Top 10 Greatest MMA Welterweights

[Hydrated RDA]

1. GSP
2. Matt Hughes
3. Pat Miletich
4. Jake Shields
5. Nick Diaz
6. Tyron Woodley
7. Hayato Sakurai
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Johnny Hendricks
10. Carlos Condit / Jon Fitch
Honorable mentions: Carlos Newton, Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck, Demian Maia, Rory Macdonald, and Jake Ellenberger.

 

[tenniswhiz]

What exactly is Jake Shields’s record in fights where he weighed in at 170 or 171 lbs?

Not 176, not 185.

And I think Miletich lost to both Burnett and Saunders. Don’t understand those decisions.
He also got absolutely crushed by Pele Landi, as did Hughes.

 

[James Baller]

Honorable mention: RDA after he gets rid of Colby Covington.

 

[jagerbomber84]

Ben Askren probably beats most of your list to be honest .

 

[jk7707]

Wonderboy should be some part of this list.

 

[Medical Marijuana Man]

Lawler at 8?

 

[pick999]

woodley #1

 

[90 50]

Newton should be higher imo

 

[binny]

I don't love your list, but i love that Sakurai got mentioned. People forget him often.

 

[BrookinsFan]

 

[killakillakilla]

Umm no Royce?

 

[Kinger85]

not in order and quickly off the top of my head, but GSP, Hughes, Fitch, Shields, Lawlor, Woodley, Miletich, Sakurai, Condit, MacDonald

 

[Pascal Bergeron]

1: GSP
2: Hughes
3: Lawler
4: Woodley
5: Shield
6: Fitch
7: Askren
8: Condit
9: Diaz
10: miletich

 

[Gambit MMA]

1: GSP
2: Hughes
3: Lawler
4: Woodley
5: Shield
6: Fitch
7: Askren
8: Condit
9: Diaz
9: Askren
10: miletich

i might have shields above woodley right now. woodley gonna be top 3 soon tho if he keeps winning

 

[James Baller]

7: Askren
9: Askren

You have Askren ranked both 7th and 9th.

 

[green giant]

Its hard to say who is the best fighter ever. We would have to come how get them all on their best night in their prime and make them all fight one another. Just because someone might not have the greatest record etc does not mean they wouldn't have beaten everyone on their best night.

 

[SteveMR]

1: GSP
2: Hughes
3: Lawler
4: Woodley
5: Shield
6: Fitch
7: Askren
8: Condit
9: Diaz
10: miletich

This is a pretty good list. Also insane that GSP can look down and say he's beaten half the fighters on it (and mostly everybody snubbed from it). Yet people on here think he's scared of #4. Lol

 

[Pascal Bergeron]

You have Askren ranked both 7th and 9th.

yeah he was hesitating if he should be higher than condit and diaz or under them but i would say that bellator and OneFC WW champ > strikeforce or WEC champ
also lima and Koreshkov are better than any wins on condit and diaz record

 

[Ghostoftheville]

What exactly is Jake Shields’s record in fights where he weighed in at 170 or 171 lbs?

Not 176, not 185.

And I think Miletich lost to both Burnett and Saunders. Don’t understand those decisions.
He also got absolutely crushed by Pele Landi, as did Hughes.

Shields at 170lbs 28-9-1, going by wiki, it's possible a promotion used different weight limits for their divisions.

 

[det_regnar_på_vår_kärlek]

Woodley is number #1 for sure