- List of All Current UFC Champions
- UFC Heavyweight Champion 2024
- UFC Middleweight Champion 2024
- UFC Lightweight Champion 2024
- UFC Welterweight Champion 2024
- UFC Featherweight Champion 2024
- UFC Light Heavyweight Champion 2024
- UFC Bantamweight Champion 2024
- UFC Flyweight Champion 2024
- UFC Women's Featherweight Champion 2024
- UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion 2024
- UFC Women's Flyweight Champion 2024
- UFC Strawweight Champion 2024
- BMF Champion 2024
- FAQs
List of All Current UFC Champions
Division | Champion | Date Since | Defenses |
Heavyweight | Jon Jones | 4-March-2023 | - |
Heavyweight (interim) | Tom Aspinall | 12-November-2023 | - |
Light Heavyweight | Alex Pereira | 12-November-2023 | 1 |
Middleweight | Dricus du Plessis | 20-January-2024 | - |
Welterweight | Leon Edwards | 20-August-2022 | 2 |
Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | 21-October -2022 | 3 |
Featherweight | Ilia Topuria | 17-February-2024 | - |
Bantamweight | Sean O'Malley | 19-August-2023 | 1 |
Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | 8-July-2023 | 2 |
Women's Bantamweight | Raquel Pennington | 20-January-2024 | - |
Women's Flyweight | Alexa Grasso | 4-March-2023 | 1 |
Women's Strawweight | Zhang Weili | 12-November-2022 | 2 |
BMF (Baddest Mo*******er) | Max Holloway | 13-April-2024 | - |
Above is the list of all current UFC Champions concerning their weight classes.
Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) champions are fighters who have won and held UFC Championships concerning their weight classes and divisions. At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, MMA was unsanctioned in the US and did not include any weight classes. However, in 1997, UFC introduced weight-specific titles, starting with UFC 12.
By UFC 31, the Ultimate Fighting Championship had had five active weight divisions: Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight.
In 2010, the UFC would expand its lower weight classes, and the first addition came in late 2010 when the UFC merged with its sister organization World Extreme Cagefighting and the Featherweight and Bantamweight Divisions were introduced in the UFC.
In 2012, the dissolution of UFC's sister promotion Strikeforce, allowed the UFC to add female fighters to their roster for the first time in the promotion's history.
There are currently 12 UFC weight classes—eight divisions for men and four for women.
See here: Latest UFC Schedule from 2022
UFC Heavyweight Champion 2024
Jon Jones
Since | March 4, 2023 |
Defenses | 0 |
Jon Jones became the UFC heavyweight champion by defeating the No.1 contender, Ciryl Gane at UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane on March 4, 2023.
![UFC 285: Jones v Gane](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/9b66f-16997726301328-1920.jpg 1920w)
However, Jon Jones recently got injured during his sparring session before UFC 295 and, therefore, had to pull out from his title defense matchup against the former UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic. Hence, a heavyweight bout between Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall took place for the UFC interim heavyweight title. Tom Aspinall won the bout via a first-round TKO and is currently the interim heavyweight champion of the promotion.
![UFC 295: Pavlovich v Aspinall](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b703e-16997728582382-1920.jpg 1920w)
UFC Middleweight Champion 2024
Dicrus du Plessis
Since | January 20, 2024 |
Defenses | 0 |
![UFC 297: Strickland v Du Plessis](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/d5ebb-17058948875960-1920.jpg 1920w)
Dicrus du Plessos became the new UFC middleweight champion by defeating the former champion Sean Strickland via decision at UFC 297 on January 20, 2024.
UFC Lightweight Champion 2024
Islam Makhachev
Since | May 21, 2022 |
Defenses | 3 |
![](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/10/a6722-16668507206727-1920.jpg 1920w)
Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi and became the new UFC lightweight champion of the world. Makhachev submitted Oliveira in the second round with a triangle arm choke.
Makhachev is currently on a fourteen-win streak in UFC. And his win over Volkanovski made him the No. 1 fighter in the men's pound-for-pound rankings.
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UFC Welterweight Champion 2024
Leon Edwards
Since | August 20, 2022 |
Defenses | 2 |
![UFC 286: Edwards v Usman 3](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/b6fe4-16997726317093-1920.jpg 1920w)
At UFC 278, former champion Kamaru Usman faced old rival Leon Edwards for a rematch, where the British fighter dethroned 'The Nigerian Nightmare' via a fifth-round KO. Leon Edwards became the new UFC welterweight champion.
On March 18, 2023, Leon Edwards successfully defended the title against Kamaru Usman for their trilogy fight at UFC 283.
Leon made his second welterweight title defense against Colby Covington at UFC 296 on December 16. 2023.
UFC Featherweight Champion 2024
Ilia Topuria
Since | February 17, 2024 |
Defenses | 0 |
![UFC 298: Volkanovski v Topuria](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/02/42346-17082711625841-1920.jpg 1920w)
At UFC 298, Ilia Topuria dethroned the long-reigning Alexander Volkanovski via a KO in the second round to become the new champion.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion 2024
Alex Pereira
Since | November 12, 2023 |
Defenses | 1 |
![](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/cc9fc-16997731151270-1920.jpg 1920w)
Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 on November 12, 2023, and became the new UFC light heavyweight champion. Pereira won the bout via TKO at 4:08 in the second round. He successfully defended the title at UFC 300 on April 13, 2024 against Jamahal Hill.
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UFC Bantamweight Champion 2024
Sean O'Malley
Since | August 19, 2023 |
Defenses | 0 |
![UFC 292: Sterling v O'Malley](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ad22-16997726310420-1920.jpg 1920w)
Sean O'Malley became the new UFC bantamweight champion by defeating the former champion Aljamain Sterling via TKO at 0:51 in the second round.
UFC Flyweight Champion 2024
Alexandre Pantoja
Since | July 8, 2023 |
Defenses | 2 |
![UFC 290: Volkanovski v Rodriguez](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/0eb1e-16997726306946-1920.jpg 1920w)
Alexandre Pantoja won the UFC flyweight title by defeating the former champion Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on July 8, 2023. He defended his title against Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on December 16, 2024.
UFC Women's Featherweight Champion 2024
Vacated
Since | December 29, 2018 |
Defenses | 2 |
![UFC 277 Weigh-in](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/09/a6aaa-16644321714893-1920.jpg 1920w)
Amanda Nunes defeated Cris Cyborg via KO for the Women's UFC featherweight championship at UFC 232 and became the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion. She is also the third fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes (bantamweight and featherweight).
She defended her title against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 and became the first and only fighter in UFC history to defend two titles while actively holding them. Amanda Nunes has since retired and the featherweight title has been disbanded.
UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion 2024
Raquel Pennington
![UFC 297: Pennington v Bueno Silva](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/01/dc115-17058947523752-1920.jpg 1920w)
Since | January 20, 2024 |
Defenses | - |
Raquel Pennington became the new UFC women's bantamweight champion by defeating Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 for the vacant title.
UFC Women's Flyweight Champion 2024
Alexa Grasso
Since | March 4, 2023 |
Defenses | 0 |
![UFC 285: Jones v Gane](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/11/5ec59-16997726314496-1920.jpg 1920w)
Alexa Grasso won the UFC women's flyweight championship by defeating Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane via submission. Their rematch ended in a draw and Grasso retained her title.
UFC Strawweight Champion 2024
Zhang Weili
Since | November 12, 2022 |
Defenses | 2 |
![UFC 281: Adesanya v Pereira](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/11/24367-16683256485680-1920.jpg 1920w)
Zhang Weili became the UFC strawweight champion by defeating the former champion Carla Esparza at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira on November 12, 2022, at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
She defended her title against Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 on August 19, 2023, and against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on April 13, 2024.
BMF Champion 2024
Max Holloway
Since | April 13, 2024 |
Defenses | - |
![UFC 300: Pereira v Hill](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2024/04/b530e-17137800414111-1920.jpg 1920w)
Max Holloway clinched the BMF title from Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 in jaw-dropping fashion by putting 'The Highlight' to sleep in the last second of their fight at UFC 300.
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FAQs On UFC Champions 2024
Q. Who are the current UFC Champions?
A. The current UFC Champions are- Jon Jones (heavyweight), Tom Aspinall(interim heavyweight), Alex Pereira(light heavyweight), Dricus du Plessis (middleweight), Leon Edwards (welterweight), Islam Makhachev (lightweight), Ilia Topuria (featherweight), Sean O'Malley (bantamweight), Alexandre Pantoja (flyweight), Raquel Pennington (women's bantamweight) Amanda Nunes (women's featherweight), Alexa Grasso (women's flyweight), Zhang Weili (women's strawweight), and Max Holloway (BMF)
A. The current UFC Champions are- Jon Jones (heavyweight), Tom Aspinall(interim heavyweight), Alex Pereira(light heavyweight), Dricus du Plessis (middleweight), Leon Edwards (welterweight), Islam Makhachev (lightweight), Ilia Topuria (featherweight), Sean O'Malley (bantamweight), Alexandre Pantoja (flyweight), Raquel Pennington (women's bantamweight) Amanda Nunes (women's featherweight), Alexa Grasso (women's flyweight), Zhang Weili (women's strawweight), and Max Holloway (BMF)
Q. Who is the UFC light heavyweight champion?
A. Alex Pereira is currently the new UFC light heavyweight champion.
A. Alex Pereira is currently the new UFC light heavyweight champion.