Division profile
Welterweight MMA
What welterweight MMA fighters actually measure — 297 of them, from Wikipedia's own infobox data.
Across the 297 welterweight MMA fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.79% — a median reach of 73″ on a median height of 71″. 63% fight orthodox.
The division's shape
Median reach
73″
185.4 cm
Median height
71″
180.3 cm
Median reach advantage
2.79%
of body height
Median finish rate
73%
of wins inside the distance
Stance
- orthodox63%
- southpaw35%
- switch2%
By era
- 1990s1
- 2000s43
- 2010s103
- 2020s21
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor McGregor | 74″ | 68″ | +8.86% |
| 2 | Charles Oliveira | 74″ | 70″ | +5.74% |
| 3 | Nate Diaz | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 4 | Stephen Thompson | 75″ | 72″ | +4.16% |
| 5 | Belal Muhammad | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 6 | Donald Cerrone | 73″ | 72″ | +1.37% |
| 7 | Eddie Alvarez | 69″ | 69″ | 0% |
| 8 | Islam Makhachev | 70″ | 70″ | 0% |
| 9 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 70″ | 70″ | 0% |
| 10 | Max Holloway | 69″ | 71″ | -2.77% |
How this is worked out
- Every welterweight 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