Many recent highlights feature the buggy choke or similar "surprise" submissions, but I believe we are overvaluing their effectiveness in professional rankings. While they make for excellent viral content on channels like this, they often rely on the opponent’s lack of familiarity rather than sound positional control.
From an analytical perspective, attempting these moves against top-tier grapplers frequently results in losing a dominant position and conceding a guard pass. I would argue that the community’s obsession with "fancy" submissions is overshadowing the importance of fundamental pressure and control. Is flashy combat content distorting our perception of what actually works in a high-stakes competitive environment?