Bobby Lashley is 6’3″ (256), Shane Carwin is 6’3″ (260) [walks around 280 according to MMA Live] and Brock Lensar is 6’3.5″ (265).
After Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn 2, Dana White was quoted in saying:
“Size matters in this sport. It didn’t a few years ago. It does now.”
So I thought it would be interesting to list the top heavyweights along with their height and weight.
A couple things that jumped out were: Brett Rogers is huge, Aleksander Emelianenko is the tallest and if it wasn’t for Jeff Monson, Fedor would be the shortest top heavyweight, proving right there that skill > size:
– Fedor Emelianenko 6’0″ (230)
– Josh Barnett 6’3″ (248)
– Brock Lesnar 6’3.5″ (265)
– Frank Mir 6’3″ (245)
– Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 6’3″ (246)
– Randy Couture 6’1″ (220)
– Shane Carwin 6’3″ (260)
– Brett Rogers 6’5″ (262)
– Andrei Arlovski 6’4″ (244)
– Alistair Overeem 6’5″ (242)
– Cain Velasquez 6’1.5″ (239)
– Jeff Monson 5’9″ (242)
– Mirko Filipovic 6’2″ (226)
– Fabricio Werdum 6’4″ (256)
– Cheick Kongo 6’4″ (230)
– Junior dos Santos 6’4″ (237)
– Antonio Silva 6’4″ (260)
– Ben Rothwell 6’5″ (264)
– Aleksander Emelianenko 6’6″ (253)
– Gabriel Gonzaga 6’2″ (258)
– Chris Tuchscherer 6’2″ (264)
– Paul Buentello 6’2″ (244)
– Heath Herring 6’4″ (250)
– Ray Mercer 6’1″ (257)
– Gilbert Yvel 6’2″ (237)
– Bobby Lashley 6’3″ (256)
Image captures via this UFC Fan Expo video.