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Top 200 UFC fighters: Nos. 20-1

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
July 8, 2016 - 11:20 pm
 
UFC fighter Jon Jones poses during weigh ins ahead of his UFC 197 light heavyweight fight against Ovince Saint Preux at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
UFC fighter Jon Jones poses during weigh ins ahead of his UFC 197 light heavyweight fight against Ovince Saint Preux at the MGM Grand hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jose Aldo speaks during the UFC 200 press conference at MGM Grand hotel-casino on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco
Randy Couture arrives at Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP)
Demetrious Johnson celebrates his technical knockout over Henry Cejudo, not pictured, in the first round of a flyweight championship bout in UFC 197 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Dan Henderson smiles after his win over Tim Boetsch during UFC Fight Night at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La., on June 6, 2015. (Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports)

In honor of the historic UFC 200 event, a committee of journalists, commentators and other experts casts its votes for the 200 greatest UFC fighters of all time. The list was unveiled on Fox Sports 1 and published in the Review-Journal leading up to Saturday’s card at T-Mobile Arena.

20. Cain Velasquez

19. Wanderlei Silva

18. Rich Franklin

17. Ronda Rousey

16. Frankie Edgar

15. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

14. Dominick Cruz

13. Frank Shamrock

12. Dan Henderson

11. Vitor Belfort

10. Royce Gracie

9. Demetrious Johnson

8. Jose Aldo

7. BJ Penn

6. Randy Couture

5. Chuck Liddell

4. Matt Hughes

3. Georges St. Pierre

2. Anderson Silva

1. Jon Jones

Source: Fox Sports and UFC

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