MMA is a mix of drive, emotions, and fierce fights. But millions of people continue to watch every show, betting on who will be the winner. There are quite a few MMA fighters who have shown amazing skills and strategic thinking. However, some of them never went to college. The point is that you don’t need the education to fight in the octagon. It should be understood that professional fighters give all their time and energy to achieve success, but today education has become easier and more accessible, thus it is possible to pay for a paper assignments, take remote lessons or even study part-time. In addition, many famous fighters began their careers without even a couple of thousand dollars in their accounts. So here are the top 5 MMA fighters without college degrees.
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Friday, October 16th 2026: PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 | |||
 [#6 W125] Liz Carmouche | [#14 W125] Jena Bishop | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 6/27/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#16 W125] Viviane Araujo Last 5: L W W W W | Last Fight Date: 6/27/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#37 W125] Ariane Lipski da Silva Last 5: W W L W W | ||
| Saturday, November 14th 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Returns to Dubai: Nemkov vs. Bilostenniy | |||
 [#6 HW] Vadim Nemkov | [#16 HW] Sergey Bilostenniy | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 12/13/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#20 HW] Renan Ferreira Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 5/02/2026 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#20 HW] Renan Ferreira Last 5: W W L W W | ||
| Thursday, December 31st 2026: Rizin FF New Years Eve Event | |||
 [#5 FW] Rajabali Shaidullaev |  [#17 FW] Kyoma Akimoto | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 9/10/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#7 FW] A.J. McKee Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 8/11/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#26 FW] Kleber Koike Erbst Last 5: W W W W W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#644 WW] |  Tamerlan Dulatov | [#25 BW] |  Raoni Barcelos | |
| [#16 BW] | Raul Rosas Jr. | [#1 WW] | Islam Makhachev | |
| [#65 LHW] |  Karlos Vemola | [#175 LHW] |  Frederic Vosgrone | |
| [#114 LHW] | Luis Hernandez | [#1 LW] | Justin Gaethje | |
| [NR] |  Roberto Soldic | [#3 HW] |  Tom Aspinall |
UFC Legacies: Randy Couture
Randy Couture is a former MMA fighter, gold medal-winning Greco-Roman wrestler, fighting coach, and actor. Couture is a former Heavyweight world champion for the UFC and is one of only 2 fighters over the age of 40 to have won a UFC fight.
Today, we will be looking at his life and career.
Before the UFC
In the early 1990s, Couture wrestled at the collegiate level. During his college career, he won 2 silver medals in the field.
He went to wrestle for Team USA in multiple Pan American Games and World Championships. Between 1991 and 1998, Couture won 3 Bronze Medals, 3 Silver Medals, and 2 Gold Medals for his country.
He also served for the United States Military between 1992 and 1998 in the 101st Airborne Division.
Why MMA is becoming increasingly popular among young people
Fight Matrix Program – UFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo (12-04-2021)
Bantamweight (135)
[#4] Jose Aldo (30-7-0, +125) vs. [#6] Rob Font (19-4-0, -152)
Jose Aldo is the All-Time #43 ranked Bantamweight and #3 ranked Absolute fighter.
Rob Font is the All-Time #45 ranked Bantamweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Jose Aldo (2-1-0)
2021-08-07: W vs. [#9BW] Pedro Munhoz (19-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2020-12-19: W vs. [#8BW] Marlon Vera (19-7-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2020-07-11: L vs. [#2BW/#10P4P] Petr Yan (16-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:24 of round 5
Last 3 Fights: Rob Font (3-0-0)
2021-05-22: W vs. [#12BW] Cody Garbrandt (12-4-0) via UD (48-47, 50-45, 50-45)
2020-12-19: W vs. [#13BW] Marlon Moraes (23-9-1) via TKO (Elbow and Punches) in 3:47 of round 1
2019-12-07: W vs. [#19BW] Ricky Simon (19-3-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Rob Font | -152 | 57.57% | |
| Elo K170 | Rob Font | 2063.37 | +11.89 | 51.36% |
| Elo Modified | Jose Aldo | 2071.91 | +44.34 | 54.84% |
| Glicko-1 | Jose Aldo | 2131.09 | +66.75 | 59.49% |
| WHR | Jose Aldo | 1953.30 | +39.00 | 54.44% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jose Aldo 119, Rob Font 196
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#16] Rafael Fiziev (10-1-0, -118) vs. [#22] Brad Riddell (10-1-0, -105)
Last 3 Fights: Rafael Fiziev (3-0-0)
2021-08-07: W vs. [#19LW] Bobby Green (28-12-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
2020-12-12: W vs. [#38LW] Renato Carneiro (15-4-1) via KO (Punches) in 4:05 of round 1
2020-07-18: W vs. [#176LW] Marc Diakiese (14-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Brad Riddell (3-0-0)
2021-06-12: W vs. [#32LW] Drew Dober (23-11-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2020-09-26: W vs. [#253LW] Alex da Silva Coelho (21-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2020-02-22: W vs. [*] Magomed Mustafaev (14-4-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-82)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Rafael Fiziev | -118 | 51.38% | |
| Elo K170 | Rafael Fiziev | 1818.66 | +41.50 | 54.73% |
| Elo Modified | Rafael Fiziev | 1817.72 | +63.59 | 56.92% |
| Glicko-1 | Rafael Fiziev | 1859.62 | +101.66 | 64.23% |
| WHR | Rafael Fiziev | 1807.02 | +126.94 | 64.11% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rafael Fiziev 119, Brad Riddell 175
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Brad Riddell leads 1-0
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Lightweight (155)
[#41] Leonardo Santos (18-4-1, -185) vs. [#59] Clay Guida (36-21-0, +152)
Clay Guida is the All-Time #32 ranked Lightweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Leonardo Santos (2-1-0)
2021-03-20: L vs. [#27LW] Grant Dawson (17-1-1) via KO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 3
2020-07-11: W vs. [#47FW] Roman Bogatov (12-1-0) via UD (29-26, 29-26, 29-26)
2019-06-01: W vs. [*] Stevie Ray (23-9-0) via KO (Punch) in 2:17 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Clay Guida (1-2-0)
2021-08-21: L vs. [#57LW] Mark O. Madsen (11-0-0) via SD (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
2021-02-06: W vs. [#155LW] Michael Johnson (19-17-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2020-06-20: L vs. [#19LW] Bobby Green (28-12-1) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Leonardo Santos | -185 | 62.06% | |
| Elo K170 | Leonardo Santos | 1899.20 | +339.85 | 82.53% |
| Elo Modified | Leonardo Santos | 1875.51 | +236.40 | 73.78% |
| Glicko-1 | Leonardo Santos | 1893.85 | +237.96 | 79.73% |
| WHR | Leonardo Santos | 1829.68 | +219.80 | 73.19% |
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Leonardo Santos 259, Clay Guida 105
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Clay Guida leads 1-0
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Who Has A Claim To The Greatest Of All Time Status Within The UFC?
The UFC was founded back in 1993 and has been the driving force behind the popularity of the mixed martial arts world, as the demand for Saturday Night Fights is through the roof, and something that was possibly not imagined back when the UFC was launched. Due to this, we have seen some of the fiercest competitors come through the ranks and claim themselves as some of the best to ever do it, in the newly formed sport, but who can put themselves in the category of being the greatest of all time within the UFC; below we investigate the candidates.
The leading candidate, and possibly the most mentioned fighter when it comes mentioning GOAT status must be Jon “Bones” Jones due to his unbeaten record in the octagon. Not only this, but he also dominated the light-heavyweight division for nearly a decade and has beaten some formidable opponents including Daniel Cormier. The only issue with Jones’ claim to the GOAT status is that he struggled throughout his career with controversy including performance enhancing drugs and clashing with the law in which he found himself arrested on several occasions. If it wasn’t for these issues, Jones is quite clearly the greatest ever.
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In life, you will sometimes find yourself with special occasions that lend themselves to making an event out of it. As opposed to trying to scrape together plans for a weekend out of boredom, these are moments where everything seems to naturally come together in a way that demands celebration.
Big sporting events are one of these. Perhaps it’s the final of a big tournament or a big fight that has been marketed heavily in recent weeks. It’s one of those times where even people who aren’t huge sporting fans find themselves interested and engaged with the events unfolding before them. So, in this case, if you notice one of these events fast approaching, you might want to make a big night out of it yourself.