The 12 Greatest PRIDE FC Heavyweights of All Time
Unstoppable champions, feared knockout artists and cult ring legends from the golden age of Japanese MMA go head to head. Who reigns supreme?
1Fedor Emelianenko
The Russian sambo master who went unbeaten in PRIDE and reigned as heavyweight champion, widely called the greatest heavyweight in MMA history.
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2Gary Goodridge
Big Daddy, an early heavyweight slugger whose crossface knockouts made him a PRIDE fan favorite.
571pts
3Mirko Cro Cop
The Croatian kickboxer whose left high kick terrorized the division en route to winning the 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix.
499pts
4Mark Hunt
The K-1 Grand Prix champion turned heavyweight slugger known for his granite chin and walk-off knockouts.
499pts
5Don Frye
The Predator, a mustachioed wrestler-boxer immortalized by his slugfest with Yoshihiro Takayama.
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6Josh Barnett
The American catch-wrestler nicknamed the Baby-Faced Assassin who reached the top of PRIDE's heavyweight ranks.
399pts
7Kevin Randleman
The explosive former UFC champion remembered for his ferocious suplex of Fedor Emelianenko.
399pts
8Fabricio Werdum
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace who cut his teeth in PRIDE before becoming UFC heavyweight champion.
399pts
9Bob Sapp
The Beast, a colossal former NFL prospect whose freakish size made him one of PRIDE's biggest spectacles.
399pts
10Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
PRIDE's first heavyweight champion, a jiu-jitsu legend famed for surviving punishment and submitting bigger opponents.
249pts
11Sergei Kharitonov
The stone-faced Russian sambo striker known for crisp boxing and devastating ground-and-pound.
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12Aleksander Emelianenko
Fedor's younger brother, a long-limbed knockout artist with a reputation as a dangerous finisher.
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