Which body type is better suited to MMA

[wufabufa]

The Bollinger Bird Body reigns supreme. Dom Cruz is close but not on this level.

 

[Egészségére!]

 

[Purple Reigns]

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Short and stocky, like Khabib Nurmagomedov - very good for controlling opponents in the clinch/ground


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Tall and rangey - good for picking off opponents

The unathletic type

 

[Araquém]

Such a stupid thread. There is no such thing as a best body type for MMA

 

[Marko Polo]

Such a stupid thread. There is no such thing as a best body type for MMA

Save a mod some time and delete your account. Go on

 

[Skarsgard]

I'd argue that GSP's frame is perfect for 170. Wide lats and massive quads, but not super thick. Good reach, but also not super lanky. He doesn't/didn't really cut a ton of weight, so his cardio is/was always on point. Tall, but not so tall that he has to adjust his striking to avoid takedowns.

 

[Ares Black]

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Short and stocky, like Khabib Nurmagomedov - very good for controlling opponents in the clinch/ground


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Tall and rangey - good for picking off opponents

Well, let's see.

Artem Lobov is 14-15-1 and went 2-5 in the UFC

Sean Woodson is 13-2-1 and 7-2-1 in the UFC

 

[Tito Tapped]

Short and compact. More power, inside fighting, harder to sub. Yes friends, Matt Serra is peak MMA physique.

 

[colorles]

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Short and stocky, like Khabib Nurmagomedov - very good for controlling opponents in the clinch/ground


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Tall and rangey - good for picking off opponents

How about both?

Stocky body type for controlling opponents...but also crazy wingspan for picking off opponents (and grappling). Imagine something like this going for an ankle pick:

Although a larger head to be more durable to strikes would be ideal. A head more like this:

 

[ChickenBrother]

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[colorles]

Legs are too long. Needs a longer torso and more robust bone structure in general for more powerful grappling:

This body type would be even better for grappling:

 

[Lionheart7167]

Steve Jennum had the ulitmate UFC body. No one has come close.

 

[ProEra]

Jon jones long and lanky he always had the reach advantage

 

[Deleted member 110072]

Such a stupid thread. There is no such thing as a best body type for MMA

You could argue perhaps best for certain styles of fighting but there's enough variety for many to be effective.

I would point out that stocky doesnt mean you have short arms either, Fedor was fairly stocky but he had a pretty long reach for a man his size.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

 

[NicholasJBasile]

I don't know that there is a best body type for MMA. We have seen fighters of all shapes and sizes have success, especially so at heavyweight.

 

[Deleted member 609094]

Such a stupid thread. There is no such thing as a best body type for MMA

WRONG

6ft6 and 290 Sherdog jacked 8%bf

 

[Fedorgasm]

Long but any bodytype can succeed in mma

GOATs of each division:
-HW: Fedor | small for division
-LHW Jones | The lankiest
-MW: Anderson Silva | Lanky
-WW: GSP | average length
-LW: Khabib | slightly big for division but not particularly lanky
-FW: Aldo | average length
-BW: Dominick Cruz | slightly long for division
-FlyW: Mighty Mouse | average length

St Pierre I would classify as lanky for that weight class. He had a really long reach compared to the guys he was fighting, hughes, penn, Serra, shields, Hendricks. Hell, his reach was even longer than Carlos condit's who you'd think would be more lanky.

I think the only guy who matched GSP 's ran was Nick Diaz, who's definitely Lanky

 

[ejazahmednit]

ARMtem is GOAT

 

[Dr. Rose]

It's great body type for MMA if you use MMA as a jumping off point for your onlyfans career

She does look good there