MMA Guide: Top 7 Greatest Brazilian UFC fighters ever!

2. Jose Aldo

Brazilian UFC Fighters. Photo: USA Today Sports

• MMA record: 32-8
• UFC title defenses: 7
• Key wins: Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar, Ricardo Lamas

When you are forced to put Jose Aldo at No. 2, you really start to understand the level of Brazilian MMA fighters.

Arguably the best featherweight to ever do it, ”The King of Rio” became the first UFC featherweight champion following the UFC/WEC merger. He then defended the strap seven times, against the likes of Chad Mendes and Frankie Edgar, before losing the belt to Conor McGregor.

The list of fighters he faced is nothing but insane, and the 37-year-old is still going strong!