Knockout artists, submission specialists and a couple of wrestlers nobody could get off them, spread across the PRIDE era and the modern UFC.
1Fedor EmelianenkoPRIDE heavyweight champion who went nearly a decade unbeaten and is widely called the greatest heavyweight ever.1000pts
2Jon JonesLight-heavyweight great who moved up to win the UFC heavyweight title in two minutes in 2023.833pts
3Mark ColemanThe godfather of ground-and-pound, first UFC heavyweight champion and 2000 PRIDE Grand Prix winner.750pts
4Bas RuttenDutch striker who ended his career on a long unbeaten run as UFC heavyweight champion.700pts
5Ciryl GaneFrench kickboxer who won the interim UFC heavyweight title and challenged for the undisputed belt twice.667pts
6Francis NgannouHardest puncher in MMA history, UFC heavyweight champion and later PFL Super Fights titleholder.577pts
7Dan SevernPioneering wrestler who won the UFC 5 tournament and the Ultimate Ultimate in the sport's early days.577pts
8Tim SylviaTowering two-time UFC heavyweight champion of the mid-2000s.577pts
9Stipe MiocicRecord three UFC heavyweight title defenses in a row and winner of the Daniel Cormier trilogy.577pts
10Alistair OvereemHeld Strikeforce, DREAM and K-1 titles at once and fought in the UFC for over a decade.500pts
11Fabrício WerdumJiu-jitsu ace who handed Fedor his first real defeat and later became UFC heavyweight champion.500pts
12Junior dos SantosBrazilian boxer who knocked out Cain Velasquez in 64 seconds to win the UFC heavyweight title.409pts
13Mark HuntSuper Samoan whose iron chin and walk-off knockouts made him a PRIDE and UFC cult hero.409pts
14Derrick LewisThe Black Beast holds the record for most knockouts in UFC history.409pts
15Frank MirTwo-time UFC heavyweight champion known for submissions, including breaking Nogueira's arm.409pts
16Cain VelasquezTwo-time UFC heavyweight champion whose relentless pace and cardio overwhelmed the division.300pts
17Daniel CormierOlympic wrestler who reigned as UFC heavyweight champion while also holding the light-heavyweight belt.300pts
18Randy CoutureCaptain America won the UFC heavyweight title three times, the last at age 43.300pts
19Andrei ArlovskiBelarusian former UFC heavyweight champion who holds the record for most UFC heavyweight fights.300pts
20Antônio Rodrigo NogueiraFirst PRIDE heavyweight champion and later interim UFC heavyweight champion, famed for his submission comebacks.300pts
21Kevin RandlemanExplosive wrestler who won the UFC heavyweight title in 1999, knocked out Cro Cop and famously suplexed Fedor.300pts
22Ryan BaderBellator heavyweight champion who won its Grand Prix by knocking out Fedor in 35 seconds.0pts
23Brock LesnarWWE star who became UFC heavyweight champion and drove record pay-per-view sales.0pts
24Mirko Cro CopCroatian kickboxer whose head kicks won the 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix.0pts
25Josh BarnettCatch-wrestling master and former UFC heavyweight champion who starred in PRIDE.0pts
Photo credits
- Fedor Emelianenko — Bruno Massami, CC BY 3.0
- Jon Jones — Senate Democrats, CC BY 2.0
- Mark Coleman — Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bas Rutten — Michael Dunn from Silicon Valley, USA, CC BY 2.5
- Francis Ngannou — Mike Tyson, CC BY 3.0
- Dan Severn — grenwail, CC BY 2.0
- Tim Sylvia — Ben Kevan, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Stipe Miocic — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Alistair Overeem — THE REEM, CC BY 3.0
- Fabrício Werdum — Web Summit Rio from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Junior dos Santos — Peter Gordon, CC BY 2.0
- Mark Hunt — The Wifechaser, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Frank Mir — grenwail, CC BY 2.0
- Cain Velasquez — The Doppelganger (talk) (Adam Etheridge), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Randy Couture — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andrei Arlovski — MMAnytt.se, CC BY 3.0
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira — Grook Da Oger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kevin Randleman — Larry Burton on Picasa Web Albums, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ryan Bader — Kris Krüg, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brock Lesnar — Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0
- Mirko Cro Cop — KRK.TV, CC BY 3.0
- Josh Barnett — J O Y F U L 🐻 V I O L E N C E, CC BY 2.0
