
    - Alistair Overeem
    - Travis Browne (x2)
    - Tim Silva
    - Gabriel Gonzaga (x2)
    - Alexander Emelianenko
    - Roy Nelson
    - Brandon Vera
    - Alexander Gustafsson
    - Marcin Tybura

  5. 5

    Cain Velasquez
    Cain Velasquez
    14-3-0
    Tittles:
    Former 2x UFC Heavyweight Champion (two total defenses)

    Records:
    Most Significant Strikes Landed in UFC Heavyweight History (1464)
    Most Takedowns in UFC Heavyweight History (34)
    Highest Significant Strike Percentage in UFC Heavyweight History (57.62%)
    Tied 2nd Most Knockouts in UFC Heavyweight History (10) with Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Junior dos Santos (x2)
    - Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    - Brock Lesnar
    - Tim Silva
    - Travis Browne
    - Cheick Kongo
    - Ben Rothwell

  6. 6

    Junior "Cigano" dos Santos
    Junior dos Santos
    "Cigano"
    21-10-0
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion (one defense)

    Records:
    Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Heavyweight History (9)
    Tied 2nd Most Knockouts in UFC Heavyweight History (10) with Cain Velasquez and Francis Ngannou

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Stipe Miocic
    - Cain Velasquez
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Mirko Cro Cop
    - Frank Mir
    - Mark Hunt
    - Shane Carwin
    - Derrick Lewis
    - Tai Tuivasa
    - Stefan Struve
    - Gabriel Gonzaga
    - Roy Nelson

  7. 7

    Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović
    Mirko Filipović
    "Cro Cop"
    38-11-2, 1 NC
    Titles:
    2006 Pride Openweight Grand Prix Champion
    2016 Rizin Openweight Grand Prix Champion

    Distinction:
    Pride Heavyweight Title Challenger (2005)
    Pride Interim Heavyweight Title Challenger (2003)

    Records:
    Most Finishes in Zuffa, LLC History (21)
    Tied Most Finishes in Pride History (16) with Wanderlei Silva
    Top Five Knockouts, Wins, and Fights in Pride History

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Josh Barnett (x2)
    - Wanderlei Silva
    - Mark Coleman
    - Kevin Randleman
    - Gabriel Gonzaga
    - Muhammad Lawal
    - Igor Vovchanchyn
    - Kazushi Sakuraba
    - Heath Herring
    - Kazuyuki Fujita (x2)
    - Alexander Emelianenko
    - Roy Nelson
    - Pat Barry

  8. 8

    Francis "The Predator" NGannou
    Francis NGannou
    "The Predator"
    17-3-0
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion (one defense)

    Records:
    Tied 2nd Most Finishes in UFC Heavyweight History (11) with Andrei Arlovski, Gabriel Gonzaga, and Stefan Struve
    Tied 2nd Most Knockouts in UFC Heavyweight History (10) with Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos

    Distinction:
    First Cameroonian-Born UFC Champion

    Awards:
    2017 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Stipe Miocic
    - Cain Velasquez
    - Junior dos Santos
    - Alistair Overeem
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Curtis Blaydes (x2)
    - Cyril Gane
    - Jairzinho Rozenstruik

  9. 9

    Frank Mir
    Frank Mir
    19-13-0
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
    Former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

    Records:
    Most Submissions in UFC Heavyweight History (8)
    2nd Most Finishes in UFC Heavyweight History (13)
    Top Three Wins and Fights in UFC Heavyweight History
    Fastest Submission in UFC Heavyweight History (45 seconds)

    Distinction:
    Only Toe Hold Finish in UFC History

    Awards:
    2011 World MMA Awards Submission of the Year

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (x2)
    - Mirko Cro Cop
    - Brock Lesnar
    - Tim Sylvia
    - Antônio Silva
    - Todd Duffee
    - Cheick Kongo
    - Roy Nelson (x2)
    - Tank Abbott

  10. 10

    Alistair "The Demolition Man" Overeem
    Alistair Overeem
    "The Demolition Man"
    47-19-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion (one defense)
    Former Dream Heavyweight Champion

    Distinction:
    Only Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
    Only Dream Heavyweight Champion
    UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger (2016)

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fabricio Werdum (x2)
    - Junior dos Santos
    - Frank Mir
    - Brock Lesnar
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Sergei Pavlovich
    - Mark Hunt
    - Stefan Struve
    - Gary Goodridge
    - Aleksei Oleinik
    - Paul Buentello
    - Sergei Kharitnov
    - Brett Rogers
    - Todd Duffee
    - Roy Nelson

    11. 11+

  11. 11

    Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski
    Andrei Arlovski
    "The Pitbull"  |  34-23-0, 2 NC
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion (one defense)
    Former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion (one defense)

    Records:
    Most Wins in UFC Heavyweight History (23)
    Most Fights in UFC Heavyweight History (39)
    Most Total Fight Time in UFC Heavyweight History
    Tied 2nd Most Finishes in UFC Heavyweight History with Francis Ngannou, Gabriel Gonzaga, and Stefan Struve

    Distinction:
    First Belarusian UFC Champion

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Frank Mir
    - Tim Sylvia
    - Antônio Silva
    - Travis Browne
    - Paul Buentello
    - Stefan Struve
    - Brendan Schaub
    - Roy Nelson
    - Ben Rothwell (x2)

  12. 12

    Daniel "DC" Cormier
    Daniel Cormier
    "DC"  |  22-3-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion (one defense)
    Former King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion
    2013 Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion

    Awards:
    UFC HOF Class of 2022: Modern Wing
    2018 World MMA Awards Fighter of the Year
    2019 ESPY Awards Best MMA Fighter

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Stipe Miocic
    - Frank Mir
    - Josh Barnett
    - Antônio Silva
    - Derrick Lewis
    - Jeff Monson
    - Roy Nelson

  13. 13

    "The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
    Josh Barnett
    "The Warmaster"  |  35-8-0
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
    Former Openweight King of Pancrase (two defenses)

    Distinction:
    Youngest Champion in UFC Heavyweight History (24 years)
    Final Openweight King of Pancrase
    2006 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist
    2013 Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    - Randy Couture
    - Frank Mir
    - Mark Hunt
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Dan Severn
    - Sergei Kharitnov
    - Alexander Emelianenko
    - Roy Nelson
    - Jeff Monson
    - Pedro Rizzo
    - Semmy Schilt (x2)

  14. 14

    Randy "The Natural" Couture
    Randy Couture
    "The Natural"  |  19-11-0
    Former 3x UFC Heavyweight Champion (three total defenses)
    UFC 13 Heavyweight Tournament Champion

    Distinction:
    Oldest Champion in UFC History (45 years, 60 days)

    Awards:
    UFC HOF Class of 2006: Pioneer Wing

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Tim Sylvia
    - Gabriel Gonzaga
    - Pedro Rizzo (x2)
    - Kevin Randleman
    - Maurice Smith
    - Vitor Belfort

  15. 15

    "El Guapo" Bas Rutten
    Bas Rutten
    "El Guapo"  |  28-4-1
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
    Former 3x Openweight King of Pancrase (two total defenses)

    Awards:
    UFC HOF Class of 2015: Pioneer Wing

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Kevin Randleman
    - Frank Shamrock (x2)
    - Guy Mezger
    - Maurice Smith (x2)
    - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
    - Masakatsu Funaki
    - Minoru Suzuki (x2)
    - Takaku ***e (x2)

  16. 16

    Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
    Mark Coleman
    "The Hammer"  |  16-10-0
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
    2000 Pride Openweight Grand Prix Champion
    UFC 10 Tournament Champion
    UFC 11 Tournament Champion

    Distinction:
    Inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion

    Awards:
    UFC HOF Class of 2008: Pioneer Wing

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Mauricio Rua
    - Dan Severn
    - Don Frye (x2)
    - Kazuyuki Fujita
    - Igor Vovchanchyn
    - Gary Goodridge

  17. 17

    Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis
    Derrick Lewis
    "The Black Beast"  |  28-12-0, 1 NC
    Distinction:
    UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger (2018)
    UFC Interim Heavyweight Title Challenger (2021)

    Records:
    Most Knockouts in UFC History (15)
    Most Finishes in UFC Heavyweight History (15)
    2nd Most Wins in UFC Heavyweight History (19)

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Francis Ngannou
    - Curtis Blaydes
    - Alexander Volkov
    - Gabriel Gonzaga
    - Travis Browne
    - Aleksei Oleinik
    - Ilir Latifi
    - Roy Nelson
    - Marcin Tybura
    - Shamil Abdurakhimov
    - Marcos Rogerio de Lima

  18. 18

    Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo
    Pedro Rizzo
    "The Rock"  |  20-11-0
    Distinction:
    3x UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger (2000/2001/2001)

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Mark Coleman
    - Josh Barnett
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Ken Shamrock
    - Gary Goodridge
    - Ricco Rodriguez
    - Jeff Monson (x2)
    - Tank Abbott
    - Dan Severn
    - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

  19. 19

    Alexander "Drago" Volkov
    Alexander Volkov
    "Drago"  |  37-10-0
    Titles:
    Former Bellator Heavyweight Champion
    Former M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion (one defense)
    Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Winner
    Bellator Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament Winner

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Alistar Overeem
    - Stefan Struve
    - Tai Tuivasa
    - Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    - Marcin Tybura
    - Ricco Rodriguez
    - Roy Nelson
    - Timothy Johnson
    - Blagoy Ivanov

  20. 20

    Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt
    Mark Hunt
    "Super Samoan"  |  13-14-1, 1 NC
    Distinction:
    Pride Heavyweight Title Challenger (2006)
    UFC Interim Heavyweight Title Challenger (2014)

    Awards:
    2014 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Mirko Cro Cop
    - Wanderlei Silva
    - Frank Mir
    - Derrick Lewis
    - Stefan Struve
    - Antônio Silva
    - Cheick Kongo
    - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
    - Roy Nelson
    - Ben Rothwell

  21. 21

    Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez
    Ricco Rodriguez
    "Suave"  |  54-27-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
    Former King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Randy Couture
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Gary Goodridge
    - Paul Buentello
    - Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
    - Travis Fulton (x2)
    - Ron Waterman
    - Jeff Monson

  22. 22

    Sergei "The Paratrooper" Kharitonov
    Sergei Kharitonov
    "The Paratrooper"  |  35-9-0, 2 NC
    Distinction:
    2004 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
    2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinalist

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Alistair Overeem
    - Pedro Rizzo
    - Mike Russow
    - Semmy Schilt
    - Murilo Rua
    - Tatsuya Mizuno
    - Matt Mitrione
    - Roy Nelson
    - Tyrone Spong
    - Fabio Maldonado

  23. 23

    Brock Lesnar
    Brock Lesnar
    5-3-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former UFC Heavyweight Champion (two defenses)

    Awards:
    2009 World MMA Awards Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Randy Couture
    - Frank Mir
    - Shane Carwin
    - Heath Herring

  24. 24

    Tom Aspinall
    Tom Aspinall
    14-3-0
    Titles:
    UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion (current)

    Records:
    Shortest Average Fight Time in UFC History (2:10)
    Largest Striking Differential in UFC History (4.95)
    3rd Highest Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute in UFC History (7.72)

    Distinction:
    First English UFC Heavyweight Champion

    Notable Wins:
    - Sergei Pavlovich
    - Alexander Volkov
    - Marcin Tybura
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Serghei Spivac

  25. 25

    Antônio "BigFoot" Silva
    Antônio Silva
    "BigFoot"  |  19-15-0, 1 NC
    Titles:
    Former EliteXC Heavyweight Champion
    Former Cage Rage Heavyweight Champion
    Former Cage Warriors Heavyweight Champion

    Distinction:
    UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger (2013)
    Only EliteXC Heavyweight Champion
    Final Cage Rage Heavyweight Champion
    2011 Strikeforce Grand Prix Semifinalist

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Fedor Emelianenko
    - Alistair Overeem
    - Andrei Arlovski
    - Travis Browne
    - Ricco Rodriguez

  26. 26

    Aleksei "The Boa Constrictor" Oleinik
    Aleksei Oleinik
    "The Boa Constrictor"  |  61-18-1
    Records:
    2nd Most Submissions in UFC Heavyweight History (7)

    Distinction:
    First Ezekiel Choke Finish in UFC History
    First Fighter to Compete and Win Across Four Decades

    Notable HW Wins:
    - Mirko Cro Cop
    - Fabricio Werdum
    - Travis Browne
    - Mark Hunt
    - Jeff Monson
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