# Who is the best MMA fighter to cross over to pro wrestling?

> Two directions of travel here, cage to ring and ring to cage, and only some of it worked.

*By YPB Team · Published August 5, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-mma-fighter-to-cross-over-to-pro-wrestling*

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## Current results (0 votes)

1. **Brock Lesnar**
   Went from WWE to the UFC heavyweight title and back, the only man to headline both at the top.
2. **Ronda Rousey**
   Signed after the UFC losses, won the Raw women's title and main-evented WrestleMania 35.
3. **Ken Shamrock**
   UFC's original superfight champion, then a main-event heel through the Attitude Era.
4. **Dan Severn**
   UFC Hall of Famer who held the NWA world title while still fighting.
5. **Shayna Baszler**
   A Invicta veteran who became the most dominant NXT women's champion.
6. **Matt Riddle**
   Went from the UFC's Ultimate Fighter to a tag champion with an unusual barefoot gimmick.
7. **Jake Hager**
   Better known as Jack Swagger, he won a Bellator debut and then wrestled for AEW.
8. **Josh Barnett**
   A UFC heavyweight champion who spent years in New Japan and on the indie circuit.
9. **Cain Velasquez**
   Former UFC heavyweight champion who debuted for WWE against Brock Lesnar in Saudi Arabia.
10. **CM Punk**
   The reverse trip: a WWE champion who took two UFC fights and lost both.
11. **Marina Shafir**
   A judo and MMA product turned AEW wrestler, and one of Rousey's original training partners.

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