This is what's good about engaging in conversation and exchange of different opinions, I think it is really great and I surely learn a lot from Welsh, especially the community on this thread, knowing different fighters that I don't have any idea, and knowing something with the fighters I though I already know about, this is the kind of things what a healthy engagement of opinion, you would surely gain knowledge,
A good wrestler usually does get the advantage, however Adesanya proves that a good takedown defense is good enough, you don't necessarily need good wrestling skills to avoid being taken down. As we know, generally when you have a pure striker versus' a wrestler the wrestler usually not only out performs them on the ground, but also out performs them in the stand up because the pure striker is a little hesitant, and wary of the take down, and therefore stops throwing.
Honestly, this is how Khabib Bested most fighters, and because Khabib Nurmagomenodov is known for being very dominant in the ground game, and Khabib's Opponent known how he works with his takedown, pretty much his opponent will always be cautious in readying their takedown defense, but pretty much they surely do some mistakes in underestimating Khabib in the stand-up.
However, what I'm trying to put an emphasis on is being well rounded, since not many fighters can say they're both exception at one thing, but also good enough to avoid most issues presented in the other thing. For example, Justin is great because he can do both, Khabib was exceptional because he could do both, Khamzat Chimaev hasn't really had the chance to demonstrate this at the moment, at least I haven't seen too much of his stand up. Admittedly, I haven't watched all of his fights as I missed some of his earlier ones. Though, I don't think he's been tested by a well enough rounded fighter to be getting behind the hype. I actually think the UFC are desperate for someone who can replace Khabib, and they would love it to be Khamzat since he actually does a bit of calling out, and a bit of talk.
Chimaev is very likelly the future star of the UFC, all I'm asking is he gets tested by a well rounded fighter before he gets a title shot. I think someone like Justin or someone with similar skillset would be a brilliant test before giving him a title shot. Though, I'll be honest there isn't too many fighters in Welterweight that would have the skill set or at least the all roundness of Justin. I guess putting him up against a pure wrestler like Brady, but I don't think Brady is good enough for one, and his gas tan is suspect. Maybe, I'm being unfair, and asking for a real test when it doesn't really exist in the division, and really only Usman has that all roundingness to him.
Well, you should check out his older fights especially the Ikram Aliskerov fight he surely beat up the combat sambo champion World Championship 2016, World Cup Championship 2014, 2015, and European Championship 2017 Aliskerov was out cold when Chimaev hits him with a solid jab, that is only his jab that is why I could say the power of his strikes is phenomenal, but even though Ikram Aliskerov needs a well-known fight, I think this is enough, to say the least, but I have to agree that Khamzat Chimaev still really needs a fight against a well-rounded fighter, before proceeding to a title match, but yes Kamaru Usman is the only man that I know with that Caliber, but Khamzat really wants to fight that badly he surely wants to fill the gap of his absence in the past, that is why he is very eager to get his early fight, even with an interval of a week.