Did GSP’s offensive submission game have some oppurtunities?

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

I think for someone as well rounded as GSP he could probably have done more to submit his opponents on the ground.

He was able to submit a rocked Hughes and a rocked Bisping.

But in the Hardy and Condit fights. Both of those guys have been submitted by lesser men than GSP. Hardy multiple times.


I can’t help but think that GSP would have taken less damage In the Condit fight if he looked for the submission early.

 

[SeaChad]

He was a beast.

 

[Matthew Fedler]

It is hard to say in hindsight. He could have finished more fights, but he also could have lost position and given his opponents opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have had. Personally I favour the 'position over submission' mindset.

 

[BestPosterNA]

GSP dove on submissions at the end of rounds
purely strategical to make it look like he didn't lay and pray for a full 5 mins

 

[laleggenda27]

The guy is universally considered a top 5 GOAT, with many thinking he's #1. Trying to nitpick seems silly given how successful he was. Could he have submitted more people? Perhaps. It's difficult to say, as not everyone is blessed with a great submission game. GSP was clearly a "position over submission" kind of fighter, and you can't argue with the results.