Rankings / Prehistoric / Land / Heavyweight / Gigantopithecus
Prehistoric · PleistoceneLandHeavyweight
Gigantopithecus
Gigantopithecus blacki · Southern China
Record
0–0
Win rate
–
Fight rating
1,500
Fighter stats
Estimates from fossils, for adults- Lived
- About 2 million to ~215,000–295,000 years ago
- Weight
- ~440–660 lb (estimated)
- Size
- Possibly ~10 ft tall
- Top speed
- Unknown
- Weapons
- Massive jaws and molars
- Diet
- Herbivore: fruit, plants
- Lifespan
- Unknown
Power-ups
- Largest ape ever
- Huge jaws and teeth
- Enormous strength (likely)
Weak spots
- Known only from teeth and four jaws
- A picky eater that couldn't adapt
Fight record
Bars show the share of votes for the gigantopithecus. A fight counts toward the record once it has 10+ votes.
In the wild
A 2024 Nature study dated its extinction to 295,000–215,000 years ago, when it couldn't adapt its diet as forests changed.
Source: phys.orgEverything we know about Gigantopithecus comes from about 2,000 fossil teeth and four jawbones.
Source: phys.org