Legacy is important to all athletes, especially in the combat sports. Ask any two boxing fans who the best fighter of all time was, and more likely than not, an argument is about to begin.
The same applies to MMA, despite a short history of just 19 years. Using the power of math, we’ve broken down the best fighter debate into six categories. In addition to these statistical rankings, we’ve asked resident MMA historian Jonathan Snowden to create a panel and a set of rankings of his own.
Combining the objective and the subjective, we’ve narrowed down 50 of the best. Bleacher Report presents the 50 greatest fighters of all time.