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So, after this weekends HW clash between Greg Hardy and Marcin Tybura alot of people have been coming up with crazy reasons as to why Hardy lost and some even saying Tybura isnt very good and alot of talk about weight..
It got me thinking what is the Ideal weight and Height of UFC HW champion, ive always believed it to be between 230lbs and 245lbs and a height of 6'2 or above
Well Id the research sherbros and its all here
There have been 21(22*) undisputed HW Champions in the modern age of the division starting with Mark coleman i will now list all the champions in order of succession and there Height and weight at the time they won their titles.
Mark coleman. 6'1 245 lbs
Maurice smith. 6'2. 220 lbs
Randy couture. 6'1. 220 lbs
Bas rutten. 6'1. 203 lbs ( HW -200+lbs)
Kevin randleman. 5'10 212 lbs
Randy couture. 6'1. 222 lbs
Josh barnett. 6'3. 243 lbs
Ricco rodriguez. 6'4. 243 lbs
Tim sylvia. 6'8. 252 lbs
Frank mir. 6'3. 253 lbs
Andrei arlovski. 6'3. 238 lbs
Tim sylvia. 6'8. 253 lbs
Randy Couture. 6'1. 222.5 lbs
Brock lesnar. 6'3. 265 lbs
Cain velaquez. 6'1. 244 lbs
Junior dos santos. 6'4. 239 lbs
Cain velaquez. 6'1. 240 lbs
Fabrico werdum. 6'4. 236 lbs
Stipe miocic. 6'4. 241 lbs
Daniel cormier. 5'11. 246lbs
Stipe miocic. 6'4. 233 lbs
*Francis Ngannou. 6'4. 263lbs
** Jon. Jones. 6'4. 248 Lbs
Lightest champion - Bas rutten (203 lbs)
Heaviest Champion - Brock lesnar ( 265 lbs only champion ever at the Heavyweight limit)
Most frequent occuring height amongst champions = 6 foot 1 inches
Average weight of HW champions = 236lbs
Champions within projected weight zone ( 230-245lbs) = 10 ( looks like i was right here)
Champions under the projected weight zone = 6
Champions above the projected weight zone= 5 ( 6*)
Ideal champion weight within projected zone
230lbs to 235 lbs = 1 Champion
235lbs to 240lbs = 3 champions
240lbs to 245lbs = 6 champions
Therefore the Ideal weight for a HW champion will fall between 240lbs and 245lbs
Ideal height based weight shows 6 foot 1 inches to 6 foot 4 inches, height seems to play less of a factor at HW something i found interesting during my studies...
TL/DR
Based on past champions the ideal Hw championship height and weight is as follows
Height - Anywhere in the 6 '1 range to 6'4 range
Weight- 240lbs to 245lbs
Thank you i hope all enjoyed this...
***Edit/UPDATE***
As we all saw Francis Ngannou has become the new HW champion...
With that , very little changes to the thread however he becomes the Second heaviest champion is UFC history only him and Brock Lesnar have been champions near the 265lbs limit.
The average weight of champions has changed as well from 236lbs to 238lbs..
***EDIT /UPDATE 2***
Jon Jones is the reigning HW champion even though he is injured and he did so at 248lbs.
With this update the average weight comes back down to ..237lbs..No real change.
It got me thinking what is the Ideal weight and Height of UFC HW champion, ive always believed it to be between 230lbs and 245lbs and a height of 6'2 or above
Well Id the research sherbros and its all here
There have been 21(22*) undisputed HW Champions in the modern age of the division starting with Mark coleman i will now list all the champions in order of succession and there Height and weight at the time they won their titles.
Mark coleman. 6'1 245 lbs
Maurice smith. 6'2. 220 lbs
Randy couture. 6'1. 220 lbs
Bas rutten. 6'1. 203 lbs ( HW -200+lbs)
Kevin randleman. 5'10 212 lbs
Randy couture. 6'1. 222 lbs
Josh barnett. 6'3. 243 lbs
Ricco rodriguez. 6'4. 243 lbs
Tim sylvia. 6'8. 252 lbs
Frank mir. 6'3. 253 lbs
Andrei arlovski. 6'3. 238 lbs
Tim sylvia. 6'8. 253 lbs
Randy Couture. 6'1. 222.5 lbs
Brock lesnar. 6'3. 265 lbs
Cain velaquez. 6'1. 244 lbs
Junior dos santos. 6'4. 239 lbs
Cain velaquez. 6'1. 240 lbs
Fabrico werdum. 6'4. 236 lbs
Stipe miocic. 6'4. 241 lbs
Daniel cormier. 5'11. 246lbs
Stipe miocic. 6'4. 233 lbs
*Francis Ngannou. 6'4. 263lbs
** Jon. Jones. 6'4. 248 Lbs
Lightest champion - Bas rutten (203 lbs)
Heaviest Champion - Brock lesnar ( 265 lbs only champion ever at the Heavyweight limit)
Most frequent occuring height amongst champions = 6 foot 1 inches
Average weight of HW champions = 236lbs
Champions within projected weight zone ( 230-245lbs) = 10 ( looks like i was right here)
Champions under the projected weight zone = 6
Champions above the projected weight zone= 5 ( 6*)
Ideal champion weight within projected zone
230lbs to 235 lbs = 1 Champion
235lbs to 240lbs = 3 champions
240lbs to 245lbs = 6 champions
Therefore the Ideal weight for a HW champion will fall between 240lbs and 245lbs
Ideal height based weight shows 6 foot 1 inches to 6 foot 4 inches, height seems to play less of a factor at HW something i found interesting during my studies...
TL/DR
Based on past champions the ideal Hw championship height and weight is as follows
Height - Anywhere in the 6 '1 range to 6'4 range
Weight- 240lbs to 245lbs
Thank you i hope all enjoyed this...
***Edit/UPDATE***
As we all saw Francis Ngannou has become the new HW champion...
With that , very little changes to the thread however he becomes the Second heaviest champion is UFC history only him and Brock Lesnar have been champions near the 265lbs limit.
The average weight of champions has changed as well from 236lbs to 238lbs..
***EDIT /UPDATE 2***
Jon Jones is the reigning HW champion even though he is injured and he did so at 248lbs.
With this update the average weight comes back down to ..237lbs..No real change.
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