Most Powerful Punchers by Division

[SteveMR]

Man, with the addition of Robbie Lawler to the WW Division, there is a huge amount of punching power in the top ranks of the division. That being said, who are the top 5 hardest punchers in each weight class in all of MMA?

Heavyweight
1. Shane Carwin
2. Mark Hunt
3. Junior dos Santos
4. Alistair Overeem
5. Lavar Johnson

Light Heavyweight
1. Dan Henderson
2. Glover Teixeira
3. Quinton Jackson
4. Mauricio Rua
5. Gegard Mousasi

Middleweight
1. Melvin Manhoef
2. Vitor Belfort
3. Hector Lombard
4. Anderson Silva
5. Wanderlei Silva

Welterweight
1. Robbie Lawler
2. Johny Hendricks
3. Paul Daley
4. Jake Ellenberger
5. Tyron Woodley

Lightweight
1. Melvin Guillard
2. Takanori Gomi
3. Jamie Varner
4. Jeremy Stephens
5. KJ Noons

Featherweight
1. Jose Aldo
2. Cub Swanson
3. Pat Curran
4. Chad Mendes
5. Shahbulat Shamhalaev

Bantamweight
1. Michael McDonald
2. Eddie Wineland
3. Renan Barao
4. Brad Pickett
5. Yuri Alcantara

Flyweight
1. John Dodson

Pound-for-Pound
1. Melvin Manhoef
2. Robbie Lawler
3. Dan Henderson
4. Johny Hendricks
5. Paul Daley
6. Vitor Belfort
7. John Dodson
8. Shane Carwin
9. Mark Hunt
10. Jake Ellenberger

 

[Tigerknee]

You didn't add big country in top 5?

 

[bmasters1993]

Is Rampage currently a hard puncher?

 

[thebaconator]

Id replace Overeem with Bigfoot or Nelson, he has great striking but id say the others have more power

 

[HAWTRIDDUM]

Why isn't michael bisping on the list?

 

[cwatz]

Ellenberger is easily ahead of Daley imo.

 

[Minnja]

Honestly I think Hendricks and Ellenberger have the most punching power at WW. Both guys have KTFO high level guys who rarely get KTFO.

 

[The Renegade]

Ellenberger is probably #1 at WW

 

[Taric]

Melvin Manhoef, all divisions.

 

[Maladroit]

Anderson Silva knocks people out with jabs, he should be #1 at middleweight

 

[hYpeo12]

Interesting that on your list only Aldo is a champion. Not that your list is right or wrong, just thought it was interesting. I also agree that I don't know if I would still have Rampage on the list.

 

[SteveMR]

Ellenberger is probably #1 at WW

WW is such a good debate. Any of the top 4 guys could be rated #1. I wish we could have seen Hendricks vs. Ellenberger, man I would love to see either of them vs. Robbie.

 

[GoodOleWrasslin]

Ellenberger is easily ahead of Daley imo.

They both fought Kampmann and only one of them finished him. Daley has more power.

Id say Hendricks is #1, then Daley, then Robbie.

 

[Martintanley]

Anderson shouldn't be in the top 5 for power punching IMO
He has crazy accuracy but there are a lot of mw that hit harder than he does

 

[SteveMR]

They both fought Kampmann and only one of them finished him. Daley has more power.

Yeah, but only one of them dropped him, Ellenberger, haha. It's still a great debate, Daley's left hook is awesome.

 

[GoodOleWrasslin]

Yeah, but only one of them dropped him, Ellenberger, haha. It's still a great debate, Daley's left hook is awesome.

That's true, but even as a huge Kampmann fan, i can say one or two more left hooks and it would have been over in that Daley fight.

But as far as this conversation goes, WW is the most debatable weight class for sure. Its such a great division right now, best blend of speed, cardio and KO power.

 

[WishIsHere]

Ellenberger KOed Shields who survived Hendo's full on power. I would say that shits on anything Daley has done.

 

[hutchens]

Why isn't michael bisping on the list?

lol

 

[tomgrappler]

Why isn't michael bisping on the list?

haha i hope your joking bisping always talks about being a very powerful boxer but when was the last time he actually Ko'ed somebody or even tko'd somebody

 

[mikezismike]

Melvin is a scary monster with a scary knock out power