FourHooks
12-27-2007, 06:43 PM
or at least he has the best translation of wrestling into MMA...
From MMA Weekly
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5350&zoneid=2
In the fights since his initial victory over St-Pierre, Hughes has taken down all of his opponents with ease, except for St-Pierre and Penn. Against Trigg, Joe Riggs, Royce Gracie, and Chris Lytle, Hughes landed all six of his takedown attempts. Against St-Pierre and Penn, he landed only one of nine combined attempts. As for his defense, Hughes has not really been tested. He is at 50%, stuffing a takedown attempt by Riggs and falling prey to a St-Pierre double leg in their second fight.
Since his loss to Hughes, St-Pierre has fought against Dave Strasser, Jason Miller, Trigg, Sherk, Penn, Hughes, Matt Serra, and Josh Koscheck. Against the four strongest pure wrestlers – Trigg, Sherk, Hughes, and Koscheck – St-Pierre landed all eight takedown attempts and stuffed nine of 10 attempts against him (Koscheck landed the lone takedown). Against the other opponents – Strasser, Miller, Penn, and Serra – St-Pierre landed nine out of 11 takedown attempts and avoided five of seven takedown attempts against him.
In total, St-Pierre has landed 17 of 19 takedown attempts (89%) and defended 14 of 17 attempts (82%) since his loss to Hughes three years ago. Put another way, St-Pierre has spent less than one minute on his back in the last three years.
Can you think of anyone who has done a better job on both takedowns and takedown defense in MMA??? I think aside from MAYBE Fedor, GSP has the best GNP in MMA as well
From MMA Weekly
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=5350&zoneid=2
In the fights since his initial victory over St-Pierre, Hughes has taken down all of his opponents with ease, except for St-Pierre and Penn. Against Trigg, Joe Riggs, Royce Gracie, and Chris Lytle, Hughes landed all six of his takedown attempts. Against St-Pierre and Penn, he landed only one of nine combined attempts. As for his defense, Hughes has not really been tested. He is at 50%, stuffing a takedown attempt by Riggs and falling prey to a St-Pierre double leg in their second fight.
Since his loss to Hughes, St-Pierre has fought against Dave Strasser, Jason Miller, Trigg, Sherk, Penn, Hughes, Matt Serra, and Josh Koscheck. Against the four strongest pure wrestlers – Trigg, Sherk, Hughes, and Koscheck – St-Pierre landed all eight takedown attempts and stuffed nine of 10 attempts against him (Koscheck landed the lone takedown). Against the other opponents – Strasser, Miller, Penn, and Serra – St-Pierre landed nine out of 11 takedown attempts and avoided five of seven takedown attempts against him.
In total, St-Pierre has landed 17 of 19 takedown attempts (89%) and defended 14 of 17 attempts (82%) since his loss to Hughes three years ago. Put another way, St-Pierre has spent less than one minute on his back in the last three years.
Can you think of anyone who has done a better job on both takedowns and takedown defense in MMA??? I think aside from MAYBE Fedor, GSP has the best GNP in MMA as well