- Hiimfriendly
- 3rd Degree Blue Belt
- Member Since 2019.08.01
My MMA Rankings
All Time Greatest MMA Fights
100% accurate, unbiased, objectively correct list. lol.
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1
- Teixeira vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka | Submission | Round 5
- 2022 | UFC 275
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Best 5-rounder ever.
Best light-heavyweight fight ever.
EVERY round is GOAT round contender.
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2
- Lawler vs. Condit
- Robbie Lawler | Decision
- 2016 | UFC 195
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Best welterweight fight ever.
5th is GOAT round contender.
My personal favorite fight of all time.
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3
- Hunt vs. Silva
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds
- 2013 | UFC Fight Night 33
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Best heavyweight fight ever.
Classic blood and guts warfare.
4th & 5th are GOAT round contenders.
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4
- Whittaker vs. Romero II
- Robert Whittaker | Decision
- 2018 | UFC 225
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Best middleweight fight ever.
Vey close but slightly better than Kelvin/Izzy imo.
3rd is GOAT round contender.
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5
- Jones vs. Gustafsson
- Jon Jones | Decision
- 2013 | UFC 165
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The fight that turned me into a hardcore fan.
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6
- Diaz vs. McGregor II
- Conor McGregor | Decision
- 2016 | UFC 202
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Should have been the main event of 200.
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7
- Gastelum vs. Adesanya
- Israel Adesanya | Decision
- 2019 | UFC 236
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Sorry for doubting you Israel. I apologize.
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8
- Zhang vs. Jędrzejczyk
- Weili Zhang | Decision
- 2020 | UFC 248
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Best women's fight ever.
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9
- Holloway vs. Poirier II
- Dustin Poirier | Decision
- 2019 | UFC 236
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Best lightweight fight ever.
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10
- Alvarez vs. Gaethje
- Eddie Alvarez | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2017 | UFC 218
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Best 3-rounder ever.
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11
- Gaethje vs. Johnson
- Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | Round 2 | The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale
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Personal favorite for a quick fun watch when i'm bored.
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12
- Rua vs. Henderson
- Dan Henderson | Decision | UFC 139
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Classic blood and guts warfare.
Can't go wrong with this one.
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13
- Gaethje vs. Chandler
- Justin Gaethje | Decision | UFC 268
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Everyone expected an all-timer pre-fight. And we got one indeed.
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14
- Oliveira vs. Medeiros
- Yancy Medeiros | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC 218
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Most underrated fight ever. Baffles me no one talks about this fight ever!
1st is GOAT round contender.
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15
- Usman vs. Covington
- Kamaru Usman | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC 245
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What? Two "boring" wrestlers had a all-time slugfest?
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16
- Alvarez vs. Chandler
- Michael Chandler | Submission | Round 4 | Bellator 58
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Best Bellator fight ever.
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17
- Romero vs. Costa
- Paulo Costa | Decision | UFC 241
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Manliest fight ever.
A real-life anime fight.
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18
- Poirier vs. Hooker
- Dustin Poirier | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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2nd is GOAT round contender. Might actually be the greatest round in MMA history.
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19
- Burns vs. Chimaev
- Khamzat Chimaev | Decision | UFC 273
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Welterweight version of Gaethje/Chandler.
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20
- dos Santos vs. Miocic
- Junior dos Santos | Decision | UFC on FOX 13
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WAY too low in the consensus ranking, giving it a bump.
Insane brawl. Super underrated.
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21
- Melendez vs. Sanchez
- Gilbert Melendez | Decision | UFC 166
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Diego was such a motherf*cker back then.
Kinda sad newer fans only know him as a meme fighter with a dumbf*ck coach.
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22
- Garcia vs. Jung I
- Leonard Garcia | Decision | WEC 48
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Too low in the consensus ranking, giving it a bump.
Classic just-bleed fight. Fun as hell.
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23
- Aldo vs. Mendes II
- José Aldo | Decision | UFC 179
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Best featherweight fight ever.
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24
- Figueiredo vs. Moreno
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds | UFC 256
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Best flyweight fight ever.
4th is GOAT round contender.
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25
- Henderson vs. Pettis
- Anthony Pettis | Decision | WEC 53
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Whoa! The showtime kick fight?
Best WEC fight ever.
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26
- Hendricks vs. Lawler
- Johny Hendricks | Decision | UFC 171
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Underrated, just like Johny Hendricks' overall MMA career.
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27
- Jędrzejczyk vs. Gadelha II
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision | The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
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Best women's fight before JJ/Zhang came along.
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28
- Reyes vs. Procházka
- Jiří Procházka | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night
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I thought Dom died.
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29
- Chandler vs. Alvarez II
- Eddie Alvarez | Decision | Bellator 106
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WAY too low in the consensus ranking, giving it a bump.
I'm still salty the judges gave this to Eddie.
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30
- Jung vs. Rodriguez
- Yair Rodriguez | KO/TKO | Round 5 | UFC Fight Night 139
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Banger fight with a banger ending. What's not to like?
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31
- Silva vs. Bisping
- Michael Bisping | Decision | UFC Fight Night 84
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Anderson's false win celebration still cracks me up.
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32
- Barberena vs. Luque
- Vicente Luque | KO/TKO | Round 3 | UFC on ESPN 1
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Just bang bro! Who cares about winning or losing? JUST BANG!
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33
- Emmett vs. Burgos
- Josh Emmett | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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Too low in the consensus ranking, giving it a bump.
Shane died like 4 times in this fight.
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34
- Cormier vs. Gustafsson
- Daniel Cormier | Decision | UFC 192
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I remember complaining about this fight when it got announced lol.
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35
- Edgar vs. Maynard II
- Fight Ends in a Draw After 5 Rounds | UFC 125
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A rare 10-7 round in elite MMA history.
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36
- Moreno vs. Pantoja III
- Alexandre Pantoja | Decision | UFC 290
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Pantoja is legit crazy.
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37
- Volkanovski vs. Ortega
- Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | UFC 266
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3rd is GOAT round contender.
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38
- Swanson vs. Choi
- Cub Swanson | Decision | UFC 206
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A bit too one-sided for my liking.
2nd is GOAT round contender.
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39
- Ferguson vs. Pettis
- Tony Ferguson | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 229
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Best fight to show casual viewers or people who have never seen MMA.
Back when Tony was still Tony :'(
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40
- Cormier vs. Miocic II
- Stipe Miocic | KO/TKO | Round 4 | UFC 241
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When heavyweight fights are great, they just hit different.
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41
- Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
- Mateusz Gamrot | Decision | UFC Fight Night
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Honorable mention no.1
Most casual-friendly grappling fight ever.
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42
- Lauzon vs. Varner
- Joe Lauzon | Submission | Round 3 | UFC on FOX 4
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Honorable mention no.2
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43
- Edgar vs. Henderson
- Benson Henderson | Decision | UFC 144
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Honorable mention no.3
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44
- Andrade vs. Hill
- Jéssica Andrade | Decision | UFC Fight Night 104
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Honorable mention no.4
Jessica chose to go crazy.
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45
- Sanchez vs. Parisyan
- Diego Sanchez | Decision | UFC Fight Night 6
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Honorable mention no.5
Classic old-school fight, fantastic blend of striking & grappling.
My Summary