Top Ten: Pound For Pound
01) Anderson Silva 31-4
Current UFC Middleweight Champion. The only time a fighter looked as if they had a chance was when that same fighter (Chael Sonnen) tested positive for steroids and Silva came into the fight with bruised / broken ribs. Trains with many of the pound for pound best in MMA at Black House.
02) Jon Jones 16-1
Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Undefeated, minus the disqualification due to illegal elbows (in a fight Jones was winning against Matt Hamill). His youth, reach and agility stemming from his physical prowess give him an almost unfair advantage over most LHW opponents.
03) Jose Aldo 21-1
With no foreseeable challenges left in the Featherweight division, Aldo could very well challenge for the Lightweight belt and be just as successful.
04) Georges St. Pierre 22-2
Current UFC Welterweight Champion. Struggles to finish his opponents, always opting instead to fight the safe fight. That said, every fighter to face GSP has appeared amateurish, which is ironic considering GSP has faced some of the pound for pound best.
05) Dominick Cruz 19-1
Current UFC Bantamweight Champion. Well rounded, able to adapt quickly and fight intelligently. Fought through a broken hand (in the 1st round) to defeat his toughest opponent yet, Demetrious Johnson.
06) Junior Dos Santos 15-1
A phenomenal striker, an underrated ju-jitsu practitioner and powerful counter-wrestler. Holds an impressive record of knockout victories over many of the sports greats, including former Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, Fabricio Werdum and Mirko Filipović.
07) Gilbert Melendez 21-2
Current Strikeforce Lightweight Champion. Fights with an aggression and precision not unlike BJ Penn in his prime. Would easily defeat both Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar.
08) Erik Silva 13-2
A well rounded and skilled fighter, showing little weakness. Has dominated every opponent he’s met in the UFC.
09) Renan Barao 28-1
Holds one of the most impressive win streaks in MMA. Young, skilled and continues to improve.
10) Cain Velasquez 10-1
Lost the Heavyweight Title to the only greater Heavyweight, Junior Dos Santos. However, he remais an intelligent and proficient striker with phenomenal wrestling.
Honorable Mention:
Carlos Condit 28-5
Jake Ellenberger 27-5
Michael Chandler 10-0
Alexander Gustafsson 14-1
Lyoto Machida 17-3
TOP TEN: MOST OVERRATED
01) Nick Diaz 26-8
The idiotic Diaz approach to fighting only works against opponents somehow dumber than them.
02) Tito Ortiz 16-10
The Huntington Beach Bad Boy.
03) Nate Diaz 16-7
Probably one of the dumbest individuals to ever fight, professionally.
04) Brandon Vera 12-5
Probably should never have become a fighter. Vera’s wins are modest at best and his loses are humiliating.
05) Frank Mir 16-6
A cretinous imbecile that relies heavily on his size and weight to compensate for his lack of intelligence.
06) Josh Koscheck 17-5
A mediocre fighter with a below average intellect and an absurd ego. Should never have gotten a shot at GSP, much less a second.
07) Fedor Emelianenko 33-4
Mistakenly voted as the top pound for pound fighter. A decent fighter who has an impressive record of victories over mainly mediocre fighters, with most of his loses coming from the more recent and higher regarded fighters. However, age is a relative factor.
08) Rashad Evans 17-2
A one dimensional fighter who epitomizes the boring and obnoxious “Lay and Pray” style. Wouldn’t be half the douche bag he is if he were to take a vow of silence.
09) Frankie Edgar 14-2
An average fighter with wins over BJ Penn and Gray Maynard. However, every fight he wins, his opponents seem to be beating themselves.
10) Ronda Rousey 5-0
Relies on an absurdly inflated ego and trash talking to compensate for a lack of intelligence and a one dimensional style.
