Eric Schafer
76″ reach · +1.31% reach advantage · 19th percentile
Eric Schafer has a reach of 76″ against a height of 75″ — a reach advantage of +1.31%, unusually short for middleweight MMA and the 19th percentile of the 139 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+1.31%
76″ reach on a 75″ frame
Compared against 139 middleweight MMA fighters. Median 2.79%.
| Reach | 76″ (193 cm) | 65th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 75″ (190.5 cm) | 88th pct |
| Stance | — | |
| Division | Middleweight MMA competed at 2: light heavyweight, middleweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 2000s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
MMA record
14–8
24 bouts on record
Finish rate
93%
of wins ended inside the distance — middleweight MMA median 78%, 84th percentile
The career, bout by bout
25 recorded bouts from 1998 to 2016. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
19y
1998–2016
Longest unbeaten run
4
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1998
3 bouts
Recorded bouts
25
25 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | L | James Austen Heidlage | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2015 | W | Eric Hammerich | Submission | 1 |
| 2013 | W | John Poppie | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2012 | L | Jorge Rivera | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2011 | L | Aaron Simpson | Decision | 3 |
| 2011 | W | Chris Albandia | Submission | 1 |
| 2010 | L | Jason Brilz | Decision | 3 |
| 2009 | L | Ryan Bader | Decision | 3 |
| 2009 | W | Antonio Mendes | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2008 | W | Houston Alexander | Submission | 1 |
| 2008 | W | William Hill | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2008 | W | Ryan Antle | Submission | 1 |
| 2007 | L | Stephan Bonnar | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2006 | L | Michael Bisping | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 2006 | W | Rob MacDonald | Submission | 1 |
| 2006 | W | William Hill | Submission | 1 |
| 2005 | W | Jason Veach | Submission | 1 |
| 2005 | W | Jason Guida | Submission | 1 |
| 2002 | L | Dustin Denes | Submission | 1 |
| 2001 | D | Jim Desouza | Draw | 2 |
| 1999 | D | Paul Ivens | Draw | 1 |
| 1999 | W | Steve Martin | Submission | 1 |
| 1998 | W | Duane Franzen | Decision | 1 |
| 1998 | W | John Lowey | — | 1 |
| 1998 | W | Ryan Apolonario | Submission | 1 |
7 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
middleweight MMA fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Kyle Daukaus+1.31% 76″ reach · 19th pct
- Roman Dolidze+1.31% 76″ reach · 19th pct
- Jay Silva+1.33% 75″ reach · 21st pct
- Kevin Jousset+1.33% 75″ reach · 21st pct
- Dhiego Lima+1.33% 75″ reach · 21st pct
- Zhang Mingyang+1.33% 75″ reach · 21st pct
- Khamzat Chimaev+1.33% 75″ reach · 21st pct
- Zachary Reese+1.35% 77″ reach · 24th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 139 middleweight MMA fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Eric Schafer on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-06-19. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.