according to this chart, boxing is the 3rd effective fighting style in the UFC. But, that thing about boxing in mma is that a good boxer ends up being a pro boxer anyway so it’s hard to tell how effective boxing really is in mma.
what are your thoughts
I thought GSP was a karate guy. Was that not considered his “primary style?”
Edit: also the first ever champ was a BJJ fighter, so something’s fucky with this chart
Seems to me it has a pretty strong correlation to the size of the participant pools in the respective sports.
Edit: Oh, and this chart knocks off the first few years of UFC