Media Does height matter?

[Brolypr]

depends on the fighting style and the matchup.
height usually means better reach. This means fighting tall and using straight punches and front kicls a lot. see jones, struve and semmy shilt.
that being said grappling favors the short stocky fighter are more difficult to get in submissions and also tend to have more core strength. you dont see many long lanky wrestlers...

 

[capnlarge]

Height? No. Reach? Yes.

 

[Big Dawg]

We should also include foot size and hand size.

 

[Dirge]

It seems like its easier for taller guys to develop good TDD against shorter guys. After all, harder to life upwards to take a guy off his feet if he already has a much longer body.

 

[AngryPorto]

Really depends on the fighter, Jones is great with his reach, Struve sucked with it, Cormier's shortness allows him to pack on extra muscle and beefiness at LHW, same with Hunt at HW, as always the skill and talent of the individual fighter is more relevant.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

Ask Stefan Struve

I wonder if that's the largest height disparity in UFC history? Would have to be surely.

 

[Fishmonger]

Strange, i could've sworn the chad manlet didn't have blonde hair...

 

[Sila]

I wonder if that's the largest height disparity in UFC history? Would have to be surely.

Probably. Struve has never learned how to use his reach though so his height was actually a disadvantage for him if anything. Waste.

 

[Iron Nick]

Good one, particularly love "Has never thrown a kick higher than 3.5 inches from the ground" <45>

 

[Londonjitsu]

Yes manlet.

 

[Nandez]

Uncle Chael said height doesn’t matter that much in MMA. At least not as much as fans think it does. “Reach” is just another stat that got thrown in there since boxing does it

Uncle Chael is never wrong.

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

Im almost 6 feet tall but my reach blows for my height. My cousin who is maybe 1 inch taller than I am, has fucking long ass monkey arms. Way longer than mine. But arms are much more muscular. His are just long and skinny. Then you have shorter limbs, muscle just looks better on the bone. It looks bigger too.

 

[Ghostoftheville]

It didn't help James Vick when he fought top ten lightweights even though he had height and reach advantages

 

[gevoudane]

weirdly reminds me of duke nukem

 

[gevoudane]

Height does matter, but it doesnt always make it an advantage. Kendall Groove didnt take advantage like Jones. And if Tyson was tall he may not have been as good of a boxer as he was. Besides the fighter, one other thing that does matter for your art is body type.

 

[gevoudane]

Hammil 6-0 defeated the 6-4 Jones.