Pros and cons of current HeavyWeight Fighters

Here is a rough list of advantages and disadvantages that the best HW fighers have. Im certain I forgot some facts, and Id like to improve the list, so your suggestions are welcome.

Brock Lesnar

Advantages:
– One of the strongest heavyweights
– Great takedowns
– Good ground control

Disadvantages:
– Very poor stand up
– Very poor from his back

Fabricio Werdum

Advantages:
– Great ground game
– Great submissions
– Good chin

Disadvantages:
– Average stand up

Fedor Emilianenko

Advantages:
– Great submissions
– Great ground game
– Great chin
– Great cardio
– Good stand up

Disadvantages:
– Untested against present top heavyweights

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Cain Velasquez

Advantages:
– Great wrestling
– Great cardio
– Good stand up

Disadvantages:
– Untested from his back
– Untested submission defence

Junior dos Santos

Advantages:
– Great stand up
– Good takedown defence
– Good chin
– Good power

Disadvantages:
– Untested from his back
– Untested submission defence (since training with the Nogueiras began)

Shane Carwin

Advantages:
– Great power
– Good stand up
– Good takedown defence

Disadvantages:
– Very poor cardio
– Poor submission defence
– Poor from his back

Frank Mir

Advantages:
– Great ground game
– Great submissions
– Good stand up

Disadvantages:
– Poor against wrestlers
– Poor striking defence

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Alistair Overeem

Advantages:
– Great stand up
– Good submission
– Good ground game

Disadvantages:
– Untested against top heavyweights

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Advantages:
– Great ground game
– Great submissions
– Good chin

Disadvantages:
– Getting older