Softest Punchers in each UFC Division in 2021

[Fatback96]

Here’s my list:

Men

Flyweight (125lbs): Askar Askarov

Bantamweight (135lbs): Dominick Cruz

Featherweight (145lbs): Bryce Mitchell (Zabit Magomedsharipov if he was still ranked)

Lightweight (155lbs): Diego Ferreira or Gregor Gillespie

Welterweight (170lbs): Colby Covington or Demian Maia

Middleweight (185lbs): Marvin Vettori or Omari Akhmedov

Light-Heavyweight (205lbs): Misha Cirkunov or Paul Craig

Heavyweight (206+lbs): Augusto Sakai or Marvin Tybura


PS: I never said these fighters weren’t hard punchers, I’m just saying they’re the softest punchers compared to the rest of their division.

 

[Fesaine]

Askarov, Gillespie, Sakai, Vettori, and Akhmedov are not soft punchers at all.

 

[BROWNPRIDE]

Idk but the bad guy sonnen had to have had the softest pillow fists of all time!

 

[noizer]

one way to find out TS. Ask every single competitor on the roster to hit you in the face and then let us know your findings.

 

[TheMessiah]

Actually a pretty good list

 

[Stop Being Greedy]

Clearly Usman, he just doesn't have that manliness. It must be a terrible life.

 

[Chael_Sonnen]

Idk but the bad guy sonnen had to have had the softest pillow fists of all time!

You dummy, Chael rocked iron chinned Silva. Pillow fists my ass.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Clearly Usman, he just doesn't have that manliness. It must be a terrible life.

 

[TJ Dillashank]

Idk but the bad guy sonnen had to have had the softest pillow fists of all time!

Chael Sonnen does not have pillow fists

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

UFC needs to bring back Theodoru. His soothing punches were very relaxing to watch.

Play his fights quietly at night and you'll sleep so soundly. It's like this:

 

[TheBulge]

You dummy, Chael rocked iron chinned Silva. Pillow fists my ass.

That second gif was a slip, punch didn't even land.

But yes Sonnen could deliver a powerful straight shot.

 

[datfnguy]

Here’s my list:

Men

Flyweight (125lbs): Askar Askarov

Bantamweight (135lbs): Dominick Cruz

Featherweight (145lbs): Bryce Mitchell (Zabit Magomedsharipov if he was still ranked)

Lightweight (155lbs): Diego Ferreira or Gregor Gillespie

Welterweight (170lbs): Colby Covington or Demian Maia

Middleweight (185lbs): Marvin Vettori or Omari Akhmedov

Light-Heavyweight (205lbs): Misha Cirkunov or Paul Craig

Heavyweight (206+lbs): Augusto Sakai or Marvin Tybura


PS: I never said these fighters weren’t hard punchers, I’m just saying they’re the softest punchers compared to the rest of their division.

Jon Jones gets no respect at all

 

[Daniel_LaRusso]

Silva was just getting more chinny with age. Most 35+ fighters start to get chinny. Reflexes are the first to go and you don’t see the punches coming any more. Even Hendo when he was 40+ was getting rocked and dropped a lot.

 

[Sticko]

He's probably getting cut soon but pretty sure KB Bhullar is the softest puncher at MW and maybe the whole men's roster

For HW: probably Aleksei Oleinik

 

[The Chosen]

Max Holloway is way more pillow fisted than Zabit

 

[Beeruz]

Pillowfist is a myth

 

[Fatback96]

Jon Jones gets no respect at all

Very true but he wasn’t ranked in either division so I didn’t put him.

 

[Fatback96]

Max Holloway is way more pillow fisted than Zabit

It depends on which round Zabit we’re talking. 1st round Zabit is probably equal to Max, but 2nd and 3rd round Zabit is much softer.

 

[GoldenSnitch]

this is the original Pillow Fist

 

[SpurNani]

Didnt Vettori bust up izzys eye