What was the biggest weight difference a UFC fighter started and ended their career at?

[RawHawg]

Who comes to mind? Thanks. I do know Matt Serra could be the all time king if he would return to fighting at his present size!

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Joe Riggs fought as a HW, then dropped to WW...... think it would be difficult to find a bigger jump

 

[Jer713]

Kenflo is certainly up there

 

[Davey Crockett]

Ronda started at 135 and finished at around 280.

 

[RawHawg]

Joe Riggs fought as a HW, then dropped to WW...... think it would be difficult to find a bigger jump

Good call, that was an incredible accomplishment from Joe, he was really heavy.

 

[The Schmoop]

KenFlo went from Middleweight to Featherweight. I'm not sure what Riggs highest weight at HW was but dropped a shit load of weight too.

 

[RawHawg]

Big Riggs

 

[Patof]

Not a UFC fighter, but Doug Marshall went from out-weighing Lavar Johnson to fighting at 185.

 

[branvan16]

Joe Riggs fought as a HW, then dropped to WW...... think it would be difficult to find a bigger jump

Anthony Johnson is in the same boat.

 

[ralphus1]

Josh Haynes, who Bisping beat in the TUF finale, supposedly weighed upwards of 280 prior to joining TUF and fighting at 185.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Anthony Johnson is in the same boat.

yeah but Johnson is a natural LHW who was killing himself to make 170..... Riggs is a WW who was just too fat lol

you are correct though

 

[Sturmovik]

BJ was 191lbs against Machida.

 

[branvan16]

yeah but Johnson is a natural LHW who was killing himself to make 170..... Riggs is a WW who was just too fat lol

you are correct though

I was going to point out that they did it opposite. I decided not to because everyone knows this already lol.

 

[Roop Holstry]

I could be wrong but I recall Kenflo or Anik saying that Daniel Hooker once fought at HW and he is now currently a FW

 

[DizzyYeahYeah]

Yancy Medeiros is a 155'er and used to fight at 205. That's 50lbs. Pretty big jump if you ask me.

 

[The Big Babou]

Overeem's had a pretty amazing weight transformation... (LHW to Superweight to HW)

So has Vitor (HW to MW)

 

[Judge Lance Ito]

Conor. 145 pounds to this:
(prediction)

 

[Merman]

Rashad Evans is worth mentioning. He could maybe make WW from HW

 

[Ez Eric]

How big was Bigfoot Silva when he first started MMA?

 

[1viking]

Timmeh is probably close to 400 now...