More of a “fun” post, rather than a scientific one…
The All-Time MMA Rankings use a simplified version of the current rankings as supporting data. Monthly snapshots where a fighter must have registered a recent quality performance in the division serve as the primary data point. Here is a look at which fighters most occupied each position in the Top 10.
| Rank | Most Appearances | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
| 1 | Anderson Silva | Fedor Emelianenko | Jose Aldo Mamoru Yamaguchi |
| 2 | Joseph Benavidez | Frankie Edgar | Urijah Faber |
| 3 | Urijah Faber | Gilbert Melendez | Takanori Gomi |
| 4 | John Dodson | Dan Henderson | Lyoto Machida Yasuhiro Urushitani |
| 5 | Junior dos Santos | Dan Henderson | Dokonjonosuke Mishima Alexander Gustafsson |
| 6 | Dan Henderson | Eddie Alvarez | Patricio Freire |
| 7 | Frank Mir | Andrei Arlovski | Dan Henderson |
| 8 | Dan Henderson | Demian Maia | Ricardo Lamas Vitor Belfort |
| 9 | Nate Marquardt Gegard Mousasi |
Alex Oliveira Renato Sobral Alistair Overeem |
Tim Sylvia Daiji Takahashi |
| 10 | Anderson Silva | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | Roxanne Modafferi Mamed Khalidov |