At what age does an MMA fighter peak?

[DanMMAleague]

T-wood is set to turn 36 in 4 days.

Yoel is 40.

DC is 39.

Hendo recently came close to winning the world title at 47.

Couture won it at 43.

On the other hand it's a young sport.

I'd say most MMA fighters peak at about 31-33.

 

[Reach4theSky]

Age doesn’t matter as much as MMA-mileage..

 

[Ronin13]

In before an Erik Silva reference.

 

[Leinster Rugby]

Thirty-tree fiddy

 

[tasticles]

Depends on the weight class, prior experience. Wear and tear etc there is no set number.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

The answer is Eric Silva

 

[BoD 2.0]

It's heavily dependant on their hunger, determination and motivation.

 

[BigMuffler]

At most weight classes probably around 27-32 (for most fighters).

At HW, 45.

At AW, 13.

 

[kflo]

at what age did they start?

 

[Sirwastealot]

When they are about 350 months old.

 

[Workaholic]

There is no set age. Some fighters get better when they're more athletic and less skilled, some are better when they're more skilled and less athletic.

No matter what though damage and miles will always cause a sharper decline than age alone

 

[DanMMAleague]

In before an Erik Silva reference.

History has shown was that Erik Silva reference really so dumb.

31 could have been considered a prospect if he planned on winning the title at 40.

 

[Iron ghost]

Age doesn’t matter as much as MMA-mileage..

This.
And also their fighting style, training style & defensive prowess.
A 'stand and bang' style fighter will loose his chin & burn out faster than, say, a wrestler with good striking defense.
(In theory atleast. Everyone is different.)

 

[Jopo]

28-32

 

[Moral Victory]

28-32 but heavyweight can be higher, like 35.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

depends on a lot of factors, age they started their career, injuries suffered, damage taken, where they train, what knowledge to they take in.


every fighter has a different peak, its not like in football(soccer) where you can say "the peak age for a player is 27" because they all tend to start their careers at the same time. MMA fighters do not

 

[binny]

Whenever you get good at fighting.

 

[Verace]

They peak during their cycles highest dose week

 

[BRaVo cHoKe]

At around 30 years old your physical strength peaks. There is also a mental peak for athletes; This takes into account a fighter's experiences, knowledge, composure and the ability to cohesively blend all of their skills. Based on the examples you gave I'd say this time begins somewhere in the latter half of ones' thirties.

 

[strikezone]

42 is the answer, duh