Table 1 Frequency of MMA athletes that lost a certain amount of weight within a certain amount of time leading to weigh-in. N = Number of MMA athletes
Overall % | 0–2 pounds | 3–5 pounds | 6–10 pounds | 11–15 pounds | 16–20 pounds | 21–25 pounds | 26+ pounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 week prior | 13.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | 8.7% | ||||
2 weeks prior | 9.8% | 25.0% | 5.0% | 12.5% | ||||
3 weeks prior | 5.4% | 5.0% | 12.5% | 4.3% | ||||
4 weeks prior | 22.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10.0% | 30.0% | 20.8% | 21.7% | |
5 weeks prior | 3.3% | 8.3% | 4.3% | |||||
6 weeks prior | 22.8% | 10.0% | 35.0% | 29.2% | 21.7% | |||
7 weeks prior | 3.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% | ||||
8 or more weeks prior | 17.4% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 12.5% | 39.1% | |||
Don’t cut weight | 2.2% | 100.0% | ||||||
Total | 100% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 |