Media How Good was Sexyama?

[Canadian Kicker]

He was good not great. Definitely UFC caliber fighter at the time but not a legitimate top contender.

 

[DreyDay]

 

[BJJ4Tone]

Let's not forget...
Before there was Sexyama, there was Teh Secks...

 

[DoubleTrouble]

He was 2-5 in the UFC. He was shite.

 

[Darius0995]

I don’t get it. His face clashes too much with his body. Reminds me of one of them ripped old guys who are far too old for it to not come across weird and out of place.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

He was solid but he would've been better in my opinion if he chose to stand and trade less and embrace his judo.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Personality matters boy.

My favorite person who fights

He's korean but has a japanese name?

The other way around. He seems to be pretty big in Korea. Prob bigger than in Japan. I saw him in a lot of Korean shows I used to watch.

I believe his family is Korean too, he was just born in Japan and represents both countries

 

[ChickenBrother]

He was a frustrating fighter to watch in the UFC. There were flashes of briliance:

and there was a lot of "what the fook are you doing man" like choosing to stand and bang with Vitor:

This.

I mean who else is hitting nogi o uchi gari, harai goshi and uchi mata counters to right crosses and lead roundhouses? Fucking no one. Not even sure how you train for that unless you have olympic judoka at your gym who happen to be crosstraining nogi TDs.

But yeah he had holes in his game and his ground game was dogshit. Getting subbed by Leben after putting him on his back hurt. I had been talking up his grappling to some buddies who were new to MMA. Still not sure how teh fook you win international tournaments in Judo but can't retain top control or defend basic subs on the mat.

Sexy MFer though. I nutted three times while typing this post.

 

[pankrat]

He was solid but he would've been better in my opinion if he chose to stand and trade less and embrace his judo.

I dont think it was as much a matter of choice.
He needed the clinch to get his TDs but didnt have the technical standup to set up his entrances, his footwork was non-existent, and lacked of a good shot to go from there

Still, he used to take down his opponents, the problem is they got back up because Akiyama's top control was not that good regardless of his judo accolades.

So what was he gonna do? He had to get into striking exchanges and trust on his power, which actually gave him some good Ws as vs Kang.

Furthermore, he lacked endurance to implement a wrestling heavy game

 

[NoSmilez]

He is beautiful. WTF is wrong with you people. Do you look at a beautiful woman and think how good can she fight?

 

[snaportap21]

Akiyama is my all time favorite fighter. But ironically, I never saw any of his fights. I like him because I know him from a TV show called "Return of Superman" where korean celebs take care of their children when their wives get to have 2 days vacation every episode.


This video was pretty cool to highlight Akiyama's career. I was very surprised when I got into Sherdog for the first time and a lot of posters often post Akiyama. Idk if people truly like him here or it's just for the memes.

Bonus:

Spoiler: Spoiler

Akiyama's wife fanboying over Korean actor so Akiyama call the guy to his house. Akiyama sulked when the actor brought a lot of gifts for his wife and kid but none for him.

He was a badass but was undersized and loved to brawl. He was very highly paid so his initial schedule in the ufc was rough until he moved to WW. Iron chin, and some of the flashiest judo you’ll ever see in mma next to karo paryisian. I loved watching his fight. He stood toe to toe with leben and never backed down. Akiyama did have cardio issues, however. Very good fighter.

 

[pankrat]

He was a badass but was undersized and loved to brawl. He was very highly paid so his initial schedule in the ufc was rough until he moved to WW. Iron chin, and some of the flashiest judo you’ll ever see in mma next to karo paryisian. I loved watching his fight. He stood toe to toe with leben and never backed down. Akiyama did have cardio issues, however. Very good fighter.

Had cardio issues and technical issues everywhere except the clinch, thats why he could not control people in the ground nor in the feet and had to rely on brawling

 

[lagofala]

Probably my fav takedown ever. But he was probably ranked 10-15 at best at the time.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Akiyama is my all time favorite fighter. But ironically, I never saw any of his fights. I like him because I know him from a TV show called "Return of Superman" where korean celebs take care of their children when their wives get to have 2 days vacation every episode.


This video was pretty cool to highlight Akiyama's career. I was very surprised when I got into Sherdog for the first time and a lot of posters often post Akiyama. Idk if people truly like him here or it's just for the memes.

Bonus:

Spoiler: Spoiler

Akiyama's wife fanboying over Korean actor so Akiyama call the guy to his house. Akiyama sulked when the actor brought a lot of gifts for his wife and kid but none for him.

How does your wife FanBOY over someone? Also go watch his fights. Also go watch Physical 100 on Netflix. Sexyama is on it and even though it is all Korean with English overdubbed you can get a good idea how 99 other top Korean stars and athletes see him and he comes off pretty awesome.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Does Sherdog likes him truly or just for meme brada? I think Jake Gyllenhaal is more handsome than Akiyama.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

I dont think it was as much a matter of choice.
He needed the clinch to get his TDs but didnt have the technical standup to set up his entrances, his footwork was non-existent, and lacked of a good shot to go from there

Still, he used to take down his opponents, the problem is they got back up because Akiyama's top control was not that good regardless of his judo accolades.

So what was he gonna do? He had to get into striking exchanges and trust on his power, which actually gave him some good Ws as vs Kang.

Furthermore, he lacked endurance to implement a wrestling heavy game

Yeah -- very valid points. sometimes your takedowns are only as good as your top control (see Yoel Romero).

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

He as all right but he was definitely the sexiest.

NO HOMO.

 

[TheBulge]

Below average.

One of those guys who needed the Yakuza to help him win fights against the elite. But you don't get that in the UFC.

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

his grappling was very good, unfortunately he packed enough power to fall inlove with and always showed up to sling bones.

This.

I mean who else hits nogi o uchi gari, harai goshi and and uchi mata to counter right crosses and lead roundhouses? Fucking no one. Not even sure how you train for that unless you have olympic judoka at your gym who happen to be crosstraining nogi TDs.

But yeah he had holes in his game and his ground game was dogshit. Getting subbed by Leben after putting him on his back hurt. I had been talking up his grappling to some buddies who were new to MMA. Still not sure how teh fook you win Olympic gold in Judo but can't retain top control or defend basic subs on the mat.

Sexy MFer though. I nutted three times while typing this post.

that sub was in the middle of an absolute dog fight where both men were exhausted

 

[StunGUNsEXYAMA**]

Underachieving

His judo, power and technique was good but he had trouble putting it all together his cardio and iq hurt him

Never should have lost to leben and how he lost to Jake shields was wild ...couldn't put it together to beat a soft bisping

Just very strange to me I soft elite skills but he just couldn't put it all together