Bigfoot silva has better wins than Fedor

[demetrio]

Fedor didn't beat Fedor, so TS may have a point here.

 

[Jayofteror]

I kinda agree. Fedor was a great fighter in his time but lets be honest heavyweight has always had the weakest division by a long way. So to call him pound for pound greatest is an absolute myth. So many padded fights within his record that its not funny.

Heavyweight division <all
Always has been

When you had someone like Cormier blow through the heavyweights he faced like bigfoot, barnett, mir and nelson then that tells you a lot. Add on top of that AJ beating a current top 5 heavyweight in arlovski

Cormier is a world class Olympic wrestler dude. Not sure if you ever wrestled before but I have wrestled competitively. The top guys have crazy levels of strength, stamina, and technique. Did you not see Cormier lift Barnett off the ground and drop him on his head like a bag of potatoes? Barnett is like a 250 + pound guy. LOL Did you not see Cormier literally pick up Hendo and toss him around like a rag doll? Cormier is an amazing fighter. He has insane knock out power and insane wrestling.

You make it sound like a nobody beat up on Bigfoot, Barnett, Mir, and Nelson. They shouldn't be embarrassed because Cormier would make most world class fighters look like amateurs. Cormier has amazing technique and that's why he is so difficult to beat. He is a freaking Olympic caliber wrestler...as in one of the best wrestlers in the world. Do you comprende?

Nuff said.

 

[Taric]

This thread is pretty insulting to Nogueira.

 

[watermelon]

Wins over Fedor, Arlovski, Travis Browne and OVEREEM are better than fedor best wins.

Lol, how could people consider fedor GOAT when even Bigfoot has better wins than him?

Lmao prepare to be flamed

 

[Ironman70.3]

Wins over Fedor, Arlovski, Travis Browne and OVEREEM are better than fedor best wins.

Lol, how could people consider fedor GOAT when even Bigfoot has better wins than him?

You are absolutely right! But that was before the whole trt debacle you half ass troll

 

[Ironman70.3]

Not sure if TS is a troll or a noob

Prob a little bit of both. Must have been a CM Punk crossover fan who doesn't know shit

 

[StephanieB]

Prime Tim and Arlovski? It could be argued both were better at different times.

Bottom line is they were ranked #2 and #4 at the time that Fedor beat them. They may have not ever been ranked that high before with Nog, CC, and Fedor being the top 3 for most of those years. Nog and CC were the 2 fighters on a much faster decline around that time. AA and Sylvia were at least very close to their best. In my opinion they were at their very best and ready for Fedor more than they have ever been ready for any other fight.

 

[CoffeeAndBeer]

No.

Fedor is BY FAR the Longest Reigning Consensus #1 Ranked HW

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Historic look at every Consensus #1 Heavyweight in the world and their reign; based on MMA Rankings complied dating back to the late 1990s. Before Mark Kerr, there weren't many Ranking Org, nor was there a "consensus" until around December of 1998.

The write-ups included are from the Rankings Orgs at the time (from that month) the fighter took over the Consensus #1 Ranking.


Mark Kerr -- 0 years, 11 months

HW - 1998 - Dec 5? - Domingo's NHB Rankings
1. Mark Kerr - Mark Kerr is possibly the most destructive force in NHB fighting today. He is/was an Olympic caliber wrestler (he tied with Coleman in '92), plus he has adapted well with various submissions, strikes, and positions from BJJ as well as Muay Thai. Kerr's wins of note came over: Paul Varelans, Maestre Hulk, Fabio Gurgel, Dan Bobish and Duane Cason. Kerr defeated Branko Cikatic via disqualification at Pride-2, "The" Pedro at Pride-3, and Hugo Duarte at Pride-4. Kerr is the most active top tier fighter in the biz right now, and his competition has been good for the most part. The current rumor mill has him facing Vovchanchin at Pride-5.

0 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

Igor Vovchanchyn -- 0 years, 7 months*

HW - 1999 - OCT/NOV - Black Belt Magazine/Stephen Quadros (published Jan 2000)
1. Igor Vovchanchin (Ukrain) -- He out-gunned former top dog Mark Kerr to achieve a controversial "no contest." he earned a split decision over Carlos Barreto, beat up Akira Shoji and defeated Gary Goodridge with a technical knockout. He owns the best record in the over-200-pounds category and is the winner of five eight-man NHB tournaments. At 5 feet 6 inches and 235 pounds, he is a small guy with a big punch.

1 to 3 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span*

*Igor was intermittently #1 during Coleman's subsequent reign




Mark Coleman -- 1 year, 5 months

HW - 2000 - MAY^ - Sav's NHB-Chris Savarese
1.Mark Coleman: The "Hammer" is back w/ a brand new attitude. The former UFC Champ wins the prestigeous Pride GP 2000 to get back in the top 5. Handled Morais,Shoji and the always tough Igor V. with ease. Has many good wins in his career. Also has beaten Frye and Severn.

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

Minotauro Nogueira -- 1 year, 6 months

HW - 2001 - OCT (13?) - MMA Media
1. Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (137)
[no cool write-up, but here are the...] Voters in this month's poll: Aaron Crecy (USA) Full Contact Fighter, Tom Gerbasi (USA) www.Maxfighting.com, Ryan Graham (USA) Freelance MMA writer, Josh Gross (USA) Full Contact Fighter Magazine, Hidetake "Shimauo" Hirashima (JAPAN) Shooto World Network www.shooto.net/en.htm, Hideto Ida (JAPAN) www.Boutreview.com, Yoshinori Ihara (JAPAN) www.Boutreview.com, Anthony Lynch (USA) www.freestylefights.com, Garrett Poe (USA) www.sherdog.com, Marcel Remkhelawan (Holland) De Aktuel Magazine, Jake Rossen (USA) Freelance MMA Writer, Sean Shelby (USA) www.grapplersworld.com, Jeff Sherwood (USA) www.sherdog.com,Russell Taylor (CANADA) www.fightcenter.com, Jeff Thaler (USA) Freelance MMA writer

3 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

Fedor Emelianenko -- 7 years, 3 months

HW - 2003 - APR - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
1. Emelianeko Fedor - 108 Points - (11 first place votes) ... Voters include:
Fighters - Josh Barnett, Steve Berger, Chris Brennan,Yves Edwards, Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, Duane Ludwig, Nathan Marquardt, Pat Miletich, Sean Sherk,Pete Spratt, Evan Tanner, Din Thomas;
Broadcasters - Jeff Osborne (Hook N Shoot and UFC); Ryan Bennett (UFC, IFC and WEC), Monte Cox (Extreme Challenge), J.T. McCarthy (UCC), Joe Ferraro (UCC), Joel Goulet, Jeff Marek - Mojo Radio.

10 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

Brock Lesnar -- 0 years, 4 months

HW - 2010 - Jul 6 - L.A. Times MMA/Todd Martin
1. Brock Lesnar - It was a chaotic month for heavyweight MMA, highlighted by the surprising submission defeat of the great Fedor Emelianenko and a wild UFC title fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. Lesnar now reigns as the heavyweight division's best. Velasquez and Dos Santos will be the next challengers for the UFC heavyweight title. Werdum skyrockets up the rankings but Fedor may have the chance to redeem himself and avenge that loss.

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

Cain Velasquez -- 1 year, 1 month (1st stint)

HW - 2010 - Oct 29 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday Consensus
1. Cain Velasquez - 98 (UFC)
Obviously the epic news this month is the rise of #1 Cain Velasquez after his demolition of #2 Brock Lesnar at UFC 121. He'll defend his title against #5 Junior dos Santos in early 2011.

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span




Junior Cigano -- 1 year, 1 month

HW - 2011 - Nov 22 - Sherdog
1. JUNIOR DOS SANTOS (14-1) Despite suffering a serious knee injury only 11 days prior, dos Santos did on Nov. 12 what no heavyweight before him could: stop Cain Velasquez. Now perched atop the ranks as the MMA world&#8217;s best big man, &#8220;Cigano&#8221; may undergo surgery before defending his UFC title against the winner of Dec. 30&#8217;s Brock Lesnar-Alistair Overeem clash.

2 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span




Cain Velasquez -- 2 years, 6 months (2nd stint; 3 yrs, 7 mos)

HW - 2013 - Jan 15 - ESPN
1. Cain Velasquez - It was a hard paddle back to face JDS, and this time he wasn't going to squander anything. Velasquez looked as good as he ever has. The question now is: Can he be the dominant heavyweight champion that sustains?

3 Wins vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span

Fabricio Werdum -- 0 years, 6 months...

HW - 2015 - Jun 16 - MMA Junkie/USAToday
1. Fabricio Werdum - Fabricio Werdum looked downright fantastic in his UFC 188 win over Cain Velasquez. As the man who also beat Fedor Emelianenko, is Werdum the greatest heavyweight of all time?

1 Win vs Top 10 Ranked Opponents (HW+) in that span


note: Before Mark Kerr there was no real "consensus" as to who was #1; based on the archived rankings I've gathered.

 

[BringOnTheDubs]

You must have not heard of Mark Hunt, Heath Herring, or Semmy Schilt.

coleman would beat all of them at that time