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Who Is the UFC GOAT? The 10 Greatest UFC Fighters of All Time
The full top 10 with UFC records, divisions and who is still active, rebuilt every week from MMA.SOCIAL's live leaderboard.
At a glance
- 1Jon Jones - 1,889 peak ELO
- 2Islam Makhachev - 1,796 peak ELO
- 3Georges St-Pierre - 1,748 peak ELO
- 4Anderson Silva - 1,670 peak ELO
- 5Demetrious Johnson - 1,582 peak ELO
The top 10
| # | Fighter | Peak ELO | UFC record | Division | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 1,889 | 22-1 | Light Heavyweight | Inactive |
| 2 | Islam Makhachev | 1,796 | 18-1 | Welterweight | Active |
| 3 | Georges St-Pierre | 1,748 | 20-2 | Welterweight | Inactive |
| 4 | Anderson Silva | 1,670 | 17-7 | Middleweight | Inactive |
| 5 | Demetrious Johnson | 1,582 | 15-2-1 | Flyweight | Inactive |
| 6 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 1,506 | 13-0 | Lightweight | Inactive |
| 7 | Alexander Volkanovski | 1,505 | 15-3 | Featherweight | Active |
| 8 | Kamaru Usman | 1,487 | 16-4 | Middleweight | Active |
| 9 | Daniel Cormier | 1,482 | 11-3 | Light Heavyweight | Inactive |
| 10 | Stipe Miocic | 1,471 | 14-5 | Heavyweight | Inactive |
No. 1: Jon Jones
Jon Jones tops MMA.SOCIAL's all-time GOAT ranking with 1,889 peak ELO.
Jones has a UFC record of 22-1 (6 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission, and 10 on the scorecards), fighting at light heavyweight, with UFC fights from 2008 to 2024.
The gap to Islam Makhachev in second is 93 points.
Who can catch Jones?
Active fighters in the top 25: Islam Makhachev (2nd), Alexander Volkanovski (7th), Kamaru Usman (8th), Israel Adesanya (11th), and Ilia Topuria (13th).
Where the top 10 fight
By division, the top 10 is light heavyweight 2, welterweight 2, middleweight 2, flyweight 1, lightweight 1, featherweight 1, and heavyweight 1.
How the list is counted
The ranking orders every UFC fighter by their peak MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating: a number that rises with each win, rises more for beating highly rated opponents, and falls with each loss. It is the site's own rating, not a UFC ranking, and it rewards the best run a fighter ever put together rather than career totals. Every figure here comes from MMA.SOCIAL's UFC fight database and the list is rebuilt from the live leaderboard each week, so it moves with every card.
Questions
Who is the GOAT of the UFC?
Jon Jones tops MMA.SOCIAL's all-time GOAT ranking with 1,889 peak ELO. Islam Makhachev is second with 1,796 peak ELO. The highest active fighter on the list is Islam Makhachev (2nd). The ranking is MMA.SOCIAL's own peak-ELO rating, not an official UFC ranking.
Who is second on the list?
Islam Makhachev is second with 1,796 peak ELO.
Which active fighter ranks highest?
Islam Makhachev is the highest active fighter, 2nd with 1,796 peak ELO.
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