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The Best Guards of All Time
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Ranking designed by Idrownfish Updated 11 months, 1 week ago
The Best Guards of All Time
Despite being jiu-jitsu's bread and butter, the guard is mostly used as a defensive position in mixed martial arts. For these people, however, the guard is (or once was) a treacherous resource used to entrap, corner and attack their opponents.
Guidelines:
- Ranking Type: Fighters
Rankings
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1
Demian Maia
28-11-0
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2
Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
24-9-1, 1 NC
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3
Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
19-12-0, 2 NC
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4
Frank Mir
19-13-0
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5
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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6
Paul "Sassangle" Sass
14-2-0
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7
Nick Diaz
26-10-0, 2 NC
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8
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
48-11-0, 1 NC
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9
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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10
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11
Stefan "The Skyscraper" Struve
29-13-0
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12
Paulo "Ely" Filho
24-6-3
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13
Nate Diaz
21-13-0
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14
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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15
Anthony "Showtime" Pettis
25-14-0
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16
Jeremy "Gumby" Horn
92-22-5, 1 NC
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17
Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-10-0, 1 NC
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18
Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-13-1
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20
Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
28-15-0
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19
Dustin "McLovin" Hazelett
12-7-0
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22
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21
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-17-1, 2 NC
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23
Carlos "The Ronin" Newton
16-14-0
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24
Anderson "The Spider" Silva
34-11-0, 1 NC
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26
Masakazu "Ashikan Judan" Imanari
40-22-2
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25
Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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27
Miguel Torres
44-9-0
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28
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
34-10-0, 1 NC
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29
Rani Yahya
28-11-1, 1 NC
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30
Maurício "Shogun" Rua
27-14-1
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32
Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister
13-7-0
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33
Mike "Quicksand" Pyle
27-13-1
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35
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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34
Eric "Butterbean" Esch
14-10-1
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36
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37
Wilson Reis
28-13-0
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38
Brendan "Big Brown" Schaub
10-5-0
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