In the sport of MMA, where it is impossible to accurately ascertain an
official pecking order due to physical constraints, fighting is usually ranked
by feel. Fighter rankings will often differ from person to person, with no
solid evidence to back them up. Personally, I am prone to statistical analysis.
With so many differing opinions in the world, it is the one leveller. Sure
there are things which cannot accurately be expressed in numbers, but on the
whole they do give us another angle and can often open our eyes to that which may
not immediately be apparent.
The UFC, as the number 1 MMA promotion in the world, has
some truly great champions, but who is the most dominant UFC champion? Many say
Anderson Silva, others GSP, and with the new era of champions staking their
claims, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate such amazing
fighters. I have therefore applied my ranking formulas to the current UFC champions to determine who
has been the most dominant as champion.
How I rate fighters
I apply my ranking formula to each fighter whom the
champions have fought in title fights. This formula reduces a fighter to a
figure based upon both their all time fight record and UFC record, at the time
of their fight.
Fighters need to have fought a set number of times before
their data is considered accurate. Those who have not fought enough fights
(less than 6 in the UFC or 10 All time) are weighted accordingly and are unable
to achieve full rating points.
How I rate the fights
After I have acquired the fighters rating (as above), I then
look at the outcome of the fight. Bonuses are added to the fighter rating for
KO / Submission victory, title fights and winning streaks.
IE. If fighter X is on a 5 fight winning streak and defeats
fighter Y via TKO in a title fight, he will receive a higher fight rating than
if he were to win via Unanimous decision against the same fighter (Y) in his
first professional, non-title fight.
For the purpose of this analysis I have only counted UFC
Title fights.
UFC Fighters in this analysis
Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz (19-1) – UFC Bantamweight Champion
Jose "Scarface" Aldo (22-1) – UFC Featherweight Champion
Benson "Smooth" Henderson (18-2) – UFC Lightweight Champion
Georges St-Pierre (22-2) – UFC Welterweight Champion
Anderson Silva (31-4) – UFC Middleweight Champion
Jon Jones (15-1) – UFC Light heavyweight Champion
Junior dos Santos (14-1) – UFC Heavyweight Champion
My Statistical Analysis of UFC Champions
3: Jose Aldo
7: Jon Jones
10: Most dominant UFC Champion - conclusion
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