MMA Fighters, Ranked

Longtime UFC light heavyweight champion who never lost in the cage (his only blemish is a 2009 DQ against Matt Hamill) and captured the vacant heavyweight title by submitting Ciryl Gane in 2023. Widely considered the most complete fighter the sport has produced.

Dominated the UFC welterweight division with a record nine title defenses, then returned after four years to submit Michael Bisping for the middleweight belt in 2017. Retired as champion with a 26-2 record.

Retired undefeated at 29-0 after defending the UFC lightweight title three times, smothering elite opponents with historically dominant grappling and finishing all three defenses.

Held the UFC middleweight title for a record 2,457 days with 16 straight wins and 10 title defenses, blending flawless striking with matrix-like defense at his peak.

Set the UFC record with 11 consecutive title defenses at flyweight, combining elite wrestling, submissions, and speed into perhaps the most technically flawless run in the sport.

The greatest women's MMA fighter ever, simultaneously holding the UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles and finishing Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, and Miesha Tate.

Rode a 15-fight UFC win streak and five welterweight title defenses to a spot atop the pound-for-pound rankings before a late-career stumble.

Elite kickboxer turned UFC middleweight champion who defended the belt five times in his first reign, blending point-fighting precision with knockout power.

Dominated the heavyweight division in Pride FC with a legendary near-decade unbeaten run, considered by many the greatest heavyweight in MMA history despite never fighting in the UFC.

Went roughly a decade without a loss as the inaugural and longest-reigning UFC featherweight champion, unifying the WEC and UFC belts and wrecking legs for years before Conor McGregor.

First UFC fighter to hold two titles simultaneously and the sport's biggest draw, with a 13-second KO of Aldo. His record has faded to 22-6 amid inactivity and losses.

Held both the light heavyweight and heavyweight UFC titles and beat nearly everyone he faced except Jon Jones, a rare double-champ with an elite resume.

Set the UFC heavyweight record with three consecutive title defenses and beat a murderer's row of contenders, cementing his case as the division's greatest.

A two-division UFC champion and jiu-jitsu prodigy whose lightweight peak was elite, though a punishing 1-9-1 career finish drags on his legacy.

Pioneered women's MMA and went 12-0 with six straight sub-minute finishes as UFC bantamweight champion before back-to-back knockout losses ended her run.

An early UFC crossover star whose knockout power drew huge audiences during the light heavyweight boom, though he fought in a shallower era and finished 1-4.

The inaugural Strikeforce welterweight champion beloved for volume boxing and trash talk, but his overall ledger and title-fight losses keep him out of the elite tier.

Entered the UFC on name value alone at age 37 and was thoroughly beaten in both of his fights, going 0-2 in a widely criticized promotional experiment.

A backyard-fight internet sensation with no real pedigree who was TKO'd by punches in 14 seconds by a last-minute replacement, symbolizing MMA's hype-over-substance pitfalls.