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Here is the top 15-20.
Fedor and Cro Cop fought nearly 14 years ago. Fedor is now fighting for the Bellator heavyweight title, while Cro Cop is on a 9 fight win streak. They are 42 and 44 years old, respectively. PRIDE never dies, boys.
Also, according to FightMatrix, UFC has under contract only 22 of the top 50 heavyweights.
To put in perspective, UFC has 33 lightweights and 36 welterweights in the top 50 worldwide.
To some extent, it means heavyweight it's the division UFC has been having the most trouble securing top talent.
Most promising prospects are Russian and unfortunately UFC doesn't seem that high on poaching talent from that region. ACA (former ACB) is also doing a great job of scouting there.
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Daniel Cormier (39) 22-1-0
2467
Last Fight: 11/03/2018 [UFC] vs [#4 HW] Derrick Lewis
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Stipe Miocic (36) 18-3-0
1477
Last Fight: 7/07/2018 [UFC] vs [#1 HW] Daniel Cormier
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Francis Ngannou (32) 12-3-0
Last Fight: 11/24/2018 [UFC] vs [#6 HW] Curtis Blaydes
Next Fight: 2/17/2019 [UFC] vs [NR] Cain Velasquez
4
Derrick Lewis (33) 21-6-0
Last Fight: 11/03/2018 [UFC] vs [#1 HW] Daniel Cormier
Next Fight: 3/09/2019 [UFC] vs [#8 HW] Junior dos Santos
5
Ryan Bader (35) 26-5-0
Last Fight: 10/12/2018 [BellatorFC] vs [#13 HW] Matt Mitrione
Next Fight: 1/26/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#19 HW] Fedor Emelianenko
6
Curtis Blaydes (27) 10-2-0
Last Fight: 11/24/2018 [UFC] vs [#3 HW] Francis Ngannou
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Alistair Overeem (38) 44-17-0
Last Fight: 11/24/2018 [UFC] vs [#35 HW] Sergei Pavlovich
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Junior dos Santos (34) 20-5-0
Last Fight: 12/01/2018 [UFC] vs [#20 HW] Tai Tuivasa
Next Fight: 3/09/2019 [UFC] vs [#4 HW] Derrick Lewis
9
Alexander Volkov (30) 30-7-0
Last Fight: 10/06/2018 [UFC] vs [#4 HW] Derrick Lewis
10
Alexey Oleynik (41) 59-11-1
Last Fight: 9/15/2018 [UFC] vs [#12 HW] Mark Hunt
11
Justin Willis (31) 8-1-0
Last Fight: 12/01/2018 [UFC] vs [#12 HW] Mark Hunt
12
Mark Hunt (44) 13-14-1
Last Fight: 12/01/2018 [UFC] vs [#11 HW] Justin Willis
13
Matt Mitrione (40) 13-6-0
Last Fight: 10/12/2018 [BellatorFC] vs [#5 HW] Ryan Bader
Next Fight: 2/15/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#17 HW] Sergei Kharitonov
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Cheick Kongo (43) 29-10-2
Last Fight: 10/13/2018 [BellatorFC] vs [#47 HW] Timothy Johnson
Next Fight: 2/16/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#16 HW] Vitaly Minakov
2467
Last Fight: 11/03/2018 [UFC] vs [#4 HW] Derrick Lewis
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1477
Last Fight: 7/07/2018 [UFC] vs [#1 HW] Daniel Cormier
3
Last Fight: 11/24/2018 [UFC] vs [#6 HW] Curtis Blaydes
Next Fight: 2/17/2019 [UFC] vs [NR] Cain Velasquez
4
Last Fight: 11/03/2018 [UFC] vs [#1 HW] Daniel Cormier
Next Fight: 3/09/2019 [UFC] vs [#8 HW] Junior dos Santos
5
Last Fight: 10/12/2018 [BellatorFC] vs [#13 HW] Matt Mitrione
Next Fight: 1/26/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#19 HW] Fedor Emelianenko
6
Last Fight: 11/24/2018 [UFC] vs [#3 HW] Francis Ngannou
7
Last Fight: 11/24/2018 [UFC] vs [#35 HW] Sergei Pavlovich
8
Last Fight: 12/01/2018 [UFC] vs [#20 HW] Tai Tuivasa
Next Fight: 3/09/2019 [UFC] vs [#4 HW] Derrick Lewis
9
Last Fight: 10/06/2018 [UFC] vs [#4 HW] Derrick Lewis
10
Last Fight: 9/15/2018 [UFC] vs [#12 HW] Mark Hunt
11
Last Fight: 12/01/2018 [UFC] vs [#12 HW] Mark Hunt
12
Last Fight: 12/01/2018 [UFC] vs [#11 HW] Justin Willis
13
Last Fight: 10/12/2018 [BellatorFC] vs [#5 HW] Ryan Bader
Next Fight: 2/15/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#17 HW] Sergei Kharitonov
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Last Fight: 10/13/2018 [BellatorFC] vs [#47 HW] Timothy Johnson
Next Fight: 2/16/2019 [BellatorFC] vs [#16 HW] Vitaly Minakov
Also, according to FightMatrix, UFC has under contract only 22 of the top 50 heavyweights.
To put in perspective, UFC has 33 lightweights and 36 welterweights in the top 50 worldwide.
To some extent, it means heavyweight it's the division UFC has been having the most trouble securing top talent.
Most promising prospects are Russian and unfortunately UFC doesn't seem that high on poaching talent from that region. ACA (former ACB) is also doing a great job of scouting there.
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