“Greatest of all time” (GOAT) and “pound-for-pound” (P4P) are two of the most enigmatic and hotly debated metrics in the MMA blogosphere. After all, when there is absolutely no way to figure out who is right, the arguments are simply endless.
So, why don’t we just go ahead and essentially combine the two?
Here we rank the GOATs of each weight division in MMA! Get prepared to wade through history to determine the greatest fighter of each class and then rank all of them against each other!
First, we will pick out the top dog in each division, going from the smallest weight class to heavyweight. Then, we will compare and contrast each of them.
The two noteworthy weight classes we will be ignoring are flyweight and super heavyweight. Flyweight is a very recent addition to the UFC and has very little history. Super heavyweight, meanwhile, is…just…awful. I doubt anyone wants to waste time choosing between Hong Man Choi, Teila Tuli, Scott Ferrozzo, Bob Sapp and Eric Esch.
So buckle up and enjoy!