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FightIndex
Era profile

2000s MMA

What 2000s MMA fighters actually measure — 598 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.

Across the 598 2000s MMA fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.79% — a median reach of 72″ on a median height of 70″. 70% fight orthodox.

The era's shape

Median reach

72″

182.9 cm

Median height

70″

177.8 cm

Median reach advantage

2.79%

of body height

Median finish rate

75%

of wins inside the distance

Fighters

598

239 with a reach on file

-3%2000s MMA reach advantage7.9%

Stance

  • orthodox70%
  • southpaw30%

By country

  • United States250
  • Brazil97
  • Japan88
  • Canada21
  • United Kingdom15
  • Russia14
  • France12
  • Sweden10
  • Kingdom of the Netherlands8
  • Australia8

Longest reach for the frame

#FighterReachHeightAdvantage
1Mark Bocek75″69″+8.67%
2Denis Kang77″71″+8.49%
3Aleksei Oleinik80″74″+8.09%
4Antônio Silva82″76″+7.93%
5Karo Parisyan75.5″70″+7.87%
6Hongman Choi92.5″86.2″+7.31%
7Yoshihiro Akiyama75″70″+7.14%
8Thales Leites78″73″+6.85%
9Juan Espino80″75″+6.67%
10Stephan Bonnar80″75″+6.67%
11Soa Palelei81″76″+6.58%
12Ben Rothwell81″76″+6.58%
13Cheick Kongo81″76″+6.58%
14Jake Hager81″76″+6.58%
15Bob Sapp82″77″+6.49%
16Mariusz Pudzianowski77.6″73″+6.31%
17Myriam Lamare70″66″+6.09%
18Duda Yankovich70″66″+6.09%
19Ania Fucz70″66″+6.09%
20Jasminka Cive70″66″+6.09%
21Mike Brown70″66″+6.09%
22Terry Martin71″67″+5.93%
23Rodrigo Damm71″67″+5.93%
24Ivan Jorge74″70″+5.74%
25Amir Sadollah75″71″+5.66%
26Rafael Natal76″72″+5.52%
27Jesse Juarez77″73″+5.5%
28Igor Araújo77″73″+5.5%
29Vitor Miranda77″73″+5.5%
30Mike Swick77″73″+5.5%
31Cain Velasquez77″73″+5.5%
32Frank Mir79″75″+5.35%
33Rolles Gracie80″76″+5.28%
34Stipe Miocic80″76″+5.28%
35Alistair Overeem80″76″+5.28%
36Kurt Pellegrino71.5″68″+5.15%
37Wesley Correira78.7″75″+4.99%
38David Mitchell75.5″72″+4.87%
39Emily Kagan66″63″+4.75%
40Fredy Serrano66″63″+4.75%

Showing 40 of 239.

All 598 on the site

How this is worked out

  1. Every 2000s MMA fighter in the dataset.
  2. Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage.
  3. Medians, not means — a single outlier should not move the typical figure.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Full methodology →

SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026

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