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

[CptDougGordon]

Epic thread! Amazing how much deep thought you can get in whilst walking the dog. Thanks for this!!!

 

[Flex Plexico]

anybody seen Dan Severn vs Ross Quam?

I doubt it- from some regional show from 1999


reason I ask is cause FF lists Severn as having won by "Jaw Lock"


anybody know what that is? Some kinda face crank?

 

[Flex Plexico]

here's another oddball- would this be allowed in mma?

or would an attack on the wrist count as small joint manipulation? Ankle locks are fair game, what about the wrist?

Edit: @chunglii says they're legal in another thread. http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/wrist-submision-is-not-legal-in-ufc-or-mma.2923085/

Rumina Sato with a reverse triangle wrist lock over Ulysses Gomez

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Jah Cares apparently hits one here

 

[VAfan]

Joe Son vs. Joe Moreira - submission (Terror)

 

[UhHuhSure]

This one also came to mind, I don't think has been mentioned - a nasty neck crank from Gary Goodrige back in the IVC days

Double underhooks, to like a reverse full nelson from the front, like a crucifix. Against Gary's power it would have been absolutely BRUTAL

called that a cow catcher in wrestling. kind of crazy to see it from standing.

 

[Ares Black]

here's another oddball- would this be allowed in mma?

or would an attack on the wrist count as small joint manipulation? Ankle locks are fair game, what about the wrist?

Edit: @chunglii says they're legal in another thread. http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/wrist-submision-is-not-legal-in-ufc-or-mma.2923085/

Rumina Sato with a reverse triangle wrist lock over Ulysses Gomez

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Jah Cares apparently hits one here

Royce Gracie beat Akebono with a wristlock. Perfectly legal just really hard to pull off.

 

[Clinerrrr]

Valentijn Overeem got a baseball choke on Ray Sefo

 

[Y2Khaos]

I don't even know what to call this, modified hammerlock kimura?

 

[lostdog000]

bohlander crucifix

 

[Flex Plexico]

don't know if this exactly qualifies as rare or exotic, but I loved OSP's armbar over Pedro the other night

Dude has some slick and opportunistic grappling

sherdog has it as a straight armbar, but it was set up from more of a kimura position from half, right?

really hoping somebody makes a gif of this masterpiece

 

[Typrune Goatley]

don't know if this exactly qualifies as rare or exotic, but I loved OSP's armbar over Pedro the other night

Dude has some slick and opportunistic grappling

sherdog has it as a straight armbar, but it was set up from more of a kimura position from half, right?

really hoping somebody makes a gif of this masterpiece

Not very exotic (actually rather simple) but it is pretty rare in MMA.

When somebody is defending a Kimura, they might straighten their arm out to prevent their arm from being cranked behind their back into a Kimura. Of course now in the straightened arm state this now leaves them vulnerable to having their elbow hyperextended just like a regular armbar.

Just had to bump this GOAT thread. You the man, Flex.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

Ninja Choke (power Guillotine?)

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AKA @FrontNakedChoke

Great thread man. I'd never seen some of these before!

 

[Flex Plexico]

Not very exotic (actually rather simple) but it is pretty rare in MMA.

When somebody is defending a Kimura, they might straighten their arm out to prevent their arm from being cranked behind their back into a Kimura. Of course now in the straightened arm state this now leaves them vulnerable to having their elbow hyperextended just like a regular armbar.

Just had to bump this GOAT thread. You the man, Flex.

awesome- appreciate the breakdown

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Awesome thread, glad it got bumped.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

That leg scissors one I haven't seen before, nice!

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

what a fight

love the refs slapping at Randleman's cage-grabbing hand

and lol at 1:20 of the video where Shogun is basically doing this:

I think that's the most I have ever seen someone's leg bend the wrong way without breaking.

 

[Flex Plexico]

awesome

bulldog choke?

 

[RDUBYA]

Dang, nice work TS

 

[HaulParris]

Cro Cop’s RNC on Barry. No hooks, no defense, no problem