Peak age in K-1 and Glory?

[DanMMAleague]

What is the peak age in K-1 and Glory?

I’m a casual fan so don’t follow closely.

Off hand I can think of Peter Aerts going strong at 40.

I know a lot of Thais drop out in their early 20’s but they start very young.

Some legends like Samart and Saenchai seemed to do ok into their thirties.

 

[Tayski]

The peak would roughly be between 25 and 35 with some exceptions. It's similar in MMA actually.

In Muay Thai it would probably be 16-26 instead with some exceptions.

 

[DanMMAleague]

The peak would roughly be between 25 and 35 with some exceptions. It's similar in MMA actually.

In Muay Thai it would probably be 16-26 instead with some exceptions.

Are you saying it’s all about when you start?

I don’t see why Muay Thai and kickboxing would have different peak ages otherwise, yes they are different but not that much. Apparently clinching is a young mans game.

 

[Mafanofe]

Are you saying it’s all about when you start?

I don’t see why Muay Thai and kickboxing would have different peak ages otherwise, yes they are different but not that much. Apparently clinching is a young mans game.

Nak Muay´s(native thai fighters) usually starts training-fighting at the age of 7-9 and compete since then.

The most sucessful fighters that get into the big stadiums fight on an insanely stacked weight divisions(especially 135lbs or under), usually hitting the 150-200 fights(or way more) before they turn 20-22

there is a very big difference between kickboxing and muay thai.


for kickboxing, for 70kg or less, i usually see the guys hiting their prime time at 25-29 years old

for HW´s,they usually have their peak at 28-32 years old

 

[Handsupkid]

Question is too general, depends greatly on style, damage taken, miles on body etc. Low weight class explosive fighters will age much more quickly than a calculated HW technician.

 

[Tayski]

Are you saying it’s all about when you start?

I don’t see why Muay Thai and kickboxing would have different peak ages otherwise, yes they are different but not that much. Apparently clinching is a young mans game.

It's not all about when you start, but it does play a massive part on longevity and therefore peak.

As @Mafanofe mentioned, it's very frequent for MT fighters to start professionally at age 7-10 and have more than 100-150 fights by the time they are in their early 20's.

Compare that to most Kickboxers who usually have about 30-60 fights while in their late twenties and you can see how "when you start" and how often you fight has indeed an impact on peak age and longevity.