12 Tips to Fighting BIGGER Opponents
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 2. 10. 2020
- Today I'll be sharing 12 tips to fighting opponents that are significantly bigger than you! This tutorial is made up of an accumulation of sparring footage of me sparring opponents at least 40 LBS heavier than me! Remember that these are just general strategies and if your opponent is more skilled than you, no matter their size, chances are you'll still lose - but it will definitely decrease the amount of times you get hit!
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Damnnn doesn't it suck when you're paired with someone 40 lbs bigger than you?
We've all been there before, but I hope these tips and strategies at least help you gain the upper hand!
And if you haven't done your workout for the day, follow me for 45 minutes in a full striking class: czcams.com/video/Bn9V37MKoGA/video.html
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i have to fight someone 60-70 pounds heavier than me and iâm only 100 pounds also box and wrestle ): itâs like they are proud when they win like bro
Fr man I'm 120lb fighting 180lb ..ima try to learn as much as I can
I have one guy at my gym who is not a great sparring partner. He does not realize his own power and gave me a concussion DURING PRACTICE. Heâs 6ft 6â 210lbs very thin build. I am 18lbs 6ft and I am used to dealing with taller opponents, but he is taller than me and a counter fighter so every time I throw something I get countered. Never been so frustrated in my life. Never had a larger counter puncher and Iâve been kickboxing for 2 years
I love the controlled sparring in your videos. When I was training, sparring always seemed to go to 0 to 100 real quick. Made it hard to really practice and learn.
I don't want to be coached by you. I want you to live in my house so you can train me everyday
1:35 Don't stand and bang
2:22 use quick footwork
3:05 Don't get trapped
3:20 strike back and circle out
4:02 Be defensive and evasive
5:16 counter alot
5:34 Use explosive blitz movement
6:07 hit the body
6:25 then follow up upstairs
6:44 u can also use high kicks
6:55 chop the legs
7:32 takedown when tired
8:39 catch their kicks
9:39 use speed
Idk why but it's soo satisfying watching you fight... it's very motivating
haha thanks Jason!!
Cause itâs real shit bro, his actually doing the damn thing unlike a lot of other Channels where they just show you glory shot training clips.
Motivated AF right now
because we are watching the fruits of concentrated, passionate labor
Same
I believe that no matter how skilled you are as a fighter, when you fight a bigger opponent who is also skilled, you are still at a great disadvantage.
That's what Jeff said at the start...
But some big untrained guys act tough and beleive they can beat mma fighters. But in reality any flyweight will break their legs
khony 'el eagle' fergumedov exactly
Exactly my trainer is a Pro fighter and decently big he can destroy me even on my best day meanwhile some of the 200 pound+ kickboxers in my gym can't take me and the reason is skill level i'm IMO decently developed but nothing close to a Pro.
@@khonyeleaglefergumedov9175 it would still be hard i fight at 125 to 135 and i can beat big boys but it will still be hard as in they will take a shot better then you might expect but other then that their like punching bags.
I'm the big guy in the room, 6'5" 225lbs. The smaller guys (anyone under 6 feet) always seem to play my game and let me take advantage of my reach. I've learned to in-fight pretty well to counter those guys who try to get in close. So this is what experience has shown me works well against me;
1) keep moving. It takes a lot of energy to move 225lbs and I'll likely get tired before you (unless your cardio sucks)
2) don't hover at long range, I have ridiculously long legs. stay at your best range for you but circle (see step 1)
3) leg kicks. reduce my mobility further by chopping at my legs
4) double and single leg takedowns. tall guys are unusually susceptible to those and even if you don't take me down they're exhausting to defend against.
Erik Britz below basically said the same thing as did the video. I'm just confirming that as a big guy the strategy works.
P.S. after the clinch break fast and stay covered up, I almost always catch a guy with my reach on the way out, I've scored knock outs that way.
haha thanks for sharing your experience! cheers brother!
Generous of you to share this insight, Liam. Thanks. I'll post my own as one of the smaller fighters above.
That is how a daniel cormier or fedor fought In their prime. Oh yoel Romero, I am about 6 foot, but I am a grappler so I would not like to be standing with you true
You shouldn't be knocking out in sparring.
You're not big guy comparing to someone who 7'0 and 225 lbs for 6'5 ain't big.
We need a video on how to fight an elderly opponent. Im sick of my grandma beating my ass
haha!
Nah man grandparents hit different đđtake a dive
Just run away my dude, they can't catch you! XD
Hahahhahahađ
Counter punches if they donât work flying knee pins the nail
I've been learning Mike Tyson's 'peek-a-boo' style of fighting and applying it to kick boxing. There is a lot of underrated strategies I think still apply to mma. Tyson could counter jab a tall guy and ruin his rhythm because he would always slip right, down, or left while jabbing.
I hope someday Jeff dissects Mike's footwork, head movement, and angle cuts to apply them to mma because it is so underrated.
ill see what I can do James!!
that would be perfect. Though, completely different fighter but needs to be highlighted as well would be Saenchai
You know any good videos of Tyson doing this?
@@Bloodark124 thereâs one with him demonstrating it with Henry cejudo I think itâs called how mike Tyson closes distances and gets low or something like that
Since im always the smaller guy(5ft 7) i already knew these from experience and i will just arrange them differently.
1.)Move around your opponent not backwards.
2.)Attack the body as fast as possible
3.)Attack the legs as fast as possible too
4.)Make them chase you
5.)Never let the bigger man get a hold of you(Grappling) always frame on them and get out and away.
other then this there is combo's etc. as you mentioned that help a lot but i feel these first four is the bread and butter of beating a larger opponent, fun part is i have a 6ft 4 kickboxer in my gym and he is great practice for me.
nice! thanks for your advice!
That's what Firas Zahabi taught on his vids "how to fight bigger guy".
Circle out, move in out left right, zig zagging, make that bigger guy chase you, don't stand in front of him because he can grab your head then knee you, use your overhand as a set up or real attack, use your feint and fake, when you tied up you wanna breakfree asap try to breakfree no matter what or he'll pick you up then slam you, try to shoot single leg on the head inside, when you clinch try to have an underhook the arm just one arm not both of them.
â@@counterkidnapping1737 Oh no my man Firas has probably even better strats for larger opponents then me and damn when i wrote my comment it was from a striking point of view and not MMA plus you pointed out the biggest one in MMA. now like you shared never let the bigger man get a hold of you damn thanx man reason i didn't mention it is cause i come from a strong wrestling base and recently have been rolling with heavyweights and even they can't out grapple me BUT my luck will run out it's only cause these guys are not that high of a belt in BJJ or wrestling based HW's so yes thanx for pointing it out Firas is the King of strats in my opinion.
@@erikbritz8095 in wrestling maybe it's fine to let the bigger man grab your neck but not in MMA.
Anyway, maybe you wanna see Connor Mcgregor vs Bjorn Hafthor (a strongman champion, 6 ft 8, 300lbs plus). Connor got grabbed multiple times on his head because he stayed too long in front of him, luckly Connor can get out of it. Yeah, it was not a real fight but more likely a play fighting but from there you can learn how to fight a big guy.
Just type on CZcams "Connor Mcgregor vs Bjorn Hafthor"
â@@counterkidnapping1737 no man i just forgot to mention the last point i'll add it now mind you also forgot bout framing and scrambling away if a big man tries to take you down.
Jeff, I love seeing how you are getting sharper and sharper, when I first started following you were not this sharp; the hard work has made effect and it shows!:D That makes me really happy
thanks man :) I appreciate it!
My problem in MT is always that it's very hard to counter the knees from much larger opponents as well as their straight punches. It needs really skilled fighters to be able to handle larger opponents. You do quite well. One in my gym is so powerful that he is able to rush into them like Tyson did and has almost no difficulties to fight them in the way he wants to.
thanks for watching!
Tyson fought guys in his own weight liimt. he had big muscles, big bones and huge neck. If you are the same weight it helps, but a bigger and skilled oponent it is almost useless which is the reason you have weight categories. Royce Grace was a middle weight talk and skinny, not exactly a five foot tall BJJ champion. There is a limit to everything.
What up my ninja
what's up bro!
Thanks for posting this. I guarantee this is the most researched question on the Internet and asked question in classes. I know it was the first and foremost thing on my mind when I began training. If only CZcams had existed back then, it would've saved me a lot of time and trouble. I would just like to add a couple of thoughts to supplement what Jeff mentioned in his video:
1. The most dangerous assumption I see in sparring is "Him big, strong but slow and tires faster; Me small, weak but fast and and good cardio." You know what they say about assumptions, right? Don't assume a larger opponent has no speed or cardio. Make them actually prove whether they have it or not. Liam also mentioned below, but I have personally been caught by sudden bursts of speed from larger opponents who strike suddenly and quickly while I break away from them. An opponent doesn't have to be faster than you ALL the time -- he just has to be faster at the RIGHT time. And he doesn't need to outlast you in cardio if you're dazed, knocked down or knocked out.
2. You have power. Everyone has power, even smaller people. Not as much as bigger people, but we have some. Use it appropriately. One of my favorite tactics is to either come to a sudden dead stop while my opponent chases me or simply trap a hand right away and start pounding away with a rapid blitz of short hooks, jabs and backfists. I have been graciously told by sparring partners that they were genuinely surprised at how much power I could actually put into a short throw strike. Just don't get cocky about it and remember to still move unless you want to experience how much more power your larger opponent has.
Funniest sparring session I ever had with a larger fighter who specialized in Muay Thai many years ago. He dropped his guard and baited me to come in, clearly setting me up for something. However, I was loading a spinning back kick by lifting my back heel which he couldn't see waiting for him to come charging in to it. So we both wait there... and wait there.... and wait there. Finally he goes "Are you going to do something?" I look at him and go "I'm waiting for YOU to do something!" We both laughed and broke off and reset. As we did, I happened to glance up at the gym clock and realized we had both stood there doing nothing for nearly two minutes out of a three minute spar.
thanks for the tips brother!!
@@blackhoodie4170 Thanks kindly.
Hey Jeff, thanks a lot. YouÂŽre by far the most influencial CZcamsr for me. ItÂŽs great that you always show the techniques in real life Sparring. ThatÂŽs whats setting you apart from all the rest. Really appreciated.
As for me, i used to train Muay Thai in my early 20ÂŽs, stopped training Muay Thai for almost 15 years and started MMA now in my late 30ÂŽs. I always spar bigger and stronger people as iÂŽm only 5ÂŽ3" and 136 lbs. One of the best tips from you is aquiring ring IQ. My Trainer tought me to be a pressure Fighter, always going forward. It still works with training partners of my own abilities, as they gas out pretty fast as you mentioned. Last time i sparred someone as tall as 6ÂŽ3" who was far beyond my abilities, luckily he took it quite easy on on me.
So my new plan is to be more evasive, try to annoy my sparring partners a little with some pokes and blitz when the opportunity arises.
Thanks again and keep up the good work.
haha damn yeah I was taught to also fight in the pocket but im not as good with that style, and when I do against a bigger opponent, I get overpowered! So I will do that against someone taller but in my weight class! Thanks for your perspective and tips!!
Great footage and breakdown as always!
thank you!!
Yess you did a huge favor with this one. The biggest gap between pros and the people they try to teach is giving a process for choosing strategies as opposed to just listing the strategies. Thanks Jeff!
thanks brother !!
I've been waiting for this video for soooo long, thank you!
thanks for watching!
exactly what i need :) always love when a new video comes out thanks bro!â€
thanks for watching bro!
Great technique. Thank you for sharing. Also, great editing and voice overs.
thank you bro!
I've learned that you have to be in better shape (conditioning) in order to execute the advice given. Great advice Jeff!
cheers!
9:37 Damn bruh you hit him with a 10 piece combo, lmao.
LOL
Interesting video. As always. Thanks man.
Jeff you are seriously a beast at fighting!! You should chill out and go ice skating for the next video! đȘđȘ
HAHA I am actually in Calgary right now and im going to go hike in Banff!
Too good Jeff .. This is just awesome .
You are master of techniques .. itâs nice to see you demonstrate these techniques with real action
thank you brother!
Great video man love the content !
thank you!
THANK YOU!! I literally spar bigger people all the time bc Iâm short but I still have power for my size I need a video like this!
haha awesome, glad to hear it!
Iâm a big guy and basically what smaller opponents do in kickboxing is they minimise my reach and be very agressive up close fighters
I find fighting in the pocket helps against taller opponents in the same weight class, but when against much bigger and stronger, they overpower you
@@MMAShredded Very scientific.
@@MMAShredded exactly you're right. 20-30lbs difference makes you tired when you fight close. He can pull your head down then knee you
You must be hot dog big, not hamburger big lol.
Letâs go! Needed this. Thanks dude
no prob man!!
Good tips!
Great vid, Jeff. I spar regularly with bigger dudes, so these really help.
thanks for watching!
You are amazing and talented. Iâve learned a lot from you and Iâve sparred with someone who was in spec ops. Ur stuff works. Keep it up.
that's awesome man thanks for the feedback!!
My man Chan! Thanks for this!
thanks for watching bro!
Your on line program seems to be awesome jeff and thanks for keep sharing your knowledge
thanks bro!!
Man! You are gonna be legend just you know that
haha thanks brother it means a lot!
This is such a good video. I find them very helpful ti ubderstand the correct approach and tactics to use. You should do more of these tutorials!
thank you! :)
Thank you!, You have helped me to improve so much your a legend
thanks bro!!
Nice video Jeff, thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge, Greetings from Chile.
thanks bro!!
Great stuff. You are skilled and a lot of fun to watch. I learned a lot
thank you!
Currently using this for Thrill of the Fight against The Spider. Thanks for the tips!
no prob!
Excellent video!!!
thank you!
Brilliant, as usual mate !
thanks bro!!!!
Another useful video on fighting bigger opponents! I'll have to make note of these strategies when I spar bigger partners next time! :)
awesome :) thx for watching!
Fantastic advice. I am very new to this kind of training. Really enjoy it though. Have not sparred yet, but enjoy learning techniques and drills to better myself as a fighter/person. Liked and subbed.
thanks for the support!!
Wow, awesome! Learned đȘđđ„
thanks bro!!
Your videos are no doubt the best fighting resource out there as you are practicing live what you preach
thank you man!
What?
No _nut shot?_
Oh ⊠fighting inside the ring, my bad.
haha
contrary to what "street fighters"tend to think, it's rather hard to land a nut shot on a fighter. Small target
@@AlexN2022 easy in clinch tho
@@AlexN2022 only if ur slow
Finally, Some tips I can use in real life. Nice video đŻ
awesome thanks for watching!
Great tips. I also second the How-to-Tyson-in-MMA. Would be splendid! Cheers and keep the content going!
thx!!!
Love this breakdown! Definitely worth thinking about it in training, especially with the lower body takedowns
thanks bro!!
Thank you for this information. I spar with a guy who's bigger then me, most times I find myself in the positions you talked about. I found myself over compensating, when I think the answer to my problem is more movement, but that means better cardio!
awesome thanks for watching!
Awsome video. Thank you so much. Gained so much out of itđđœ
no prob man!
Great tips Jeff , attack the body cause their hands are up and take downs makes them respect your space seem highly effective canât wait to try at my next class
Another fantastic vid.
Also for some reason every time I see that Bali sparring footage I hear âgood job Alex!â đ
LOOOOL
Very nice đ thank you !
thank you!
Strikings looking extra crispy as usual, can't wait to see you fight again.
thank you man!
thanks for the tips! im a 135 fighter but most of the guys at my gym are 170+ definitely agree about tiring them with speed and staying out of clinches!
cheers!
Jeff know what is talking about! đŻ
Some lovely combos at the end there đ
thanks ou!
This vid is inspiring asf!!! Thanks Jeff!
thanks brother!!
Jeff Chan MMAShredded you da best!! Btw can you make a vid on how you monitor progress if you teach your students like a system or something like that.
Thanks for the tips bro
no problem!
Love this channel
thanks man :)
Great vid, bro!
thank you!!
This video really helps actually I'm learning how should I deal with bigger oppenent and it helps a lot thanks !
awesome!!
great tips with great build up
thanks for watching!
U helped me bro! Thanks a lot!
no problem!
0:57 I rewinded it like 6 times just to look at that smooth teep itâs like a mix between a side kick and a teep đ©đ
cheers!
Gonna buy a solo class for sure SOON
The follow along is so much fun
awesome bro , email me at jeff@mmashredded.com if you have any questions!
Jeff helps a lot especially for us not trained. Love and support from Philippines
thank you brother!
This guy is a geniousđđŒ
thanks for watching!
The various parts where you mention the usual lack or less of cardio on the bigger guy's part is golden. More muscles require more oxygen to fuel them and therefore a stronger cardiovascular system as a result. If you've ever seen some of those videos of strongmen trying to do gymnastics, yes they're strong, but they usually lack in the cardio department and gas out within seconds of doing some intense gymnastics.
This video couldn't have been more well-put together.
thank you :)
I think thatâs only true in extreme cases, where your opponent is much larger than you. Iâm 5â8â 150, and Iâve sparred guy that are taller and 25 pounds heavier, and they have just as good cardio and sometimes better. Bigger lungs maybe? Idk
nice training~!!^^
thank you!
LOVE ITTT
thank you!
As a "bigger opponent," thanks for letting me know what to look for!!
cheers!
Clean clean and cleanđ„
thanks!!
@@MMAShredded for sure! One day when I get my skills and channel up Iâd be honored to share the octagon with you and spar
Kaoklai Kaennorsing
is a perfect example of how a small fighter can overcome a highly skilled heavyweight twice his size who outweighs him as much as 100 pounds or more utilizing sublime evasion and counter attack tactics through flawless head movement and footwork!
No wonder he came from the same training camp as the great Saenchai and Lerdsila who are footwork and evasion masters!
As a 5.5 guy who is resuming training this is greatly appreciated đ
awesome :)
What does 5.5 mean? Do you mean 5'5? Or is it half a foot making it 5'6?
Like the background music, thanks
cheers!
you are damn good bro !!
thanks for watching!
I enjoy this video. Your IQ shows in your ability to fight both bigger and smaller opponents! I learned alot
thanks for watching man!
Hey jeff, thanks so much for using my music in this amazing video its a true honor.
thanks for letting me use your music! I love it!
Tyron needed this
haha
Nice video!!!!
thank you!
Usted es un excelente profesionalđȘđ»đȘđ»
thank you!
Your all video very helpful
thank you!
nice work
thank you!
Loved this video! Great work! Could you maybe do a videon on the best takedown against bigger opponents aswell?
I would say single legs are the best! Check out this video: czcams.com/video/NGCY5tnVug4/video.html
@@MMAShredded Thanks for the quick reply. I'll check it out and once again your videos are very very helpful!
Great video
thank you!!
The âASIAN ALIâ lol oh boy got mad skills...@Jeffđ„đ„đ„
haha thanks brother!
Da man brođ€đœ
thanks bro!
Thanks bro!
no problem man!
Great video as always Jeff.
What about an opponent who is the same size but a naturally gifted, more explosive, fast twitch touch of death person that all you have is endurance on. My guess from watching you is:
1. Long guard
2. Circle away from power hand
3. Evasion
4. Lure them into takedowns when they over commit
Wanted to get your input on weathering that initial storm! đ
haha at the end of the day, it comes down to who is more skilled!
@@MMAShredded Good point. Just keep training. I can't wait to see more of you training and fighting. Always a pleasure friend.
You know I always see videos on how to fight bigger opponents, but what about the other way around? I'm pretty tall so I'm usually always the bigger opponent. I guess it would be obvious on what to do which is just keep them at my range, but an in depth video on how to counter small man tactics might be super interesting. Thanks for the videos as always Jeff. You are definitely a huge motivator for me to keep training
hey bro I actually just released a vide on how to fight smaller and faster guys: czcams.com/video/xHd6AQNtkww/video.html
@@MMAShredded nice! Thanks alot brother
How tall are you? I doubt you 7ft
One move that worked well to surprise someone I was sparring was coming in orthodox throwing a double jab. Slipping off to the side switching to south paw while throwing an overhand right. He thought he was safe. Didnt notice the switch stance.
sweet!
uh niceđ very helpful tipsđ
thanks!!
Are there full videos of you going against bigger opponents? Just see clips in this video. Love your content man, much love from the Bay Area
I haven't posted any full sparring sessions yet besides me sparring Fred Stonehouse, which you can find if you watch my day to day training vlogs!
A little tip for when the guy tries to pressure and trap you is to work for a double inside position then push his shoulders hard and run him backwards then slip out or if MMA/ street/ battlefield, you can easily do a throw by and get behind him.
Best mma guy on youtube!
thank you bro!
Lol on the third intro secuence I though for a second that you took down Jan Blachowich)))
haha!!
This is also great as 12 Tips to Fighting Smaller Opponents if you just take it as stuff to watch out for.
Jeff how old are you and how long have you been training for? Love the vids bro
I like how he also showed some of the counters from the video he did about counterpunches.
thanks for watching!