All MW champions ranked

[Shay Brennan]

1. Anderson Silva - 10 defenses, 11 title fight wins
2. Israel Adesanya - 5 defenses, 8 title fight win, 3x MW champion
3. Chris Weidman - 3 defenses, 4 title fight wins
4. Rich Frankllin - 2 defenses, 3 title fight wins
5. Murilo Bustamante- 1 defense, 2 title fight win
6. Robert Whittaker - 1 title fight win but very impressive resume(Romeo 2x, Gastelum, Cannonier, Costa, Brunson, Jacare), He has fought pretty much everyone
7. Luke Rockhold - 1 very good title fight victory, but also impressive MW resume and 2 Strikeforce title fight wins
8. Michael Bisping - 1 defense, 2 title fight wins
9. DDP - Good resume but his title fight win was controversial
10. Poatan - Impressive finishes over 2 champions but too few MW bouts
11. Sean Strickland - 1 title fight win although very impressive and over the second best MW ever
12. Evan Tanner - 1 good title fight finish but too man losses
13. GSP - Only 1 win at MW agaisnt one of the weakest MW champions, although a finish
14. Dave Menne - losing UFC record and the one title fight win was a UD

Do you agree? If not then what is your list?

 

[bambammccoy]

Whittaker should be higher. It isn't his fault he doesn't technically have more title fights. Shares victories with #2 MW Izzy. Gas, Jared, Marvin, Paulo, Brunson, and Romero. At one point was 12-2 only losing to Izzy.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

1. Anderson Silva - 10 defenses, 11 title fight wins
2. Israel Adesanya - 5 defenses, 8 title fight win, 3x MW champion
3. Chris Weidman - 3 defenses, 4 title fight wins
4. Rich Frankllin - 2 defenses, 3 title fight wins
5. Murilo Bustamante- 1 defense, 2 title fight win
6. Robert Whittaker - 1 title fight win but very impressive resume(Romeo 2x, Gastelum, Cannonier, Costa, Brunson, Jacare), He has fought pretty much everyone
7. Luke Rockhold - 1 very good title fight victory, but also impressive MW resume and 2 Strikeforce title fight wins
8. Michael Bisping - 1 defense, 2 title fight wins
9. DDP - Good resume but his title fight win was controversial
10. Poatan - Impressive finishes over 2 champions but too few MW bouts
11. Sean Strickland - 1 title fight win although very impressive and over the second best MW ever
12. Evan Tanner - 1 good title fight finish but too man losses
13. GSP - Only 1 win at MW agaisnt one of the weakest MW champions, although a finish
14. Dave Menne - losing UFC record and the one title fight win was a UD

Do you agree? If not then what is your list?

Good list. Props for putting respect on the old guys like Rich Franklin and Bustamante

I would swap Poatan with DDP. Even though his run in MW wasn't long, he had some impressive wins and knocked out the second best MW

 

[JKS]

I am still annoyed that Anderson has 10 defenses but should be 11, only cause Lutter missed weight.

 

[Mammothman]

Poatan, Du Plessis, Strickland and GSP should be above Bisping despite having one defense.

Hendo was ranked #13 and he went life and death to squeak a decision, also hepulled that fluke against a chinny and overrated Rockhold.

 

[BigTruck]

I am still annoyed that Anderson has 10 defenses but should be 11, only cause Lutter missed weight.

Right? It should have counted for him with lutter being unable to win the title like when olive missed weight for his title fight.

 

[BigTruck]

Izzy is a 2x champ not a 3x.

 

[davidj5491]

Thank you for putting Rich in the top 5. He's a class act, and was the best in his time. Often overlooked but never an easy out for anyone!

 

[checktheknuckles]

Bispong got his ass handed to him by Silva and Henderson. Not to mention ducking the entire top 10 at mw. Dude is the worst champ ever at MW if not all of the ufc. And a 1 eyed pos at that.

 

[NikLuk]

Thank you for putting Rich in the top 5. He's a class act, and was the best in his time. Often overlooked but never an easy out for anyone!

Agreed. Rich was one of my favorites back then. A pure class act.

(I do dislike his lookalike, Jim though.)

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Bispong got his ass handed to him by Silva and Henderson. Not to mention ducking the entire top 10 at mw. Dude is the worst champ ever at MW if not all of the ufc. And a 1 eyed pos at that.

I see you prefer your fighters to be on performance enhancing drugs in order for them to appeal to you.

#BispingAlwaysCleanCleanFighterPrevails

 

[filthybliss]

1. Anderson Silva - 10 defenses, 11 title fight wins
2. Israel Adesanya - 5 defenses, 8 title fight win, 3x MW champion
3. Chris Weidman - 3 defenses, 4 title fight wins
4. Rich Frankllin - 2 defenses, 3 title fight wins
5. Murilo Bustamante- 1 defense, 2 title fight win
6. Robert Whittaker - 1 title fight win but very impressive resume(Romeo 2x, Gastelum, Cannonier, Costa, Brunson, Jacare), He has fought pretty much everyone
7. Luke Rockhold - 1 very good title fight victory, but also impressive MW resume and 2 Strikeforce title fight wins
8. Michael Bisping - 1 defense, 2 title fight wins
9. DDP - Good resume but his title fight win was controversial
10. Poatan - Impressive finishes over 2 champions but too few MW bouts
11. Sean Strickland - 1 title fight win although very impressive and over the second best MW ever
12. Evan Tanner - 1 good title fight finish but too man losses
13. GSP - Only 1 win at MW agaisnt one of the weakest MW champions, although a finish
14. Dave Menne - losing UFC record and the one title fight win was a UD

Do you agree? If not then what is your list?

Poatan and Strickland over DDP honestly. Frank Shamrock deserves to be in there too. He's definetely better than half than this list for beating Tito.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Might be nitpicking here but I'd count Silva's win over Lutter that should have been a defense if Lutter didn't miss weight as more of a title fight win than Izzy's Interim title win over Gastelum.

 

[Wreckless]

That's wild. I didn't realize Whittaker had no title defenses. I always seen him as a dominant champ in that division but that was derailed by Izzy.

 

[generalyum]

Might be nitpicking here but I'd count Silva's win over Lutter that should have been a defense if Lutter didn't miss weight as more of a title fight win than Izzy's Interime title win over Gastelum.

100% this. Reminds me of the Sonnen/Paulo fight. BS that Chael won but couldn't be champ because Paulo missed weight

 

[cburm]

1. Anderson Silva - 10 defenses, 11 title fight wins
2. Israel Adesanya - 5 defenses, 8 title fight win, 3x MW champion
3. Chris Weidman - 3 defenses, 4 title fight wins
4. Rich Frankllin - 2 defenses, 3 title fight wins
5. Murilo Bustamante- 1 defense, 2 title fight win
6. Robert Whittaker - 1 title fight win but very impressive resume(Romeo 2x, Gastelum, Cannonier, Costa, Brunson, Jacare), He has fought pretty much everyone
7. Luke Rockhold - 1 very good title fight victory, but also impressive MW resume and 2 Strikeforce title fight wins
8. Michael Bisping - 1 defense, 2 title fight wins
9. DDP - Good resume but his title fight win was controversial
10. Poatan - Impressive finishes over 2 champions but too few MW bouts
11. Sean Strickland - 1 title fight win although very impressive and over the second best MW ever
12. Evan Tanner - 1 good title fight finish but too man losses
13. GSP - Only 1 win at MW agaisnt one of the weakest MW champions, although a finish
14. Dave Menne - losing UFC record and the one title fight win was a UD

Do you agree? If not then what is your list?

Rob has no title defenses?

But yeah

 

[BFoe]

Right? It should have counted for him with lutter being unable to win the title like when olive missed weight for his title fight.

It sucks, but it’s not really a defense if the title isn’t at stake. No matter what happened, the belt was going home with Anderson, so he unfortunately wasn’t really defending anything.

In Oliveira’s case, the challenger made weight. And actually IIRC they stripped him, so it was vacant and Gaethje had the opportunity to win it, as he made contracted weight.

 

[checktheknuckles]

I see you prefer your fighters to be on performance enhancing drugs in order for them to appeal to you.

#BispingAlwaysCleanCleanFighterPrevails

Bc bispong is an asshat and ducked all the MW contenders, makes me have preferential treatment for cheats? LMAO you fangurls need to go back behind the barn.

 

[Hdfi]

I am still annoyed that Anderson has 10 defenses but should be 11, only cause Lutter missed weight.

this but Bfoe already explained.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Bc bispong is an asshat and ducked all the MW contenders, makes me have preferential treatment for cheats? LMAO you fangurls need to go back behind the barn.

Stfu crying robberies