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2026 · TRUE CONTENDER MMA

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Ranking by fighting base

Best Wrestlers in the UFC

Fighters whose primary base uses takedowns, cage control and positional dominance through wrestling.

Ranking

122 fighters

Ordered by current Elo

1
Islam Makhachev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 28-1-0
2492
Elo
2
Merab Dvalishvili
GEBantamweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
2100
Elo
3
Aljamain Sterling
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 26-5-0
2029
Elo
4
Khamzat Chimaev
AEMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-1-0
2021
Elo
5
Arman Tsarukyan
AMLightweightProfessional record: 23-3-0
1973
Elo
6
Kamaru Usman
NGMiddleweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1970
Elo
7
Movsar Evloev
RUFeatherweightProfessional record: 20-0-0
1896
Elo
8
Umar Nurmagomedov
RUBantamweightProfessional record: 20-1-0
1877
Elo
9
Mario Bautista
USBantamweightProfessional record: 18-3-0
1876
Elo
10
Belal Muhammad
USWelterweightProfessional record: 24-5-0 (1 NC)
1856
Elo
11
Anthony Hernandez
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 15-3-0 (1 NC)
1823
Elo
12
Gabriel Bonfim
BRWelterweightProfessional record: 19-1-0
1814
Elo
13
Mateusz Gamrot
PLLightweightProfessional record: 26-4-0 (1 NC)
1810
Elo
14
Curtis Blaydes
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 19-6-0 (1 NC)
1788
Elo
15
Myktybek Orolbai
KGWelterweightProfessional record: 16-2-1
1756
Elo
16
Raoni Barcelos
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 22-5-0
1754
Elo
17
Montel Jackson
USBantamweightProfessional record: 15-4-0
1740
Elo
18
Josh Hokit
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 10-0-0
1729
Elo
19
Ikram Aliskerov
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-2-0
1729
Elo
20
Bo Nickal
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1728
Elo
21
Neil Magny
USWelterweightProfessional record: 31-14-0
1721
Elo
22
Raul Rosas Jr.
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 12-1-0
1717
Elo
23
Farid Basharat
AFBantamweightProfessional record: 16-0-0
1715
Elo
24
Ricky Simón
USBantamweightProfessional record: 22-7-1
1702
Elo
25
Rizvan Kuniev
RUHeavyweightProfessional record: 14-3-1 (1 NC)
1697
Elo
26
Alexander Hernandez
USLightweightProfessional record: 18-9-0
1697
Elo
27
Rafa García
MXLightweightProfessional record: 18-4-0
1686
Elo
28
Jun Yong Park
KRMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-8-0
1685
Elo
29
Jacobe Smith
USWelterweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1684
Elo
30
Abus Magomedov
DEMiddleweightProfessional record: 29-7-1
1673
Elo
31
Chris Duncan
GBLightweightProfessional record: 15-2-0
1669
Elo
32
Baisangur Susurkaev
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1666
Elo
33
Punahele Soriano
USWelterweightProfessional record: 13-4-0
1666
Elo
34
Aaron Pico
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 14-5-0
1655
Elo
35
Mario Pinto
PTHeavyweightProfessional record: 12-0-0
1655
Elo
36
Jacob Malkoun
AUMiddleweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1651
Elo
37
Drakkar Klose
USLightweightProfessional record: 16-3-1
1648
Elo
38
Nikita Krylov
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 31-12-0
1646
Elo
39
Jack Hermansson
NOWelterweightProfessional record: 24-10-0
1645
Elo
40
Alex Perez
USFlyweightProfessional record: 26-10-0 (1 NC)
1644
Elo
41
Chepe Mariscal
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 18-7-0
1643
Elo
42
Elijah Smith
USBantamweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1641
Elo
43
Gable Steveson
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 4-0-0
1638
Elo
44
Josh Emmett
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 19-7-0
1632
Elo
45
Nurullo Aliev
TJLightweightProfessional record: 11-0-0
1625
Elo
46
Mick Parkin
GBHeavyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0
1623
Elo
47
Gunnar Nelson
ISWelterweightProfessional record: 19-6-1
1622
Elo
48
Mason Jones
GBLightweightProfessional record: 17-3-0 (1 NC)
1621
Elo
49
Jean Matsumoto
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 18-2-0
1619
Elo
50
Marcin Tybura
PLHeavyweightProfessional record: 27-12-0
1608
Elo
51
Ion Cutelaba
MDLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 20-12-1 (1 NC)
1606
Elo
52
Ante Delija
HRHeavyweightProfessional record: 26-8-0
1600
Elo
53
Mansur Abdul-Malik
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 10-1-1
1600
Elo
54
Cody Haddon
AUBantamweightProfessional record: 9-1-0
1597
Elo
55
Axel Sola
FRLightweightProfessional record: 12-1-1
1593
Elo
56
Tofiq Musayev
AZLightweightProfessional record: 24-6-0
1589
Elo
57
Michael Chandler
USLightweightProfessional record: 23-11-0
1589
Elo
58
Donte Johnson
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 8-0-0
1586
Elo
59
Felipe Lima
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 14-2-0
1585
Elo
60
Tyrell Fortune
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 18-4-0 (2 NC)
1585
Elo
61
Francis Marshall
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-3-0
1580
Elo
62
Tim Elliott
USFlyweightProfessional record: 20-15-1
1578
Elo
63
Mateusz Rębecki
PLLightweightProfessional record: 21-5-0
1577
Elo
64
Muhammad Said
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 10-0-0
1575
Elo
65
Jamall Emmers
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-8-0
1573
Elo
66
Morgan Charrière
FRFeatherweightProfessional record: 21-12-1
1573
Elo
67
Lance Gibson Jr.
CALightweightProfessional record: 10-2-0
1571
Elo
68
Cody Brundage
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 12-9-1 (1 NC)
1566
Elo
69
Juan Díaz
PEBantamweightProfessional record: 16-1-1
1563
Elo
70
Luis Felipe Dias
BRMiddleweightProfessional record: 18-5-0
1563
Elo
71
Rodrigo Vera
PEFeatherweightProfessional record: 22-1-1
1563
Elo
72
Darren Elkins
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 29-12-0
1559
Elo
73
Oumar Sy
FRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 12-2-0
1558
Elo
74
Tahir Abdullayev
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 22-3-0
1553
Elo
75
Seok Hyeon Ko
KRWelterweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1549
Elo
76
Chang Ho Lee
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1546
Elo
77
Abdul Hussein
FIBantamweightProfessional record: 16-2-0
1545
Elo
78
Cezary Oleksiejczuk
PLMiddleweightProfessional record: 17-3-0
1543
Elo
79
Benardo Sopaj
ALBantamweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1542
Elo
80
Santiago Luna
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 8-1-0
1541
Elo
81
Charlie Campbell
USLightweightProfessional record: 9-3-0
1538
Elo
82
Matt Frevola
USLightweightProfessional record: 11-6-1
1535
Elo
83
Hecher Sosa
ESBantamweightProfessional record: 14-1-0
1531
Elo
84
Rafael Estevam
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 14-1-0
1531
Elo
85
Felipe Franco
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 11-2-0
1530
Elo
86
Farman Hasanov
AZWelterweightProfessional record: 6-0-0
1529
Elo
87
Su Young You
KRBantamweightProfessional record: 16-4-0 (2 NC)
1528
Elo
88
Abubakar Vagaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 25-4-0
1522
Elo
89
Miles Johns
USBantamweightProfessional record: 15-5-0 (1 NC)
1518
Elo
90
Magomed Tuchalov
RULight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-0-0
1518
Elo
91
Court McGee
USWelterweightProfessional record: 22-14-0
1517
Elo
92
Themba Gorimbo
ZWWelterweightProfessional record: 14-7-0
1510
Elo
93
Oban Elliott
GBWelterweightProfessional record: 12-5-0
1505
Elo
94
Azamat Bekoev
RUMiddleweightProfessional record: 20-5-0
1504
Elo
95
Andreas Gustafsson
SEWelterweightProfessional record: 12-3-0
1501
Elo
96
Lucas Fernando
BRLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 13-3-0
1500
Elo
97
Cristian Quiñonez
MXBantamweightProfessional record: 19-5-0
1495
Elo
98
Torrez Finney
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1495
Elo
99
Gilbert Urbina
USMiddleweightProfessional record: 8-4-0
1492
Elo
100
Andre Fili
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 25-14-0 (1 NC)
1490
Elo
101
Isaac Thomson
AUFeatherweightProfessional record: 9-3-0
1484
Elo
102
Josiah Harrell
USWelterweightProfessional record: 11-1-0
1479
Elo
103
Adrian Luna Martinetti
ECBantamweightProfessional record: 17-1-0
1475
Elo
104
Mark Choinski
USLightweightProfessional record: 7-1-0
1471
Elo
105
Otari Tanzilovi
GEFeatherweightProfessional record: 10-2-0
1469
Elo
106
Saygid Izagakhmaev
RUWelterweightProfessional record: 22-4-0
1463
Elo
107
Bassil Hafez
USWelterweightProfessional record: 9-5-1
1463
Elo
108
Muin Gafurov
TJBantamweightProfessional record: 20-7-0
1460
Elo
109
Luan Lacerda
BRBantamweightProfessional record: 13-4-0
1458
Elo
110
Thomas Petersen
USHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1457
Elo
111
Louie Sutherland
GBHeavyweightProfessional record: 11-5-0
1451
Elo
112
Rodrigo Sezinando
BRWelterweightProfessional record: 8-2-0
1449
Elo
113
Kurtis Campbell
GBFeatherweightProfessional record: 8-1-0
1448
Elo
114
Robert Ruchała
PLFeatherweightProfessional record: 11-3-0
1447
Elo
115
Alibi Idiris
KZFlyweightProfessional record: 10-1-0 (1 NC)
1442
Elo
116
Luke Fernandez
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 6-1-0
1441
Elo
117
Julius Walker
USLight HeavyweightProfessional record: 7-2-0
1437
Elo
118
Ben Johnston
AUMiddleweightProfessional record: 5-2-0
1432
Elo
119
Cody Durden
USFlyweightProfessional record: 18-11-1
1416
Elo
120
Cody Gibson
USBantamweightProfessional record: 21-13-0
1381
Elo
121
Dennis Buzukja
USFeatherweightProfessional record: 12-7-0
1370
Elo
122
Stewart Nicoll
AUFlyweightProfessional record: 8-4-0
1348
Elo

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