This is a few days old, but we thought it would be best to share with you the UFC’s 200 greatest fighters of all-time. As the six-part television (and Fight Pass) special noted, “a committee of journalists, commentators, and other experts cast their votes, compiled here in a list submitted for your consideration, of 200 of the greatest UFC fighters of all-time.”
Before you get confused as to why someone like Mirko Cro Cop is ranked above Tim Sylvia when Cro Cop was a massive bust in the UFC, or why Fedor Emelianenko isn’t here at all, here’s a refresher on the criteria.
“Please note that any fighter who has competed inside the Octagon from UFC 1 up until UFC 200 is eligible for consideration, and fighters are being judged on their entire body of work in mixed martial arts. Contributing factors in the decision will include: championship reigns, win-loss record, caliber of opponent, era in which they competed, athletic innovation and historic relevance.”
The first episode aired back in May on Memorial Day Weekend, so it won’t take into account anything that has happened in the UFC over the past couple of events. Ranking 100 fighters, never mind 200, isn’t easy, so there is bound to be plenty of disagreement here. I, for one, cannot fathom why neither John Lineker nor Ilir Latifi is in the top 200, which invalidates everything you’re about to read in the two tables.
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#200-181 |
#180-161 |
#160-141 |
#140-121 |
#120-101 |
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200 – David Abbott |
180 – Ricardo Lamas |
160 – Gleison Tibau |
140 – Sarah Kaufman |
120 – Dave Menne |
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199 – Leonard Garcia |
179 – Mark Munoz |
159 – David Loiseau |
139 – Tsuyoshi Kohsaka |
119 – Cung Le |
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198 – Liz Carmouche |
178 – Shayna Baszler |
158 – Ross Pearson |
138 – Dennis Hallman |
118 – Yoel Romero |
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197 – Marcus Davis |
177 – Thomas Almeida |
157 – Josh Thomson |
137 – Martin Kampmann |
117 – Jamie Varner |
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196 – Dennis Siver |
176 – Patrick Cote |
156 – Tatsuya Kawajiri |
136 – Karo Parisyan |
116 – Caol Uno |
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195 – Sam Stout |
175 – Phil Davis |
155 – Tarec Saffiedine |
135 – Yves Edwards |
115 – Oleg Taktarov |
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194 – Renzo Gracie |
174 – Jake Ellenberger |
154 – Tony Ferguson |
134 – Renato Sobral |
114 – Keith Jardine |
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193 – Ryo Chonan |
173 – Cheick Kongo |
153 – Jim Miller |
133 – Brian Stann |
113 – Hector Lombard |
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192 – Tecia Torres |
172 – Dustin Poirier |
152 – Cub Swanson |
132 – Stephen Thompson |
112 – Yushin Okami |
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191 – Mac Danzig |
171 – Julianna Pena |
151 – Claudia Gadelha |
131 – Vladimir Matyushenko |
111 – Chris Leben |
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190 – Robert Whittaker |
170 – Tyron Woodley |
150 – Dan Hardy |
130 – Chan Sung Jung |
110 – Carlos Newton |
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189 – Brandon Vera |
169 – Michael Chiesa |
149 – Genki Sudo |
129 – Stephan Bonnar |
109 – Mike Brown |
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188 – Stefan Struve |
168 – Travis Browne |
148 – Mike Pyle |
128 – Ryan Bader |
108 – Gegard Mousasi |
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187 – Heath Herring |
167 – Cat Zingano |
147 – Yoshihiro Akiyama |
127 – Hayato Sakurai |
107 – Ben Rothwell |
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186 – Eddie Wineland |
166 – Jorge Rivera |
146 – Ricardo Almeida |
126 – Chris Lytle |
106 – Joe Lauzon |
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185 – Ian McCall |
165 – Mike Swick |
145 – Spencer Fisher |
125 – Jon Fitch |
105 – Gray Maynard |
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184 – Charles Oliveira |
164 – Mark Hominick |
144 – Carla Esparza |
124 – Guy Mezger |
104 – Chael Sonnen |
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183 – Roger Huerta |
163 – Jerry Bohlander |
143 – Max Holloway |
123 – Clay Guida |
103 – Jeremy Horn |
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182 – Ovince St. Preux |
162 – Jeremy Stephens |
142 – Dong Hyun Kim |
122 – Matt Brown |
102 – Chad Mendes |
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181 – Kyoji Horiguchi |
161 – Frank Trigg |
141 – John Dodson |
121 – Joe Stevenson |
101 – Mark Hunt |
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#100-81 |
#80-61 |
#60-41 |
#40-21 |
#20-1 |
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100 – Gabriel Gonzaga |
80 – Murilo Bustamante |
60 – Kevin Randleman |
40 – Daniel Cormier |
20 – Cain Velasquez |
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99 – Matt Lindland |
79 – Evan Tanner |
59 – Cris Cyborg |
39 – Kazushi Sakuraba |
19 – Wanderlei Silva |
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98 – Edson Barboza |
78 – Kenny Florian |
58 – Takanori Gomi |
38 – Conor McGregor |
18 – Rich Franklin |
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97 – Miguel Torres |
77 – Marco Ruas |
57 – Alistair Overeem |
37 – Dan Severn |
17 – Ronda Rousey |
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96 – Roy Nelson |
76 – Anthony Johnson |
56 – Nate Diaz |
36 – Chris Weidman |
16 – Frankie Edgar |
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95 – Demian Maia |
75 – Ricco Rodriguez |
55 – Rory MacDonald |
35 – Brock Lesnar |
15 – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira |
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94 – Josh Koscheck |
74 – Holly Holm |
54 – Don Frye |
34 – Junior dos Santos |
14 – Dominick Cruz |
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93 – Antonio Silva |
73 – Eddie Alvarez |
53 – Anthony Pettis |
33 – Forrest Griffin |
13 – Frank Shamrock |
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92 – Khabib Nurmagomedov |
72 – Donald Cerrone |
52 – Jens Pulver |
32 – Rashad Evans |
12 – Dan Henderson |
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91 – Glover Teixeira |
71 – Maurice Smith |
51 – Carlos Condit |
31 – Pat Miletich |
11 – Vitor Belfort |
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90 – Ronaldo Souza |
70 – Sean Sherk |
50 – Renan Barao |
30 – Fabricio Werdum |
10 – Royce Gracie |
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89 – Antonio Rogerio Nogueira |
69 (nice) – Matt Serra |
49 – Josh Barnett |
29 – Urijah Faber |
9 – Demetrious Johnson |
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88 – Mark Kerr |
68 – Joseph Benavidez |
48 – Rafael dos Anjos |
28 – Mark Coleman |
8 – Jose Aldo |
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87 – Diego Sanchez |
67 – Tim Sylvia |
47 – Luke Rockhold |
27 – Robbie Lawler |
7 – B.J. Penn |
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86 – Alexander Gustafsson |
66 – T.J. Dillashaw |
46 – Mirko Cro Cop |
26 – Frank Mir |
6 – Randy Couture |
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85 – Pedro Rizzo |
65 – Stipe Miocic |
45 – Nick Diaz |
25 – Bas Rutten |
5 – Chuck Liddell |
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84 – Nate Marquardt |
64 – Miesha Tate |
44 – Andrei Arlovski |
24 – Lyoto Machida |
4 – Matt Hughes |
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83 – Thiago Alves |
63 – Gilbert Melendez |
43 – Ben Henderson |
23 – Quinton Jackson |
3 – Georges St-Pierre |
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82 – Shane Carwin |
62 – Johny Hendricks |
42 – Michael Bisping |
22 – Tito Ortiz |
2 – Anderson Silva |
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81 – Jake Shields |
61 – Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
41 – Ken Shamrock |
21 – Mauricio Rua |
1 – Jon Jones |
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