{"id":40092,"date":"2026-08-24T03:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Gilbert-Burns-names-UFCs-best-MMA-pure-jiujitsu-fighters-202495"},"modified":"2026-08-24T03:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T03:24:18","slug":"gilbert-burns-names-ufcs-best-mma-pure-jiu-jitsu-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/gilbert-burns-names-ufcs-best-mma-pure-jiu-jitsu-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert Burns names UFC\u2019s best MMA & pure jiu-jitsu fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two names came to mind for Gilbert
\nBurns<\/a> when asked about who possesses the best jiu-jitsu in the
\n
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Burns (22-10) himself was a feared jiu-jitsu artist with nine
\ncareer submissions. \u201cDurinho\u201d complimenting someone\u2019s jiu-jitsu
\ncertainly carries weight and he recently revealed that two of his
\ncompatriots have the best grappling in the UFC, although in
\ndifferent aspects.<\/p>\n

\n

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Charles Oliveira gets Burns\u2019 nod for MMA jiu-jitsu, while Diego
\nLopes stands out in the pure form<\/h2>\n

Burns believes Charles
\nOliveira<\/a> has the best MMA-focused jiu-jitsu in the UFC.
\nHowever, he notes that MMA-focused jiu-jitsu is very different from
\npure jiu-jitsu, with the striking aspect completely out of the
\nequation. According to the former fighter, Diego Lopes<\/a>
\nhas the best pure jiu-jitsu game.<\/p>\n

\u201cPure jiu-jitsu \u2013 that\u2019s a different question,\u201d Burns told MMA
\nFighting. \u201cBecause jiu-jitsu in the UFC, I would say Charles
\n[Oliveira] is up there. But pure jiu-jitsu, I think Diego Lopes has
\ngreat pure jiu-jitsu. That\u2019s what I heard from a lot of guys who
\ntrained with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oliveira (37-11) is undoubtedly one of the greatest jiu-jitsu
\nartists in the history of mixed martial arts. The former
\nlightweight champ has the most finishes and submissions in UFC
\nhistory. He is on a two-fight winning streak and coming off a BMF
\ntitle win over Max
\nHolloway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Lopes left his home in Brazil at the age of 19 to teach
\njiu-jitsu in Mexico, which has since become a second home to him.
\nHe is 2-2 in his last four, with both losses coming in failed
\nfeatherweight title bids against Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a>. He\u2019s revealed his intentions to move up to
\nlightweight, so a clash against Oliveira could be on the cards.<\/p>\n

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\n

Gilbert
\nBurns<\/a> has two names for the best jiu-jitsu in MMA:<\/p>\n

“MMA jiu-jitsu, it’s Charles
\nOliveira<\/a>. Pure jiu-jitsu, it’s Diego
\nLopes<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

(\ud83c\udfa5 @JoseYoungs<\/a>)
\npic.twitter.com\/KpBHIYt0vj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting)
\nAugust 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Two names came to mind for Gilbert Burns when asked about who possesses the best jiu-jitsu in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Burns (22-10) himself was a feared jiu-jitsu artist with nine career submissions. \u201cDurinho\u201d complimenting someone\u2019s jiu-jitsu certainly carries weight and he recently revealed that two of his compatriots have the best grappling in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}