Former mixed martial artist who fought in UFCs’ heavyweight division, Stefan Struve is known for his many memorable fights, including a win over one of the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artists of all time, Stipe Miocic.
About Stefan Struve’s Real Height
But Stefan Struve is known for one another thing too and that’s his height. Struve is the tallest person to compete in the UFC. He is the tallest professional mixed martial artists of all time. Listed at an impressive seven feet, Struve towered over every opponent he ever had, including the taller ones like Alexander Volkov, who stands well over six feet six inches.
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| Stefan Struve towering Stipe Miocic, Alexander Volkov, Travis Browne, and Jon Jones |
UFC had listed Stefan Struve at seven feet but after carefully looking at him and comparing him with other fighters, we have come to think that he is a bit shorter than that. UFC regularly increases its fighters height, while not at the same tune as WWE (which increases a lot), it still adds at least an inch or two. Which makes it easy to conclude that Struve is just under the 7" mark.
The real height of Stefan Struve is
6’11” (211 cm)
Stefan Struve is so tall that he easily towers everyone in the UFC. Here is how he measures up with other UFC fighters and Shaq.
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| Stefan Struve (6'11") with Daniel Cormier (5'10"), Cain Velasquez (6"), Stipe Miocic (6'3.5"), Alexander Volkov (6'7") and Shaquille O'Neal (7'1") |
Stefan Struve would be super tall in any place in the world, even in South Sudan, where the average male height is around 6’3”. In his native country Sweden, Stefan is nearly a foot taller than average male height. Here is the average height of people around the world, just for fun.
| Country |
Male Height |
Female Height |
| Indonesia |
5'4"/163 cm |
4'10.5"/149 cm |
| Bangladesh |
5'4.5"/164 cm |
4'10.75"/149.2 cm |
| Vietnam |
5'4.5"/164 cm |
4'11"/150 cm |
| India |
5'5.5"/166.3 cm |
5"/152.4 cm |
| Nigeria |
5'6"/167.6 cm |
5'0.5"/153.7 cm |
| China |
5'6.5"/169 cm |
5'1"/155 cm |
| Japan |
5'7.5"/171.5 cm |
5'2.25"/158 m |
| South Korea |
5'7.5"/172 cm |
5'2.25"/158.1 cm |
| Brazil |
5'8.25"/173.3 cm |
5'2.5"/158.8 cm |
| France |
5'8.5"/174 cm |
5'3"/160 m |
| Russia |
5'9"/175.2 cm |
5'3.5"/161.3 ccm |
| Canada |
5'9.25"/176 cm |
5'4"/162.5 cm |
| England |
5'9.25"/176 cm |
5'4"/162.5 cm |
| United States |
5'9.25"/176 cm |
5'4"/162.5 cm |
| Australia |
5'9.5"/176.5 cm |
5'4"/163 cm |
| Germany |
5'10"/177.8 cm |
5'4"/164 cm |
| Croatia |
5'11"/180 cm |
5'5.5"/166 cm |
| Finland |
5'11"/180 cm |
5'5.5"/166.3 cm |
| Sweden |
5'11.25"/181 cm |
5'6"/167 cm |
| Netherlands |
5'11.5"/181.6 cm |
5'6.25"/168.2 cm |
| Dinaric Alps |
6"/183 cm |
5'6.5"/169 cm |
| Nilotic People of South Sudan |
6'3"/190.5 cm |
5'10"/177.8 cm |