The Greatest MMA Legends of All Time Athletes

The Greatest MMA Legends of All Time

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The greatest MMA legends of all time are all here on this list. Some of the best MMA fighters have come up from nothing more than street scrappers to become the best fighters in the world. With intense training and tremendous mental and physical focus, these men have earned the title of greatest MMA legend.

Some of the men on the list of the top MMA legends are new to the sport, while others can be considered MMA pioneers. Some, like Chuck Liddell, have become pop culture icons while a fighter like Royce Gracie is considered to be one the toughest MMA fighters to have entered the octagon. All these factors- the toughest MMA fighter, the best grappler in the MMA, the best conditioned MMA fighter- come together to determine what makes the best MMA fighter and who can truly be called the greatest MMA legend of all time.

Who are the greatest MMA fighters of all time? Who are the top MMA legends? What MMA fighter is the best of all time? These are the questions we seek to answer with this votable list of the greatest MMA legends ever, ranked by MMA fans like you. If your favorite MMA fighter isn't on the list, make sure to add him so he can do battle with other MMA athletes as they slug it out for the top spot and title of best MMA fighter ever.

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  1. 1
    Up 125
    Down 54

    Royce Gracie

    1966
  2. 2
    Up 112
    Down 46
    1963
  3. 3
    Up 119
    Down 32
    1976
  4. 4
    Up 118
    Down 51
    1975
  5. 5
    Up 96
    Down 48
    1969
  6. 6
    Up 97
    Down 35
    1981
  7. 7
    Up 70
    Down 33
    1976
  8. 8
    Up 66
    Down 33

    BJ Penn

  9. 9
    Up 66
    Down 56
    1964
  10. 10
    Up 85
    Down 40
    1965
  11. 11
    Up 71
    Down 48
    1973
  12. 12
    Up 68
    Down 36
    1974
  13. 13
    Up 53
    Down 36
    1958
  14. 14
    Up 40
    Down 6
    1970
  15. 15
    Up 32
    Down 8
    1976
  16. 16
    Up 47
    Down 41

    Frank Shamrock

    1972
  17. 17
    Up 49
    Down 39
    1958
  18. 18
    Up 23
    Down 5
    1981
  19. 19
    Up 48
    Down 31

    Kazushi Sakuraba

    1969
  20. 20
    Up 27
    Down 13
    1978
  21. 21
    Up 22
    Down 7

    Jose Aldo

    9/9/1986
  22. 22
    Up 31
    Down 27
    1967
  23. 23
    Up 33
    Down 31
    1987
  24. 24
    Up 33
    Down 27
    1975
  25. 25
    Up 21
    Down 14
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    Tito Ortiz

  26. 26
    Up 32
    Down 32
    1973
  27. 27
    Up 29
    Down 42
    1965
  28. 28
    Up 24
    Down 17
    1974
  29. 29
    Up 18
    Down 14

    Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

    1976
  30. 30
    Up 9
    Down 4
    1982
  31. 31
    Up 26
    Down 30
    1967
  32. 32
    Up 23
    Down 27
    1964
  33. 33
    Up 30
    Down 28
    No image
    1965
  34. 34
    Up 13
    Down 13

    Dominick Cruz

    3/9/1985
  35. 35
    Up 29
    Down 28

    Marco Ruas

    1961
  36. 36
    Up 4
    Down 5

    Demetrious Johnson

    8/13/1986
  37. 37
    Up 14
    Down 19
    No image

    Nick Diaz

  38. 38
    Up 26
    Down 23
    1979
  39. 39
    Up 20
    Down 37

    Guy Mezger

    1968
  40. 40
    Up 8
    Down 13

    Renan Barao

    2/27/1987
  41. 41
    Up 10
    Down 17

    Ben Henderson

    1983
  42. 42
    Up 28
    Down 33

    Pat Miletich

    1968
  43. 43
    Up 3
    Down 7

    Gilbert Melendez

  44. 44
    Up 12
    Down 31

    Kevin Randleman

    1971
  45. 45
    Up 11
    Down 13
    1981
  46. 46
    Up 7
    Down 13
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    Ricardo Arona

    1978
  47. 47
    Up 11
    Down 33

    Matt Lindland

    1970
  48. 48
    Up 6
    Down 10

    Alistair Overeem

    1980
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  49. 49
    Up 11
    Down 17
    No image
    1968
  50. 50
    Up 7
    Down 22
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    Gary Goodridge

    1966
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