10 Best Wrestlers In UFC Today

Most people watch the UFC for the thrill of a fight, others for the betting action and the UFC betting odds. Whatever your reasoning is, there are many amazing fighters to keep an eye out for who have also made a name for themselves in the UFC.

Here are our top 10 picks.

1. Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is one of the most well-known and best-paid sportsmen in the sporting world—with a career total of over $100 million, plus money from branding.

McGregor is noted for his incorporation of Karate and Muay Thai techniques such as knees, kicks, and elbows. His strategy of using evasive movements and then counterstriking, avoiding takedowns, and dropping serious shots makes him one of the greatest UFC wrestlers today.

2. Khabib Nurmagomedov

Nicknamed “The Eagle,” Nurmagomedov retired from MMA with an undefeated record and has wrestling creativity that makes him a sporting legend.

He is both renowned and praised for his freestyle “mauling.” This involves applying relentless pressure on his opponents utilizing a combination of judo, sambo, and wrestling takedowns to incapacitate his opponents and prevent them from escaping.

With his skills and popularity at an all-time high, Khabib is another high earner with average career earnings of $21 million.

3. Israel Adesanya

Adesanya has a massive reach of 80-inches. Coupled with a style-bending technique heavily focused on leg kicks, he frequently outperforms his opponents.

His use of kickboxing and elite striking has helped him to maintain an undefeated MMA record in the Middleweight division. He only endured his first defeat after trying to secure a belt in the Light Heavyweight division.

Israel has earned over $7 million from his fighting career.

4. Jon Jones

Jon Jones is an unstoppable force in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC. He’s also earned millions of dollars for his incredible skills.

He won the UFC championship belt aged just 23 and also remains virtually undefeated. This makes him arguably the greatest fighter to have ever stepped into the Octagon.

Jones has a practical and extremely dynamic set of striking skills that appear to be heavily influenced by Muay Thai. His long limbs enable him to perform moves swiftly and effortlessly against his opponents.

5. Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman is making a case to become the number one Pound for Pound fighter in the world. He’s now being referred to as one of the greatest welterweights to grace the UFC, and is a whirlwind within the welterweight division of the UFC; successfully defending his title many times via a wrestling and hard-hitting combo style.

His popularity continues to grow, and he has pocketed millions of dollars in career earnings.

6. Dustin Poirier

With determination and grit, Poirier never fails to remind us why he’s one of the best wrestlers in the UFC.

Poirier has an exciting, tense, yet highly-skilled approach to fighting, which is evident in the number of titles he’s won. He’s a brown belt in jiujitsu and is a force to be reckoned with—using boxing combinations and power shots to work over his opponents.

Poirier has also pocketed millions of dollars during his career.

7. Max Holloway

Hollaway constantly delights fans with his strike-heavy and determined approach to fighting. He’s only been out-performed a few times throughout his career as he usually has the cardio levels to keep himself moving.

His winning fighting style combines Brazilian jiujitsu, Muay Thai kicks, devastating boxing, and defensive wrestling strategies. This approach enables him to swiftly take out his opponents. To date, his career earnings equate to around $6 million.

8. Francis Ngannou

Ngannou secured himself the 2021 UFC Heavyweight champion title thanks to an impressive display of his skills.

Noted for his powerful fighting style and predominantly strike-based moves, Ngannou makes a formidable opponent for any fighter. He mixes simple yet effective boxing combinations with an immense punching power that is said to be equivalent to getting hit by a ford escort (around 96 horsepower.)

Ngannou has earned over $4 million in fight winnings during his career.

9. Islam Makhachev

This Russian is a force in the Lightweight division of the UFC. Thanks to his sambo-wrestling style, similar to Nurmagomedov, he’s an undefeated MMA fighter.

Islam possesses the unique ability to strike an opponent until the right moment comes along where he can shoot straight to the takedown and overcome them by grappling.

Makhachev has won over $500,000 from fighting so far. If he continues on his winning trajectory, the money will inevitably follow.

10. José Aldo

This highly respected Brazilian fighter has been a part of the UFC since 2011.

Aldo often utilizes his boxing skills to knock out his opponents, or to finish all rounds to win by decision. He fights with a gritty style, focusing on fast exchanges and blows. This combination of moves makes him lethal to watch.

During his competitive fighting career, he’s earned over $9.9 million.

Summary

There are many more UFC fighters that you should familiarize yourself with, but these are 10 of the best wrestlers actively competing today.