How important is athleticism in the UFC?

Maybe. But the top 10 greatest basketball players ever are something like

Jordan (one of the most explosive athletes in basketball history. Highest jumper in the NBA, amazing cardio, very strong and lightning fast)

He wasn't the highest jumper. Roughly contemporary and obvious ones like Dominique Wilkins and Shawn Kemp were more powerful leapers, but Brent Barry also had a higher vertical.

Michael Jordan was a very good athlete but him being superhuman was literally a marketing campaign.
 
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