2006-09-28 02:19:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
UFC. Greater mobility
2006-09-28 02:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
UFC submission match? Is this a normal UFC fight or a grappling only match? Most Sumo are about say like 5'8" and like 300 lbs. A small UFC guy would probably be like 5'5" and 130's lbs. The UFC guy definetly has a great shot at beating the Sumo wrestler. One piece of evidence would be the Royce Gracie (at 6'1" 180 lbs. Brazillian Jiujitsu) vs. Akebono (6'8" 500 lbs. Sumo). This was a MMA match. Everybody knows Gracie as a good MMA fighter. Akebono was a legendary Sumo wrestler. Gracie beat Akebono on the ground (!) with a submission hold in one round! So, there's some proof. Another piece of proof is Keith Hackney (5'11" 200 lbs. White Tiger Kenpo) vs. ? Yarbrough (6'9" 500 lbs. about same size as Akebono. Sumo). Hackney moved around threw some kicks here and there. Sumo had a hard time catching him. Hackney finally throws an overhand palm strike and hits Sumo in the temple. Sumo goes down and Hackney just starts whailing on his head with his fists. Another match with Yarbrough was against an extremely small Japanese MMA fighter in the Pride Fighing Championships. This guy was like 140 lbs., very small. The Japanese just ran around in circles literally for minutes on end, a long time. Sumo got very tired and frustrated trying to catch him. Finally, Sumo fell on the ground somehow and the little Japanese guy fished him off with strikes. So, there is some real life proof of a small MMA fighter beating a big Sumo. Some Sumo fighters are much quicker than those 2 men though. In fact, most Sumo are faster than these men and much smaller. If the Sumo is only trained in Sumo he is toast. The Sumo fighter could maybe get a throw and take the smaller UFC fighter down. That is all the Sumo fighter is trained to do. The UFC/MMA fighter is well trained in many different things. He can box, kick, throw knees, elbows, takedown, throws, armlocks, groundandpound, leglocks, etc. The UFC fighter would also be very quick being so light. He could literaly run circles around Sumo. Sumo comes out trying to palm strike the ufc fighter (Sumo has those puch/palm strikes they use). The ufc fighter stays elusive. He throws kicks and punches, sticks and moves. Sumo is hit hard with those strikes and grows frustrated and discouraged. Finally a strike breaks through and knocks the Sumo wrestler down! The ufc fighter pounces on Sumo and whails away. The Sumo fighter tries to resist but is just being pounded mercilessly. The ufc fighter finally grabs one of Sumo's flailing arms and armbars him for a submission win. In a pure grappling match....A sumo wrestler could probably get the takedown/throw. They are very skilled at doing this, and his size and strength would help him even more. The ufc fighter accepts the takedown. On the ground Sumo has no submissions and is too big too move from position to postion easily. The ufc fighter takes advantage and after a little effort with different positons finds a sumbission. Sumo wrestler loses. Ufc fighters are just waaay too skilled to beat by a pure Sumo wrestler.
2016-03-18 02:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Id still say a UFC fighter.
Even though it is difficult to be Yokozuna, you have to look at the aim of the games. sumos' aims are to get their opponent off their feet. UFC is to win by submission or KO.
Therefore in a fight, the advantage is with the UFC fighter since its objectives are similar to that of UFC.
You rarely see sumos beating up each other.
With that in mind however, dont write off the Yokozuna. i mean, there is a reason why there are only 2-4 yokozunas at each point of time!!!
2006-09-28 02:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mark T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont see how they would match. Sumo is a completely different sport. UFC, you win by submission or knockout. Sumo is by moving your opponent outside the ring. The Sumo would have to have some striking skills. I myself think UFC is boring now. The old days were great. Now, everyone learns BJJ and striking, how boring. I also dont like how if a guy doesnt want to goto the ground he just backs away until the ref gets the BJJ guy up. So lame.
2006-10-05 00:21:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the competition. If they are doing sumo wrestling, then I believe the sumo wrestlers will come out on top regardless. If it is UFC, then the competition favors the UFC fighters...
If it was tennis... I'm going with the UFC fighter.
2006-09-28 05:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by calmman7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Akebono didn't fare very well at all in K1. Even Bob Sapp got the better of him. I think the former Ozeki Terao in his prime would have been a formidable MMA fighter. He has a lot of fight in him, he once bit Konishiki's finger. I don't see how it would be possible for anyone to grapple with the 600 pound Konishiki. The Sumo Association only grudgingly allowed Akebono to fight in K1, I doubt any other Yokuzuna will go down that path anytime soon.
2006-09-28 18:44:20 · answer #6 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on several occasions sumo has tested mma to no avail in early ufc. i would place my money on the ufc fighter.they are well rounded in mixed martial arts,they are generally more agile and the goal of sumo is simply to get the opponent off their feet or to remove the competition from the area of battle were as the goal of the mma fighter is to completely dominate a fight whether it be by strikes,grappling,or a combination of the two.
2006-09-28 04:55:57 · answer #7 · answered by hawk c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's more motivated? Who trains more? Who has honed their attributes the most through proper training drills? Who feels crappy that day? Who got the most rest the night before? Who trains their mind as much as their body? Who has the most tools in their tool box when dealing with any and every situation (or, who can deal with surprise situations the most effectively)? etc;
Get the idea? Winning at anything requires your attention to the smallest details and your willingness to address these with the proper training regime.
2006-09-28 03:15:04 · answer #8 · answered by crazyninjadudeguy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on the UFC fighters style
2006-09-28 02:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by RustyOwls 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ufc fighters -no contest
2006-09-28 06:05:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋