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My MMA Rankings

All Time Greatest MMA Grapplers

Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 13 years, 4 months ago  |  All By Gregory

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My Summary

I'm preferring submission grapplers and BJJ specialists as opposed to wrestlers in this list.

  1. 1

    Rickson Gracie
    Rickson Gracie
    9-0-0

  2. 2

    Royce Gracie
    Royce Gracie
    15-2-3

  3. 3

    "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
    Kazushi Sakuraba
    "The Gracie Hunter"
    26-17-1, 2 NC

  4. 4

    Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
    Shinya Aoki
    "Tobikan Judan"
    48-11-0, 1 NC

  5. 5

    Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    "Minotauro"
    34-10-1, 1 NC

  6. 6

    Renzo Gracie
    Renzo Gracie
    14-7-1, 1 NC

  7. 7

    "The Prodigy" BJ Penn
    BJ Penn
    "The Prodigy"
    16-14-2

  8. 8

    Roger Gracie
    Roger Gracie
    8-2-0

  9. 9

    Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
    Ronaldo Souza
    "Jacaré"
    26-10-0, 1 NC

  10. 10

    Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
    Fabrício Werdum
    "Vai Cavalo"
    24-9-1, 1 NC

    11. 11+

  11. 11

    Demian Maia
    Demian Maia
    28-11-0

  12. 12

    Rumina "Moon Wolf" Sato
    Rumina Sato
    "Moon Wolf"  |  26-17-2

  13. 13

    Masakatsu Funaki
    Masakatsu Funaki
    40-13-1

  14. 14

    "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
    Fedor Emelianenko
    "The Last Emperor"  |  40-7-0, 1 NC

  15. 15

    "Judo" Gene LeBell
    Gene LeBell
    "Judo"  |  1-0-0

  16. 16

    "The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
    Josh Barnett
    "The Warmaster"  |  35-8-0

  17. 17

    Masakazu "Ashikan Judan" Imanari
    Masakazu Imanari
    "Ashikan Judan"  |  40-22-2

  18. 18

    Paulo "Ely" Filho
    Paulo Filho
    "Ely"  |  24-6-3

  19. 19

    Royler Gracie
    Royler Gracie
    5-5-1

  20. 20

    Hidehiko Yoshida
    Hidehiko Yoshida
    9-8-1

  21. 21

    "The Brazilian Tiger" Ricardo Arona
    Ricardo Arona
    "The Brazilian Tiger"  |  14-5-0

  22. 22

    Murilo "Bust A Move" Bustamante
    Murilo Bustamante
    "Bust A Move"  |  15-8-1

  23. 23

    Robert Drysdale
    Robert Drysdale
    7-0-0, 1 NC

  24. 24

    Carlos "The Ronin" Newton
    Carlos Newton
    "The Ronin"  |  16-14-0

  25. 25

    Jake Shields
    Jake Shields
    33-11-1, 1 NC

  26. 26

    Antônio Rogério "Minotouro" Nogueira
    Antônio Rogério Nogueira
    "Minotouro"  |  23-10-0

  27. 27

    Hatsu Hioki
    Hatsu Hioki
    29-12-2

  28. 28

    Frank Mir
    Frank Mir
    19-13-0

  29. 29

    Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
    Rousimar Palhares
    "Toquinho"  |  19-13-1

  30. 30

    Daniel Gracie
    Daniel Gracie
    5-4-1

  31. 31

    Hermes França
    Hermes França
    26-20-0, 1 NC

  32. 32

    Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister
    Dean Lister
    "The Boogeyman"  |  13-7-0

  33. 33

    Ryan Gracie
    Ryan Gracie
    5-2-0

  34. 34

    Mario "Zen Machine" Sperry
    Mario Sperry
    "Zen Machine"  |  13-4-0

  35. 35

    Caol Uno "Shoten"
    Caol Uno
    "Shoten"  |  34-23-5

  36. 36

    Sanae Kikuta
    Sanae Kikuta
    33-9-3, 1 NC

  37. 37

    Megumi "Mega Megu" Fujii
    Megumi Fujii
    "Mega Megu"  |  26-3-0

  38. 38

    George Sotiropoulos
    George Sotiropoulos
    14-7-0, 1 NC

  39. 39

    Mark Bocek
    Mark Bocek
    12-5-0

  40. 40

    Alexandre "Xande" Ribeiro
    Alexandre Ribeiro
    "Xande"  |  2-0-0

  41. 41

    Satoru Kitaoka
    Satoru Kitaoka
    44-27-9

  42. 42

    Anderson "The Spider" Silva
    Anderson Silva
    "The Spider"  |  34-11-0, 1 NC

  43. 43

    Nick Diaz
    Nick Diaz
    26-10-0, 2 NC

  44. 44

    Renato "Babalu" Sobral
    Renato Sobral
    "Babalu"  |  37-12-0

  45. 45

    Maurício "Shogun" Rua
    Maurício Rua
    "Shogun"  |  27-14-1

  46. 46

    Thales Leites
    Thales Leites
    28-9-0

  47. 47

    Gabriel "Napão" Gonzaga
    Gabriel Gonzaga
    "Napão"  |  17-12-0

  48. 48

    Yuki "Yukisora" Kondo
    Yuki Kondo
    "Yukisora"  |  64-40-9

  49. 49

    Bibiano "The Flash" Fernandes
    Bibiano Fernandes
    "The Flash"  |  24-6-0

  50. 50

    Wagnney "The Silencer" Fabiano
    Wagnney Fabiano
    "The Silencer"  |  16-4-0

  51. 51

    "Funky" Ben Askren
    Ben Askren
    "Funky"  |  19-2-0, 1 NC

  52. 52

    Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz
    Marcio Cruz
    "Pe de Pano"  |  8-3-0

  53. 53

    Rani Yahya
    Rani Yahya
    28-12-1, 1 NC

  54. 54

    "The California Kid" Urijah Faber
    Urijah Faber
    "The California Kid"  |  35-11-0

  55. 55

    Alexandre Franca "Pequeno" Nogueira
    Alexandre Franca Nogueira
    "Pequeno"  |  18-6-3

  56. 56

    Paulo "Caveira" Thiago
    Paulo Thiago
    "Caveira"  |  19-11-0

  57. 57

    Michihiro "Michi" Omigawa
    Michihiro Omigawa
    "Michi"  |  18-15-1

  58. 58

    Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
    Vitor Ribeiro
    "Shaolin"  |  20-5-0

  59. 59

    Nate Diaz
    Nate Diaz
    21-13-0

  60. 60

    Jorge "The Sandman" Santiago
    Jorge Santiago
    "The Sandman"  |  26-12-0

  61. 61

    "JG" Jorge Gurgel
    Jorge Gurgel
    "JG"  |  14-10-0

  62. 62

    David "The Soul Assassin" Terrell
    David Terrell
    "The Soul Assassin"  |  6-2-0

  63. 63

    Rafael dos Anjos
    Rafael dos Anjos
    32-16-0

  64. 64

    Dustin "McLovin" Hazelett
    Dustin Hazelett
    "McLovin"  |  12-7-0

  65. 65

    Thiago Tavares
    Thiago Tavares
    24-11-1

  66. 66

    Joseph Benavidez
    Joseph Benavidez
    28-8-0

  67. 67

    Ronys Torres
    Ronys Torres
    43-10-0

  68. 68

    Fredson Paixão
    Fredson Paixão
    10-5-0, 1 NC

  69. 69

    Leonardo Pecanha
    Leonardo Pecanha
    15-9-0

  70. 70

    Luiz "Buscape" Firmino
    Luiz Firmino
    "Buscape"  |  20-10-0
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