The early UFC, when it was owned and run by the Gracies, was probably as close as we're ever going to get to a "real" fight in a sport-based situation. And by

The early UFC, when it was owned and run by the Gracies, was probably as close as we're ever going to get to a "real" fight in a sport-based situation. And by that, I mean it was mostly two guys rolling on the ground, one of whom might have known what he was doing. I think that's fairly comparable to most bar fights a person is likely to encounter. Your point about weapons, situational awareness, and so on are well taken. Krav Maga claims to focus on those areas, and they generally admit that it won't make you as good at one-on-one fighting as BJJ, but will make you more likely to survive a fight where someone might stab you in the neck while you're trying to sink in your gogoplata. I don't know it that's accurate, but it makes sense. I also appreciate that, from the videos I've seen, Krav Maga stresses that the best self defence technique is enough cardio to run away.