Tapology All Time Ranking
The Greatest MMA Grapplers of All Time
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.
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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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Gunnar "Gunni" Nelson
19-5-1
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Roger Gracie
8-2-0
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54
Anderson "The Spider" Silva
34-11-0, 1 NC
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55
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56
Ryan Gracie
5-2-0
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57
Dan "The Beast" Severn
101-19-7
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58
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59
Robert Drysdale
7-0-0, 1 NC
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60
Mateusz "Gamer" Gamrot
24-2-0, 1 NC
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61
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62
Mark "The Hammer" Coleman
16-10-0
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63
Vinny "Pezão" Magalhães
19-12-0, 2 NC
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64
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"Smooth" Benson Henderson
30-12-0
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66
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68
Josh "Kos" Koscheck
17-11-0
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69
Masakazu "Ashikan Judan" Imanari
40-22-2
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70
Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson
17-7-1
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71
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Dan "Hendo" Henderson
32-15-0
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74
Miguel Torres
44-9-0
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76
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Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone
36-17-0, 2 NC
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77
Andre Galvao
5-2-0
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79
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78
Jeremy "Gumby" Horn
92-22-5, 1 NC
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81
Dean "The Boogeyman" Lister
13-7-0
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82
Ricardo "Cachorrão" Almeida
13-5-0
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83
Carlos "The Ronin" Newton
16-14-0
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84
Beneil "Benny" Dariush
22-6-1
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86
Karo "The Heat" Parisyan
24-12-0, 1 NC
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André "Sergipano" Muniz
24-6-0
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John Salter
19-6-0
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90
"Minowaman" Ikuhisa Minowa
63-45-8
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91
AJ "Mercenary" McKee Jr.
22-1-0
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92
Neiman Gracie
12-5-0
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94
Rani Yahya
28-12-1, 1 NC
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93
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Hatsu Hioki
29-12-2
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96
Shavkat "Nomad" Rakhmonov
18-0-0
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97
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Leon "Rocky" Edwards
22-3-0, 1 NC
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98
Joseph Benavidez
28-8-0
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102
Chas "The Scrapper" Skelly
19-3-0, 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.