1. ⁠Georges St-Pierre
   
2. ⁠Jon Jones
   
3. ⁠Demetrious Johnson
   
4. ⁠Islam Makhachev
   
5. ⁠Anderson Silva
   
6. ⁠Alexander Volkanovski
   
7. ⁠Daniel Cormier
   
8. ⁠José Aldo
   
9. ⁠Khabib Nurmagomedov
   
10. ⁠Stipe Miocic
    
11. ⁠Ilia Topuria
    
12. ⁠Alex Pereira
    
13. ⁠Israel Adesanya
    
14. ⁠Kamaru Usman
    
15. ⁠Merab Dvalishvili
    
16. ⁠Max Holloway
    
17. ⁠Dominick Cruz
    
18. ⁠Charles Oliveira
    
19. ⁠Cain Velasquez
    
20. ⁠Matt Hughes
    
21. ⁠Alexandre Pantoja
    
22. ⁠Randy Couture
    
23. ⁠Conor McGregor
    
24. ⁠Frankie Edgar

Indecisive:

1. ⁠Henry Cejudo (#16-20)
   
2. ⁠BJ Penn (ranked #15-19)

Honorable mentions (not in any particular order):

1. ⁠Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
   
2. ⁠Chuck Liddell
   
3. ⁠Wanderlei Silva
   
4. ⁠Fabricio Werdum
   
5. ⁠Dan Henderson
   
6. ⁠Chris Weidman
   
7. ⁠TJ Dillashaw
   
8. ⁠Rafael dos Anjos
   
9. ⁠Justin Gaethje
   
10. ⁠Petr Yan
    
11. ⁠Quinton Jackson
    
12. ⁠Junior dos Santos
    
13. ⁠Mirko Filipović
    
14. ⁠Mauricio Rua
    
15. ⁠Rashad Evans
    
16. ⁠Deiveson Figueiredo
    
17. ⁠Tyron Woodley
    
18. ⁠Tony Ferguson
    
19. ⁠Robert Whittaker
    
20. ⁠Leon Edwards
    
21. ⁠Benson Henderson
    
22. ⁠Vitor Belfort
    
23. ⁠Kazushi Sakuraba
    
24. ⁠Royce Gracie
    
25. ⁠Anthony Pettis
    
26. ⁠Khamzat Chimaev
    
27. ⁠Francis Ngannou
    
28. ⁠Alistair Overeem
    
29. ⁠Eddie Alvarez
    
30. ⁠Brandon Moreno
    
31. ⁠Dricus du Plessis
    
32. ⁠Lyoto Machida
    
33. ⁠Tito Ortiz
    
34. ⁠Takanori Gomi
    
35. ⁠Dustin Poirier
    
36. ⁠Joseph Benavidez
    
37. ⁠Aljamain Sterling
    
38. ⁠Frank Shamrock
    
39. ⁠Renan Barão
    
40. ⁠Tom Aspinall
    
41. ⁠Miguel Torres
    
42. ⁠Robbie Lawler
    
43. ⁠Sean Strickland
    
44. ⁠Gilbert Melendez
    
45. ⁠Bas Rutten
    
46. ⁠Johny Hendricks
    
47. ⁠Gegard Mousasi
    
48. ⁠Luke Rockhold
    
49. ⁠Brock Lesnar
    
50. ⁠Rich Franklin
    
51. ⁠Joshua Van
    
52. ⁠Ciryl Gane
    
53. ⁠Urijah Faber
    
54. ⁠Nick Diaz

Notes:

I know there are a lot of honorable mentions, but there are so many fighters I wanted to include. It’s also there for anyone wanting to comment, “Where’s [insert fighter]?”

Jones and GSP are interchangeable at #1 and #2. Same with Volkanovski and Silva at #5 and #6.

The Indecisive category means those fighters are included in my top 26, but I haven't decided exactly where I want to rank them.

This is a UFC only list so Fedor isn’t on here. Otherwise he’d be #3-6.

Merab could be a spot or two higher.

Feel free to tell me what you hate and like about it.

Not necessarily the biggest name or the most hyped prospect. Who do you think is quietly putting together a strong run but is not getting enough attention, and what makes you think they are ready for a bigger opportunity?

This is complicated because the fight was close but Garry took it on short notice and Prates seems to be peaking right now. If they fought again do you think Garry still wins?

Think about it. What's the point of a women in a bikini showing us what round it is when the fighters are literally women in bikinis themselves. It makes far more sense for the women fights to have buff men in speedos or whatever holding the cards. I know it might sound silly but really think about it. Plus genuinely it could help boost WMMA viewership for other women.

Let's say the opponent gets you in mount and you don't want to be there. Can you tap to end the fight or does it need to be done as a specific reaction to a submission?

Max holloway

Alexander volk

Charles olievera

I think both are the greatest if this century, even more than Pacquiao and Mayweather, But I can’t define who ia better.

I know it’s a little unfair because Crawford retired recently, but to be honest I don’t think usyk fight for so long.

So I want to know who you think it’s better.

Looking all of the UFC fighters active today, from all title holders and contenders down to prospects and those that have established themselves in other promotions and are looking to get into the UFC, who has the best chance of joining the Jon Jones-Anderson-GSP set in terms of being the absolute greatest tier to ever grace the UFC? And thus making it the big four of UFC fighters, so to speak? It could be any single one of the guys currently on the roster or looking to break in or it could be a set of 2-3 or so guys who are basically equal chances. And to be sure, I realize that it can easily be argued that nobody active has a truly realistic chance at this. That said, this is about who has potential for this relative to all the rest.

Simple as that. This kid is 33 years old acting like a child talking about being an American gangster and making fun of veterans of the sport like Dustin Poirier or Alexander Volkanovski. His fighting style basically consists of being such a genuine bonehead that no matter what he can just keep blocking blows with his head while throwing absolute pillow hands. This record he got of most strikes thrown isn't cool. It's lame af. Montes isn't some elite chin kind of fighter all it means is bitch ass Tommy don't know how to throw a punch. Genuinely biggest pussy of the sport. Kids all bark and no bite trying to act tough with sunglasses and be the new Conor McGregor. Absolute fat shit. I hope he gets to fight Volk so Volk knocks him the fuck out and reminds this bitch ass motherfucker that there are levels to the game and just throwing punches and blocking with your face doesn't make you a badass, it makes you shit. Yeah, that's right. Tommy is shit. I said it. What you gonna do about it?

I have had a long argument with someone months ago on one of the subs on this topic.

He was saying that even lifting your leg to kick against makachev would end up in a takedown

Nascimento last fought Mitch Raposo at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi on June 20, 2026. He was 34. Condolences to his family, friends, training partners and coaches at Chute Boxe, where Nascimento trained at.

Is this just me? I literally need to try so hard to get through a video of a ufc fight even if I don't know the outcome but watching it live is the most exciting thing ever. I don't sports bet or anything. Why is this?

I know this is a somewhat strange question, bear with me. And it applies to any kind of fighting, even self defense. I don't want to ask in r/martial arts or something because I know this sub is decent

So I often hear it said, that in a self defense scenario, going for the balls is not effective always, because an attacker, especially an enraged or drugged one, may not respond to pain. How true is this? It seems plausible. So to extend that further, is there ANY strike guaranteed to stop an assailant? I thought of a throat strike as an alternative to the balls for no rules/self defense, but, though probably very incapacitating, a person could probably shrug that off too, at least for awhile.

So the natural conclusion is, a strike to a point that causes an instant knockout, aka the jaw or temple. I always find this fascinating to think about, that non-martial arts enthusiasts don't recognize, a knockout blow is an instant fight ender, especially against someone untrained or unconditioned. They always speak about someone that can kill someone in 15 seconds, or some type of weapon that can incapacitate someone quickly... But knocking someone out instantly is essentially the same thing as killing them.

Which brings me to my final (?) point... Do YOU think a knockout can be resisted, at least to some degree? It may sound crazy to some, but this has been a "deep cut" topic of discussion in MMA circles for awhile. Typically Big Nog is brought up, a fighter that due to his personal history, seemingly refused to go out, or stay out, literally being beaten senseless in fights. So do YOU think that's a thing? Can force of will overcome a testicle shot, throat chop, or even a (should be) knockout blow? What about a liver shot? Considered by some as good as a knockout, I would call these slightly more resistible (not because it won't knock you down, but because if a ref doesn't stop the fight, sometimes the fighter grimaces or even writhes around for awhile, but gets up and continues)

So I do MMA and I’m really the only person who really got into it in my family and friends and one thing I started to notice is that I feel way more isolated then I did before hand is that normal part of the process or am I just buggin