Best defense to chin ratio (Glass chins with good defense).

[Harlekin]

Luke also dropped him with a check hook

Pretty sure he didn't hit him, but wrapped his hook around his head, while Machida stumbled over Rockhold's foot and leg.
Or maybe partially hit him, but only to the back of the head, which doesn't count for glass chin.

 

[humdizzle]

I'd say Overeem has the best D|C (defense | chin ratio)

 

[ThunderStruck]

Wonderboy

 

[Fesaine]

Machida. His chin is pretty average but he's super hard to hit clean in his prime.

 

[HavokHarmon]

Hard to say, having bad defense is one of the best ways to end up with a bad chin.

 

[Dirge]

Overeem and Arlovski both developed sound defense to offset their glass chins. Its' actually pretty remarkable.

 

[Reb]

Ryan Bader. He has high striking defense but of his 6 losses, 4 were ko's.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Overeem and Arlovski both developed sound defense to offset their glass chins. Its' actually pretty remarkable.

Props to Cheick Kongo too.

Dude adapted his style to not get hurt and managed to stay relevant at 46 years old. He left the UFC after being knocked out twice in 3 fights more than 8 years ago.

 

[Kvothe_the_kingkiller]

Strangely I can't think of any. Arlovski and Overeem hid their glass chin with their heavy offense. I wouldn't consider either guy defensive masters

I would argue that both of them put tons of extra effort into slowing down and defending more in the last 5-10 years.

Consider this: is there a better explanation for the revival Arlovski had 7 so years ago - after he dropped a bunch (outside the UFC) and we all thought his career was dead - than his new focus on defense?

 

[Da Speeit]

Luke also dropped him with a check hook

Kind of hit him on the shoulder as Machida came in.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Forrest Griffon perhaps.

 

[djacobox372]

nobody on this forum knows the difference between glass chin and bad defense

They can be related... some get rocked but instinctively grab and hold and survive (Dan Henderson), others get rocked and freeze (Overeem).

 

[KramerFtw]

No, it's known. He has a granite chin. He ate some serious shots from Justin and barely flinched.

micheal johnson almost ko'd khabib
but the truth is.. he hasnt gotten hit enough

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Probably Karate type fighters (Machida, WB, GSP).

They favor avoiding getting touched up, but when they do get tagged they get dropped and sometimes even finished. Even when they are winning fights (WB vs Pettis/Till, GSP vs Serra/Hendricks)

 

[OverhandRightKayo]

nobody on this forum knows the difference between glass chin and bad defense

Sometimes your thick cock neck says good things.

 

[SherDoggyDogg]

Islam makhachev

 

[shortlefthook]

Does rumble ever get hit on the feet?
Can’t remember him taking many punches on the feet.

 

[Local Plata]

Rich Franklin. Dude got wobbled by almost every single glancing blow he ever took, but didn't start getting KO'd until late in his career.

 

[jx820]

I wouldn't say GSP was chinny but his defense in protecting his chin particularly when hurt was fantastic. A lesser man would have been put away by Penn, Hendricks, and Condit.

 

[TheMessiah]

GSP was good at avoiding strikes but from all the Goats had the worst chin