The 2010s, arguably the most important decade in the history of mixed martial arts, is coming to a close. One reason why the years 2010 to 2019 have been so pivotal to the sport is the sheer talent that exists across all divisions – men and women, from flyweight (which didn’t even exist until February 2012) to heavyweight. Simply put, the number of great fighters to grace cages and rings across the world never has been higher.

Here at MMA Junkie, we’ve put together a composite ranking of the top 10 fighters of the past decade. All 14 staff members submitted personal top-10 lists to create our overall list. Rest assured: We took this seriously.

Without further ado, our complete list:

10. Max Holloway

Decade resume

Record: 21-5 UFC featherweight champion: June 3, 2017-Dec. 14, 2019 13-fight winning streak Key victories: Anthony Pettis, Jose Aldo (twice), Brian Ortega, Frankie Edgar

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9. Jose Aldo

Decade resume

Record: 12-5 WEC featherweight champion: April 24, 2010-Sept. 30, 2010 UFC featherweight champion: Oct. 28, 2010-Dec. 12, 2015; July 9, 2016-June 3, 2017 9-fight winning streak Key victories: Urijah Faber, Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes (twice), Frankie Edgar (twice), Chan Sung Jung

Read more from reporter Nolan King

8. Khabib Nurmagomedov

Decade resume

Record: 21-0 UFC lightweight champion: April 7, 2018-present Key victories: Rafael dos Anjos, Al Iaquinta, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier

Read more from reporter Farah Hannoun

7. Ronda Rousey

Decade resume

Record: 12-2 Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion: March 3, 2012-Aug. 18, 2012 UFC women’s bantamweight champion: Feb. 23, 2013-Nov. 15, 2015 12-fight winning streak Key victories: Miesha Tate (twice), Liz Carmouche, Sara McMann

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6. Amanda Nunes

Decade resume

Record: 15-3 UFC women’s bantamweight champion: July 9, 2016-present UFC women’s featherweight champion: Dec. 29, 2018-present 10-fight winning streak Key victories: Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko (twice), Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm

Read more from reporter Farah Hannoun

5. Conor McGregor

Decade resume

Record: 18-3 UFC featherweight champion: July 11, 2015-Nov. 26, 2016 UFC lightweight champion: Nov. 12, 2016-April 7, 2018 15-fight winning streak Key victories: Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier, Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo, Nate Diaz, Eddie Alvarez

Read more from reporter Simon Head

4. Georges St-Pierre

Decade resume

Record: 7-0 UFC welterweight champion: Jan. 1, 2010-Dec. 13, 2013 UFC middleweight champion: Nov. 4, 2017-Dec. 7, 2017 Key victories: Dan Hardy, Josh Koscheck, Jake Shields, Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz, Johny Hendricks, Michael Bisping

Read more from reporter Danny Segura

3. Daniel Cormier

Decade resume

Record: 21-2 UFC light heavyweight champion: May 23, 2015-Dec. 28, 2018 UFC heavyweight champion: July 7, 2018-Aug. 17, 2019 15-fight winning streak Key victories: Josh Barnett, Frank Mir, Dan Henderson, Anthony Johnson (twice), Alexander Gustafsson, Anderson Silva, Stipe Miocic, Derrick Lewis

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2. Demetrious Johnson

Decade resume

Record: 22-3-1 UFC flyweight champion: Sept. 22, 2012-Aug. 4, 2018 ONE championship flyweight grand prix winner 13-fight winning streak, including UFC record for consecutive title defenses (11) Key victories: Joseph Benavidez (twice), John Dodson (twice), Henry Cejudo, Kyoji Horiguchi, Ray Borg

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1. Jon Jones

Decade resume

Record: 16-0 UFC light heavyweight champion: March 19, 2011-April 28, 2015; April 23, 2016-Nov. 9, 2016 (interim); Dec. 29, 2018-present Key victories: Ryan Bader, “Shogun” Rua, “Rampage” Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Vitor Belfort, Alexander Gustafsson (twice), Daniel Cormier

Read more from lead staff reporter John Morgan