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 Introduction Justin "The Highlight" Gaethje is the current Interim UFC Lightweight Champion and one of the most action-guaranteed fighters in MMA history. The Arizona-born Mexican-American started his career a perfect 17-0 as the inaugural WSOF Lightweight Champion before joining the UFC in 2017, has held the UFC Interim Lightweight title twice, and won the second-ever BMF title in 2023. His 18 career KO finishes and his unmatched record of post-fight bonuses make him the embodiment of what UFC

 Introduction Joanna Jędrzejczyk is the most accomplished strawweight in UFC history and one of the foundational figures of women's MMA. The Polish striker held the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship from March 2015 to November 2017, made a record five successful title defenses, and is widely credited by Daniel Cormier and others with putting the strawweight division "on the map." She is the first Polish UFC champion, the first female European UFC champion, and the second woman ever inducted i

 Introduction Cris Cyborg is the most decorated women's MMA fighter in history and the only fighter — male or female — to win major-promotion world championships in five different organizations. The Brazilian-American holds the inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight Championship as of December 2025, and her championship career spans Strikeforce, Invicta FC, the UFC, Bellator, and PFL. She is also the current WIBA Light Middleweight Boxing World Champion, making her one of the few combat sports athl

 Introduction Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko is the reigning UFC Women's Flyweight Champion and one of the most technically refined fighters in MMA history. The Kyrgyzstan-born, Peruvian-Kyrgyz dual-citizen striker holds UFC women's flyweight division records for most wins, most KO/TKO wins, and most title-fight victories. With a 17-time World Muay Thai and K1 championship pedigree underlying her MMA career, she is the No. 1 UFC women's pound-for-pound fighter and a near-certain future Hall of Fa

 Introduction Dan "Hendo" Henderson is one of the most accomplished and decorated mixed martial artists in the sport's history. The two-time Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler from Apple Valley, California became the first fighter ever to simultaneously hold championships in two weight classes in a major MMA promotion — the PRIDE Welterweight and Middleweight titles in 2007. His signature "H-Bomb" right-hand KO of Michael Bisping at UFC 100 won the 2009 World MMA Knockout of the Year, and his UFC 139

 Introduction Sean "Suga" O'Malley is one of the most marketable fighters of the modern UFC era and a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. The Helena, Montana native rose to prominence on Dana White's Contender Series in 2017, captured the UFC bantamweight title from Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 in August 2023, and has built one of the largest digital followings of any active UFC fighter — driven by his colorful aesthetic, his self-managed media presence, and his championship-level striking arsenal

 Introduction Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic is one of the most feared heavyweight strikers in combat sports history and the 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion. The Croatian kickboxer-turned-MMA fighter holds career championships in multiple disciplines — the 2006 PRIDE Open-Weight Grand Prix, the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix, and the 2016 RIZIN Open-Weight Grand Prix — making him the second fighter ever to win major championships in both MMA and kickboxing. His left-leg head kick produced some

 Introduction Royce Gracie is the foundational figure of modern mixed martial arts and the first inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu icon won three of the first four UFC tournaments — UFC 1, UFC 2, and UFC 4 in 1993 and 1994 — defeating much larger opponents with submission grappling at a time when ground fighting was virtually unknown to global combat sports audiences. His success single-handedly proved the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, triggered the global BJJ b

 Introduction Cain Velasquez is one of the most accomplished UFC heavyweight champions in promotion history and the most prominent Mexican-American fighter in the modern UFC era. The two-time heavyweight champion held the title twice across the early 2010s, won the UFC 121 title by knockout of Brock Lesnar in their first meeting, and defended his second-reign title twice with wins over Antonio Silva and Junior dos Santos before injuries cut short what could have been one of the longest heavyweig

 Introduction Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is one of the most accomplished Brazilian fighters in mixed martial arts history and a 2024 UFC Hall of Fame Pioneer Wing inductee. The Curitiba native won the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament — defeating four elite opponents in one calendar year — and the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in 2010 with a first-round knockout of Lyoto Machida. His UFC 139 war against Dan Henderson is enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame's Fight Wing as one of the gre

 Introduction Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva is one of the most ferocious strikers in MMA history and a foundational figure of the Pride FC era. The Brazilian held the PRIDE Middleweight Championship for nearly six years — the longest reign in the promotion's history — won the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament, and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame's Pioneer Wing as part of the Class of 2024. He holds the most knockouts in Zuffa's combined history (UFC, PRIDE, WEC, Strikefor

 Introduction Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is one of the most charismatic and physically intimidating light heavyweights in MMA history. The Memphis native held the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in 2007, unified the UFC and Pride 205-pound titles in his first defense, and built a career on slam-driven finishes that included the most replayed slam KO in MMA history (Ricardo Arona, Pride Critical Countdown 2004). His UFC 71 KO of Chuck Liddell is enshrined in the UFC Hall of Fame's Fight Wing. C