5 UFC Champions who were overrated

#2 Tim Sylvia

The Maine-iac!

6’ 8”, 271lbs, 2-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, overrated? Yes! Now, there is a section of the fanbase who would jump to defend Sylvia but the matter of the fact is that he was downright overrated.

Sylvia ruled the Heavyweight division at a time when Japan was the home of top Heavyweights in MMA. Sylvia may have victories over some of best UFC Heavyweights at that time, but in hindsight, he may have not even stood a chance against the likes of Fedor and Nogueira (he has losses against both legends).

His first reign wasn’t all that bad as Sylvia successfully defended the title once against Gan McGee before dropping it to Frank Mir in an armbar loss.

His second reign, however, ended at the hands of Randy Couture, who came out of retirement to get a 5-round unanimous decision win. At 44 years old, Couture was called upon to save the stagnant Heavyweight division from the clutches of Sylvia, need we say more?