Top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time
As the UFC has turned out to be the powerhouse of the World’s most elite MMA Fighters, it has witnessed the rise of some intimidating Champions who made sure to keep their stellar tally out of harm's way. In case you were wondering, here is Sportmob's Top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time.
The UFC has become a billion-dollar enterprise over the years because to its increasing popularity. But there's no denying that it owes a major portion of its fame to the presence of some of the most successful competitors the world has ever seen in MMA sports.
These fighters have actually helped to make the UFC platform such a fantastic stage that fans can't get enough of its jaw-dropping encounters in which fighters have displayed a variety of their thrilling fighting styles, prowess, and accomplishments.
There are a select few exceptionally immense talents who have never tasted the bitter experience of defeat under the UFC banner among the vast majority of even the most brutal fighters who made their names to insane fights with many twists and turns in their career.
In this regard, we would find out who are the top 10 undefeated UFC fighters of All Time, who managed to keep a clean slate of victories without any losses in between.
Top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time
Here we would feature Top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time who never lost just a single fight over the course of their career.
10. Gabriel Bonfim
Nickname
: Marretinha
Nationality
: Brazilian
Division
: Welterweight
Height:
6'0" / 182.88 CM
Record Career
: 14–0 (3 KO, 11 SUB)
Bonfim is a Brazilian professional MMA fighter who currently fights in the Welterweight division of the UFC. He is number 14 MMA Fighter of the Year in 2023 and rank 47 among current Best MMA Welterweight Fighters.
In his MMA career, his games against Irwing Machado, Edson Marques, Carlos Leal, Quemuel Ottoni, and Felix Klinkhammer have been cancelled, unless we could imagine even better ranking for him.
In his UFC promotional debut match against Mounir Lazzez which was the first fight of his rookie contract, and occurred on 2023.01.21, he spectacularly won the bout via Mounted Guillotine Choke in the first round.
In essence, as one of the Top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time, he succeeded to prevail a total of 14 MMA fights, without any defeats in between as he won three of them by knockouts, eleven by submissions so far.
9. Daniel Marcos
Nickname
: Soncora
Nationality
: Peruvian
Division
: Bantamweight
Career Record
: 14–0 (8 KO)
Height:
5'7" (170cm)
As a Peruvian mixed martial artist, he fights in the Bantamweight category of the UFC while his debut match was in January 2023.
Soncora began his MMA career in 2015.
Among his achievements, one can suggest that in his third bout of Perrera Fight 2, he succeeded to win Jean Pierre Ramos Cubas by a Rear Naked Choke during round 3.
His debut UFC appearance took place in January 2023, at UFC 283 against Saimon Oliveira in which he won via Knees to the Body in the second round.
Among his recent fights before he joins UFC, one can point out to his encounter with Brandon Lewis at Contender Series 2022 in 2022.09.13, when he conquered the competition via Unanimous decision.
So far you might have read between the lines that, he has a great tendency to knock people out easily.
Strictly speaking, as an Undefeated UFC Fighter, he managed to win 8 of his 14 truimphs via TKO’s as among the remaining six were decision.
8. Javid Basharat
Nickname
: The Snow Leopard
Nationality
: Afghan
Division
: Bantamweight
Height
: 5'9" (175cm)
Career Record
: 14–0 (5 KO, 6 SUB)
As an Afghan mixed martial art fighter, he currently fights in the UFC Bantamweight category.
But before joining UFC, he amassed a record of 11 wins without any losses as he competed in Contender Series 2021, Oktagon 19, Contenders Norwich 29, FightStar Championship 18, UCMMA 59, BAMMA 31: Jones Vs. Lohore, Celtic Gladiator 12, Rise of Champions 2.
We are excited to see his next fight to know whether he would achieve another victory to upgrade his stance at the
List of undefeated mixed martial artists
or not.
But if he even loses that fight, he already has done a good deal with 14 successive victories which 5 of them gained by knockout, 6 by submission and the remaining 3 by decision.
7. Michael Morales
Nickname
: N/A
Nationality
: Ecuadorian
Division
: Welterweight
Height
: 6'0" (183cm)
Career Record
: 14–0 (11 KO, 1 SUB)
As an Ecuadorian mixed martial artist, at the moment he fights in the Welterweight category of the UFC.
Since he became professional in 2017, he fought in OFC 4, Oro FC 5, Troncal FC 2, FFC 39: Bananada vs. Zarauz 2, Manaba Top Team 2, Pasaje Combat 1, Barbarian's 4, Barbarian's 5, EMMA 16: Centeno vs. Cisnero, EMMA 16: Centeno vs. Cisnero, UWC Mexico 26, Contender Series 2021, UFC 270: N'Gannou vs. Gane and UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 without a single loss.
he ranks number 43 among Current Best MMA Welterweight Fighters as of 2023.
His debut UFC fight against Trevin Giles occurred in UFC 270: N'Gannou vs. Gane and notwithstanding his opponent's power, he managed to win the bout by Counter Right to Ground Strikes in round one.
In his second UFC fight against Adam Fugitt at UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 that took place on 2022.07.30, he incredibly gained mastery via punches.
His third and fourth bout against Ramiz Brahimaj and Rinat Fakhretdinov were both cancelled.
To put it all together, in his stellar MMA career, aside from two decisions , he won 11 bouts by knockout, 1 by submission to cement his place among the Undefeated UFC Fighters.
6. Aliaskhab Khizriev
Nationality
: Russian
Nickname
: The Black Wolf
Division
: Middleweight
Height
: 5'9" (175cm)
Career Record
: 14–0 (5 KO, 5 SUB)
As a Rissoam MMA fighter, he fights in the Middleweight category of the UFC, while he ranks number 51 among Current Best MMA Middleweight Fighters.
He has been active in Cup Of Rostov 2013, M-1 Global, M-1: Mix-Fighter Challenge 1, M-1: Mix-Fighter Challenge 2, Dmitrov MMA, Fight Nights Global 53, Fight Nights Global 62, Fight Nights Global 74, Fight Nights Global 85, Contender Series 2020, UFC Fight Night.
He made his UFC debut in a fight against Denis Tiuliulin on 2022.03.26, at UFC Fight Night as he managed to edge out his opponent via Rear Naked Choke in round 2.
Up until his next fight it remains to be seen if he would stay in our list of the
top 10 undefeated UFC fighters of all time
or not, being unbeaten in 14 fights with 5 knockouts, 4 submissions and 5 decisions at least at the time of writing.
5. Umar Nurmagomedov
Nickname
: N/A
Nationality
: Russian
Division
: Bantamweight
Height
: 5'8" (172cm)
Career Record
: 16–0 (2 KO, 7 SUB)
As a Russian MMA fighter, he fights in the Bantamweight division of the UFC, earning the spot #11 in the UFC Bantamweight rankings as of February 2023.
Before joining UFC, he had already compiled an unbeaten professional MMA record of 11 victories.
In the UFC debut fight against Sergey Morozov that occurred on 2021.01.20, at UFC Fight Night, he achieved victory by Rear Naked Choke in round two.
After that he fought against Brian Kelleher on 2022.03.05, at UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal where he won again via another Rear Naked Choke in round one.
When he confronted Nate Maness on 2022.06.25, at UFC Fight Night, he became the winner by an Unanimous Decision.
Then in a fight against Raoni Barcelos that occurred on 2023.01.14, at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov, he managed to establish dominance in the bout via Left Hook in round one.
He is the cousin of former UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and the older brother of Bellator champion Usman Nurmagomedov.
In essence, what has landed him a spot among the
top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time
, is his achieving 16 successive victories, 7 by submissions, 2 by KO/TKO and 7 by decisions.
4. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Nationality
: Kazakh
Division
: Welterweight
Height
: 6'1" (185cm)
Career Record
: 16–0 (8 KO, 5 SUB)
As a Kazakh Master of Sport in Combat Sambo and MMA fighter, he currently competes in the Welterweight division of the UFC.
But before joining UFC, he fought in WMMAA, GCF 32: WMMAA Finals, M-1 Challenge 52, Kazakhstan Mixed Martial Arts Federation, M-1 Challenge 57, M-1 Challenge 59, Battle of Nomads 7, M-1 Challenge 67, Battle of Nomads 9, M-1 Challenge 87, Battle of Nomads 10, Battle of Nomads 11, M-1 Challenge 101, and M-1 Challenge 102.
In his UFC debut against Alex Oliveira in the UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje on 2020.10.24, he managed to win the bout by Guillotine Choke in the first round.
Then in a fight against Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night on 2021.06.26, he succeeded to win the fight by Rear Naked Choke in round two.
Likewise in the UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland, he countered Carlston Harris on 2022.02.05 achieved victory by Spinning Hook Kick to Ground Strikes in round one.
He ranks number 10 in the UFC Welterweight ranking as of February 2023, he is certainly an indispensable member of our
top 10 Undefeated UFC fighters of All Time
, being unbeaten in 16 fights, 8 by knockout and 8 by submission.
3. Movsar Evloev
Nationality
: Russian
Division
: Featherweight
Height
: 5'7" (170cm)
Career Record
: 16–0 (3 KO, 4 SUB)
As a Russian mixed martial artist, he fights in the featherweight category of the UFC, grabbing the 10th spot in their featherweight division rankings as of February 2023.
Since he became a professional in 2014, throughout his whole career before joining UFC he fought in M-1 Challenge 53, M-1 Challenge 58, Road To M-1, M-1 Challenge 66, M-1 Challenge 73, M-1 Challenge 76, M-1 Challenge 81, M-1 Challenge 88, M-1 Challenge 95.
In his promotional UFC debut against Seung Woo Choi that took place on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik, he achieved victory by unanimous decision.
After that when he fought against Enrique Barzola on October 26, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 20, he gained mastery by unanimous decision.
Likewise in his bout against Mike Grundy on July 26, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till, again he grabbed triumph by unanimous decision.
Afterwards, as he faced Nik Lentz, in replacement of Mike Grundy, at UFC 257 on January 24, 2021, he came out ahead via split decision.
In his bout against Hakeem Dawodu, being held on June 12, 2021, at UFC 263, he prevailed in the fight via unanimous decision.
Finally, on June 4, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 207, Evloev faced Dan Ige. He won the match by unanimous decision.
To put it together, with winning 16 matches, 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and the remaining 9 by decision, he cemented his place in the list of undefeated mixed martial artists.
2. Khusein Askhabov
Nickname
: Lion
Nationality
: Russian
Division
: Bantamweight
Height
: 5'8" (173cm)
Career Record
: 23–0 (6 KO, 10 SUB)
As a Russian professional MMA fighter, he currently fights in the bantamweight category of UFC. While he became a professional fighter in 2012, he decided to be an undefeated champion.
Before joining UFC in fought in Legion Fight, Grand European Fighting Championship, ProFC Ukraine, Bashlam Battle 1, Volgograd Fight, WWFC: Cage Encounter 1, WWFC: Cage Encounter 2, WFCA 3: Grozny Battle 3, WFCA 9: Grozny Battle 6, WWFC: Octagon Pride, WWFC: Cage Encounter 5, WWFC 10, WWFC 15, and Road To WWFC..
His incredible 23-fight winning streak saw him a contract with UFC but he is still yet to experience the debut match four days later on 2023.02.18.
He has succeeded to win 23 matches successively 6 by knockout, 7 by decision and 10 by submission and winning against Jamall Emmers in the confirmed upcoming bout next week he is going to be considered one of the
undefeated UFC fighters
.
1. Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nickname
: The Eagle
Division
: Lightweight (2008–2010, 2012–2020), Welterweight (2009–2011)
Years Active
: 2008–2020
Career Record
: 29 wins- 0 losses
As a Russian retired MMA fighter, he contested in the lightweight division of the UFC and was honoured to be a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion as well as the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, holding it from April 2018 to March 2021.
While he is the first Muslim MMA fighter to ever win a UFC title, he established such a dominance in the sport that many regard him as one of
The Greatest MMA Fighters of All Time.
Just consider his jaw-dropping fight against Conor McGregor in 2018 that broke record ground sales with 2.4 million pay-per-view buys, which is incredibly the most ever in an MMA event.
Despite all of these stellar honours and accolades, what landed him the first spot on the List of Undefeated mixed martial artists, is his being unbeaten in all 29 of his matchups ever since his MMA debut in 2008. Among these unbeaten triumphs, 8 were TKO’s, 11 were submissions, and the other 10 were decisions.
While he earned these victories against many giants as the likes of Michael Johnson, Edson Barboza, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, he swept the board quite easily as none of his 29 matches was the slightest competitive.
Following his 29th victory over Justin Gaethje, he became retired and even after his retirement, he gained the first position in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings as of October 26, 2020, while he is considered to be among one of the
UFC fighters who retired as champions.
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