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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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"Rush" has yet to disappoint in the wrestling department and has faced numerous top wrestlers, all of whom were disposed of convincingly on the ground.
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2
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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Sonnen's wrestling game is the middleweight division's best and has allowed him to control an unprecedented percentage of rounds against experienced and ranked opposition, who seem to be doing the right things but who still can't manage to escape being pounded on the ground.
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3
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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Couture's experience, namely with wrestling, has allowed him to have success in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions for years, and against much younger, ranked opponents at that.
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4
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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Hughes's dominance among elite welterweights at his peak forever makes him a wrestling great who demonstrated the ability to control and threaten any foe on the ground.
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5
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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The most impressive part of Fitch's prolonged consistency in victory lies in the fact that he has made a long list of great opponents seem harmless and even helpless on the mat.
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6
- Josh Koscheck
- "Kos"
- 17-11-0
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"Kos" has always been a wrestler at heart, and whenever his dangerous hands don't seem to be doing the job, his wrestling has been there to take the fight downward or avoid danger.
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7
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1
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Evans has consistently used his wrestling ability to take down and punish larger opponents with dangerous standup, and has long been a pound-for-pound notable as a result.
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8
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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Although Henderson prefers to let his hands do the talking, he is capable of taking down any opponent and employing fight-ending ground-and-pound.
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9
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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"Bones", along with his reach, has tremendous skills in takedown defense and takedown accuracy, and has demonstrated the ability to take any fight where he wants it and keep it there.
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10
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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Edgar's smaller size against larger lightweights is to be taken lightly because of two things: his toughness and his wrestling. Despite giving up height and weight to nearly all of his opponents, Edgar has always shown a masterful power to take down larger fighters and control them, too.