
DENNIS BERMUDEZ
Those are more than glamour muscles. Currently, the #11-ranked featherweight, who is enjoying a phenomenal six-fight win streak inside the Octagon, has been putting that bodybuilder’s physique to good use with hard striking and high-impact slams. The myth that muscled fighters do not have a big gas tank has either been disproven by Dennis Bermudez or “The Menace” is the exception to the rule, as he proved in his last performance against Jimy Hettes by pouring on 125 significant strike attempts and shooting for 15 takedown attempts in less than a full 15 minutes. The Ultimate Fighter 14 finalist kicked off this two-year winning streak with a suplex-savvy spectacle against Pablo Garza, where he scored on eight of his nine takedown attempts en route to a unanimous decision.
JON JONES

RUSTAM KHABILOV
One of two Dagestani fighters on this list of human-hurlers, Rustam Khabilov made a jaw-dropping UFC debut by suplex-slamming Vinc Pichel, then suplex-slamming him again to only take him for a third and final ride for a first round TKO stoppage at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. One win via a myriad of suplex slams is quite enough, but two?! In Khabilov’s return to the Octagon at UFC 159, “Tiger” hit back-to-back slams on Yancy Medeiros, with the impact dislocating his opponent’s thumb. With a 17-1 pro record, including three wins inside the Octagon, Khabilov is climbing the lightweight rankings and heading into an incredibly high-profile main event bout against former UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson on June 7th. One word of advice for “Smooth” - Khabilov isn’t just trying to take it to the ground - he’s trying to put you through it.
HECTOR LOMBARD

KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV
At this moment, the quintessential takedown artist of the UFC is most definitely the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov. With an insane 22-0 pro record, including six one-sided performances inside the Octagon, “The Eagle,” who hails from Dagestan, Russia, is more committed to the art of tossing around his opponent than anyone else. At UFC 160, Nurmagomedov set the UFC record for most takedowns completed with 21 on 27 attempts. Just last month at UFC on FOX, he imposed his slamming will on top-ranked Rafael dos Anjos for three rounds, scoring six of 12 takedowns to net another win and move himself one step closer to a title shot.
YOEL ROMERO
If worrying about his head-spinning knockout power wasn’t enough, 2000 Cuban Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling Yoel Romero remembers how to take people down with authority as well. At UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez, “Soldier of God” made his UFC and middleweight debut with an incredible flying knee knockout. The American Top Team product followed that performance up with back-to-back third round knockout wins, which improved his pro record to 7-1 with all wins by KO finish. Just a few weeks ago, Romero kicked off the UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne card by slamming his way to a one-sided decision victory over technical striker Brad Tavares, who was on a five-fight win streak and had displayed great takedown defense previously. In his first three UFC bouts, Romero had no successful takedowns on only five attempts, but he got back into the groove with seven successful slams on 12 attempts against Tavares.
RONDA ROUSEY

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