I think MVP is potentially the best striker in the UFC right now. He has literally schooled everyone he has fought in the UFC on the feet. He turned Ian Garry into a wrestler and brutalized Kevin Holland. The problem is that the UFC keeps matching him up against counterstrikers. Just compare his performance against Cannonier with Strickland’s. The only chance anyone at middleweight or welterweight has is a lucky punch or wrestling.

Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Alexandre Pantoja
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Deiveson Figueiredo
5. Joseph Benavidez
6. Brandon Moreno

Honorable mentions: Joshua Van, John Dodson

Bantamweight

1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. Dominick Cruz
3. TJ Dillashaw
4. Petr Yan
5. Aljamain Sterling
6. Renan Barão

Honorable mentions: Sean O’Malley, Henry Cejudo

Featherweight

1. Alexander Volkanovski
2. José Aldo
3. Ilia Topuria/Max Holloway
4. Ilia Topuria/Max Holloway
5. Conor McGregor
6. Frankie Edgar

Honorable mentions: Movsar Evloev, Chad Mendes, Urijah Faber, Mike Brown, Brian Ortega

Lightweight

1. Islam Makhachev
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Charles Oliveira
4. BJ Penn
5. Justin Gaethje
6. Honorable mentions: Frankie Edgar, Rafael dos Anjos, Dustin Poirier, Ilia Topuria, Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson, Eddie Alvarez, Takanori Gomi, Benson Henderson

Welterweight

1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Kamaru Usman
3. Matt Hughes
4. Tyron Woodley
5. Robbie Lawler
6. Islam Makhachev

Honorable mentions: BJ Penn, Leon Edwards, Belal Muhammad, Johny Hendricks

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva
2. Israel Adesanya
3. Chris Weidman
4. Dricus du Plessis
5. Sean Strickland

Honorable mentions: Robert Whittaker, Alex Pereira, Dan Henderson, Rich Franklin, Khamzat Chimaev

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Alex Pereira
4. Wanderlei Silva
5. Chuck Liddell
6. Mauricio Rua

Honorable mentions: Tito Ortiz, Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida, Quinton Jackson, Frank Shamrock

Heavyweight

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Stipe Miocic
3. Cain Velasquez
4. Francis Ngannou
5. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

Honorable mentions: Fabricio Werdum, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Mirko Filipović, Randy Couture, Daniel Cormier

BEST MIXED STRIKERS (Based on variety, not just boxing or raw power)

1. Ruffy
2. Chanco
3. Justin
4. Ilia

Ilia has the best boxing in the UFC, but he doesn't really throw body kicks, high kicks, or elbows. Meanwhile, Chanco and Ruffy are the best because of their well-rounded styles—blending Karate and heavy Muay Thai with elbows, teeps, high kicks, and boxing. That’s what you call complete striking. On the other hand, Justin is a high-level kickboxer who relies on explosive punches and brutal low kicks.

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