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 4 hrs, 24 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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Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
33-8-0, 1 NC
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Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
24-9-1, 1 NC
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6
Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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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
Frank Mir
19-13-0
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10
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-17-1, 2 NC
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11
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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12
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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Jon "Bones" Jones
26-1-0, 1 NC
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15
Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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16
Rickson Gracie
9-0-0
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17
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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18
"Funky" Ben Askren
19-2-0, 1 NC
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19
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
47-10-0, 1 NC
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20
Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo
16-2-0
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21
"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
40-6-0, 1 NC
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22
Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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23
Jake Shields
33-11-1, 1 NC
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24
Brian "T-City" Ortega
15-3-0, 1 NC
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25
Chael Sonnen
30-17-1
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Nate Diaz
20-13-0
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Ryan "The Wizard" Hall
9-2-0
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29
Gilbert "Durinho" Burns
20-5-0
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30
Chris "All American" Weidman
15-6-0
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Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
14-6-0
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Nick Diaz
26-10-0, 2 NC
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34
Jon Fitch
32-8-2, 1 NC
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35
"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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36
Colby "Chaos" Covington
17-3-0
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37
Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-11-1
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38
Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
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39
Luke Rockhold
16-5-0
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Islam Makhachev
22-1-0
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
24-10-1
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42
Renzo Gracie
14-7-1, 1 NC
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44
Khamzat "Borz" Chimaev
11-0-0
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43
Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
28-15-0
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46
Dan "The Beast" Severn
101-19-7
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45
Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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47
Brock Lesnar
5-3-0, 1 NC
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
19-12-0, 2 NC
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50
Glover Teixeira
33-8-0
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.
