How much weight does Usman cut? srs question

[cmw43]

His point is if he was to weight in at 190-195 for the fight that would be considered LHW.

A lot of WWs are that big nowadays it’s crazy

There were some enormous heavyweights 10+ years ago.

Alves weighed in at 177lbs for this one, I don't think the commission would allow it to go ahead today.

Brandon Thatch was a jacked 6'3

Then you had poor Yoshida who barely cut weight for 170lbs against Rumble who missed weight by several lbs....

 

[Kertol]

There were some enormous heavyweights 10+ years ago.

Alves weighed in at 177lbs for this one, I don't think the commission would allow it to go ahead today.

Brandon Thatch was a jacked 6'3

Then you had poor Yoshida who barely cut weight for 170lbs against Rumble who missed weight by several lbs....

Rumble sticks out the most. He was always mentally weak

 

[ThunderStruck]

hmm why is that?

Because water is stored into muscles, not fat.

 

[Kertol]

hmm why is that?

Muscles are made up of mostly water. For example a long skinny guy can’t cut weight out of his bones.

 

[welcometohavoc]

How much weight does Usman actually cut? Serious question to weight cutting experts as it’s interesting.

It’s well known Colby and Masvidal cut like 12-15 lbs down to 170 then rehydrate to 182-185lbs on fight night. Usman is like the same height as these guys but clearly looks much heavier. Is it fair to presume he cuts 25-30lbs and then rehydrates back to 195-200lbs on fight night at least? I know looks and weight can be very deceiving between individuals but Usman for sure has to be heavier than these guys.

Usman is huge. One of the biggest reasons for his success is his massive size advantage. It also doesn't hurt that 90% of the guys he's fought have either fought at LW or probably should fight at LW

 

[welcometohavoc]

Prob around 195. Doubt it's even that hard of a cut for him either, heavily muscled/lean guys shed water so much easier.

I mean he's on record as having really bad weight cuts

 

[Garnet_StrongerThanYou]

Well, by your own admission he isn't.

Just being silly.

 

[Col Kurtz]

According to him 188-190 lbs and less than 6% of body fat.

 

[is a]

If GSP weighed around 185 during his fight night, Usman is around 2 inches taller and has a bigger frame than GSP does. It could be that he's actually somewhat heavier compared to the weight that he says he weighs during fight night.

A case could be made for Usman having the Anthony Johnson syndrome, except not as extreme since he can still make the WW limit and all.

 

[textwarrior]

How much weight does Usman actually cut? Serious question to weight cutting experts as it’s interesting.

It’s well known Colby and Masvidal cut like 12-15 lbs down to 170 then rehydrate to 182-185lbs on fight night. Usman is like the same height as these guys but clearly looks much heavier. Is it fair to presume he cuts 25-30lbs and then rehydrates back to 195-200lbs on fight night at least? I know looks and weight can be very deceiving between individuals but Usman for sure has to be heavier than these guys.

He looks about 25 to 30 over....

 

[arcadeperfect]

According to him 188-190 lbs and less than 6% of body fat.

Having that low of body fat and a high gas tank is really suspicious...