How would you structure weight classes?

[acannxr]

With the current depth of talent available in the UFC and with a ban on weight cutting.

Number of Ranked Fighters on FightMatrix:

250 | Heavyweight
250 | Light Heavyweight
400 | Middleweight
650 | Welterweight
650 | Lightweight
550 | Featherweight
400 | Bantamweight
250 | Flyweight

Estimated cage weight:

240-280 lbs | Heavyweight
215-230 lbs | Light Heavyweight
195-205 lbs | Middleweight
180-190 lbs | Welterweight
165-175 lbs | Lightweight
155-160 lbs | Featherweight
145-150 lbs | Bantamweight
135-140 lbs | Flyweight

Number of weight classes in other sports:

06 | Olympic Wrestling
07 | Olympic Judo
09 | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
10 | Olympic Boxing

On one hand, there isn't enough depth to have too many divisions, but you also don't want the weight gaps in between each division to be so vast that it creates too many mismatches.

My suggested weight classes would probably look something like...

285 lbs | Heavyweight
215 lbs | Light Heavyweight
190 lbs | Welterweight
175 lbs | Lightweight
160 lbs | Featherweight
145 lbs | Bantamweight

The larger Light Heavyweights would go up to Heavyweight, and Middleweight would be merged into Light Heavyweight. The larger Bantamweights would move up to Featherweight, and Flyweight would be merged into Bantamweight.

 

[FinalConflict2005]

155, 165,175, 185, 195, 205 and Open weight (No limit).

 

[Fight Professor]

140- midget class
141-170 - mw
171-210 - lhw
211+ - hw

 

[Jerry the mouse]

0 - 325lbs
326+

Nice and simple.

 

[EnterTheNinja]

155, 165,175, 185, 195, 205 and Open weight (No limit).

This. And get rid of flyweight. All flyweights would fight at BW.

 

[Which Doctor]

LW <155
WW 156 - 185
MW 186 - 225
HW 226+

 

[MadDogMahoney]

Merge FLW with HW and add a WSHW.

 

[Kenny Powerth]

I think the UFC has it right with a 15 pound difference in LW to WW to MW, 10 is too little and would have way too many divisions and 20 is too much imo.

 

[truthisfreedom]

No weight class should be just 1 weighin weight, that's p@ssy shit.

140 should be the mininum. 10 weight classes.

140-150
150-160
160-170
170-180
180-190
190-200
200-220
220-250
250-270
270-300

 

[Sansnom]

140- midget class
141-170 - mw
171-210 - lhw
211+ - hw

0 - 325lbs
326+

Nice and simple.

<{chips}>

Some people shouldn't have the right to vote.

 

[acannxr]

I think the UFC has it right with a 15 pound difference in LW to WW to MW, 10 is too little and would have way too many divisions and 20 is too much imo.

The difference in pounds should be percentage based.

For example: the difference between 145 and 155 is 6.45%, while the difference between 195 and 205 is 4.87%.

 

[Marty777]

With the current depth of talent available in the UFC and with a ban on weight cutting.

Number of Ranked Fighters on FightMatrix:


Estimated cage weight:


Number of weight classes in other sports:


On one hand, there isn't enough depth to have too many divisions, but you also don't want the weight gaps in between each division to be so vast that it creates too many mismatches.

My suggested weight classes would probably look something like...

285 lbs | Heavyweight
215 lbs | Light Heavyweight
190 lbs | Welterweight
175 lbs | Lightweight
160 lbs | Featherweight
145 lbs | Bantamweight

The larger Light Heavyweights would go up to Heavyweight, and Middleweight would be merged into Light Heavyweight. The larger Bantamweights would move up to Featherweight, and Flyweight would be merged into Bantamweight.

huh, 175 lw, no. 165 is ok, but 175 is not lightweight by any means

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

HW: I would remove the stupid 265 cap, only combat sports that has a cap on HW, so dumb. 206 - anything heavier

LHW: keep it as it is

MW: keep it as it is

WW: keep it as it is

LW: keep it as it is

FW: keep it as it is

BW: keep it as it is

FlyW: Scrap, abolish it forever.

Womens FW: Scrap, abolish it forever.

Womens BW: Scrap, abolish it forever.

Womens Flyw: Scrap, abolish it forever.

Womens SW: Scrap, abolish it forever.

 

[magicmarker]

130
142
155
168
183
200
<265

 

[derrrrp]

the same way WBO does it

 

[dildos]

Ideally I’d like to see weight classes for men starting at 100lbs and have weight classes seperated by 5lbs until 210lbs where that’s open till 285lbs.

 

[beastman]

Rule- all fighters must be hydrated in order to step on the scale.

140-bw
150-fw
165-lw
180- ww
195-mw
215- lhw
285- hw

 

[MadDogMahoney]

Rule- all fighters must be hydrated in order to step on the scale.

140-bw
150-fw
165-lw
180- ww
195-mw
215- lhw
285- hw

Not bad. Would be good to see a trial of something like this.

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Rule- all fighters must be hydrated in order to step on the scale.

140-bw
150-fw
165-lw
180- ww
195-mw
215- lhw
285- hw

 

[acannxr]

huh, 175 lw, no. 165 is ok, but 175 is not lightweight by any means

Fighters typically cut anywhere from 5-10% of their body weight, with outliers cutting less than 5% or more than 10%; if someone cut 10% body weight to get down to 155 lbs then that would mean their actual weight is 172.2 lbs.