Good fighters are measured by many different abilities.
Striking, wrestling, submissions, chin, and heart are all well and good but are just the tip of the iceberg.
The very essence of stepping inside the Octagon seemingly comes down to a specific combative state of mind.
You have to want to fight. You have to want to be in there to entertain millions of people watching around the world. You have want to take punches to the face, knees to the ribs and head kicks to the ear.
That, alongside the ability to keep pushing forward on the offensive side of things, is what we call toughness.
It’s what separates the Dan Hendersons from the Stefan Struves.
Here are the top-15 toughest fighters in the UFC today.