1990s MMA
What 1990s MMA fighters actually measure — 167 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 167 1990s MMA fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.85% — a median reach of 74″ on a median height of 72″. 80% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
74″
188 cm
Median height
72″
182.9 cm
Median reach advantage
2.85%
of body height
Median finish rate
85%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
167
31 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox80%
- southpaw20%
By country
- United States69
- Japan39
- Brazil16
- Kingdom of the Netherlands8
- United Kingdom6
- Australia5
- Canada4
- Russia4
- South Africa3
- Poland2
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterbean | 78″ | 71″ | +9.87% |
| 2 | Marvin Eastman | 75″ | 68.9″ | +8.86% |
| 3 | Renzo Gracie | 76″ | 70″ | +8.55% |
| 4 | James Toney | 74″ | 69″ | +7.24% |
| 5 | Matt Skelton | 80″ | 75″ | +6.67% |
| 6 | Royce Gracie | 76.4″ | 72″ | +6.07% |
| 7 | Chris Brennan | 72″ | 68″ | +5.91% |
| 8 | Jérôme Philippe Le Banner | 79″ | 75″ | +5.35% |
| 9 | Michele Aboro | 67″ | 64″ | +4.67% |
| 10 | Chris Haseman | 74″ | 71″ | +4.27% |
| 11 | Daniel Henderson | 74″ | 71″ | +4.27% |
| 12 | Trevor Prangley | 76″ | 73″ | +4.1% |
| 13 | Imamu Mayfield | 78″ | 75″ | +3.99% |
| 14 | Lou Savarese | 80″ | 77″ | +3.89% |
| 15 | Kazushi Sakuraba | 73.5″ | 70.9″ | +3.72% |
| 16 | Jeff Monson | 71″ | 69″ | +2.85% |
| 17 | Shannon Ritch | 71″ | 69″ | +2.85% |
| 18 | Matt Lindland | 74″ | 72″ | +2.79% |
| 19 | Evan Tanner | 74″ | 72″ | +2.79% |
| 20 | Jeremy Allen Williams | 75″ | 73″ | +2.75% |
| 21 | Elvis Sinosic | 77″ | 75″ | +2.68% |
| 22 | Tommy Morrison | 76″ | 74″ | +2.66% |
| 23 | Martha Salazar | 70″ | 69″ | +1.43% |
| 24 | Frank Shamrock | 71″ | 70″ | +1.41% |
| 25 | Tra Telligman | 75″ | 74″ | +1.33% |
| 26 | Cung Le | 70″ | 69.7″ | +0.45% |
| 27 | Don Frye | 73″ | 72.8″ | +0.22% |
| 28 | Francois Botha | 74″ | 74″ | 0% |
| 29 | Jorge Rivera | 73″ | 73″ | 0% |
| 30 | Ken Shamrock | 72.8″ | 73″ | -0.22% |
| 31 | Tony Fryklund | 68″ | 72″ | -5.58% |
All 167 on the site
- Akebono
- Alexander Otsuka アレクサンダー大塚
- Alexis Vila Perdomo
- André Pederneiras
- Andrei Kopylov
- Anthony Perosh
- Bernard Ackah
- Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou
- Bobby Hoffman
- Bobby Southworth
- Brad Kohler
- Butterbean +9.87%
- Chad Bannon
- Choi Mu-bae
- Chris Brennan +5.91%
- Chris Haseman +4.27%
- Chuck Liddell
- Cung Le +0.45%
- Daijiro Matsui 松井大二郎
- Dan Bobish
- Daniel Gracie
- Daniel Henderson +4.27%
- Dave Bautista
- Dave Legeno
- Dave Strasser
- Debi Purcell
- Dick Vrij
- Dokonjonosuke Mishima 三島☆ド根城之助
- Don Frye +0.22%
- Ebenezer Fontes Braga
- Egan Inoue
- Elvis Sinosic +2.68%
- Emmanuel Yarbrough
- Enson Inoue
- Erik Paulson
- Eugene Jackson
- Evan Tanner +2.79%
- Fabiano Iha
- Francois Botha 0%
- Frank Shamrock +1.41%
- Frank Trigg
- Futahaguro Kōji
- Gary Goodridge
- Gil Castillo
- Giva Santana
- Gokor Chivichyan
- Guy Mezger
- Heath Sims
- Henry "Sentoryū" Miller
- Herb Dean
- Herman Renting
- Hidehiko Yoshida
- Hiromitsu Kanehara 金原弘光
- Hiroshi Tsuruya
- Houston Alexander
- Ian Freeman
- Imamu Mayfield +3.99%
- Ivan Salaverry
- James Toney +7.24%
- Jason Black
- Jason DeLucia
- Jason Ellis
- Jeff Monson +2.85%
- Jeremy Allen Williams +2.75%
- Jérôme Philippe Le Banner +5.35%
- João Roque
- Joe Son
- Johil de Oliveira
- Joop Kasteel
- Jorge Ortiz
- Jorge Rivera 0%
- Kathy Long
- Katsuhisa Fujii
- Kazuo Takahashi
- Kazushi Sakuraba +3.72%
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- Ken Shamrock -0.22%
- Kendo Kashin ケンドー・カシン
- Kenji Ogusu 小楠健志
- Kerry Schall
- Kevin Randleman
- Kimo Leopoldo
- Kin Taiei
- Kiyoshi Tamura
- Lance Gibson
- Lee Hasdell
- Lloyd Irvin
- Lou Savarese +3.89%
- Marcelo Dourado
- Mário Sperry
- Mark Coleman
- Mark Kerr
- Mark Weir
- Martha Salazar +1.43%
- Marvin Eastman +8.86%
- Masaaki Satake
- Masahiro Oishi
- Masakatsu Funaki
- Matt Hume
- Matt Lindland +2.79%
- Matt Skelton +6.67%
- Megumi Yabushita
- Michael McDonald
- Michele Aboro +4.67%
- Mighty Mo
- Mikhail Ilyukhin
- Minoru Suzuki
- Mitsuya Nagai 長井満也
- Murilo Bustamante
- Naoki Sano
- Naoya Ogawa 小川直也
- Nate Quarry
- Neil Grove
- Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
- Oleg Taktarov
- Pat Miletich
- Patrick Smith
- Paul Varelans
- Paweł Nastula
- Perry Ubeda
- Peter Aerts
- Przemysław Saleta
- Ralph Gracie
- Randy Couture
- Ray Sefo
- Remco Pardoel
- Renzo Gracie +8.55%
- Ricardo Morais
- Rick Roufus
- Roberto Traven
- Ron Waterman
- Royce Alger
- Royce Gracie +6.07%
- Royler Gracie
- Ryūshi Yanagisawa
- Ryuta Sakurai 桜井隆多
- Sam Greco
- Sanae Kikuta 菊田早苗
- Satoshi Honma
- Sean Eric Alvarez
- Sean O'Haire
- Shannon Ritch +2.85%
- Shonie Carter
- Stephen Tapilatu
- Svetlana Goundarenko
- Sylvester Terkay
- Tadao Yasuda
- Takaharu Murahama 村濱天治
- Takaku Fuke
- Takashi Sugiura
- Tank Abbott
- Tom Erikson
- Tom Howard
- Tommy Morrison +2.66%
- Tony Fryklund -5.58%
- Tony Halme
- Tra Telligman +1.33%
- Trevor Prangley +4.1%
- Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 高阪剛
- Vladimir Matyushenko
- Wakashoyo Shunichi
- Wallid Ismail
- Willie Peeters
- Yoji Anjo
- Yoshihiro Takayama
- Yuki Nakai 中井祐樹
- Yuriy Kochkine
How this is worked out
- Every 1990s MMA fighter in the dataset.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage.
- Medians, not means — a single outlier should not move the typical figure.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026