UFC/Pride/WEC Multi-Division Champions with least-to-most Top 10 ranked wins.

[acannxr]

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.
Champions with most wins in each division 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 for which they were champion, the fighter wasn't ranked in the top ten, or the fighter was removed from the rankings due to inactivity. I distinguished the weight classes in each fighter's resume with green and red colored font.

Conor McGregor

McGregor's resume:

#10 Dustin Poirier
#4 Chad Mendes
#1 Jose Aldo
#1 Eddie Alvarez

McGregor has 4 top ten wins.

Henry Cejudo

Cejudo's resume:

#3 Jussier Formiga
#9 Wilson Reis
#6 Sergio Pettis
#1 Demetrious Johnson
#1 Marlon Moraes

Cejudo has 5 top ten wins.

Dan Henderson

Henderson's resume:

#5 Ryo Chonan
#3 Murilo Bustamante
#10 Murilo Bustamante
#8 Yuki Kondo
#10 Vitor Belfort
#9 Rich Franklin
#2 Mauricio Rua
#9 Mauricio Rua

Henderson has 8 top ten wins.

B.J. Penn

Penn's resume:

#2 Caol Uno
#5 Matt Serra
#6 Takanori Gomi
#8 Joe Stevenson
#4 Sean Sherk
#4 Kenny Florian
#2 Diego Sanchez
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Matt Hughes

Penn has 9 top ten wins.

Randy Couture

Couture's resume:

#6 Maurice Smith
#5 Kevin Randleman
#8 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
#5 Pedro Rizzo
#10 Pedro Rizzo
#5 Tim Sylvia
#3 Gabriel Gonzaga
#2 Chuck Liddell
#2 Tito Ortiz
#2 Vitor Belfort

Couture has 10 top ten wins.

Daniel Cormier

Cormier's resume:

#5 Dan Henderson
#2 Anthony Johnson
#7 Alexander Gustafsson
#3 Anthony Johnson
#7 Volkan Oezdemir
#6 Antonio Silva
#8 Josh Barnett
#7 Frank Mir
#1 Stipe Miocic
#5 Derrick Lewis

Cormier has 10 top ten wins.

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
#2 Ciryl Gane

Jones has 12 top ten wins.

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
#1 Michael Bisping

St-Pierre has 17 top ten wins.

Summary
Conor McGregor: 4
Henry Cejudo: 5
Dan Henderson: 8
B.J. Penn: 9
Randy Couture: 10
Daniel Cormier: 10
Jon Jones: 12
Georges St-Pierre: 17​

For frame of reference, these are the champions with the most top ten wins in each individual division:

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

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Does TJ not count because he moved down?

 

[aerius]

Does TJ not count because he moved down?

TJ fought for the 125 title but lost so he was never a champ-champ.

On the other hand, Amanda Nunes should be on the list and I'd think she's getting up there in top 10 wins.

 

[HNIC215]

Another confirmation of GSP’s GOAT status

 

[Dude Incredible]

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.
Champions with most wins in each division 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 for which they were champion, the fighter wasn't ranked in the top ten, or the fighter was removed from the rankings due to inactivity.

Conor McGregor

McGregor's resume:

#10 Dustin Poirier
#4 Chad Mendes
#1 Jose Aldo
#1 Eddie Alvarez

McGregor has 4 top ten wins.

Henry Cejudo

Cejudo's resume:

#3 Jussier Formiga
#9 Wilson Reis
#6 Sergio Pettis
#1 Demetrious Johnson
#1 Marlon Moraes

Cejudo has 5 top ten wins.

Dan Henderson

Henderson's resume:

#5 Ryo Chonan
#3 Murilo Bustamante
#10 Murilo Bustamante
#8 Yuki Kondo
#10 Vitor Belfort
#9 Rich Franklin
#2 Mauricio Rua
#9 Mauricio Rua

Henderson has 8 top ten wins.

B.J. Penn

Penn's resume:

#2 Caol Uno
#5 Matt Serra
#6 Takanori Gomi
#8 Joe Stevenson
#4 Sean Sherk
#4 Kenny Florian
#2 Diego Sanchez
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Matt Hughes

Penn has 9 top ten wins.

Randy Couture

Couture's resume:

#6 Maurice Smith
#5 Kevin Randleman
#8 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
#5 Pedro Rizzo
#10 Pedro Rizzo
#5 Tim Sylvia
#3 Gabriel Gonzaga
#2 Chuck Liddell
#2 Tito Ortiz
#2 Vitor Belfort

Couture has 10 top ten wins.

Daniel Cormier

Cormier's resume:

#5 Dan Henderson
#2 Anthony Johnson
#7 Alexander Gustafsson
#3 Anthony Johnson
#7 Volkan Oezdemir
#6 Antonio Silva
#8 Josh Barnett
#7 Frank Mir
#1 Stipe Miocic
#5 Derrick Lewis

Cormier has 10 top ten wins.

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
#1 Michael Bisping

St-Pierre has 17 top ten wins.

Summary
Conor McGregor: 4
Henry Cejudo: 5
Dan Henderson: 8
B.J. Penn: 9
Randy Couture: 10
Daniel Cormier: 10
Georges St-Pierre: 17​

For frame of reference, these are the champions with the most top ten wins in each individual division:

This is a lot for my brain to handle but fucking good job putting this all together.

 

[chinarice]

I wanted to argue it but hey, when you're beat, you're beat.

GOAT ST Pierre bless us all.

 

[acannxr]

On the other hand, Amanda Nunes should be on the list and I'd think she's getting up there in top 10 wins.

I have zero interest in doing any of these threads on WMMA, especially since their rankings are so small by comparison that it's laughably easy to get into the top ten.

For example, FightMatrix has a grand total of 35 fighters listed under Women's Bantamweight right now, while Heavyweight has 250 fighters.

 

[GoodBadHBK]

Hendo beat Wanderlei for the belt yet he wasn't ranked?

 

[acannxr]

Hendo beat Wanderlei for the belt yet he wasn't ranked?

Silva was removed from the rankings for having not fought at Light Heavyweight in 2 years (he'd fought Arona in 2005, nothing but Heavyweight in 2006, then fought Henderson in 2007).

Of course, I had also prefaced all of these threads for why a fighter wasn't potentially listed in someone's resume.

 

[Argonaut]

Awesome list
My take away is the GOAT is GSP and it's not close. Head and shoulders above everyone.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

There's a lot of greats in this sport. We can acknowledge their greatness without diminishing the greatness of others. But the greatest to ever do it, based on accomplishments at the highest level of the sport, is GSP. I'd say Khabib at his best would have given GSP the toughest fight of his career, but GSP reigned longer and had more top wins. No disrespect to either guy. And none to Fedor, Anderson, and the others. They were great. GSP was greater.

 

[kflo]

These rankings change depending on where you set the boundaries. Top 4, top 5, top 10, top 15. 10 is still arbitrary.

 

[Ozze]

Pretty impressive how GSP's fight list have a whole bunch on guys ranked 1 or 2.

Great job TS.

 

[newms84]

These rankings change depending on where you set the boundaries. Top 4, top 5, top 10, top 15. 10 is still arbitrary.

Top six or top eight would be arbitrary. Top ten is pretty standard

 

[kflo]

Top six or top eight would be arbitrary. Top ten is pretty standard

Standard and arbitrary.

 

[Taric]

I'm pretty sure Nogueira had more top 10 victories than Fedor.

 

[Brutus.......]

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.
Champions with most wins in each division 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 for which they were champion, the fighter wasn't ranked in the top ten, or the fighter was removed from the rankings due to inactivity.

Conor McGregor

McGregor's resume:

#10 Dustin Poirier
#4 Chad Mendes
#1 Jose Aldo
#1 Eddie Alvarez

McGregor has 4 top ten wins.

Henry Cejudo

Cejudo's resume:

#3 Jussier Formiga
#9 Wilson Reis
#6 Sergio Pettis
#1 Demetrious Johnson
#1 Marlon Moraes

Cejudo has 5 top ten wins.

Dan Henderson

Henderson's resume:

#5 Ryo Chonan
#3 Murilo Bustamante
#10 Murilo Bustamante
#8 Yuki Kondo
#10 Vitor Belfort
#9 Rich Franklin
#2 Mauricio Rua
#9 Mauricio Rua

Henderson has 8 top ten wins.

B.J. Penn

Penn's resume:

#2 Caol Uno
#5 Matt Serra
#6 Takanori Gomi
#8 Joe Stevenson
#4 Sean Sherk
#4 Kenny Florian
#2 Diego Sanchez
#1 Matt Hughes
#4 Matt Hughes

Penn has 9 top ten wins.

Randy Couture

Couture's resume:

#6 Maurice Smith
#5 Kevin Randleman
#8 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
#5 Pedro Rizzo
#10 Pedro Rizzo
#5 Tim Sylvia
#3 Gabriel Gonzaga
#2 Chuck Liddell
#2 Tito Ortiz
#2 Vitor Belfort

Couture has 10 top ten wins.

Daniel Cormier

Cormier's resume:

#5 Dan Henderson
#2 Anthony Johnson
#7 Alexander Gustafsson
#3 Anthony Johnson
#7 Volkan Oezdemir
#6 Antonio Silva
#8 Josh Barnett
#7 Frank Mir
#1 Stipe Miocic
#5 Derrick Lewis

Cormier has 10 top ten wins.

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
#1 Michael Bisping

St-Pierre has 17 top ten wins.

Summary
Conor McGregor: 4
Henry Cejudo: 5
Dan Henderson: 8
B.J. Penn: 9
Randy Couture: 10
Daniel Cormier: 10
Georges St-Pierre: 17​

For frame of reference, these are the champions with the most top ten wins in each individual division:

Great job TS. It’d be interesting to highlight the different divisions in each resume. Some like GSP would have just one win in one division.

Some like DC would have multiple, which is impressive (even if he never beat Jones).

 

[Talon81]

Fedor is the GOAT in my eyes, but it really all depends on the criteria. Different metrics = different GOAT. I hold no bias against the claim for Silva, GSP or even Jones if one thinks PEDs don't matter.

nice compilation, @acannxr
Shows how far Conor is from what his fans claim.
Much respect to GSP, as a person and a fighter.

 

[acannxr]

Great job TS. It’d be interesting to highlight the different divisions in each resume. Some like GSP would have just one win in one division.

Some like DC would have multiple, which is impressive (even if he never beat Jones).

That is something I thought of, given how lopsided GSP was for his resume; I distinguished the weight classes in each fighter's resume with different colored font.

I'm pretty sure Nogueira had more top 10 victories than Fedor.

Nogueira has 9, Emelianenko has 12 (See my Heavyweight thread linked in the OP).

Great job TS.

nice compilation, @acannxr

 

[Lax617]

Legit thread. TS put in work pulling all this together. Well done.