What is the ideal body type for MMA?

[DirtyBadger]

Just look at the G.O.A.T.s, fat, happy, and marked for death.

 

[justadollop]

Jon Jones.

 

[Beans & Cornbread]

TST

 

[Black Blood]

Lanky, with arms that are long for your division.

 

[humdizzle]

Anything besides Cain or Dominick Cruz

 

[Lmnopqrstallion]

Hot slamming and full of jam

 

[Fedorer13]

Sexyama is the correct answer to “the ideal body type” for anything.

 

[aus101]

Lanky, with arms that are long for your division.

Lanky?

In rowing its actually advantageous to be lanky with long arms. The LW’s weigh in at 155 an hour before their race so their “race weight” is about 154-158. That’s a UFC BW on fight night, yet even the LW rowers are mostly around 6’....

Meanwhile the HW champ is 5’10 and the BW’s are like 5’6. It’s advantageous in MMA to be a beast, not simply long limbed.

Broad shoulders compared to lower body size in general is an advantage sub HW in mma because of all the clinch work favouring back strength (which is dependant on shoulder width as broader shoulders equal broader/bigger back).

 

[CroKosor]

Damn is that Cody? I guess shit really did get real... Real sad.

 

[Hirashin]

Fedor was 10 years undefeated HW champion. Maybe his?

 

[Chok Sok Te]

Skinny, big tits

 

[Tuf_guy]

...

 

[613]

Jon Jones body type probably.

6"4 with 84" reach and chicken legs that allow him to make weight easily and have a size advantage over everyone.

In no way is chicken legs an ideal body type

 

[613]

Has anyone even successfully gotten within his reach enough to chop away with leg kicks?

He usually catches kicks

 

[Ramon Antonio]

Strong built. She looks like she can take a pounding.

 

[Megalodon]

Depends on the fighting style.

Striker - Long and lean.

Wrestler - short and stocky.

 

[campbecc]

I think it's more about being able to successfully maximize your advantages and negating your opponents.

 

[SurferH2O]

Please... like there is even a debate.

 

[grimballer]

Does Conor not have a penis?

Yup, it’s buried deep down Conor nuthuggers throats

 

[Baptizia]

Rumble of course