There are many great fighters that have entered the cage throughout the last three decades of ’s existence from all across the globe. For varying reasons, fighting resonates with every human, and hardcore fans of the sport love it because of the pressure-filled nature of the best fighters executing their skills under the bright lights of fight night. The beauty of MMA is how each combatant can bring with them a unique skill set to the table.
Those that have mixed them the best or that are extremely dedicated to one art (specialist) have excelled. CEO has been banging the drum of who he believes is the greatest MMA fighter of all time, more often than not selecting , . 10.
Kamaru Usman 20 4 0 9. BJ Penn 16 14 2 8. Chuck Liddell 21 9 0 7.
Randy Couture 19 11 0 6. Fedor Emelianenko 40 7 0 5. Khabib Nurmagomedov 29 0 0 4.
Demetrious Johnson 25 4 1 3. Anderson Silva 34 11 0 2. Georges St-Pierre 26 2 0 1.
Jon Jones 27 1 0 making this list is a bit of a surprise considering the man who he lost the title to may soar past his records by year's end. Usman started his career as a wrestler who continued to win and win until he earned a title shot against at UFC 235. Usman dominated the fight over the course of five rounds and would go on to defend his welterweight title a total of four times.
In the midst of Usman’s run as champion, he went from wrestling folks to knocking the snot out of his opponents. BJ Penn doesn’t receive enough praise from today’s generation of fight fans, .