The UFC Submission That Violates Your Leg. Doctor Explains the Suloev Stretch

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Издатель Jul 3, 2026

Even the most flexible yogi would look at the Suloev Stretch and say: “That should hurt.”

At UFC Baku, Asu Almabayev caught Charles Johnson in one of the rarest submissions in mixed martial arts: the Suloev Stretch. It does not attack the neck like a choke. It does not attack the elbow like an armbar. It attacks the hamstring.

In this medical breakdown, Dr. Yomi Adeyemi, a ringside physician, explains why this position looks so unnatural, how the hip and knee create a dangerous tensile load on the hamstring, what structures are actually at risk, and why Charles Johnson’s tap was not weakness. It may have been the exact decision that protected his career.

We’ll break down:

* Why the Suloev Stretch looks so painful
* How Asu Almabayev set the trap
* Why the hamstring is vulnerable in this position
* What actually tears during a severe hamstring injury
* Why the sciatic nerve may create sharp, electric pain
* What ringside physicians look for after a submission like this
* Why tapping early can be the smartest medical decision a fighter makes

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