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Let’s say they fought at 205. Fedor has weighed in as little as 223 lbs, so cutting down to 205 wouldn’t be a problem. GSP when he faced Bisping was 200+ pounds for sure. So weight difference wouldn’t be that big of an issue.
Fedor is 6 foot tall and GSP is 5’11. They both have the same reach. Basically they’re the same the same size, GSP being fit and Fedor carrying excess fat.
Fedor was always an undersized HW who relied on his speed to catch his opponents. While he was fast for an HW, he’s definitely not nearly as fast as prime GSP. GSP’s striking is also more technical and he’s way more responsible defensively than Fedor. GSP also has great distance management, which leads me to think Fedor would have a hard time catching him on the feet.
Although Fedor would probably have a strength advantage, it probably wouldn’t help him to gain a grappling advantage over GSP. Fedor isn’t the guy to blast double legs from a distance and most of time he used trips from the clinch or used their opponents mistakes to take them down. GSP with his excellent distance control would most likely be able to avoid going to the ground with him. Even if Fedor would take him down, it’s unlikely he could submit GSP as Fedor couldn’t even submit CroCop and struggled with Hunt, who had almost zero MMA experience by that time.
The fact that Hendo, who isn’t really bigger than GSP finished Fedor, leads me to think that GSP who’s better than Hendo in almost all aspects of the game would’ve defeated Fedor as well. Most likely a UD for GSP if they ever fought. GSP would keep his distance and jab his face off. Fedor would only have one thing, that he has against all of his opponents- a puncher’s chance.
Fedor is 6 foot tall and GSP is 5’11. They both have the same reach. Basically they’re the same the same size, GSP being fit and Fedor carrying excess fat.
Fedor was always an undersized HW who relied on his speed to catch his opponents. While he was fast for an HW, he’s definitely not nearly as fast as prime GSP. GSP’s striking is also more technical and he’s way more responsible defensively than Fedor. GSP also has great distance management, which leads me to think Fedor would have a hard time catching him on the feet.
Although Fedor would probably have a strength advantage, it probably wouldn’t help him to gain a grappling advantage over GSP. Fedor isn’t the guy to blast double legs from a distance and most of time he used trips from the clinch or used their opponents mistakes to take them down. GSP with his excellent distance control would most likely be able to avoid going to the ground with him. Even if Fedor would take him down, it’s unlikely he could submit GSP as Fedor couldn’t even submit CroCop and struggled with Hunt, who had almost zero MMA experience by that time.
The fact that Hendo, who isn’t really bigger than GSP finished Fedor, leads me to think that GSP who’s better than Hendo in almost all aspects of the game would’ve defeated Fedor as well. Most likely a UD for GSP if they ever fought. GSP would keep his distance and jab his face off. Fedor would only have one thing, that he has against all of his opponents- a puncher’s chance.