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There was a recent thread about who would be the front man if Silva lost.
Pretty much everyone said either Jones or GSP.
The main argument for Jones was he has better skills.
This is my argument but I'd love to hear yours.
Wrestling: Jones has fantastic takedowns and unstoppable GnP but I don't think it's surpassed Georges' yet. While Sonnen is a good wrestler Jones is much bigger than him leg wise so he'd have much more power in his td's. GSP has taken guys like Hughes and Koscheck down at will and these are some of the best wrestlers in the UFC. And when Georges takes you down, you don't get back up til the bell rings. Perhaps if Jones could through someone like Davis or Evans around he'd surpass GSP in wrestling but for now I'd argue no.
Jiu-Jitsu: GSP is a black belt in BJJ and has amazing ground control and has fantastic submission defense. Ever since the Hughes loss he keeps his arms safe and guys like Diaz who have a great submission offense couldn't hang on to his arm for more than a second. This however is Jones' only flaw. He says it all the time his JJ needs work. While he has a very aggressive and powerful offensive JJ his defense is rather lackluster. Good grapplers quickly block transitions on him and will eve make him lose position. Vitor managed to grab the armbar but I'm not really saying that is a weakness as much of just a simple mistake, he probably won't make again.
Striking: While GSP's main discipline is Karate (He has a 3rd degree black belt and two others black belts in different forms of Karate) this gives him an amazing defensive game and he is the champion with the best standing strike defense. (Statistically) Much like Lyoto Machida. Unfortunately his offensive striking is where his biggest flaw is. While he has the best jab and one of the best superman punches in mma. He has trouble landing it cleanly and powerfully. Unless you're Koscheck in which case your eye probably still hurts. Jones however has made a near flawless offense. It's very fast power shots from a good range thanks to his reach. And his ability to throw elbows so quickly as if they were strikes is nothing short of amazing. On the defense side of striking he has good movement and fights from a good distance. This is clearly a category Jones wins.
So my finale score would be 2-1 GSP. And I would think pure skill wise GSP is still higher than Jon. (And judging by Sherdogs p4p rankings, they agree with me too) But how do you disagree with my analysis?
Pretty much everyone said either Jones or GSP.
The main argument for Jones was he has better skills.
This is my argument but I'd love to hear yours.
Wrestling: Jones has fantastic takedowns and unstoppable GnP but I don't think it's surpassed Georges' yet. While Sonnen is a good wrestler Jones is much bigger than him leg wise so he'd have much more power in his td's. GSP has taken guys like Hughes and Koscheck down at will and these are some of the best wrestlers in the UFC. And when Georges takes you down, you don't get back up til the bell rings. Perhaps if Jones could through someone like Davis or Evans around he'd surpass GSP in wrestling but for now I'd argue no.
Jiu-Jitsu: GSP is a black belt in BJJ and has amazing ground control and has fantastic submission defense. Ever since the Hughes loss he keeps his arms safe and guys like Diaz who have a great submission offense couldn't hang on to his arm for more than a second. This however is Jones' only flaw. He says it all the time his JJ needs work. While he has a very aggressive and powerful offensive JJ his defense is rather lackluster. Good grapplers quickly block transitions on him and will eve make him lose position. Vitor managed to grab the armbar but I'm not really saying that is a weakness as much of just a simple mistake, he probably won't make again.
Striking: While GSP's main discipline is Karate (He has a 3rd degree black belt and two others black belts in different forms of Karate) this gives him an amazing defensive game and he is the champion with the best standing strike defense. (Statistically) Much like Lyoto Machida. Unfortunately his offensive striking is where his biggest flaw is. While he has the best jab and one of the best superman punches in mma. He has trouble landing it cleanly and powerfully. Unless you're Koscheck in which case your eye probably still hurts. Jones however has made a near flawless offense. It's very fast power shots from a good range thanks to his reach. And his ability to throw elbows so quickly as if they were strikes is nothing short of amazing. On the defense side of striking he has good movement and fights from a good distance. This is clearly a category Jones wins.
So my finale score would be 2-1 GSP. And I would think pure skill wise GSP is still higher than Jon. (And judging by Sherdogs p4p rankings, they agree with me too) But how do you disagree with my analysis?
