5 UFC Fighters With Most Wins

The UFC boasts several notable fighters who fight tooth and nail inside the promotion's famed Octagon--for money, pride, honour, glory or their own reasons.

While the sport of MMA is built largely on the belief that wins and losses don't matter as much as the consistency in one's performances and evolution of the fighter's overall MMA game, the fact remains that walking out with the "W" does carry a certain amount of significance. It's rather intriguing to note that in order to ensure that a fighter walks out of the cage victorious, a myriad of factors come into play.

The sheer complexity of the Mixed Martial Arts battle further accentuates the fickle nature of the results in this wild sport. An MMA bout can end in multiple ways - be it a punch, kick, elbow, knee; by way of submission; or on the judges' scorecards.

Considering the aforementioned facts, it's no secret that attaining a winning record in the sport of MMA, particularly at the highest levels, is, in and of itself, a great challenge. On that note, today, we take a look at the UFC fighters with the most wins.

#5 Matt Hughes

Having competed at Welterweight as well as in Catch-weight bouts, Matt Hughes is widely regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters of his era.

Hughes is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and possessed incredible wrestling skills -something which he utilized masterfully during his lengthy reign at the top of the food chain at 170 pounds. Despite initially focusing, largely on the grappling aspect of MMA combat, Hughes eventually developed respectable striking mechanics as well.

Matt Hughes has a record of 18 wins in the UFC, which bags him the 5th position on this list. Hughes' overall MMA record is that of 45 wins and 9 losses.

The UFC Hall of Famer has been lauded by both fans and critics alike for putting forth excellent performances over the course of his long and storied career in the sport of MMA, with a ton of significance being accorded to the sheer number of bouts this legend partook in, as well as the lengthy list of deadly opponents he faced in the UFC.

#4 Demian Maia

Demian Maia is one of the most underrated fighters of all time

Demian Maia is perhaps one of the most underrated fighters to have ever graced the Mixed Martial Arts cage.

Maia is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners of all time and is lauded by both fans and critics alike for successfully making the transition from BJJ to the MMA realm. In fact, the Brazilian legend is one of the few high-level grapplers -alongside Fabricio Werdum, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, etc. to have succeeded in implementing a BJJ-centered game-plan on multiple occasions in MMA combat.

Maia comes in at number 4 on the list of the UFC fighters with most wins in promotional history - with the grappling salvo notching 19 wins in the UFC thus far.

Maia holds an overall MMA record of 25 wins and 9 losses. The BJJ maestro continues to compete in the UFC and is presently on a 3-fight losing streak - with the said trio of losses coming against the elite at 170 pounds.

#3 Donald Cerrone

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone comes in at number 1 on the list of the UFC fighters with most wins in the organization's history - tied at first place with a couple of other MMA legends.

Cerrone earned global notoriety with his devil-may-care attitude - which witnesses Cowboy fight, anyone, anytime, anywhere. While this approach may have hurt Cerrone on a few occasions, it has beyond the shadow of a doubt helped the Muay Thai specialist cement himself as one of the most exciting fighters of all time.

Thus far, Cerrone has walked away with 20 wins in the UFC and continues to work in both the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. Cowboy boasts an overall MMA record of 33 wins, 11 losses and 1 No-Contest.

#2 Georges St-Pierre

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Undoubtedly one of the greatest fighters of all time, Georges "Rush" St-Pierre returned to the sport of MMA after about 4 years, to defeat Michael Bisping for the latter's UFC Middleweight Championship--besting the latter in their fight last November.

St-Pierre is a former UFC Welterweight titlist as well as ex-UFC Middleweight Champion of the world. GSP is considered by many as one of the most well-rounded MMA fighters in the history of combat sports.

GSP is tied with Donald Cerrone and the fighter we're set to discuss next--with the trio securing 20 wins respectively in the UFC. St-Pierre boasts an overall MMA record of 26 wins and 2 losses.

Furthermore, it's indeed praiseworthy that St-Pierre avenged both of his aforementioned losses in emphatic fashion--thereby making him a virtually undefeated professional MMA combatant.

#1 Michael Bisping

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Michael Bisping - one of the most notorious trash-talkers in the game - has carved a rather unique niche for himself in the sport of MMA.

The former UFC Middleweight Champion is tied with Donald Cerrone and Georges St-Pierre for the most wins in UFC history. Bisping has emerged victorious in 20 of his UFC fights, with experts noting that the consistency and longevity of his career likely places him in a distinguished league of elite competitors in MMA.

Bisping possesses excellent striking - a high-volume strategy, which witnesses him utilizing a ton of movement so as to try and outwork his foe. Additionally, the now-retired competitor also boasts criminally underrated grappling skills - with his BJJ mechanics always having been solid, while his wrestling skills improved vastly over the years.

Bisping's overall MMA record is that of 30 wins and 9 losses. The Count is praised by one and all for being one of the rare fighters in the sport of MMA to have achieved as much success as he has, all while never testing positive for illegal PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs) over the course of his career.