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#4. Former UFC heavyweight fighter Mark Kerr
This jacked, brain-rattling wrestler was something of a heavyweight boogeyman in the early days of the UFC. Hitting harder than the average high-speed train, it seemed there was no end to the level of punishment Kerr could dish out. This was never more apparent than in his bizarre chin-to-the-eye submission win over Dan Bobish at UFC 14.
Kerr’s dominance was short-lived as, thankfully for the UFC heavyweight division, he jumped ship to PRIDE in 1998. Kerr finished all four of his UFC fights in the first round with extreme efficiency. In doing so, he won back-to-back heavyweight tournaments in the promotion.
Sadly for Kerr, his days as ‘The Smashing Machine’ were ultimately short-lived. He picked up 11 defeats in the second half of his career before bowing out in 2009.
#3. UFC lightweight fighter Islam Makhachev
The most current entry on this list, Islam Makhachev seems set to conduct a hostile takeover of the UFC lightweight division soon. A near perfect wrestler, Makhachev has been grappling since he could walk and trains with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
An accomplished sambo combatant, Makhachev’s ruthless grappling and one-punch knockout power has made him a menace.
Despite being one of the best fighters in the lightweight division, Makhachev is running surprisingly low on top tier opponents. The reason? No one wants a piece of the utter brutality this submission artist is dealing out. At 19-1, Makhachev is the odds-on favorite in his clash with Thiago Moisés later tonight at UFC Vegas 31.
