r/judo • u/Wise-Self-4845 sankyu • Mar 27 '25

Judo x MMA Judo black belt Islam Makhachev with beautiful technique and execution

can you guys name all of these techniques? I got all except one hahah

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u/crashcap Mar 27 '25

I think its quite funny that judo is by all metrics a lesser art in MMA terms but some of the GOATs are highly skilled in it. Fedor was also pretty good

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '25

It takes a lot of talent and skill to apply Judo in MMA, so it's pretty normal that most people you see doing it are overall GOATs. Because that's what it takes to make it work.

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u/misterandosan Mar 29 '25

I disagree that it takes talent and skill to apply judo to MMA like it's anything special. That's like saying it takes talent and skill to apply BJJ to nogi. It's not special, its just different

It takes skill to learn judo period. The difference with the best judo practitioners in MMA is that they had considerable experience applying judo in nogi. Karo partisan for example trained at a judo gym that also did Sambo training, so he was able to apply his judo skills In a nogi context.

Judoka who struggle in MMA simply don't have the nogi mat time to apply their judo skills with the grips and setups required.