Top 5 Jiu Jitsu Athletes: Gi

Jiu jitsu is a martial art and combat sport where practitioners aim to control someone and eventually submit them. An iconic symbol of Jiu Jitsu is the gi that practitioners wear (also known as a kimono). Over time, there have been many great Jiu Jitsu athletes, but there are a select number who stand above the rest. 

This following will highlight some of these practitioners, in no specific order, and is subjective as everyone will have their own opinions on who should be on this list. We created this list in an unbiased manner and based the criteria of ranking off of a number of factors, the main one being competition accomplishments. In no specific order, here are the top 10 Gi Jiu Jitsu competitors of all time:

Roger Gracie

Record: 76-7

Submission rate: 82% (62 submissions)

Accomplishments: 14x World Jiu Jitsu Champion, IBJJF Hall of Fame member, ADCC Hall of Fame member

Rafael Mendes 

Record: 93-7

Submission rate: 63% (59)

Accomplishments: 6x World Jiu Jitsu Champion (IBJJF), 2x ADCC Champion

Marcus (Buchecha) Almeida 

Record: 138-14

Submission rate: 52% (72 submissions)

Accomplishments: 13x World Jiu Jitsu Champion (IBJJF), 2x ADCC Champion, 2x No Gi World Champion

Bruno Malfacine

Record: 67-12

Submission rate: 61% (41 submissions)

Accomplishments: 10x World Jiu Jitsu Champion (IBJJF)

Rubens Charles (Cobrinha)

Record: 118-21

Submission rate: 53% (63 submissions)

Accomplishments: 9x World Jiu Jitsu Champion (IBJJF), 3x ADCC Champion

Thank you for reading - this list is subjective since there are so many incredible and accomplished jiu jitsu practitioners to have competed in the gi. An argument could be made for a lot of people to be on this list, so we understand if there are some disagreements with this list