30 greatest UFC fighters of all time: Matt Hughes ranked No. 21

Matt Hughes took his game to the next level by sharpening his all-around skills to become UFC champ, making him one of the all-time greats.

The UFC is celebrating its 30th year and to commemorate the milestone, MMA Junkie has compiled its 30 greatest UFC fighters of all time. Every day until the anniversary of UFC 1 on Nov. 12 (1993), we will reveal one fighter on our list.

Today, MMA Junkie Radio host “Gorgeous” George Garcia brings you No. 21: [autotag]Matt Hughes[/autotag].

You can watch Garcia’s career retrospective on Hughes above; video produced by Ken Hathaway.

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About the list: All 12 members of our staff submitted their own individual 30 greatest UFC fighters list. Each fighter was assigned a corresponding numerical value based on where they were ranked on an individual’s list, i.e. No. 1 = 30, No. 2 = 29, etc. We took those numbers and added them up to get a total number for each fighter to determine the composite ranking of MMA Junkie’s 30 greatest UFC fighters of all time.