Biggest age gap between two fighters?

[Sickplicity]

Just curious.

I was thinking Couture vs. Machida

48 - 33 at the time, that's a 15 year difference. Anything else?

 

[fearoth]

couture vera?

 

[fearoth]

couture vera?

Royce Gracie vs Ron van Clief. Can't edit anymore.

 

[wufabufa]

Dan Severn vs. Anyone he's fought in the last 10 years.

 

[DarthChen731]

UFC 4 had Royce Gracie (28 years) vs. Ron van Clief (51 years) making a difference of 23 years

 

[youngda9]

Rei Zulu - Born June 9, 1947
Vs.
Ebenezer Fontes Braga - Born April 14, 1969

6962 days apart


Royce Gracie - Born December 12, 1966
Vs
Ron van Clief - Born January 25, 1943

8722 days apart

 

[reddhelium]

jones vs. matyushenko- 15 or 16 years apart

 

[some random guy]

Dan Severn vs Scott Fraser possibly the largest?

 

[spetanink]

Jones was 23 and Matyushenko was 39 when they fought.

 

[youngda9]

You'll have to scour Dan Severn's record...I just did a quick peak and he has a fight against a guy over 25 years younger than him.

Dan Severn - June 8, 1958
Vs.
Kenny Omega - October 16, 1983
9261 days

 

[frost74]

Herschel Walker vs Greg Nagy. 21 years..

 

[some random guy]

In the somewhat recent UFC -

Mark Coleman (1964-12-20) vs Mauricio Rua (1981-11-25) - 6,184 days age gap (this is larger than Matyushenko/Jones, 6040 days)

MMA in general -

Dan Severn (1958-06-08) vs Scott Fraser (1988-08-29) - 11,040 days age gap (over 30 years)

 

[Renagad58]

couture vera?

At a 16 year difference, Gabriel Gonzaga is the person with the biggest age gap Randy has ever fought.

 

[Darkeonz]

Skip hall vs James Wakefield = 32 years

 

[Gus Fring]

Randy Couture vs Sergio Pettis

 

[GloutonSang]

Randy Couture vs Sergio Pettis

That was epic when Randy slammed him and got the G 'n' P tko. Not bad for an old man!

 

[Chramelated]

That was epic when Randy slammed him and got the G 'n' P tko. Not bad for an old man!

Considering the 100 lbs weight difference, I was thoroughly disappointed he didn't finish him until the 3rd.

 

[Ibm]

jones vs. matyushenko- 15 or 16 years apart

Was going to say this

 

[Cooliox]

Would have been Jones VS Hendo with 17 years

 

[Steve-French]

Skip hall vs James Wakefield = 32 years

I was thinking it had to be a skip hall fight too.