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Originally Posted by CodythePATRIOT
Any of you guys have reads on body types and propensity to gas? It seem to me that the guys (or gals) that have that lean physique, but not too ripped and not too much muscle fair better than those that are super muscular. You guys agree with this observation?
In general yes, but that's not true in all cases. Phil Hawes, for example, is super jacked but seems to have a pretty good gas tank. On the other hand, gassing was always a problem for guys like Yoel Romero. It is really important to pay attention to a fighter's gas tank though if you're handicapping, I think that's something that a lot of people don't attach enough weight to.
I think the best builds for MMA are guys that are strong but don't necessarily have tons of hypertrophy. A good example would be Nassourdine Imavov, he was obviously just as strong as Ian Heinisch in this weekend's fight but had a lot less muscle.