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Who has beaten more ADCC medalists, Gordon Ryan or Andre Galvao?

Gordon Ryan often makes the claim that he has beaten more ADCC medalists than any other grappler in history. The reigning ADCC absolute champion is just 26-years old but has already put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen, prompting many to name him the greatest no-gi grappler of all-time.

As difficult as it is to quantify “greatness,” number of wins is very much something measurable. In advance of Ryan’s much-anticipated ADCC superfight against Andre Galvao later this year, we decided to crunch the numbers. How many ADCC medalists has Ryan beaten in his career? Has he beaten more than Galvao?

What we looked at:

In order to compare Ryan’s record versus Galvao’s, we went to most reliable and complete source for grappling records, BJJHeroes.com. After pulling both Ryan’s and Galvao’s records, we simply counted the number of ADCC medalists each competitor has beaten. For this, we didn’t consider number of wins over an ADCC medalist, but rather the number of ADCC medalists either man has beaten. In other words, multiple wins over a single ADCC medalist only counts for one.

Initially, we counted any competitor that placed fourth or higher at the ADCC World Championships. But while a fourth-place finish may secure an athlete an invite to the next ADCC World Championships, that athlete is not a medalist in the strict sense. We counted both.

Here’s what we found: Andre Galvao has beaten 25 ADCC medalists, and 28 ADCC competitors that placed fourth or higher.

Gordon Ryan has beaten 18 ADCC medalists, and 20 ADCC competitors that placed fourth or higher.

In short, Andre Galvao has beaten more ADCC medalists than Gordon Ryan. According to the available numbers, Ryan’s claim is false.

An important caveat: this count did not differentiate between wins in the gi versus no-gi. A large number of Galvao’s wins over ADCC medalists came in gi competition, making an apples-to-apples comparison difficult.

Given the length of Galvao’s legendary career, it’s not surprising that he beats Ryan in this category. Galvao’s BJJ Heroes record includes over 180 matches over the course of his 17-year career. Ryan, on the other hand, has fewer than 100 recorded matches. The fact that Ryan comes close to Galvao in this comparison is only a testament to how dominant and successful he has been thus far in his career.

Below is our data. For simplicity, we have eliminated opponents that are not ADCC medalists. Athletes that placed fourth are noted with an asterisk (*).

Gordon Ryan:

Alexandre Ribeiro W Referee Decision ADCC 88KG SF 2017 1
Craig Jones W Katagatame ADCC ABS 4F 2017 1
Gabriel Gonzaga W Outside heel hook SUG 10 ABS SPF 2019 1
Jackson Sousa W RNC NoGi Worlds ABS SF 2018 1
Joao Rocha W Pts: 1×0 Kasai Dallas 120KG SPF 2019 1
Kaynan Duarte W RNC No Gi Pan Am. ABS F 2018 1
Keenan Cornelius W Inside heel hook Grappling Ind. ABS SPF 2016 1
Lachlan Giles W RNC ADCC ABS SF 2019 1
Lucas Barbosa W Referee Decision F2W 30 92KG SPF 2017 1
Mahamed Aly* W Heel hook ADCC ABS SF 2017 1
Marcus Almeida W Pts: 0x0, Pen ADCC ABS F 2019 1
Matheus Diniz W Inside heel hook WNO 4 ABS SPF 2020 1
Roberto Abreu W Inside heel hook ADCC ABS E1 2017 1
Romulo Barral W RNC ADCC 88KG 4F 2017 1
Rousimar Palhares W Referee Decision World Festival ABS SPF 2019 1
Rustam Chsiev* W EBI/OT EBI 6 ABS F 2016 1
Vagner Rocha W RNC EBI 11 77KG F 2017 1
Vinicius Trator W Choke ADCC 99KG F 2019 1
Vitor Shaolin W Armbar Quintet 3 ABS F 2018 1
Yuri Simoes W EBI/OT EBI 6 ABS SF 2016 1
Athletes that finished 4th or better: 20
Medalists: 18

Andre Galvao:

A. Cacareco W Points ADCC ABS 3PLC 2007 1
Alexandre Ribeiro W Pts: 2×0 World Pro. ABS SF 2012 1
Baret Yoshida W Points ADCC ABS R1 2007 1
Braulio Estima W Choke from back World Champ. 88KG F 2008 1
Claudio Calasans W Adv San Diego Trials 82KG F 2011 1
Davi Ramos W Pts: 0x0, Adv World Pro ABS R2 2016 1
David Avellan W Pts: 2×0 ADCC 88KG SF 2009 1
Fabricio Werdum W Referee Decision ADCC ABS 4F 2007 1
Felipe Pena W Pts: 4×2 Pan American ABS SF 2014 1
Jackson Sousa W Wristlock World Pro 94KG 4F 2016 1
Keenan Cornelius W Referee Decision World Pro. ABS 3PLC 2014 1
Leo Nogueira W Pts: 4×0 Pan American ABS 4F 2016 1
Marcio Cruz W Adv Team Nationals O88KG F 2006 1
Marcus Almeida W Pts: 7×0 San Diego Trials ABS SF 2011 1
Mike Fowler* W Mounted X choke Pan American 82KG F 2006 1
Murilo Santana* W Pts: 6×0 World Cup 82KG 4F 2005 1
Nino Schembri W Clock choke World Champ. 82KG SF 2006 1
Orlando Sanchez W Referee Decision Pan American ABS 4F 2013 1
Otavio Sousa W Pts: 2×0 World Pro. ABS 4F 2014 1
Pablo Popovitch W Pts: 2×0 ADCC 88KG SF 2011 1
Rafael Lovato W Choke from back World Champ. ABS 4F 2008 1
Roberto Abreu W Points World Champ. ABS R2 2008 1
Rodolfo V. W Pts: 3×0 ADCC Trials 88KG F 2009 1
Romulo Barral W Pts: 2×0 World Pro. 88KG F 2014 1
Rousimar Palhares W Pts: 9×4 ADCC 88KG F 2011 1
Rust. Chsiev* W Referee Decision Ultimate Abs. ABS F 2011 1
Tarsis Humphreys W Referee Decision World Champ. ABS R1 2007 1
Vinny Magalhaes W Pts: 4×0 Ultimate Abs. ABS SF 2011 1
Athletes that finished 4th or better: 28
Medalists: 25
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