Some fighters are shipped to the UFC with “greatness” stamped onto the package.
For example, Anderson Silva immediately made his presence known within the first minute of his UFC debut. Jon Jones ran through every single opponent, regardless of the name, like a hot knife through butter.
Other fighters don’t have that stamp of domination from the start.
These are the fighters who, for one reason or another, took time to improve and hone their skills before they could be considered atop the crowd of athletes in their division.
Scroll on to see which fighters made the cut.