Has there ever been a win in the UFC by Wrist Lock ?

[cheachea]

Or even just MMA in general have you guys ever seen that before ?

I was watching an instructional on wrist locks and it got me thinking about if it's ever happened before in an actual MMA fight.

 

[dragovic]

Or even just MMA in general have you guys ever seen that before ?

I was watching an instructional on wrist locks and it got me thinking about if it's ever happened before in actual MMA fight.

Lock up a wrist and get socked in the face meanwhile

 

[Swoliosis]

 

[cheachea]

Lock up a wrist and get socked in the face meanwhile

 

[ArkhamAsylum]

No, it's against the rules. It's small joint manipulation.

 

[laz0001]

Not in the UFC - but a 170lb Royce Gracie submitted 590lb Akebono with a wrist lock - if I recall correctly....

 

[Pious Augustus]

 

[HerpDerp]

No, it's against the rules. It's small joint manipulation.

It's not considered small joint manipulation, and isn't against the rules either.

I would say it's the gloves and the wrist wraps: it's almost impossible to apply enough force to snap a wrist that is being externally supported to stay in place.

 

[jhonathan90]

Not in the UFC - but a 170lb Royce Gracie submitted 590lb Akebono with a wrist lock - if I recall correctly....

I think that counts as an armbar

after 2 mins

 

[MMA_Fan]

No, it's against the rules. It's small joint manipulation.

Not correct. Small joint manipulation would be fingers and toes.

 

[cheachea]

I think that counts as an armbar

after 2 mins

It was an omoplata plus wristlock and then it turned into an interesting looking arm bar

 

[RightToBareKnuckles]

It's not considered small joint manipulation, and isn't against the rules either.

I would say it's the gloves and the wrist wraps: it's almost impossible to apply enough force to snap a wrist that is being externally supported to stay in place.

This. sure you're not gonna snatch a wrist lock when fists start flying, but they can be using in grappling exchanges (without gloves). can use it to keep someone on the defense or distract them. one more tool to have

 

[RightToBareKnuckles]

No, it's against the rules. It's small joint manipulation.

confirmed, ArkhamAsylum has small wrists

 

[jhonathan90]

confirmed, ArkhamAsylum has small wrists

or maybe he just like to get high?

 

[TriangleMonkey]

They wrap the hands/wrist too tight to get one off.

It legal tho and barely seen even in nogi sub competition. Its gonna be harder to tap the more resilient folks with it too.

 

[MMA_Fan]

They wrap the hands/wrist too tight to get one off.

It legal tho and barely seen even in nogi sub competition. Its gonna be harder to tap the more resilient folks with it too.

It is hard with wraps...but you can still do it...we practiced it once with kind of a Kimura style grip.

 

[TriangleMonkey]

It is hard with wraps...but you can still do it...we practiced it once with kind of a Kimura style grip.

Im sure its been done countless of times but just on the regional ammy and low-level pro scene. I think just about every bizarre move has been brought to light at that level of comp.

 

[capnlarge]

Frank Mir got this sick armbar from a wristlock-like position.

Also, there have been several Americanas, which is sometimes referred to as a top wristlock in catch wrestling

 

[Mike K.O]

Nearly impossible cause of gloves and taped hands

 

[It-is-what-it-is]

Or even just MMA in general have you guys ever seen that before ?

I was watching an instructional on wrist locks and it got me thinking about if it's ever happened before in an actual MMA fight.

I think the handwraps make wrist locks almost impossible, because they provide support for the wrist like a cast for a broken bone.