Why have Greco-Roman wrestlers done better in MMA than Freestyle?

Randy Couture actually got in the Greco when he was in the army by accident. His coach by mistake put his name down for a tournament and some how won his first match and from there he went on to win Pan American titles to being an Olympic alternate. He was the Natural even before the UFC.

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Greco stance + freestyle leg attacks + judo trips = best mma takedowns

I would also add that the Greco-Roman wrestling style is EXTREMELY Strength-Endurance/Stamina based - those guys are taught to keep grinding. It wears out non-greco/roman wrestlers that aren't well trained and prepared for that type of grappling contest. Randy Couture is an excellent example of a 'Grinder' who is able to wear out bigger, stronger, younger opponents with Greco-Roman techniques I also think that if I were to teach Boxers some grappling training that would improve their boxing - I would get them coached in Greco-Roman and have them train in that style for a full training period (3-4 months) in order to build up their strength in the boxing clinches.

The way you described perfect way to train wrestling/grappling for MMA is actually the way Khabib trains with his teammates: they start standing up and from there everything goes, they hit the walls, they take each other down etc

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The idea makes a great point for Judo. Judo starts standing and can be done with or without a gi. Also, judo used to have double leg, firemen carry takedowns. It also incorporates alot of ground game. ie. submissions and controlling people on the ground.

Chael said these guys are "used to being bent over" and didnt even pause.

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It's also the Greco clinch that helps in MMA. Against the cage when you have lift you oponent away from the cage in order to get the take down. The Greco clinch helps alot against the cage.

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This is 100%. I got told by a very experienced guy to cross train Greco Roman with my jiu Jitsu. Now I can see why. Uncle Chael is a legend.

Here in Serbia, there is no freestyle wrestling, or maybe recently started, but we had many great Greco-Roman wrestlers and Olympic medalists through our history.

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Randy Couture, Jon Jones, Lindland, Volkanovsky, Chael, Dan Henderson, etc. The list of greco roman based MMA champs goes on and on.

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Also take into consideration Greco-Roman was created by a Napoleonic soldier for combat, who was inspired by a wrestling style created for phalanx/legion warfare. Greco-Roman is for combat, freestyle is for sport.