And all it takes is for an opponent to pick up on this read and counter him in the fight when he does it. No matter how you’re placing or timing a strike, or what you’re using it for, it can be countered if your opponent adjusts and times you (if they have the time to). It CAN happen; but it’s a matter of if it happens. But again, because of how little he utilizes it, the chances are slim.
I just know that everybody loses in MMA. And a lot of the times it’s the little things like this fighters do naturally with their style, that rising contenders who have been watching them forever pick up on. Sort of like how Rose timed a small tendency in Joanna’s “perfect” formula with that (forgot whether it’s right or left) hook several times in the fight. Or how Conor knee Aldo would be suceptible to the left cross when he bangs with his right hook.
I agree entirely with your last paragraph though.