UFC Champions by age - LHW

[kellier]

Sounds about right for average age 31. Still in physical prime (just about) but seasoned enough to have rounded skillset and fight IQ

 

[kellier]

Shocked Liddell was only champ for 2 yrs. Seemed like a lot longer reign at the time

 

[Fioretti]

Shocked Liddell was only champ for 2 yrs. Seemed like a lot longer reign at the time

3 fights per year used to be pretty standard. Compared to the fight frequency of champions today, it's no wonder it seemed longer. Champs today need 3-4 years or more to get 6 fights in.

 

[Fioretti]

Updated to add Hill

• Average age when they won went from 33.47 to 33.44
• Average age when they lost/etc went from 33.13 to 33

 

[HHJ]

Chuck prob would have won it sooner if MMA paid more at the time.

 

[Fioretti]

Chuck prob would have won it sooner if MMA paid more at the time.

Or if he hadn't lost to Randy in his first (interim) title shot 2 years prior.

 

[HHJ]

Or if he hadn't lost to Randy in his first (interim) title shot 2 years prior.

Yeah but he'da fought Tito before that and THEN lost to Randy

 

[Fioretti]

Yeah but he'da fought Tito before that and THEN lost to Randy

He was fighting 2-3 times a year before losing to Handy.

 

[HHJ]

He was fighting 2-3 times a year before losing to Handy.

Defending his title before losing to Handy*

 

[Yellowcrab]

You can see a stabilization with later champions.

 

[Fioretti]

UPDATE!

- Added Alex Pereira (36)
- Average age when they won the title went from 31.44 to 31.84

 

[StonedLemur]

Youngest in history, and has held his position without a loss for over a decade. He's 33 now. Serious bizzniss.

He got stripped of his title though sir.

 

[Fioretti]

He got stripped of his title though sir.

Still held his position, friend. He was ranked #1 while DC was champ.

 

[StonedLemur]

Still held his position, friend. He was ranked #1 while DC was champ.

True, but he hasn't been champ that whole time sir.
That was my original point.

 

[Fioretti]

True, but he hasn't been champ that whole time sir.
That was my original point.

I understand what you meant, but I intentionally said position, not title, in the post you were responding to.

 

[orca]

at age 31 its a prime LHW
jones fought and beat fighters averaging 29 - 32 years old
its weird some people saying they where past their primes

its crazy that some people think that way