The best UFC fighters right now all have dreams of being considered the best overall MMA fighter in the world. It is hard to compare fighters of different weight classes and divisions, but some talents just stand out above the rest, top lightweight UFC fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov and a light heavyweight like Jon Jones clearly among the best in the sport.
All of the top current UFC fighters active right now with an impressive record and maybe a belt or two in the bag are featured below. The most popular UFC fighters of 2020 include famous names like Stipe Miocic, Henry Cejudo, and Conor McGregor, who all stand up well against the rising stars of the MMA world.
So check out the list of the best current UFC fighters, and vote up for the best to help decide just which of these famous fighters currently rules the octagon.
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409141Height: 5'10''
Weight: 155 pounds
Weight Class: Lightweight
Fighting Style: Combat Sambo, Judo, Wrestling
Belts won: UFC Lightweight Championship2
255135Height: 6'3''
Weight: 184 pounds
Weight Class: Middleweight
Fighting Style: Kickboxing
Belts won: UFC Middleweight Championship- 3235128
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 170 pounds
Weight Class: Welterweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: UFC Welterweight Championship - 4209114
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 145 pounds
Weight Class: Featherweight
Fighting Style: Jiujitsu
Belts won: UFC Featherweight Championship, Interim UFC Featherweight Championship - 5211119
Francis N'Gannou
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 255 pounds
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Fighting Style: Jiujitsu
Belts won: N/A - 6213125
Dustin Poirier
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 155 pounds
Weight Class: Lightweight
Fighting Style: Brazilian jiujitsu
Belts won: Interim UFC Lightweight Championship - 7212135
Stipe Miocic
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 230 pounds
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling, Boxing
Belts won: UFC Heavyweight Championship - 8259175
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 204 pounds
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Fighting Style: Gaidojutsu, Jiujitsu
Belts won: UFC Light Heavyweight Championship - 9162103
Robert Whittaker
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 185 pounds
Weight Class: Middleweight
Fighting Style: Karate, Hapkido, Wrestling
Belts won: UFC Middleweight Championship, Interim UFC Middleweight Championship - 10185126
Justin Gaethje
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 155 pounds
Weight Class: Lightweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: N/A - 11194136
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 236 pounds
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: UFC Heavyweight Championship, UFC Light Heavyweight Championship - 12185141
Demetrious Johnson
Height: 5'3''
Weight: 134 pounds
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Fighting Style: Pankration, Wrestling
Belts won: UFC Flyweight Championship - 13214186
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 130 pounds
Weight Class: Lightweight
Fighting Style: Boxing
Belts won: UFC Featherweight Championship, UFC Lightweight Championship - 14130102
Alexander Volkanovski
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 144 pounds
Weight Class: Featherweight
Fighting Style: Muay Thai, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Belts won: UFC Featherweight Championship - 1510278
Petr Yan
Height: 5'7''
Weight: 136 pounds
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Fighting Style: Muay Thai
Belts won: N/A - 16175155
Tony Ferguson
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 155 pounds
Weight Class: Lightweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: Interim UFC Lightweight Championship - 179977
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 170 pounds
Weight Class: Welterweight
Fighting Style: Kickboxing
Belts won: N/A - 18130115
Colby Covington
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 170 pounds
Weight Class: Welterweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: Interim UFC Welterweight Championship - 19168159
Height: 5'4''
Weight: 130 pounds
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: UFC Bantamweight Championship, UFC Flyweight Championship - 207966
Leon Edwards
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 171 pounds
Weight Class: Welterweight
Fighting Style: Kickboxing
Belts won: N/A - 218776
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 146 pounds
Weight Class: Featherweight
Fighting Style: Sanda
Belts won: N/A - 229990
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 170 pounds
Weight Class: Welterweight
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Belts won: N/A - 239591
Height: 5'7''
Weight: 136 pounds
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Fighting Style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Belts won: UFC Featherweight Champion - 24100110
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 185 pounds
Weight Class: Middleweight
Fighting Style: Wrestling
Belts won: N/A - 25110126
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 170 pounds
Weight Class: Welterweight
Fighting Style: Boxing, Kickboxing
Belts won: N/A
