Muay Thai Shorts Size Guide

Thai shorts are cut differently to western fight shorts, and they are sized differently too. This page has the exact garment measurements for every Sabai size, plus how to measure yourself so you only have to order once.

How to measure

You need one number: your waist, measured where the shorts actually sit. On Thai shorts that is higher than jeans — usually on or just above the hip bone.

  1. Stand relaxed. Do not suck in, you will be breathing hard in these.
  2. Run a soft tape around the point where you want the waistband to sit.
  3. Keep the tape level front to back, snug but not tight.
  4. Write the number down in inches and centimetres.

How Thai shorts are meant to fit

Traditional Thai shorts are wider and shorter than western fight shorts. That is deliberate. The width is what lets you throw a head kick without the hem stopping your leg, and the short length keeps fabric out of the way in the clinch. If they feel roomy standing still, they are right.

Two things worth knowing. Thai sizing runs smaller than US sizing, so a US medium is often a Thai large. And the waistband is elastic with give either way, but the leg opening is not — sizing down to get a tighter waist costs you kick range.

Muay Thai shorts — size chart

All measurements are of the garment, not your body.

Size Waist (in) Waist (cm) Width (in) Width (cm) Length (in) Length (cm)
S 28–30 72–77 27.5 70 14.1 36
M 31–33 78–83 30.7 78 14.9 38
L 34–36 84–91 33.8 86 15.7 40
XL 37–39 92–99 37 94 16.5 42

Muay Thai tops — size chart

Size Length (cm) Length (in) Chest (cm) Chest (in)
XS 59 23.2 92 36.2
S 61 24.0 96 37.8
M 63 24.8 100 39.4
L 67 26.4 108 42.5
XL 71 28.0 116 45.7
XXL 73 28.7 120 47.2

Between sizes?

Size up. Every time. The waistband takes up slack better than a tight leg opening gives it back, and nobody has ever finished a round wishing their shorts were tighter.

Still not sure

Email admin@sabaifightwear.com with your waist measurement and what you currently train in, and we will tell you which size to order.