When GSP stepped away he was ranked in the top 10 all time for knockdowns landed and submission attempts, while simultaneously having the most strikes, significant strikes, takedowns and guard passes
GSP stepped away with the most wins in UFC history, the most wins in UFC title fights, a better win % than both Andy & Fedor, almost as many top 5 wins as both of them combined and avenged all losses
Strength of schedule:
Ø Georges had 14 UFC title bouts (2nd place). More than both Andy and Fedor. 59% of the fights in his entire professional career have been for a title (16 title fights out of 27 total fights). Better than both Fedor and Andy
Ø GSP has 17 wins against opponents that were ranked in the top 5 at the time of the fight (1st place). GSP has almost as many wins against opponents that were ranked in the top 5 at the time of the fight as both Anderson and Fedor
combined.
Ø Georges has 17 wins against opponents that were ranked in the top 10 at the time of the fight (1st place). GSP fought in the UFC’s WW division that historically had a much deeper talent pool than the UFC’s MW division where Silva fought and Pride’s HW division where Fedor fought.
Ø St-Pierre’s record vs. UFC hall of famers is 4 wins and 1 loss (2-0 vs. BJ Penn, and 2-1 vs. Matt Hughes)
Ø GSP has 6 wins against former UFC champs (Hughes 2x, BJ 2x, Condit, and Serra). Sherk and Johny hadn’t been UFC champions at the time of their fights with Georges.
Ø GSP defeated the Strikeforce WW & MW champs (Diaz & Shields);
he beat three WEC WW champs (Karo, Carlos & Nick);
and the EliteXC, Shooto and Rumble on the Rock champ (Jake Shields)
Ø He defeated 3 BJJ world medalists (BJ 2x, Serra, Shields), 2 NCAA D1 national wrestling champs (Johny, Kos 2x), the best MMA bottom game (Condit, Diaz), the best MMA top game (Hughes 2x, Fitch, Shields), the best judoka (Karo), the best kickboxers (Condit, Alves), and the best boxers (Nick, BJ) at WW
Ø He routed seven fighters that have received votes on the Yahoo writer’s poll for P4P best – including Hughes (2x), Fitch, Baby Jay (2x), Alves, Shields, Condit, and Diaz. No other champ in the history of their P4P poll can say that
Ø GSP finished the phenomenal double digit win streaks of Fitch (16), Shields (15) and Sherk (12)
The only professional mixed martial arts prize fighter to win 12 UFC belts...
