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 1 day, 7 hrs 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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Demian Maia
28-10-0
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Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
24-9-1
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Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
26-2-0
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Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-8-0, 1 NC
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Frank Mir
19-13-0
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"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-16-1, 2 NC
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9
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
Rickson Gracie
9-0-0
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Daniel "DC" Cormier
22-3-0, 1 NC
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12
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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13
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
45-9-0, 1 NC
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14
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
29-8-0, 1 NC
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Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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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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Jake Shields
33-11-1, 1 NC
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"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
39-6-0, 1 NC
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Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-10-1
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24
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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26
Nate Diaz
20-12-0
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25
Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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27
Brian "T-City" Ortega
15-1-0, 1 NC
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Chris "All American" Weidman
15-5-0
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Nick Diaz
26-9-0, 2 NC
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Chael Sonnen
31-17-1
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Jon Fitch
32-8-2, 1 NC
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Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
13-5-0
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Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo
16-2-0
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Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
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Renzo Gracie
14-7-1, 1 NC
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36
Ryan "The Wizard" Hall
8-1-0
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Luke Rockhold
16-5-0
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
24-8-1
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Helio Gracie
0-0-0
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Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
17-5-1
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
19-12-0, 1 NC
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Murilo Bustamante
15-8-1
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Colby "Chaos" Covington
16-2-0
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Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
28-15-0
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Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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Gilbert "Durinho" Burns
19-3-0
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Ranking Contributors
As Tapology users create their own lists, the consensus rankings will update in real-time. For All-Time Greatest Grapplers, the 200 most-recently updated member lists will be included.
