What are the current no-gi jiu-jitsu rankings?

Nogipedia maintains live no-gi jiu-jitsu rankings covering pound-for-pound, weight class, team, submission, and legend categories. Rankings are computed from competition results across major no-gi events and updated regularly.

What is the difference between BJJ rankings and no-gi jiu-jitsu rankings?

BJJ rankings traditionally include gi competition, while no-gi jiu-jitsu rankings focus exclusively on no-gi and submission grappling competition. Nogipedia tracks no-gi jiu-jitsu rankings across all weight classes and genders.

How are jiu-jitsu rankings calculated?

Nogipedia rankings are calculated using a rating system that weighs competition results, opponent quality, submission rate, and activity. Athletes earn points for wins against ranked opponents and lose points for losses. The full methodology is explained on the rankings explanation page.

Who are the top ranked no-gi jiu-jitsu athletes?

The top ranked no-gi jiu-jitsu athletes are listed on Nogipedia's pound-for-pound rankings page, updated regularly based on competition results. Rankings cover both men's and women's divisions across all weight classes.

Where can I find no-gi jiu-jitsu athlete profiles?

Nogipedia provides detailed athlete profiles for no-gi jiu-jitsu competitors including match history, submission statistics, win/loss records, and weight class rankings at nogipedia.com/athletes.

No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu

Rankings

Pound for pound leaders, weight-class ladders, top teams, and the most effective submissions.

How rankings work ▾

Rankings are powered by a hybrid points/Elo-based system that updates after every competition result. Each match adjusts a competitor's rating based on several factors:

Win rate — overall consistency of winning across competitions
Submission rate — finishing rate, which signals dominance beyond just wins
Opponent quality — beating higher-rated athletes earns more than beating lower-rated ones
Event prestige — performances at bigger, more competitive events carry greater weight

The system also accounts for recency — older results gradually carry less weight over time. Rankings span pound-for-pound, weight class, submission, team, coach, and legend categories.

Rating formula

Match Points = Base × Event Tier × Time Decay Rating = Σ(Match Points) × Win Rate × (1 + Sub Rate) × Opponent Quality

Men's Pound for Pound Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	GR Gordon Ryan	31886.67	100-4-4
2	MG Mica Galvao	19817.54	47-5-7
3	KD Kaynan Duarte	19600.01	56-11-2
4	KR Kade Ruotolo	18654.05	34-3-0
5	MM Mikey Musumeci	17419.83	23-1-0
6	DL Dante Leon	14833.32	113-32-1
7	AT Andrew Tackett	14736.74	56-9-0
8	GB Giancarlo Bodoni	14676.57	66-23-2
9	DO Diego Oliveira	12970.87	42-10-1
10	NR Nick Rodriguez	12686.77	42-15-8
11	LG Luke Griffith	12593.39	28-6-2
12	DR Diogo Reis	12313.44	27-3-2
13	TR Tye Ruotolo	11335.63	32-11-0
14	FP Felipe Pena	11324.58	45-12-2
15	CJ Craig Jones	10698.56	63-18-4
16	MF Mason Fowler	10681.25	37-4-3
17	MS Mateusz Szczecinski	10276.36	60-14-3
18	OT Oliver Taza	9746.32	179-60-4
19	RJ Roberto Jimenez	9651.06	66-21-3
20	NM Nicholas Meregali	9233.90	17-3-0
21	RA Roberto Abreu	9199.04	77-18-1
22	PB PJ Barch	8945.50	76-29-14
23	VR Vagner Rocha	8908.28	94-33-5
24	PM Pedro Marinho	8706.65	64-18-1
25	DM Declan Moody	8520.21	32-13-2
26	RS Roosevelt Sousa	7896.85	60-15-0
27	EO Eoghan O'Flanagan	7829.76	29-13-0
28	DO Dorian Olivarez	7615.20	36-1-3
29	VH Victor Hugo	7550.00	32-11-2
30	FA Fabricio Andrey	6819.32	36-13-4

Women's Pound for Pound Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	HC Helena Crevar	21402.00	47-4-0
2	AF Adele Fornarino	20700.88	43-5-0
3	EC Elisabeth Clay	13743.76	53-13-0
4	FD Ffion Davies	11011.00	36-9-0
5	MB Mayssa Bastos	10569.00	37-3-0
6	BS Brianna Ste-Marie	8138.78	35-10-0
7	KR Kendall Reusing	7404.87	31-7-0
8	CM Cassia Moura	6926.77	13-0-0
9	BM Beatriz Mesquita	6813.48	17-4-0
10	GG Gabrielle Garcia	5028.14	17-5-0
11	AE Alex Enriquez	4658.16	51-10-0
12	GP Gabrieli Pessanha	4652.90	19-1-0
13	AM Ana Mayordomo	4236.56	36-7-0
14	AL Aurelie Le Vern	4194.00	28-4-0
15	JR Jasmine Rocha	3859.25	51-15-1
16	SG Sarah Galvao	3566.57	12-2-0
17	MC Margot Ciccarelli	2773.00	22-9-0
18	RC Raquel Canuto	2529.17	17-7-0
19	DK Danielle Kelly	2487.00	24-14-1
20	MB Morgan Black	2191.79	33-9-0
21	GG Grace Gundrum	1771.64	8-3-0
22	AB Amanda Bruse	1709.96	36-20-0
23	JB Julia Boscher	24.00	2-6-0

Men's Bantamweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	MM Mikey Musumeci	17419.83	23-1-0
2	JM Joao Miyao	3510.51	51-8-0
3	LP Lucas Pinheiro	1916.26	32-7-0
4	SM Shay Montague	1696.25	13-3-0
5	FM Felipe Machado	1364.00	20-8-0
6	CM Cameron Mellott	710.67	18-9-0

Men's Featherweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	DO Diego Oliveira	12970.87	42-10-1
2	DR Diogo Reis	12313.44	27-3-2
3	DO Dorian Olivarez	7615.20	36-1-3
4	GG Gianni Grippo	6420.22	156-44-4
5	GS Gabriel Sousa	5966.63	42-21-0
6	CA Cole Abate	5795.45	31-2-0
7	KK Keith Krikorian	5557.80	72-26-2
8	OJ Owen Jones	5344.77	18-6-2
9	JE Julian Espinosa	4288.00	79-22-0
10	DM Dominic Mejia	3834.06	59-16-2
11	JM Joao Miyao	3510.51	51-8-0
12	GM Geo Martinez	2842.61	39-22-10
13	KK Kieran Kichuk	2543.27	73-24-1
14	RL Reese LaFever	2303.49	48-21-2
15	GC Gavin Corbe	1756.27	36-15-0
16	GI Gairbeg Ibragimov	1657.14	18-3-0
17	FM Felipe Machado	1364.00	20-8-0
18	DA Damien Anderson	1028.26	13-10-0
19	CM Cameron Mellott	710.67	18-9-0
20	JC Jon Calestine	705.38	16-7-1
21	JF Joshua Flores	630.85	27-13-0
22	DO Diego Ortiz	563.21	16-3-0
23	FR Frank Rosenthal	516.00	32-16-0
24	AD Andrew DeGraff	378.58	20-11-0
25	KG Kyvann Gonzalez	101.08	8-5-0
26	RA Richard Alarcon	88.86	4-10-0

Men's Lightweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	DO Diego Oliveira	12970.87	42-10-1
2	DO Dorian Olivarez	7615.20	36-1-3
3	FA Fabricio Andrey	6819.32	36-13-4
4	DC Deandre Corbe	6669.16	98-21-2
5	EC Ethan Crelinsten	5487.75	57-19-4
6	LE Landon Elmore	3243.10	38-14-6
7	JC Josh Cisneros	3156.31	31-14-0
8	DS Daniel Sathler	1170.90	16-11-2
9	JA Joao Assonitis	1083.26	26-12-0
10	SN Samuel Nagai	863.14	9-5-0
11	AB Adam Benayoun	806.35	32-11-3
12	HX Huaiqing Xu	567.42	19-5-0
13	DB Dylan Benningfield	490.92	23-15-0
14	FR Fabian Ramirez	301.54	25-16-0

Men's Welterweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	MG Mica Galvao	19817.54	47-5-7
2	KR Kade Ruotolo	18654.05	34-3-0
3	DL Dante Leon	14833.32	113-32-1
4	AT Andrew Tackett	14736.74	56-9-0
5	MS Mateusz Szczecinski	10276.36	60-14-3
6	OT Oliver Taza	9746.32	179-60-4
7	PB PJ Barch	8945.50	76-29-14
8	JC Jozef Chen	6378.02	36-10-3
9	JT Jett Thompson	5121.45	72-17-21
10	GT Garry Tonon	4484.00	70-27-2
11	TL Tommy Langaker	4411.07	35-11-0
12	MH Max Hanson	4247.17	91-27-12
13	JT JT Torres	3929.63	28-10-2
14	MS Michael Sainz	3640.41	72-13-0
15	KB Kevin Beuhring	3574.63	41-11-16
16	RC Renato Canuto	3521.82	34-13-10
17	AV Andy Varela	3362.98	54-20-10
18	KI Kenta Iwamoto	3127.00	32-13-2
19	NR Nicky Ryan	3082.06	24-9-1
20	DA Davis Asare	2958.14	57-18-11
21	AM Andy Murasaki	2583.64	10-1-0
22	AS Alan Sanchez	2338.92	48-23-1
23	JC John Combs	2319.81	89-43-3
24	RN Ross Nicholls	2179.91	31-12-3
25	ED Elijah Dorsey	2040.83	27-8-1
26	FK Fabyury Khrysthyan	1510.00	19-8-0
27	KG Kron Gracie	1276.55	9-2-0
28	JH Jed Hue	1087.20	8-9-3
29	NM Nick Mataya	1036.57	15-8-0
30	JT Johnny Tama	916.36	42-24-0

Men's Middleweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	TR Tye Ruotolo	11335.63	32-11-0
2	RJ Roberto Jimenez	9651.06	66-21-3
3	VR Vagner Rocha	8908.28	94-33-5
4	JC Jozef Chen	6378.02	36-10-3
5	WT William Tackett	4895.82	66-21-0
6	CW Chris Wojcik	4889.33	50-24-10
7	JC Jacob Couch	4827.63	58-17-1
8	LJ Levi Jones-Leary	4792.21	13-6-0
9	IM Izaak Michell	4702.94	27-7-0
10	RJ Ronaldo Junior	4460.87	17-5-1
11	TP Taylor Pearman	4412.28	25-10-1
12	JG Jonnatas Gracie	4181.00	35-9-0
13	PJ Pawel Jaworski	3714.13	37-7-1
14	TD Tainan Dalpra	3492.80	5-0-0
15	JR Jacob Rodriguez	3144.00	28-18-3
16	JH Josh Hinger	3026.83	53-16-1
17	AR Achilles Rocha	2711.00	34-12-0
18	DG David Garmo	2672.04	97-67-4
19	TH Tarik Hopstock	2522.95	43-15-3
20	JB Jon Blank	2302.86	41-19-3
21	AW Andrew Wiltse	1715.43	12-2-0
22	MP Mike Perez	1423.70	29-25-0
23	SY Sean Yadimarco	1122.34	52-30-0
24	RD Raajus Dewan	946.29	12-2-0
25	HC Hunter Colvin	486.20	8-11-1

Men's Light Heavyweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	GB Giancarlo Bodoni	14676.57	66-23-2
2	CJ Craig Jones	10698.56	63-18-4
3	MF Mason Fowler	10681.25	37-4-3
4	PM Pedro Marinho	8706.65	64-18-1
5	EO Eoghan O'Flanagan	7829.76	29-13-0
6	RA Ryan Aitken	6355.67	69-10-7
7	LB Lucas Barbosa	6061.92	65-15-3
8	EC Elder Cruz	5179.71	88-23-1
9	LK Lucas Kanard	4968.96	19-7-2
10	FC Felipe Costa	4721.00	39-15-0
11	AR Alexandre Ribeiro	3172.00	38-14-2
12	MD Matheus Diniz	3160.00	36-13-1
13	CN Charles Negromonte	3079.25	46-20-1
14	MP Michael Pixley	3066.30	23-9-1
15	AL Abraham La Montagne	3028.59	71-25-5
16	LL Luccas Lira	2982.72	34-12-0
17	KC Keenan Cornelius	2791.90	38-11-3
18	AW Adam Wardzinski	2442.00	46-13-0
19	FB Faris Ben-Lamkadem	2203.00	35-11-0
20	OL Owen Livesey	2131.68	13-5-1
21	PS Placido Santos	1695.37	33-7-0
22	SA Sebastian Attard	1256.07	30-14-11
23	JR Jason Rau	1125.43	54-16-0
24	DS Daniel Schuardt	577.50	9-7-0
25	RM Richie Martinez	5.57	1-11-2

Men's Heavyweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	GR Gordon Ryan	31886.67	100-4-4
2	KD Kaynan Duarte	19600.01	56-11-2
3	NR Nick Rodriguez	12686.77	42-15-8
4	LG Luke Griffith	12593.39	28-6-2
5	FP Felipe Pena	11324.58	45-12-2
6	NM Nicholas Meregali	9233.90	17-3-0
7	RA Roberto Abreu	9199.04	77-18-1
8	DM Declan Moody	8520.21	32-13-2
9	RS Roosevelt Sousa	7896.85	60-15-0
10	VH Victor Hugo	7550.00	32-11-2
11	YS Yuri Simoes	6383.21	47-13-1
12	DM Daniel Manasoiu	5948.62	31-14-2
13	KB Kyle Boehm	3233.00	36-9-12
14	HR Haisam Rida	3085.25	36-28-3
15	FA Fellipe Andrew	2482.35	24-9-1
16	PG Patrick Gaudio	2070.75	40-20-0
17	JS Josh Saunders	1683.60	11-4-0
18	JG Joao Gabriel Rocha	1672.80	22-13-0
19	RL Rafael Lovato Jr.	1488.94	6-10-0
20	AJ Aaron Johnson	1379.32	50-36-1
21	MA Marcus Almeida	1321.67	8-4-0
22	IS Inacio Santos	1161.27	38-11-0
23	MG Max Gimenis	880.53	28-10-0
24	BR Brandon Reed	770.00	16-5-0
25	KD Kit Dale	173.00	2-6-0
26	VM Vinny Magalhaes	169.62	4-6-3
27	CL Corbin Laporte	50.00	2-2-0
28	VP Vince Pezzuto	8.67	1-2-0

Women's Strawweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	DK Danielle Kelly	2487.00	24-14-1
2	GG Grace Gundrum	1771.64	8-3-0

Women's Flyweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	AF Adele Fornarino	20700.88	43-5-0
2	FD Ffion Davies	11011.00	36-9-0
3	MB Mayssa Bastos	10569.00	37-3-0
4	AE Alex Enriquez	4658.16	51-10-0
5	AM Ana Mayordomo	4236.56	36-7-0
6	JR Jasmine Rocha	3859.25	51-15-1
7	MC Margot Ciccarelli	2773.00	22-9-0

Women's Bantamweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	FD Ffion Davies	11011.00	36-9-0
2	BS Brianna Ste-Marie	8138.78	35-10-0
3	CM Cassia Moura	6926.77	13-0-0
4	BM Beatriz Mesquita	6813.48	17-4-0
5	AB Amanda Bruse	1709.96	36-20-0

Women's Featherweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	HC Helena Crevar	21402.00	47-4-0
2	EC Elisabeth Clay	13743.76	53-13-0
3	AL Aurelie Le Vern	4194.00	28-4-0
4	SG Sarah Galvao	3566.57	12-2-0
5	RC Raquel Canuto	2529.17	17-7-0
6	MB Morgan Black	2191.79	33-9-0
7	JB Julia Boscher	24.00	2-6-0

Women's Heavyweight Rankings

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	KR Kendall Reusing	7404.87	31-7-0
2	GG Gabrielle Garcia	5028.14	17-5-0
3	GP Gabrieli Pessanha	4652.90	19-1-0

Legend Rankings — Male

Rank	Athlete	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	MG Marcelo Garcia	4324.83	39-7-0
2	AG Andre Galvao	3589.30	34-5-1
3	PM Paulo Miyao	2197.33	37-8-0
4	LG Lachlan Giles	1976.47	23-11-0
5	DL Dean Lister	1851.05	24-16-2
6	EC Eddie Cummings	1781.31	25-3-1
7	RG Roger Gracie	1653.00	11-1-0
8	RG Renzo Gracie	869.38	11-4-1
9	RH Ryan Hall	231.43	10-4-0
10	EB Eddie Bravo	189.71	5-1-1
11	RM Rafael Mendes	175.00	1-0-0

Coach Rankings

Rank	Coach	Rating
1	JD John Danaher	99813.68
2	AG Andre Galvao	73594.08
3	MG Melqui Galvao	32130.98
4	LG Lachlan Giles	16068.27
5	RM Rafael Mendes	12061.25
5	GM Guilherme Mendes	12061.25
6	MG Marcelo Garcia	9580.22
7	HP Heath Pedigo	8294.66
8	EB Eddie Bravo	2848.18
9	JR Jason Rau	2721.19
10	RH Ryan Hall	806.35
11	FZ Firas Zahabi	755.70

Team Rankings

Rank	Team	Rating	Record (W-L-D)
1	Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu	145907.46	1020-302-56
2	Art of Jiu-Jitsu	41040.33	197-52-4
3	10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu	40919.91	490-193-80
4	Simple Man Martial Arts	37990.55	265-119-26
5	Melqui Galvao BJJ	32130.98	74-8-9
6	Pedigo Submission Fighting	28275.38	309-93-15
7	Los Banditos	17846.02	72-31-3
8	Atos Jiu-Jitsu	17388.98	161-68-1
9	B-Team Jiu-Jitsu	10698.56	63-18-4
10	Standard Jiu-Jitsu	8754.96	134-39-2
11	Alliance Jiu-Jitsu	7750.96	78-37-4
12	Vanguard Academy	4087.62	169-81-6
13	Legion AJJ	2791.90	38-11-3

Submission Rankings

Rank	Technique	Category	Count
1	Rear naked	Strangle	1065
2	Inside heel hook	Joint lock	643
3	Armbar	Joint lock	496
4	Outside heel hook	Joint lock	312
5	Straight ankle lock	Joint lock	266
6	Triangle	Strangle	195
7	Guillotine	Strangle	145
8	Kata gatame	Strangle	144
8	Kneebar	Joint lock	144
9	Darce	Strangle	101
10	Kimura	Joint lock	84
11	Aoki lock	Joint lock	55
12	Arm-in guillotine	Strangle	44
13	Rear triangle	Strangle	40
14	Anaconda	Strangle	33
15	Rear kata gatame	Strangle	23
16	Side triangle	Strangle	15
17	High-elbow guillotine	Strangle	14
18	Z-lock	Joint lock	12
19	Woj lock	Joint lock	9
20	High-wrist guillotine	Strangle	8
21	Seated kata gatame	Strangle	2