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Top 17 UFC Heavyweights of All Time

by YPB Team

From wrestling crossovers to devastating knockout artists and grappling specialists, this division has seen every kind of dominance. Who takes the crown?

  1. Stipe Miocic — ranked #11
    Stipe Miocic
    The heavyweight with the most title defenses in UFC history, widely regarded as the division's greatest ever.
    1000pts
  2. Cain Velasquez — ranked #22
    Cain Velasquez
    A dominant former champion known for elite wrestling and relentless cardio in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
    600pts
  3. Randy Couture — ranked #33
    Randy Couture
    A Hall of Famer and multiple-time UFC heavyweight champion who fought elite competition into his mid-40s.
    551pts
  4. Alistair Overeem — ranked #44
    Alistair Overeem
    A feared kickboxer-turned-MMA fighter known for devastating knees and a decade-plus of elite competition.
    494pts
  5. Curtis Blaydes — ranked #55
    Curtis Blaydes
    A wrestling-heavy contender who has strung together some of the division's longest win streaks.
    494pts
  6. Tim Sylvia — ranked #66
    Tim Sylvia
    A two-time UFC heavyweight champion who held the belt through several of the promotion's early 2000s title reigns.
    428pts
  7. Junior Dos Santos — ranked #77
    Junior Dos Santos
    A former champion known for devastating boxing and his classic trilogy with Cain Velasquez.
    428pts
  8. Josh Barnett — ranked #88
    Josh Barnett
    A former UFC heavyweight champion and submission specialist known as 'The Warmaster.'
    350pts
  9. Brock Lesnar — ranked #99
    Brock Lesnar
    A former WWE star who became UFC heavyweight champion in just his fourth professional MMA fight.
    350pts
  10. Ciryl Gane — ranked #1010
    Ciryl Gane
    A slick French striker and interim champion known for exceptional footwork for a heavyweight.
    350pts
  11. Frank Mir — ranked #1111
    Frank Mir
    A two-time UFC heavyweight champion celebrated for his dominant submission grappling.
    257pts
  12. Francis Ngannou — ranked #1212
    Francis Ngannou
    A former champion renowned for having the hardest recorded punch in UFC history.
    257pts
  13. Jon Jones — ranked #1313
    Jon Jones
    A dominant light heavyweight champion who moved up to capture the UFC heavyweight title as well.
    257pts
  14. Derrick Lewis — ranked #1414
    Derrick Lewis
    The UFC's all-time knockout leader, famed for his one-punch comeback finishes.
    257pts
  15. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — ranked #1515
    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    A legendary Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight known as 'Minotauro,' famed for his toughness and comebacks.
    257pts
  16. Fabricio Werdum — ranked #1616
    Fabricio Werdum
    A former champion and elite jiu-jitsu black belt who submitted Fedor Emelianenko and Cain Velasquez.
    0pts
  17. Daniel Cormier — ranked #1717
    Daniel Cormier
    A two-division UFC champion who captured the heavyweight title by defeating Stipe Miocic.
    0pts
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