The Featherweight Division in MMA refers to a particular group class. The UFC Featherweight fighters generally weigh 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg).
Current UFC Featherweight Champion
The current UFC Featherweight Champion is Ilia Topuria. Topuria became the first fighter to beat Alexander Volkanovski in the featherweight division.
Latest Results from UFC Featherweight Class
| Date | Fight | Method | Round | Time | Result |
| May 11, 2024 | Sean Woodson def. Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | Sean Woodson def. Alex Caceres |
UFC Featherweight Rankings
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [15-0-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Ilia Topuria | 15–0 | 15 (0 def) | Win | UFC 298 Alexander Volkanovski | TBD | |
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | 26–7 | 3 | Win | UFC 300 Justin Gaethje | TBD | |
| 3 | Brian Ortega | 16–3 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 237 Yair Rodríguez | TBD | |
| 4 | Yair Rodríguez | 19–5 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 237 Brian Ortega | TBD | |
| 5 | Movsar Evloev | 18–0 | 18 | Win | UFC 297 Arnold Allen | TBD | |
| 6 | Arnold Allen | 19–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 297 Movsar Evloev | UFC 304 Giga Chikadze | |
| 7 | Josh Emmett | 19–4 | 1 | Win | UFC 296 Bryce Mitchell | TBD | |
| 8 | Aljamain Sterling | 24–4 | 1 | Win | UFC 300 Calvin Kattar | TBD | |
| 9 | Calvin Kattar | 23–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Aljamain Sterling | TBD | |
| 10 | Giga Chikadze | 15–3 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 225 Alex Caceres | UFC 304 Arnold Allen | |
| 11 | Edson Barboza | 24–11 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 230 Sodiq Yusuff | UFC Fight Night 241 Lerone Murphy | |
| 12 | Bryce Mitchell | 16–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 296 Josh Emmett | TBD | |
| 13 | Dan Ige | 18–7 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 236 Andre Fili | TBD | |
| 14 | Diego Lopes | 24–6 | 3 | Win | UFC 300 Sodiq Yusuff | TBD | |
| 15 | Sodiq Yusuff | 13–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Diego Lopes | TBD |
History of UFC Featherweight Class
Before the UFC-WEC merger, José Aldo was the WEC Featherweight Champion. Aldo was awarded the inaugural UFC Featherweight Championship on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123 in a ceremony before the event.
At UFC 194, Conor McGregor won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship after beating José Aldo within 13 seconds. At UFC 212, Max Holloway won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship from Aldo.
Holloway, who defended his title against Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, and Frankie Edgar, lost his title to Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski is the current UFC Featherweight Champion and recently defended his title against 5 times before losing it to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 on February 17, 2024.
UFC Weight Divisions
Men
Women
- Featherweight
- Bantamweight
- Flyweight
- Strawweight
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* Last Updated on May 12, 2024.
FAQs On UFC Featherweight Champion
Ilia Topuria is currently the UFC Featherweight Champion.
Alexander Volkanovski is ranked number 1 in the Featherweight Class.
