Best power puncher and Kicker of each division?

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I'm talking power, not accuracy as such.. just pure power.

Heavyweight:
Puncher: Hunt
Kicker: Reem

Light Heavy:
Puncher: Glover
Kicker: Shogun

Middleweight:
Puncher: Vitor
Kicker: Rockhold

Welterweight:
Puncher: Woodley
Kicker: Condit

Lightweight:
Puncher: Pettis
Kicker: Pettis

Featherweight:
Puncher: Mendes
Kicker: Aldo

Bantam:
Puncher: Cruz
Kicker: Barao


Go..
 
I'd put Rumble above Glover. I think he's faster and smoother.
 
Heavyweight puncher = Mark Hunt or Andrei Arlovski
Heavyweight kicker = Gabriel Gonzaga

Light Heavyweight puncher = Rumble
Light Heavyweight kicker = Rumble

Middleweight puncher = Vitor Belfort
Middleweight kicker = Vitor Belfort, Luke Rockhold

Welterweight puncher = Hector Lombard, Johny Hendricks
Welterweight kicker = Thiago Alves, Robbie Lawler

Lightweight puncher = Anthony Pettis
Lightweight kicker = Anthony Pettis

Featherweight puncher = Conor McGregor, Jeremy Stephens
Featherweight kicker = Jeremy Stephens

Bantamweight puncher = Michael McDonald
Bantamweight kicker = T.J. Dillashaw

Flyweight puncher = John Dodson
Flyweight kicker = John Dodson

How you listed Cruz for best power puncher in Bantamweight is beyond me. Mayday, Barao, Dillashaw, Faber, Mizugaki, and Rivera all punch harder than Cruz. Mizugaki is Cruz's only real finish under both the UFC and WEC banner. On his feet he landed a clean punch on Mizugaki that did nothing, and he landed other punches like this on Urijah Faber. Have you ever watched any of his other fights?
 
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Much heavier punchers at 135 than Dom tbh

Michael McDonald, Eddie Wineland, Francisco Rivera, Iuri Alcantara. Not taking anything away from Dom tho.

At 155, I'd also have Cruickshank up there in terms of kick strength, not higher than Pettis tho.

Also at 155 i'd have guys like RDA, Abel and TJ Grant ahead of Pettis in terms of overall power punching.

Besides that, not bad. Maybe have Rumble at the 205 puncher spot.
 
Huligani said:
Heavyweight puncher = Mark Hunt or Andrei Arlovski
Heavyweight kicker = Gabriel Gonzaga

Light Heavyweight puncher = Rumble
Light Heavyweight kicker = Rumble

Middleweight puncher = Vitor Belfort
Middleweight kicker = Vitor Belfort, Luke Rockhold

Welterweight puncher = Hector Lombard, Johny Hendricks
Welterweight kicker = Carlos Condit, Robbie Lawler

Lightweight puncher = Anthony Pettis
Lightweight kicker = Anthony Pettis

Featherweight puncher = Conor McGregor, Jeremy Stephens
Featherweight kicker = Jose Aldo

Bantamweight puncher = Michael McDonald
Bantamweight kicker = T.J. Dillashaw

Flyweight puncher = John Dodson
Flyweight kicker = John Dodson

How you listed Cruz for best power puncher in Bantamweight is beyond me. Mayday, Barao, Dillashaw, Faber, Mizugaki, and Rivera all punch harder than Cruz. Mizugaki is Cruz's only real finish under both the UFC and WEC banner. On his feet he landed a clean punch on Mizugaki that did nothing, and he landed other punches like this on Urijah Faber. Have you ever watched any of his other fights?
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Yup to bolded, Jeremy has some serious power at 145.
 
Heavyweight puncher = Mark Hunt or JDS
Heavyweight kicker = Reem

Light Heavyweight puncher = Rumble
Light Heavyweight kicker = Shogun

Middleweight puncher = Romero or Belfort
Middleweight kicker = Rockhold

Welterweight puncher = Hendricks, Lombard
Welterweight kicker = Condit, Lawler

Lightweight puncher = TJ Grant
Lightweight kicker = Pettis or Cowboy

Featherweight puncher = McGregor, Stephens, Mendes
Featherweight kicker = Aldo

Bantamweight puncher = McDonald or Wineland
Bantamweight kicker = Dillashaw

Flyweight puncher = Horiguchi or Dodson
Flyweight kicker = Dodson or Benavidez
 
How you listed Cruz for best power puncher in Bantamweight is beyond me. Mayday, Barao, Dillashaw, Faber, Mizugaki, and Rivera all punch harder than Cruz. Mizugaki is Cruz's only real finish under both the UFC and WEC banner. On his feet he landed a clean punch on Mizugaki that did nothing, and he landed other punches like this on Urijah Faber. Have you ever watched any of his other fights?
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Yeah you're right, I put to much weight behind that Mizugaki KO... Still it's a hard div to place, as there aren't overly a lot of KO's in that division, would have to be lowest % of KO's out of all divisions.
 
HW Punch: Hunt
HW Kick: Reem

LHW Punch: Toss up between Rumble and Tex. Gus is accuracy.
LHW Kick: I don't know. Maybe Shogun when actually throws em.

MW Punch: Vitor
MW Kick: Machida people, Machida.

WW Punch: Lawler or 100% Hendricks
WW Kick: It is still Alves people. This is Condit's kicking power.
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LW Punch: I don't know, not many punch KOs at LW. Pettis, Melendez, RDA, i dunno.
LW Kick: Pettis

FW Punch: McGregor
FW Kick: Aldo

BW Punch: It ain't Cruz that is for sure.
BW Kick: Barao

Fly Punch: Dodson
Fly Kick: Dunno
 
total condit fanboy but in defense of his kicking power, he did use a sweet head kick to become the only guy besides serra to knock down gsp
 
nbkallday said:
total condit fanboy but in defense of his kicking power, he did use a sweet head kick to become the only guy besides serra to knock down gsp
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That is true, NBK did rock GSP with that kick and naturally went for the kill. This was the moment GSP earned his decent chin title where it was verified against 70% Hendricks.
 
HW: Hunt
Overeem

LHW: Gus
Rumble

MW: Romero
Vitor

WW: Hendricks
Lawler

LW: Pettis
Pettis

FW: Stephens
Aldo

BW: Dillashaw
Barao

FLW:Lineker
Dodson
 
Anthony Pettis is not the hardest puncher at 155, stop with that.
 
Heavyweight- JDS
Overreem

Light heavyweight- Rumble

Middleweight- Romero
Rockhold, Vitor, Machida

WW- Lawler, Hendricks
Alves

Lw- Trujillo
Pettis, RDA, Cowboy

Fw- Mendes
Aldo
Bw- Mcdonald
Baero
Fly- Dodson, Moraga
Dodson
 
Pettis as best power puncher?

lol has he ever knocked out anybody with his hands?
 
Really middleweight? Any answer other then Melvin Manhoef is wrong for hardest puncher.
 
Cruz doesn't even have close to the best power. Don't let the Mitzugaki fight drown out all of his other fights.
 
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