One of the GOATs of MMA, Demetrious Johnson, believes pound-for-pound rankings boil down to the total skillset a particular fighter possesses.
Pound-for-pound debates can quickly get convoluted because everyone has slightly different criteria to shake out the hypothetical rankings. Johnson considers activity, championship status, and recency, but nothing tops being a well-rounded fighter.
“MMA is the easiest sport in the world to become a world champion,” Johnson told MMA Junkie Radio. “Like, you can suck, you can not have a – you can have such holes in your game and become a world champion.”
