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Name 3 overrated and 3 underrated UFC fighters of all time

Posted on 3/30/26 at 3:03 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 3:03 pm
Overrated:

Matt Hughes
Nate Diaz
Randy Couture

Underrated:

Lyoto Machida
Frankie Edgar
Glover Teixeira
Posted by PCRammer
1725 Slough Avenue in Scranton, PA
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 3:45 pm to
Over:
O Malley
Posted by thermal9221
Youngsville
Member since Feb 2005
14984 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

Nate Diaz


Overrated?
I guess you can say that but boy can he take a beating.
Posted by Schmelly
Member since Jan 2014
16039 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 4:24 pm to
Over: khabib
Posted by cajunduby
C-Bus
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 5:14 pm to
quote:

Over: khabib



Explanation?
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
25211 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 5:20 pm to
quote:

I guess you can say that but boy can he take a beating.



I was at the MGM when he ended up fighting Conor and beat him the first time they fought and he came in late as the replacement for dos Anjos. The key cards all had dos Anjos and McGregor on them and the hotel never changed the cards

Was there for a bachelor party and he walked into Hakkasan at like 3:30. Dude absolutely had a concussion as he was walking around with no life in his eyes. He could barely acknowledge people who were congratulating him
Posted by BIGJLAW
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 5:41 pm to
quote:

Was there for a bachelor party and he walked into Hakkasan at like 3:30. Dude absolutely had a concussion as he was walking around with no life in his eyes. He could barely acknowledge people who were congratulating him

He was probably high as a kite
Posted by thermal9221
Youngsville
Member since Feb 2005
14984 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 5:49 pm to
Oh yeah he’s gonna be drooling when he’s in his 50’s
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
27142 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 6:39 pm to
Underrated: pre-Gatheje Tony Ferguson

quote:

Over: khabib


Fought a ton of nobodies to pad his record, was a massive weight bully, should have lost to Gleison Tibau, and only fought championship level fighters 2-3 times, the quit to protect his record.


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Other receiving votes:

Underrated:
Frank Shamrock


Overrated:
Brock Lesnar
Posted by Tangineck
Mandeville
Member since Nov 2017
2911 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 6:40 pm to
quote:

quote:
Over: khabib

Explanation?


No one thinks Khabib wasn't great, but its impossible to not be overrated with the way he is held in esteem. The funniest part of Khabib worship is that Khabib fans will cry all night about Connor being overrated and then immediately turn around and point to that win over a washed up Connor as proof that Khabib is the greatest.
Posted by Dantheman504
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 6:42 pm to
Overrated:

McGregor
O'Malley
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
27142 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 6:43 pm to
Wouldn't say Conor was totally washed up during their fight, but he Definatly want at his peak coming off a multi-year layoff from MMA.
Posted by cajunduby
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Member since Nov 2012
2284 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 7:07 pm to
I agree with you and the dude above. Is he great?Absolutely. Is he the G.O.A.T.? No.



Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 7:14 pm to
quote:

Overrated:

Matt Hughes


Posted by Tangineck
Mandeville
Member since Nov 2017
2911 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 7:19 pm to
Overrated:
Kamara Usman
Paolo Costa
Alistair Overeem

Underrated:
Dan Henderson
Keith Jardine
Charles Oliveira
Posted by Gifman
Sanibel, FL
Member since Jan 2021
18522 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 7:21 pm to
quote:

Over: khabib


Never beat what I would consider an elite fighter. No Conner was not elite
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
42758 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 7:22 pm to
Overrated: Paolo Costa

Underrated: Dominick Reyes (he got screwed vs Jon Jones..what could’ve been)

The only bad loss he has is Spann.

Jiri, Ulberg. Prime Jan, and Jon are his other losses
This post was edited on 3/30/26 at 7:25 pm
Posted by cfish140
BR
Member since Aug 2007
9026 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 7:53 pm to
Overrated:

BJ Penn- i get it, he was a savage at lightweight back in the day. But even at his peak he lost 3/4 from 05-06. He was still only 31 when he lost the belt to Edgar and started what is maybe the biggest fall off in UFC history. I get he was great in the early 2000s but the losses and the fall off are to big to ignore.

Magomed Ankalaev-fought a bunch of nobodies to stack his record. Fought a washed Jan to a draw. Considered a GOAT after he beat a hurt and sick Pereira. Knew he was going to get wrecked in the rematch and he did.

Uriah Faber-The GOAT of losing title matches. 7 to be exact.

Underrated:

Carlos Condit-WEC champ, started knocking out people in UFC when they absorbed WEC including Rory Mcdonald. Beat a prime Nick Diaz when he ran through strikeforce to the tune of 11 wins in a row which put a serious damper on his fight with GSP whom he came back to the UFC to beat. Had a solid showing against a prime GSP in the title match. And in my opinion he beat Lawler in their title fight but didnt get the decision. That fight was a war and he fell off after that. Used to love the natural born killer

Alexander Volkovski-i get he's the champ and one of the pound for pound greatest, but i still dont think he gets enough flowers. Dude has absolutely RAN the ufc featherweight division for almost 10 years now, and is still dominating contenders at 37 years old. He also, arguably beat the current lb for lb best fiighter on the planet Islam in their 1st fight. Super impressive what hes still doing at his age.

Junior Dos Santos-Guy is never mentioned when heavyweight GOATs are brought up. He's beaten Cain Velasquez, Derrick Lewis, Shane Carwin, Stipe Miocic, Mark Hunt, Frank Mir, Ben Rothwell, Fabricio Werdum, Gabriel Gonzaga, Roy Nelson, and Cro Cop all in their prime. That's an insane lineup
Posted by cenlaconvertedsouth
Member since May 2020
371 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 8:33 pm to
Sage Northcutt has to be somewhere on that list as overrated. Jorge Masvidal too.
Posted by dblwall
Member since Jul 2017
1479 posts
Posted on 3/30/26 at 9:09 pm to
quote:

Overrated:

Matt Hughes
Nate Diaz
Randy Couture

Underrated:

Lyoto Machida
Frankie Edgar
Glover Teixeira


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