Israel Adesanya's resume has aged extremely poorly

[arcadeperfect]

MMA is usually different though. Lot of guys only start figuring things out in their 30s

That's because it's not a typical sport with a normal grooming system. In other sports, children with talent are groomed for success. By the time they're in their early 20s they're practically a finished product after years of training and competing. No one is training and competing in MMA from childhood. At best they're doing another combat sport and trying to become an Olympian or World Champion in that particular discipline. Most guys fall into MMA in their late teens which means that they become a finished product much later in life hence this perception that MMA athletes peak later.

 

[Here's Johnny!]

I got the list from here

Thread 'UFC/Pride Middleweight Champions with least-to-most Top 10 ranked wins at Middleweight.'

Nov 23, 2020

The Flyweight version is here.
The Bantamweight version is here.
The Featherweight version is here.
The Lightweight version is here.
The Welterweight version is here.
The Light Heavyweight version is here.
The Heavyweight version is here.
Champions with most wins in each division here.
The Multi-Division version is here.

Rankings are based on FightMatrix.

Dave Menne...​

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Oh.... umm that guy is bad at gathering data Forrest Griffim was the #4 ranked LHW in july 2009 a month prior to his fight with Anderson Silva according to his own source Fight Matrix.

Don't believe everything you read... he has Vitor as unranked against Chris Weidman for the championship....

It's a horrible list

 

[Here's Johnny!]

That's because it's not a typical sport with a normal grooming system. In other sports, children with talent are groomed for success. By the time they're in their early 20s they're practically a finished product after years of training and competing. No one is training and competing in MMA from childhood. At best they're doing another combat sport and trying to become an Olympian or World Champion in that particular discipline. Most guys fall into MMA in their late teens which means that they become a finished product much later in life hence this perception that MMA athletes peak

What about like Aaron Pico... he waes groomed for mma and seems to be a guy that if he becomes champ it will be around 30

 

[Kevster]

Not the guys biggest fan but this is gibberish.

 

[Ghostoftheville]

Using TS rationale, what previous champions resume holds up well enough?

 

[arcadeperfect]

What about like Aaron Pico... he waes groomed for mma and seems to be a guy that if he becomes champ it will be around 30

He wasn't doing MMA as a kid because there are no MMA competitions for children. He competed in boxing and wrestling which reiterates my point, he was doing other combat sports.

 

[linvillegorge]

What did Jon Jones' opponents do after facing him?