What If Buakaw Bamchamek instead...

[Glove]

..had fought as a Welterweight in the UFC and not in K-1 MAX? Would he have had success overall? Buakaw is a legend among the kickboxing world, with an incredulous record of 227 wins and 23 losses, he is a two time K-1 MAX world champion and has won numerous other titles as well. If he had trained in the arts of Jiu-Jitsu and Wrestling, along with his elite kickboxing....if he had the right coaches, what do you think he would have ended up career-wise?

 

[PoaaH]

even though he's a great fighter and i love watching him - i don't think so. even with good jiujitsu and wrestling coaches. a striker will always stay a striker.

 

[JSnake]

He's not even a natural welterweight, so he'd likely have no success at all in that division.

 

[Emporio Alnino]

terrible seeing as he isn't actually a welterweight.

 

[The Beast Within]

buakaw would shatter bones in mma

 

[FenoxSky]

There's no way of knowing, but at worst he would be average.
To be fair, Buakaw has found more success in international kickboxing than in traditional muay thai.