Media Rarest/Most Exotic Submissions in the UFC/MMA (gif heavy)

[Facu1998]

Found a video of someone taping to a full-nelson (lol)

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[Facu1998]

Koji clutch

From what fight?

 

[BoogerDawson]

 

[Y2Khaos]

From what fight?

Coty Shannon vs Justin Jovanovic

Coty Shannon also has a win by YES lock

A Guy Won An MMA Fight With Daniel Bryan's YES Lock (uproxx.com)

 

[Sticko]

Coty Shannon vs Justin Jovanovic

Coty Shannon also has a win by YES lock

A Guy Won An MMA Fight With Daniel Bryan's YES Lock (uproxx.com)

What kind of choke is that first one?
Shame that a guy who could do such exotic chokes only fought in amateur MMA

 

[Y2Khaos]

What kind of choke is that first one?

It's the Koji Clutch. Invented by pro wrestler Koji Kanemoto. If it has another name I don't know what it is.

 

[Sticko]

It's the Koji Clutch. Invented by pro wrestler Koji Kanemoto. If it has another name I don't know what it is.

It seems kind of like an anaconda but from back mount.

 

[Facu1998]

Stevie Ray got a really weird one on Anthony Pettis some hours ago:

 

[Ares Black]

Stevie Ray got a really weird one on Anthony Pettis some hours ago:

I immediately thought of this thread when it happened. I don't even know what to call that.

 

[Sticko]

I immediately thought of this thread when it happened. I don't even know what to call that.

I think it's just a twister, Pettis basically twistered himself by turning his body but being unable to turn his leg, then Ray finished it by grabbing Pettis's shoulder and pulling

 

[TCE]

I think it's just a twister, Pettis basically twistered himself by turning his body but being unable to turn his leg, then Ray finished it by grabbing Pettis's shoulder and pulling

Agreed. But that's a modified version I've never seen. Same spine and neck twist but notice Ray didn't have control of Pettis legs? This twister looked far more damaging.

Amazing submission.

 

[Genki_Pseudo]

Banana split is the most hilarious but accurately named submission

 

[NicholasJBasile]

 

[NicholasJBasile]

This is one that I actually love and use myself -- fairly underutilized in my opinion -- doesn't always get a tap, but is very good for positional control

 

[NicholasJBasile]

I've been wondering this for years- where did all the keylock and Americana subs go?

They're just easy to defend if you're going against someone in the same weight class as you, in my experience. With weight classes, you don't see them like we used to in the 90s. That's my guess.

 

[NicholasJBasile]

scarfhold choke is my favorite, reminds me of the head and arm pin from wrestling

I've almost been put to sleep in that move during wrestling matches my first year wrestling haha

 

[NicholasJBasile]

Coty Shannon vs Justin Jovanovic

Coty Shannon also has a win by YES lock

A Guy Won An MMA Fight With Daniel Bryan's YES Lock (uproxx.com)

Very cool -- first one looked like a no-gi bow and arrow

 

[NicholasJBasile]

Another good crucifix, semi recent -- I tried this at a competition last year but didn't have the technique right and it cost me

 

[Ares Black]

I think it's just a twister, Pettis basically twistered himself by turning his body but being unable to turn his leg, then Ray finished it by grabbing Pettis's shoulder and pulling

Yeah I was thinking I'd probably call it a modified Twister.

 

[uchubaco]

This is one that I actually love and use myself -- fairly underutilized in my opinion -- doesn't always get a tap, but is very good for positional control

Agreed...as a way to control the other one is really great. What made it more brutal in this case was the way that Big Daddy went for it, thought that he was going to snap his neck with it!!