UFC/Pride/WEC Champions with the most Top 10 ranked wins in each division.

[acannxr]

Not the one Silva fought in when he was on top.

Pride's Lightweight division ran from February 2004 to February 2007, a little over 3 years total, and they had the best Lightweights in the world.

Anderson Silva became the UFC's Middleweight Champion on October 2006; Silva's reign only overlapped with Pride's Lightweight division for 134 days, that represents only 12% of the total duration that Pride's Lightweight division existed, and you're trying to suggest that Silva's 12% overlap is enough to surpass it?

Not to mention the fact that the UFC only had 30% of the top ten Middleweights in the world at the time.

Furthermore, the UFC's Middleweight title was vacant from October 2002 to February 2005; most of the top ten Middleweights were competing in Pride's Light Heavyweight division at the time.

Lastly, the only time the Middleweight division was ever more stacked than the Lightweight division was post-Pride to pre-Dream, and that had more to do with the void left by the Pride organization getting shut down.

 

[stabyourcat]

Great research, OP.

Georges has more top 5 wins than anyone has top 10 wins. Damn.

 

[kflo]

interesting stats of course. but just a single stat.

no conclusions can be made from a single stat. a stat that doesn't exist in the other long standing combat sport.

 

[1pedestrian]

Damn Vitor wasn't ranked in the top 10 when Anderson beat him?

Vitor was a top 10 according to other rankings.
#5 MW - 2011 - Jan 11 - MMA Torch4
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 4 - Sherdog
#7 MW - 2011 - Jan 8 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 27 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday

Silva has 18 top 10 wins:

Spoiler

Anderson Silva Documented top 10 ranked wins:

(1) WIN - Tetsuji Kato - Mar/2/2001 -- Shooto - To The Top 2
#9 WW - 2001 - Feb 8 - MMA Media Top 10

(2) WIN - Hayato Sakurai - Aug/26/2001 -- Shooto - To The Top 7
#1 P4P - 2001 - Apr 11 - MMA Media Top 10
#1 WW - 2001 - Aug 6 - Stephen Quadros
#1 WW - 2001 - Aug 14 - MMA Media Top 10

(3) WIN - Alex Stiebling - Jun/23/2002 -- Pride 21 - Demolition
#8 LHW - 2002 - Jun 11 - MMA Media Top 10
#8 MW - 2002 - JUN - Associated Fight Press
#9 LHW - 2002 - Jun 18 - Stephen Quadros

(4) WIN - Carlos Newton - Mar/16/2003 -- Pride 25 - Body Blow
#2 WW - 2003 - JAN - Full Contact Fighter
#2 WW - 2003 - Jan 31 - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
#2 WW - 2003 - Feb 15 - MMA Media Top 10
#3 WW - 2003 - Mar 4 - MMA News
#2 WW - 2003 - MAR - Associated Fight Press

(5) WIN - Jeremy Horn - Jun/27/2004 -- Gladiator FC - Day 2
#2 MW - 2004 - Jun 21 - MMA News
#2 MW - 2004 - Jun 22 - ADCC MMA Rankings
#2 MW - 2004 - MAY - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
#3 MW - 2004 - APR(3-24) - Josh Gross-MaxFighting
#4 MW - 2004 - Jun 22 - Stephen Quadros

(6) WIN - Lee Murray - Sep/11/2004 -- Cage Rage 8 - Knights of the Octagon
#5 MW - 2004 - Jul 5 - MMA Fighting
#7 MW - 2004 - Jun 22 - Stephen Quadros Top 10
#7 MW - 2004 - Aug 23 - MMA Collective-Ufight
#7 MW - 2004 - Aug 23 - MMA News

(7) WIN - Rich Franklin - Oct/14/2006 -- UFC 64
#2 P4P - 2006 - Sep 30 - MMA News
#1 MW - 2006 - SEP (20) - Bloody Knux
#1 MW - 2006 - Sep 26 - MMA Weekly
#1 MW - 2006 - Sep 30 - MMA News

(8) WIN - Nate Marquardt - Jul/7/2007 -- UFC 73
#7 MW - 2007 - May 29 - MMA News
#7 MW - 2007 - Jun 27 - MMA Weekly
#6 MW - 2007 - JUN - Full Contact Fighter

(9) WIN - Rich Franklin - Oct/20/2007 -- UFC 77
#4 MW - 2007 - Sep 25 - Sherdog
#5 MW - 2007 - Sep 26 - MMA News
#4 MW - 2007 - Oct 1 - MMA Fighting
#4 MW - 2007 - Oct 10 - MMA Weekly

(10) WIN - Dan Henderson - Mar/1/2008 -- UFC 82
#6 P4P - 2008 - Feb 14 - 411mania MMA P4P
#3 MW - 2008 - FEB (6) - MMA Fighting
#4 MW - 2008 - Feb 18 - WAMMA Rankings
#5 MW - 2008 - Feb 21 - Bloody Elbow-Meta Rankings
#5 LHW - 2008 - Feb 3 - Fight Matrix-Published
#2 LHW - 2008 - FEB (6) - MMA Fighting
#5 LHW - 2008 - Feb 21 - Bloody Elbow-Meta Rankings
#3 LHW - 2008 - Feb 20 - MMA Weekly
#2 LHW - 2008 - Feb 21 - Sherdog

(11) WIN - Thales Leites - Apr/18/2009 -- UFC 97
#8 MW - 2009 - Apr 9 - MMA Fighting
#6 MW - 2009 - Mar 16 - Josh Gross-Sports Illustrated
#9 MW - 2009 - Mar 25 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday
#9 MW - 2009 - Apr 7 - Sherdog

(12) WIN - Forrest Griffin - Aug/8/2009 -- UFC 101
#4 LHW - 2009 - Jul 14(17) - Independent World MMA Rankings
#4 LHW - 2009 - Jul 16 - Sherdog
#4 LHW - 2009 - Jul 30 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday
#4 LHW - 2009 - Aug 3 - Fight Matrix-Published
#3 LHW - 2009 - Jul 14 - MMA Weekly

(13) WIN - Demian Maia - Apr/10/2010 -- UFC 112
#5 MW - 2010 - Apr 2 - Sherdog
#6 MW - 2010 - Apr 6(9) - Independent World MMA Rankings
#8 MW - 2010 - Apr 4 - Fight Matrix-Published
#8 MW - 2010 - Apr 2 - Josh Gross-Sports Illustrated
#6 MW - 2010 - Apr 1 - MMA Bay (U.K.)

(14) WIN - Chael Sonnen - Aug/7/2010 -- UFC 117
#2 MW - 2010 - Jul 29 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday
#2 MW - 2010 - Aug 1 - Fight Matrix-Published
#2 MW - 2010 - Aug 4 - MMA Weekly
#2 MW - 2010 - Aug 6 - Josh Gross-Sports Illustrated

(15) WIN - Vitor Belfort - Feb/5/2011 -- UFC 126
#5 MW - 2011 - Jan 11 - MMA Torch4
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 4 - Sherdog
#7 MW - 2011 - Jan 8 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 27 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday

(16) WIN - Yushin Okami - Aug/27/2011 -- UFC 134
#3 MW - 2011 - Aug 8 - Fight Matrix-Published
#3 MW - 2011 - Aug 17 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#3 MW - 2011 - Aug 22 - Sherdog
#2 MW - 2011 - Aug 24 - MMA Weekly
#2 MW - 2011 - Aug 26 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday

(17) WIN - Chael Sonnen - Jul/7/2012 -- UFC 148
#2 MW - 2012 - Jun 19 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#2 MW - 2012 - Jun 27 - Sherdog
#2 MW - 2012 - Jun 27 - MMA Weekly
#2 MW - 2012 - Jul 1 - Fight Matrix-Published
#2 MW - 2012 - Jul 2 - Bloody Elbow-MMA Nation

(18) WIN - Derek Brunson - Feb 2017 - UFC 208
#8 MW - Feb 6, 2017 - Sherdog
#9 MW - Feb 6, 2017 - ESPN
#7 MW - Feb 11, 2017- Bloody Elbow

 

[Canned Tuna]

I really enjoyed those threads. Thanks, @acannxr

I still think BJ>Gomi, but the way people denied Gomi's accomplishments in that thread is ridiculous

Vitor was a top 10 according to other rankings.
#5 MW - 2011 - Jan 11 - MMA Torch4
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 4 - Sherdog
#7 MW - 2011 - Jan 8 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 27 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday

Silva has 18 top 10 wins:

Spoiler

Anderson Silva Documented top 10 ranked wins:

(1) WIN - Tetsuji Kato - Mar/2/2001 -- Shooto - To The Top 2
#9 WW - 2001 - Feb 8 - MMA Media Top 10

(2) WIN - Hayato Sakurai - Aug/26/2001 -- Shooto - To The Top 7
#1 P4P - 2001 - Apr 11 - MMA Media Top 10
#1 WW - 2001 - Aug 6 - Stephen Quadros
#1 WW - 2001 - Aug 14 - MMA Media Top 10

(3) WIN - Alex Stiebling - Jun/23/2002 -- Pride 21 - Demolition
#8 LHW - 2002 - Jun 11 - MMA Media Top 10
#8 MW - 2002 - JUN - Associated Fight Press
#9 LHW - 2002 - Jun 18 - Stephen Quadros

(4) WIN - Carlos Newton - Mar/16/2003 -- Pride 25 - Body Blow
#2 WW - 2003 - JAN - Full Contact Fighter
#2 WW - 2003 - Jan 31 - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
#2 WW - 2003 - Feb 15 - MMA Media Top 10
#3 WW - 2003 - Mar 4 - MMA News
#2 WW - 2003 - MAR - Associated Fight Press

(5) WIN - Jeremy Horn - Jun/27/2004 -- Gladiator FC - Day 2
#2 MW - 2004 - Jun 21 - MMA News
#2 MW - 2004 - Jun 22 - ADCC MMA Rankings
#2 MW - 2004 - MAY - Fighters & Broadcasters Poll
#3 MW - 2004 - APR(3-24) - Josh Gross-MaxFighting
#4 MW - 2004 - Jun 22 - Stephen Quadros

(6) WIN - Lee Murray - Sep/11/2004 -- Cage Rage 8 - Knights of the Octagon
#5 MW - 2004 - Jul 5 - MMA Fighting
#7 MW - 2004 - Jun 22 - Stephen Quadros Top 10
#7 MW - 2004 - Aug 23 - MMA Collective-Ufight
#7 MW - 2004 - Aug 23 - MMA News

(7) WIN - Rich Franklin - Oct/14/2006 -- UFC 64
#2 P4P - 2006 - Sep 30 - MMA News
#1 MW - 2006 - SEP (20) - Bloody Knux
#1 MW - 2006 - Sep 26 - MMA Weekly
#1 MW - 2006 - Sep 30 - MMA News

(8) WIN - Nate Marquardt - Jul/7/2007 -- UFC 73
#7 MW - 2007 - May 29 - MMA News
#7 MW - 2007 - Jun 27 - MMA Weekly
#6 MW - 2007 - JUN - Full Contact Fighter

(9) WIN - Rich Franklin - Oct/20/2007 -- UFC 77
#4 MW - 2007 - Sep 25 - Sherdog
#5 MW - 2007 - Sep 26 - MMA News
#4 MW - 2007 - Oct 1 - MMA Fighting
#4 MW - 2007 - Oct 10 - MMA Weekly

(10) WIN - Dan Henderson - Mar/1/2008 -- UFC 82
#6 P4P - 2008 - Feb 14 - 411mania MMA P4P
#3 MW - 2008 - FEB (6) - MMA Fighting
#4 MW - 2008 - Feb 18 - WAMMA Rankings
#5 MW - 2008 - Feb 21 - Bloody Elbow-Meta Rankings
#5 LHW - 2008 - Feb 3 - Fight Matrix-Published
#2 LHW - 2008 - FEB (6) - MMA Fighting
#5 LHW - 2008 - Feb 21 - Bloody Elbow-Meta Rankings
#3 LHW - 2008 - Feb 20 - MMA Weekly
#2 LHW - 2008 - Feb 21 - Sherdog

(11) WIN - Thales Leites - Apr/18/2009 -- UFC 97
#8 MW - 2009 - Apr 9 - MMA Fighting
#6 MW - 2009 - Mar 16 - Josh Gross-Sports Illustrated
#9 MW - 2009 - Mar 25 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday
#9 MW - 2009 - Apr 7 - Sherdog

(12) WIN - Forrest Griffin - Aug/8/2009 -- UFC 101
#4 LHW - 2009 - Jul 14(17) - Independent World MMA Rankings
#4 LHW - 2009 - Jul 16 - Sherdog
#4 LHW - 2009 - Jul 30 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday
#4 LHW - 2009 - Aug 3 - Fight Matrix-Published
#3 LHW - 2009 - Jul 14 - MMA Weekly

(13) WIN - Demian Maia - Apr/10/2010 -- UFC 112
#5 MW - 2010 - Apr 2 - Sherdog
#6 MW - 2010 - Apr 6(9) - Independent World MMA Rankings
#8 MW - 2010 - Apr 4 - Fight Matrix-Published
#8 MW - 2010 - Apr 2 - Josh Gross-Sports Illustrated
#6 MW - 2010 - Apr 1 - MMA Bay (U.K.)

(14) WIN - Chael Sonnen - Aug/7/2010 -- UFC 117
#2 MW - 2010 - Jul 29 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday
#2 MW - 2010 - Aug 1 - Fight Matrix-Published
#2 MW - 2010 - Aug 4 - MMA Weekly
#2 MW - 2010 - Aug 6 - Josh Gross-Sports Illustrated

(15) WIN - Vitor Belfort - Feb/5/2011 -- UFC 126
#5 MW - 2011 - Jan 11 - MMA Torch4
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 4 - Sherdog
#7 MW - 2011 - Jan 8 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#6 MW - 2011 - Jan 27 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday

(16) WIN - Yushin Okami - Aug/27/2011 -- UFC 134
#3 MW - 2011 - Aug 8 - Fight Matrix-Published
#3 MW - 2011 - Aug 17 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#3 MW - 2011 - Aug 22 - Sherdog
#2 MW - 2011 - Aug 24 - MMA Weekly
#2 MW - 2011 - Aug 26 - Bloody Elbow-USAToday

(17) WIN - Chael Sonnen - Jul/7/2012 -- UFC 148
#2 MW - 2012 - Jun 19 - L.A. Times MMA Rankings
#2 MW - 2012 - Jun 27 - Sherdog
#2 MW - 2012 - Jun 27 - MMA Weekly
#2 MW - 2012 - Jul 1 - Fight Matrix-Published
#2 MW - 2012 - Jul 2 - Bloody Elbow-MMA Nation

(18) WIN - Derek Brunson - Feb 2017 - UFC 208
#8 MW - Feb 6, 2017 - Sherdog
#9 MW - Feb 6, 2017 - ESPN
#7 MW - Feb 11, 2017- Bloody Elbow

He's only counting middleweight, so Forrest and the WWs aren't applicable to that thread.

 

[Canned Tuna]

He still fought in a much weaker division relative to the other fighters. LW wasn't one of the most stacked divisions back then.

Not the one Silva fought in when he was on top.

The ignorance is astounding. PRIDE's 160lbs division was definitely stronger than the UFC's 185lbs division.

History is written by the victors and the UFC has done a good job of erasing the fact that they had a dramatically inferior roster to PRIDE.

 

[blaseblah]

The ignorance is astounding. PRIDE's 160lbs division was definitely stronger than the UFC's 185lbs division.

History is written by the victors and the UFC has done a good job of erasing the fact that they had a dramatically inferior roster to PRIDE.

The UFC bought Pride 5 months after Silva became champ.

 

[blaseblah]

Pride's Lightweight division ran from February 2004 to February 2007, a little over 3 years total, and they had the best Lightweights in the world.

Anderson Silva became the UFC's Middleweight Champion on October 2006; Silva's reign only overlapped with Pride's Lightweight division for 134 days, that represents only 12% of the total duration that Pride's Lightweight division existed, and you're trying to suggest that Silva's 12% overlap is enough to surpass it?

Not to mention the fact that the UFC only had 30% of the top ten Middleweights in the world at the time.

Furthermore, the UFC's Middleweight title was vacant from October 2002 to February 2005; most of the top ten Middleweights were competing in Pride's Light Heavyweight division at the time.

Lastly, the only time the Middleweight division was ever more stacked than the Lightweight division was post-Pride to pre-Dream, and that had more to do with the void left by the Pride organization getting shut down.

Silva's run was from Oct 2006 to July 2012. Gomi wasn't even the best fighter in the world by then. I'm saying that the division Silva dominated was stronger than the one that Gomi did. That Silva's resume is stronger than Gomi's.

 

[Canned Tuna]

The UFC bought Pride 5 months after Silva became champ.

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything.

Everyone knows that Anderson was the champion over one of the two weakest divisions in the UFC (right there with HW) and probably the single weakest division globally from 155lbs-265lbs in the sport at the time. The ignorant part is believing that PRIDE's LW division was inferior to that.

Silva's run was from Oct 2006 to July 2012. Gomi wasn't even the best fighter in the world by then. I'm saying that the division Silva dominated was stronger than the one that Gomi did. That Silva's resume is stronger than Gomi's.

No one is saying that they were concurrent. That's irrelevant.

No, Silva's division was not stronger than Gomi's. Not even close. The UFC's MW division became strong the same year Anderson lost the belt with the Strikeforce merge.

 

[pater13anthemios]

Gomi fought in an era that the UFC had closed its LW division. Most LW fought either in Japan or left the division, like the actual best fighter of that era, BJ Penn. He had already proven he was better than Gomi and went on to fight in heavier divisions. Had he stayed at LW he would have taken Gomi's spot. But the UFC didnt even have his division

 

[Patman]

GSP beat the champ or number one contender 8 times

#9 Jason Miller
#7 Frank Trigg
#8 Sean Sherk
#2 B.J. Penn
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Josh Koscheck
#3 Matt Hughes
#1 Matt Serra
#2 Jon Fitch
#2 Thiago Alves
#5 Dan Hardy
#3 Josh Koscheck
#2 Jake Shields
#2 Carlos Condit
#5 Nick Diaz
#2 Johny Hendricks

 

[acannxr]

It feels like this is the only fight in the history of MMA that almost consensus goat in his weight division got soundly defeated by a fighter who may have just claim to that title?

In FLW, Cejudo defeated Johnson by robbery and got finished in the first round in the first fight. Even if you are blind and mute and can't tell white from black and think Cejudo won, it was very close fight.

In BW, Cruz lost to Cody fair and square, but no way shape or form Cody is anywhere close to GOAT status with that fight IQ of his.

In LW, BJ Penn and Khabib never crossed pathes.

In WW, GSP and Uzman(though Burns fight is a tough fight for him) never crossed paths either.

In MW, Android and Israel did fight each other, but Android was way past his prime, and USADA.

In LHW, Shogun and Jones did fight each other, but I think Shogun, though he's the clean LHW goat in my heart, but he lost so much it's hard to claim he's the goat in that weight class.

In HW, I don't think that highly of Stipe, since he's more likely the consensus UFC heavyweight goat, but STipe and Fedor never crossed paths either.

So is Max vs Aldo the only time in the history of MMA where the possible consensus GOAT got defeated by a younger fighter in his prime who may have claim to that GOAT status and it can be very much argued that said older GOAT was very much in his prime when both fought?

In case you were wondering where I got those number of wins.

 

[Hanz_Blitz]

Is anyone surprised who has the most?

 

[pankrat]

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything.

Everyone knows that Anderson was the champion over one of the two weakest divisions in the UFC (right there with HW) and probably the single weakest division globally from 155lbs-265lbs in the sport at the time. The ignorant part is believing that PRIDE's LW division was inferior to that.


No one is saying that they were concurrent. That's irrelevant.

No, Silva's division was not stronger than Gomi's. Not even close. The UFC's MW division became strong the same year Anderson lost the belt with the Strikeforce merge.

So weak yet the guy who didnt manage to even get a tittle shot during Silva's reign despite having many opportunities, became champ in 2015

 

[pankrat]

The Flyweight version is here.
The Bantamweight version is here.
The Featherweight version is here.
The Lightweight version is here.
The Welterweight version is here.
The Middleweight version is here.
The Light Heavyweight version is here.
The Heavyweight version is here.
The Multi-Division version is here.

Rankings are based on FightMatrix; if a fighter wasn't listed on a champion's resume, the most likely explanation is either the fight didn't take place at the corresponding weight class, the fighter wasn't ranked in the top ten, or the fighter was removed from the rankings due to inactivity.

Flyweight: Demetrious Johnson

Johnson's resume:

#3 Ian McCall
#1 Joseph Benavidez
#3 John Dodson
#6 John Moraga
#2 Joseph Benavidez
#8 Ali Bagautinov
#7 Kyoji Horiguchi
#4 John Dodson
#4 Henry Cejudo
#9 Tim Elliott
#7 Wilson Reis
#4 Ray Borg

Johnson has 12 top ten wins.

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz

Cruz' resume:

#5 Joseph Benavidez
#1 Brian Bowles
#2 Joseph Benavidez
#5 Scott Jorgensen
#3 Urijah Faber
#7 Demetrious Johnson
#6 Takeya Mizugaki
#1 T.J. Dillashaw
#3 Urijah Faber

Cruz has 9 top ten wins.

Featherweight: Jose Aldo

Aldo's resume:

#1 Mike Brown
#4 Urijah Faber
#3 Manvel Gamburyan
#9 Mark Hominick
#2 Kenny Florian
#4 Chad Mendes
#2 Frankie Edgar
#5 Ricardo Lamas
#3 Chad Mendes
#1 Frankie Edgar
#5 Jeremy Stephens
#9 Renato Moicano

Aldo has 12 top ten wins.

Lightweight: Takanori Gomi

Gomi's resume:

#5 Rumina Sato
#5 Dokonjonosuke Mishima
#7 Ralph Gracie
#2 Jens Pulver
#3 Tatsuya Kawajiri
#2 Hayato Sakurai
#3 Marcus Aurelio
#2 Mitsuhiro Ishida

Gomi has 8 top ten wins.

Welterweight: Georges St-Pierre

St-Pierre's resume:

#9 Jason Miller
#7 Frank Trigg
#8 Sean Sherk
#2 B.J. Penn
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Josh Koscheck
#3 Matt Hughes
#1 Matt Serra
#2 Jon Fitch
#2 Thiago Alves
#5 Dan Hardy
#3 Josh Koscheck
#2 Jake Shields
#2 Carlos Condit
#5 Nick Diaz
#2 Johny Hendricks

St-Pierre has 16 top ten wins.

Middleweight: Anderson Silva

Silva's resume:

#9 Alex Stiebling
#4 Jeremy Horn
#1 Rich Franklin
#8 Nate Marquardt
#3 Rich Franklin
#9 Demian Maia
#3 Chael Sonnen
#4 Yushin Okami
#2 Chael Sonnen

Silva has 9 top ten wins.

Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones

Jones' resume:

#6 Ryan Bader
#1 Mauricio Rua
#4 Quinton Jackson
#6 Lyoto Machida
#3 Rashad Evans
#4 Alexander Gustafsson
#6 Glover Teixeira
#2 Daniel Cormier
#4 Anthony Smith
#6 Thiago Santos
#8 Dominick Reyes

Jones has 11 top ten wins.

Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko

Emelianenko's resume:

#6 Semmy Schilt
#10 Heath Herring
#1 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#9 Gary Goodridge
#9 Mark Coleman
#2 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#4 Mirko Filipovic
#4 Mark Coleman
#7 Mark Hunt
#8 Tim Sylvia
#6 Andrei Arlovski
#8 Brett Rogers

Emelianenko has 12 top ten wins.

Summary
Demetrious Johnson: 12
Dominick Cruz: 9
Jose Aldo: 12
Takanori Gomi: 8
Georges St-Pierre: 16
Anderson Silva: 9
Jon Jones: 11
Fedor Emelianenko: 12​

Why not Korean Zombie for Aldo?

 

[acannxr]

Why not Korean Zombie for Aldo?

Zombie was only ranked #15 at the time.

While he did defeat #26 Garcia, #15 Hominick, #13 Poirier, and managed to climb up to the #8 spot, he went inactive for 15 months which caused him to go down in the rankings.

 

[MrKontakos]

now THAT is a pretty good GOAT list, as much as I hate bones as a person.

 

[acannxr]

now THAT is a pretty good GOAT list

 

[acannxr]

I updated Cruz' resume.

 

[hoevan]

The Flyweight version is here.
The Bantamweight version is here.
The Featherweight version is here.
The Lightweight version is here.
The Welterweight version is here.
The Middleweight version is here.
The Light Heavyweight version is here.
The Heavyweight version is here.
The Multi-Division version is here.

Rankings are based on FightMatrix; if a fighter wasn't listed on a champion's resume, the most likely explanation is either the fight didn't take place at the corresponding weight class, the fighter wasn't ranked in the top ten, or the fighter was removed from the rankings due to inactivity.

Flyweight: Demetrious Johnson

Johnson's resume:

#3 Ian McCall
#1 Joseph Benavidez
#3 John Dodson
#6 John Moraga
#2 Joseph Benavidez
#8 Ali Bagautinov
#7 Kyoji Horiguchi
#4 John Dodson
#4 Henry Cejudo
#9 Tim Elliott
#7 Wilson Reis
#4 Ray Borg

Johnson has 12 top ten wins.

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz

Cruz' resume:

#5 Joseph Benavidez
#1 Brian Bowles
#2 Joseph Benavidez
#5 Scott Jorgensen
#3 Urijah Faber
#7 Demetrious Johnson
#6 Takeya Mizugaki
#1 T.J. Dillashaw
#3 Urijah Faber
#9 Pedro Munhoz

Cruz has 10 top ten wins.

Featherweight: Jose Aldo

Aldo's resume:

#1 Mike Brown
#4 Urijah Faber
#3 Manvel Gamburyan
#9 Mark Hominick
#2 Kenny Florian
#4 Chad Mendes
#2 Frankie Edgar
#5 Ricardo Lamas
#3 Chad Mendes
#1 Frankie Edgar
#5 Jeremy Stephens
#9 Renato Moicano

Aldo has 12 top ten wins.

Lightweight: Takanori Gomi

Gomi's resume:

#5 Rumina Sato
#5 Dokonjonosuke Mishima
#7 Ralph Gracie
#2 Jens Pulver
#3 Tatsuya Kawajiri
#2 Hayato Sakurai
#3 Marcus Aurelio
#2 Mitsuhiro Ishida

Gomi has 8 top ten wins.

Welterweight: Georges St-Pierre

St-Pierre's resume:

#9 Jason Miller
#7 Frank Trigg
#8 Sean Sherk
#2 B.J. Penn
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Josh Koscheck
#3 Matt Hughes
#1 Matt Serra
#2 Jon Fitch
#2 Thiago Alves
#5 Dan Hardy
#3 Josh Koscheck
#2 Jake Shields
#2 Carlos Condit
#5 Nick Diaz
#2 Johny Hendricks

St-Pierre has 16 top ten wins.

Middleweight: Anderson Silva

Silva's resume:

#9 Alex Stiebling
#4 Jeremy Horn
#1 Rich Franklin
#8 Nate Marquardt
#3 Rich Franklin
#9 Demian Maia
#3 Chael Sonnen
#4 Yushin Okami
#2 Chael Sonnen

Silva has 9 top ten wins.

Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones

Jones' resume:

#6 Ryan Bader
#1 Mauricio Rua
#4 Quinton Jackson
#6 Lyoto Machida
#3 Rashad Evans
#4 Alexander Gustafsson
#6 Glover Teixeira
#2 Daniel Cormier
#4 Anthony Smith
#6 Thiago Santos
#8 Dominick Reyes

Jones has 11 top ten wins.

Heavyweight: Fedor Emelianenko

Emelianenko's resume:

#6 Semmy Schilt
#10 Heath Herring
#1 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#8 Gary Goodridge
#9 Mark Coleman
#2 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#4 Mirko Filipovic
#4 Mark Coleman
#7 Mark Hunt
#8 Tim Sylvia
#6 Andrei Arlovski
#8 Brett Rogers

Emelianenko has 12 top ten wins.

Summary
Demetrious Johnson: 12
Dominick Cruz: 10
Jose Aldo: 12
Takanori Gomi: 8
Georges St-Pierre: 16
Anderson Silva: 9
Jon Jones: 11
Fedor Emelianenko: 12​

Sherdog won't let me throw down a like on your post, but...I like.