I Ranked Gordon Ryan's Career
Is Gordon Ryan actually the GOAT of jiu-jitsu? I ranked his 110 black-belt matches to find out. From the early DDS days to Felipe Pena, Craig Jones, Buchecha, and Andre Galvao, we're going through Gordon's career one match at a time. Every ranking comes down to the buildup, his dominance, and the strength of his opponent. For episode 400 of the I Suck at Jiu-Jitsu Show, find out which performances built the legend, which losses changed his career, and which matches you need to watch. Which match did I get most wrong? Tell me your tier in the comments. Every one of Gordon's Matches: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fRV8V1K-qstpo4UmKnWQjQGvSW65_ZK77ExgqMVkgfQ/edit?usp=sharing BJJ Mental Models: https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/isuck 4:18 vs Johnson #1 6:16 vs Murray 7:44 vs Hill 10:04 vs Barch 11:34 vs Cocco 14:10 vs Sabatini 15:10 vs Berbrich 16:58 vs Partridge 18:20 vs Bacallao 22:22 vs Orchard 30:03 vs Flynn 30:53 vs Salazar 31:22 vs Simoes #1 34:17 vs Chsiev 36:25 vs Rocha #1 40:13 vs Cornelius #1 46:16 vs Arroyo 47:36 vs Hillebrand 48:49 vs Hayden 50:50 vs Griffin 51:32 vs Mueckenheim 53:15 vs Pena #1 58:49 vs Brown 59:22 vs Carlos Jr. 59:44 vs Childrey 1:00:28 vs Tesla 1:00:53 vs Baize 1:03:15 vs Lebosnoyani 1:03:56 vs McKarski 1:04:22 vs Goncalves 1:05:12 vs Rocha #2 1:06:12 vs Barbosa #1 1:08:31 vs Lo 1:11:42 vs Kelly 1:13:20 vs Jokmanovic 1:14:18 vs Johnson #2 1:14:50 vs Johnson 1:15:57 vs Danis 1:17:38 vs Barral 1:18:42 vs Ribeiro 1:19:32 vs Cornelius #2 1:22:20 vs Abreu #1 1:23:23 vs Jones #1 1:24:45 vs Aly 1:25:20 vs Pena #2 1:28:41 vs Gracie 1:30:57 vs Borovic 1:32:11 vs Donabedian 1:32:46 vs Hellenberg 1:33:14 vs Jones #2 1:35:55 vs Simoes #2 1:36:50 vs Magalhaes 1:39:10 vs McGuire 1:40:05 vs Gimenis #1 1:40:38 vs Gimenis #2 1:41:15 vs Duarte 1:43:23 vs Barnett 1:44:14 vs Souza 1:45:25 vs Souza 1:46:06 vs Jones #3 1:47:03 vs Ribeiro 1:47:26 vs Gracie 1:48:14 vs Moumtzis 1:48:41 vs Fadlallah 1:49:44 vs Randeberg 1:49:58 vs Gaudio #1 1:51:11 vs Sousa 1:51:36 vs Simoes #3 1:52:28 vs Abreu #2 1:54:10 vs Simoes #4 1:55:02 vs Rocha 1:57:51 vs Checco 1:59:15 vs Domingos 1:59:34 vs Vasconcelos 2:00:39 vs Hodgkinson 2:01:08 vs Spriggs 2:01:48 vs Barbosa #2 2:03:34 vs Gazola 2:04:58 vs Marinho #1 2:05:19 vs Tonon 2:06:55 vs Giles 2:08:37 vs Almeida 2:11:32 vs Palhares 2:12:11 vs Nickal 2:13:00 vs Oleinik 2:13:14 vs Gonzaga 2:14:53 vs Johnson #3 2:15:12 vs Downey 2:16:15 vs Newton 2:16:24 vs Hall 2:16:39 vs Dixon 2:16:50 vs Allen 2:17:13 vs Tracy 2:19:32 vs Boehm 2:21:38 vs Diniz 2:22:26 vs Jimenez 2:24:32 vs Rocha #3 2:25:16 vs Couch 2:27:42 vs Marinho #2 2:28:14 vs Pena #3 2:32:42 vs Jussila 2:33:24 vs Hugo 2:34:30 vs Sousa 2:35:07 vs Rodriguez #1 2:35:46 vs Galvao 2:37:27 vs Rodriguez #2 2:38:36 vs Gaudio #2 2:39:37 vs Saunders 2:40:34 vs Pena #4 2:44:24 vs Simoes #5 #GordonRyan #BJJ #JiuJitsu
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