Tapology Annual Ranking
MMA's Fighter of the Year 2021
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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
34-10-0, 1 NC
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3
Max "Blessed" Holloway
26-7-0
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Ciryl "Bon Gamin" Gane
12-2-0
Recent Fights:TKOSUBTKODECTKODECDEC -
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"Thug" Rose Namajunas
13-6-0
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Islam Makhachev
26-1-0
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10
Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier
30-9-0, 1 NC
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11
Jiří "BJP" Procházka
30-5-1
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12
Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
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15
Beneil "Benny" Dariush
22-6-1
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"Suga" Sean O'Malley
18-1-0, 1 NC
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18
Derek "The One" Brunson
24-9-0
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19
Marina Rodriguez
17-4-2
Recent Fights:DECTKODECTKODECDECDEC -
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Tom Aspinall
14-3-0
Recent Fights:TKOTKOTKOSUBTKOSUBTKO -
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Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa
14-7-0
Recent Fights:SUBSUBTKOTKOTKOTKOTKO -
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Jan Błachowicz
29-10-1
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24
"Iron" Michael Chandler
23-8-0
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25
Ricky Simón
20-6-0
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26
Magomed Ankalaev
19-1-1, 1 NC
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27
Giga "Ninja" Chikadze
15-3-0
Recent Fights:DECDECTKOTKOTKODECDEC -
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Mateusz "Gamer" Gamrot
24-2-0, 1 NC
Recent Fights:DECTKODECDECDECTKOSUB -
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Chris "The Action Man" Curtis
31-11-0, 1 NC
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30
Manon "The Beast" Fiorot
12-1-0
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José Aldo "Junior"
32-8-0
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Belal "Remember the Name" Muhammad
23-3-0, 1 NC
Recent Fights:DECTKODECDECDECNCDEC -
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Cory "Sandman" Sandhagen
17-4-0
Recent Fights:DECDECTKODECDECTKOTKO -
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T.J. Dillashaw
17-5-0
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36
Anthony "Lionheart" Smith
37-20-0
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Sean "Tarzan" Strickland
29-6-0
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Kai "Don't Blink" Kara-France
24-11-0, 1 NC
Recent Fights:DECTKODECTKOTKOSUBDEC -
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Recent Fights:DECTKOTKODECDECDECDEC -
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Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis
28-12-0, 1 NC
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"The Leech" Jingliang Li
19-8-0
Recent Fights:DECTKOSUBTKODECTKOTKO -
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Adrian Yanez
17-5-0
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Daniel "D-Rod" Rodriguez
17-5-0
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Marlon "Chito" Vera
23-9-1
Recent Fights:DECDECDECTKODECTKODEC -
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Amanda "The Lioness" Nunes
23-5-0
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Sean Brady
16-1-0
Recent Fights:SUBTKODECSUBSUBDECDEC -
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Askar "Bullet" Askarov
15-1-1
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Bruno "Blindado" Silva
23-11-0
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50
Recent Fights:DECTKODECTKODECDQSUB
Ranking Contributors
As Tapology users create their own lists, the consensus rankings will update in real-time. For 2021 Fighter of the Year, the 150 most-recently updated member lists will be included.