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Originally Posted by GoddeBPM

Why? I thought that a BJJ guy would have the slight advantage? Rule changes?

Anyone wanna explain to me the major differences between the two styles? I don't know much about wrestling or BJJ.

Wrestling is primarily focused on the take down, bjj is primarily focused on the submission. The first thing I had to get use to in bjj was being comfortable on my back. With wrestling this not the place to be. So in bjj you have the edge in being comfortable everywhere. They also have good ground position and effective shrimping. In wrestling you have much better take downs and take down defense. So a good wrestler can control where the fight happens

Originally Posted by Joemoplata

Let's start with the current UFC title holders by weight.

Heavyweight: Randy Couture
Primary fighting style: Greco-Roman Wrestling

Light Heavyweight: Quinton Jackson
Primary Fighting Style: Freestyle Wrestling

Middleweight: Anderson Silva
Primary Fighting Style: Muay Thai

Welterweight: George St Pierre
Primary Fighting Style: All, but started as a mostly BJJ guy

Lighweight: BJ Penn
Primary Fighting Style: BJJ

Also GSP is a great wrestler was going to give up MMA for olympic wrestling.

To add a few more.
Matt Hughes, Jon Fitch, Josh Barnett, Bas Rutten, Mark Coleman, Chuck Liddel, Tito Ortiz, Jake O'Brien, Spencer Fisher, Sean Sherk. And the list goes on and on.

Originally Posted by Joemoplata

if you are in an MMA match and you can't stop your opponent from taking you down then you lose simply because he was able to control the pace and range of the fight.

On the other hand, if you continually stuff a wrestlers takedowns and keep him standing then you will win for the same reason.

So it actually CAN be a wrestling contest just as much as it can be ONLY a kickboxing match. Depends on the fighters.

Yep