Recently, Tony was one of the most talked-about fighters in the UFC because of his highly anticipated fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. Five times over the course of 5 years, these two were set to fight, but every single time, the fight was canceled. We were waiting for a sixth try, which was the most anticipated fight in the history of the UFC, but Justin Gaethje stepped in and messed things up.
That kind of training makes Tony incredibly dangerous for his opponents. He is an unbelievably unorthodox fighter that has a chance to submit his opponents from absolutely everywhere. Before the loss to Gaethje, Tony held the record for the longest winning streak in the UFC Lightweight history with 12 consecutive wins. Out of his 20 career wins, 11 comes from submissions. Through his UFC career, Nate earned all sorts of bonuses.
He got the fight of the night award 8 times and the submission of the night award 5 times. Diaz also holds the record actually tied with Jim Miller for most submission wins in the UFC Lightweight division history 7. When it comes to the ground game, Diaz is just an octopussy that can submit you from anywhere. The two, had their rematch 5 months later, which McGregor won via decision. Now, we are excepting a trilogy fight, which will be one the biggest fights in the history of the UFC.
He is a former UFC Middleweight champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history with 2, days as the champion. His champion era began in and lasted all the way to In that span of time, he defended the title for the second-best ever number of 10 times and won 16 times in the process.
His ground game is usually underrated. In his incredible career, he has submitted some of the best grapplers in his era; including Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson, Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter, and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen.
Anderson Silva truly is one of the all-time greats. Mackenzie Dern is one of the most decorated female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners of all time. Dern started her jiu-jitsu journey at the age of 3 and has a black belt in BJJ under Wellington Dias who is a direct apprentice of the Gracie family.
During her BJJ career, Mackenzie amassed a record of 1 draw. She is one of the most decorated women BJJ fighters of all time. Dern is a former world No. In , she started her MMA career. She won all of her first 5 fights 3 of them by submission , which secured her the invite from the UFC. She is an up-and-coming fighter ready to show her Jiu-Jitsu skills at the highest level.
When he steps inside the Octagon, there is a huge chance that it will finish with a submission by Oliviera. Out of his 29 career wins, 19 have come from a submission, which is something we can rarely see. He has the highest finishes-per-win percentage in the UFC history Despite his brother Gui also being a high-level grappler, Rafa is certainly the better fo the two.
Moreover, he is one of the best ever, and certainly a one-time GOAT, for at least a while. Never been submitted at a black belt, which is one of the biggest accomplishments anyone in the game can get. Yet another instance in which we have to choose between a coupe fo really high-level brothers. This time, though, we have a couple of heavier grapplers inquestion.
His record is impressive, as expected, with 7 world titles, 2 ADCC titles and a bunch of other ones to support this claim. Moreover, he is one of the best teachers in the game nowadays, as proven by countless of his students, the most famous of which is the aforementioned Rafel Lovato Jr. Certainly, a maintain among th best BJJ fighters of all times for years to come.
Xande Ribeiro takes his legendary concepts to a digital format as well. He has provided one of the utmost defensive concepts in the game. Well, at least at the moment. Garry jumped into the ADCC a couple of weeks before the event, not having trained specifically for the event. Also, he is a multiple-time EBI champion in different weight divisions, which is enough of a testament of his skills on its own. He is small, he is fast and he has one of the best butterfly guard games in the business!
Several Pans titles, a European one, three Brazilian Nationals et just add more bling to his trophy cupboard. Bruno Malfacine is certainly a rooster weight legend, and one of the most impressive and entertaining modern-day grappling competitors. He does prefer to work in the Gi though. However, he is known for an extremely aggressive and entertaining style, one which almost never produces boring matches.
In upwards of 70 matches at black belt, he only a solitary submission loss and a handful of points losses. Also known as the man who regularly beats Felipe Costa and Caio Tera. Bruno is known as the small guy who beats large guys. Across four volumes, Bruno guides us through step by step instructions in developing a guard as crazy as his. He is a real wizard when it comes to the deep half guard and over-under passing.
In fact, he is not just one of the best BJJ fighters out there, but also one of the most active issuers of digital instructionals nowadays. With almost a hundred victories, some of which include beating names like Rodrigo Cavaca, Leandro Lo, Erberth Santos, etc he certainly has a wealth of competition experience.
To that extent, we have organized all of them in a neat little collection, with detailed reviews on each title. The finer half of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu is as big a part of the sport as the males are, if not even bigger. Moreover, in most cases, the technical level of the ladies is extremely well rounded, which provides a much more free-flowing game, hence highly entertaining matches. Once again, with so many fighters out there it is hard to pinpoint the GOATs. So, we had to turn to all our criteria once again.
One more name that I somehow think is going to divide people. See what I said about the criteria. When it comes to the finer half of BJJ, Beatriz Mesquita is one of the toughest competitors to ever grace the mats. Still, she will certainly be back on the mats before we even notice her missing.
One of the most entertaining grapplers to watch ever, including male grapplers. The two have met under just about any rulest possible, and Bia is the winner of most of those encounters. At only 23 years of age and a black belt since , Bianca is certainly going to stay on this list for years to come. If there is a grappler that has been on a hot streak lately, it has to be Ffion Davies.
She is as entertaining and as aggressive as grapplers can get. So far, Ffion has only been a black belt for less than a year, and she is already an ADCC silver medalist. Similar to Bianca Basilio, she is still young at only 24 and has a stellar career in front of her. Still, she has been so active lately, particularly at the submission-only scene that she is already one of the best BJJ fighters of modern times.
She is the ultimate heavyweight female world champion, holding a staggering 4 ADCC titles which is a historical feat. Moreover, she has 6 World titles in the Gi as well as 6 Pans titles. Abu Dhabi, European, and Brazilian Nationals gold medals are also a part of her trophy collection. Plus, she has one of the most impressively technical games. That makes it easy to deal with just about anyone that stands across from her on the mats.
There she is. Still, when it comes to grappling she did anything there is, including beating the much heavier Gabi Garcia. However, her title count is too big to list here. Dern is 26 years of age and she is certainly going to come back to grappling at a certain point. She does have an ADCC title over Mackenzie, but she has been dormant in the big competition scene for a while now. Never shy to test herself in the absolute, Nicolini is behind some of the most attractive matches in BJJ history.
While she certainly has done more than enough to earn a spot among the best BJJ fighters of all time, she is someone we hope to see back on the mats sooner rather than later. She has an exciting style, very submission-heavy and based around armbars, for the most part. From World titles, through multiple Pans titles to the European championships, Gezary has them all.
A black belt since she is one of the toughest female competitors out there. Pan-Am Champion ADCC Champion , ,, World Champion , , , , Gracie had his first competition when he was 8 years old and received his black belt just before he was 18 rules were bent a little for him.
In , Royce participated in UFC - bringing a winning intensity to the sport. In a staggeringly short amount of time, Maia graduated to black belt in under five years and was training two to three times per day. After participating in minor shows, Maia entered into the big leagues: UFC, where he had a fantastic run. ADCC 2nd Place It may seem cliche to say, but these greats have all made BJJ a lifestyle. BJJ was and is not simply a part of life - it is life. These greats all had a moment where they decided that they were going to dedicate a massive part of their time, passion, and energy to the sport of BJJ.
And their dedication certainly paid off. These greats were no exception in needing to figure out their style. They used their style to their advantage to keep things fun and intense. Lots of the heart and passion of BJJ comes through having a niche. Many of these greats have been influential in making BJJ what it is today and that comes down to using the foundation of BJJ with their personal twist.
It is an individualistic way of highlighting some of the greatest parts of the sport. These greats never really knew limits. The only limits these greats have known were the ones that they broke down.
Through personal hardships, lack of access to training, or mass amounts of training and the responsibility of building up the sport of BJJ, limits never seemed to be a part of the vocabulary for the greats. Are you up for that? These are all lessons to include in your BJJ training. Be dedicated, find your niche, and be limitless.
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