Top 10 Fighting Game Players — October 2025

🥇 1. Mulgold

Why #1: Dominant leader on the Tekken 8 leaderboard with the highest global points in that game — a sign of both consistency and top-tier placements in major events.

🥈 2. Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique

Why #2: Second in Tekken 8 — one of the most competitive fighting game ecosystems of the year, with strong results in multiple major offline tournaments.

🥉3. ULSAN (Suhun Im)

Why #3: Third place in Tekken 8 rankings, reflecting depth and consistency through numerous brackets.

4. ATIF (Atif Ijaz)

Why #4: Fourth in Tekken 8 — consistently placing high against top competition.

5. LowHigh (Sun-woong Yoon)

Why #5: Fifth in Tekken 8 — notable competitive presence and strong bracket results.

6. Leshar

Why #6: #1 ranked Street Fighter 6 player — a leading figure in the most active fighting game scene of 2025.

7. MenaRD (Saul “MenaRD” Leonardo II)

Why #7: #2 in Street Fighter 6, with major offline victories earlier in the year (including EVO) and strong season consistency.

8. Kakeru

Why #8: #3 in Street Fighter 6 — another high performer in one of the FGC’s largest competitive pools.

9. SonicFox (Dominique McLean)

Why #9: #1 in Mortal Kombat 1 — strong performance in one of fighting games’ most high-profile esports scenes.
Even though MK1’s competitive scene had less engagement than some other titles in 2025, SonicFox’s lead there still reflects top-tier global performance.

10. Onlinecale213

Why #10: #2 in Mortal Kombat 1 — strong results backing up SonicFox’s position and earning a top-10 spot across fighting titles.