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 10 hrs, 17 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
28-10-0
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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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6
Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
26-9-0, 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
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-17-1, 2 NC
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10
Daniel "DC" Cormier
22-3-0, 1 NC
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11
Rickson Gracie
9-0-0
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12
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-14-2
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13
Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira
30-8-0, 1 NC
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14
Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
46-9-0, 1 NC
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Jon "Bones" Jones
26-1-0, 1 NC
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Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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"Funky" Ben Askren
19-2-0, 1 NC
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"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
39-6-0, 1 NC
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Jake Shields
33-11-1, 1 NC
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21
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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Nate Diaz
20-12-0
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Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-10-1
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Brian "T-City" Ortega
15-1-0, 1 NC
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"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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Chael Sonnen
31-17-1
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Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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Henry "The Messenger" Cejudo
16-2-0
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Chris "All American" Weidman
15-5-0
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Cain Velasquez
14-3-0
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Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero
13-5-0
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Nick Diaz
26-9-0, 2 NC
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34
Ryan "The Wizard" Hall
8-1-0
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Jon Fitch
32-8-2, 1 NC
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Renzo Gracie
14-7-1, 1 NC
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37
Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
17-5-1
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Frankie "The Answer" Edgar
24-9-1
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Luke Rockhold
16-5-0
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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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Colby "Chaos" Covington
16-2-0
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Helio Gracie
0-0-0
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Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
28-15-0
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Murilo Bustamante
15-8-1
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50
Brock Lesnar
5-3-0, 1 NC
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.
