Marcelotine?

[Kevin Navarro]

I always hear people talking about how great the marcelotine is. I think Jon Jones's guillotine is way better. Why don't people ever talk about that?

[Anthony Herrera]

I think it's personal preference. Jones guillotine was great, it worked money against a BJJ blackbelt but you have to turn you hand palm to palm and IMHO the ball and socket grip feels more natural to go to maybe that's why.

[Chris Herzog]

Better for who?

[sean applegate]

Its because Jones is better at jiu jitsu

[bobby rivers]

The prayer grip. Good if youre not on your back ie- opponent is pinned against the fence. Unnecessary transition otherwise. Checkmate in fewest possible moves=best.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

I definitely prefer the Marcelotine. I have trouble getting my short arms deep enough to make that prayer choke work very well. When I have managed to put it together it works incredibly well, though.

Marcelotine is a low risk, high reward attack. It doesn't expend very much energy, even if it fails, and it doesn't usually leave you terribly out of position.

[Kevin Navarro]

Its because Jones is better at jiu jitsu

True, I would say Jon Jones has the best Jiu Jitsu in the UFC's LHW division.

[John Mejia]

True, I would say Jon Jones has the best Jiu Jitsu in the UFC's LHW division.

Lol.

[Kevin Navarro]

Jon Jones would most likely smash Marcelo in a bjj match.

[Josh Yelverton]

The marcelotine is higher percentage. The prayer choke is good, but can still rendered useless when they pass. The marcelotine's high elbow makes it harder for the person to pass or shove their head in to get room to breath (slack in the grip, which is already minimalized with the marcelotine). Also, the Marcelotine is more of an air choke (which is more painful, as it's crushing the throat). The prayer is a blood choke. Most people just tap from the pain.