How many active top 5 fighters would win against their younger selves?

[HaulParris]

Great idea for a thread. I think Nunes beats a younger version of herself.

 

[fortheo]

That might depend on the fighter you're talking about.

Most of them. 10 years is just too long in my opinion

 

[AmericanMMA]

Unfortunately either way, the older fighter would know what the younger fighter is going to do and could predict everything so we'd have to suspend disbelief and imagine neither version of the fighter knows it's himself from a different time. A stranger fighting a stranger.
To minimize advantages of the present day fighter, let's say its himself from 10 years ago travelling to the future, in order to reap the same modern benefits as his elder in the present.

hahahaha

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Diego Sanchez of today would beat himself. 10 years ago, fabia was doing it for him

 

[RockyLockridge]

A decade ago..... that's a wide frame.

I think every fighter aged between 29-35 would for sure.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Most of them. 10 years is just too long in my opinion

I agree the only exception is people like Miller, Ferguson, Diaz, Arolvski Ect

 

[Mammothman]

Probably any fighter that is not washed up

 

[SG123]

Erik Silva hadn’t even been born 10 years ago

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

It’s hard to remain top five for ten years. So if you’re top five now you probably weren’t ten years ago. Meaning you’re better now then you were then.

If you mean guys who were ranked ten years ago and remain similarly ranked today, it’s an interesting question.

 

[AmonTobin]

Most of them. 10 years is just too long in my opinion

It's a long ass time. I've added "5 years" to my OP.