Silent d says on 23/Jan/12
Makes sense. I don't think brad pitt and jolie went to the hong kong wax museum. Jet li is 166cm.

steven says on 19/Jan/12
he is short he is 5'4. the reason sometime he apear above 5'5 is because he had lift boots.

Darth Vader says on 17/Jan/12
I'd say he's 5'4-5'5. He might've been a bit taller 20-25 years ago, like 5'6.

@MMA Fan
In a cage fight Carwin might have the upperhand, though in a open-area street fight over life and death I'd easily say Jet Li would've won, not only from superior strength and nerves, but Carwin wouldn't have what it takes to kill unlike Li. What you're forgetting is that in most of the "Movie Martial Artists" becomes actors after retiring from their careers as professional fighters. MMA unfortunantely, regardless of how "cool" it may seem, is a sport were ex-fighters from more highly regarded scenes go when they're done as fighters or not even that, they're big guys simply, whom are too old to keep doing what they used to do, and joined UFC.

Barely the top contenders can live of their prize money from the UFC. Compared to boxing, where a titlefight with Tyson would've given you atleast a million, for losing.

Also, remember what Bruce Lee always said, if you're fast, strong and well trained. It doesn't matter how big your opponent is. Sure, some of ya'll will argue that he also was only an actor etc. But truth remains, no one whom have met him, not even the "legendary" Chuck Norris, world fullcontact karate champion etc etc denies that Bruce would crush him in a street fight. And several BIG guys, have claimed that taking a hit from the tiny guy Bruce was felt like being hit by a car. You were down, it was over.

JetLiFan says on 17/Jan/12
His on screen presence definitely gives you the "feeling" that he's like 5"6-5"7, in reality he could be anywhere from 5"3-5"5.
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If Yao ming is 7"5, then Jet Li is likely shorter than 5"5, because he looks AT LEAST 2 Feet shorter than Yao in their picture together. They are both wearing sneakers. He may have been 5"5 at his peak.

Amar helloween says on 15/Jan/12
I dn't think he is 5'6'' . In my views, he will most probably be 5'4'' 0r 5'5'' . But he looks superb with his attitute and action performance.Really a great fighter of martial arts.

Silent d says on 10/Jan/12
My brother and his gf visited the wax museum in hong kong and he was the same height as jet li. I know my brother is 172cm so there is something wrong there. He also looked short next to brad pitt. I know pitt is not 6foot. Rob is it possible they inflate celebrity heights at wax museums? Jet li is 166cm.

Lt` says on 6/Jan/12
@MMA Fan

Carwin lost to Brock Lesnar last year, which i saw him as an entertainer when he was in wwe...

I'm sure these actors would have done nice in ring if they chose that way for living... (sry 4 bad english)

Rikashiku says on 15/Nov/11
MMA fans slow down evolution.

@Jason, bridjett fonda also wore monster heels in the film.


Jet Li is def a strong 5'6" and doesn't look any shorter than that. He looks shorter in his films because he is always cast next to guys who are over 6'0" and pack a bit of beef on em.

Silent D says on 19/Oct/11
He always looked short and in the expendables he was a few inches shorter than stallone. I would say 166cm is about right. He was a few inches shorter than 5 foot 9 jackie chan. In unleashed he is clearly 20cm shorter than morgan freeman.

Legend says on 15/Oct/11
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Legend says on 12/Oct/11
@MMA Fan

Incredibly ignorant statement by an MMA fan boy. You need to say that to Jet Li's face. And have you seen Jon Jones fight? And what about Cung Lee? Those fancy moves do work when people actually know how to use them, unlike a big, slow bear like Carwin who can only throw a right hook. I'm not a small guy by the way...Jet Li's 5'5 on a good day.

King Mars says on 23/Aug/11
I believe that jet li is 5'5 to 5'6 no taller and no shorter. and i would like to rectify something for all the ufc fans out there, I like the ufc and i think they are all amazing fighters, but how could u spit on a amazing martial artist/actress name when u know very liitle about that person saying that because he's an actress he cant do what he does in most of his movies in reality. The man has trained in martial arts since he was 8 and now he's 48 u do the math. the man is a genius in the arts so before u go rambling on about something u kno little of remember this he's lived longer and has much more experience then most, he learned from true masters, and just as i would train and learn the arts from him u would to in a heartbeat now i want all of u to go and watch this documentary called The Art Of Action:Martial Arts motion Picture goodbye and have a nice day remember think before u speak........ ths is a public service announcment to all who do not believe in true martial arts

not - just so you know says on 15/Aug/11
I think "Just so you know" has been a recipient of certain acts of violence on his head/brain. The part of his brain most traumatized? (the part that remembers where to put punctuation).

JUST SO U KNOW says on 15/Aug/11
on the early ufc mix martial arts there was this brasilian guy who was champion many time i forgot his name and he did jujitsu he was clearly skinny and not a heavyweigth he didnt kick punch or throw right hooks but he won all the fights agaisnt those huge guys so u cant say some huge guys can beat a small guy master on his own martial arts .... long ago in those fight they didnt have categories.

jason says on 6/Aug/11
hey guys i'm sure jet li is 5'4 'cos in kiss of the dragon movie he stars with bridjett fonda. she is 5'6 and li clearly is 2inch shorter than her. u can c this if u c the movie.

Height Lawyer says on 19/Jul/11
Jet is 5'5'' max, no more no less

MMA Fan says on 19/Jul/11
PatB, How could Jet Li do against Shane Carwin? Are you freakin kidding me? How would GSP, Anderson Silva or BJ Penn do against Shane Carwin? Does that disprove their fighting ability? Are you implying because you can't beat a beast of man, who is a proven Heavyweight WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER, a guy who makes his money fighting 220+ pounds elite professionals in REAL fights, they are not worthy of appearing in a fictional fight scenario?

If you want guys who can really mess up huge guys in fights in movies then don't expect any the flash moves & don't expect guys who can beat up multiple guys at once. Those jumping spinning back kicks? They work 1 out 10000 times. Those Akido wrist throws, they work about 1 out 100000 times. Van Damme, Segal, Norris & any marital arts MOVIE star would get messed up by Shane Carwin in a real fight. You do know the difference between a performer & a real PROFESSIONAL fighter, don't you? There's a reason why you don't see the moves you see in movies being performed in real fights, it's because they are for ENTERTAINMENT, a right hook is 10000000x more effective than any those moves you see in FICTIONAL movies.

If Jet Li fought in MMA he'd be a Bantamweight (at best). Faber would beat him, he'd grapple f*ck him, because there's a huge difference between a world class competitive fighter & someone they put in movies for entertainment who does fancy moves. That's not taking away from Jet Li's obvious fighting ability's, he can clearly put up a fight against average guys in real life, but comparing him to someone who make his living off fighting world class fighters in real life is a bit stupid.

EJ says on 9/Jul/11
@PatB I'd like to see you be able to take a punch from Manny Pacquiao, who only happens to be 5'6. Try that and report back

elRey says on 6/Jul/11
@PatB dude, real world champs: jet li van damme bruce lee and chuck norris and none of them reached 5'10" plssss. I'd just love to see a real fight between Li and Vin Diesel; this guy believes he fought/can fight the Rock hahaha... until he gets knocked or rib broken like Sly in Rocky and the Expendables, but yet, Sly's movies are 'watchable'

hfhdf says on 3/Jul/11
i'm 172-173cm and he looks closer to me. i'd say 168-171cm for him and he can sure kick ass ;) he's a small guy but he's muscular and a well trained martial artist

Rikashiku says on 28/Jun/11
Jet Li actually has 6 full contact championships in Wushu. Its not the size of the dog but the size of the fight the dog brings. A big guy can hit hard, but a little guy can probably hit harder if he TRAINED.

Cage Fighters only fight in the cage. Not to good in a REAL fight.

Alexander says on 28/Jun/11
I'd say he's about my height, 165cm (5'5").

And please - stop saying bad things about small height! You look funny and retarded

Komrad_Tombstone says on 26/Jun/11
Have some respect PatB. I hope you were kidding about Jet Li not being able to hurt you. He's a very accomplished martial artist, thus size means very little. Sure, he may not be as strong as some of the "big guys he fights," but speed, agility, and technique most often win out over strength. I would bet that Jet Li, especially in his younger days, could have destroyed most of the "cage fighters" that you're talking about. I think the idea of a highly trained, highly disciplined martial artist defeating a gang of thugs is MORE than plausible.

PatB says on 13/Jun/11
Jet Li is a dwarf. He looks on screen to be about 5'4" and to weigh perhaps 110 lbs. He is just too small to be able to generate enough force to actually hurt any of the big guys he fights. I had heard about him for years before I first saw him in Lethal Weapon (3?). I was deeply disapointed.

Liam Neeson in Taken seems plausible. He's big enough to hurt you. Scott Adkins is only of average height but he is very muscular. You can watch him in Ninja and not laugh. Van Damme also was plausible. If he hit me in the nose - my nose would bleed. Jet Li couldn't reach my nose.

So if he looks 5'4" on screen he's likely to be shorter in real life - maybe 5'3". I love action movies but Jet Li has spoiled a whole generation of such films simply by being too small. No verisimilitude. Doesn't anyone watch cage fighting? How would Jet Li do against Shane Carwin or even the much smaller but still powerfully built Uriah Faber? He's as implausible as a tough guy as was Russel Crowe as a mathematician.

Lesterstorm says on 1/Jun/11
I have to disagree with 5'6, too. He's looks more like 5'5. Maybe 5'5 1/2

Eddie says on 27/May/11
By looking at those pics with andy lau. Jet Li looks a solid 5'4" to me. the maximum height he could ever be is 5'5". I doubt this guy is anywhere close to 5'6".

good movies says on 22/May/11
this guy is so good.. one of three great athletes that did it well at movies, being the other two governator and van damme.
he always fight bigger guys and you wouldn't believe it but when you know he was wushu champ at twelve against 25yo..
he looked like 1,65 in unleashed

Michael says on 18/May/11
Why did this guy has 1" added to his actual height? He's 166cm tops (5' 5.5"). Average 5' 5" seems right.

linke says on 3/May/11
5'5 tops.

Legend says on 1/May/11
He is 5'5.

Jack says on 28/Apr/11
Jet is between 5'4.5'' to 5'5'' max, he is alot shorter than Jackie who is 5'6.5'' to 5'8'' max.

Johnson says on 17/Apr/11
I met Jet Li once and compared to me (5'11") I would guess he is about 8 inches smaller. That would make him a 5'3".

Regards Johnson

Luke says on 9/Apr/11
I'm about 5'5-5'6, so it's nice to see Jet Li is around my height. I'm 16, but I doubt I'll grow much more. Us poor Asian guys...

Michael says on 13/Mar/11
Mike, please stop being a troll. You must be smoking weed to think Jet is 160cm. Dude, why not say he's 150cm? Have some sense please.

mike says on 12/Mar/11
No way he is more than 5"4 (162.5 cm).
I would not be surprised a bit if it came out that he was 5"3 (160 cm).
By the way nothing is wrong with that, he is a super talented martial arts fighter and seems to be a decent guy.

Michael says on 7/Mar/11
5'4" is pushing it. I reckon he's a solid 5'5". On a good day he would hit 5'5.5".

Chet Lee says on 25/Feb/11
didn't look creamed by Fonda, so 5'5 might be accurate

Anonymous says on 31/Jan/11
he's 5'4

Chet Lee says on 29/Jan/11
I think he's 5'5 at most Rob, he looks small even for asian standards.

Anonymous says on 26/Jan/11
I have a pic of my dad w/Jet when my dad was younger and taller (maybe 5'6" at his tallest) and Jet was at least a couple of inches shorter than him. So my guess is he's at most 5'3.5"

Anon says on 15/Jan/11
sorry didn't mean anything negative.. was just stating my opinion, and i agree with you

adelaids says on 17/Dec/10
no matter whaty height he has, he still a great look, very great sex appeal!!! a true man with great talent and a good heart....

Anon says on 9/Dec/10
He was and is still very short in every movie. Don't know how people come up with 5-6, which would make him 5-8 in boots (he's not even close to this)

Will says on 3/Dec/10
Jet Li is 5'4 1/2". He was very short in Kiss of the Dragon.

Rikashiku says on 7/Nov/10
5'6" looks right. He can look smaller but he is a skinny guy and he is usually cast with alot of tall people.

Anon says on 4/Nov/10
Am I the only one to think Jet Li is 5-4??