Kaido is one of the Four Emperors of the One Piece world and he rules over the land of Wano currently. He's described as the strongest creature to exist on land, air, and sea, which makes defeating him quite a difficult task.

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It is believed that Kaido is unbeatable in a one-on-one fight, however, that certainly doesn't mean he can't be defeated. Throughout his pirate life, Kaido has tasted defeat on seven occasions, meaning he is beatable. Here are the 10 characters closest to defeating Yonko Kaido in One Piece, ranked by how strong they are.

10 Luffy

Luffy Gear Fourth Facts

Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and he's currently attempting to take down Kaido on Onigashima. After having trained his Haki at Udon, Luffy is, more than likely, capable of wounding Kaido in battle.

While there is still going to be a difference in level between the two, Luffy is one of the likeliest characters to defeat Kaido since that's what the story demands. In terms of power, however, some are stronger than him and thus rank above him.

9 Rayleigh

Rayleigh vs Kizaru

The Dark King, Silvers Rayleigh is the former right-hand man of the Pirate King and a man feared throughout the world. At Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh was able to stop even Admiral Kizaru, which says a lot about his skill.

Like Luffy, he's a user of advanced Ryou and he is one of the characters who can possibly wound Kaido in battle. Like most characters, however, Rayleigh's chances of defeating Kaido are quite low.

8 Dracule Mihawk

Dracule Mihawk Warlord at Marineford

Mihawk is the strongest swordsman in the One Piece world and that automatically makes him one of the strongest characters in the story. He's a rival of Red-Haired Shanks, which also puts into perspective how strong he is.

Mihawk wields one of the Saijo O Wazamono grade swords in Kokuto Yoru and has great control over Observation and Armament Haki. For him, defeating Kaido is an uphill task, however, he might not be too far off from Kaido's level, provided he's still a match for Shanks.

7 Sakazuki

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Sakazuki is the current Fleet Admiral of the Marines and ranks among the strongest characters in the One Piece world. He has the power of the Logia type Magu Magu no Mi, which gives him the ability to become magma itself.

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His Devil Fruit boasts offensive power of the highest order, and he has incredibly refined control over both Observation Haki and Ryou. Sakazuki is also hinted to be able to see the future. Defeating Kaido might still be hard for him, however, he won't go down without a proper fight.

6 Sengoku

Sengoku ending the Summit War at Marineford in One Piece.

Also known as The Buddha, Sengoku is a legendary Marine who served as an Admiral during the time of Gol D. Roger. Later, he went on to become the Fleet Admiral and retired after the Paramount War concluded.

Sengoku is one of the strongest characters in the entire series, evident from the fact that he took on Shiki along with Garp at Marineford after Roger's capture. Furthermore, Roger himself considered him to be one of the only two Navy members capable of fighting him. With his powers, he would certainly pose a decent challenge to Kaido.

5 Garp

Monkey D Garp in Marineford looking intimidating.

The Hero of the Marines, Garp is the strongest known Marine in the story to date.  He's an incredibly powerful character who has rivaled the likes of Gol D. Roger in the past. Someone who is held in incredibly high regard by the Pirate King himself is more than capable of taking on Kaido in battle, and possibly even win.

Some of Garp's most famous feats include crushing 8 mountains with his bare fists, destroying Rocks with the help of Roger, defeating Shiki with Sengoku's help, and nearly killing Roger on various occasions.

4 Dragon

Monkey D Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army and father of Monkey D. Luffy, during the events of One Piece

The leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon is the leader of the Revolutionary Army and the world's worst criminal. Although very little about him has been revealed in the story so far, just his name is enough to send shivers down the spines of most people.

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Dragon's true strength hasn't been revealed yet, but his No.2, Sabo, was strong enough to take on an Admiral, Fujitora, in battle despite having poor control over his Devil Fruit at the time. This implies that Dragon is stronger than a Navy Admiral at the very least and capable of rivaling Kaido.

3 Shanks

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Shanks is a Yonko of the Sea, just like Kaido himself. He's an exceptionally strong character who holds a bounty of 4,048,900,000 Berries on his head. In terms of power, Shanks has matched the likes of Whitebeard in a clash that split the heavens apart.

Furthermore, he also clashed with Kaido briefly in the New World a day before the Paramount War began. All things considered, Shanks is just as capable of beating Kaido as Kaido is of beating him.

2 Marshall D. Teach

Marshall D. Teach One Piece

The newest addition to the Yonko, Teach has a bounty of 2,247,600,000 Berries on his head. He's an incredibly powerful character who holds two Devil Fruit powers in the Gura Gura no Mi and the Yami Yami no Mi.

With his Logia power, Teach can very well nullify the defensive armor that Kaido has due to his dragon Zoan powers, which makes him a massive threat to the Yonko. He also holds the world's strongest Paramecia, meaning he can hit quite hard. Teach has a decent chance of beating Kaido and he's only going to get stronger with time.

1 Charlotte Linlin

Big Mom Chasing After The Straw Hats during the events of One Piece's Whole Cake Island Arc

Also known as Big Mom, Charlotte Linlin is a former member of the Rocks Pirates, just like Kaido. After the God Valley Incident, she went her own way and created the Big Mom Pirates, who eventually went on to rule Totland. Right now, Big Mom is easily among the strongest characters in the world and she's known to be equal to Kaido.

The two fought for over 12 hours on Onigashima in a battle that eventually ended in a draw. Out of all the characters, Big Mom has the highest chance of beating Kaido, in terms of strength.

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