What recent examples can you think of where a top 5 ranked fighter has been submitted from his opponents guard (ie subbed while he had the top position)?
I was having a hard time thinking of any. The only one that came to mind was Silva subbing Lutter with the triangle, but I doubt Lutter was considered top five, despite having a title shot. What examples can you come up with?
You mean closed guard, I'm guessing.
nog guillotined sylvia for the interim title.
^^ I was just about to say, I'm not counting catching someone in a guillotine and then jumping to closed guard. The nog one was pretty transitional, wasn't it? I remember he swept sylvia to get on top, then ended up transitioning to the guillotine. So, for the purposes of this question, I'm not counting that (good call though).
MickColins - You mean closed guard, I'm guessing.
I wasn't thinking it had to be strictly closed guard. It just has to be from the bottom position.
I just thought of one -- Mir and sylvia. But there must have been some since then..... I guess mir/lesnar wouldnt count since lesnar wasnt ranked at that point.
Not very recent but Coutoure was subbed by Enson Inoue in a regular armbar from guard in Japan.
aoki-hansen gogoplata a few years ago
Another one: Gomi to a GoGoplata by Nick Diaz. This was in a tranistion from guard position.
Beat me to it as I was Typing
Minotauro/Coleman
JimmersonzGlove - Aoki/Alvarez?
Alvarez wasn't top five though.
kipling200 - aoki-hansen gogoplata a few years ago
Was hansen top 5?
mrmetoo - Diaz Gomi
Good call....any more recent than that?
Minotauro vs. crocop
Hominick/Edwards
Chase Beebee vs Miguel Torres
Mad Xyientist - Minotauro vs. crocop
Transition from mount, wasn't it?
misterw - What recent examples can you think of where a top 5 ranked fighter has been submitted from his opponents guard (ie subbed while he had the top position)?
I was having a hard time thinking of any. The only one that came to mind was Silva subbing Lutter with the triangle, but I doubt Lutter was considered top five, despite having a title shot.
Lutter wasn't even top-10 at the time - and never has been in his MMA career.
misterw -JimmersonzGlove - Aoki/Alvarez?
Alvarez wasn't top five though.
Yes, he was. Easily. Alvarez was actually consensus ranked top-3 at that point (and mostly ranked #2, behind only BJ), and was even ranked ahead of Aoki going into that fight.
Fedor/ Coleman
Mousasi/ Kang