Ranking by style

Best Chain Wrestlers in the UFC

Fighters who link takedowns and wrestling transitions until they secure dominant position.

Ranking

79 fighters

Ordered by current Elo

1
Merab Dvalishvili
GEBantamweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
2100
Elo
2
Aljamain Sterling
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 26-5-0
2029
Elo
3
Khamzat Chimaev
AEMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-1-0
2021
Elo
4
Arman Tsarukyan
AMLightweightProfessional record: 23-3-0
1973
Elo
5
Movsar Evloev
RUFeatherweightProfessional record: 20-0-0
1896
Elo
6
Umar Nurmagomedov
RUBantamweightProfessional record: 20-1-0
1877
Elo
7
AH
Anthony Hernandez
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-3-0 (1 NC)
1823
Elo
8
YA
Yaroslav Amosov
UAWelterweightProfessional record: 30-1-0
1812
Elo
9
Mateusz Gamrot
PLLightweightProfessional record: 26-4-0 (1 NC)
1810
Elo
10
Curtis Blaydes
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 19-6-0 (1 NC)
1788
Elo
11
GD
Grant Dawson
USLightweightProfessional record: 24-3-1
1784
Elo
12
Quillan Salkilld
AULightweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1767
Elo
13
MO
Myktybek Orolbai
KGWelterweightProfessional record: 16-2-1
1756
Elo
14
AA
Asu Almabayev
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 25-3-0
1745
Elo
15
BM
Bryce Mitchell
USBantamweightProfessional record: 19-3-0
1741
Elo
16
PS
Pat Sabatini
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-5-0
1733
Elo
17
Valter Walker
BRHeavyweightProfessional record: 16-1-0
1732
Elo
18
Ikram Aliskerov
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-2-0
1729
Elo
19
Bo Nickal
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1728
Elo
20
Raul Rosas Jr.
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1717
Elo
21
FB
Farid Basharat
AFBantamweightProfessional record: 16-0-0
1715
Elo
22
Ricky Simón
USBantamweightProfessional record: 22-7-1
1702
Elo
23
RG
Rafa García
MXLightweightProfessional record: 18-4-0
1686
Elo
24
JS
Jacobe Smith
USWelterweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1684
Elo
25
Jimmy Crute
AULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 14-4-2
1684
Elo
26
JM
Jacob Malkoun
AUMiddleweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1651
Elo
27
Gable Steveson
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 4-0-0
1638
Elo
28
Nurullo Aliev
TJLightweightProfessional record: 11-0-0
1625
Elo
29
Mason Jones
GBLightweightProfessional record: 17-3-0 (1 NC)
1621
Elo
30
JW
Jeremiah Wells
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-4-1
1620
Elo
31
IC
Ion Cutelaba
MDLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 20-12-1 (1 NC)
1606
Elo
32
CP
Claudio Puelles
PELightweightProfessional record: 12-5-0
1596
Elo
33
Axel Sola
FRLightweightProfessional record: 12-1-1
1593
Elo
34
Michael Chandler
USLightweightProfessional record: 23-11-0
1589
Elo
35
DJ
Donte Johnson
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 8-0-0
1586
Elo
36
FM
Francis Marshall
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1580
Elo
37
TE
Tim Elliott
USFlyweightProfessional record: 20-15-1
1578
Elo
38
Mateusz Rębecki
PLLightweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1577
Elo
39
Muhammad Said
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 10-0-0
1575
Elo
40
NT
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
MNFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1572
Elo
41
RT
Rei Tsuruya
JPBantamweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1569
Elo
42
LF
Luis Felipe Dias
BRMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-5-0
1563
Elo
43
RV
Rodrigo Vera
PEFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-1-1
1563
Elo
44
TA
Tahir Abdullayev
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 22-3-0
1553
Elo
45
SH
Seok Hyeon Ko
KRWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1549
Elo
46
CH
Chang Ho Lee
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1546
Elo
47
GS
Gabriel Santos
BRFeatherweightProfessional record: 12-2-0
1546
Elo
48
Abdul Hussein
FIBantamweightProfessional record: 16-2-0
1545
Elo
49
CO
Cezary Oleksiejczuk
PLMiddleweightProfessional record: 17-3-0
1543
Elo
50
RE
Rafael Estevam
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 14-1-0
1531
Elo
51
FF
Felipe Franco
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1530
Elo
52
FH
Farman Hasanov
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 6-0-0
1529
Elo
53
SY
Su Young You
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 16-4-0 (2 NC)
1528
Elo
54
Abubakar Vagaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 25-4-0
1522
Elo
55
AB
Austin Bashi
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 14-2-0
1522
Elo
56
Magomed Tuchalov
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-0-0
1518
Elo
57
Bogdan Grad
ATFeatherweightProfessional record: 16-4-0
1514
Elo
58
Themba Gorimbo
ZWWelterweightProfessional record: 14-7-0
1510
Elo
59
AV
Austin Vanderford
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1509
Elo
60
AP
Andre Petroski
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 13-6-0
1505
Elo
61
AB
Azamat Bekoev
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 20-5-0
1504
Elo
62
AG
Andreas Gustafsson
SEWelterweightProfessional record: 12-3-0
1501
Elo
63
LF
Lucas Fernando
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1500
Elo
64
CQ
Cristian Quiñonez
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 19-5-0
1495
Elo
65
TF
Torrez Finney
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1495
Elo
66
IT
Isaac Thomson
AUFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-3-0
1484
Elo
67
AL
Adrian Luna Martinetti
ECBantamweightProfessional record: 17-1-0
1475
Elo
68
OT
Otari Tanzilovi
GEFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-2-0
1469
Elo
69
BH
Bassil Hafez
USWelterweightProfessional record: 9-5-1
1463
Elo
70
TP
Thomas Petersen
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1457
Elo
71
Louie Sutherland
GBHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1451
Elo
72
RS
Rodrigo Sezinando
BRWelterweightProfessional record: 8-2-0
1449
Elo
73
KC
Kurtis Campbell
GBFeatherweightProfessional record: 8-1-0
1448
Elo
74
RR
Robert Ruchała
PLFeatherweightProfessional record: 11-3-0
1447
Elo
75
LF
Luke Fernandez
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 6-1-0
1441
Elo
76
JW
Julius Walker
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-2-0
1437
Elo
77
CD
Cody Durden
USFlyweightProfessional record: 18-11-1
1416
Elo
78
NK
Nick Klein
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 6-3-0
1396
Elo
79
CG
Cody Gibson
USBantamweightProfessional record: 21-13-0
1381
Elo

Ranking by style

Best Chain Wrestlers in the UFC

Fighters who link takedowns and wrestling transitions until they secure dominant position.

Ranking

79 fighters

Ordered by current Elo

1
Merab Dvalishvili
GEBantamweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
2100
Elo
2
Aljamain Sterling
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 26-5-0
2029
Elo
3
Khamzat Chimaev
AEMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-1-0
2021
Elo
4
Arman Tsarukyan
AMLightweightProfessional record: 23-3-0
1973
Elo
5
Movsar Evloev
RUFeatherweightProfessional record: 20-0-0
1896
Elo
6
Umar Nurmagomedov
RUBantamweightProfessional record: 20-1-0
1877
Elo
7
AH
Anthony Hernandez
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-3-0 (1 NC)
1823
Elo
8
YA
Yaroslav Amosov
UAWelterweightProfessional record: 30-1-0
1812
Elo
9
Mateusz Gamrot
PLLightweightProfessional record: 26-4-0 (1 NC)
1810
Elo
10
Curtis Blaydes
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 19-6-0 (1 NC)
1788
Elo
11
GD
Grant Dawson
USLightweightProfessional record: 24-3-1
1784
Elo
12
Quillan Salkilld
AULightweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1767
Elo
13
MO
Myktybek Orolbai
KGWelterweightProfessional record: 16-2-1
1756
Elo
14
AA
Asu Almabayev
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 25-3-0
1745
Elo
15
BM
Bryce Mitchell
USBantamweightProfessional record: 19-3-0
1741
Elo
16
PS
Pat Sabatini
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-5-0
1733
Elo
17
Valter Walker
BRHeavyweightProfessional record: 16-1-0
1732
Elo
18
Ikram Aliskerov
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-2-0
1729
Elo
19
Bo Nickal
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1728
Elo
20
Raul Rosas Jr.
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1717
Elo
21
FB
Farid Basharat
AFBantamweightProfessional record: 16-0-0
1715
Elo
22
Ricky Simón
USBantamweightProfessional record: 22-7-1
1702
Elo
23
RG
Rafa García
MXLightweightProfessional record: 18-4-0
1686
Elo
24
JS
Jacobe Smith
USWelterweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1684
Elo
25
Jimmy Crute
AULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 14-4-2
1684
Elo
26
JM
Jacob Malkoun
AUMiddleweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1651
Elo
27
Gable Steveson
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 4-0-0
1638
Elo
28
Nurullo Aliev
TJLightweightProfessional record: 11-0-0
1625
Elo
29
Mason Jones
GBLightweightProfessional record: 17-3-0 (1 NC)
1621
Elo
30
JW
Jeremiah Wells
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-4-1
1620
Elo
31
IC
Ion Cutelaba
MDLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 20-12-1 (1 NC)
1606
Elo
32
CP
Claudio Puelles
PELightweightProfessional record: 12-5-0
1596
Elo
33
Axel Sola
FRLightweightProfessional record: 12-1-1
1593
Elo
34
Michael Chandler
USLightweightProfessional record: 23-11-0
1589
Elo
35
DJ
Donte Johnson
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 8-0-0
1586
Elo
36
FM
Francis Marshall
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1580
Elo
37
TE
Tim Elliott
USFlyweightProfessional record: 20-15-1
1578
Elo
38
Mateusz Rębecki
PLLightweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1577
Elo
39
Muhammad Said
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 10-0-0
1575
Elo
40
NT
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
MNFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1572
Elo
41
RT
Rei Tsuruya
JPBantamweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1569
Elo
42
LF
Luis Felipe Dias
BRMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-5-0
1563
Elo
43
RV
Rodrigo Vera
PEFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-1-1
1563
Elo
44
TA
Tahir Abdullayev
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 22-3-0
1553
Elo
45
SH
Seok Hyeon Ko
KRWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1549
Elo
46
CH
Chang Ho Lee
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1546
Elo
47
GS
Gabriel Santos
BRFeatherweightProfessional record: 12-2-0
1546
Elo
48
Abdul Hussein
FIBantamweightProfessional record: 16-2-0
1545
Elo
49
CO
Cezary Oleksiejczuk
PLMiddleweightProfessional record: 17-3-0
1543
Elo
50
RE
Rafael Estevam
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 14-1-0
1531
Elo
51
FF
Felipe Franco
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1530
Elo
52
FH
Farman Hasanov
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 6-0-0
1529
Elo
53
SY
Su Young You
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 16-4-0 (2 NC)
1528
Elo
54
Abubakar Vagaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 25-4-0
1522
Elo
55
AB
Austin Bashi
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 14-2-0
1522
Elo
56
Magomed Tuchalov
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-0-0
1518
Elo
57
Bogdan Grad
ATFeatherweightProfessional record: 16-4-0
1514
Elo
58
Themba Gorimbo
ZWWelterweightProfessional record: 14-7-0
1510
Elo
59
AV
Austin Vanderford
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1509
Elo
60
AP
Andre Petroski
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 13-6-0
1505
Elo
61
AB
Azamat Bekoev
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 20-5-0
1504
Elo
62
AG
Andreas Gustafsson
SEWelterweightProfessional record: 12-3-0
1501
Elo
63
LF
Lucas Fernando
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1500
Elo
64
CQ
Cristian Quiñonez
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 19-5-0
1495
Elo
65
TF
Torrez Finney
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1495
Elo
66
IT
Isaac Thomson
AUFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-3-0
1484
Elo
67
AL
Adrian Luna Martinetti
ECBantamweightProfessional record: 17-1-0
1475
Elo
68
OT
Otari Tanzilovi
GEFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-2-0
1469
Elo
69
BH
Bassil Hafez
USWelterweightProfessional record: 9-5-1
1463
Elo
70
TP
Thomas Petersen
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1457
Elo
71
Louie Sutherland
GBHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1451
Elo
72
RS
Rodrigo Sezinando
BRWelterweightProfessional record: 8-2-0
1449
Elo
73
KC
Kurtis Campbell
GBFeatherweightProfessional record: 8-1-0
1448
Elo
74
RR
Robert Ruchała
PLFeatherweightProfessional record: 11-3-0
1447
Elo
75
LF
Luke Fernandez
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 6-1-0
1441
Elo
76
JW
Julius Walker
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-2-0
1437
Elo
77
CD
Cody Durden
USFlyweightProfessional record: 18-11-1
1416
Elo
78
NK
Nick Klein
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 6-3-0
1396
Elo
79
CG
Cody Gibson
USBantamweightProfessional record: 21-13-0
1381
Elo