Absolutely, there's a before and after royce gracie effect, for a start, historically speaking, when it comes to everything MMA/Combat libre Those who were clueless about bjj/gjj got fucked over by it, and today having only a bjj/gjj isn't enough, at pro level, you need both a solid stand up and "par terre" game That being said, tank abott, who was a UFC pioneer, had a pretty good mix of skills going for him on top of his out of the ordinary physical condition. Nothing fancy, not exactly your archetypal gym bro to say the least lol, but pretty efficient