Which fighter has the best 3 wins in MMA history?

[El Diego]

Obviously all the usual GOAT contenders are up there but I think if Ilia beats Islam, he'd take the cake.

1. Makhachev
2. Volkanovski
3. Holloway

Compared to other ATGs:

GSP
1. Penn II
2. Hughes II
3. Hughes III

Jones
1. Cormier I
2. Rua
3. Teixeira

DJ
1. Cejudo I
2. Benavidez II
3. Dodson II

Fedor
1. Cro Cop
2. Nogueira I
3. Nogueira III

Silva
1. Henderson
2. Franklin I
3. Griffin

 

[jsbx45]

You're trying too hard TS.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Cejudo deserves a mention. Ended one of the longest title reigns in UFC history by beating DJ, then knocked out the champion from the division above in TJ, then beat Moraes who was looking like a killer at the time (though obviously he fell off hard).

 

[USA!USA!]

If Topuria does beat Islam, I think you are 100% correct. Those 3 he would have beaten are all fucking legends in their own right.

 

[Duck Dodgers]

Chael beating Silva, Fedor, and Jones.

 

[Natural Order]

Dan Henderson

Fedor Emelianenko
Wanderlei Silva 2
Shogun 2

 

[Fergelmince]

There are a lot of Stipe haters here, but he has one of the greatest trios:

• Werdum
• Overeem
• Cormier 2 or 3

 

[Sweater of AV]

Dan Henderson

Fedor Emelianenko
Wanderlei Silva 2
Shogun 2

Agree with Hendo but I think I'd put Big Nog in there over Shogun or Wandy.

Hendo was going up against monsters, not manlets.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Pettis:

Cerrone (KO)
Benson (Sub!!!!)
Melendez (Sub!!!!)

(Cannot over state how hard it is to sub guys like benson and gilbert)

Poatan:

Izzy
Izzy
Izzy

Volk:

Mendes
Aldo
Max

 

[Johnnny]

Dan Henderson

Fedor Emelianenko
Wanderlei Silva 2
Shogun 2

Exactly the fights I was thinking of because Hendo brutally finished all of them.

 

[CrimsonFan]

Dan Henderson

Fedor Emelianenko
Wanderlei Silva 2
Shogun 2

He beat Nog too. Gotta be him

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Pettis:

Cerrone (KO)
Benson (Sub!!!!)
Melendez (Sub!!!!)

(Cannot over state how hard it is to sub guys like benson and gilbert)

Poatan:

Izzy
Izzy
Izzy

Volk:

Mendes
Aldo
Max

You're counting kickboxing?

 

[Doctor Grudge]

He beat Nog too. Gotta be him

While all those fighters were still good at the time, you could make an argument none of them were in their primes.

 

[Natural Order]

Exactly the fights I was thinking of because Hendo brutally finished all of them.

My reasoning too but @Sweater of AV was probably right to have Big Nog on there. Hendo beating 2 of the top 5 HWs ever to do it, at his size, is amazing.

 

[CrimsonFan]

While all those fighters were still good at the time, you could make an argument none of them were in their primes.

Wand and big Nog were.

 

[RockyLockridge]

You're counting kickboxing?

nah im just ragging on izzy

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Cejudo deserves a mention. Ended one of the longest title reigns in UFC history by beating DJ, then knocked out the champion from the division above in TJ, then beat Moraes who was looking like a killer at the time (though obviously he fell off hard).

Yeah too bad he overestimated his value and threw away the back half of his career

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Wand and big Nog were.

Nogueira had only been fighting for less than a year when he fought Dan Henderson, and beat him decisively a couple years later. Dan Henderson's win was questionable over Nogeuira in Kings in general given the scoring criteria also.

Most people usually say Wanderlei Silva was not in his prime in 2007. That is the same year he fought Chuck Liddell which nearly everyone said "happened too late".

Keep in mind, Silva had 40 fights by 2007 and had been knocked out in training many times during those years. He hadn't fought for a year after getting knocked out by Crocop and had already lost to Ricardo Arona.

 

[CrimsonFan]

Nogueira had only been fighting for less than a year when he fought Dan Henderson, and beat him decisively a couple years later. Dan Henderson's win was questionable over Nogeuira in Kings in general given the scoring criteria also.

Most people usually say Wanderlei Silva was not in his prime in 2007. That is the same year he fought Chuck Liddell.

Keep in mind, Silva had 40 fights by 2007 and had been knocked out in training many times during those years. He hadn't fought for a year after getting knocked out by Crocop and had already lost to Ricardo Arona.

You can pick apart anyones accolades with this effort and logic.

You'd have a point if these guys were all pushing 40 on losing streaks when he beat them, but that's not the case here. This is a ridiculous take

 

[Sweater of AV]

My reasoning too but @Sweater of AV was probably right to have Big Nog on there. Hendo beating 2 of the top 5 HWs ever to do it, at his size, is amazing.

If we're taking into account method of victory then yeah it's hard to say. I should have noted you wrote Shogun II. Either way, Hendo is the fucking man.