Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters

Irish boxer and mixed martial arts fighter

Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion ever, having held the title from April 2018 to March 2021. With 29 wins and no losses, he retired with an undefeated record. Nurmagomedov is widely considered to be among the greatest mixed martial artists of all time, and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on June 30, 2022.

Brock Edward Lesnar is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler and professional American football player. As a wrestler, he is best known for his time with WWE. Lesnar had three previous tenures with the company from 2000 to 2004, 2012 to 2020, and again from 2021 to 2026. Lesnar is the only person to have won the primary heavyweight championships of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF), and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Phillip Jack Brooks, better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He has been signed to WWE since November 2023, where he performs on the Raw brand. Brooks is known for his outspoken and confrontational straight edge persona, which is based on his real-life experiences. His 434-day reign as WWE Champion is the 10th-longest world title reign in WWE history.

Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 2008 to 2025. During his career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he was the Light Heavyweight Champion from 2011 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2020, and the Heavyweight Champion from 2023 to 2025, as well as the interim Light Heavyweight Champion in 2016. He is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.

Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Russian-Emirati mixed martial artist (born 1994)

Cameroonian mixed martial artist

Croatian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and law enforcement officer

American mixed martial artist

Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2010, along with becoming a combat sambo world champion in 2016 and two-time Russian national champion at 74 kg. As of 18 November 2025, he is #1 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 31 March 2026, he is #9 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

American mixed martial artist

Brazilian mixed martial artist

Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist

Ilia Topuria is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2015, Topuria is the former UFC Featherweight Champion, becoming the first Georgian and Spanish fighter to win a UFC championship. As of November 18, 2025, he is #2 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Nigerian-American mixed martial artist

Brazilian martial artist

American mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist

Alex Sandro Silva Pereira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and former UFC Middleweight Champion. As of 14 April 2026, he is #2 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings and #5 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

American mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist

Alexander Volkanovski is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion. Volkanovski is the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC title. He is also a former Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) Featherweight champion. Prior to his UFC debut, Volkanovski competed as a professional boxer in 2015. As of 3 February 2026, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is considered one of the greatest Featherweights of all time.

Brazilian mixed martial artist

Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer

American mixed martial artist

Brazilian mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist

Cuban mixed martial artist and wrestler (born 1977)

Mexican mixed martial artist and Taekwondo black belt

American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist

Petr Evgenyevich Yan is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. He is also a former interim Bantamweight Champion. Yan formerly fought in Absolute Championship Berkut where he is a former ACB Bantamweight Champion. As of 9 December 2025, he is #6 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

American mixed martial artist, actor and professional wrestler

Justin Ray Gaethje is an American professional mixed martial artist. A professional since 2011, he currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he is the current and two-time interim UFC Lightweight Champion. He is the first fighter in UFC history to win the interim title twice and is also a former UFC "BMF" titleholder. Gaethje formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), where he was the first and only WSOF Lightweight Champion.

American mixed martial arts fighter

American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and actor

American mixed martial artist

English mixed martial arts fighter and actor

American mixed martial artist and wrestler (born 1987)

American mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist (born 1994)

American mixed martial artist (1974–2016)

American mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist (1971–2016)

Russian mixed martial arts fighter and actor

American mixed martial arts fighter

American mixed martial artist

Vietnamese-American martial artist and actor

American mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist (born 1989)

American mixed martial artist (born 1988)

American mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler

Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

American mixed martial arts fighter

Brazilian mixed martial artist

American mixed martial artist

Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Merab Dvalishvili is a Georgian and American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Dvalishvili is considered as one of the greatest Bantamweights of all time. He is also the first Georgian-born champion in UFC history. As of December 9, 2025, he is #1 in the UFC bantamweight rankings, and as of March 10, 2026, he is #8 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Swedish mixed martial artist