Division profile
Light Heavyweight MMA
What light heavyweight MMA fighters actually measure — 181 of them, from Wikipedia's own infobox data.
Across the 181 light heavyweight MMA fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.68% — a median reach of 75.5″ on a median height of 73″. 78% fight orthodox.
The division's shape
Median reach
75.5″
191.8 cm
Median height
73″
185.4 cm
Median reach advantage
2.68%
of body height
Median finish rate
78%
of wins inside the distance
Stance
- orthodox78%
- southpaw21%
- switch1%
By era
- 1990s8
- 2000s27
- 2010s37
- 2020s14
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royce Gracie | 76.4″ | 72″ | +6.07% |
| 2 | Chris Weidman | 78″ | 74″ | +5.37% |
| 3 | Jan Błachowicz | 78″ | 74″ | +5.37% |
| 4 | Israel Adesanya | 80″ | 76″ | +5.28% |
| 5 | Alistair Overeem | 80″ | 76″ | +5.28% |
| 6 | Daniel Henderson | 74″ | 71″ | +4.27% |
| 7 | Rich Franklin | 76″ | 73″ | +4.1% |
| 8 | Jeff Monson | 71″ | 69″ | +2.85% |
| 9 | Junior dos Santos | 77″ | 76″ | +1.35% |
| 10 | Magomed Ankalaev | 75″ | 75″ | 0% |
| 11 | Ken Shamrock | 72.8″ | 73″ | -0.22% |
How this is worked out
- Every light heavyweight 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