top position
A dominant position where a fighter is on top of his grounded opponent, allowing him to control the fight and land strikes.
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Volkanovski still on top, Yan still too strong for Merab: UFC 333 breakdown
« four takedowns out of four takedowns, 54 seconds of top position. I mean between the moment your hips hit the ground and the moment you have moved away from the cage to get back to a boxing striking situation. »
Herby · at 1:11:05
BSD-Ruffy, a BLAZING clash on a UFC Paris in full France vs Brazil mode
A ground domination position in which a fighter controls his opponent from above without landing strikes or attempting a submission, which according to judging criteria should not be valued as true domination.
« there are 2 minutes 03 of top position of control from guys who do nothing, who are basically just controlling but where there are no strikes. So with the forehead, you can see the pressure with the forehead against the cage. »
Alex (animateur) · at 41:38