What do you think is the most common standup style in MMA?

[Jimmy Jazz]

I don't see alot of muay thai in mma. They barely use the teep which is the jab of the art. I seems like its basically dutch kickboxing with alot of moving around and some western boxing defense. Mostly punches and low kicks.

 

[Rygu]

A terrible hybrid of poor boxing, and poor kickboxing.

 

[Cam Zink]

A terrible hybrid of poor boxing, and poor kickboxing.

basically this

 

[Talon81]

A terrible hybrid of poor boxing, and poor kickboxing.

That's partly because Good boxing and good kickboxing lead to getting taken down and smashed or submitted. Much of the adaptation necessary for tdd leads to "bad technique" by the standards of the striking arts

 

[SeattleFightFan]

That's partly because Good boxing and good kickboxing lead to getting taken down and smashed or submitted. Much of the adaptation necessary for tdd leads to "bad technique" by the standards of the striking arts

well said.

 

[Rygu]

That's partly because Good boxing and good kickboxing lead to getting taken down and smashed or submitted. Much of the adaptation necessary for tdd leads to "bad technique" by the standards of the striking arts

That is a good point.

 

[KingBeef]

 

[Arm Barbarian]

A combo of kick-boxing, and to a lesser degree, muay thai.

 

[Tugboat]

Nobody throws elbows or knees. Oh, or teeps. Or study Muay Thai ever.

 

[Super Grover]

That's partly because Good boxing and good kickboxing lead to getting taken down and smashed or submitted. Much of the adaptation necessary for tdd leads to "bad technique" by the standards of the striking arts

I'm not sure how true that really is to be honest.

Sure there is truth to it, but I think its largely used as an excuse for the prevelance of mediocre striking. Essentially you are saying that the only way for an elite striker to be successful in MMA is to become a shittier striker. Which doesnt really jive with logic.

 

[moreorless87]

A lot of what is called MT in MMA is actually Brazilian MT ala Chute Boxe which is obviously very different to the standard Thai style.

 

[SPB]

Sloppy, winging punch style.

 

[Dozer .]

Nobody throws elbows or knees. Oh, or teeps. Or study Muay Thai ever.

 

[HandsOfStone35]

That's partly because Good boxing and good kickboxing lead to getting taken down and smashed or submitted. Much of the adaptation necessary for tdd leads to "bad technique" by the standards of the striking arts

This never occurred to me. Insightful and well said.

 

[Crimson Glory]

Nobody throws elbows or knees. Oh, or teeps. Or study Muay Thai ever.

Darren Till and Jon Jones say hi.

 

[Tugboat]

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I was being sarcastic

 

[Tugboat]

Darren Till and Jon Jones say hi.

I was being sarcastic. Not surprised the Shertard doesn’t get it.

 

[Newave]

You should go back and listen to Heavy Hands Podcast, they did a 4 part series on striking styles in mma. The “boxer-puncher” style is the most common. Other styles included the “outside fighter” (Anderson Silva), the “inside fighter” (There’s not many of these in mma, Mike Easton might be the best example), and the “pressure fighter” (Cain Velasquez, Conor McGregor).

 

[George Costanza]

Nobody throws elbows or knees. Oh, or teeps. Or study Muay Thai ever.

No one study's Muay Thai ever? It's one of the 4 core arts in MMA (Wrestling, BJJ, Boxing, Muay Thai). Fighters train solely Muay Thai all the time. It's just modified to protect from takedowns

Joanna, Valentina, Darren Till, Carlos Condit, Jose Aldo, Matt Brown, Barboza, Cyborg, Anderson Silva, Cowboy... I could go on forever. Many many fighters study Muay Thai and actively incorporate it into their gameplan.

 

[Jiub]

That's partly because Good boxing and good kickboxing lead to getting taken down and smashed or submitted. Much of the adaptation necessary for tdd leads to "bad technique" by the standards of the striking arts

Jesus christ, the amount of people agreeing with this as an excuse for MMA striking is disappointing. Yeah the stance is different, and the fighters have to take into consideration take downs and other aspects of MMA. However that's really no excuse for why the level of striking is so poor. There's no excuse for why most guys don't throw jabs and can only wing right hands. There's no excuse for top fighters like Werdum running forward throwing alternating arm punches while running at his opponent like he did against Stipe. What's the excuse for the fact most guys in MMA can't throw straight shots? How would straight accurate shots be detrimental to their game and get them 'smashed' worse than the loopy bs they throw now? Keen to hear some more excuses
Edit: no one is expecting them to use the kind of head movement and defence like bending at the waist as boxers do, as you’re right that this would be unsafe in mma but there’s a lot of fundamentals that are transferable and it’s frustrating that fans don’t have higher standards for the sport