1) Merab Dvalishvili 🇬🇪🇬🇪 Undisputed. He doesn’t win his fights with power — he wins with cardio. Even when he can’t finish takedowns or fully control his opponents, he breaks them by exhausting them. He just keeps pushing, pushing, pushing until they fall apart. His pressure and pace are on another level 2) Anthony Hernandez 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 This guy is basically the middleweight version of Merab, but he was discovered very late. Watching what he did to Roman Dolidze felt like being dragged through the Amazon jungle. That rear-naked choke was crazy — he literally dragged him down. But before that, he broke him with pressure and pace. Now the question is: can he do the same thing to Strickland? 3) Alexander Volkanovski 🇦🇺 He’s a complete fighter in every area, and his conditioning is elite too. In my opinion, his cardio is one of his biggest weapons. Just look at the Ortega fight — he survived that guillotine partly because of his conditioning and composure. This guy is built for five-round fights. No debate. 4) Max Holloway This man just doesn’t get tired. He holds the record for the most significant strikes landed in UFC history at featherweight (and overall for a long time). Even though he’s not a huge one-punch knockout artist, his cardio and durability are on another level. He’s a perfect example of pace + chin + volume. 5) Belal Muhammad 🇵🇸 Yes, I know a lot of people didn’t expect to see this name here. Some probably expected Jiri or Kamaru Usman instead. But most of Belal’s fights go to decision — and he wins by fighting at a high pace for five rounds. You can’t consistently win decisions at this level without great cardio. His conditioning advantage is real, and he’s still very underrated.