Top ten wrestlers who fight MMA
 

This is based off who I think utilizes wrestling in MMA the best, not just who is the best wrestler:

1. Matt Lindland
2. Josh Koscheck
3. Randy Couture
4. Dan Henderson
5. Kevin Randleman
6. Tito Ortiz
7. Uriah Faber
8. Chuck Liddell
9. Mark Coleman
10. Sean Salmon

I don't know enough about wrestling to critique the list too much, but I would have Jon Fitch in there. He hasn't used his wrestling as much in his last few fights, but it has been a staple of his game for most of his career.

1. Couture
2. Kos
3. Hendo
4. Lindland
5 Ortiz
6. Lidell
7. Hughes
8. Randelman
9. Sherk
10. Coleman


Salmon Palma? C'mon I hope you were just drawing a blank. I mean even Rashad utilized better wrestling in their fight to stop him from taking over...and then.... oh yea he K'd him TFO.

Couture - can pretty much takedown anyone
Hendo - great wrestler
Kos - can pretty much takedown anyone
Hughes - pretty decent at taking down people
Lindland - he wrestled for nebraska baby, NEBRASKAS IN THE HOUSE
Sherk - only takes people down, pretty much all hes got
Ortiz - only in front of liddell because he does take people down
Liddell - most people cant take him down
Randelman - is insane
Coleman - is insane

Coleman and Sherk are two deserving additions that I didn't think of. Maybe Monson, though I don't think top 10 worthy.

Salmon is training for the Olympics and schooled Rashad in wrestling when they fought. He is a world class wrestler. If he shouldn't be in the list it's only because he is more of a wrestler then an actual MMA fighter.

Fitch is a great wrestler and went further then Tito did in wrestling (in a sense) but I just don't think he is in the top 10 yet in regards to wrestling in MMA.

Coleman is on the list and Sherk and Monson are submission wrestlers (there is a difference).

Well that completely contradicts what this entire list is about then... right?

Isn't this list NOT about who the most decorated wrestler is but rather who uses wrestling the best in MMA?

Salmons wrestling doesn't help his MMA worth a damn. Unless you consider taking Rashad down once..getting back to his feet.... then forever securing a spot in the next Ultimate Knockout DVDs.

Furthermore, Salmon is NOT world class. He made the trials team. Not World Class yet.

He did use his wrestling and used it quite well. Is wrestling only about taking people down? You are really trivializing his abilities and disrespecting wrestling a sport if you are saying his abilities don't mean a damn because he got knocked out.

Since you want to drop some knowledge, let's see your top ten list...

Lindland
Koscheck
Coleman
couture
Liddell
Randleman
Hughes
Nagata
Ortiz
Sherk

Kid Yamamoto??
Fujita
Kerr
Severn
Henderson
Lindland
Nagata
Trigg
Coleman
Couture