November 5, 2024

The complete list of the UFC’s 200 greatest fighters of all-time

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Here is the UFC’s complete list of its 200 greatest fighters of all-time, which recently was revealed in its entirety prior to last Saturday’s UFC 200.

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 – David Abbott

180 – Ricardo Lamas

160 – Gleison Tibau

140 – Sarah Kaufman

120 – Dave Menne

199 –  Leonard Garcia

179 – Mark Munoz

159 – David Loiseau

139 – Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

119 – Cung Le

198 – Liz Carmouche

178 – Shayna Baszler

158 – Ross Pearson

138 – Dennis Hallman

118 – Yoel Romero

197 – Marcus Davis

177 – Thomas Almeida

157 – Josh Thomson

137 – Martin Kampmann

117 – Jamie Varner

196 – Dennis Siver

176 – Patrick Cote

156 – Tatsuya Kawajiri

136 – Karo Parisyan

116 – Caol Uno

195 – Sam Stout

175 – Phil Davis

155 – Tarec Saffiedine

135 – Yves Edwards

115 – Oleg Taktarov

194 – Renzo Gracie

174 – Jake Ellenberger

154 – Tony Ferguson

134 – Renato Sobral

114 – Keith Jardine

193 – Ryo Chonan

173 – Cheick Kongo

153 – Jim Miller

133 – Brian Stann

113 – Hector Lombard

192 – Tecia Torres

172 – Dustin Poirier

152 – Cub Swanson

132 – Stephen Thompson

112 – Yushin Okami

191 – Mac Danzig

171 – Julianna Pena

151 – Claudia Gadelha

131 – Vladimir Matyushenko

111 – Chris Leben

190 – Robert Whittaker

170 – Tyron Woodley

150 – Dan Hardy

130 – Chan Sung Jung

110 – Carlos Newton

189 – Brandon Vera

169 – Michael Chiesa

149 – Genki Sudo

129 – Stephan Bonnar

109 – Mike Brown

188 – Stefan Struve

168 – Travis Browne

148 – Mike Pyle

128 – Ryan Bader

108 – Gegard Mousasi

187 – Heath Herring

167 – Cat Zingano

147 – Yoshihiro Akiyama

127 – Hayato Sakurai

107 – Ben Rothwell

186 – Eddie Wineland

166 – Jorge Rivera

146 – Ricardo Almeida

126 – Chris Lytle

106 – Joe Lauzon

185 – Ian McCall

165 – Mike Swick

145 – Spencer Fisher

125 – Jon Fitch

105 – Gray Maynard

184 – Charles Oliveira

164 – Mark Hominick

144 – Carla Esparza

124 – Guy Mezger

104 – Chael Sonnen

183 – Roger Huerta

163 – Jerry Bohlander

143 – Max Holloway

123 – Clay Guida

103 – Jeremy Horn

182 – Ovince St. Preux

162 – Jeremy Stephens

142 – Dong Hyun Kim

122 – Matt Brown

102 – Chad Mendes

181 – Kyoji Horiguchi

161 – Frank Trigg

141 – John Dodson

121 – Joe Stevenson

101 – Mark Hunt

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100 – Gabriel Gonzaga

80 – Murilo Bustamante

60 – Kevin Randleman

40 – Daniel Cormier

20 – Cain Velasquez

99 – Matt Lindland

79 – Evan Tanner

59 – Cris Cyborg

39 – Kazushi Sakuraba

19 – Wanderlei Silva

98 – Edson Barboza

78 – Kenny Florian

58 – Takanori Gomi

38 – Conor McGregor

18 – Rich Franklin

97 – Miguel Torres

77 – Marco Ruas

57 – Alistair Overeem

37 – Dan Severn

17 – Ronda Rousey

96 – Roy Nelson

76 – Anthony Johnson

56 – Nate Diaz

36 – Chris Weidman

16 – Frankie Edgar

95 – Demian Maia

75 – Ricco Rodriguez

55 – Rory MacDonald

35 – Brock Lesnar

15 – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

94 – Josh Koscheck

74 – Holly Holm

54 – Don Frye

34 – Junior dos Santos

14 – Dominick Cruz

93 – Antonio Silva

73 – Eddie Alvarez

53 – Anthony Pettis

33 – Forrest Griffin

13 – Frank Shamrock

92 – Khabib Nurmagomedov

72 – Donald Cerrone

52 – Jens Pulver

32 – Rashad Evans

12 – Dan Henderson

91 – Glover Teixeira

71 – Maurice Smith

51 – Carlos Condit

31 – Pat Miletich

11 – Vitor Belfort

90 – Ronaldo Souza

70 – Sean Sherk

50 – Renan Barao

30 – Fabricio Werdum

10 – Royce Gracie

89 – Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

69 (nice) – Matt Serra

49 – Josh Barnett

29 – Urijah Faber

9 – Demetrious Johnson

88 – Mark Kerr

68 – Joseph Benavidez

48 – Rafael dos Anjos

28 – Mark Coleman

8 – Jose Aldo

87 – Diego Sanchez

67 – Tim Sylvia

47 – Luke Rockhold

27 – Robbie Lawler

7 – B.J. Penn

86 – Alexander Gustafsson

66 – T.J. Dillashaw

46 – Mirko Cro Cop

26 – Frank Mir

6 – Randy Couture

85 – Pedro Rizzo

65 – Stipe Miocic

45 – Nick Diaz

25 – Bas Rutten

5 – Chuck Liddell

84 – Nate Marquardt

64 – Miesha Tate

44 – Andrei Arlovski

24 – Lyoto Machida

4 – Matt Hughes

83 – Thiago Alves

63 – Gilbert Melendez

43 – Ben Henderson

23 – Quinton Jackson

3 – Georges St-Pierre

82 – Shane Carwin

62 – Johny Hendricks

42 – Michael Bisping

22 – Tito Ortiz

2 – Anderson Silva

81 – Jake Shields

61 – Joanna Jedrzejczyk

41 – Ken Shamrock

21 – Mauricio Rua

1 – Jon Jones

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