Kickboxers who switched codes, karate stylists, and one or two who just hit very hard. Different answers to the same problem.
1Anderson SilvaBuilt a record title reign on counter timing and distance rather than volume.1000pts
2Jose AldoMuay Thai specialist whose leg kicks ended fights before his hands had to.660pts
3Vitor BelfortHand speed that stayed dangerous across three decades of competition.641pts
4Max HollowayHolds the UFC record for significant strikes landed and fights in the pocket by choice.592pts
5Stephen ThompsonKarate stance and side kicks that welterweights spent a decade failing to solve.582pts
6Valentina ShevchenkoMuay Thai world champion before MMA, and the flyweight division's most precise counter striker.513pts
7Joanna JedrzejczykRan the strawweight division on a jab and a straight left for five title defences.513pts
8Ilia TopuriaKnocked out two of the greatest featherweights of the era in consecutive fights.513pts
9Mirko Cro Cop FilipovicPRIDE's head-kick specialist, feared enough that opponents fought to avoid his left leg.434pts
10Chuck LiddellThe Iceman's looping overhand right defined the UFC's first mainstream era.434pts
11Conor McGregorLeft hand that produced the fastest title knockout in UFC history.434pts
12Wanderlei SilvaClinch knees and hooks thrown in a straight line, with no interest in defence.342pts
13Alex PereiraTwo-weight UFC champion and former Glory kickboxing champion with a fight-ending left hook.342pts
14Lyoto MachidaShotokan karate stylist who countered from a range nobody else fought at.342pts
15Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight champion whose kickboxing footwork made him hard to hit cleanly.233pts
16Petr YanBantamweight champion who built leads through volume and body work.233pts
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Twenty-two of his thirty-four wins ended by knockout, most of them thrown going backwards, which is a different skill from hitting hard: https://youpick.best/articles/anderson-silva-ranked-many-ways
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