Who is the greatest UFC heavyweight champion of all time?

By YPB Team

The UFC heavyweight division has seen scientific freaks of nature and stone-cold technicians trade knockout power at the highest level. Who stands as the greatest champion ever to hold the big belt?

Stipe Miocic

The longest-reigning heavyweight champion in UFC history with a record four consecutive title defenses, a two-time champion who fought legends like Cormier, Ngannou, and Velasquez.

Jon Jones

The former light heavyweight GOAT who moved up to claim the UFC heavyweight title in 2023 by submitting Ciryl Gane, cementing his case as the best ever.

Randy Couture

Three-time UFC heavyweight champion who kept reinventing himself across different eras, known for gruff determination and masterful clinch work.

Daniel Cormier

A two-division champion who added the heavyweight belt by knocking out Stipe Miocic, renowned for his technical wrestling and finishing ability.

Cain Velasquez

A ferocious brawler and wrestling specialist who dominated the division with unmatched cardio, holding the title twice before injuries cut his reign short.

Francis Ngannou

The hardest puncher ever recorded by science, Ngannou held the UFC heavyweight title from 2021–2023 with knockout power that shook the sport.

Fabricio Werdum

Brazilian submission specialist who shocked the world by submitting Fedor Emelianenko and later became undisputed UFC heavyweight champion in 2015.

Junior dos Santos

Brazilian knockout artist known as 'Cigano', the former UFC heavyweight champion whose right hand was one of the most dangerous weapons in the division.

Frank Mir

Two-time interim UFC heavyweight champion and devastating submission finisher, one of the most technically skilled grapplers ever in the division.

Brock Lesnar

WWE star turned UFC heavyweight champion, whose freakish athleticism and wrestling base let him dominate the heavyweights despite a limited MMA career.

Tom Aspinall

The current-era British heavyweight sensation, interim champion known for electrifying first-round finishes and the most feared striking in today's division.

Andrei Arlovski

Belarusian striker and former UFC heavyweight champion whose cat-like footwork and technical boxing were ahead of the division's time in the mid-2000s.

Tim Sylvia

Two-time UFC heavyweight champion and one of the division's dominant gate-keepers of the mid-2000s, known for his 6'8" frame and jab-heavy game plan.

Mark Coleman

The original 'Hammer' and UFC 10 tournament winner, widely regarded as the godfather of ground-and-pound who laid the blueprint for the modern heavyweight.