Fighter Profiles

Forrest Griffin is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (UFC 86 July 2008 to UFC 92 December 2008), winner of the inaugural The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 (April…

Yushin "Thunder" Okami is a former UFC Middleweight Title Challenger (UFC 134 vs Anderson Silva, August 2011), the most-successful Japanese fighter in UFC history…

Nick Diaz is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion (April 2010-March 2011), former WEC Welterweight Champion (2003), former IFC Welterweight Champion (2002)…

Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine is a retired UFC light heavyweight contender, former Strikeforce middleweight title challenger, and one of the most successful…

 Introduction David "Tank" Abbott is a foundational pioneer-era UFC brawler, former WCW professional wrestler, author of "Bar Brawler" and "Street Warrior" autobiographies, and one of the most-watched UFC pop-culture figures of the 1990s. The Huntington Beach, California-born street fighter — claiming over 200 pre-MMA street fights, an 8-0 pit-fighting career, and a California State University, Long Beach history degree — turned professional in MMA at age 30 at UFC 6 in July 1995 and made an ins

 Introduction Dan "The Beast" Severn is a UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2005 inductee, the third inductee in UFC Hall of Fame history (after Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock), three-time UFC champion (UFC 5 tournament April 1995, Ultimate Ultimate 95 tournament December 1995, UFC 9 Superfight Championship May 1996), and one of the most foundational pioneer-era UFC fighters in promotion history. The Coldwater, Michigan native — Olympic alternate-tier amateur wrestler at Arizona State University, 1980/19

 Introduction Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz is a two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion, former WEC Bantamweight Champion, the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Modern Wing inductee (announced January 2026), and one of the most analytical color commentators in modern UFC broadcast history. The Tucson-born, San Diego-raised Alliance MMA technician — uniquely characterized by his side-to-side angle-shifting footwork, championship-level distance management, and the hig

 Introduction Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling is a former UFC Bantamweight Champion (March 2021 to August 2023), three-time UFC Bantamweight Championship defender, and current top-five-ranked UFC Featherweight contender. The Uniondale, New York native of Jamaican descent — two-time NCAA Division III All-American wrestler at SUNY Morrisville and Cortland — is the first UFC champion in promotion history to win a title via disqualification (UFC 259 March 2021 vs Petr Yan, illegal knee R4). He defen

 Introduction Zabit Magomedsharipov is a retired Russian-Dagestani mixed martial artist, former ACB Featherweight Champion, and one of the most-watched UFC featherweight title contenders never to fight for a UFC championship. The Khasavyurt, Dagestan native — Wushu Sanda specialist who emerged from the Caucasus regional circuit — retired in June 2022 with an 18-1 career record (6-0 UFC) on a 14-fight winning streak, ranked top-three in the UFC featherweight division. He is widely cited as the bi

 Introduction Kimbo Slice — born Kevin Ferguson on February 8, 1974 in Nassau, Bahamas — was a Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and one of the most foundational viral internet street-fighting stars of the YouTube era. He died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 42 from heart failure in Margate, Florida. The Miami-raised former strip club bouncer parlayed mid-2000s YouTube backyard street-fighting fame into a 9-year mainstream MMA career across EliteXC, the UFC, and Bellator,

 Introduction Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira is a former UFC welterweight and lightweight contender (2015 to 2022) and one of the most-watched Brazilian regional MMA athletes of the late 2010s. The Três Rios, Rio de Janeiro native — former rodeo bull rider, construction worker, and Muay Thai practitioner — competed in 22 UFC fights across his seven-year UFC tenure, peaking as a top-15-ranked welterweight in 2017-2018 with multiple Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night bonuses. His career has b

 Introduction Zubaira "Warrior" Tukhugov is a Russian-Chechen mixed martial artist, former UFC featherweight contender (2014 to 2023), and a key member of Khabib Nurmagomedov's Eagles MMA team. The Grozny-born combat sambo specialist — Russian National Combat Sambo Champion at 68 kg and Master of Sports in hand-to-hand combat — competed in 9 UFC fights across his nine-year UFC tenure, going 5-3-1 with championship-pace wrestling-and-grappling-driven performances. His career has been marked by mu