Who's the best "one-dimensional" fighter ever?

[El Fernas]

Didn't Hall beat Maynard by throwing side kicks from a mile away the whole fight?

I dont remember his fights too much to be honest, but i think it was the Topuria one where he tried and tried and tried to get the fight to the ground by rolling, until Topuria ended on top of him and finished the fight.

 

[Necrocrawler]

Khabib kind of jabbed his way to victory vs Iaquinta and traded with Conor to prove the irishman had nothing for him tho.

I would also say Holloway should not be included by TS. He grapplefucked Yair.
Conor was also a panic wrestler against Nate Diaz and a Tour de France cyclist in his 2nd fight.


Didn't Hall beat Maynard by throwing side kicks from a mile away the whole fight?

Kinda

He fought behind a weird gameplan where he would keep the distance with kicks and everytime Maynard would get close, he would imanari roll into some submission attempt.

Maynard didn't wanted to test his ground game so he reseted position everytime he would imanari roll.

In the end he lost a very weird decision.
And i agree with the guy who said Hall was one dimensional. He used his striking to lure people into his ground game.

 

[jeff7b9]

Khabib kind of jabbed his way to victory vs Iaquinta and traded with Conor to prove the irishman had nothing for him tho.

So 2 rounds out of a career of 29 fights ?

I'd say that is pretty much still a damn clear example.of someone who succeeded following one specific gameplan.

 

[Thy]

dustin hazlet. Only dimension he has is the coolest wild subs.

 

[jeff7b9]

Hughes, Anderson, poatan, merab

Anderson became a 2 trick pony in his 30s.

His BJJ submission skill was very high level.
He submitted the Michael Jordan of BJJ.
Also subbed prime Hendo which is a nice scalp.

 

[SuperNerd]

dustin hazlet. Only dimension he has is the coolest wild subs.

Then he fought a real jiujitsu guy in Bocek and found out.

 

[SuperNerd]

Mirko.

Mirko landed an gnp elbow one time, so by this thread's standard, he's well rounded.

 

[Egészségére!]

Aoki I would think

Dream LW champ 49 wins w 32 subs etc

 

[Skarsgard]

Truly one-dimensional? Manhoef. Everyone else I can think of actually tried to work on their other skillsets.

 

[L0ki]

My ranking:

Conor
Merab
Adesanya
Holloway
Liddell
Poatan
Ngannou
JDS
Mirko
Wanderlei

These guys were better than many well-rounded fighters

How is Wanderlei on 2 people's lists?

His defensive BJJ was among some of the best. Over 50 fights and he was never submitted.

His wrestling defense was at a good level.

He was one of the most well rounded fighters for a long time.

 

[Skarsgard]

Can you mention a fight where Liddell used his wrestling? I really can't remember he taking someone down and controlling

Didn't he take Wandy down?

 

[BigOlJeet]

I’d say Conor but he’s not even the best at that craft lol

 

[Feaser]

Francis. He had 1 dimension of 1 dimension, but it carried him all the way to a belt.

Also, Paul Harris was basically a one trick pony.

 

[pātrēärkē]

Royce Gracie

 

[agibmxmma]

Recently and currently.. Merab, Max, Khabib, Adesanya, Alex, DC, Francis.

Past.. Faber, Hall, Hughes, Royce, Cro Cop, Wanderlei, Cain.

 

[nostradumbass]

Can you mention a fight where Liddell used his wrestling? I really can't remember he taking someone down and controlling

Yeah, he took several guys down. Most memorable was the Wand fight where had multiple TDs, but iirc, he also took down Rich Franklin, Shogun, and Overeem was getting the better of it early when they fought in Pride and Chuck took him down.

 

[BoomStronk]

Anderson became a 2 trick pony in his 30s.

His BJJ submission skill was very high level.
He submitted the Michael Jordan of BJJ.
Also subbed prime Hendo which is a nice scalp.

yes. I mean, all of the fighters mentioned in this thread aren't perfect examples - there really isn't any one-dimensional fighter, but to answer the question "who's the best one dimensional fighter" I figured it was maybe the best idea to think about which of the GOAT candidates, broadly concieved, were most one-dimensional.

Kind of by definition, if a fighter is truly one dimensional, they aren't going to do very well, but there are some very succesful one-and-a-half or two-dimensional fighters. Some are even among the best to ever do it, like Anderson.

 

[marvinparsons]

Maia is the GOAT one dimensional fighter. Never champ but came close several times while dealing minimal strikes. It was always amazing to see him impose his game on many top fighters at the time.

K-1 Maia would have beat GSP's WW title streak.

Maia is my vote. 28 wins, 3 by (t)ko.

 

[djacobox372]

Wrestling, ground game and striking are evaluated separately

So wrestling isn't part of ground game???? Damn, everybody must be doing it wrong then.

 

[jeff7b9]

yes. I mean, all of the fighters mentioned in this thread aren't perfect examples - there really isn't any one-dimensional fighter, but to answer the question "who's the best one dimensional fighter" I figured it was maybe the best idea to think about which of the GOAT candidates, broadly concieved, were most one-dimensional.

Kind of by definition, if a fighter is truly one dimensional, they aren't going to do very well, but there are some very succesful one-and-a-half or two-dimensional fighters. Some are even among the best to ever do it, like Anderson.

That's fair.


I guess I meant to say that he was, in my opinion, pretty damn elite in terms of BJJ skills, but since he didn't use it 90% of the time then he fits the bill if you look at it that way.