5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
Source: Wikipedia
Islam Makhachev is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).
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Islam Makhachev’s 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm) is a little above average for a US man: about 63 in 100 US men are shorter.
Islam Makhachev is one of the shorter mixed martial arts fighters we have heights for: Tom Aspinall (6 ft 5 in) stands 7 in (17.8 cm) taller and Hannah Goldy (5 ft 4 in) is 6 in (15.2 cm) shorter.
Also listed at 5 ft 10 in: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Paddy Pimblett.
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
Source: Wikipedia
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