
13. Israel Adesanya
Some will scoff at Adesanya’s place on this list, but his record deserves it. A former kickboxer, his striking is sublime. Fighters dream about moving like he does. He established himself as one of the biggest stars in his sport before moving to the UFC. Then, he went on an unreal run to the UFC middleweight title. The Last Stylebender is the next generation of strking.

His MMA record is resplendant. Firstly, his title eliminator with Kelvin Gastelum was magnificent. Then, he effectively dissected the champion Robert Whittaker. His title defense against Paulo Costa was sublime too. Furthermore, Adesanya has a massive social media presence. He knows how to market himself and is one of the top fighters in the world right now.