according to this chart, boxing is the 3rd effective fighting style in the UFC. But, that thing about boxing in mma is that a good boxer ends up being a pro boxer anyway so it’s hard to tell how effective boxing really is in mma.

what are your thoughts

  • WingedThing@lemmy.one
    3·
    11 months ago

    I thought GSP was a karate guy. Was that not considered his “primary style?”

    Edit: also the first ever champ was a BJJ fighter, so something’s fucky with this chart

    • sin_free_for_00_days
      1·
      11 months ago

      Seems to me it has a pretty strong correlation to the size of the participant pools in the respective sports.

      Edit: Oh, and this chart knocks off the first few years of UFC