Original Post: https://www.fightmatrix.com/2012/09/11/stat-of-the-day-average-height-at-each-weight-division/
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| Division | Height | Top 50 | Top 50 Diff |
| Heavyweight+ | 6’2.4″ | 6’3.0″ | +0.6″ |
| Light Heavyweight | 6’1.4″ | 6’2.0″ | +0.6″ |
| Middleweight | 6’0.3″ | 6’0.6″ | +0.3″ |
| Welterweight | 5’11.0″ | 5’11.5″ | +0.5″ |
| Lightweight | 5’9.6″ | 5’9.5″ | -0.1″ |
| Featherweight | 5’8.4″ | 5’8.7″ | +0.3″ |
| Bantamweight | 5’7.0″ | 5’6.9″ | -0.1″ |
| Flyweight | 5’5.6″ | 5’5.6″ | = |
Since 2012, the average ranked fighter has grown a little more than a quarter-inch
Below, are divisions we did not cover in our 2012 post. Since these divisions are much more shallow, we’ll compare Top 15 instead of Top 50
| Division | Height | Top 15 | Top 15 Diff |
| Men’s Strawweight | 5’3.4″ | 5’3.6″ | +0.2″ |
| Women’s Featherweight+ | 5’7.5″ | 5’7.1″ | -0.4″ |
| Women’s Bantamweight | 5’4.3″ | 5’5.3″ | +1.0″ |
| Women’s Flyweight | 5’5.1″ | 5’5.2″ | +0.1″ |
| Women’s Strawweight | 5’3.4″ | 5’3.2″ | -0.2″ |
| Women’s Atomweight | 5’1.1″ | 5’1.3″ | +0.2″ |