Ranking by style

Best Chain Wrestlers in the UFC

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

Ranking

91 fighters

Ordered by current Elo

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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: 24-3-0
2003
Elo
5
Kamaru Usman
NGMiddleweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1970
Elo
6
Movsar Evloev
RUFeatherweightProfessional record: 20-0-0
1896
Elo
7
Umar Nurmagomedov
RUBantamweightProfessional record: 20-2-0
1824
Elo
8
Curtis Blaydes
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 20-6-0 (1 NC)
1813
Elo
9
Yaroslav Amosov
UAWelterweightProfessional record: 30-1-0
1812
Elo
10
Anthony Hernandez
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-4-0 (1 NC)
1791
Elo
11
Grant Dawson
USLightweightProfessional record: 24-3-1
1784
Elo
12
Mateusz Gamrot
PLLightweightProfessional record: 26-5-0 (1 NC)
1753
Elo
13
Asu Almabayev
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 25-3-0
1745
Elo
14
Bryce Mitchell
USBantamweightProfessional record: 19-3-0
1741
Elo
15
Pat Sabatini
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-5-0
1733
Elo
16
Ikram Aliskerov
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-2-0
1729
Elo
17
Bo Nickal
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1728
Elo
18
Raul Rosas Jr.
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1717
Elo
19
Farid Basharat
AFBantamweightProfessional record: 16-0-0
1715
Elo
20
Ricky Simón
USBantamweightProfessional record: 22-7-1
1702
Elo
21
Myktybek Orolbai
KGWelterweightProfessional record: 16-3-1
1690
Elo
22
Jeremiah Wells
USWelterweightProfessional record: 14-4-1
1686
Elo
23
Jacobe Smith
USWelterweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1684
Elo
24
Jimmy Crute
AULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 14-4-2
1684
Elo
25
Axel Sola
FRLightweightProfessional record: 13-1-1
1656
Elo
26
Tommy Gantt
USLightweightProfessional record: 13-0-0
1655
Elo
27
Rinya Nakamura
JPBantamweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1633
Elo
28
Donte Johnson
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-0-0
1629
Elo
29
Nurullo Aliev
TJLightweightProfessional record: 11-0-0
1625
Elo
30
Rei Tsuruya
JPFlyweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1616
Elo
31
Tim Elliott
USFlyweightProfessional record: 21-15-1
1614
Elo
32
Rafa García
MXLightweightProfessional record: 18-5-0
1610
Elo
33
Michael Johnson
USLightweightProfessional record: 24-20-0
1609
Elo
34
Ion Cutelaba
MDLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 20-12-1 (1 NC)
1606
Elo
35
Alex Perez
USFlyweightProfessional record: 26-11-0 (1 NC)
1605
Elo
36
Claudio Puelles
PELightweightProfessional record: 12-5-0
1596
Elo
37
Drakkar Klose
USLightweightProfessional record: 16-4-1
1595
Elo
38
Alatengheili
CNBantamweightProfessional record: 17-10-2
1591
Elo
39
Michael Chandler
USLightweightProfessional record: 23-11-0
1589
Elo
40
Ismail Naurdiev
ATMiddleweightProfessional record: 25-8-0
1583
Elo
41
Francis Marshall
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1580
Elo
42
Miles Johns
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 16-5-0 (1 NC)
1579
Elo
43
Mateusz Rębecki
PLLightweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1577
Elo
44
Victor Henry
USBantamweightProfessional record: 25-7-0 (1 NC)
1576
Elo
45
Aleksandre Topuria
GEBantamweightProfessional record: 7-1-0
1575
Elo
46
Muhammad Said
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 10-0-0
1575
Elo
47
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
MNFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1572
Elo
48
Levan Chokheli
GEWelterweightProfessional record: 15-3-0
1553
Elo
49
Tahir Abdullayev
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 22-3-0
1553
Elo
50
Chang Ho Lee
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1546
Elo
51
Gabriel Santos
BRFeatherweightProfessional record: 12-2-0
1546
Elo
52
Abdul Hussein
FIBantamweightProfessional record: 16-2-0
1545
Elo
53
Cezary Oleksiejczuk
PLMiddleweightProfessional record: 17-3-0
1543
Elo
54
Benardo Sopaj
ALBantamweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1542
Elo
55
Santiago Luna
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 8-1-0
1541
Elo
56
Mansur Abdul-Malik
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 10-2-1
1535
Elo
57
Ezra Elliott
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 8-0-0
1531
Elo
58
Rafael Estevam
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 14-1-0
1531
Elo
59
Felipe Franco
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1530
Elo
60
Farman Hasanov
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 6-0-0
1529
Elo
61
Su Young You
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 16-4-0 (2 NC)
1528
Elo
62
Abubakar Vagaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 25-4-0
1522
Elo
63
Austin Bashi
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 14-2-0
1522
Elo
64
Magomed Tuchalov
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-0-0
1518
Elo
65
Bogdan Grad
ATFeatherweightProfessional record: 16-4-0
1514
Elo
66
Themba Gorimbo
ZWWelterweightProfessional record: 14-7-0
1510
Elo
67
Austin Vanderford
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1509
Elo
68
Gable Steveson
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 4-1-0
1506
Elo
69
Andre Petroski
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 13-6-0
1505
Elo
70
Azamat Bekoev
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 20-5-0
1504
Elo
71
Andreas Gustafsson
SEWelterweightProfessional record: 12-3-0
1501
Elo
72
Cristian Quiñonez
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 19-5-0
1495
Elo
73
Torrez Finney
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1495
Elo
74
Kurtis Campbell
GBFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1488
Elo
75
Isaac Thomson
AUFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-3-0
1484
Elo
76
Adrian Luna Martinetti
ECBantamweightProfessional record: 17-1-0
1475
Elo
77
Otari Tanzilovi
GEFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-2-0
1469
Elo
78
Saygid Izagakhmaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 22-4-0
1463
Elo
79
Bassil Hafez
USWelterweightProfessional record: 9-5-1
1463
Elo
80
Thomas Petersen
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1457
Elo
81
Rodrigo Sezinando
BRWelterweightProfessional record: 8-2-0
1449
Elo
82
Robert Ruchała
PLFeatherweightProfessional record: 11-3-0
1447
Elo
83
Ode Osbourne
JMFlyweightProfessional record: 13-9-0 (2 NC)
1444
Elo
84
Alibi Idiris
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0 (1 NC)
1442
Elo
85
Luke Fernandez
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 6-1-0
1441
Elo
86
Julius Walker
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-2-0
1437
Elo
87
Ryan Loder
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 7-3-0
1437
Elo
88
Cody Durden
USFlyweightProfessional record: 18-11-1
1416
Elo
89
Louie Sutherland
GBHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-6-0
1403
Elo
90
Nick Klein
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 6-3-0
1396
Elo
91
Cody Gibson
USBantamweightProfessional record: 21-13-0
1381
Elo

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Ranking by style

Best Chain Wrestlers in the UFC

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

Ranking

91 fighters

Ordered by current Elo

Explore this ranking91 fighters visibleFilter

Age

MinimumMaximum

Elo

MinimumMaximum

UFC fights

MinimumMaximum

NationalityMartial arts baseStyle

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: 24-3-0
2003
Elo
5
Kamaru Usman
NGMiddleweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1970
Elo
6
Movsar Evloev
RUFeatherweightProfessional record: 20-0-0
1896
Elo
7
Umar Nurmagomedov
RUBantamweightProfessional record: 20-2-0
1824
Elo
8
Curtis Blaydes
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 20-6-0 (1 NC)
1813
Elo
9
Yaroslav Amosov
UAWelterweightProfessional record: 30-1-0
1812
Elo
10
Anthony Hernandez
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-4-0 (1 NC)
1791
Elo
11
Grant Dawson
USLightweightProfessional record: 24-3-1
1784
Elo
12
Mateusz Gamrot
PLLightweightProfessional record: 26-5-0 (1 NC)
1753
Elo
13
Asu Almabayev
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 25-3-0
1745
Elo
14
Bryce Mitchell
USBantamweightProfessional record: 19-3-0
1741
Elo
15
Pat Sabatini
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-5-0
1733
Elo
16
Ikram Aliskerov
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-2-0
1729
Elo
17
Bo Nickal
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1728
Elo
18
Raul Rosas Jr.
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1717
Elo
19
Farid Basharat
AFBantamweightProfessional record: 16-0-0
1715
Elo
20
Ricky Simón
USBantamweightProfessional record: 22-7-1
1702
Elo
21
Myktybek Orolbai
KGWelterweightProfessional record: 16-3-1
1690
Elo
22
Jeremiah Wells
USWelterweightProfessional record: 14-4-1
1686
Elo
23
Jacobe Smith
USWelterweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1684
Elo
24
Jimmy Crute
AULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 14-4-2
1684
Elo
25
Axel Sola
FRLightweightProfessional record: 13-1-1
1656
Elo
26
Tommy Gantt
USLightweightProfessional record: 13-0-0
1655
Elo
27
Rinya Nakamura
JPBantamweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1633
Elo
28
Donte Johnson
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-0-0
1629
Elo
29
Nurullo Aliev
TJLightweightProfessional record: 11-0-0
1625
Elo
30
Rei Tsuruya
JPFlyweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1616
Elo
31
Tim Elliott
USFlyweightProfessional record: 21-15-1
1614
Elo
32
Rafa García
MXLightweightProfessional record: 18-5-0
1610
Elo
33
Michael Johnson
USLightweightProfessional record: 24-20-0
1609
Elo
34
Ion Cutelaba
MDLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 20-12-1 (1 NC)
1606
Elo
35
Alex Perez
USFlyweightProfessional record: 26-11-0 (1 NC)
1605
Elo
36
Claudio Puelles
PELightweightProfessional record: 12-5-0
1596
Elo
37
Drakkar Klose
USLightweightProfessional record: 16-4-1
1595
Elo
38
Alatengheili
CNBantamweightProfessional record: 17-10-2
1591
Elo
39
Michael Chandler
USLightweightProfessional record: 23-11-0
1589
Elo
40
Ismail Naurdiev
ATMiddleweightProfessional record: 25-8-0
1583
Elo
41
Francis Marshall
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1580
Elo
42
Miles Johns
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 16-5-0 (1 NC)
1579
Elo
43
Mateusz Rębecki
PLLightweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1577
Elo
44
Victor Henry
USBantamweightProfessional record: 25-7-0 (1 NC)
1576
Elo
45
Aleksandre Topuria
GEBantamweightProfessional record: 7-1-0
1575
Elo
46
Muhammad Said
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 10-0-0
1575
Elo
47
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
MNFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1572
Elo
48
Levan Chokheli
GEWelterweightProfessional record: 15-3-0
1553
Elo
49
Tahir Abdullayev
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 22-3-0
1553
Elo
50
Chang Ho Lee
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1546
Elo
51
Gabriel Santos
BRFeatherweightProfessional record: 12-2-0
1546
Elo
52
Abdul Hussein
FIBantamweightProfessional record: 16-2-0
1545
Elo
53
Cezary Oleksiejczuk
PLMiddleweightProfessional record: 17-3-0
1543
Elo
54
Benardo Sopaj
ALBantamweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1542
Elo
55
Santiago Luna
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 8-1-0
1541
Elo
56
Mansur Abdul-Malik
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 10-2-1
1535
Elo
57
Ezra Elliott
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 8-0-0
1531
Elo
58
Rafael Estevam
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 14-1-0
1531
Elo
59
Felipe Franco
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1530
Elo
60
Farman Hasanov
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 6-0-0
1529
Elo
61
Su Young You
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 16-4-0 (2 NC)
1528
Elo
62
Abubakar Vagaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 25-4-0
1522
Elo
63
Austin Bashi
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 14-2-0
1522
Elo
64
Magomed Tuchalov
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-0-0
1518
Elo
65
Bogdan Grad
ATFeatherweightProfessional record: 16-4-0
1514
Elo
66
Themba Gorimbo
ZWWelterweightProfessional record: 14-7-0
1510
Elo
67
Austin Vanderford
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1509
Elo
68
Gable Steveson
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 4-1-0
1506
Elo
69
Andre Petroski
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 13-6-0
1505
Elo
70
Azamat Bekoev
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 20-5-0
1504
Elo
71
Andreas Gustafsson
SEWelterweightProfessional record: 12-3-0
1501
Elo
72
Cristian Quiñonez
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 19-5-0
1495
Elo
73
Torrez Finney
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1495
Elo
74
Kurtis Campbell
GBFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1488
Elo
75
Isaac Thomson
AUFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-3-0
1484
Elo
76
Adrian Luna Martinetti
ECBantamweightProfessional record: 17-1-0
1475
Elo
77
Otari Tanzilovi
GEFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-2-0
1469
Elo
78
Saygid Izagakhmaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 22-4-0
1463
Elo
79
Bassil Hafez
USWelterweightProfessional record: 9-5-1
1463
Elo
80
Thomas Petersen
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1457
Elo
81
Rodrigo Sezinando
BRWelterweightProfessional record: 8-2-0
1449
Elo
82
Robert Ruchała
PLFeatherweightProfessional record: 11-3-0
1447
Elo
83
Ode Osbourne
JMFlyweightProfessional record: 13-9-0 (2 NC)
1444
Elo
84
Alibi Idiris
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0 (1 NC)
1442
Elo
85
Luke Fernandez
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 6-1-0
1441
Elo
86
Julius Walker
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-2-0
1437
Elo
87
Ryan Loder
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 7-3-0
1437
Elo
88
Cody Durden
USFlyweightProfessional record: 18-11-1
1416
Elo
89
Louie Sutherland
GBHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-6-0
1403
Elo
90
Nick Klein
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 6-3-0
1396
Elo
91
Cody Gibson
USBantamweightProfessional record: 21-13-0
1381
Elo

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