Tallest UFC Fighters Include a ‘Skyscraper’ and Former Heavyweight Champion

When examining the tallest UFC fighters, it’s best to start at the top — literally.

Listed at 7-feet even on UFC.com, Stefan Struve is officially the tallest fighter in the history of the Las Vegas-based promotion. Competing at a height that rivals most post players in the NBA has only produced mixed results in the Octagon for the man known as “Skyscraper,” however.

The 28-year-old Dutchman is 11-6 during his UFC tenure, including a technical knockout triumph over current heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in September 2012, and victories over Brazilian veterans Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Antonio Silva. Still, he has often struggled at the highest levels of competition, with five of his six…