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The 10 Greatest Pride FC Middleweight Fighters

By YPB Team

Knockout artists, Olympic grapplers and fan-favorite showmen who lit up Japan's grandest ring all jostle for the top spot. Who reigns supreme?

  1. Wanderlei Silva — ranked #11
    Wanderlei Silva
    The Axe Murderer, Pride's inaugural and longest-reigning middleweight champion known for ferocious knockouts.
    1000pts
  2. Kazushi Sakuraba — ranked #22
    Kazushi Sakuraba
    The Gracie Hunter, a beloved Japanese pro-wrestler-turned-MMA legend.
    753pts
  3. Murilo Bustamante — ranked #33
    Murilo Bustamante
    A technical Brazilian Top Team veteran and former UFC champion who competed in Pride.
    726pts
  4. Mauricio Rua — ranked #44
    Mauricio Rua
    Shogun, who won the 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix with relentless, dynamic striking.
    652pts
  5. Kazuo Misaki — ranked #55
    Kazuo Misaki
    A skilled Japanese fighter who won the 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix and faced the elite.
    565pts
  6. Alistair Overeem — ranked #66
    Alistair Overeem
    A hard-hitting striker who rose through Pride's middleweight ranks before moving up.
    339pts
  7. Quinton Jackson — ranked #77
    Quinton Jackson
    Rampage, a powerful slam artist who waged one of MMA's greatest rivalries with Wanderlei Silva.
    339pts
  8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira — ranked #88
    Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
    Lil Nog, a slick boxer and judoka who battled the division's best.
    339pts
  9. Dan Henderson — ranked #99
    Dan Henderson
    An Olympic wrestler who knocked out Silva to become Pride's only simultaneous two-division champion.
    339pts
  10. Hidehiko Yoshida — ranked #1010
    Hidehiko Yoshida
    An Olympic judo gold medalist who became a Japanese MMA star in Pride.
    339pts

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