Best MMA grappler ever at his peak?

[Gregoire1]

Please, rank these guys as overall MMA grapplers (ground game+wrestling+cage wrestling+control+submissions+cardio for grappling), who was (is) the most effective at their peaks:

Islam, Chamzat, Khabib, Jones, DC, Sterling, Weidman or maybe other fighter....

 

[MaulingMyClown]

I'd put Josh Barnett up towards the top

 

[MMAElite4]

Khabib then Jones

Khamzat and Islam aren't at their peaks yet, Sterling may not be at his peak as well

DC and Weidman are overrated

 

[Noctilux]

Khabib, Jones, and GSP.

 

[Chillez]

In order: GSP, Jones, Khabib you can argue for all three in any order you want. But to me they all stand out the most to me as far as greatest MMA grapplers at their peak.

 

[josh345]

jake shields deserves a mention.

 

[KID Yamamoto]

I mean it has to be Khabib or GSP right?

 

[Chillez]

Honorable mentions: Josh Barnett, Dan Henderson, Jake Shields, Daniel Cormier, Jacare Souza, Kamaru Usman so many more fighters you can name here.

 

[Street Bishop]

He's a karateka from Quebec. You might've heard of him.

 

[Pain4Pain]

Came expecting Fedor

Ya'll must've forgot

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

He's a karateka from Quebec. You might've heard of him.

Everybody has heard of Harold Howard.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

If we are talking Pure Grappling in the sense of seeking submissions to end fights is 100% has to be Damian Maia. All other mentions are guys with other skills that augment their grappling.

 

[laleggenda27]

BJ deserves a mention.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Everybody has heard of Harold Howard.

Harold is from Niagara Falls.

C'mon!

 

[BoxerMaurits]

Please, rank these guys as overall MMA grapplers (ground game+wrestling+cage wrestling+control+submissions+cardio for grappling), who was (is) the most effective at their peaks:

Islam, Chamzat, Khabib, Jones, DC, Sterling, Weidman or maybe other fighter....

Who would be the best grappler at middleweight you think?
The 185 lbs division has guys with some great BJJ like Rodolfo Vieira, Gregory Rodrigues and André Muniz

 

[markg171]

If we are talking Pure Grappling in the sense of seeking submissions to end fights is 100% has to be Damian Maia. All other mentions are guys with other skills that augment their grappling.

Jake Shields outgrappled Maia though.

 

[Fatback96]

Demian Maia wins the award for best post-prime run. He went on a huge winning streak to a title shot once he started focusing on only grappling in fights.

 

[don't ask]

Please, rank these guys as overall MMA grapplers (ground game+wrestling+cage wrestling+control+submissions+cardio for grappling), who was (is) the most effective at their peaks:

Islam, Chamzat, Khabib, Jones, DC, Sterling, Weidman or maybe other fighter....

Sometimes it's really easy to tell when someone started watching MMA.

 

[Pilo]

Matt Hughes was a gigantic puzzle to solve at welterweight at the time, due to his dominant wrestling and brute strength. I mention him because it's not exactly like he had all that much to offer on the feet...he was the boogeyman at 170 pounds and was a pure wrestler with great submission skills as well.

 

[KeyboardFighter]

It is hard to beat Khabib in this category. GSP has been mentioned a lot and I think he is overall a better MMAist but Khabib is the better pure grappler.