High IQ fighters who aren't the brightest bulbs outside the cage?

[RafaelDosSantos]

We all know there are several types of intelligence. I know some people who are absolute knuckleheads but they're creative wizards in certain video games and sports. What are some examples in MMA?

 

[Neckie McBeard]

Is this about Jon Jones? He's pretty much the poster boy.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Blaydes.

 

[trident]

 

[Reach4theSky]

BJ

 

[TripTictonic]

Jon Jones is the epitome of what you described.

 

[Kumason]

So their not the sharpast nives in the droor?Joking aside,I find it ironic that TS of all people make this thread.

 

[Matty da Ranga]

Not MMA, but Mayweather fits into this category. Completely cool, calm, and calculated inside the ring, but an emotional knucklehead outside of it.

 

[Flokk]

What about average MMA IQ with maximum real world IQ?

 

[Spugedelic]

Cody amazed me in cruz fight with his fight iq. In otherhand he is not the sharpest guy...

 

[My name is]

Whichever nog it was trying to feed a carrot to a bus

 

[TysonandKhabib]

 

[quantiqus]

TJ
Gus
Weidman
Stipe
Jones


Lee, until I saw the JRE show (never judge a man by the "you know... like")

 

[jpadilla295]

Artem Lobov

 

[tenniswhiz]

I don’t equate the ability to react in a split second, the ability to do mechanical actions with your limbs, et all, with “IQ”.

A faster nervous system, better coordination than others, ability toaand so on, is what it is.

 

[YouKnowWhat?]

Jones could get away with it if he was smart enough to kill the bitch!

 

[MaureenCretis]

Dan Henderson is a killer in the octagon, but hearing him speak outside of it does him few favours.

 

[Kekonaut]

Gary Goodridge

 

[smiles mma]

Blaydes.

Studder doesn't mean he isn't smart

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Studder doesn't mean he isn't smart

That man hits people for a living for a reason.