MMA’s Most Intimidating Walkout Songs Ever, Ranked
Imagine stepping into the spotlight as a fighter, the arena buzzing with anticipation, what would your entrance music be? This question never loses its appeal among fight fans. While MMA is undoubtedly a sport, it also embraces theatrics, from the atmospheric arena and captivating lighting effects to the unforgettable entrance music. But which fighters have the most intimidating walkout songs and how does this correlate to their success in the ring?
The experts at Betway have uncovered the top 10 fighters with the most intimidating walkout songs, based on factors such as BPM, energy, loudness, and overall intimidation score. Here are a few notable fighters from the list:
- Nate Diaz – Walkout Song: “Feticeira” by Deftones (Total Intimidation Score: 1.885)
- Khabib Nurmagomedov – Walkout Song: “Stream Дагестан Сабина Саидова” (Total Intimidation Score: 1.769)
- Conor McGregor – Walkout Song: “Hypnotize” by Notorious B.I.G. (Total Intimidation Score: 1.752)
The top 10 fighters ranked by intimidation score based on their walkout songs is as follows:
| Rank | Fighter | Song/Artist | BPM | Energy level | Loudness | Total intimidation score | Total wins |
| 1 | Nate Diaz | Feticeira by Deftones | 183 | 97 | 5 | 1.885 | 22 |
| 2 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Дагестан Сабина Саидова | 188 | 98 | 3 | 1.769 | 29 |
| 3 | Conor McGregor | Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G. | 194 | 89 | 4 | 1.752 | 22 |
| 4 | Francis N’Gannou | All eyes on me – Tupac | 193 | 73 | 7 | 1.741 | 17 |
| 5 | José Aldo “Junior” | “It’s My Time” by Fabolous. | 180 | 82 | 6 | 1.709 | 13 |
| 6 | Donald Cerrone | “Cowboy” by Kid Rock | 197 | 90 | 3 | 1.705 | 36 |
| 7 | Nick Diaz | “Ceremony” by Deftones | 221 | 67 | 5 | 1.675 | 26 |
| 8 | Jon Jones | God Gave Me Style” by 50 Cent | 183 | 76 | 4 | 1.468 | 27 |
| 9 | Michael Bisping | London Calling – The Clash | 134 | 80 | 7 | 1.439 | 20 |
| 10 | Antonio Bigfoot Silva | Lose Yourself – Eminem | 171 | 74 | 5 | 1.436 | 19 |
Sources:
Number of wins: http://www.ufcstats.com/statistics/events/completed
Methodology:
Each fighter’s walkout song was sourced from Spotify. From then, a playlist was created and analyzed using the Spotify API tool, Sort your music which offers data like BPM, danceability levels, and more for each song.
Sort Your Music lets you sort your playlist based on a number of Spotify’s song attributes including:
Beats Per Minute (BPM) – The tempo of the song.
Energy – The energy of a song – the higher the value, the more energetic the song
Danceability – The higher the value, the easier it is to dance to this song.
Loudness – The higher the value, the louder the song.
All data correct as of 06/22/2023.
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