Division profile
Middleweight MMA
What middleweight MMA fighters actually measure — 242 of them, from Wikipedia's own infobox data.
Across the 242 middleweight MMA fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.79% — a median reach of 75″ on a median height of 72″. 68% fight orthodox.
The division's shape
Median reach
75″
190.5 cm
Median height
72″
182.9 cm
Median reach advantage
2.79%
of body height
Median finish rate
78%
of wins inside the distance
Stance
- orthodox68%
- southpaw31%
- switch1%
By era
- 1990s5
- 2000s34
- 2010s68
- 2020s30
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamaru Usman | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 2 | Vítor Belfort | 74″ | 72″ | +2.79% |
| 3 | Lyoto Machida | 74″ | 73″ | +1.4% |
| 4 | Khamzat Chimaev | 75″ | 74″ | +1.33% |
| 5 | Cung Le | 70″ | 69.7″ | +0.45% |
How this is worked out
- Every middleweight 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