UFC

Tom Aspinall

UFC heavyweight champion

All evidence

4 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 2025

   • Swim sprint, one pool length (about 22.5 m)9.4 s

     Max or PRUFC interim heavyweight champion (265 lb limit), age 31Swim session with Ross Edgley

     “smashing his previous time by 1.1 seconds for a time of 9.4 seconds.”

     Ross Edgley teaching Tom Aspinall to swim (BarBend, updated 2025-05-28)News report2025-01medium confidence

     Second attempt at a sub-10-second lap (first was 10.5 s), after a 180 m swim. BarBend says the session was in January 2025. Pool length is not stated; 22.5 m follows from its '180 meters, which is eight lengths of a pool'. Based on Ross Edgley's YouTube video.

2. 2024

   • Pull-ups3 reps + 45 kg

     Working setUFC heavyweight (265 lb limit)Strength session (own YouTube channel)

     “45KG”

     Tom Aspinall Official (YouTube)Shown in video2024-08medium confidence

     Weighted pull-up, 45 kg added (25 kg + 20 kg plates on belt). Quote is the on-screen graphic as read by Gemini (gemini-3.8-flash, 2026-10-21). Upload date not checked; date is when the video was read. Dated by the YouTube upload date (2024-08-29, Tom Aspinall Official).

   • Push-ups3 reps + 75 kg

     Working setUFC heavyweight (265 lb limit)Strength session (own YouTube channel)

     “75KG”

     Tom Aspinall Official (YouTube)Shown in video2024-08medium confidence

     Deficit push-up with three 25 kg plates on his back. He failed at 100 kg in the same video. Quote is the on-screen graphic as read by Gemini (2026-10-21). Upload date not checked. Dated by the YouTube upload date (2024-08-29, Tom Aspinall Official).

   • Incline dumbbell press (per dumbbell)57.5 kg × 6

     Working setUFC interim heavyweight champion (265 lb limit), age 30Chest session with Eddie Hall

     “57.5KG 126lbs”

     Eddie Hall The Beast (YouTube)Shown in video2024-01medium confidence

     Load is per dumbbell. Quote is the on-screen graphic as read by Gemini (2026-10-21). Date changed from 2026-10 to 2024-01: Sportskeeda reported the same set on 2024-01-24 (https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-tom-aspinall-seen-dumbbell-pressing-weight-equivalent-flyweight-hand-jaw-dropping-feat-strength-video), as two 127-pound dumbbells; the X account UFCFightTalk gave 57.5 kg (127 lb) x 6.