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The 19 Best Wrestlers in MMA History

By YPB Team

Olympic medalists, collegiate champions and self-taught maulers who turned takedowns into titles. Which one gets your vote?

  1. Daniel Cormier — ranked #11
    Daniel Cormier
    A two-division UFC champion and two-time Olympic freestyle wrestler for the United States.
    1000pts
  2. Khabib Nurmagomedov — ranked #22
    Khabib Nurmagomedov
    The undefeated Dagestani lightweight whose relentless grappling made him unbeatable at 29-0.
    862pts
  3. Matt Hughes — ranked #33
    Matt Hughes
    The dominant early welterweight champion known for his raw strength and slams.
    756pts
  4. Kamaru Usman — ranked #44
    Kamaru Usman
    The Nigerian Nightmare whose smothering wrestling produced a long welterweight title reign.
    664pts
  5. Randy Couture — ranked #55
    Randy Couture
    A UFC Hall of Famer and Greco-Roman specialist who won titles in two weight classes.
    596pts
  6. Georges St-Pierre — ranked #66
    Georges St-Pierre
    The Canadian welterweight great who used takedowns and control to dominate two divisions.
    517pts
  7. Yoel Romero — ranked #77
    Yoel Romero
    The Cuban Olympic silver medalist whose explosive athleticism terrified middleweights.
    517pts
  8. Cain Velasquez — ranked #88
    Cain Velasquez
    The heavyweight champion whose cardio and wrestling pace overwhelmed the division.
    517pts
  9. Tito Ortiz — ranked #99
    Tito Ortiz
    The Huntington Beach Bad Boy who defended the light heavyweight title five times.
    423pts
  10. Frankie Edgar — ranked #1010
    Frankie Edgar
    The undersized lightweight champion whose wrestling and movement beat far bigger men.
    423pts
  11. Islam Makhachev — ranked #1111
    Islam Makhachev
    The Dagestani champion whose sambo-based grappling continued his mentor's dominance.
    423pts
  12. Jon Jones — ranked #1212
    Jon Jones
    The light heavyweight and heavyweight champion whose wrestling underpins his all-around game.
    423pts
  13. Johny Hendricks — ranked #1313
    Johny Hendricks
    A two-time NCAA champion whose wrestling and left hand won him UFC welterweight gold.
    423pts
  14. Kevin Randleman — ranked #1414
    Kevin Randleman
    An explosive two-time NCAA champion and UFC heavyweight titleholder.
    310pts
  15. Ben Askren — ranked #1515
    Ben Askren
    An NCAA champion and Olympian who went undefeated across Bellator and ONE titles.
    310pts
  16. Dan Henderson — ranked #1616
    Dan Henderson
    A two-time Olympic wrestler who became a Pride and Strikeforce champion.
    310pts
  17. Mark Coleman — ranked #1717
    Mark Coleman
    The godfather of ground and pound who brought elite wrestling to the early UFC.
    310pts
  18. Henry Cejudo — ranked #1818
    Henry Cejudo
    The only athlete to win both an Olympic wrestling gold medal and a UFC championship.
    172pts
  19. Chael Sonnen — ranked #1919
    Chael Sonnen
    The relentless middleweight grappler famed for his takedown volume and trash talk.
    172pts

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