How many "true" heavyweight we got in ufc history?

[Bangkok ready d1]

And by that i mean guys that are so lean that they could not go to lhw or would have to cut huge amounts of weight to do that? Im my opinion its;

-Stipe
-Jds
-Overrem ( yes he fought at 205 but he wasn't as muscular back them )
-Ngannou
-Frank mir ( im not sure about this one he was never super lean )
-Brock lesnar ( he never fought out of roids so i don't know how much he would weigh if he was a natural, still makes the list )
-Shane carwin
-arlovski

Is there anybody else?

 

[revoltub]

None they are all either fat lhws or drained super heavyweights.

 

[13Seconds]

Struve sticks out

 

[ShreddinMMA]

Derrick Lewis

Even if he slimmed out, seems like a thick dude to say the least.

 

[Dionysian]

Interesting side-note: I can't think of a current 250-pound HW that has a low body-fat percentage. Was trying to come up with one for this thread but...

PS: How much did Waterman weigh when he fought CC?

 

[SakurabasEar]

Prime frank mir was a true heavy weight imo.

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

Interesting side-note: I can't think of a current 250-pound HW that has a low body-fat percentage. Was trying to come up with one for this thread but...

Ngannou

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

Prime frank mir was a true heavy weight imo.

Yeah im not sure abou him but if i remember he was about 245 in his prime and although he was not (super lean) he wasn't fat

 

[gevoudane]

Overeem was a natural MW that moved up by dding mass over fat.
Cro-cop was one.
Tim Sylvia
Struve I cant see fighting lower then HW.

Anyone 6-4 or over should be.

 

[blaseblah]

Stipe and JDS could make LHW.

 

[Mamou]

Sylvia
Rothwell
Browne
Gonzaga
Herring
Mitrione
Bigfoot
Schilt

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

Derrick Lewis

Even if he slimmed out, seems like a thick dude to say the least.

Nah there are some of his old fight where he was about 240, he wasn't fat, but he was still a good 15 or 20 pound of having abs

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

Stipe and JDS could make LHW.

Doubt it they are over 230 as lean as they can. Maybe they could do it but woud be a huge weight cut and they aren't really young

 

[ShreddinMMA]

Nah there are some of his old fight where he was about 240, he wasn't fat, but he was still a good 15 or 20 pound of having abs

I'll say Curtis Blaydes then.

 

[blaseblah]

Doubt it they are over 230 as lean as they can. Maybe they could do it but woud be a huge weight cut and they aren't really young

Stipe weighed in at 230 last fight. That's less than Jones weighs. Heck, that's less than Gustafsson and OSP when they fought at heavyweight.

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

I'll say Curtis Blaydes then.

Curtys blaydes i really don't think could. If he was leaner he would be around stipe's size.

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

Stipe weighed in at 230 last fight. That's less than Jones weighs.

Nope, jones on fight night is about 218, he's only over 230 out of camp, there is a grappling match of him and dan henderson where he was at 233 if i belive, and he lookes straight up fat

 

[ShreddinMMA]

Curtys blaydes i really don't think could. If he was leaner he would be around stipe's size.

Sorry, maybe I'm unclear. I meant that Lewis nor Blaydes could make 205.

 

[Bangkok ready d1]

Sorry, maybe I'm unclear. I meant that Lewis nor Blaydes could make 205.

Ohhh, in that case yeah i think if lewis was truly lean he might be able to do 205

 

[ShreddinMMA]

Ohhh, in that case yeah i think if lewis was truly lean he might be able to do 205

Yeah, hard to say with Lewis. He's definitely a thick dude, hard to tell what's muscle and what's fat.

Blaydes though, that dude is a real HW.