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Maeda did and taught more than Judo. Just finished reading With the Back on the Ground... good book.
I think it is more complicated than that. I'm not putting down wrestling AT ALL, but I think modern MMA has a lot more factors that favor wrestling over BJJ that aren't technical. For example, the scoring system rewards a takedown even if the person on top can't mount a good offense.