Has there ever been a biggest size and reach (dis)advantage like Gastelum/Adesanya on a title fight?

[Seiryoku Zenyo]

Don't think so. A tall, slim MW against a chubby WW.


In any UFC fight?

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Juicehead vs DC

 

[Espresso]

Manlet party if Kelvin KOs him

 

[Seiryoku Zenyo]

Juicehead vs DC

Good one, but I believe this one beats it.

 

[Alpha_T83]

Juicehead vs DC

Yea, probably a similar height/reach disadvantage for DC.

 

[reddhelium]

jeff monson v tim sylvia had to be some sort of record

 

[BeardotheWeirdo]

Conor vs Chad for the interim belt?

 

[EVIL WAR GOD]

Jones vs Vitor

Tim Sylvia vs Jeff Monson

 

[DADA360]

Remember pat berry and the sky scraper lol !

 

[ViolenceFight]

Is size & reach were always the determining factor, then DC should be about 0-25 by now.

 

[Fergelmince]

Don't think so. A tall, slim MW against a chubby WW.


In any UFC fight?

Of course...mcgregor had to fight a guy 3 times his size

 

[Seiryoku Zenyo]

Conor vs Chad for the interim belt?

No way. Not even close.

 

[BeardotheWeirdo]

No way. Not even close.

In terms of reach advantage, Conor's was greater than Israel's will be

Chad (65" reach) Conor (74" reach) = 9" difference
Israel (80" reach) Gastelum (71.5") = 8.5" difference

 

[reddhelium]

Remember pat berry and the sky scraper lol !

that one immediately came to my mind, too. then i reread op, and he's looking for greatest size/reach differential in a title fight.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

DC vs Jones and Sylvia vs Monson.

 

[Kvothe_the_kingkiller]

Are you just in a goofy mood today, TS? You usually have a higher bar....

 

[dissectingaorticaneurysm]

Don't think so. A tall, slim MW against a chubby WW.


In any UFC fight?

Israel's knees looking ashy af

 

[ReadWrite]

Chubby isn't the issue; it's width. Gastelum is built like a tank. Horrible disadvantage for Israel if he gets taken to the ground.

 

[TheMadHatter]

brock vs randy?

 

[dissectingaorticaneurysm]

Is size & reach were always the determining factor, then DC should be about 0-25 by now.

I don't think he has fought anyone with shorter height and reach in the UFC. In Strikeforce he did have the size advantage once, against Monson.