Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 2 months, 2 weeks, 4 days ago  |  All By mugenhardroc

1. 1

   

   Alexander Volkanovski

   "The Great"

   26-4-0

   Titles:
   Former UFC Featherweight Champion (five defenses)
   
   Distinction:
   2x UFC Lightweight Title Challenger (2023)
   
   Records:
   Highest Striking Differential in UFC Featherweight History
   2nd Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Featherweight History (11)
   
   Awards:
   2020 World MMA Awards Upset of the Year
   2022 World MMA Awards Fighter of the Year
   2022 World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Max Holloway (x3)
   - José Aldo
   - Brian Ortega
   - Yair Rodriguez
   - Jung Chan Sung
   - Chad Mendes
   - Darren Elkins
   

2. 2

   

   Max Holloway

   "Blessed"

   26-7-0

   Former UFC Featherweight Champion (three defenses)
   Former UFC Interim Featherweight Champion
   UFC Interim Lightweight Title Challenger (2019)
   Most Wins in UFC Featherweight History (19)
   Most Finishes in UFC Featherweight History (11)
   Most Total Strikes Landed in UFC History
   Most Total Fight Time in UFC Featherweight History
   
   Notable Wins:
   - José Aldo (x2)
   - Frankie Edgar
   - Anthony Pettis
   - Brian Ortega
   - Charles Oliveira
   - Chan Sung Jung
   - Cub Swanson
   - Calvin Kattar
   - Yair Rodriguez
   - Jeremy Stephens
   - Ricardo Lamas
   

3. 3

   

   Israel Adesanya

   "The Last Stylebender"

   24-3-0

   Former 2x UFC Middleweight Champion (five total defenses)
   Former UFC Interim Middleweight Champion
   UFC Light Heavyweight Title Challenger (2021)
   2nd Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Middleweight History (12)
   2018 World MMA Awards Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
   2020 World MMA Awards Fighter of the Year
   2x World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year (2020/2021)
   
   Kickboxing:
   2x King In The Ring -86 kg Tournament Winner (2014/2015)
   2015 King In The Ring -100 kg Tournament Winner
   2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner
   Glory Middleweight Title Challenger (2017)
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Robert Whittaker (x2)
   - Alex Pereira
   - Anderson Silva
   - Kelvin Gastelum
   - Marvin Vettori (x2)
   - Derek Brunson
   - Paulo Costa
   - Jared Cannonier
   - Yoel Romero
   - Rob Wilkinson
   - Melvin Guillard
   - Brad Tavares
   

4. 4

   

   BJ Penn

   "The Prodigy"

   16-14-2

   UFC HOF Class of 2015: Modern Wing
   Former UFC Lightweight Champion (three defenses)
   Former UFC Welterweight Champion
   UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Co-Champion with Caol Uno
   Former Rumble on the Rock Lightweight Champion
   Tied Most Consecutive Title Defenses in UFC Lightweight History (3) with Benson Henderson, Frankie Edgar, and Khabib Nurmagomedov
   
   Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
   2000 IBJJF World Championship -70 kg Gold Medalist
   First American Black Belt World Champion
   Believed To Have Received the Fastest BJJ Black Belt Ever
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Matt Hughes (x2)
   - Sean Sherk
   - Jens Pulver
   - Caol Uno
   - Takanori Gomi
   - Matt Serra
   - Kenny Florian
   - Diego Sanchez
   - Renzo Gracie
   - Duane Ludwig
   - Rodrigo Gracie
   

5. 5

   

   Robert Whittaker

   "The Reaper"

   25-7-0

   Former UFC Middleweight Champion
   Former UFC Interim Middleweight Champion
   First Australian UFC Champion
   TUF: Smashes Welterweight Tournament Winner
   2017 World MMA Awards International Fighter of the Year
   
   Freestyle Wrestling:
   2017 Australian National Wrestling Championships -97 kg Gold Medalist
   2015 Australia Cup -97 kg Gold Medalist
   2018 Commonwealth Games Qualifier
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Yoel Romero (x2)
   - Ronaldo Souza
   - Derek Brunson
   - Jared Cannonier
   - Marvin Vettori
   - Paulo Costa
   - Darren Till
   - Kelvin Gastelum
   - Uriah Hall
   - Brad Tavares
   

6. 6

   

   Mark Hunt

   "Super Samoan"

   13-14-1, 1 NC

   Pride Heavyweight Title Challenger (2006)
   UFC Interim Heavyweight Title Challenger (2014)
   2014 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year
   
   Kickboxing:
   2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion
   2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in ***uoka Repechage B Champion
   2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Melbourne Champion
   2000 K-1 Oceania Grand Prix Champion
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Wanderlei Silva
   - Mirko Cro Cop
   - Frank Mir
   - Derrick Lewis
   - Cheick Kongo
   - Antônio Silva
   - Roy Nelson
   - Stefan Struve
   

7. 7

   

   Martin Nguyen

   "The Situ-Asian"

   15-7-0

   Former ONE Featherweight (155 lb) Champion (three defenses)
   Former ONE Lightweight (170 lb) Champion
   First Multi-Divisional Champion in ONE History
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Eduard Folayang
   - Marat Gafurov
   - Christian Lee (x2)
   - Kazunori Yokota
   - Koyomi Matsushima
   - Narantungalag Jadambaa
   

8. 8

   

   Dan Hooker

   "The Hangman"

   23-12-0

   Notable Wins:
   - Gilbert Burns
   - Paul Felder
   - Al Iaquinta
   - Jim Miller
   - Ross Pearson
   - James Vick
   - Hatsu Hioki
   

9. 9

   

   Tai Tuivasa

   "Bam Bam"

   15-7-0

   Notable Wins:
   - Derrick Lewis
   - Andrei Arlovski
   - Augusto Sakai
   - Stefan Struve
   

10. 10

    

    Megan Anderson

    10-5-0

    Former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion
    Former Invicta FC Interim Featherweight Champion
    UFC Women's Featherweight Title Challenger (2021)
    Tied Most Fights in UFC Women's Featherweight History (6) with Felicia Spencer
    Tied Most Finishes in UFC Women's Featherweight History (3) with Felicia Spencer
    Tied Most Knockouts in UFC Women's Featherweight History (2) with Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg
    
    Notable Wins:
    - Cat Zignano
    - Norma Dumont