Top 10 Greatest MMA Heavyweight Fighters of All Time
Honoring mixed martial art's greatest Heavyweight division fighters.
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist, sambist, and judoka, currently competing for Rizin Fighting Federation. Greatest MMA heavyweight of all time. No debate. No one else is even close. Ten years, 32-fight win streak. RINGS, PRIDE, and AFFLICTION heavyweight champion. No heavyweight will dominate for ten years across three organizations the way he did.
The only fight he lost was his first-ever fight, but he beat that opponent later in his career. I am an MMA fanatic and absolutely no one can beat him. His record is 47-0 and he is still fighting in Strikeforce. Stop hating!
His combination of incredible speed and skills, along with hard-hitting and the ability to take abuse, make him the all-time best in my humble opinion.
A deserved third place on this list. He will be remembered as one of the most explosive fighters in heavyweight history and surely as the best striker in heavyweight history.
What is Lesnar doing at number two? Mirko would kick his head off his shoulders!
Ends most of his fights in knockouts and has been in many MMA battles.
Brock Edward Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to WWE. Freak of nature. The UFC has not found another heavyweight who is as agile, intimidating, and a crowd puller as him.
The current UFC heavyweight champion and seems impossible to defeat at this time.
He has kicked Goldberg's ass down and now he will destroy everyone in MMA.
Why isn't he number one? He schooled Cain Velasquez for the heavyweight title and made Fedor submit.
Should be number one. Beat Fedor and Cain Velasquez and, at the moment, is the UFC heavyweight champion.
Injuries and long layoffs have played a significant role in Cain's fighting career. If it weren't for those setbacks, Cain would have easily established himself as the greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA. He might even be the best MMA fighter ever.
It was the high altitude conditions that caused Cain to lose to Fabricio Werdum. Watch what happens when the rematch takes place elsewhere.
Laugh out loud! You don't know who Cain Velasquez is? He defeated Lesnar, Dos Santos, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Stipe Miocic is an American mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the current UFC World Heavyweight Champion. If he can continue his title defenses to include N'Gannou and Velasquez, he will be number one of all time.
Randall "Randy" Duane Couture is an American actor, retired mixed martial artist and former collegiate and Greco-Roman wrestler. He's one of the most respected fighters on the planet. The guy has so much respect to add to his amazing fight resume.
Has held multiple titles in the UFC and has been around for a long time.
The greatest striker in the division right now. He has beaten six former champions. The term reigns supreme.
Dan "The Beast" Severn is so underrated. He should be at least in the top five.
Shattered Cro Cop, and all of his past victories have been exceptional.
When Gonzaga knocked out Cro Cop, it sent chills down my spine. That was the ugliest, most devastating knockout ever. Not only did Cro Cop get knocked out cold, but he also broke his leg on the way down. Ouch.
Andrei Valeryevich Arlovski, nicknamed The Pit Bull, is a Belarusian mixed martial artist, actor and former UFC Heavyweight Champion, currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A multiple-time UFC champion who has defeated many greats.
Should be higher. Top heavyweight fighters are: Fedor, Stipe, Cain, Randy, Mirko, Antonio, Junior, and Dan. Maybe I've forgotten some guys.
The best boxer in the history of heavyweight MMA. Enough said.
Big Nog should be at number two, second only to Fedor. It's a joke having Lesnar at number two when he shouldn't even be on this list.
Legendary. His wins over Bob Sapp and Mirko Cro Cop showed the greatest heart in MMA history. Having Lesnar ranked ahead of Minotauro is a joke in very bad taste.
He fought so many wars and was the only fighter to hold both PRIDE and UFC heavyweight titles. Enough said.
This guy is 250+ lbs, yet fights like a featherweight. He brought the word "submission" to the heavyweight world. He made Lesnar tap and made Abbott tap. It is truly unfortunate what happened to him. I hope he fully recovers one day.
Great submission expert and has done what others have yet to do: defeat Lesnar. A former two-time UFC heavyweight champion.
Joshua Lawrence Barnett is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competes in the heavyweight division of the UFC where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion.
Vitor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as well as UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion. Heavyweight tournament winner in the older UFC and a living legend. Defeated Couture.
A former UFC champion who ripped through most of his competition very well.