What is the ideal body type for MMA?

[Legendary]

Anderson has the long limb, lean build. Jones is similar. GSP was pretty muscular in his prime, but he had the long lanky build before he put on the mass, He is 5'10 and has a 76' inch reach for reference. The doughy Fedor/Cain bodytype has been successful at HW, but not so much in the other weight classes. There are a few "mesomorph+fast twitch" types who have tremendous power, but it ends up hurting them in the later rounds like Rumble.

What do you think?

 

[Skitzo]

Gabby Garcia

 

[HoFF]

 

[dickcheney]

Meisha tates

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

6'5 250 shredded that only pulls 10's....

 

[WOW]

 

[AleYeah]

 

[link67]

 

[dickcheney]

Does Conor not have a penis?

 

[Sakurabaism]

Obviously not the Chad Mendes type unless you have big motherfuckin cojones like Frankie.

 

[TheRassler]

 

[qw3rty]

 

[Sansnom]

Jon Jones body type probably.

6"4 with 84" reach and chicken legs that allow him to make weight easily and have a size advantage over everyone.

 

[koquerelle]

There isn’t one. Look at DC, GSP, Jones and Fedor.

 

[SKSer45]

Chucks. Massive body and could drink his face off.

 

[WOW]

Does Conor not have a penis?

 

[DLX]

Deron Winn

5'2, and 205 lbs

Dudes an absolute tank.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Jon Jones body type probably.

6"4 with 84" reach and chicken legs that allow him to make weight easily and have a size advantage over everyone.

Has anyone even successfully gotten within his reach enough to chop away with leg kicks?

 

[Egészségére!]

There's also the fireplug type ie. DC, Gamburyan, to some extent Kelvin and even Mike Tyson

combined with the right skills and fighting style (ie DC) I always felt like this would be one of the most difficult types to beat

 

[squeakymcgill]

Body type is pretty far down the list of factors but I say long and lean.