Fourteen championship-round wins, a 95% takedown defence rate, and a two-division title across a 15-year span. No one else has that combination of longevity and dominance against ranked opposition.
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Judge across dominance, level of opposition, longevity and impact on the sport. Attach evidence — fights, statistics, timeline moments — rather than vibes.
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Fourteen championship-round wins, a 95% takedown defence rate, and a two-division title across a 15-year span. No one else has that combination of longevity and dominance against ranked opposition.
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29-0 is the whole argument. Every GOAT case built on volume of wins has to explain away losses; Khabib has none, and he beat the era's best lightweights while barely losing rounds.
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Nine consecutive welterweight defences, a middleweight title after four years away, and no failed drug tests. Clean résumé matters when the criteria include legacy.
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