But how would Gegard match up in the UFC?
The current Top 10 LHW fighters according to Sherdog:
1. Jon Jones (17-1)
2. Dan Henderson (29-8)
3. Rashad Evans (17-2-1)
4. Lyoto Machida (18-3)
5. Phil Davis (10-1, 1 NC)
6. Alexander Gustafsson (15-1)
7. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-7)
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5)
9. Ryan Bader (14-3)
10. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-10)
Gegard has a lot of potential, but also a lot to learn. Wrestling and pure takedown defence are areas where Gegard will have problems against some of these names above. Since Gegard isn't even noticed in the Top 10 anymore, in theory a win over any of these fighters should put Gegard in a better place.
In this list, fighters like Jon Jones, Rashad Evans and Phil Davis would stylisticly be the biggest threat to Gegard. These are without a doubt the best wrestlers in the list above. Henderson is a beast in Greco Roman, but his takedowns are less dangerous for Mousasi than the previous mentioned names.
Which fights would be very interesting at the moment?
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has a solid boxing game and groundgame, but Mousasi's striking level is just a little bit better. Gegard is hard to submit and probably would be able to be at least on top in the guard of little Nog, would be able to pass and also able to strike him out from there, or already in the stand up fight.
- Shogun just comes from a loss, but still is a big name and very tough guy to beat. Shogun likes to stand and bang, so does Gegard. Shoguns groundgame however cannot cope with Mousasi's. Mousasi is very good from his back; he hurt King Mo lawal more from the bottom than King Mo did to him from top position.
- Lyoto Machida and Alexander Gustaffson both have a unique standup game and like to stand and trade. Mousasi's standup game is also quite extraordinairy and unpredictable. These fights will probably bring a lot of fire with them and would be very interesting to watch. Gegard should be able to pull the win on these though, given the fact that neither of these fighters will have the capacity to takedown and pin him to the ground and win the fight by lay and pray.
