Which is more important: Who you beat/fought or how many you've beaten?

[KazDibiase]

I'm talking title shot wise. What type of fight is more deserving. A fighter who have some wins or loses against mid/top tier fighters or a fighter who is undefeated with wins against lower/mid fighters?

 

[20falarVerdades]

If you are on a 6+ fight streak it is very likely that you are already facing top opponents. So IMO both things should be taken into account

 

[Primitivo]

 

[Bacco]

In an ideal world, a combination of both

 

[PutUpYourDux]

The former.

How many fighters have come into the UFC with long undefeated streaks and quickly been handed a loss against top tier competition?

 

[Which Doctor]

Only names. The way I knock down Mountain Dews I could have been a PRIDE champ 10 years ago.

Those days are behind us.

 

[Stevanchez]

Only names. The way I knock down Mountain Dews I could have been a PRIDE champ 10 years ago.

Those days are behind us.

PRIDE Champs Dec. 2006:
HW: Fedor
MW: W. Silva
WW: Hendo
LW: Gomi
GPOW: Cro Cop
GPWW: Misaki

Who ya beatin big guy?

 

[Fyreborn]

It is impossible to answer this without specifics. Could be either.

 

[Neil'sMagny]

PRIDE Champs Dec. 2006:
HW: Fedor
MW: W. Silva
WW: Hendo
LW: Gomi
GPOW: Cro Cop
GPWW: Misaki

Who ya beatin big guy?

Murder's Row. Pick your poison.

 

[surgeyou1]

Who you beat and how you beat them.

 

[Sherm]

I will say that its fucking insane that Holloway got to 10 wins in a row without getting a crack at a real belt. That should never happen again. He didn't beat anyone in the absolute top flight of that division but he beat everyone else.

The UFC should have a thing where if you get 8 wins a row, either you get a title shot in the next six months or they have to give you a million dollars. Think of the drama. They'd be throwing killers at guys as soon as they got to 6.

 

[USA!USA!]

The former.

How many fighters have come into the UFC with long undefeated streaks and quickly been handed a loss against top tier competition?

Like Gall tomorrow?

 

[PutUpYourDux]

Like Gall tomorrow?

Sage is top tier competition?

 

[Darwinambrosius]

Is this a khabib hate thread?

 

[FlyingKimurabar]

Quality > quantity obviously. It's been proven countless times. Guys go on big win streaks because they're active against guys ranking #10-20 but once they face that step up in competition they routinely get samshed.

 

[The Best JG]

If u havent beaten anyone in the top 5 u dont deserve a title shot

 

[laleggenda27]

If we're talking about title shots, it should be both. You should have at least a decent win streak (at least a 3 or 4 wins in a row), with at least one or two wins against top guys.

But of course who you beat is more important than how many.

 

[Thaijitsu612]

I would say who you beat is more important for the most part but not always. If under some strange circumstance a fighter ranked 15th gets matched up with fighter ranked 2 and wins he shouldn't necessarily be catapulted past him now. Mma is a crazy sport where styles make fights and things that seem unlikely happen every week. so while #15 beat #2, #15 might lose to 3-10 and number 2 beats them all. So does 15 beating 2 steal all the accomplishments from 2 that 15 couldn't do himself? You have to consider the totality of circumstances.

 

[tapoutking]

How much you get paid !!!!!!

 

[EJRMAN513]

Completely circumstantial