10 best grapplers in MMA

[StopSign]

Terrible list IMO.

 

[van vivas]

i was under the impression that throwing a hard left hand wasnt grappling.

 

[RABBITBELLI]

1. Roger
2. Maia
3. Jacar

 

[TheNinja]

These lists are always tough and controversial. What do you consider a grappler in MMA? Do you take in account his takedowns, top game, bottom game, submissions, GnP, takedown defense?

I don't list them in order but I gotta think you have to include
Jacara, Maia, Werdum, and Roger

Possible additions
Gunnar?, Vinny, GSP?, Mir

 

[lapollarecords]

fucking Ben Askren and Joe Warren but no Werdum, Vinny or Roger? I've put even Gunnar and Palhares over Askren. was that list done by monkeys?

 

[robbyp]

1. Roger
2. Maia
3. Jacar

 

[Spath]

No Vinny, Werdum, or Roger????

That's enough. I'll try to forget I even took a look at that "10 best grapplers" list.

 

[Robjitsu]

Not only is he not #1, but Roger Gracie is left off the top 10 list for best Grapplers?

I can't take that list seriously.

 

[RABBITBELLI]

Jacare is a better grappler than Maia.

no it is not

 

[raj100]

UFC oriented list... only listing grapplers who have good MMA records, not grappling.
Missing Andre Galvao and Robert Drysdale

Although, it does say best MMA grappling. Lots of people have more subs in MMA than Maia does.

 

[osudude]

Dylan.

 

[ThunderStruck]

Massively disagree with the order at least. In a pure grappling match Jacare, Maia and Askren probably tramp on every one there.

Askren wouldn't outgrapple GSP.

 

[The Reed]

I'm baffled by Hendricks. Not even top 10 at Welterweight, maybe even not top 10 in the UFC's Welterweight division.

 

[knightmayorfw]

James Toney.

 

[condoriano]

they should add Werdum, Jones and Weidman

 

[ayiio]

Mir, Hendricks, Rousey, Warren, wtf.... where is Vinny, Werdum and Roger? and Jacar

 

[valetudomma]

in MMA grappling (not pure grappling):

1- Maia
2- Jacar

 

[UFCWand1317]

Maia and Jacare r the best IMO....they just school people on the ground

 

[Carl25]

How does Hendricks even make the list ?

 

[knight of mma]

Looks like Bellator and UFC pretty much make up the list.

Gameness just released a list of 10 of the best grapplers in MMA. I would say the list is pretty accurate as far as being accomplished in their background martial art. For example, going to the Pan Ams or the Olympics.

Agree or disagree with the list?

http://blog.gameness.com/10-best-grapplers-in-mma/

you really have to put the minimum number of MMA fights here or else the list is really bad.

1. roger gracie

2. jacare

3. maia

4. vinny

5. werdum

6. monson

7. aoki

8. galvao

9. ishii

10. dean lister

this list is way better and it's not even the best.