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MMA isn't just like any other sport. It is the most physically demanding in the world that requires years of discipline, endurance, and generally, the cajones to even consider it as a profession.
Guys like James Toney, Kimbo Slice and CM Punk's excursion inside the Octagon is ample proof that MMA isn't anyone's cup of tea. While you have fighters like Moti Horenstein and John Allesio, who have just had a handful of fights in the UFC and have lost all of them, on the flipside, you got the workhorses who just lived to fight.
In a day and age when fighters stay inactive for years, these grizzled vets were addicted to the adrenaline rush that came along with brutality and pushed their bodies to unimaginable limits.
And seven of them managed to notch up over hundred fights in their careers.
#8 Yuki Kondo: 103
At 42 years old, Japenese Welterweight Yuki "Sora" Kondo has amassed 103 matches across promotions such as PRIDE, DEEP, Palace Fighting championships, Sengoku and not to forget, the UFC.
Kondo's most famous UFC bout was when he faced Tito Ortiz for the Light-heavyweight Championship and came up short after getting caught in a Cobra Choke. Apart from the three UFC fights under his belt, Sora has spent the majority of his career fighting for Pancrase, where he currently competes in the Welterweight division.
He holds the distinction of being a dual-weight class champion, having won the Pancrase Light Heavyweight and Middleweight titles on different occasions.
#7 Dennis Reed: 108
The name may not ring a bell amongst the mainstream audience as the American Heavyweight has mostly competed in smaller promotions across the United States.
Out of his 108 fights, Reed has won 45 while losing a staggering 62 bouts. Currently, on a 9-fight losing streak, the 50-year-old Heavyweight is scheduled to fight on March 3rd in the Light Heavyweight division for Ascendency FC.
#6 Ikuhisa Minowa: 113
Many would remember Minowa from his PRIDE days, during which the Japenese fighter faced some of the biggest names of the generation in Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva, and Quintin Jackson.
Holding a respectable record of 63-42-8, the former DREAM Openweight Grand Prix Champion last stepped inside the cage in September 2017 and defeated Dong Sik Yoon via TKO for ROAD FC.
Like most Japenese combat athletes, Minowa has turned his attention to pro wrestling and works for the legendary Antonio Inoki's promotion IGF.
#5 Bryan Robinson: 113
The little-known Bryan Robinson has fought 113 times and the American Light Heavyweight is surprisingly just 34 years old.
The Iowa native has been in the fight game from a young age and has fought in many of the obscure companies of America. With a generic nickname "Hardcore", Robinson has 45 matches in the win column and 65 losses to his name, of which 55 are via submission.
An 8-fight losing streak has not dithered the 34-year-old from putting on the 7 oz gloves on a regular basis.
#4 Jeremy Horn: 119
Old school UFC fans would recall Jeremy Horn as the man who choked the iconic Chuck Liddell out (his only submission loss) at UFC 19 way back in 1999.
Horn has plied his trade in practically all of the big-name promotions at disposal, be it the UFC, WEC, PRIDE, Bellator or King of the Cage, where he is a former Light Heavyweight Champion.
The American holds an impressive record of 91 wins, 24 losses and 5 draws with fights against Anderson Silva, Antonio Roderigo Nogueira, Dan Severn and Frank Shamrock -- whom he faced at UFC 17 for the Light Heavyweight Championship -- to boast of.
At 42 years old, Horn seems to have called it quits on a tireless career as his last fight was in 2015.
#3 Dan Severn: 127
Dan 'The Beast' Severn is the most recognizable name on this list due to his storied exploits in the early days of the UFC and in the sport of MMA in general.
Severn is fondly remembered for being one of the first high-quality grapplers to have stepped foot inside the UFC Octagon and one of the most impressive performers in the tournament days of the company, winning the extremely competitive Ultimate Ultimate 1995 tournament. However, he is also infamously remembered for having one of the worst fights in UFC history against Ken Shamrock at UFC 9, when he won the UFC Superfight Championship via split decision.
The Beast is no ordinary man as his nickname suggests. He was the first man to ever compete for the UFC and WWE at the same time and also held the NWA World title and UFC title simultaneously. And did we forget to tell you that his MMA record stands at 101-19-7?
Add to that, Severn is a deserved Hall of Famer and could become the first man to be inducted in both the UFC and WWE Hall of Fames if Vince McMahon and co. give the green signal in the near future.
#2 Shannon Ritch: 145
Shannon 'The Canon' Ritch has been a mixed martial artist since 1991, as claimed by the man himself. He made his pro debut in 1998 and has astonishingly gone on to fight 145 times for promotions such as Pancrase K-1, and PRIDE.
Ritch is a born fighter. The American has a 2-1 record in boxing and has also tried his hand at bare-knuckle boxing. He holds a near flawless record of 25-2 in the underground bare-knuckle scene. His pro-MMA record, though, is not as glittering as the former as he has 54 wins and 84 losses on his resume.
The 47-year-old has even given pro wrestling and golf a shot when he is not in the mood to punch someone in the face or get punched for real.
#1 Travis Fulton: 318
Travis Fulton is 40 years old and has fought in over 300 sanctioned MMA bouts. Now that's just psychotic and downright outrageous.
With 254 wins, 54 losses, 10 draws and 1 no contest, The Ironman's world record isn't going to be broken anytime soon. The American Heavyweight has been an active member of many small-scale promotions while also having brief stints with the UFC, Pancrase, and WEC.
Adding to his 318 MMA fights, Fulton has also been a part of around 60 boxing matches and as of this writing, isn't planning on slowing down. A legend of a different mold but a legend nonetheless.
