Easiest and Hardest Weight Division?

[Einarr]

Originally Posted by Doctor Gonzo

I am 90kg and at one point had a world champion and a silver medalist in the worlds in the same division. To say heavyweights are not stacked because they are "mainly fat asses" is stupid. In fact this whole thread is stupid, the hardest weight division is your own. Unless you have been through them all you cannot really have a justified opinion on what is hard and what is not.

Also to say that smaller divisions are easier is stupid, if that was the case then Masters and Seniors would be the easiest class to fight in since they literally only have 1 or 2 fights.

Firstly, I'm not insulting the heavy weight division at all (I'm 95kg and fight at heavyweight myself). I said half of the super heavyweights are fat-asses, which they are in my experience.

[blackers10]

Originally Posted by BJJ Coffee Drinker

I disagree about light feather. maybe rooster but light feather is stacked at the big IBJJF tournaments. Blue and Purple pluma weight always has 30+ competitors and a large number of them are equal in skill with maybe a couple that really are the top of the class so the division is very competitive. Not quite as hard as lightweight but it is by far more difficult than heavy/superheavy

My first blue belt tournament at 136lbs had 17 guys in the division where I had to have 5 matches for the gold, and this was in a local tournament that was nothing special so try and imagine bigger tournaments that are much more competitive

Oh true, here in Queensland Australia the lightest weights have about the same amount as the heaviest, in other countries it is obviously a bit different

[kopfjaeger]

Originally Posted by Einarr

I said half of the super heavyweights are fat-asses, which they are in my experience.

That's true, but I can also tell you its frustrating rolling with a guy that outweighs you by 100 lbs in your weight class.

If you have two people of fairly equal skill, having 100 lbs of dead weight (even if its fat) can be huge advantage. There are certainly guys that are close to 300 lbs that have very low body fat, but they are usually pretty ungainly.

This is only my experience at very low level local tournaments, but following the same ibjjf weight classes.

[redaxe]

Ultra heavy is obviously the hardest weight division.

If it weren't, then why would anyone bother to cut weight?

[Town Biz]

Hardest:
1)Light
2)Middle
3)Feather

Easiest:
1)Super Heavy
2)Rooster


This is from the standpoint of number of competitors ans skill level displayed. Roosters have great skill but often only have 1 or 2 matches for Gold(if any). Light and middle routinely have 5 matches for Gold and everyone looks really athletic with alot of skill.

[pesadissimo]

I think there's this weird stigma that people assign to super-heavyweight. Yes there are undoubtedly some fat asses. But in my experience, most of it is tall and stocky guys. I weigh in at almost 300 lbs, but I'm 6"7'. The guys I've competed with are usually 6'3"+ and anywhere from 225 lbs up. True, it's hard to be as mobile as a lightweight, but mobility =/= technical prowess. Just like there are a lot of lightweights that might be able to scramble quickly but are inefficient in their movement, there are also a lot of us super-heavyweights that are very technical with our guard games, our guard passes, our sweeps, our escapes, and our top control. It's us technical super-heavyweights that scare the bejeezus out of everyone else.

[Carbonium]

Originally Posted by pesadissimo

I think there's this weird stigma that people assign to super-heavyweight. Yes there are undoubtedly some fat asses. But in my experience, most of it is tall and stocky guys. I weigh in at almost 300 lbs, but I'm 6"7'. The guys I've competed with are usually 6'3"+ and anywhere from 225 lbs up. True, it's hard to be as mobile as a lightweight, but mobility =/= technical prowess. Just like there are a lot of lightweights that might be able to scramble quickly but are inefficient in their movement, there are also a lot of us super-heavyweights that are very technical with our guard games, our guard passes, our sweeps, our escapes, and our top control. It's us technical super-heavyweights that scare the bejeezus out of everyone else.

When you say super-heavyweight do you mean Super Super Heavyweight or Ultra Heavyweight?

In IBJJF Ultra Heavyweight is the heaviest weight class.

Ultra Heavyweight: over 221.0 lbs (+100.5 kg)
Super Heavyweight: under 221.0 lbs (-100.5 kg)

You would think Ultra Heavyweight would be tough as the it's the weight class with unlimited weight differences while all the other weights are limited to 9-21 pounds of weight difference. In the Ultra Heavyweight's that 222 pound guy could get stuck with a 500 pound Sumo wrestler.

I'm 6'3" and 275 pounds and thinking of competing in the IBJJF worlds next year. I'm 49 so it would be in the Senior 3 division. No way could I cut to <222.

Here I am three months ago at 268 pounds without a GI on.

[redaxe]

Whoa. Not a lot of dudes are 275# with that low of BF%. Are you a BB? PL? Former NFL?

[BatBoyJG]

Originally Posted by Carbonium

When you say super-heavyweight do you mean Super Super Heavyweight or Ultra Heavyweight?

In IBJJF Ultra Heavyweight is the heaviest weight class.

Ultra Heavyweight: over 221.0 lbs (+100.5 kg)
Super Heavyweight: under 221.0 lbs (-100.5 kg)

You would think Ultra Heavyweight would be tough as the it's the weight class with unlimited weight differences while all the other weights are limited to 9-21 pounds of weight difference. In the Ultra Heavyweight's that 222 pound guy could get stuck with a 500 pound Sumo wrestler.

I'm 6'3" and 275 pounds and thinking of competing in the IBJJF worlds next year. I'm 49 so it would be in the Senior 3 division. No way could I cut to <222.

Here I am three months ago at 268 pounds without a GI on.

You like to go tanning?

[Carbonium]

Originally Posted by BatBoyJG

You like to go tanning?

That was around the end of summer after bodyboarding and swimming in the ocean 5 days a week.