Is wrestling experience helpful for BJJ?

Wrestlers entering BJJ have several major advantages. Their takedown ability gives them the choice of where the fight takes place. Their top pressure and scrambling skills are often superior to pure BJJ practitioners. Wrestling builds an incredible base of athletic conditioning and body awareness. However, wrestlers must learn that the bottom position in BJJ is not a losing position and that extending arms or reaching for the opponent can lead to submissions. The biggest adjustment is becoming comfortable on their backs and learning guard play. Wrestlers who embrace the full BJJ curriculum, including guard work, tend to become extremely well-rounded grapplers. Many of the most dominant figures in MMA and submission grappling have strong wrestling foundations.