WHO IS THE GOAT PER DIVISION??
HEAVYWEIGHT
4 Title Defenses w/ two wins over Daniel Cormier plus victories over Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Andre Arlovski, Francis Ngannou, Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson. He’s Held The title for over 1,300 days and has 2 title reigns.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Randy Couture - 3 Title Reigns, Over 1,000 Days he held the title.
Cain Valesquez - 2 Title Reigns w/ Victories over Brock Lesnar, JDS and More…
Francis Ngannou - Defeated Stipe. his Reign is Young but has potential.
*Honorable Mentions:
Frank Mir & Brock Lesnar
STIPE MIOCIC
(20-4)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Youngest champion in UFC history, 11 title defenses and over 2,000 days he held the title. Wins over Daniel Cormier, Shogun Rua, Alexander Gustufson, Lyoto Machida, Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort, Rampage Jackson, Brandon Vera and More. He dominated the division But there is an asterik next to his name. His multiple failed drug tests, his arrest record. On performance alone he’s the Goat but throwing in the wild cards there is an argument.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Daniel Cormier - over 1,300 days as champ and Jon Jones Biggest Rival
Chuck Liddell - He brought the UFC light Heavyweight title to new heights
Tito Ortiz - w/ 5 Defenses and over 1,200 days as champion.
Frank Shamrock - First ever champ and never lost the title in the octogon.
JON JONES
(26-1-1)
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Nobody had a bigger impact on the Middleweight division than Anderson Silva. With over 2,400 days as champ and 10 title defenses Anderson defeated everyone put in his path w/ style and created many octagon moments. Defeating Rich Franklin twice, Vitor Belfort w/ a show stopping front kick and everyone they threw at him….
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Isreal Adesanya - 5 Title Defenses, Wins over Silva, Whittaker (x2) and More.
Chris Weidman - Defeated Anderson Silva twice, Defended Belt 3 Times
Rich Franklin - 2 Titlte Defenses Pioneered The Division Wins at MW and LHW
ANDERSON SILVA
(34-11-1)
WELTERWEIGHT
Georges St. Pierre lost 2 fights in his career both of which he avenged. Matt Serra upset him in a title bout, he came back and beat him impressively, his other loss was to Matt Hughes and he defeated him twice. Over 2,000 days he held the title, 9 title defenses and retired as Champion. His style wasn’t the most popular but he did what he needed in order to become one of the GOATS of the Business.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Matt Hughes - He held the title over 1,500 days and defeated all comers
Kamura Usman - He’s defended the belt 4 times and his on his way to potential goat status.
*Honorable Mentions:
Tyrone Woodley & Pat Miletech.
GEORGES-ST-PIERRE
(26-2)
LIGHTWEIGHT
Khabib retired in March 2021 w/ a perfect record of 29-0 which has never been done before. He defeated every single competitor put in front of him. Finished Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje. Once again his style wasn’t the most popular but he mulled everyone in his path.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
B.J. Penn - 3 Title defenses and helped bring prestige to the Lightweight Title
Frankie Edgar - Was a natural 135er and Won The title and defended it
Charles Oliveira - Defeated Gaethje, Ferguson, Poirier and Chandler
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV
(29-0)
FEATHERWEIGHT
Jose Aldo ran rough shot over WEC and UFC w/ 10 defenses and over 2,000 days as champion. Upon his loss to Conor McGregor he regained the title w/ a win at UFC 200 over Frankie Edgar. He may have been defeated by our runner up twice but as a whole he meant more to this division than any other man.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Alexander Volkanovski - Is 5 and 0 as Champion
Max Holloway - Defeated Jose Aldo twice and held the title Nearly 1,000 Days
Conor McGregor - Undefeated in the Division, Held Interim & Undisputed Title
JOSE ALDO
(31-8)
BANTAMWEIGHT
He held the title for nearly 1,500 days in UFC and of course he was the last WEC Bantamweight champion. He has victories over our Runner Up T.J. Dillashaw and one of the goats Demetrious Johnson. Cruz sent this division into the limelight w/ his unpredictable style and consistant wins.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
T.J. Dillashaw - 3 Title defenses and over 1,000 days as champ…
DOMINICK CRUZ
(24-4)
FLYWEIGHT
DJ Defended the belt more than anyone and had some of the most impressive wins including his flying armbar and more. He has set every record in the UFC’s Flyweight division. The man who eventually defeated him by Split Decision Henry Cejudo was finished in round 1 by DJ the first time out. There’s no record in this division that DJ does not possess.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Deiveson Figueiredo - 2 title Defenses, Young but on his way
DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON
(31-4-1)
WOMAN’S FEATHERWEIGHT
She is undefeated at Featherweight and dispatched of the former champ Cris Cyborg in less than 1 minute. She’s defeated everyone put in her path and potentially killed the entire division by being so much beyond the skill level of anyone in the division.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Cris “Cyborg” Santos - First UFC Featherweight champ, also she’s also won the title in Invicta and Bellator. She defended the title 7 times throughout different promotions.
AMANDA NUNES
(22-5)
WOMAN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
She’s held the title over 2,000 days dispatching of everyone in her path. She finished Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Miesha Tate all in under 2 minutes. There is no one better.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Ronda Rousey - She was the inaugural Woman’s Bantamweight champion w/ over 1,000 days as champ, 6 defenses and she is the woman of which the woman’s division was born. She is the pioneer and its safe to say there would not be woman in the UFC if it weren’t for her.
AMANDA NUNES
(20-5)
WOMAN’S FLYWEIGHT
There’s no argument. She’s the only true champion the division has ever had, with 4 defenses including a win over the Strawweight goat. She’s The only woman in the UFC that fought Amanda Nunes to a close decision and some say could have taken the second fight.
VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO
(23-3)
WOMAN’S STRAWWEIGHT
She came on the scene w/ an absolute devastation of inaugural champ Carla Esparza. She defended the title 5 times, nobody’s defended more than 1 time since. She has been in wars w/ Flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko and Current champ Zhang Weili.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
Rose Namajunas - Rose is the first woman in the UFC History to regain a title. She’s held the Strawweight title 2 times. Defeating Joanna the for her first title and Zhang Weili (Who was on a 20 fight win streak) to get her belt back.