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Greatest UFC Fighters of All Time: Men & Women

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Updated October 2026. According to C-ELO™, the greatest UFC fighter of all time, men and women combined, is Jon Jones, followed by Georges St-Pierre, Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Anderson Silva.

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Fighter
Peak C-ELO™
Title fights won Bonus
Undefeated Bonus
Experience Peak ELO
Title Fights Peak ELO
Win Type Peak ELO
Striking Peak ELO
Ground Peak ELO
Activity Peak ELO
Win Streak Peak ELO
Basic/Category Peak ELO
Jon Jones
Jon Jones#1
1 912
22501 5471 5831 9291 8901 8391 6011 6041 504
Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre#2
1 808
18001 4791 5241 7301 8061 8231 5321 6101 523
Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev#3
1 785
7001 6081 5351 8761 8171 8631 5471 9631 513
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov#4
1 739
201951 4781 3751 7181 6111 7621 4001 5931 258
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva#5
1 714
16501 4281 4651 7371 7991 5721 4931 6281 273
Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman#6
1 686
6001 5461 4441 7751 8421 8471 5431 7221 287
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson#7
1 625
18001 3361 4251 5081 5141 6691 3891 4831 237
Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski#8
1 613
8001 5391 4521 7141 7281 6261 4801 6961 250
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier#9
1 612
6001 4871 4171 7891 7341 7231 4291 3111 526
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes#10
1 606
16501 3231 4281 5831 5901 5121 3271 4431 434
Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko#11
1 590
16501 3621 4601 5231 4901 6481 3391 3601 220
Stipe Miocic
Stipe Miocic#12
1 580
6001 4431 4641 8751 7781 6061 3991 3401 258
Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria#13
1 569
1501 5261 3791 7941 7261 5811 3521 5291 541
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya#14
1 552
7001 4881 3831 7081 8341 3621 4911 4481 228
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili#15
1 551
2001 4431 3981 6581 6481 7531 4561 6391 255
Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira#16
1 539
6001 4381 3871 7881 7551 3581 4311 2821 417
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards#17
1 536
1501 5041 4121 7161 6381 6751 5021 4611 256
Max Holloway
Max Holloway#18
1 533
2001 4511 4001 7591 7411 5371 4961 5871 249
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman#19
1 528
2001 4591 4041 7531 7681 6331 3901 4481 206
Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou#20
1 543
1001 4401 3331 9381 9461 5651 4641 3631 217
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira#21
1 519
1001 4381 3221 7631 5871 6441 5321 5451 253
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis#22
1 496
1501 5311 3601 6821 6271 5821 4201 4641 208
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling#23
1 492
2001 4001 4271 5881 5571 6781 4231 4501 252
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell#24
1 484
2501 3441 4201 6761 7101 4801 4151 3701 253
Randy Couture
Randy Couture#25
1 481
9001 2371 3721 4851 5211 5331 4491 2371 455
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About these rankings

GOAT rankings measure legacy. They are based on Peak C-ELO™, each fighter's rating at the highest point of their UFC career, so a late-career decline doesn't erase a great prime. Undefeated records and title fight wins earn extra credit.

Multiple-time champions are placed in a higher tier than fighters who never won a title, then ranked by Peak C-ELO™ within each tier. It's a deliberate, debatable choice that puts sustained championship success first.

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