I would say Fedor has the best Judo in MMA. I loved the throw he used against Cro Cop where he threw Mirko Ouchi Gari, and when he got stuck, he reached down with his hand and picked Mirko's leg with his own hand and finished the throw. That is a high level Judo move and tells me he would do very well at the highest levels in Judo if he applied himself.
I realize he did get "Ippon-ed" by Randleman and may have gone for a ride vs. Lindland if he didn't grab the ring rope, but I am still a big fan of his Judo.
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Its still Karo but Stun Gun is becoming pretty dam good. Yoshida is also good though dont recall his last fight. Akiyama could also be another strong judo guy at WW if he drops.
Fedor is good but Karo is more consistent.
Akiyama needs to clinch/takedown ASAP in his fights, not strike with his opponents!
Nice to see an Olympian posting here.
Hector Lombard should be mentioned in there somewhere too.
both GSP and brock showed some great no-gi judo on saturday....
ttt for dan mccormick! you gonna get into mma anytime soon?
karo and fedor
imo karo outjudoed stun gun. but kim out grappled karo overall using wrestling.
Miura, Dong, Fedor, Karo, Nakamura, Sokodjou. I don't know where to put Akiyama between them, because he prefers to bang.
Although Nate Diaz is not a judoka, he has executed a few of the best Harai Gosh throws I have seen in MMA.
walknazty - Although Nate Diaz is not a judoka, he has executed a few of the best Harai Gosh throws I have seen in MMA.
True.....except I don't know bout that there "Harai Gosh" mumbo jumbo.....What is that--some sorta sushi or somethin'?!?
TheClips - What is that--some sorta sushi or somethin'?!?
Something like that