All-Time ADCC Rankings

Before ADCC 2009 began, Ivan Trindade posted an interesting list on Gracie Mag's blog which ranked 67 Abu Dhabi competitors (2000 to present) using the following point system:

Absolute champion - 20 points
Weight class champion - 17 points
Superfight champion - 15 points
Absolute 2nd place - 13 points
Weight class 2nd place - 11 points
Superfight runner-up - 9 points
Absolute 3rd place - 7 points
Weight class 3rd place - 5 points
"Best Technique" winner - 3 points
"Best Fight" winner - 2 points

Before this year's competition began, three-time champion Mark Kerr led the pack with 80 points, barely edging out Marcelo Garcia. But after Marcelinho took the Under 77kg (170 lbs.) silver medal in Barcelona, the scores were updated and - at least according to this system - we've got a new all-time ADCC great.

1 - Marcelo Garcia - 90
2 - Mark Kerr - 80
3 - Mario Sperry - 76
4 - Ricardo Arona - 69
5 - Royler Gracie - 61
6 - Saulo Ribeiro - 61
7 - Jeff Monson - 61
8 - Roger Gracie - 60
9 - Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza - 58
10 - Fabricio Werdum - 57
11 - Jean Jacques Machado - 55
12 - Xande Ribeiro - 52
13 - Braulio Estima - 51
14 - Leonardo Vieira - 47
15 - Alexandre "Soca" Freitas - 42
16 - Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira - 40
17 - Ricco Rodriguez - 39
18 - Pablo Popovich - 39
19 - Sean Alvarez - 37
20 - Ricardo Almeida - 36
21 - Dean Lister - 35
22 - Renzo Gracie - 34
23 - Robert Drysdale - 34
24 - Jon Olav Einemo - 30
25 - Roberto Travern - 29
26 - Kareem Bachlov - 28
27 - Demian Maia - 28
28 - Rani Yahya - 28
29 - Marcio Feitosa - 27
30 - Barret Yoshida - 27
31 - Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz - 27
32 - Andre Galvao - 23
33 - Hayato "Mach" Sakurai - 18
34 - Rodrigo Gracie - 17
35 - Sanae Kikuta - 17
36 - Mark Robinson - 17
37 - Rafael Mendes - 17
38 - Alexander Savko - 16
39 - Ricardo Liborio - 16
40 - Ricardo Moraes - 13

In the case of a tie, the athlete with the greater accomplishment is listed ahead. For example, if they were tied in points, an athlete with an Absolute championship would be placed in front of an athlete who had won a weight division.

(ADCC hasn't announced the "Best Fight" awards for this year yet, but I'll update the post when they do.)

Xande Ribeiro made a big leap - from #29 to #12 - with his win in the -99kg (218 lbs.) division and second place showing in the Absolute bracket.

Check the full listing here.