Best pressure fighter in MMA history?

[Baal]

My opinion:

1. Cain Velasquez
2. Max Holloway
3. Colby Covington
4. Khabib Nurmagomedov
5. Jon Jones
6. Kamaru Usman
7. Rafael dos Anjos

 

[OldBoy91]

Probably Khabib. Nobody survived his pressure or dealt with it particularly well besides Tibau.

Cain is up there but he was hurt trying to pressure in fights, like against Kongo, and he couldn't do it when he wasnt at sea level.

 

[Baal]

Probably Khabib. Nobody survived his pressure or dealt with it particularly well besides Tibau.

Cain is up there but he was hurt trying to pressure in fights, like against Kongo, and he couldn't do it when he wasnt at sea level.

Tbf Khabib took a lot of shots too, it's just that it's different when a LW is hitting you vs a 6'4" 240lb guy like Kongo/JDS

 

[Hitdepruns]

I will go with Cain cause he did it at HW. Very impressive.

 

[pankrat]

Sean Strickland

 

[modulus]

With the lack of title defenses I'll never refer to Khabib as a GOAT, but he was an unstoppable force - it was just a matter of time before he took an opponent down and "smesh" them.

 

[krelianx]

Khabib takes this one. That's his major asset.

Randy was also very good at pressure.

 

[OldBoy91]

Tbf Khabib took a lot of shots too, it's just that it's different when a LW is hitting you vs a 6'4" 240lb guy like Kongo/JDS

Sure, Khabib's durability helped him but that's a part of being able to pressure well. Defensive awareness and ability to take a shot and keep coming matter for a pressure fighter.

Khabib broke and drowned guys like Gaethje (himself a very good pressure fighter), Poirier, Conor (eventually) wIth his pressure. Besides JDS, Cain never really broke an opponent with his pressure game. Cain beat some of his lesser opponents with pressure like Rothwell, but that was an awful stoppage, and Bigfoot, but he never broke him he just bled half to death.

Other times his pressure led to him being in danger, like previously mentioned against Kongo, and when Ngannou flatlined him trying to pressure.

 

[doggo]

Gaetje usually puts tons of pressure on his opponents, not wrestling like pressure but if you are not fit he will eventually run you down hard and smash you.

 

[JohnCena27]

When talking about strikers I think Pedro Munhoz deserves an honourable mention, he definitely knows how to put on some pressure

 

[Hdfi]

Khabib, his entire game was based on TD+GnP.

 

[Reign009]

Worthy mention: Merab

Look what he did to Petr Yan. Nobody does that to Petr Yan.

 

[TheTickG]

Wanderlei deserves mention.

 

[ulysse]

With the lack of title defenses I'll never refer to Khabib as a GOAT, but he was an unstoppable force - it was just a matter of time before he took an opponent down and "smesh" them.

I agree, Khabib was able to dominate, but style can create chaos. Khabib did not have so many fifhts... look at Olivera... he was caught, several times. But he still probably one of the best ever ! Imagine GSP against Khabib, would be a good test ! Khabis against Penn ! I feel that Khabib is one of the best, but again, he did not face many world champions. Let's go back to pressure, he is awsome, however, lately, to be fair with the new generation, pressure fighter, I'll pick Merab Dvalishvili

 

[NordWorld86]

Khabib

 

[haj02]

Khabib but Max's pressure on the feet is unreal has wilted quite a few people. Even people who are 'technically' better strikers such as Pettis and Aldo.

 

[Baal]

Khabib but Max's pressure on the feet is unreal has wilted quite a few people. Even people who are 'technically' better strikers such as Pettis and Aldo.

Pettis is not a better technical striker than Max, not even close actually.

 

[PurpleStorm]

I voted Khabib. Dude was relentless.

 

[loisestrad]

Probably Fedor. Since he was the GOAT and in general a "pressure fighter".

Jon Jones isn't a pressure fighter.

Maybe I don't get the term "pressure fighter"?

 

[ulysse]

Sean Strickland

Strickland impressed me at first with is fight against Uriah Hall. Strickland is the champion now. I his a good exemple of pressure fighter