re: Why does weight room strength not always equal grappling strength?

If you have ever done Judo or BJJ you know being a meathead is not required to make the other guy tap out. Leverage and technique are way more important than strength.

Boxing/striking is equal parts strategy and strength though.

Leverage and core strength much more important

Technique is definitely paramount. Someone with better technique can use their strength and weight to their advantage(leverage). You also have different muscle fibers that make up each muscle, body building doesn't necessarily train all of them. My years in martial arts have taught me that typically the bigger more muscular guys are easier to take as they are slow, have poor flexibility even though they are a bit more intimidating.

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you left out speed/quickness in relation to grappling. That is huge.

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You got to know when and where to move, not necessarily how fast you move. A spazzy new guy will get worked by someone the same size and strength but trained by just applying slow heavy pressure like a python. Flying armbars are just for TV.

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So even with technique being equal someone that focuses on their total may be easily beaten by someone that has less strength in the major groups but has either or both more explosive power or a better balance of power over all the primary, secondary and tertiary muscles.

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Even the Cross Fit guys that come in good shape and fitness level get gassed at first and worked by people of lesser "fitness level" because they know technique and can stay calm and control their breathing to use their technique and leverage. It's one thing to throw medicine balls and do the full body-up/burpee rotations, but a whole other level when you have another 180lb person trying to lay on you and strangle you at the same time. Try to explosively bench press someone off of you with a little training and see how quick you get arm barred or your back taken.

Instinct and reflexes are also factors.

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I think it all comes down to core strength.

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And grip. If you have a strong grip and can keep wrist control it helps immensely.

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Why does weight room strength not always equal grappling strength?

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Outside of the already mentioned leverage, there is cardio endurance. You can't build up the cardio endurance it takes to grapple by just lifting weights.

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This is a disguised gorilla thread, isn't it?

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A grizzly will pin a gorilla in 3 seconds. And then eat him.

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Shouldn’t the stronger person be able to win lik 99% of the time?

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Willpower is at least as important.

If you know deep down that you're a pussy (most weightlifters are), then when push comes to shove, you will always be exposed as one.

Also, when it comes to scraps, there's no replacement for experience. Some dude that's gotten his bell rung 6 or 7 times has learned a lot of what not to do. Give me that guy over a dude twice his size that's never so much as thrown hands.