r/judo • u/Emotional-Bison-3279 • Oct 17 '24

Judo x MMA Best judo user in the UFC ?

Hey everyone. I’m a new mma/UFC fan and think judo is super cool. Who is the best judo user in the ufc currently ?

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u/Sudden-Wait-3557 Oct 17 '24

Makhachev has fantastic judo off the fence

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u/poppa99 Oct 17 '24

Team Khabib are masters at exploiting the mma meta of using the fence to avoid takedowns/stand back up

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u/Sudden-Wait-3557 Oct 18 '24

I would say a lot of MMA fighters are very good at cage work now, but Khabib was probably the most elite MMA fighter when it came to offensive wrestling up against the cage. You didn't see him get pressed up against it like Makhachev does though (aside from when rda did it and he judo tossed him). Whether Makhachev is tying up or being tied up he's always looking for a throw or a trip up against the fence