The arm-triangle choke is one of the most devastating submission finishes in MMA because often times the choke victim has no idea that they have even been put into a bad position until their consciousness starts rapidly evacuating.
Once the hold is secured, and the fighter applying the choke is free of guard and in side control, there is practically no escape.
Some fighters have become adept at getting out of solid chokes like guillotines and triangle chokes.
Like the rear naked choke, however, an arm-triangle is nearly inescapable when properly applied.
There are some variations of the arm-triangle choke, like the Anaconda (Brabo) choke and the D’arce choke, that are very similar, but do not count for the purposes of this list.
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