Currently who are the 2 best strikers in the ufc

[Domitian]

Khabib unfortunately had never the luck to fight the Anthony Smith's or Chael sonnen's of the World for title fights.

If Khabib cleaned out his division like Jon did he could fight the Anthony Smiths and Chael Sonnens of the world.

 

[Ufcmaster]

If Khabib cleaned out his division like Jon did he could fight the Anthony Smiths and Chael Sonnens of the world.

Khabib probably would have if not for injuries

Two years of injuries and conrat hijacking the belt robbed us of seen Khabib potential to the fullest.

But it's okay.
I don't have any interest seeing Khabib fight the Hookers, Felder's or Oliveira's of the World.

 

[The Half Blood Prince]

In my opinion it's Stephan Thompson and Israel Adesanya

Adesanya is clearly #1, he was an elite kickboxer fighting at the highest level in kickboxing while simultaneously fighting in MMA. How many UFC fighters could transition it a pure striking sport and actually do well at the elite level??

 

[DemHands]

I'll admit that I don't like Conor, I've shit on him plenty of times on here, but I'll throw him in with Izzy as the two best strikers in the UFC.

 

[r-harper-1]

Conor or Wonderboy come too mind ......Whittaker is underrated imo......I like Yan ....but I want to see him against a top striker ....

 

[Fesaine]

Fiziev is going to be in the conversation very soon.

But right now I would say it's izzy and yair.

 

[Striker Fox]

#1 Conor
#2 Izzy

 

[Mammothman]

Adesanya and Zabit

 

[ElLunico]

If Conor is at his best he's the 2nd best striker in MMA. Still a POS but his striking is elite

 

[The Chosen]

Conor and Israel

 

[ExitLUPin]

Ankalaev and Izzy

 

[GangGangGang]

Conor and Zabit probably. Hm to Yan, Rob, Max, Dustin and kattar.

 

[fortheo]

Remember when Max used to be mentioned in all of these conversations, but then he got oustruck for 7 out of 10 rounds by a guy half a foot smaller than him? Yet nobody mentions volkanovsk in these threads, so I guess I will:

Volkanovski

 

[RampageFaction]

Shout out to Rafael Fiziev. Short UFC resume but I love watching this guy fight.

 

[fortheo]

Shout out to Rafael Fiziev. Short UFC resume but I love watching this guy fight.

I'm really looking forward to him vs. Moicano. Should be a great fight.

 

[pick999]

jon

gsp

i dont include conor since khabib and nate outboxed him yet they dont get the same praise

 

[RampageFaction]

I'm really looking forward to him vs. Moicano. Should be a great fight.

Didn’t even know he was booked. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Melas Chasma]

At the moment AFTER Izzy

Ngannou is a lot better than Izzy based on dominance on the feet.

 

[Iron Nick]

1# and #2 are Adesanya and Yan, statistics back that up as well, to a good degree.
After them, it's probably Sandhagen, Conor and Wonderboy.
EDIT2: Added Sandhagen, statistics for him will follow in another thread.

(Amongst the best pure strikers currently active, those are the ones who on average, have the best sign. strikes landed/sign. strikes absorbed ratio)

EDIT:
Sign. strike accuracy: avg. percentage of signifcant strikes which the fighter lands (feints are counted as missed strikes, to my knowledge.)
Sign. strike defense: avg. percentage of significant strikes which the opponent misses
Sign. strikes landed/min.: self-explanatory
Sign. strikes absorbed/min.: self-explanatory
Landed strike ratio: shows how much a fighter outlands his opponents (or gets outlanded) on avg. - this is basically the stat which shows how good a fighter is at "hit and don't get hit".
Knockdown avg./15 min.: self-explanatory

Israel Adesanya (orthodox/switch)* *Stats updated now
Sign. strike accuracy: 50%
Sign. strike defense: 65%
Sign. strikes landed/min.: 4.10
Sign. strikes absorbed/min.: 2.33
Landed strike ratio: 1.7596
Knockdown avg./15 min.: 1.21

Spoiler: Last five opponents

Costa (orthodox), W, (TKO)
Romero (southpaw), W, (U-Dec)
Whittaker (orthodox), W, (KO)
Gastelum (southpaw), W, (U-Dec)
Silva (southpaw), W, (U-Dec)

Petr Yan (orthodox/switch)
Sign. strike accuracy: 50%
Sign. strike defense: 63%
Sign. strikes landed/min.: 6.32
Sign. strikes absorbed/min.: 3.25
Landed strike ratio: 1.9446
Knockdown avg./15 min.: 1.31

Spoiler: Last five opponents

Aldo (orthodox), W, (TKO)
Faber (orthodox), W, (KO)
Rivera (orthodox), W, (U-Dec)
Dodson (orthodox), W, (U-Dec)
Silva de Andrade (orthodox), W, (TKO)

Stephen Thompson (southpaw)
Sign. strike accuracy: 44%
Sign. strike defense: 59%
Sign. strikes landed/min.: 3.93
Sign. strikes absorbed/min.: 2.73
Landed strike ratio: 1.4395
Knockdown avg./15 min.: 0.72

Spoiler: Last five opponents

Luque (orthodox), W, (U-Dec)
Pettis (orthodox), L, (KO)
Till (southpaw), L, (U-Dec)
Masvidal (orthodox), W, (U-Dec)
Woodley (orthodox), L, (M-Dec)

Conor McGregor (southpaw)
Sign. strike accuracy: 49%
Sign. strike defense: 55%
Sign. strikes landed/min.: 5.43
Sign. strikes absorbed/min.: 4.40
Landed strike ratio: 1.2340
Knockdown avg./15 min.: 1.81

Spoiler: Last five opponents

Cerrone (orthodox), W, (TKO)
Nurmagomedov (orthodox), L, (Sub)
Alvarez (orthodox), W, (TKO)
Diaz (southpaw), W, (M-Dec)
Diaz (southpaw), L, (Sub)

Sign. strike accuracy ranking:

1. Yan, Adesanya: 50%
   
2. McGregor: 49%
   
3. Thompson: 44%

Sign. strike defense percentage ranking:

1. Adesanya: 65%
   
2. Yan: 63%
   
3. Thompson: 59%
   
4. McGregor: 55%

Sign. strikes landed per minute ranking:

1. Yan: 6.32
   
2. McGregor: 5.43
   
3. Adesanya: 4.10
   
4. Thompson: 3.93

Sign. strikes absorbed per minute ranking:

1. Adesanya: 2.33
   
2. Thompson: 2.73
   
3. Yan: 3.25
   
4. McGregor: 4.40

Landed strike ratio ranking:

1. Yan: 1.9446
   
2. Adesanya: 1.7596
   
3. Thompson: 1.4395
   
4. McGregor: 1.2340

Knockdown avg. per 15 minutes ranking

1. McGregor: 1.81
   
2. Yan: 1.31
   
3. Adesanya: 1.21
   
4. Thompson: 0.72

(Data from 31.10.2020)​

 

[Canarinha]

Conor if he comes back (which he will)
...until then Izzy.