Note: I've based my ranking of best fighter in the world on win percentage, while taking into consideration quality of opposition. Since most of these fighters are still fighting I shall continue to update rank monthly.
#1
Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko
Profile: He is currently the World Alliance Heavyweight Champion and held the Heavyweight belt when Pride dissolved. He is also the champion of many other sports, Combat Sambo (4 time champ). He also won a bronze medal for Russia in 1997 Olympics. He was born in the Ukraine then part of SSR. One of his brothers Aleksander Emelianenko is a professional fighter as well. After finishing professional trades school he served in the Russian Army as a military firefighter. He has married been divorced and has two daughters. When he has spare time he enjoys reading, music, and drawing. He first got into fighting because he didn’t have any money. Emelianenko now trains two or three times per day to maintain and improve his skills he also runs around 12-25 kilometres daily. He also utilizes high altitude training. His training team consists of a Muay Thai and a grappling coach. One doctor and a sports psychologist and until 2006 his brother Aleksander. His only lose came to Tsuyosi Kohsaka due to a cut.
Profile: He is currently the World Alliance Heavyweight Champion and held the Heavyweight belt when Pride dissolved. He is also the champion of many other sports, Combat Sambo (4 time champ). He also won a bronze medal for Russia in 1997 Olympics. He was born in the Ukraine then part of SSR. One of his brothers Aleksander Emelianenko is a professional fighter as well. After finishing professional trades school he served in the Russian Army as a military firefighter. He has married been divorced and has two daughters. When he has spare time he enjoys reading, music, and drawing. He first got into fighting because he didn’t have any money. Emelianenko now trains two or three times per day to maintain and improve his skills he also runs around 12-25 kilometres daily. He also utilizes high altitude training. His training team consists of a Muay Thai and a grappling coach. One doctor and a sports psychologist and until 2006 his brother Aleksander. His only lose came to Tsuyosi Kohsaka due to a cut.
#2
Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida
Profile: He is the son of a Japanese-Brazilian Shotokan Karate master. Machida began training in Karate at the age of three and achieved his black belt at 13. At 12 he started sumo training then at 15 he started training at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has won multiple karate tournaments. He also has a degree in Physical Education. He started studying Muay Thai and made his pro debut in Japan. The rest of his career his a trail of wins and defeated opponents.
Profile: He is the son of a Japanese-Brazilian Shotokan Karate master. Machida began training in Karate at the age of three and achieved his black belt at 13. At 12 he started sumo training then at 15 he started training at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has won multiple karate tournaments. He also has a degree in Physical Education. He started studying Muay Thai and made his pro debut in Japan. The rest of his career his a trail of wins and defeated opponents.
#3
Rashad "Sugar" Evans
Profile: Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. One of eight children, Evans was a two-time All-State wrestler at Niagara-Wheatfield High School in Sanborn, New York. He also played both defense and offense in the school's football team, playing running back when on offense and safety on defense. When in college he started wrestling and won the National Junior College. One of four wrestlers to defeat the legendary Greg Jones. Under the tutelage of Dan Severn he started his MMA career that eventually led to the Ultimate Fighter 2 reality show. He has been criticized as a show boat, though obviously his unique bobbing, weaving and taunting hasn’t hurt his record.
Profile: Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. One of eight children, Evans was a two-time All-State wrestler at Niagara-Wheatfield High School in Sanborn, New York. He also played both defense and offense in the school's football team, playing running back when on offense and safety on defense. When in college he started wrestling and won the National Junior College. One of four wrestlers to defeat the legendary Greg Jones. Under the tutelage of Dan Severn he started his MMA career that eventually led to the Ultimate Fighter 2 reality show. He has been criticized as a show boat, though obviously his unique bobbing, weaving and taunting hasn’t hurt his record.
#4
Michael "The Count" Bisping
Taking an early interest in martial arts, Bisping began training in a traditional form of jujutsu known as Yawara Ryu under Paul Lloyd Davies when he was 8 years old. In 1994, at the age of 15, Bisping competed as an amateur in England's first "no holds barred" competition, a precursor to modern MMA, called Knock Down Sport Budo. He soon started kickboxing and won the North West Area title and later the Pro British light heavyweight kickboxing title. Soon after winning his second kickboxing title, Bisping was forced to abandon his full-time training for a "real job". Bisping worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer, a postman, a tiler, a plasterer,a double-glazing door salesman, and also a fairly successful DJ around the north-west club scene. Soon he started to miss fighting, then discovered MMA, since then he has left a trail of submitted and knocked out opponents in his wake.
Taking an early interest in martial arts, Bisping began training in a traditional form of jujutsu known as Yawara Ryu under Paul Lloyd Davies when he was 8 years old. In 1994, at the age of 15, Bisping competed as an amateur in England's first "no holds barred" competition, a precursor to modern MMA, called Knock Down Sport Budo. He soon started kickboxing and won the North West Area title and later the Pro British light heavyweight kickboxing title. Soon after winning his second kickboxing title, Bisping was forced to abandon his full-time training for a "real job". Bisping worked in factories, slaughterhouses, as an upholsterer, a postman, a tiler, a plasterer,a double-glazing door salesman, and also a fairly successful DJ around the north-west club scene. Soon he started to miss fighting, then discovered MMA, since then he has left a trail of submitted and knocked out opponents in his wake.
#5
Thiago Silva
Prior to signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Silva fought almost solely in his native Brazil. During his first 9 professional bouts, Thiago attained a perfect 9-0 record, winning 7 of these bouts by knockout. As a member of the vaunted Brazilian Chute Boxe Academy, which produced MMA champions such as Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua, Silva gained the UFC's attention as a top Light-Heavyweight prospect. Made his UFC dept in UFC 71 against James Irvin. His only defeat has been at the hands Lyoto Machida.
Prior to signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Silva fought almost solely in his native Brazil. During his first 9 professional bouts, Thiago attained a perfect 9-0 record, winning 7 of these bouts by knockout. As a member of the vaunted Brazilian Chute Boxe Academy, which produced MMA champions such as Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua, Silva gained the UFC's attention as a top Light-Heavyweight prospect. Made his UFC dept in UFC 71 against James Irvin. His only defeat has been at the hands Lyoto Machida.
#6
Gegard "Young Vagabond" Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi was born to Armenian parents in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War. After the war, the family relocated to Leiden, Netherlands, where he finished grade school before even developing an interest in martial arts. He started practicing boxing at 15 and became the amateur boxing champion of the Netherlands. He soon started studying kickboxing then mixed martial arts. He became the Brazilian Dream Middleweight Champion in 2008 and won the Grand Prix tournament and also took a K-1 fight. He has been defeated by Akihiro Gono and Petras Morkervicius.
Gegard Mousasi was born to Armenian parents in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War. After the war, the family relocated to Leiden, Netherlands, where he finished grade school before even developing an interest in martial arts. He started practicing boxing at 15 and became the amateur boxing champion of the Netherlands. He soon started studying kickboxing then mixed martial arts. He became the Brazilian Dream Middleweight Champion in 2008 and won the Grand Prix tournament and also took a K-1 fight. He has been defeated by Akihiro Gono and Petras Morkervicius.
#7
Urijah "The California Kid" Fabera
small community bordering the University of California-Santa Barbara, and raised in Sacramento. Faber has scarcely used conventional medicine and has maintained a lifestyle of healthy dieting and exercise habits. Though he was given a scholarship for wrestling he was awarded one after his sophomore year. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development, he became the lightweight wrestling coach at UC and began training in MMA. Had his first professional fight in 2003. He has been defeated by two fighters Tyson Griffin and Mike Brown.
small community bordering the University of California-Santa Barbara, and raised in Sacramento. Faber has scarcely used conventional medicine and has maintained a lifestyle of healthy dieting and exercise habits. Though he was given a scholarship for wrestling he was awarded one after his sophomore year. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development, he became the lightweight wrestling coach at UC and began training in MMA. Had his first professional fight in 2003. He has been defeated by two fighters Tyson Griffin and Mike Brown.
#8
Sean "The Muscle Shark" SherkSherk
began wrestling at age seven. He continued to wrestle for eleven years, and achieved 400 matches. After finding Greg Nelson's Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in 1994, Sherk began to practice boxing, shoot wrestling, and Muay Thai. In 1999, Sherk defeated Roscoe Ostyn by decision in his first MMA fight. He has been defeated by B.J. Penn, George St. Pierre and Matt Hughes.
began wrestling at age seven. He continued to wrestle for eleven years, and achieved 400 matches. After finding Greg Nelson's Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in 1994, Sherk began to practice boxing, shoot wrestling, and Muay Thai. In 1999, Sherk defeated Roscoe Ostyn by decision in his first MMA fight. He has been defeated by B.J. Penn, George St. Pierre and Matt Hughes.
#9
Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez
Diego Sanchez wrestled for his high school in New Mexico before starting training MMA while working for UPS. Sanchez eventually joined Jackson's Submission Fighting, still while working for UPS managing the time between work and training. In 2002, he made his MMA debut for King of the Cage. where he also later became a champion. He soon found him self on the Ultimate Fight reality show that he won. He has been defeated by Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck.
Diego Sanchez wrestled for his high school in New Mexico before starting training MMA while working for UPS. Sanchez eventually joined Jackson's Submission Fighting, still while working for UPS managing the time between work and training. In 2002, he made his MMA debut for King of the Cage. where he also later became a champion. He soon found him self on the Ultimate Fight reality show that he won. He has been defeated by Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck.
#10
Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
Born May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada, St-Pierre had a tough childhood, going to school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started training in Kyokushin karate at age seven to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died, and he also trained in boxing. Before turning pro as a mixed-martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer and a Garbage man. He has been a fan of fighting in the cage ever since UFC 1. When he was 16 he KO a 25 year old in his first semi-pro fight. Since that day on he has continued to win. He has lost to Matt Serra and Matt Hughes.
Born May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada, St-Pierre had a tough childhood, going to school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started training in Kyokushin karate at age seven to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died, and he also trained in boxing. Before turning pro as a mixed-martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer and a Garbage man. He has been a fan of fighting in the cage ever since UFC 1. When he was 16 he KO a 25 year old in his first semi-pro fight. Since that day on he has continued to win. He has lost to Matt Serra and Matt Hughes.
