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The All-Time Greatest MMA Players
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
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All MMA Athletes
Browse 81 of the greatest mma players of all time.
American
Aljamain Sterling
Bantamweight
American bantamweight champion nicknamed 'Funk Master' whose unconventional striking, relentless vol…
Georgian
Merab Dvalishvili
Bantamweight
Georgian wrestling machine whose non-stop cardio, relentless takedown pressure and heart have made h…
American
Cory Sandhagen
Bantamweight
American bantamweight contender whose flying knees, creative striking and outstanding finishing abil…
Ecuadorian
Marlon Vera
Bantamweight
Ecuadorian bantamweight contender nicknamed 'Chito' whose aggressive all-action style and memorable …
Russian
Petr Yan
Bantamweight
Russian bantamweight former champion nicknamed 'No Mercy' whose elite wrestling and precise striking…
American
Henry Cejudo
Bantamweight
American double champion who became the first fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two weight di…
Mexican
Brandon Moreno
Flyweight
Mexican flyweight champion and a beloved figure whose emotional four-fight series with Deiveson Figu…
Brazilian
Deiveson Figueiredo
Flyweight
Brazilian flyweight champion nicknamed 'Deus da Guerra' whose explosive aggression, powerful hands a…
Brazilian
Alexandre Pantoja
Flyweight
Brazilian undisputed flyweight champion whose technical jiu-jitsu, powerful body attack and determin…
Georgian
Ilia Topuria
Featherweight
Undefeated Georgian featherweight champion who became the first fighter born in Europe to win a UFC …
Australian
Alexander Volkanovski
Featherweight
Australian featherweight and two-time champion whose extraordinary athleticism, volume striking and …
American
Brian Ortega
Featherweight
American featherweight contender whose slick submission game, iron chin and ability to absorb punish…
Mexican
Yair Rodriguez
Featherweight
Mexican featherweight contender whose acrobatic spinning techniques, creative unorthodox striking an…
British
Arnold Allen
Featherweight
British featherweight contender whose long unbeaten record, relentless work rate and technical jiu-j…
American
Bryce Mitchell
Featherweight
American featherweight contender whose aggressive wrestling-based style, iron chin and passionate pe…
American
Belal Muhammad
Welterweight
American welterweight champion whose elite wrestling, effective jab and suffocating pressure game ha…
Kazakh
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Welterweight
Undefeated Kazakh welterweight contender whose terrifying power, relentless forward pressure and eli…
Australian
Jack Della Maddalena
Welterweight
Undefeated Australian welterweight contender whose crisp boxing, aggressive pressure and finishing a…
South African
Dricus du Plessis
Middleweight
South African middleweight champion whose aggressive brawling style and iron chin have brought him U…
Australian
Robert Whittaker
Middleweight
Australian middleweight former champion whose elite kickboxing, relentless pace and technical excell…
Brazilian
Paulo Costa
Middleweight
Brazilian middleweight contender whose sensational physique, explosive punching power and aggressive…
British
Tom Aspinall
Heavyweight
British heavyweight interim champion whose incredible first-round knockout power and technical wrest…
French
Ciryl Gane
Heavyweight
French heavyweight contender nicknamed 'Bon Gamin' whose technical kickboxing, smooth movement and a…
American
Curtis Blaydes
Heavyweight
American heavyweight contender whose devastating grappling ability and tenacious wrestling have made…
Russian
Sergei Pavlovich
Heavyweight
Russian heavyweight contender whose ferocious knockout power has produced one of the most impressive…
Australian
Tai Tuivasa
Heavyweight
Australian heavyweight contender nicknamed 'Bam Bam' whose wild knockout power, entertaining persona…
Czech
Jiří Procházka
Light Heavyweight
Czech light-heavyweight former champion whose explosive and unorthodox striking, anime-influenced pe…
Russian
Magomed Ankalaev
Light Heavyweight
Dagestani light-heavyweight contender whose oppressive grappling, relentless pace and grinding wrest…
American
Jamahal Hill
Light Heavyweight
American light-heavyweight former champion whose explosive punching power and elite boxing have prod…
Brazilian
Glover Teixeira
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian light-heavyweight former champion who at 42 years old became the oldest UFC champion in hi…
American
Anthony Smith
Light Heavyweight
American light-heavyweight contender nicknamed 'Lionheart' whose never-quit mentality, veteran exper…
Polish
Jan Błachowicz
Light Heavyweight
Polish light-heavyweight former champion whose precise technical striking, knockout power and memora…
American
Matt Hughes
Welterweight
American two-time welterweight champion from Illinois whose dominant wrestling and relentless physic…
American
Tito Ortiz
Light Heavyweight
American former light-heavyweight champion nicknamed 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' whose trash talk…
Brazilian
Wanderlei Silva
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian former light-heavyweight champion nicknamed 'The Axe Murderer' whose ferocious knockout po…
Croatian
Mirko Cro Cop
Heavyweight
Croatian former heavyweight champion whose devastating left high kick, kickboxing pedigree and fearl…
American
Dan Henderson
Welterweight
American two-sport champion who held world titles in both UFC and Pride FC, a devastating hand fight…
Brazilian
Lyoto Machida
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian former light-heavyweight champion whose karate-based movement, Machida-do technique and ab…
Brazilian
Maurício Rua
Light Heavyweight
Brazilian former light-heavyweight champion nicknamed 'Shogun' whose devastating Muay Thai, brutal l…
American
Cain Velasquez
Heavyweight
American two-time UFC heavyweight champion of Mexican heritage whose aggressive top-game wrestling, …
Brazilian
Junior dos Santos
Heavyweight
Brazilian former UFC heavyweight champion whose heavy hands and boxing-first approach produced explo…
Cameroonian
Francis Ngannou
Heavyweight
Cameroonian former UFC heavyweight champion whose awe-inspiring physical power, devastating knockout…
American
Daniel Cormier
Heavyweight
American two-division UFC champion who held titles at both heavyweight and light-heavyweight simulta…
American
Derrick Lewis
Heavyweight
American heavyweight contender nicknamed 'The Black Beast' whose legendary knockout power in both hi…
American
Rose Namajunas
Strawweight
American two-time strawweight champion nicknamed 'Thug Rose' whose violent finishes, competitive nat…
American
Carla Esparza
Strawweight
American strawweight former champion whose relentless wrestling, physical endurance and takedown off…
American
Tatiana Suarez
Strawweight
American strawweight contender whose elite wrestling, physical dominance and undefeated record have …
Mexican
Alexa Grasso
Flyweight
Mexican flyweight champion whose speed, technical striking and brave performance in a draw against t…
French
Manon Fiorot
Flyweight
French flyweight contender whose striking precision, sharp angles and impressive undefeated record h…
Irish
Conor McGregor
MMA Fighter
The first UFC dual champion — featherweight and lightweight simultaneously — and the sport's biggest…
Russian
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Lightweight
Undefeated UFC lightweight champion who retired with a perfect 29-0 record.…
Canadian
Georges St-Pierre
Welterweight/Middleweight
Canada's greatest MMA fighter — two-weight world champion who never lost a championship defence.…
Brazilian
Alex Pereira
MMA Fighter / Kickboxer
Poatan — two-weight UFC champion who stopped Israel Adesanya four times across kickboxing and MMA.…
Russian
Islam Makhachev
MMA Fighter
Khabib's protégé and pound-for-pound number one — the most dominant wrestling-based champion in UFC …
American
Sean O'Malley
MMA Fighter
Sugar — former UFC Bantamweight Champion and the most entertaining striker in the sport.…
British
Paddy Pimblett
MMA Fighter
The Baddy — Liverpool's most famous MMA fighter and the UFC's biggest British star since Michael Bis…
Brazilian
Charles Oliveira
MMA Fighter
Do Bronx — most submission wins in UFC history and a two-time title contender whose journey from pov…
American
Jon Jones
MMA Fighter
Possibly the greatest MMA fighter in history — undefeated across two weight classes despite repeated…
Brazilian
Anderson Silva
MMA Fighter
The Spider — 16 consecutive UFC middleweight title defences, the most dominant champion in UFC histo…
Kyrgyzstani
Valentina Shevchenko
MMA Fighter
The Bullet — seven consecutive UFC flyweight title defences and the most technically skilled female …
American
Dustin Poirier
MMA Fighter
The Diamond — two wins over Conor McGregor and one of the most loved fighters in the sport.…
British
Leon Edwards
MMA Fighter
Rocky — the head-kick knockout that shocked the world and a two-time UFC welterweight champion.…
Brazilian
Royce Gracie
Mixed Martial Artist
The father of modern MMA — three UFC tournament victories demonstrated the effectiveness of Brazilia…
American
Chuck Liddell
Light Heavyweight
The Iceman — the UFC's first genuine mainstream star whose knockout power transformed the light heav…
American
Ronda Rousey
Bantamweight
The first female UFC champion and the athlete who made women's MMA mainstream — Ronda Rousey's undef…
Russian
Fedor Emelianenko
Heavyweight
The Last Emperor — widely considered the greatest MMA heavyweight of all time, with a 10-year unbeat…
American
Randy Couture
Heavyweight/Light Heavyweight
Captain America — five UFC championship reigns across two weight classes and title victories in his …
Nigerian
Israel Adesanya
Middleweight
The Last Stylebender — the most technically gifted striker in middleweight history and a five-time U…
American
Demetrious Johnson
Flyweight
Mighty Mouse — holder of the UFC record for consecutive title defences with 11 and considered the mo…
American
Stipe Miocic
Heavyweight
The greatest UFC heavyweight champion — the most title defences in division history and a working fi…
American
Nate Diaz
Lightweight/Welterweight
The most beloved underdog in MMA — his submission of Conor McGregor at 11 days' notice is the sport'…
American
BJ Penn
Lightweight/Welterweight
Champion at two UFC weight classes and the first non-Brazilian to win a Brazilian jiu-jitsu world ch…
Chinese
Zhang Weili
Strawweight
China's most celebrated MMA fighter and two-time UFC Strawweight Champion — the first Chinese fighte…
Brazilian
Cristiane Justino (Cyborg)
Featherweight
The most feared striker in women's MMA history — the only fighter to hold world titles in UFC, Bella…
Polish
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Strawweight
Poland's greatest combat sports athlete — six consecutive UFC Strawweight title defences, a Muay Tha…
Brazilian
Amanda Nunes
Bantamweight/Featherweight
The greatest female fighter in MMA history — the only fighter, male or female, to hold two UFC title…
American
Miesha Tate
Bantamweight
One of the founding figures of women's MMA — UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, the rival who helped…
American
Kayla Harrison
Lightweight/Featherweight
The most decorated judoka in American history transitioning to become one of MMA's most dominant cha…
Brazilian
Jessica Andrade
Strawweight/Flyweight
Brazil's most powerful female fighter — UFC champion at strawweight, known for carrying the most exp…
American
Max Holloway
MMA Fighter
Blessed — the greatest featherweight of the modern era with the UFC record for most significant stri…
Nigerian
Kamaru Usman
MMA Fighter
The Nigerian Nightmare — longest reigning UFC Welterweight Champion of the modern era with five cons…
MMA Nations
American
31
athletes
Brazilian
15
athletes
Russian
6
athletes
Australian
4
athletes
British
4
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Mexican
3
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Georgian
2
athletes
French
2
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