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 about 5 hours 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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1
Demian Maia
25-9-0
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Fabrício "Vai Cavalo" Werdum
23-8-1
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Royce Gracie
15-2-3
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4
Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza
25-6-0, 1 NC
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5
Georges "Rush" St. Pierre
26-2-0
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Frank Mir
18-12-0
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7
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
34-10-1, 1 NC
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8
"The Prodigy" BJ Penn
16-12-2
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9
"The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba
26-16-1, 2 NC
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10
Rickson Gracie
11-0-0
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Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki
40-8-0, 1 NC
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12
Matt Hughes
45-9-0
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Jake Shields
32-9-1, 1 NC
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"The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko
37-5-0, 1 NC
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"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
12-2-0
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Daniel "DC" Cormier
20-1-0, 1 NC
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Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares
19-9-1
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Jon "Bones" Jones
22-1-0, 1 NC
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"The Warmaster" Josh Barnett
35-8-0
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Randy "The Natural" Couture
19-11-0
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Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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"Funky" Ben Askren
18-0-0, 1 NC
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Jon Fitch
31-7-1, 1 NC
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25
Nick Diaz
26-9-0, 2 NC
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Renzo Gracie
13-7-1, 1 NC
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Chael Sonnen
30-15-1
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28
Helio Gracie
0-0-0
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Nate Diaz
19-11-0
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Chris "All American" Weidman
14-3-0
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Anderson "The Spider" Silva
34-8-0, 1 NC
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Cain Velasquez
14-2-0
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Dan "Hendo" Henderson
32-15-0
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Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
27-15-0
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Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
14-9-0, 1 NC
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Paulo "Ely" Filho
23-6-3
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Brock Lesnar
5-3-0, 1 NC
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45
Ricardo "Cachorrão" Almeida
13-5-0
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46
"Smooth" Benson Henderson
25-8-0
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Luke Rockhold
16-4-0
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Jeremy "Gumby" Horn
91-22-5, 1 NC
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50
Royler Gracie
5-5-1
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.
