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Greatest Openweight Fighters of All Time
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Ranking designed by SupermanKick Updated 4 years, 6 months ago
Greatest Openweight Fighters of All Time
Before there were weight classes, there were the classic openweight tournaments in Pancrase and the UFC. Pride also had them even after weight classes were introduced. These are the greatest fighters who ever fought at openweight.
Guidelines:
- Ranking Type: Fighters
Rankings
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1
"El Guapo" Bas Rutten
28-4-1
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2
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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3
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4
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović
38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
Masakatsu Funaki
40-13-1
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6
Minoru Suzuki
29-19-0
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7
Dan "The Beast" Severn
101-19-7
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8
"Minowaman" Ikuhisa Minowa
65-45-8
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10
Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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9
Don "The Predator" Frye
20-9-1, 1 NC
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11
Guy "The Sandman" Mezger
30-14-2
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12
Semmy "Hightower" Schilt
26-14-1
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13
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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14
Kiyoshi Tamura
44-19-3
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15
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17
Marcos "Cachorrão" Ruas
3-6-0
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16
Yuki "Yukisora" Kondo
64-40-9
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18
Gilbert "The Hurricane" Yvel
41-16-1, 1 NC
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19
Enson "Yamato Damashi" Inoue
12-8-0
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20
Yusuke "The Crusher" Kawaguchi
19-13-0
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21
Steve "Ninja Cop" Jennum
2-3-0
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