The Ultimate Fighting Championship rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members are asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.[1]
Overview[edit]
- Last Update (current ranking): July 1, 2019
- Previous Update (prior ranking): June 25, 2019
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Pound-for-Pound rankings[edit]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Weight class | Title(s) |
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1 | Daniel Cormier | 22–1 (1) | Heavyweight (2009–2013, 2018–present) Light Heavyweight (2014–2018) | Heavyweight Champion | |
2 | Jon Jones | 24–1 (1) | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight Champion | |
3 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 27–0 | Lightweight | Lightweight Champion | |
4 | Henry Cejudo | 15–2 | Flyweight (2014–present) Bantamweight (2013–2014, 2019–present) | Flyweight Champion | |
5 | Max Holloway | 20–4 | Featherweight (2012–present) Lightweight (2010–2011, 2019) | Featherweight Champion | |
6 | Amanda Nunes | 17–4 | Bantamweight (2011–present) Featherweight (2008–2011, 2018–present) | Women's Bantamweight Champion | |
7 | Kamaru Usman | 15–1 | Welterweight | Welterweight Champion | |
8 | Dustin Poirier | 25–5 (1) | Lightweight (2009–2010, 2015–present) Featherweight (2011–2014) | Interim Lightweight Champion | |
9 | Conor McGregor | 21–4 | 1 | Lightweight (2016–2018) Featherweight (2013–2015) | |
10 | Robert Whittaker | 20–4 | 1 | Middleweight (2014–present) Welterweight (2009–2014) | Middleweight Champion |
11 | Stipe Miocic | 18–3 | 2 | Heavyweight | |
12 | Tony Ferguson | 25–3 | Lightweight | ||
13 | Valentina Shevchenko | 17–3 | Flyweight | Women's Flyweight Champion | |
14 | Tyron Woodley | 19–4–1 | Welterweight | ||
15 | Jéssica Andrade | 20–6 | Strawweight | Women's Strawweight Champion |
Weight class rankings[edit]
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Stipe Miocic | 18–3 | |
2 | Francis Ngannou | 14–3 | |
3 | Junior dos Santos | 21–6 | |
4 | Curtis Blaydes | 11–2 (1) | |
5 | Derrick Lewis | 21–7 (1) | |
6 | Alexander Volkov | 30–7 | |
7 | Alistair Overeem | 45–17 (1) | 1 |
8 | Cain Velasquez | 14–3 | |
9 | Aleksei Oleinik | 57–12–1 | |
10 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | 20–4 | |
11 | Blagoy Ivanov | 18–2 (1) | |
12 | Tai Tuivasa | 8–2 | |
13 | Marcin Tybura | 17–5 | |
14 | Walt Harris | 12–7 (1) | |
15 | Augusto Sakai | 13–1–1 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Daniel Cormier | 22–1 (1) | |
2 | Thiago Santos | 21–6 | |
3 | Anthony Smith | 32–14 | |
4 | Dominick Reyes | 11–0 | 1 |
5 | Alexander Gustafsson | 18–6 | 1 |
6 | Jan Błachowicz | 23–8 | |
7 | Volkan Oezdemir | 15–4 | |
8 | Corey Anderson | 12–4 | |
9 | Ilir Latifi | 14–6 (1) | |
10 | Glover Teixeira | 29–7 | |
11 | Aleksandar Rakić | 12–1 | |
12 | Johnny Walker | 17–3 | |
13 | Maurício Rua | 26–11 | |
14 | Nikita Krylov | 25–6 | |
15 | Misha Cirkunov | 14–5 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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2 | Yoel Romero | 13–3 | |
3 | Kelvin Gastelum | 15–4 (1) | 1 |
4 | Jack Hermansson | 20–4 | 1 |
5 | Jacaré Souza | 26–7 (1) | 1 |
6 | Chris Weidman | 14–4 | 1 |
7 | Paulo Costa | 12–0 | 1 |
8 | Derek Brunson | 19–7 | 1 |
9 | Jared Cannonier | 12–4 | 1 |
10 | Ian Heinisch | 13–1 | 1 |
11 | Brad Tavares | 17–5 | 1 |
12 | Uriah Hall | 14–9 | 2 |
13 | Antônio Carlos Júnior | 10–3 (1) | |
14 | David Branch | 22–6 | 1 |
15 | Anderson Silva | 34–10 (1) | *NR |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Tyron Woodley | 19–4–1 | |
2 | Colby Covington | 14–1 | |
3 | Rafael dos Anjos | 29–11 | |
4 | Jorge Masvidal | 33–13 | |
5 | Ben Askren | 19–0 (1) | |
6 | Darren Till | 17–2–1 | |
7 | Stephen Thompson | 14–4–1 | |
8 | Anthony Pettis | 22–8 | |
9 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | 27–3 | |
10 | Robbie Lawler | 28–13 (1) | |
11 | Leon Edwards | 17–3 | |
12 | Demian Maia | 27–9 | |
13 | Neil Magny | 21–7 | |
14 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | 21–5 | |
15 | Vicente Luque | 16–6–1 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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2 | Tony Ferguson | 25–3 | |
3 | Conor McGregor | 21–4 | |
4 | Donald Cerrone | 36–12 (1) | |
5 | Justin Gaethje | 20–2 | |
6 | Al Iaquinta | 14–5–1 | |
7 | Edson Barboza | 20–7 | |
8 | Kevin Lee | 17–5 | |
9 | Anthony Pettis | 22–8 | |
10 | Paul Felder | 16–4 | |
11 | Charles Oliveira | 27–8 (1) | |
12 | Gregor Gillespie | 13–0 | |
13 | Alexander Hernandez | 10–2 | |
14 | Islam Makhachev | 17–1 | |
15 | James Vick | 13–3 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Alexander Volkanovski | 20–1 | |
2 | Brian Ortega | 14–1 (1) | |
3 | José Aldo | 28–5 | |
4 | Frankie Edgar | 23–6–1 | |
5 | Zabit Magomedsharipov | 17–1 | |
6 | Chan Sung Jung | 15–5 | |
7 | Jeremy Stephens | 28–16 | 1 |
8 | Yair Rodríguez | 11–2 | 1 |
9 | Josh Emmett | 14–2 | 1 |
10 | Renato Moicano | 13–3–1 | 1 |
11 | Calvin Kattar | 20–3 | |
12 | Mirsad Bektić | 13–1 | |
13 | Ricardo Lamas | 19–8 | |
14 | Shane Burgos | 12–1 | |
15 | Darren Elkins | 24–7 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Marlon Moraes | 22–6–1 | |
2 | Aljamain Sterling | 18–3 | |
3 | Raphael Assunção | 27–6 | |
4 | Petr Yan | 13–1 | |
5 | Pedro Munhoz | 18–4 (1) | |
6 | Dominick Cruz | 22–2 | |
7 | Cody Garbrandt | 11–3 | |
8 | Jimmie Rivera | 22–4 | |
9 | Cory Sandhagen | 11–1 | |
10 | Cody Stamann | 18–2 | 1 |
11 | Rob Font | 16–4 | 1 |
12 | John Dodson | 20–11 | 1 |
13 | Alejandro Pérez | 21–7–1 | 1 |
14 | Thomas Almeida | 21–3 | 1 |
15 | Ricky Simon | 15–1 | *NR |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Joseph Benavidez | 28–5 | 1 |
2 | Jussier Formiga | 23–6 | 1 |
3 | Alexandre Pantoja | 21–3 | |
4 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 15–1 | |
5 | Tim Elliott | 15–8–1 | |
6 | Rogerio Bontorin | 15–1 (1) | |
7 | Ryan Benoit | 10–5 | |
8 | Jordan Espinosa | 14–5 (1) | |
9 | Kai Kara-France | 19–7 (1) | |
10 | Alex Perez | 22–5 | |
11 | Raulian Paiva | 18–2 | |
12 | Matt Schnell | 13–4 |
Women's Featherweight
Champion: Amanda Nunes [17–4]
No rankings available for this division.
Champion: Amanda Nunes [17–4]
No rankings available for this division.
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Germaine de Randamie | 8–3 | 2 |
2 | Holly Holm | 12–4 | 1 |
3 | Ketlen Vieira | 10–0 | 1 |
4 | Aspen Ladd | 8–0 | |
5 | Raquel Pennington | 9–7 | |
6 | Cat Zingano | 10–4 | |
7 | Yana Kunitskaya | 12–4 (1) | |
8 | Marion Reneau | 9–5–1 | |
9 | Irene Aldana | 10–4 | 1 |
10 | Sara McMann | 11–5 | 1 |
11 | Macy Chiasson | 5–0 | |
12 | Lina Länsberg | 9–4 | |
13 | Tonya Evinger | 19–8 (1) | |
14 | Sijara Eubanks | 4–3 | |
15 | Bethe Correia | 10–4–1 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Jessica Eye | 14–7 (1) | |
2 | Katlyn Chookagian | 12–2 | |
3 | Liz Carmouche | 13–6 | |
4 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | 15–3 | |
5 | Roxanne Modafferi | 23–15 | |
5 | Joanne Calderwood | 13–4 | 1 |
7 | Andrea Lee | 11–2 | |
8 | Alexis Davis | 19–9 | |
9 | Jennifer Maia | 16–5–1 | |
10 | Lauren Murphy | 10–4 | |
11 | Montana De La Rosa | 10–5 | |
12 | Mara Romero Borella | 13–5 (1) | |
13 | Maycee Barber | 7–0 | |
14 | Paige VanZant | 8–4 | |
15 | Poliana Botelho | 8–2 |
Rank | Fighter | Record | M |
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1 | Rose Namajunas | 8–4 | |
2 | Tatiana Suarez | 8–0 | |
3 | Nina Ansaroff | 10–6 | |
4 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | 15–3 | |
5 | Cláudia Gadelha | 16–4 | 1 |
6 | Weili Zhang | 19–1 | 1 |
7 | Michelle Waterson | 17–6 | |
8 | Tecia Torres | 10–4 | |
9 | Carla Esparza | 14–6 | |
10 | Cynthia Calvillo | 8–1 | |
11 | Alexa Grasso | 11–2 | 1 |
12 | Felice Herrig | 14–8 | 1 |
13 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 12–5 | |
14 | Randa Markos | 9–6–1 | |
15 | Cortney Casey | 8–7 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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I think it has to be the UFC Lightweight division.
The UFC Lightweight Division currently has 2 of the most popular athletes at this very moment.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor Mcgregor.
But apart from that,
They’ve got the dynamic and exciting Tony Ferguson.
The same guy with a 11 fight win streak.
Along with him,
The rejuvenated, re-emergence of Dustin Poirier.
The number #3 ranked lightweight was on the rocks after his loss to Michael Johnson, but came back spectacularly with 4 wins after that and is probably the 2018 fighter of the year.
And yes, I did not forget Mr.209, the man himself, Nate Diaz.
Everytime he fights, we sit back with some good old popcorn and just watch this man do his thing.
Diaz vs Mcgregor 3, please.
THE most exciting fighter in the UFC today in Justin Gaethje.
This guy goes out for WAR.
Introduce a neutral to Justin Gaethje and he’ll immediately turn into an ultra.
Let’s talk about the underrated, overlooked ones.
The same man that did what Mcgregor couldn’t do, which is went all 5 rounds with Khabib on 1 days notice.
Al Iaquinta is an unbelievably underrated mixed martial artist who’s disrespectfully called the ‘real estate agent’.
Well let me tell you, this same real estate agent beat a KILLER in Jorge Masvidal, number #4 ranked lightweight in Kevin Lee.
Iaquinta vs Lee 2 is happening in December and that will be another killer of a fight.
Speaking of underrated,
Dan Hooker is absolutely killing it in the lightweight division and is slowly going by it.
He’s won his last 4 fights all via finishes.
His next fight is against Edson Barboza, a fight in which Hooker ranked #13 will take on Barboza ranked #4.
I’ve never seen anyone have such a massive jump in rankings but if Hooker beats Barboza, he’s the real deal.
Ufc Ranking By Weight Class 2018
On to the young upcoming fighters,
Easily one of the best young fighters in the UFC today, Kevin Lee.
Kevin’s ranked number #4 and dominated Edson Barboza in his last fight.
Sure, he got beaten by Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight belt, but losing to Tony Ferguson is no shame and I’m definitely sure he’ll only keep getting better.
If he beats Iaquinta, I really would love to see how he would end up in a fight vs Khabib since he’s got some unbelievable wrestling and is ridiculously strong.
A real upcoming gem, Alexander Hernandez shocked the world when he KO’d Beneil Dariush in his UFC debut.
This guy is definitely someone we’ve got the keep an eye on.
Finally,
The close companion of Khabib Nurmagomedov, the very talented, Islam Makachev.
Islam like Khabib has extremely good wrestling and fights at a similar high pace, high intensity style.
Islam vs Alexander is slated to happen pretty soon and that would be one heck of a fight between very similar styles.
So there you have it,
I’ve tried summing up the best division in the UFC, in my opinion.
It’ll be very interesting to see who steps up and eventually beats this man to his throne.
It’ll be a very hard task, but as they say, in MMA, anything can happen.
Hope this answers your question!
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial art (MMA) organization that produces a series of competitions throughout the year to name champions in each of the 11 weight divisions of fighters accepted by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which governs competition in fighting sports in the United States.
The first UFC event was held in 1993, and since then the sport has taken the United States by storm, especially because of ESPN and Showtime's offerings of televised fights, with pay-per-view raking in millions a year for viewers to watch the top-rated championship competitions. Even as recently as August of 2017, the UFC fighter Connor McGregor took on boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, selling thousands of pays-per-view.
Below are the champions of the current UFC tournaments as of September 2017, from the Heavyweight winner Stipe Miocic to the Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, the following athletes exemplify the best of the sport. Be sure to check out the Official UFC ESPN Website for current and upcoming fights as well as an up-to-date ranking of each fighter.
Heavyweight Champion — Stipe Miocic (205 - 265 lbs.)
In 2015, Fabricio Werdum was awesome at UFC 188, somehow managing to demonstrate more gas in the tank than a man (Cain Velasquez) who regularly breaks people. Said another way, he outlasted the former champion and claimed the title with a spectacular guillotine move to finish him off.
However, just one year later Stipe Miocic came onto the Heavyweight scene and put Werdum to shame, claiming the official belt and title with a Total Knock Out in round 1 at the UFC 198.
Miocic was born on August 18, 1982, making him 34 when he won his first Heavyweight Championship title. As of September 2017, his current record is 17 wins and 2 losses, with 13-1 on (T)KOs and 1-0 on Submissions.
Light Heavyweight Champion — Daniel Cormier (185 - 205 lbs.)
With Jon Jones' pending legal troubles mostly out of the way; Daniel Cormier actually lost the most recent title fight for Light Heavyweight Championship at the July 29th UFC 214: Cormier v Jones 2 fight. The UFC still considers Cormier the official Light Heavyweight champion because Jones failed his second drug test for this fight.
Daniel Cormier, fresh off of impressive victories over Anthony Johnson (twice — once in 2015 and once in 2017) and Alexander Gustafsson on October 3, 2015, still dominates the field despite his recent loss to Jones. Another rematch here would be spectacular but has yet to be scheduled pending a clean drug test for Jones.
It's unfortunate to see such great competitors stricken from the competition for messing around with performance-enhancing substances, but hopefully, Jones will straighten up his act soon. Until then, Cormier still reigns as the Light Heavyweight champion.
Middleweight Champion — Michael Bisping (170 - 185 lbs.)
Luke Rockhold said he could defeat the man who had beaten the greatest ever — and that's what he did to Chris Weidman. He beat the New York native up both on his feet, and then to end things, on the ground en-route to a TKO victory.
However, the following year on June 4, 2016, Michael Bisping overtook the champion Rockhold with a KO/TKO in round 1 of UFC 199, earning him the title of Middleweight Champion.
Bisping is currently 38 and hails from England. Also known as 'The Count,' this middleweight champion broke onto the UFC scene in December of 2006 at the UFC 66 where he beat Eric Shafer right after winning The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale in June of that same year.
Welterweight Champion — Tyron Woodley (155 - 170 lbs.)
When Robbie Lawler was able to avenge his loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC 182, he also took home the title. He has since been able to keep the strap with consecutive victories over Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit, even if the latter win was highly controversial.
However, on July 30, 2016, Tyron Woodley beat out Lawler at the UFC 201 to win the title of Welterweight Champion. Nicknamed 'The Chosen One,' Woodley has an 18-3 career record in the UFC since his start in February of 2006 at Headhunter Productions: The Patriot Act, a tournament of champions and rising stars in the UFC.
In the UFC 201 championship match titled Lawler v Woodley, Woodley won in the first round with a KO/TKO of his opponent just 2:12 into the competition.
Lightweight Champion — Conor McGregor (145 - 155 lbs.)
Rafael dos Anjos absolutely dominated Pettis with power striking and takedowns en-route to taking the title at UFC 185. He was about to get a shot at doing the same to Conor McGregor when a foot injury got in the way.
As a result, Conor McGregor took on Eddie Alverez on November 12, 2016, in the UFC 205: Alverez v McGregor, winning in the second round with a TKO.
McGregor recently re-entered the spotlight by challenging multi-weight-class-winning boxer Floyd Mayweather to a tournament of the strongest fighters in both fighting competitions (boxing and MMA). The match of a century sold over 5 million pay-per-view tickets, but the 40-year-old Mayweather beat out McGregor in the 8th round.
UFC Featherweight Champion — Max Holloway (135 - 145 lbs.)
Conor McGregor hit home with a left hand that ended former champion Jose Aldo's night after only 13 seconds had gone by in the UFC 194 on December 12, 2015, but after this match, McGregor moved up a weight class to Lightweight, where he took the championship title the following year.
Max 'Blessed' Holloway took the Featherweight Championship title at the UFC 212 by taking out former champion Jose Aldo in the third round with a KO/TKO. He is expected to compete against Frankie Edgar at UFC 218 for another title match in December of 2017.
Holloway started competing in UFC fights back in 2010 at the young age of 18. On September 11, 2010, Holloway entered and won against Duke Saragosa at X-1: Heroes. His first UFC fight, UFC 143 in February of 2012 resulted in a loss to Dustin Poirier, but since then Holloway has maintained an 18 - 3 record in his career matches.
Bantamweight Champion — Dominick Cruz (125 - 135 lbs.)
TJ Dillashaw had looked great in defeating Renan Barao twice, but when he got the shot to make his title truly undisputed against Dominick Cruz, a man who had never actually lost the bantamweight strap to anything other than injury, he barely fell short at the UFC Fight Night on January 17, 2016.
However, in December of that year at UFC 207, Cody Garbrandt unseated Cruz as the reigning champion with a unanimous decision in his favor after five full rounds. Garbrandt, unlike Cruz, currently remains undefeated with a career total of 11 fights, 9 of which were (T)KOs.
The fight against Cruz was Garbrandt's first UFC championship match, but fans of the sport expect the 26-year-old star to go far and to continue dominating the ring for years to come.
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Flyweight Champion — Demetrious Johnson (115 - 125 lbs.)
Demetrious Johnson is the first and only flyweight champion in the organization's history. The bottom line is that he's defeated every valid contender on his way to becoming not only the first flyweight champion but also one whose streak of dominance will be hard to match.
Johnson took home the inaugural title on September 22, 2012, at the UFC 152 tournament, and has since won 10 other title fights, including his most recent win against Wilson Reis at UFC Fight Night: Johnson v Reis.
Johnson is scheduled to fight against Ray Borg to defend his title in mid-September of 2017.
Women's Featherweight Champion — Germaine de Randamie (135 - 145 lbs.)
Let's face it, Ronda Rousey has been the face of Women's MMA for a very, very long time. The person most thought had a shot at taking her belt was Cris Justino, but then Holly Holm entered the conversation, who wrested the title away at the November 2015 UFC 193.
However, Holm lost her four following matches, including the February 2017 title match against newcomer Germaine de Randamie at UFC 208.
Randamie has no scheduled matches for the remainder of the 2017 season, so chances are she'll maintain that title for the next year or more, especially considering her powerhouse performance in her last match.
Women's Bantamweight Champion — Amanda Nunes (125 - 135 lbs.)
On July 6, 2016, Amanda Nunes defeated defending Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate at UFC 200 and went on to defeat another Bantamweight champion Rhonda Rousey to defend her title in December of that year.
She is currently scheduled to take on Valentina Shevchenko on September 9, 2017, as part of the UFC 215: Johnson v Borg event.
Women's Strawweight Champion — Joanna Jedrzejczyk (115 - 125 lbs.)
When we talk about Joanna Jedrzejczyk, we're talking about a striking machine that former champion Carla Esparza literally seemed to have no chance against on their March 2015 UFC 185 match.
This 30-year-old fighter from Portland, Oregon broke onto the scene in May of 2012 and has an undefeated record, winning 14 matches including six title fights.
Her latest fight against Jessica Andrade at the 2017 UFC 211 resulted in a unanimous decision after five full rounds of fighting, leaving Jedrzejczyk as one of the toughest women competitors in the field.
Mixed martial arts weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts.
Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
Prior to state sanctioning, weight classes were not mandatory since the competitions were held without the approval of the athletic commissions. For instance, the Ultimate Fighting Championship introduced two weight classes at UFC 12: heavyweight, which grouped competitors above 200 lb (91 kg), and lightweight, which grouped competitors under 200 lb.
Weight divisions underwent many changes in the ensuing years, but the ability of promotions to autonomously decide their own weight classes eventually disappeared after athletic commissions began supervising mixed martial arts.
In 2000, the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts were codified by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission. The California State Athletic Commission had worked extensively on regulation, but their sanctioning of MMA was not implemented due to state governmental issues surrounding the process.[1] California officially sanctioned MMA on December 28, 2005, using the ruleset it helped devise five years previously.[2]
Since then, to create uniformity, all state commissions in the United States that regulate mixed martial arts have assimilated these rules into their existing unarmed combat competition rules and statutes. For a promotion to hold mixed martial arts events in a state-sanctioned venue, the promotion must abide by the state athletic commission's body of rules for weight limits.
The Unified Rules designate limits for fourteen different weight classes in mixed martial arts; all definitions and measurements are in pounds.[3] The strawweight class was added in 2015.[4] The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017.[5]
Weight class | Upper weight limit |
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Strawweight | 115 lb (52.2 kg) |
Flyweight | 125 lb (56.7 kg) |
Bantamweight | 135 lb (61.2 kg) |
Featherweight | 145 lb (65.8 kg) |
Lightweight | 155 lb (70.3 kg) |
Super lightweight | 165 lb (74.8 kg) |
Welterweight | 170 lb (77.1 kg) |
Super welterweight | 175 lb (79.4 kg) |
Middleweight | 185 lb (83.9 kg) |
Super middleweight | 195 lb (88.5 kg) |
Light heavyweight | 205 lb (93.0 kg) |
Cruiserweight | 225 lb (102.1 kg) |
Heavyweight | 265 lb (120.2 kg) |
Super heavyweight | N/A |
Outside the United States
Ufc 205 Weight Class
With no state or government laws regarding weight class restrictions, organizations in other countries are free to schedule bouts with little regard for weight differential. However, due to the increasingly competitive and international nature of the sport, weight limits have been set by the promotions themselves usually in alignment with the Unified Rules, as maintaining standard weight classes is seen as fair and standard for all competitors.
Women
Weight limits in women's MMA mostly follow the Unified Rules' limits, but organizations that recognize women's championships usually only have titles at the lower end of the table. UFC, for example, recognizes women's titles in the strawweight, flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight classes. Some organizations that recognize women's championships also sanction a separate atomweight title with a 105 pounds (48 kg) limit.
See also
References
- ^New Jersey Commission Corrects Mainstream UFC Stories. Ivan's Blog, formerly posted on MMAWeekly.com. Retrieved December 5, 2006.
- ^California Legalizes MMA EventsArchived 2006-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. martialarts.about.com. Retrieved December 5, 2006.
- ^Nevada Administrative Code: Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^Jenness, Kirik (2015-07-30). 'ABC convention ends with MMA day'. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^'ABC approves adoption of four new weight classes for mixed martial arts'. 2017-07-26.
Ufc Ranking By Weight Class
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