With Twitter being one of the best ways to get your name out there in the MMA community many of the UFC’s biggest stars are using it to their advantage.
A report put out by Ingrained Media showed that some of the biggest names inside the UFC in fact have fake Twitter followers.
Top Ten MMA Influencers with the most fake followers
1. UFC Heavyweight Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma)
Follower Breakdown:
followers 566,458
Fake: 82%
Inactive: 11%
Good: 7%
Klout Score: 70
2. UFC Bantamweight Michael McDonald (@maydaymcdonald)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 24,626
Fake: 56%
Inactive: 22%
Good: 22%
Klout Score: 61
3. *Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 599,987
Fake: 48%
Inactive: 33%
Good: 19%
Klout Score: 68
4. *UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (@spideranderson)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 3,301,511
Fake: 47%
Inactive: 32%
Good: 21%
Klout Score: 74
5. **UFC Welterweight Demian Maia (@demianmaia)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 285,245
Fake: 47%
Inactive: 32%
Good: 21%
Klout Score: 81
6. UFC Welterweight Johny Hendricks (@johnyhendricks)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 80,325
Fake: 41%
Inactive: 28%
Good: 31%
Klout Score: 72
7. UFC Middleweight Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 793,158
Fake: 40%
Inactive: 37%
Good: 23%
Klout Score: 82
8. UFC Champion Jose Aldo (@josealdojunior)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 190,192
Fake: 36%
Inactive: 31%
Good: 33%
Klout Score: 66
9. UFC President Dana White (@danawhite)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers: 2,517,324
Fake: 35%
Inactive: 37%
Good: 28%
Klout Score: 87
10. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (@georgesstpierre)
Follower Breakdown:
Followers 678,834
Fake: 34%
Inactive: 31%
Good: 35%
Klout Score: 83
Notable accounts with above 30% fakes: UFC Heavyweight Cain Velasquez @ 32%, UFC Heavyweight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira @ 32%, UFC Light Heavyweight Dan Henderson @ 34%, UFC Reporter Ariel Helwani @ 30%, UFC Light Heavyweight Lyoto Machida @ 32%, UFC Lightweight Nate Diaz @ 30%, See the spreadsheet for the rest of the results.
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