Current MMA Champions by age

Fioretti said:
That's not even an entirely true statement, but NSAC enhanced testing and USADA is my guess. Jones is currently 34, by the way, and isn't done.
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WHen he last fought he was 32 and he certainly seems to be coming down the ladder, all the other are catching up. Reyes and Santos were seen as loses by many. Not the Jones we know.
 
John makfresshi said:
Fedor cucks, explain why Fedor was being emasculated in the states at 33 if everyone seems to be destroying competition at that age? Is it because he went 6-5 under fights sanctioned by a governing body? And that maybe, just maybe PRIDE kept his mystique alive, longer then his skills could?
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He didn’t have any problems with former UFC HW champs though? Or what are you trying to say, that he wasn’t the best HW for a very long time? Those are he’s facts and can’t be denied. Sure, he roided, but so did everyone else. Now with USADA, we “know” that guys like Ngannou aren’t on roids, right? PED talks are useless in these discussions because everyone is on them.
 
DoctorsStoppage said:
WHen he last fought he was 32 and he certainly seems to be coming down the ladder, all the other are catching up. Reyes and Santos were seen as loses by many. Not the Jones we know.
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Having closer fights isn't "falling off a cliff".

daniel san said:
He didn’t have any problems with former UFC HW champs though? Or what are you trying to say, that he wasn’t the best HW for a very long time? Those are he’s facts and can’t be denied. Sure, he roided, but so did everyone else. Now with USADA, we “know” that guys like Ngannou aren’t on roids, right? PED talks are useless in these discussions because everyone is on them.
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I believe he was talking about age. Most Fedor fanatics say he was old, shot, or past his prime at 33. He wasn't.
 
Fioretti said:
Having closer fights isn't "falling off a cliff".



I believe he was talking about age. Most Fedor fanatics say he was old, shot, or past his prime at 33. He wasn't.
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For Jones it is, cause he was that much better than the rest of his opponents. Now he is their equal. And going to HW may turn out to be a disaster, when facing true HW juggernauts like Ngannou, Stipe, Gane, Blades, Rozen.
 
DoctorsStoppage said:
For Jones it is, cause he was that much better than the rest of his opponents. Now he is their equal. And going to HW may turn out to be a disaster, when facing true HW juggernauts like Ngannou, Stipe, Gane, Blades, Rozen.
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Nah, he just spoiled us with spectacular performances in the past, so we've come to expect complete and total destruction. Just like Silva getting so much shit for not finishing 2 of his first 16 UFC fights. It's less than expected, but far from falling off a cliff.
 
GREAT POST!!! Thanks for pulling that together - very interesting to see!

Fioretti said:
UFC

HW: Francis Ngannou - 35
LHW: Jan Blachowicz - 38
MW: Israel Adesanya - 32
WW: Kamaru Usman - 34
LW: Charles Oliveira - 31
FW: Alexander Volkanovski - 32
BW: Aljamain Sterling - 32
FLW: Brandon Moreno - 27
Women’s FW/BW: Amanda Nunes - 33
Women’s FLW: Valentina Shevchenko - 33
Women’s SW: Rose Namajunas - 29

Youngest - 27
Oldest - 38
Average age = 32.42

BELLATOR

HW: Bader - 38
LHW: Nemkov - 29
MW: Mousasi - 36
WW: Amosov - 28
LW: Freire - 34
FW: McKee - 26
BW: Pettis - 28
WFW: Cyborg - 36
FLW: Velasquez - 34

Youngest - 26
Oldest - 38
Average age = 32.11

Average age of all champions from both organizations combined = 32.29


UFC Champions by age - HW
UFC Champions by age - LHW
UFC Champions by age - MW
UFC Champions by age - WW
UFC Champions by age - LW
UFC Champions by age - FW
UFC Champions by age - BW
UFC Champions by age - FLW


The links above are all champions in UFC history.
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Fioretti said:
Nah, he just spoiled us with spectacular performances in the past, so we've come to expect complete and total destruction. Just like Silva getting so much shit for not finishing 2 of his first 16 UFC fights. It's less than expected, but far from falling off a cliff.
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Silva showed glances of superiority in those fights, he just refused to engaged. But when he did, he landed a flying knee to Maia's face at will, swelling Maia's head. Those 2 stinkers were his way of negotiating with Dana for a GSP fight. Anderson didn't take any damage in those fights, he just stalled.
Jones took a lot of damage in his last two fights and didn't show he could adapt to win convincingly, instead we had split decisions.
 
DoctorsStoppage said:
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Silva showed glances of superiority in those fights, he just refused to engaged. But when he did, he landed a flying knee to Maia's face at will, swelling Maia's head. Those 2 stinkers were his way of negotiating with Dana for a GSP fight. Anderson didn't take any damage in those fights, he just stalled.
Jones took a lot of damage in his last two fights and didn't show he could adapt to win convincingly, instead we had split decisions.
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Only the Santos fight was a split. I get what you're saying, but I think overall you're exaggerating his "downfall". A downfall would have to include an actual and legit loss, not just a few lackluster wins that were closely contested (or less spectacular) than what we're used to from him.
 
Fioretti said:
Only the Santos fight was a split. I get what you're saying, but I think overall you're exaggerating his "downfall". A downfall would have to include an actual and legit loss, not just a few lackluster wins that were closely contested or less spectacular than what we're used to from him.
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I actually don't want Jones to start losing, but at HW there is a good chance of that happening.
 
DoctorsStoppage said:
I actually don't want Jones to start losing, but at HW there is a good chance of that happening.
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I think he dominates 2-3 fights at HW then retires as undisputed GOAT. He's literally the hardest man in MMA history to bet against. Not to say he can't lose, anything can happen, I just personally wouldn't put money on it.
 
daniel san said:
He didn’t have any problems with former UFC HW champs though? Or what are you trying to say, that he wasn’t the best HW for a very long time? Those are he’s facts and can’t be denied. Sure, he roided, but so did everyone else. Now with USADA, we “know” that guys like Ngannou aren’t on roids, right? PED talks are useless in these discussions because everyone is on them.
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I agree everyone is juiced. I trained at strong style until COVID and I can tell you that so many people know how to cycle. This isn’t a reference to Stipe btw, we have interacted literally twice. He has his own team that trains with him and brings in his own sparring partners
 
Fioretti said:
UFC

HW: Francis Ngannou - 35
LHW: Jan Blachowicz - 38
MW: Israel Adesanya - 32
WW: Kamaru Usman - 34
LW: Charles Oliveira - 31
FW: Alexander Volkanovski - 32
BW: Aljamain Sterling - 32
FLW: Brandon Moreno - 27
Women’s FW/BW: Amanda Nunes - 33
Women’s FLW: Valentina Shevchenko - 33
Women’s SW: Rose Namajunas - 29

Youngest - 27
Oldest - 38
Average age = 32.42

BELLATOR

HW: Bader - 38
LHW: Nemkov - 29
MW: Mousasi - 36
WW: Amosov - 28
LW: Freire - 34
FW: McKee - 26
BW: Pettis - 28
WFW: Cyborg - 36
FLW: Velasquez - 34

Youngest - 26
Oldest - 38
Average age = 32.11

Average age of all champions from both organizations combined = 32.29


UFC Champions by age - HW
UFC Champions by age - LHW
UFC Champions by age - MW
UFC Champions by age - WW
UFC Champions by age - LW
UFC Champions by age - FW
UFC Champions by age - BW
UFC Champions by age - FLW


The links above are all champions in UFC history.
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Interesting.

Older than I expected.
 
Fioretti said:
27-35 is prime, with 31-33 being peak.
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For the average fighter, that's pretty spot. However , there are alot of exceptions to the rule in this sport as far as damage, mileage ,fight IQ and then there are actually talented fighters that start late.

Also, ones prime / shelf life can get cut down quick on a devastating finish or it can go the other way if one knows how to defend himself.

OR- wrestling based fighters who 100% use their wrestling in every fight and win more than they lose.

This sport not as cogent/ clear as other sports but I agree on the average but the average in this sport holds a less percentage than other-

Also - across weight classes can provide different figures.
 
Franklin U. said:
For the average fighter, that's pretty spot. However , there are alot of exceptions to the rule in this sport as far as damage, mileage ,fight IQ and then there are actually talented fighters that start late.

Also, ones prime / shelf life can get cut down quick on a devastating finish or it can go the other way if one knows how to defend himself.

OR- wrestling based fighters who 100% use their wrestling in every fight and win more than they lose.

This sport not as cogent/ clear as other sports but I agree on the average but the average in this sport holds a less percentage than other-

Also - across weight classes can provide different figures.
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There's tons of factors involved, sure, but the numbers don't lie, and they align with medical/physiological classifications of a man's physical prime. This is the age range when men are at their strongest and fastest. In regards to the comment on weight classes, it's a bit fucky because people naturally gain mass/weight as they age, and most fighters tend to move up when this starts happening. Cutting weight takes its toll as well, so you'll typically see an increase in age as you move up the divisions where guys are cutting 30 lbs or so regularly, and then decide to stop cutting so much. Lots of fighters between BW-LW could easily make weight in all 3 divisions, but cutting so much becomes detrimental as they age and begin to hold onto their mass. It's harder to lose that mass when you're in your prime. They say muscle strength and density plateaus from late 20's/early 30's until 45-50 in most athletes. 37-38 is where you'll see significant drop offs in speed, recovery, and reaction time.
 
Eric Silva 2.0 said:
This more in line with real peek of an MMA fighter. I'd say the average age is 28 and it extends to 30.
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Nope. Cruz, Aldo, and Jones being champs so young are outliers. Keep in mind, the averages you see in the all of the links in the OP (champs per division) are when they first acquired their belt. It doesn't factor in how long they held their belt, or their ages throughout their reign. This greatly reduces the averages. For example, Silva counts as 31, but he held the belt until he was 38. Jones, Aldo, GSP, and a few others reduce the average age of the champions in their divisions in the same way.
 
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