Division profile
Featherweight MMA
What featherweight MMA fighters actually measure — 217 of them, from Wikipedia's own infobox data.
Across the 217 featherweight MMA fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.75% — a median reach of 70″ on a median height of 68″. 75% fight orthodox.
The division's shape
Median reach
70″
177.8 cm
Median height
68″
172.7 cm
Median reach advantage
2.75%
of body height
Median finish rate
66%
of wins inside the distance
Stance
- orthodox75%
- southpaw24%
- switch1%
By era
- 2000s17
- 2010s66
- 2020s25
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arman Tsarukyan | 72.5″ | 67″ | +8.23% |
| 2 | Aljamain Sterling | 71″ | 67″ | +5.93% |
| 3 | Demetrious Johnson | 66″ | 63″ | +4.75% |
| 4 | Frankie Edgar | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 5 | Amanda Nunes | 68.9″ | 68″ | +1.33% |
| 6 | Yair Rodríguez | 71″ | 71″ | 0% |
How this is worked out
- Every featherweight MMA fighter in the dataset with both a reach and a height recorded.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage.
- Medians, not means — one 7-foot outlier should not move the division's typical figure.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026