Fighter Profiles

 Introduction Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and one of the most distinctive technical strikers in UFC history — the most accomplished Shotokan Karate-trained UFC champion in promotion history. The Salvador, Bahia native — son of Shotokan Karate master Yoshizo Machida (head of the Brazilian Japan Karate Association) — won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98 in May 2009 by stopping Rashad Evans in the second round. His Karate-rooted distance man

 Introduction Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley is a former UFC Welterweight Champion (July 2016 to March 2019) and one of the most accomplished UFC welterweight title-defending champions of the 2010s. The Ferguson, Missouri native — University of Missouri NCAA Division I All-American wrestler — won the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 201 in July 2016 by first-round overhand right KO of Robbie Lawler and defended the title four times across his championship-era run. His seven-fight UFC welterw

 Introduction Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, a UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament winner, and a 2025 UFC Hall of Fame Pioneer Era Wing inductee. The Rio de Janeiro native — Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlson Gracie at age 18 — became the youngest UFC tournament winner in promotion history at age 19 in February 1997 and went on to compete across three different weight classes (heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight) during his 22-year MMA career.

 Introduction Tyron "The Chosen One" Woodley is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and one of the most accomplished welterweight title-defense champions in promotion history. The Ferguson, Missouri native — NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Missouri — won the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 201 in July 2016 with a first-round KO of Robbie Lawler and successfully defended the title four times across his championship-era prime years. He has subsequently transitioned t

 Introduction Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida is one of the most technically refined strikers in UFC history and the foundational face of traditional Shotokan karate's place in modern MMA. The Salvador native — son of Japanese karate master Yoshizo Machida — won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 98 in May 2009 with a second-round KO of Rashad Evans, defended it once against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, and competed across two divisions for over a decade. His May 2011 front-kick KO of Randy Cout

 Introduction Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort is one of the foundational pioneers of the UFC's early years and a 2025 UFC Hall of Fame Pioneer Wing inductee. The Rio de Janeiro native — Carlson Gracie black belt at age 18 — exploded onto the UFC scene at 19 years old by winning the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament in February 1997 (the youngest tournament winner in promotion history), captured the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 46 in January 2004, and competed across three different weight cl

 Introduction Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett is one of the most popular UK fighters of his era and a former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion who reached the UFC interim lightweight title in his ninth UFC fight. The Liverpool native — Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under coach Paul Rimmer at Next Generation MMA Liverpool — won his first eight UFC fights before challenging Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 324 in January 2026 (the first UFC event broadcast on Param

 Introduction Colby "Chaos" Covington is a former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion and one of the most polarizing UFC personalities of the modern era. The Clovis, California native — a 2007 NJCAA national wrestling champion at Iowa Central Community College and an NCAA Division I wrestler at Oregon State University — won the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship at UFC 225 in June 2018 and challenged for the undisputed UFC welterweight title three times across his career. His Trump-aligned poli

 Introduction Mark "The Super Samoan" Hunt is one of the most accomplished crossover combat sports figures of the early 2000s — a 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix kickboxing champion who transitioned to MMA in 2004 and competed at the UFC heavyweight championship level through the mid-2010s. The Auckland native — of Samoan descent — became one of the most beloved UFC heavyweight contenders of his era for his championship-level chin durability, his iconic walk-off KO of Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 65 i

 Introduction Colby "Chaos" Covington is a former UFC Interim Welterweight Champion and one of the most polarizing and politically-aligned UFC fighters of the modern era. The Clovis, California native — Iowa Central Community College and Oregon State NCAA Division I wrestling champion — won the UFC Interim Welterweight Championship at UFC 225 in June 2018 and challenged for the undisputed UFC Welterweight title three times. His pro-Trump "MAGA" persona and his wrestling-driven championship style

 Introduction Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett is one of the most charismatic and globally-followed UFC lightweight contenders of the 2020s and the most prominent Liverpool-born MMA fighter in history. The Scouser native — Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion 2016 and seven-time consecutive UFC winner before his January 2026 UFC 324 loss to Justin Gaethje — has built one of the largest UFC fanbases of his era through his fan-favorite charisma, his iconic Liverpool mullet, and his championship-level su

 Introduction Mark "The Super Samoan" Hunt is one of the most beloved heavyweight strikers in MMA history and the foundational K-1 kickboxer who transitioned to championship-level UFC competition. The Auckland-born New Zealander — winner of the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix — produced some of the most-replayed walk-off knockouts of the 2010s UFC heavyweight era against Stefan Struve, Frank Mir, Roy Nelson, and Antonio Silva. His chin durability, his Samoan power, and his legendary fan-friendly walk-