5 best wrestlers among UFC fighters right now

Jon Jones
Jon Jones

#4 Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier has only two losses on his impressive record as he heads into the final UFC fight of his career. One of the reasons for most of his achievements in the Octagon is his impressive wrestling career before he even came to UFC.

Throughout his career, Cormier has used a combination of power and grappling to get exactly what he wants inside the Octagon. Despite his size and weight, he maintains a continuous pace and breaks down his opponents from the outside in.

With that sort of control in the Octagon, it is difficult for anyone to take advantage of Cormier. He's an immense wrestler and uses all of that alongside his striking power to pick up win after win. Stipe Miocic might be in danger as Cormier will look to go out with a bang in the last fight of his life.


#3 Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo

A fighter on this list who may not seem like a likely candidate, is none other than Double Champion, holding both Flyweight and Bantamweight titles, Henry Cejudo.

Cejudo may be quite... odd outside the Octagon; but when he is fighting, he is laser-focused. Not only can he knock down his opponents with well-placed striking he can also out-wrestle them on the mat. Through a Split Decision, he was able to take home the Flyweight title and became the person to end Demetrious Johnson's undefeated streak in the company.

Also, if he needed just that little bit more added to his credentials, Cejudo is an Olympic Gold Medallist.

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