So, the other day, I got this random thought stuck in my head. You know how it is. I was just watching some old fights, and bam! The question hit me: who’s actually the tallest dude to ever step into that UFC octagon?
My first thought immediately went to that Dutch guy, you know, Stefan Struve. Everyone remembers him, the ‘Skyscraper’. He looked massive in there. Seemed like a pretty safe bet, honestly. I figured I’d just do a quick search to confirm it.
So I started poking around online. Typed in the usual stuff like “tallest ufc fighter ever”. Lots of names popped up, naturally. Struve was definitely high on every list I saw. But then you see other names mentioned, guys from way back maybe, or guys who only had like one fight. It makes you double-check, you know?
Sorting it Out
I spent a bit of time just scrolling through different forums and stat sites. It’s funny how sometimes the info isn’t super clear-cut. You see different heights listed sometimes, or people debating who really counts if they only had one fight versus a long career.
- Checked official UFC stats pages where I could find them.
- Looked at fighter profiles on major MMA sites.
- Tried to cross-reference heights listed in centimeters and feet/inches.
It took a little bit of sifting through the noise.
After digging around for a while, yeah, it pretty much kept coming back to one guy consistently mentioned as the tallest, especially among those with a significant UFC run. Stefan Struve. That dude is listed at 7 feet tall (around 213 cm). Seriously, 7 feet! It’s wild thinking about someone that tall making the weight limit and fighting in there.
It was interesting just going through that little rabbit hole. You always think height is this massive advantage, and sometimes it is with reach, but watching Struve’s career, you see it comes with its own challenges too. Anyway, that was my little discovery mission for the day. Always fun to look up these little bits of trivia.
