Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg: Who would win a fight between tech titans?

 Who would win a fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg? It’s the sort of question that might be asked over a drink in the pub.

But a clash between the two of the world’s tech tycoons may no longer be hypothetical after Mr. Zuckerberg apparently agreed to a cage fight with Mr. Musk.

When rumors emerged earlier this month that the Facebook boss, a Jiu Jitsu enthusiast, was looking for a rival, the Space X and Tesla founders tweeted that he was "up for a cage match".

Mr. Zuckerberg then posted a screenshot of the tweet with the caption "Send me a location".

Now that a fight appears on the cards, how would the two men match up inside the ring?

At more than 6 feet tall, Mr. Musk would have a clear reach advantage over Mr. Zuckerberg, who measures up at 5 feet 8 inches.

His height also means he would also have a significant weight advantage over his opponent, but Mr. Zuckerberg’s Jiu Jitsu skills—he recently won his first gold and silver medals at a Silicon Valley tournament—would undoubtedly enable him to get out of a few sticky situations on the canvas.

Mr. Musk joked he had a "great move" to show off, noting that his workout regime consists mostly of spending time with his children.

 

"I have this great move that I call ‘The Walrus, where I just lie on top of my opponent and do nothing," he tweeted.

He added, "I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids and throwing them in the air."

In 2020, Mr. Musk also told Joe Rogan that he "wouldn’t exercise at all if [he] could".

Although Mr. Zuckerberg is smaller and lighter than Mr. Musk, his technical ability and aerobic capacity could prove too much for the Tesla boss, who earlier this year said that his typical breakfast included a bowl of ice cream, biscuits, and a donut.

Mr. Zuckerberg says he used to "run a lot" and got into surfing and then MMA after the COVID pandemic.

"I really like watching UFC, for example, because I also like doing the sport [MMA]," he said on the Joe Rogan Experience.

"It really is the best sport; five minutes in, I was like, Where has this been the best my whole life?’ To some degree, MMA is the perfect thing because if you stop paying attention for one second, you’re going to end up on the bottom."

In addition to his martial arts skills, Mr. Zuckerberg also recently participated in the "Murph Challenge," a grueling workout named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy, a Navy Seal who was killed in action in 2005. The challenge, which the 39-year-old said he tries to do each year with his daughters, involves 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and a mile-long run, all while wearing a 20-pound weighted vest.