Knockout power, footwork and patience all count here, whether the weapon is a left hook, a head kick or a well-timed counter.
1Israel AdesanyaKickboxing-trained two-time UFC middleweight champion with surgical counter striking.1000pts
2Alex PereiraGlory kickboxing champion who became UFC champion at middleweight and light heavyweight with a devastating left hook.1000pts
3Mirko Cro CopCroatian K-1 and PRIDE star famous for his left high kick.849pts
4Junior dos SantosBoxing-first heavyweight champion who knocked out Cain Velasquez in 64 seconds.818pts
5Cris CyborgPioneer of women's MMA who held titles in Strikeforce, UFC and Bellator with brutal power.734pts
6José AldoFeatherweight king for years, with crushing leg kicks and rapid combinations.521pts
7Lyoto MachidaKarate stylist and former UFC light heavyweight champion famous for counter strikes and the front-kick KO.521pts
8Stephen ThompsonKarate-based welterweight whose distance management frustrated elite opponents.520pts
9Max HollowayHawaiian featherweight champion known for volume striking and chin that rarely cracks.382pts
10Conor McGregorTwo-division UFC champion whose left hand delivered a 13-second knockout of José Aldo.382pts
11Chuck Liddell'The Iceman,' the knockout-artist light heavyweight champ who helped carry the UFC into the mainstream.382pts
12Joanna JędrzejczykPolish Muay Thai champion who dominated the women's strawweight division.382pts
13Francis NgannouHeavyweight with the hardest recorded punch, who won UFC gold with knockouts.382pts
Photo credits
- Israel Adesanya — MMMAnytt, CC BY 3.0
- Mirko Cro Cop — KRK.TV, CC BY 3.0
- Junior dos Santos — Peter Gordon, CC BY 2.0
- Cris Cyborg — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0
- José Aldo — Andrius Petrucenia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lyoto Machida — Marcos Joel Reis, CC BY 2.0
- Chuck Liddell — IthakaDarinPappas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk — KRK.TV, CC BY 3.0
- Francis Ngannou — Mike Tyson, CC BY 3.0
