20 Tallest UFC Fighters of All Time (Weight Class, Women Incl.)

Are you wondering who the tallest UFC fighters of all time are?

In the world’s best MMA promotion, it’s no surprise there have been some absolute towers in the octagon.

In this article, we’ll look at:

• the tallest UFC fighters of all time
• the tallest UFC fighters by weight class division and how their height compares to the average height in each division
• the tallest female UFC fighters of all time

Table of the 20 Tallest UFC Fighters of All Time

Here’s a table of the 20 tallest UFC fighters of all time in height and alphabetical order:

Rank	Fighter	Height
1	Stefan Struve	6’11.8” / 2.13m
2	Semmy Schilt	6’11” / 2.11m
3	Gan McGee	6’10” / 2.08m
4	Wes Sims	6’10” / 2.08m
5	Dan Christison	6’8” / 2.03m
6	Emmanuel Yarbrough	6’8” / 2.03m
7	Gerry Harris	6’8” / 2.03m
8	Jack May	6’8” / 2.03m
9	Paul Varelans	6’8” / 2.03m
10	Rafael Carino	6’8” / 2.03m
11	Tim Sylvia	6’8” / 2.03m
12	Alexander Volkov	6’7” / 2.01m
13	Brad Imes	6’7” / 2.01m
14	Daniel Spitz	6’7” / 2.01m
15	Ednaldo Oliveira	6’7” / 2.01m
16	Jon Hess	6’7” / 2.01m
17	Koji Kitao	6’7” / 2.01m
18	Maurice Green	6’7” / 2.01m
19	Sean McCorkle	6’7” / 2.01m
20	Travis Browne	6’7” / 2.01m

Note: Stefan Struve is not 7 feet tall and is just under, at 6 feet and 11.8 inches. The table also includes only fighters who’ve fought in the UFC and not fighters who’ve been in TUF or other shows.

All of the above tallest UFC fighters were in the heavyweight division, which has a maximum weight limit of 265 lbs. Most of the fighters used the limit when weighing in for bouts, but some fighters such as Emmanuel Yarbrough weighed in a lot heavier than 265 lbs because they were fighting before there was a limit.

Table of the Tallest UFC Fighters by Weight Class Division

Here’s a table of the tallest UFC fighters by weight class division:

Weight Class	Fighter	Height	Average Height in Weight Class
Heavyweight (265 lbs)	Stefan Struve	6’11.8” / 2.13m	6’2.4”
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)	Cyrille Diabate	6’6” / 1.98m	6’1.4”
Middleweight (185 lbs)	Kendal Grove	6’6” / 1.98m	6’0”
Welterweight (170 lbs)	Matt Dwyer	6’4” / 1.93m	5’11”
Lightweight (155 lbs)	Corey Hill	6’4” / 1.93m	5’9.6”
Featherweight (145 lbs)	Will Chope	6’4” / 1.93m	5’8.4”
Bantamweight (135 lbs)	George Roop	6’1” / 1.86m	5’7”
Flyweight (125 lbs)	Yuta Sasaki	5’10” / 1.78m	5’5.6”
Women’s Featherweight (145 lbs)	Megan Anderson	6’0” / 1.83m	5’7.5”
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)	Jessamyn Duke	5’11” / 1.8m	5’5.3”
Women’s Flyweight (125 lbs)	Katlyn Chookagian	5’9” / 1.75m	5’5”
Women’s Strawweight (115 lbs)	Na Liang	5’9” / 1.75m	5’3.4”

Note: The table includes only women who’ve fought in the UFC and not fighters who’ve been in TUF or other shows.

The fact there’s not a single UFC champion in the table of the tallest fighters per weight class division tells us that being tall is not necessarily an advantage in MMA.

This is because as a fighter gets much taller than the average height of a division, their wrestling/grappling normally becomes weaker as their longer and thinner limbs make it easier to take them down as they have less strength and a higher center of gravity.

This means they have less balance and it’s easier for someone to get under their center of balance to secure a takedown.

The more beneficial aspect of being tall in MMA is more related to the reach a fighter has, where Jon Jones is the best example of this with his height of 6’4” and his reach of 84.5”. 

So while he’s 2 and a half inches taller than the average height in the light heavyweight division, he also has an ape index of +8.5”. This allows him to control the range from above and afar as his reach is so much longer than his opponents. The average reach in the light heavyweight division is 77”.

Table of the 20 Tallest Female UFC Fighters of All Time

As the 20 tallest UFC fighters of all time are all male athletes, here’s a table of the 20 tallest female ufc fighters of all time in height, division, and alphabetical order:

Rank	Fighter	Division	Height
1	Megan Anderson	Featherweight (145 lbs)	6’0” / 1.83m
2	Jessamyn Duke	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’11” / 1.8m
3	Danyelle Wolf	Featherweight (145 lbs)	5’11” / 1.8m
4	Macy Chiasson	Featherweight (145 lbs)	5’11” / 1.8m
5	Zarah Fairn dos Santos	Featherweight (145 lbs)	5’10” / 1.78m
6	Bea Malecki	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’9” / 1.75m
7	Germaine de Randamie	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’9” / 1.75m
8	Irene Aldana	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’9” / 1.75m
9	Leslie Smith	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’9” / 1.75m
10	Jessica Rakoczy	Strawweight (115 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
11	Antonina Shevchenko	Flyweight (125 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
12	Poliana Botelho	Flyweight (125 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
13	Amanda Nunes	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
14	Ashlee Evans-Smith	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
15	Holly Holm	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
16	Julija Stoliarenko	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
17	Ketlen Vieira	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
18	Lucie Pudilova	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
19	Wu Yanan	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m
20	Yuna Kunitskaya	Bantamweight (135 lbs)	5’8” / 1.73m

Note: This table includes only women UFC fighters who’ve fought in the UFC and not in TUF or similar shows.

Conclusion

The tallest UFC fighters of all time range from 6’7” (2.01m) to just under 7’0” (2.13m) and the shortest by weight class is 5’9” (1.75m) and up to just under 7’0”.

The tallest female UFC fighters of all time range from 5’8” (1.73m) to 6’0” (1.83m).

Along with height, you may be interested in reading about the UFC fighters with the longest reach and leg reach, as well as the shortest UFC fighters of all time.