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Who is the best UFC heavyweight champion of all time?

By YPB Team

Wrestling pioneers, knockout artists, and modern finishers alike have worn the heavyweight crown, each defining an era of the sport in their own way. Who's your pick?

  1. Stipe Miocic — ranked #11
    Stipe Miocic
    Held the UFC heavyweight title across two reigns and set the division record for most title defenses.
    1000pts
  2. Jon Jones — ranked #22
    Jon Jones
    Long-reigning light heavyweight champion who moved up to capture UFC heavyweight gold with dominant finishes.
    943pts
  3. Brock Lesnar — ranked #33
    Brock Lesnar
    Former WWE star who won the UFC heavyweight title in just his fourth professional MMA fight.
    724pts
  4. Mark Coleman — ranked #44
    Mark Coleman
    One of the UFC's first heavyweight champions, a wrestling pioneer known as 'The Hammer.'
    665pts
  5. Cain Velasquez — ranked #55
    Cain Velasquez
    A dominant two-time champion known for relentless pressure and elite wrestling-based grappling.
    517pts
  6. Randy Couture — ranked #66
    Randy Couture
    A three-time UFC heavyweight champion nicknamed 'The Natural,' famous for reinventing his career deep into his 40s.
    517pts
  7. Frank Mir — ranked #77
    Frank Mir
    An early UFC heavyweight champion celebrated for his dangerous submission grappling skills.
    517pts
  8. Junior dos Santos — ranked #88
    Junior dos Santos
    A powerful Brazilian striker who won the title by knocking out Cain Velasquez in the first round.
    423pts
  9. Fabricio Werdum — ranked #99
    Fabricio Werdum
    Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist who submitted Cain Velasquez to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.
    423pts
  10. Josh Barnett — ranked #1010
    Josh Barnett
    A submission specialist who won UFC heavyweight gold with a dominant ground game.
    423pts
  11. Daniel Cormier — ranked #1111
    Daniel Cormier
    A two-division champion who added the heavyweight title to his light heavyweight reign with a knockout of Stipe Miocic.
    310pts
  12. Tim Sylvia — ranked #1212
    Tim Sylvia
    A two-time UFC heavyweight champion known for his size and reach advantages in the division's early years.
    310pts
  13. Maurice Smith — ranked #1313
    Maurice Smith
    A kickboxing-based champion who proved technical striking could overcome pure wrestling power in the division.
    310pts
  14. Ricco Rodriguez — ranked #1414
    Ricco Rodriguez
    A UFC heavyweight champion known for his jiu-jitsu credentials and come-from-behind finishes.
    310pts
  15. Francis Ngannou — ranked #1515
    Francis Ngannou
    Known for the hardest recorded punch in UFC history, he won heavyweight gold with explosive knockout power.
    310pts
  16. Andrei Arlovski — ranked #1616
    Andrei Arlovski
    A Belarusian striker who held the heavyweight title during the UFC's early 2000s expansion era.
    172pts
  17. Tom Aspinall — ranked #1717
    Tom Aspinall
    A modern British heavyweight champion known for his speed and finishing ability uncommon in the division.
    172pts

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