Tapology All Time Ranking
The Greatest MMA Grapplers of All Time

About All-Time Rankings
All-Time Rankings are for the best fighters in MMA history. Tapology users submit their own lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
All-Time Rankings are for the best fighters in MMA history. Tapology users submit their own lists which are combined into consensus rankings. Learn More.
Who's got the best ground? Updated 14 hrs, 26 mins ago
Royce Gracie started it all, and submission fighting is still alive and well in top-flight MMA today. But who's the best of all time? Here are the consensus all-time greatest MMA grapplers, according to our members. Create YOUR own ranking today.
Rankings
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2
Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
26-2-0
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3
Demian Maia
28-11-0
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4
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
33-9-0, 1 NC
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5
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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6
Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
24-9-1, 1 NC
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7
Daniel "DC" Cormier
22-3-0, 1 NC
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8
Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-10-0, 1 NC
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9
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-17-1, 2 NC
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10
Frank Mir
19-13-0
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11
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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12
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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13
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Jon "Bones" Jones
26-1-0, 1 NC
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"Funky" Ben Askren
19-2-0, 1 NC
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16
Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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17
Rickson Gracie
9-0-0
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18
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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19
Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo
16-2-0
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20
"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
40-7-0, 1 NC
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21
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
47-11-0, 1 NC
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22
Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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23
Brian "T-City" Ortega
15-3-0, 1 NC
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24
Nate Diaz
21-13-0
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25
Chael Sonnen
30-17-1
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26
Jake Shields
33-11-1, 1 NC
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27
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Gilbert "Durinho" Burns
21-5-0
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Nick Diaz
26-10-0, 2 NC
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30
Ryan "The Wizard" Hall
9-2-0
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31
Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
15-6-0
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33
Islam Makhachev
23-1-0
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Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
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35
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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37
Chris "All American" Weidman
15-6-0
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36
Colby "Chaos" Covington
17-3-0
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38
Jon Fitch
32-8-2, 1 NC
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39
Renzo Gracie
14-7-1, 1 NC
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40
Khamzat "Borz" Chimaev
12-0-0
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41
Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
24-11-1
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42
Brock Lesnar
5-3-0, 1 NC
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43
Luke Rockhold
16-6-0
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44
Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-12-1
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45
Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
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46
Dan "The Beast" Severn
101-19-7
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47
Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
28-15-0
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48
Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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49
Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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50
Helio Gracie
0-0-0
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