Greatest UFC Champions

[Sid Arthur]

3 Title Defenses or more

LHW Frank Shamrock (4)
Tito Ortiz (5)
Chuck Liddell (4)
Jon Jones (8)

MW Anderson Silva (10)
Chris Weidman

WW Pat Miletich (4)
Matt Hughes (5)
George St-Pierre (9)

LW B.J. Penn
Frankie Edgar
Benson Henderson

FW Jose Aldo (7)*

*Given title without winning it

I submit that these are the greatest UFC fighters.


Here is everyone who defended their title at least twice:
HW Randy Couture
Tim Sylvia
Brock Lesnar
Cain Velasquez
Stipe Miocic

LHW Frank Shamrock
Tito Ortiz**
Chuck Liddell
Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier**

MW Rich Franklin
Anderson Silva
Chris Weidman

WW Pat Miletich
Matt Hughes
George St-Pierre
Robbie Lawler
Tyron Woodley

LW Jens Pulver
B.J. Penn
Frankie Edgar
Benson Henderson

FW Jose Aldo

BW Dominick Cruz
Renan Barao
T.J. Dillashaw

** Didn't beat the previous champion

 

[Philo-Publius]

3 Title Defenses or more

LHW Frank Shamrock (4)
Tito Ortiz (5)
Chuck Liddell (4)
Jon Jones (8)

MW Anderson Silva (10)
Chris Weidman

WW Pat Miletich (4)
Matt Hughes (5)
George St-Pierre (9)

LW B.J. Penn
Frankie Edgar
Benson Henderson

FW Jose Aldo (7)*

*Given title without winning it

I submit that these are the greatest UFC fighters.


Here is everyone who defended their title at least twice:
HW Randy Couture
Tim Sylvia
Brock Lesnar
Cain Velasquez
Stipe Miocic

LHW Frank Shamrock
Tito Ortiz**
Chuck Liddell
Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier**

MW Rich Franklin
Anderson Silva
Chris Weidman

WW Pat Miletich
Matt Hughes
George St-Pierre
Robbie Lawler
Tyron Woodley

LW Jens Pulver
B.J. Penn
Frankie Edgar
Benson Henderson

FW Jose Aldo

BW Dominick Cruz
Renan Barao
T.J. Dillashaw

** Didn't beat the previous champion

I think Randy Couture had the most impressive career in part because of what he accomplished despite his age.

 

[Sid Arthur]

I think Randy Couture had the most impressive career in part of what he accomplished despite his age.

He's my favorite fighter ever.

 

[mirellale]

Given title without winning it

He won the title at WEC and the UFC merged the WEC FW division as the official UFC FW division.So..

 

[DLX]

DJ

 

[Sid Arthur]

He won the title at WEC and the UFC merged the WEC FW division as the official UFC FW division.So..

I stand by my asterisk.

His first win wasn't defending a title he won from someone else. Thus he really only defended his UFC title 6 times.

 

[Sid Arthur]

DJ

Who?

 

[TheNewEmperor]

Randy was never dominate. You never thought he could kill someone, he just won. He was the smartest champion, a tactician.

IMO Tim Sylvia is the greatest HW champion.

Conor is the most over rated

MM is probably the greatest in any class

The spider was the most fun to watch.

GSP is the most boring

And Matt Hughes was the toughest

 

[Where you at Georges?]

Who?

Hughes has two title stints. won 9 belts overall

 

[Sid Arthur]

Hughes has two title stints. won 9 belts overall

Oh, I didn't realize people called Hughes "DJ"!

He's the man, he can be called whatever he wants.

Any news on him, btw?

 

[Mikey Palangio]

Jon Jones is the GOAT champ in the history of MMA.

Nobody did it better. Fresh out of puberty, dude went on an elbowing and choking rampage (pun intended).

 

[Where you at Georges?]

Oh, I didn't realize people called Hughes "DJ"!

He's the man, he can be called whatever he wants.

Any news on him, btw?

Saw in the news earlier today that Hughes was "making some progress but its a long road ahead for him"

 

[SenorGuillen]

Velasquez, Jones, Silva, GSP, Pettis, Cruz, and Johnson were the best of the best.

 

[Sid Arthur]

Velasquez, Jones, Silva, GSP, Pettis, Cruz, and Johnson were the best of the best.

Pettis? That's an odd inclusion.

Velasquez at his best deserves that praise, but he was there for so short a time. Including him opens the door for dozens of others, imho.

Pretty hard to argue again title defenses, that is the measuring stick.