Mexican UFC champions list: Who are the best MMA fighters from Mexico?

Mexico has had a long tradition of boxing. It is a popular sport that has allowed the country to set up many boxing gyms and has drawn kids to the game. Furthermore, Mexicans have a remarkable history of combat sports that has now transitioned to mixed martial arts (MMA). Today, many Mexicans compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and only a few have become champions. But who have been Mexican UFC champions over the years?

Mexico only had one actual Mexican UFC Champion. However, many UFC champions of Mexican descent have won the UFC Championship. Although some fighters were born in different countries, many have never shied away from embracing their Mexican roots in their fights, whether they won or lost.

Who are the best MMA fighters from Mexico?

One thing with Mexican fighters is that they have always given their all in fights. According to Ranker, here is a list of the best Mexican UFC fighters of all time.

1. Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno is the only Mexican-born fighter to win the UFC Championship. He was born on 7 December 1993 (age 28 as of 2022) in Tijuana, Baja California. The personality competes in the Flyweight division in the UFC. Brendon is the current UFC Flyweight Champion and ranks first in UFC flyweight rankings.

2. Cain Velasquez

Cain Velasquez was born on 28 July 1982 (age 40 as of 2022) in Salinas, California, United States. He is a retired mixed martial artist and one of the best Latino UFC fighters.

Velasquez is a two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. Although he is American, he gets his Mexican roots from his father, who immigrated to the United States from Sonora, Mexico.

3. Diego Sanchez

Diego Sanchez was born on 31 December 1981 (age 40 as of 2022) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. He is a mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division in the UFC. Born to a Mexican American family, Sanchez won The Ultimate Fighter 1 Middleweight Tournament, becoming the first The Ultimate Fighter Tournament winner in UFC history.

4. Martin Bravo

Martin Bravo was born Martin Flores Bravo on 21 September 1993 (age 28 as of 2022) in Rosarito, Baja, California, Mexico. He is one of the best Mexican fighters in the UFC who compete in the Featherweight division of Combate Global. In addition, Bravo was the third winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3 Lightweight Tournament in 2016.

5. Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock was born Frank Alisio Juarez III on 8 December 1972 (age 49) in Santa Monica, California, United States. He is a former mixed martial artist who was the first fighter to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship, which later became the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He retired a four-time defending undefeated champion in his weight division.

6. Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz was born Nathan Donald Diaz on 16 April 1985 (age 37 as of 2022) in Stockton, California, United States. He currently fights in the UFC and is the winner of the fifth instalment of The Ultimate Fighter 5. Diaz’s family is Mexican-American, and he has an elder brother in the UFC named Nick Diaz.

7. Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo was born in Los Angeles, California, on 9 February 1987 (age 35 as of 2022). Despite being American, Cejudo is among many Hispanic fighters born to Mexican immigrants. As a fighter, Cejudo won the UFC Flyweight Championship and Bantamweight Championship, becoming the fourth UFC fighter to hold titles in two different weight classes.

8. Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero was born on 15 January 1986 (age 36 as of 2022) in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. He is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division of the UFC. Escudero won the eighth instalment of The Ultimate Fighter 8 and is also a one-time Superior Challenge Lightweight Champion.

9. Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis was born Anthony Paul Pettis on 27 January 1987 (age 35 as of 2022) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He currently fights in the Professional Fighters League and previously participated in three UFC divisions: Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight. Pettis is a one-time UFC Lightweight Champion.

10. Tito Ortiz

Tito Ortiz was born Jacob Christopher Ortiz on 23 January 1975 (age 47 as of 2022) in Huntington Beach, California, United States. His father is of Mexican descent, and his mother is American. Ortiz is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, which he first won on 14 April 200.

11. Alejandro Perez

Alejandro Perez was born on 2 September 1989 (age 32 as of 2022) in Aguascalientes City, Mexico. He is a Mexican mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of the UFC. Perez won The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America bantamweight division in 2014.

12. Yair Rodriguez

Yair Rodriguez was born Yair Raziel Rodriguez Portillo on 6 October 1992 (age 29 as of 2022) in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. He is a Mexican mixed martial artist competing in the UFC under the featherweight division. In 2014, Yair won The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America tournament. As of July 2022, he ranks second in UFC featherweight rankings.

13. Dominick Cruz

Dominick Cruz was born on 3 September 1985 (age 36 as of 2022) and is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the bantamweight division of the UFC. Cruz, of Mexican descent, is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion and ranks eight in the UFC bantamweight rankings.

14. Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson was born Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla on 12 February 1984 (age 38 as of 2022) in Oxnard, California, United States. Although he is American, he is of Mexican heritage.

Ferguson currently competes in the Lightweight division of the UFC. Furthermore, he won The Ultimate Fighter 13 on 4 June 2011 and the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship on 7 October 2017.

UFC Champions FAQs

Mexico has produced some of the best fighters worldwide. However, the athletes have also found themselves in combat sports, with many finding success in MMA. Some of the best Mexican UFC champions of all time include Brandon Moreno, Cain Velasquez, Diego Sanchez, and Tony Ferguson.

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