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.

#200-181	#180-161	#160-141	#140-121	#120-101
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

#100-81	#80-61	#60-41	#40-21	#20-1
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