What Is Jalin Turner’s Walk-Around Weight? Height, Reach, Weight & More About the UFC Star

Jalin Turner is tall, some would even say too tall for the lightweight division, where (according to FightMatrix.com), the average height of fighters is a shade over 5’9″. Meanwhile, ‘Tarantula’ stands at an impressive 6’3″. For his height, Turner should be fighting in the welterweight division or higher (Alex Pereira is 6’4″).

This, of course, has made fans curious how the #10 ranked Turner manages to make the 155-pound lightweight limit. While the 29-year-old has been diligent in making weight for his fights, he has, on occasion, missed weight and even been fined. Given all of this, many wonder what ‘Tarantula’s walk-around weight is.

Jalin Turner’s walkaround weight, height, reach

Jalin Turner has fought in the 155-pound lightweight division right from his amateur days. He takes full advantage of his tall, lean 6’3″ frame and 77″ reach, which gives him a significant advantage over his opponents.

Turner, whose height and size have many fans wondering how he can make 155-pounds, joined former UFC champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson on the latter’s ‘JAXXON Podcast’, where he confirmed his walkaround weight. “180 (pounds)” Turner told the former light heavyweight champion.

Growing up in a tough neighborhood and too poor to afford proper fight equipment, Turner would start training by shadowboxing and using his family couch as a punching bag until he joined Team Adrenaline, thus kickstarting his MMA career. Jalin started in the amateur circuit at the age of 18 in 2013 and turned pro three years later in 2016.

And ‘Tarantula’ has come a long way, from not being able to afford fight equipment to being scheduled to face #13 ranked Renato Moicano on the historic UFC 300 anniversary mega-card on April 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While the American will almost definitely make 155 pounds for the bout given its historic nature, he failed to make weight last year, and it led to some very interesting suggestions from a fellow fighter.

When Jalin Turner’s weight miss led to a UFC fighter proposing a new weight class

The UFC world was abuzz with speculations that the promotion may be looking to introduce two new weight classes: a 165-pound division and a 175-pound division. These were floated as replacements for the 170-pound welterweight division, which would then be abolished.

While there was a buzz that the UFC was going to go ahead with these divisions because it wanted to have Conor McGregor fight for its inaugural title, this speculation has died down. However, there were calls for the UFC to introduce a new 165-pound division last year, and it was motivated by an incident involving Jalin Turner.

‘Tarantula’ was scheduled to fight Dan Hooker at UFC 290 in a lightweight bout last year. However, he failed to make the 155-pound limit and weighed in two pounds heavier. In response to this, fellow UFC lightweight star Terrance McKinney tweeted that the UFC should introduce a new 165-pound division.

“UFC need that 165 weight class for people too small for 170 but too big for 155. I think it’s time,” he wrote. Of course, the UFC did not introduce the division. But, if it were to do so, for whatever reason, it would definitely help Turner, especially who no doubt must go through immense pain and hardship to shed 25 pounds every time he fights. What do you think about the idea of a 165-pound division in the UFC?

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