10 Most Intimidating Fighters In MMA History 

when fedor raises his fist after he wins without any emotion i feel like somebody told him to do it... "Fedor, when you win you have to raise your fist and look like you celebrate" Fedor: "Do humans celebrate like that?" "They do Fedor" Fedor: "Then Fedor shall do it as well"

And none of them have ever knocked me out or beat me in a fight. Just how good does that make me?

Wanderlei silva`s staredown with Mirko Cro Cop is easily the most iconic staredown in the history of MMA.

Fedor #1 for me. Dude looked emotionless. He just had a look to him that made you want to run in the opposite direction lol.

Right leg hospital , left leg cemetery best line ever

"Anderson Silva went through his fights like he was in god mode" is the most accurate description of Silva

Fedor looks more intimidating than anyone with a baby face and dad bod ever should.

"we still havent seen rumble's final form" almost brought a tear to my eye. RIP Anthony Rumble Johnson

When Fedor fought, in the heat of battle his demeanor looked like he was making a sandwich.

I don't know, you ever see Roy Nelson walk into an all you can eat buffet?? That's real intimidation

to make Cro Cop even scarier he learned Kickboing when he was with an Anti terror unit. So "Left leg hospital, right leg cemetery" is really not a joke. He was trained to put down whatever he kicked.

Yoel Romero: "You don't beat him, you just survive the ordeal"

No one scares me more then Mike Tyson in his prime

As far as intimidation goes Fedor all day, never utters a word, no expression just cold death.

Missing the early UFC and especially the Pride days , there was something almost magical about that era.

For me, Don "The Predator" Frye scared the absolute nightmares out of me because he was *so brutal* in the fight but in the post-match interview the man wouldn't curse or swear and was *wayyyyy* too mild-mannered, saying things like "gosh" and "shucks" -- a man that is that powerful but is as clean when speaking as Don Frye is, to me, the utmost terrifying.

I turned the volume down to two and I still felt like I was getting yelled at

TRT Vitor, Ubereem, Wanderlei, Francis, AJ and Yoel come to mind immediately

Cro Cop should've been higher imo, his demeanor back in the day was simply terrifying. A REAL warrior amongst fighters, just look at his staredown with Wanderlei Silva.

Although Wandy has the most chilling staredown and most badass nickname ever: "The Axe Murderer". Fedor always looks like a straight on psychopath. He is almost always emotionless and when he smiles it even looks creepy!

Francis Nnganou uppercut on alistair overeem scared me

Rampage Jackson is really scary until you hear him speak about finger painting a beautiful peacock

I've seen Cybog fight. Jesus Christ she was scary AF in that ring.

RIP to rumble Johnson here to rewatch his entry into this list and remember him for his raw intimidating power

CM Punk should be #1 He is so intimidating that he allows his opponents to beat him fast so they won't have to feel his wrath. That's not only being intimidating but humble as well.

When Masvidal was listening to Till talk about taking his head off, he didn't react like most would expect and get angry, making threats back etc. He smiled like he was on the vinegar stroke and genuinely about to bust a nut, and said "yea, let's do it!" That was scary because it showed how much he got off on violence.

Fedor and Crocop are definitely my favorite. Respect to the rest!

Wanderlei Silva vs Mirko Cro Cop in PRIDE has got to be the most intimidating stare down by both fighters. Still send chills till this day!

If you are not a martial artist all MMA fighters are intimidating.

Wanderlei Silva is #1, yet Mirko not only set him to factory reset with a left high kick, but also out-stared him.

Personally I thought Chong Li out of bloodsport was terrifying when I was a kid 😂

Good video!! All those fighters are amazing!!

Rampage’s slam is one of my favorite MMA moments ever. Shout out to Spike Dudley

Fedor definitely seems the most intimidating to me. He looks like he was completely detached from everything around him until it came to violence. Him and Mike Tyson in their prime we’re probably the two most feared people.

Silva in no way belongs on this list. More suitable on a “least intimidating” list

"Using only the bodies they've honed into finely tuned death machines"... top ten best YT quotes....

Fedor just gets straight up body slammed on his head and bleeding out his face, calmly rolls over and knocks dude down and submits him.

When I was younger I always thought Thiago Silva was intimidating, the blank stare he always had, and that cut throat taunt lol

Another great video

Your channel is an absolute goldmine

Fedor, Velasquez, Cro Cop and Stipe have that cold mind and stoic expression when its fight time. This add some kind of intimidation to their personalities.

Would have put cro cop higher considering he was leader of anti terrorist squad in crotia and eat wanderlei for breakfeast in their staredown

Great content

You gotta add Ngannou to this list now, that brutal force is just insane

*"Right leg hospital, left leg cemetery"* or on croatian which sounds so badass *"Desna noga bolnica, lijeva noga groblje"*

Robbie‘s busted lip gives me nightmares

Fedor has always looked like your mates dad from school who was in pretty good shape. Fascinating fighter.

Could make a case for Fedor at 1. Good list tho! Love this channel ❤️

Anyone who is called “The Axe Murderer” is definately worthy of being Number One

Top 10 UFC debuts would be cool. Keep it up guys.

Fedor had the attitude that made me genuinely think he was able to turn psychopathic before his fights, as if he is fighting training dummies and robots instead of really humans that had lives. Truly chilling

How you missed the soundbyte of Luke Rockhold saying Romero felt like concrete is beyond me. That‘s his OPPONENT speaking. Chilling.

USADA should have been no. 1

Robbie Lawler deserves a place on this list! High on this list.

Fedor just is inhuman. That stare. You see the cut below his eye and you know he's earned those battle scars. And yet he still keeps coming at you. He's the terminator.

So right, and So funny. I loved it. New Fan.

I think Fedor's brother Alex deserves a mention. He was actually crazy in and out of the ring. His lifestyle meant he didn't reach the levels he should have.

"Anderson Silva is simply better than you, and you will know it throughout the entire fight." Well, you're not wrong.

3:55 "then he went on to lose everytime he was sneezed on" lmao talking about bob sapp

Where is francis ngannou? Literally hardest hitter to have lived

No crocop vs Silva staredown was the best ever Silva looked like he wanted to kill someone crocop looked like he just did.

“Sacrificing someone to an angry god” Slow clap

Jon Jones walking away after dropping his opponent on the ground from a standing guillotine choke will always be terrifying

Letting y'all know Anthony Johnson has sadly passed away R.I.P Rumble #MMALEGEND

Cris Cyborg intimidates the other women cause when they get in the octagon they then suddenly think, oh shit i'm fighting a man.

Fedor is the most intimidating, not even blinking lol, he is cold

i have keep coming back to this video

Anderson Silva is probably my pick for the greatest MMA fighter of all time, but intimidating is not the word to describe him. He was just a supreme artist with never-before-seen flair and a completely unorthodox style. There were lots of fighters who were eager to line up against him, but it's only when those opponents were actually fighting him that they realised they had no chance. I'm not sure how you're gonna put this list together and not include Vitor Belfort. During the TRT days especially, he was a scary, scary fighter. Wanderlei does not deserve to be #1 - Ubereem was scarier than Wanderlei, as was Rampage

No francis ngannou and no robbie lawler?? Shame on you

“Then he went on to lose whenever he was sneezed on .” 😂😂

4:37 RIP Rumble Johnson, a true great

With Cris Cyborg you forgot to mention, that Germain de Randamie preferred to vacate the title rather than to fight her.

Right leg hospital, left leg cemetery. - Damn

Fedor should have been #1 That cold stare is chilling Looking empty inside. Like nothing or nobody from this world or the next can startle him. 1 of the G.o.a.t's

The staredown between Mirko and Wanderlei was just chilling!

Imagine being such a scary opponent that dobody wants to fight you and when someone finally does, you haven't really fought in such a long time you'll just lose right away

Wanderlei Silva... so intimidating you put him on the list twice 5:52

The narrator did a great job on explaining everyone.. I enjoyed this video

Subbed you. I have never ever seen someone so dead accurate on a top 10 list, on anything, ever. This was probably dead on accurate and glad to see a 10+ year mma watching vet because most people would prob laugh at wanderlei being #1. In pride he was literally the most feared opponent, right there next to Fedor. This is an extremely accurate list for the entirety of the last 15 years of mma. Guarantee any rookie watchers are trying to throw out the new fighters these days within the last 3 years but this is based on the last 10 years in an entirety.

I had started watching UFC around 2006 (right around BJ Penn vs Hughes 2), but in 2009 when I saw Anderson Silva jump up to 205 to face Forrest Griffin, I was in awe... Silva had already beaten some greats at Middleweight, but seeing him completely toy with a guy that was a LHW Champion & beat guys like Shogun Rua & Rampage Jackson (also on this list) was insane! It wasn't that we thought Silva couldn't win, but he was fighting in a heavier weight class with a larger dude who made his mark beating some of the best. Griffin was a proven banger & could take the heat too, but Silva simply dismantled him with ease. I remember it just looking almost fake... nobody had done that to Griffin, especially not a 185 lb dude. Anyway, that's when I think my brain fully accepted that pretty much nobody would beat Silva until age hit him... and man did it! I mean, along with Chris Weidman 😅

Most intimidating fighter Steroids

Alistair Overeem more like Alisteroid Testovereem

thanks for this "Best of Pride" list

Cro Cop: I am steel standing.. Gabriel Gonzales: 👀

No Bas Rutten? He _broke a guy's liver!_ I didn't even know livers could break until I saw that.

Yoel's ankle pick 💪👊

Omgggg rumble vs bones would've been amazing

The thing about Wanderlei is that he was also feared outside the ring. Dude would fight anyone at anytime anywhere. Completely batshit crazy and with a very short temper. No one likes to mess with crazy.

Fedor needs to have statues built in his honour all over Europe

This is an excellent list! Usually lists like this are off but you nailed this one. Thank you.

Chuck lidell looks like that guy who stands outside the beer store wearing those white shorts and your local sandwich shop tee and those walmart glasses

3:48 looks like the one coach was going to give him a " special drink " but he said no and the other coach had the water bottle !?!?

Wanderlai can't be #1, he lost stare down to CroCop in Pride.

Passed out everytime he was sneezed on 😂😂😂😂 nailed it

The fact that Silva always had an almost goofy grin when he was kicking heads or slamming his knees into people was just horrifying

The comenst are freaking funny and make the video fantastic!

never seen anything like that before in MMA 8:44

A guy with the nickname "The Axe Murderer" obviously has to be no. 1

Glad Cro Cop made this list - I agree with him during his peak. Same with Yomero!

i haven't laughed this loud in the library