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, 10 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
27-9-0
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Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
23-8-1
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3
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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4
Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
26-2-0
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Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-7-0, 1 NC
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Frank Mir
18-13-0
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7
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-16-1, 2 NC
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10
Rickson Gracie
11-0-0
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11
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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12
Daniel "DC" Cormier
22-2-0, 1 NC
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13
Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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14
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
43-9-0, 1 NC
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Jake Shields
33-11-1, 1 NC
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"Funky" Ben Askren
19-1-0, 1 NC
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"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
38-6-0, 1 NC
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18
Jon "Bones" Jones
25-1-0, 1 NC
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19
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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20
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-10-1
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Jon Fitch
32-7-2, 1 NC
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25
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
27-8-0, 1 NC
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26
Chael Sonnen
30-17-1
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Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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Nate Diaz
20-11-0
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Nick Diaz
26-9-0, 2 NC
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29
Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
13-4-0
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Renzo Gracie
14-7-1, 1 NC
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Chris "All American" Weidman
14-4-0
Recent Fights:TKOSUBTKOTKOTKOTKODEC -
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Helio Gracie
0-0-0
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Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
19-11-0, 1 NC
Recent Fights:SUBTKOTKOSUBSUBTKOSUB -
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
23-7-1
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Murilo Bustamante
15-8-1
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40
Brian "T-City" Ortega
14-1-0, 1 NC
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41
Luke Rockhold
16-5-0
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Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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Robert Drysdale
7-0-0, 1 NC
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Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo
15-2-0
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48
Dan "Hendo" Henderson
32-15-0
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49
Ricardo "Cachorrão" Almeida
13-5-0
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50
Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
17-4-1
Recent Fights:DECSUBTKOSUBSUBDECSUB
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.
