Ranking Designed By Keith Farrell
Most Important Fighters in MMA History
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Ranking designed by Keith Farrell Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
Most Important Fighters in MMA History
The fighters who have been the most essential to the birth, survival, growth, explosion and sustainability of Mixed Martial Arts as a sport.
Guidelines:
- Ranking Type: Fighters
Rankings
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1
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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2
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell
21-9-0
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3
Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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4
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6
Frank "The Legend" Shamrock
23-10-2
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5
Georges "Rush" St-Pierre
26-2-0
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7
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8
Forrest Griffin
19-7-0
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9
Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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10
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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11
Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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12
Anderson "The Spider" Silva
34-11-0, 1 NC
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13
Brock Lesnar
5-3-0, 1 NC
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14
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-17-1, 2 NC
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15
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17
Dan "The Beast" Severn
101-19-7
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16
"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
40-7-0, 1 NC
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19
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18
"El Guapo" Bas Rutten
28-4-1
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20
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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21
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22
Maurice "Mo" Smith
14-17-0
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23
"The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva
35-14-1, 1 NC
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24
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović
38-11-2, 1 NC
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25
Nick Diaz
26-10-0, 2 NC
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26
Chael Sonnen
30-17-1
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27
Gina "Conviction" Carano
7-1-0
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28
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29
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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30
Don "The Predator" Frye
20-9-1, 1 NC
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31
"Little Evil" Jens Pulver
27-19-1
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