Short or Short-reached strikers

[UFCBlackbelt]

Generally, shorter fighters tend to be wrestlers. How many successful striking specialist have been short or have shorter reach?

Note: I am not including fighters who use their wrestling to setup their strikes.
So the following are not applicable
- Demetrious Johnson
- Frankie Edgar
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Georges St. Pierre


1. Lineker
- Lineker is a pretty small guy even for the Bantamweight division, yet he relies a lot on closing distance and boxing with his opponents. He has found success due to his incredible chin and solid power.

2. Cody Garbrant
- Cody isn't short for his division, but his reach is 64.8, which is a pretty small reach for his division. He makes up for this by incorporating close range hooks and head movement, as well as great balance on his strikes.

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

was gonna say mendes but you said you're not counting those types.



artem bless?

 

[TinkerMan]

Your missing artem with his little t Rex arms

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

 

[Tamriel Terror]

Melvin Manhoef

 

[Arm Barbarian]

DC epitomizes this.

 

[MMAfanJabroniJew]

Uncalled for.

 

[UFCBlackbelt]

Your missing artem with his little t Rex arms

Artem isn't really successful.

 

[Verace]

Butterbean

 

[Fstepp]

Generally, shorter fighters tend to be wrestlers. How many successful striking specialist have been short or have shorter reach?

Note: I am not including fighters who use their wrestling to setup their strikes.
So the following are not applicable
- Demetrious Johnson
- Frankie Edgar
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Georges St. Pierre


1. Lineker
- Lineker is a pretty small guy even for the Bantamweight division, yet he relies a lot on closing distance and boxing with his opponents. He has found success due to his incredible chin and solid power.

2. Cody Garbrant
- Cody isn't short for his division, but his reach is 64.8, which is a pretty small reach for his division. He makes up for this by incorporating close range hooks and head movement, as well as great balance on his strikes.

Sean Sherk didn't have the longest reach on his arms.

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

Uncalled for.

also i love the irony since you got an iron sheik AV hahaha.

 

[Mikey Tanisha]

Ilir Latifi. Has outrstruck much taller and longer opponents, (Tyson Pedro, OSP, Vilante)

 

[Son of Werdum]

Not MMA but obviously people like Tyson and Mike Zambidis.

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Chad Mendes- Has good K.O's on his record and he even hit Conor with some good shots despite Conor's long reach

Forsure Mike Tyson at HW. Everyone had a longer reach than him, he was built like a tank

 

[BRaVo cHoKe]

Uncalled for.

 

[MMAfanJabroniJew]

also i love the irony since you got an iron sheik AV hahaha.

Baba , you no facked with the legend Shieky baby , because if you do i come fack your ass break your back jabroni ...... you know am the reel gold medal AUU chumpion with 10 inch cock....

 

[Liverkick-king56]

Mark hunt, Anthony Johnson, John dodson, Alexander shlemenko

 

[MMAfanJabroniJew]

If am honest , i feel for him ..... what kind of fucked up MMA commission would sanction this ?.

 

[MMAfanJabroniJew]

Max Holloway height 5 foot 11 with a reach of - 69 inches
Rocky Marciano was 5 foot 11 tall with a reach of - 67 inches

 

[Xaero]

Denis Siver?