Mark Wilkins
Mark Wilkins is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt and former amateur MMA fighter with over a decade of experience in striking and grappling. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mark has trained at multiple gyms across the United States and has corner-coached amateur fighters in regional promotions.
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Credentials
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt (Robson Moura lineage)
- Muay Thai — 9+ years training
- Former amateur MMA competitor (4-2 record)
- Amateur cornerman, LFA and Combate Global undercards
- MMA writer since 2018, contributor to Speak MMA
About Mark Wilkins
Mark has been writing about MMA since 2018, covering technique breakdowns, fighter analysis, and the evolution of mixed martial arts as a sport. His goal is to make complex MMA concepts accessible to newcomers and casual fans without dumbing down the technical depth that experienced practitioners crave.
His background spans Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and wrestling, and he has competed in regional grappling tournaments across the Southwest. When he is not training or writing, Mark spends his time analyzing UFC fight cards, hitting the heavy bag, and rolling at his local academy.
Glossary Entries by Mark Wilkins
726 entries- 1-2 Combination
- 1-2-3 Combination
- 10-7 Round
- 10-8 Round
- 10-9 Round
- 10-Point Must System
- 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
- 12-6 Elbow
- 2-on-1
- 29-28 Score
- 30-27 Score
- 4 oz Gloves
- 4/11 Position
- 50-50 Guard
- 6 oz Gloves
- Achilles Lock
- Active Recovery
- Agent
- Aggression
- Aikido
- AKA
- American Top Team
- American Wrestler Style
- Americana
- Anaconda Choke
- Angle Off
- Ankle Brace
- Ankle Lock
- Ankle Pick
- Anti-Doping
- Aoki Lock
- Arm Drag
- Arm Triangle Choke
- Armbar
- Ashi Garami
- Athletic Commission
- Athletic Commission Suspension
- Atomweight
- Axe kick
- Babyface
- Back Control
- Back Take
- Backfist
- Backing Off
- Bad Blood
- Bag Gloves
- Banana Split
- Bantamweight
- Baratoplata
- Bare Knuckle FC
- Baseball Bat Choke
- Battle Ropes
- Bear Hug
- Bell
- Bellator Grand Prix
- Bellator MMA
- Belly Pad Drills
- Belly-Down Armbar
- Belt Promotion
- Berimbolo
- Bicep Slicer
- Biting
- BJJ Belt System
- BJJ Gi
- BJJ Hierarchy
- BJJ Stripe
- BKFC
- Black Belt
- Blast Double
- Block
- Blue Belt
- Bob and Weave
- Body Fold
- Body Jab
- Body Kick
- Body Lock
- Body Shot
- Body Triangle
- Body-Head Combination
- Boil-and-Bite Mouthguard
- Bolo Punch
- Boston Crab
- Bottom Game
- Bow and Arrow Choke
- Boxer-Puncher
- Boxing
- Boxing Gloves
- Brabo Choke
- Brave CF
- Brawler Style
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Breathwork
- Bridge
- Bridge and Roll
- Brown Belt
- Buggy Choke
- Bullfighter Pass
- Butterfly Guard
- Buzzer Beater KO
- Cage
- Cage Control
- Cage Cutting
- Cage IQ
- Cage Padding
- Cage Wall Strategy
- Cage Warriors
- Cage Work
- Cage Wrestling
- Cageside Reporter
- Calf Kick
- Calf Slicer
- Capoeira
- Capoeira Kick
- Carb Loading
- Cartwheel Kick
- Catch Wrestling
- Catch-as-Catch-Can
- Catching Kicks
- Catchweight Bout
- Catchweight Fight
- Cauliflower Ear
- Ceremonial Weigh-In
- Chain Submissions
- Chain Wrestling
- Champ-Champ
- Champion
- Check Hook
- Circling Out
- Clinch
- Clinch Knee
- Clock Choke
- Closed Guard
- Closing Distance
- Closing Out a Round
- Closing the Distance
- Co-Main Event
- Cold Plunge
- Collar Tie
- Collegiate Wrestling
- Color Commentator
- Combat Sambo
- Combate Global
- Combination
- Combo
- Conditioning
- Coral Belt
- Corner Stoppage
- Cornerman
- Countdown Show
- Counter Punch
- Counter Puncher
- Counterstriking
- Crescent Kick
- Crippler Crossface
- Cross
- Cross Collar Choke
- Cross Counter
- Cross Face
- Crucifix Choke
- Crucifix Position
- Cruiserweight
- Cryotherapy
- Cup
- Curving Knee
- Custom Mouthguard
- Cut
- Cutman
- Cutting the Angle
- D’Arce Choke
- Daido Juku
- Damage Scoring
- Dana White’s Contender Series
- De La Riva Guard
- Deep Half Guard
- Diagonal Elbow
- Diagonal Knee
- Dirty Boxing
- Disqualification
- Distance Management
- Doctor Stoppage
- Doctor’s Check
- Dojo
- Double Champion
- Double Jab
- Double Leg Takedown
- Double-End Bag
- Downward Elbow
- Draw
- Drill to Skill
- Drilling
- Duck Under
- Eagle FC
- Ear Guards
- Early Prelims
- Effective Grappling
- Effective Striking
- Elbow Strike
- Electric Chair
- Estima Lock
- Even Round
- Eye Gouge
- Eye Poke
- Ezekiel Choke
- Faceoff
- Far-Side Armbar
- Featherweight
- Feint
- Fight Camp
- Fight Card
- Fight IQ
- Fight Night Event
- Fight of the Night
- Fight Pace
- Fight Plan
- Fight Shorts
- Fight Week
- Fireman’s Carry
- Fish Hook
- Flash Knockout
- Flow Roll
- Flying Armbar
- Flying Guard
- Flying Kick
- Flying Knee
- Flying Triangle
- Flyweight
- Foam Roller
- Focus Mitt Work
- Folkstyle Wrestling
- Foot Stomp
- Foot Sweep
- Footwork
- Foreign Substance
- Foul
- Foul Cup
- Freestyle Wrestling
- Front Headlock Choke
- Front kick
- Full Guard
- Full Nelson
- Game Plan
- Gassed / Cardio
- German Suplex
- Gi
- Gi vs No-Gi
- Glima
- Glove Size Rules
- Glove Touch
- GOAT
- Gogoplata
- Goju-Ryu Karate
- Granby Roll
- Grappler Style
- Grappling Dummy
- Grappling Shorts
- Greasing
- Greco-Roman Clinch
- Greco-Roman Wrestling
- Groin Protector
- Groin Strike
- Ground and Pound
- Ground Game
- Ground Strikes
- Grounded Fighter Rule
- Guard
- Guillotine Choke
- Hair Pull
- Half Guard
- Half Nelson
- Hammer Fist
- Hammerlock
- Hand Fighting
- Hand Wrap Regulations
- Hand Wraps
- Hapkido
- Harai Goshi
- Hard Sparring
- Head Kick
- Head Stomp
- Headbutt
- Headgear
- Headquarters Position
- Heavy Bag Stand
- Heavy Bag Training
- Heavyweight
- Heel Hook
- Heel Hook Variations
- High Crotch
- High Elbow Guillotine
- High Kick
- High Mount
- High-Low Attack
- HIIT
- Hill Sprints
- Hip Escape
- Hip Toss
- Hometown Decision
- Hook
- Hook Kick
- Hooks In
- Horizontal Elbow
- Hydration Test
- Hyperbaric Chamber
- Hyperhydration
- Ice Bath
- Imanari Roll
- In-Fight Adjustments
- In-Fighter
- Inaugural Champion
- Inside Heel Hook
- Inside Leg Kick
- Inside Leg Trip
- Inside Sankaku
- Inside Trip
- Interim Title
- Inversion
- Inverted Armbar
- Inverted Triangle
- Invicta FC
- Ippon seoi nage
- IV Rehydration
- Jab
- Jab-Cross-Hook Combo
- Japanese Necktie
- Jeet Kune Do
- Judo
- Judo Belt System
- Judo Gi
- Jump Rope
- Jumping Kick
- Jumping Knee
- Karate
- Karate Belt System
- Kata Guruma
- Kesa Gatame
- Kettlebell
- Kick Check
- Kickboxing
- Kicking Shield Drills
- Kimono
- Kimura
- King of the Cage
- King of the Hill Drill
- Knee Cut Pass
- Knee on Belly
- Knee on Belly Strikes
- Knee Pads
- Knee Pick
- Knee Ride
- Knee Shield
- Knee Sleeve
- Knee Slide Pass
- Knee Strike
- Knee Tap
- Knee to a Grounded Opponent
- Knee to Body
- Knee to Head
- Knee to Thigh
- Kneebar
- Knockdown
- KO
- KO of the Night
- Krav Maga
- KSW
- Kudo
- Kung Fu
- Kyokushin Karate
- Lapel Choke
- Lapel Guard
- Lateral Drop
- Lay and Pray
- Lead Hand
- Lead Hook
- Lead Leg
- Lead Straight
- Lead Uppercut
- Leg Drag Pass
- Leg Kick
- Lethwei
- Level Change
- LFA
- Light Heavyweight
- Light Sparring
- Lightweight
- Live Drilling
- Liver Hook
- Liver Kick
- Liver Punch
- Liver Shot
- Lockdown
- Loop Choke
- Low Blow
- Low Kick
- Main Event
- Maize Bag
- Majority Decision
- Majority Draw
- Marcelotine
- Mat
- Mata Leão
- Media Day
- Medicine Ball
- Mental Game
- Mid-Range Game
- Middle Kick
- Middleweight
- Million Dollar Tournament
- Missed Weight
- MMA Gloves
- MMA Gym
- Mobility Training
- Mongolian Wrestling
- Monoplata
- Mount
- Mounted Crucifix
- Mounted Guillotine
- Mounted Triangle
- Mouthguard
- Muay Thai
- Muay Thai Clinch
- Near-Side Armbar
- Neck Crank
- No Contest
- No-Gi
- North-South Choke
- North-South Position
- Number One Contender
- Oblique Kick
- Octagon
- Octagon Canvas
- Octagon Control
- Octagon Girl
- Octagon Sense
- Official Weigh-In
- Omoplata
- ONE Championship
- Open Guard
- Open Mat
- Open Scoring
- Open Workout
- Open Workouts
- Osoto Gari
- Out-Fighter
- Outboxing
- Outgrappling
- Outpointing
- Outside Ashi
- Outside Heel Hook
- Outside Leg Kick
- Outside Trip
- Over-Under Pass
- Overhand
- Overhook / Whizzer
- P4P Rankings
- Pad Holder
- Pad Work / Mitt Work
- Palm Strike
- Pancrase Style
- Pankration
- Parry
- Pawing Jab
- Pay-Per-View (PPV)
- Penetration Step
- Performance Bonus
- Performance of the Night
- Peruvian Necktie
- PFL
- PFL Playoffs
- Phantom Punch
- Pinning a Hand
- Pivot Punch
- Pivoting
- Play-by-Play Announcer
- Plyometrics
- Point Deduction
- Position Before Submission
- Position Sparring
- Post-Fight Interview
- Posture
- Pound for Pound
- Power Hand
- Power Jab
- Power Striker
- Pre-Fight Interview
- Preliminary Card
- Prelims
- Press Conference
- Pressure Cardio
- Pressure Fighting
- Pride FC
- Private Lesson
- Promoter
- Promotion
- Pull Counter
- Pull-Up Bar
- Pulling Guard
- Pummeling
- Punch in Bunches
- Punching Bag
- Purple Belt
- Purse Forfeit
- Push Pace
- Quarter Guard
- Question Mark Kick
- Range Management
- Rashguard
- Re-Shot
- Reading the Round
- Rear Hand
- Rear Hook
- Rear Leg
- Rear Naked Choke
- Rear Straight Punch
- Rear Uppercut
- Recovery
- Red Belt
- Refeed
- Referee Stoppage
- Resetting
- Resistance Bands
- Reverse Armbar
- Reverse De La Riva
- Reverse Elbow
- Reverse Half Guard
- Reverse Heel Hook
- Reverse Mount
- Reverse Sit-Out
- Reverse Triangle
- Ring Announcer
- Ring Card Girl
- Ring Rust
- Rizin FF
- Roadwork
- Roll Mats
- Roll Under
- Rolling
- Round Length
- Round Strategy
- Roundhouse Kick
- Rubber Guard
- Russian Tie
- Russian Wrestling
- S-Mount
- Saddle/Honey Hole
- Sambo
- Same-Day Weigh-In
- Sanda
- Sanshou
- Sauna Cut
- Sauna Training
- Savate
- Saved by the Bell
- Scarf Hold
- Scramble
- Seatbelt Grip
- Set Up
- Shadowboxing
- Shin Guards
- Shooto
- Shotokan Karate
- Shovel Hook
- Shrimping
- Side Control
- Side Kick
- Side Triangle
- Silat
- Single Leg Pass
- Single Leg Takedown
- Single Leg X
- Sit Out
- Skip Knee
- Slap
- Slashing Elbow
- Slip
- Slip Counter
- Smash Pass
- Snatch Single
- Soccer Kick
- Southpaw vs Orthodox
- Sparring
- Sparring Gloves
- Sparring Headgear
- Sparring Partner
- Spats
- Specific Sparring
- Speed Bag Training
- Spider Guard
- Spider Web
- Spinning Back Fist
- Spinning Back Kick
- Spinning Elbow
- Spinning Heel Kick
- Spinning Wheel Kick
- Split Decision
- Split Draw
- Sport Sambo
- Sprawl
- Sprawl and Brawl
- Sprawl and Stuff
- Sprint Intervals
- Stack Pass
- Stance (Orthodox vs Southpaw)
- Stand-Up Game
- Standing Eight Count
- Standing Guillotine
- Standing Rear Naked Choke
- Staredown
- Stealing a Round
- Step-In Knee
- Step-In Punch
- Stiff Jab
- Stomp
- Stomps to a Grounded Opponent
- Straight Ankle Lock
- Strawweight
- Strength and Conditioning
- Strikeforce
- Striker Style
- Stripped Title
- Stuffed Takedown
- Submission
- Submission Grappling
- Submission of the Night
- Submission Specialist
- Suloev Stretch
- Super Heavyweight
- Superman Punch
- Suplex
- Sweep
- Sweep Single
- Switch Kick
- Switch-Hitter
- Taekwondo
- Tai Otoshi
- Takedown
- Takedown Defence
- Tap Out
- Technical Decision
- Technical Mount
- Technical Stand-Up
- Technical Submission
- Teep Kick
- Tempo
- Thai Pad Work
- Thai Plum
- Three Points of Contact Rule
- Three-Quarter Mount
- Three-Quarter Nelson
- Tie Up
- Title Challenger
- Title Defense
- Title Fight
- Title Lineage
- TKO
- Tobi Geri
- Toe Lock
- Toehold
- Top Contender
- Top Game
- Toreando Pass
- Tornado Kick
- Touch of Gloves
- Training Partner
- Triangle Armbar
- Triangle Choke
- Truck Position
- Truck Twister Combo
- TUF
- Turtle Position
- Twister
- Twister from Truck
- Twister Side Control
- Twister Submission
- Uchi Mata
- UFC
- UFC Apex
- UFC Embedded
- UFC Fight Pass
- UFC Numbered Event
- UFC Rankings
- Unanimous Decision
- Undercard
- Underhook
- Unified Rules of MMA
- Up Knee
- Uppercut
- Upward Elbow
- Vacant Title
- Vale Tudo
- Vale Tudo Shorts
- Verbal Tap
- Visualization
- Volume Striker
- Von Flue Choke
- Walk-off KO
- Walkout
- Walkout Song
- Wall Walk
- Wall Wrestling
- Warning
- Water Cutting
- Water Loading
- WEC
- Weigh-In
- Weight Class
- Weight Cut
- Weight Miss
- Weighted Vest
- Welterweight
- Wheel Kick
- White Belt
- Whizzer
- Wing Chun
- Wing Kick
- Worm Guard
- Wrestleboxing
- Wrestler’s Stance
- Wrestling
- Wrestling Shoes
- Wrestling Singlet
- Wrist Control
- Wrist lock
- Wushu
- X-Guard
- Yoga for Fighters
- Z-Guard
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