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 48 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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Demian Maia
28-11-0
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Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
26-2-0
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4
Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
24-9-1, 1 NC
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5
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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6
Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-10-0, 1 NC
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7
Frank Mir
19-13-0
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8
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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9
Daniel "DC" Cormier
22-3-0, 1 NC
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10
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-17-1, 2 NC
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11
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
31-8-0, 1 NC
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12
Rickson Gracie
9-0-0
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13
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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14
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
47-9-0, 1 NC
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15
"Funky" Ben Askren
19-2-0, 1 NC
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Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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18
Jon "Bones" Jones
26-1-0, 1 NC
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"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
39-6-0, 1 NC
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21
Jake Shields
33-11-1, 1 NC
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22
Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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23
Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo
16-2-0
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24
Nate Diaz
20-13-0
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25
Chael Sonnen
31-17-1
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26
Brian "T-City" Ortega
15-1-0, 1 NC
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27
Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-10-1
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Chris "All American" Weidman
15-6-0
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"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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30
Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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Nick Diaz
26-9-0, 2 NC
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Ryan "The Wizard" Hall
8-1-0
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Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
13-5-0
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Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
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Jon Fitch
32-8-2, 1 NC
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36
Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
17-5-1
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Luke Rockhold
16-5-0
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
24-9-1
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Colby "Chaos" Covington
16-2-0
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Renzo Gracie
14-7-1, 1 NC
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Gilbert "Durinho" Burns
19-4-0
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
19-12-0, 1 NC
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Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
28-15-0
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Brock Lesnar
5-3-0, 1 NC
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Murilo Bustamante
15-8-1
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Helio Gracie
0-0-0
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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.
