Tapology Annual Ranking
MMA's Fighter of the Year 2021

About Annual Rankings
Annual Rankings are for the best fighters in a given year. Tapology users submit their own lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
Annual Rankings are for the best fighters in a given year. Tapology users submit their own lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
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Rankings
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2
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
33-8-0, 1 NC
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3
Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane
10-1-0
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Max "Blessed" Holloway
23-6-0
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"Thug" Rose Namajunas
11-5-0
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7
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8
Islam Makhachev
22-1-0
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9
Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier
28-7-0, 1 NC
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10
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11
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12
Jiří "Denisa" Procházka
28-3-1
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13
Beneil "Benny" Dariush
21-4-1
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14
Recent Fights:SUBSUBSUBDECSUBDECDEC -
15
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16
Derek Brunson
23-8-0
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17
Jan Błachowicz
29-9-0
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18
"Sugar" Sean O'Malley
15-1-0
Recent Fights:TKOTKOTKOTKOTKOTKODEC -
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Marina Rodriguez
16-1-2
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20
Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa
15-3-0
Recent Fights:TKOTKOTKOTKOTKOSUBDEC -
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Giga "Ninja" Chikadze
14-3-0
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22
Recent Fights:TKODECDECDECDECTKODEC -
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Ricky Simón
19-3-0
Recent Fights:TKODECSUBDECDECTKODEC -
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"Iron" Michael Chandler
23-7-0
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25
Recent Fights:TKOTKODECTKOTKOTKOTKO -
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Tom Aspinall
12-2-0
Recent Fights:SUBTKOSUBTKOTKOTKOTKO -
27
José Aldo "Junior"
31-7-0
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28
Mateusz "Gamer" Gamrot
20-1-0, 1 NC
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Cory "The Sandman" Sandhagen
14-4-0
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Belal "Remember the Name" Muhammad
21-3-0, 1 NC
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32
Manon "The Beast" Fiorot
9-1-0
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33
Daniel "D-Rod" Rodriguez
16-2-0
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34
Sean "Tarzan" Strickland
25-3-0
Recent Fights:DECDECDECTKODECTKOTKO -
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Adrian Yanez
15-3-0
Recent Fights:DECTKOTKOTKOTKODECTKO -
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Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis
26-9-0, 1 NC
Recent Fights:TKOTKOTKOTKOTKODECDEC -
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Magomed Ankalaev
17-1-0
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38
T.J. Dillashaw
17-4-0
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39
AJ "Mercenary" McKee Jr.
18-1-0
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40
Marlon "Chito" Vera
21-7-1
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Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
36-16-0
Recent Fights:SUBTKOSUBDECTKOSUBDEC -
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Recent Fights:SUBSUBDECSUBTKOTKOTKO -
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44
Petr "No Mercy" Yan
16-3-0
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45
Bruno "Blindado" Silva
22-7-0
Recent Fights:DECTKOTKOTKOTKOTKOTKO -
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Alex "The Great White" Morono
21-7-0, 1 NC
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47
Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes
21-5-0
Recent Fights:SUBSUBDECDECTKOTKOTKO -
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Recent Fights:DECDECDECTKODECTKODEC -
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50
"King" Casey O'Neill
9-0-0