Can an average woman defeat an average man in a street fight?

[Entera]

Yes

No

[Effably]

With Can as the operative word? Absolutely.

Is it likely? No. Not at all.

The averages is that men are about 50% stronger, in every explosive muscle. With more stationary situations women compete better. Dynamic, not so much. In general in a fight, technique can make up for some strength difference. The average person, man or woman, does not have technique.

Many species have sexual dimorphism. Humans are not extreme but we do have it. This isn't really a women vs men thing. We are fundamentally different. Much more alike than different, yes, but still different.

The average woman could train to a level where she will beat the average man. Any person training to that extent can not be described as average.

[Orion84]

It's not impossible, but it is unlikely.

Since you said "average" then we'll disregard any possible outliers, and assume a man of average male height, weight, and strength vs a woman of average female characteristics.

The man is going to have superior strength, reach, size, stamina, speed, and weight. The woman would be more flexible, but that wouldn't overcome the man's physical advantages.

If the woman fights dirty, like going for the balls, she may have a chance, but in a street fight, that's unlikely to make a difference. Plus, her longer hair would also be a vulnerability that he could exploit by grabbing it.

9 times out of 10, the guy would win.

[Twodogs0525]

Perfectly explained. She's talking "average", which means, no, she couldn't. An above average woman would have a hard time beating an average man in a street fight. How do I know, you ask? lol My dad is a homicide detective and has dealt with the aftermath of highly skilled women, when it comes to self defense, taking stupid chances and literally being beaten to death by guys in their 60's at times or strong guys that are actually disabled in some way.

[Nikki1989]

The men will say no, which is obviously the wrong answer. A multitude of women have successfully humiliated men.

[itsannalee]

Technically nope, in practice yes if she get weapons.

[ISawYouYesterday]

Men generally have stronger bones and more muscle mass than women, also have height and weight advantage, but, a woman can defeat a man if;

Woman is trained, while man is not.

Woman has more muscle mass than man (It's not possible unless she's a bodybuilder and taking hormone pills).

Woman is heavier.

Woman is taller.

Man has ectomorph body type while woman has endomorph or mesomorph body type.

[douride2]

2 average people. Not a chance of it ever happening.

[RedTiefling]

I'd say 70% chance the guy wins

[sirderpsalot123]

No .