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.
1000pts
2Gary Goodridge
Big Daddy, an early heavyweight slugger whose crossface knockouts made him a PRIDE fan favorite.
428pts
3Mark Hunt
The K-1 Grand Prix champion turned heavyweight slugger known for his granite chin and walk-off knockouts.
333pts
4Mirko Cro Cop
The Croatian kickboxer whose left high kick terrorized the division en route to winning the 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix.
333pts
5Don Frye
The Predator, a mustachioed wrestler-boxer immortalized by his slugfest with Yoshihiro Takayama.
333pts
6Bob Sapp
The Beast, a colossal former NFL prospect whose freakish size made him one of PRIDE's biggest spectacles.
200pts
7Kevin Randleman
The explosive former UFC champion remembered for his ferocious suplex of Fedor Emelianenko.
200pts
8Josh Barnett
The American catch-wrestler nicknamed the Baby-Faced Assassin who reached the top of PRIDE's heavyweight ranks.
200pts
9Fabricio Werdum
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace who cut his teeth in PRIDE before becoming UFC heavyweight champion.
200pts
10Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
PRIDE's first heavyweight champion, a jiu-jitsu legend famed for surviving punishment and submitting bigger opponents.
1pts
11Sergei Kharitonov
The stone-faced Russian sambo striker known for crisp boxing and devastating ground-and-pound.
1pts
12Aleksander Emelianenko
Fedor's younger brother, a long-limbed knockout artist with a reputation as a dangerous finisher.
1pts
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