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 famous 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 and have come up through the UFC organization, while others can be considered MMA pioneers. Some, like Chuck Liddell, have become pop culture icons and UFC legends 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 & UFC 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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3,5931,486Georges St-Pierre (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; born May 19, 1981) is a retired... more2
3,3221,521Anderson da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born April 14, 1975) is a... more3
3,1541,457Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (Russian: Фёдор Влади́мирович Емелья́ненко, tr. Fyodor... more4
1,907970Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov is an Avar-Russian mixed martial artist. He is a multiple... more5
1,392726Demetrious Johnson
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Demetrious Johnson (born July 21, 1961) is a former professional American football player.... more6
2,1701,196Charles David "Chuck" Liddell (born December 17, 1969) is an American mixed martial artist and... more7
873380Stipe Miocic (; born August 19, 1982) is a Croatian American professional mixed martial artist... more8
1,815980Randall Duane Couture (; born June 22, 1963) is an American actor, former U.S. Army sergeant,... more9
1,517875Daniel Ryan Cormier (born March 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and former... more10
2,5671,656Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist... more11
1,576976Matthew Allen Hughes (born October 13, 1973) is an American retired mixed martial artist with... more12
1,317806José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒoˈzɛ ˈawdu]; born September 9,... more13
681400Dominick Rojelio Cruz (born September 3, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who fights... more14
593329Robert Glenn "Robbie" Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial... more15
822513Lyoto Carvalho Machida (町田龍太, Machida Ryōto, Portuguese pronunciation: [liˈotu maˈʃidɐ]) (born... more16
16749Max Holloway played as an American football defensive end for the Boston College Eagles.... more17
1,315866Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial... more18
1,232834Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American former mixed martial artist and... more19
860543Nickolas Robert "Nick" Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist... more20
1,335851Sebastian "Bas" Rutten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɑs ˈrɵtə(n)]; born 24 February 1965) is a... more21
15549Amanda Lourenço Nunes (born May 30, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in... more22
1,270832Mirko Filipović (Croatian pronunciation: [mîrko fǐːlipɔːʋitɕ]; born 10 September 1974), known... more23
293135Donald Anthony Cerrone (; born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his ring name... more24
454265Junior dos Santos Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒũnjoʁ dus ˈsɐ̃tus]; born January 30,... more25
853570Nathan Donald "Nate" Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial... more
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