Editorial · All 50 ranked
Greatest UFC of All Time
Every athlete in our ufc coverage, ranked by documented honours and records.
A living list, updated as careers unfold.
| Rank | Athlete | Sport | Nation | Honours | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor McGregorUFC · Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight | UFC |  Ireland | UFC Featherweight Championx7 | 7 |
| 2 | Brock LesnarUFC · Heavyweight | UFC |  United States | WWE Championshipx7 | 7 |
| 3 | Georges St-PierreUFC · Welterweight, Middleweight | UFC |  Canada | UFC Welterweight Championx6 | 6 |
| 4 | Khabib NurmagomedovUFC · Lightweight | UFC |  Russia | UFC Lightweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jon JonesUFC | UFC | United States | UFC Light Heavyweight Championx7 | 7 |
| 6 | Kayla HarrisonUFC · Bantamweight | UFC | United States | UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx8 | 8 |
| 7 | Max HollowayUFC | UFC | United States | UFC Featherweight Championx6 | 6 |
| 8 | Anderson SilvaUFC · Middleweight | UFC |  Brazil | UFC Middleweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 9 | Sean O'MalleyUFC · Bantamweight | UFC | United States | UFC Bantamweight Championshipx6 | 6 |
| 10 | Ronda RouseyUFC · Featherweight/Bantamweight | UFC | United States | UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 11 | Daniel CormierUFC · Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight | UFC | United States | UFC Light Heavyweight Championx6 | 6 |
| 12 | Jack Della MaddalenaUFC · Welterweight | UFC |  Australia | UFC Welterweight Championshipx7 | 7 |
| 13 | Alexandre PantojaUFC · Flyweight | UFC | Brazil | UFC Flyweight Championx6 | 6 |
| 14 | Francis NgannouUFC · Heavyweight | UFC |  Cameroon | UFC Heavyweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 15 | Dustin PoirierUFC | UFC | United States | Interim UFC Lightweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 16 | Nate DiazUFC | UFC | United States | The Ultimate Fighter 5x5 | 5 |
| 17 | Demetrious JohnsonUFC · Flyweight/Bantamweight | UFC | United States | UFC Flyweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 18 | Alex PereiraUFC · Light Heavyweight, Middleweight | UFC | Brazil | UFC Middleweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 19 | Dricus du PlessisUFC · Middleweight | UFC |  South Africa | UFC Middleweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 20 | Merab DvalishviliUFC · Bantamweight | UFC |  Georgia | UFC Bantamweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 21 | Amanda NunesUFC · Bantamweight/Featherweight | UFC | Brazil | UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 22 | Cain VelasquezUFC · Heavyweight | UFC | United States | UFC Heavyweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 23 | Holly HolmUFC · Bantamweight, Featherweight | UFC | United States | UFC Women's Bantamweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 24 | Justin GaethjeUFC · Lightweight | UFC | United States | UFC Interim Lightweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 25 | Paddy PimblettUFC · Lightweight | UFC |  United Kingdom | Cage Warriors Featherweight Championx6 | 6 |
| 26 | Alexander VolkanovskiUFC · Featherweight | UFC | Australia | UFC Featherweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 27 | Joshua VanUFC · Flyweight | UFC |  Myanmar | UFC Flyweight Championshipx5 | 5 |
| 28 | Islam MakhachevUFC · Lightweight / Welterweight | UFC | Russia | UFC Lightweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 29 | Carlos UlbergUFC · Light Heavyweight | UFC |  New Zealand | UFC Light Heavyweight Championshipx5 | 5 |
| 30 | Shavkat RakhmonovUFC · Welterweight | UFC |  Kazakhstan | M-1 Welterweight Championshipx5 | 5 |
| 31 | Charles OliveiraUFC · Lightweight | UFC | Brazil | UFC Lightweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 32 | Kamaru UsmanUFC · Welterweight | UFC |  Nigeria | UFC Welterweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 33 | Michael ChandlerUFC · Lightweight | UFC | United States | Bellator Lightweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 34 | Valentina ShevchenkoUFC · Flyweight | UFC |  Kyrgyzstan | UFC Women's Flyweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 35 | Robert WhittakerUFC · Middleweight | UFC | Australia | UFC Middleweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 36 | Petr YanUFC · Bantamweight | UFC | Russia | UFC Bantamweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 37 | Israel AdesanyaUFC · Middleweight | UFC | Nigeria | UFC Middleweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 38 | Chuck LiddellUFC | UFC | United States | UFC Light Heavyweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 39 | Magomed AnkalaevUFC · Light Heavyweight | UFC | Russia | UFC Light Heavyweight Championx5 | 5 |
| 40 | Belal MuhammadUFC · Welterweight | UFC | United States | UFC Welterweight Championshipx4 | 4 |
| 41 | Ilia TopuriaUFC · Featherweight, Lightweight | UFC | Georgia | UFC Featherweight Championx4 | 4 |
| 42 | Khamzat ChimaevUFC · Middleweight | UFC | Russia | UFC Performance of the Nightx3 | 3 |
| 43 | Tom AspinallUFC · Heavyweight | UFC | United Kingdom | UFC Heavyweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 44 | Ian Machado GarryUFC · Welterweight | UFC | Ireland | Cage Warriors Welterweight Championshipx3 | 3 |
| 45 | Colby CovingtonUFC | UFC | United States | Interim UFC Welterweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 46 | Sean StricklandUFC · Middleweight | UFC | United States | UFC Middleweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 47 | Leon EdwardsUFC · Welterweight | UFC | United Kingdom | UFC Welterweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 48 | Tony FergusonUFC | UFC | United States | Interim UFC Lightweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 49 | Nick DiazUFC · Welterweight, Middleweight | UFC | United States | Strikeforce Welterweight Championx3 | 3 |
| 50 | Arman TsarukyanUFC · Lightweight | UFC |  Armenia | Performance of the Nightx3 | 3 |
Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 50 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-07-14.