The Middleweight Division in Mixed Martial Arts refers to different weight classes. The UFC Middleweight Fighters are generally complete within 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg).
Current Middleweight Champion
The current UFC Middleweight Champion is Dricus du Plessis.
Du Plessis became the UFC middleweight champion by defeating Sean Strickland at UFC 297 on January 20, 2024, via a controversial split decision.
Latest Results from UFC Middleweight
| Date | Fight | Method | Round | Result |
| May 4, 2024 | Michel Pereira vs. Ihor Potieria | Submission (guillotine choke) | R1 (0:54) | Michel Pereira def. Ihor Potieria |
| May 4, 2024 | Paul Craig vs. Caio Borralho | KO (punches) | R2 (2:10) | Caio Borralho def. Paul Craig |
UFC Middleweight Rankings 2024
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Dricus du Plessis | 21–2 | 9 (0 def) | Win | UFC 297 Sean Strickland | TBD | |
| 1 | Sean Strickland | 28–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC 297 Dricus du Plessis | UFC 302 Paulo Costa | |
| 2 | Israel Adesanya | 24–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 293 Sean Strickland | TBD | |
| 3 | Robert Whittaker | 25–7 | 1 | Win | UFC 298 Paulo Costa | UFC on ABC 6 Khamzat Chimaev | |
| 4 | Jared Cannonier | 17–6 | 2 | Win | UFC on ESPN 47 Marvin Vettori | UFC on ESPN 57 Nassourdine Imavov | |
| 5 | Marvin Vettori | 19–7–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 47 Jared Cannonier | TBD | |
| 6 | Brendan Allen | 24–5 | 7 | Win | UFC Fight Night 240 Chris Curtis | TBD | |
| 7 | Paulo Costa | 14–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Robert Whittaker | UFC 302 Sean Strickland | |
| 8 | Nassourdine Imavov | 13–4 (1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 235 Roman Dolidze | UFC on ESPN 57 Jared Cannonier | |
| 9 | Jack Hermansson | 24–8 | 1 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 236 Joe Pyfer | TBD |
| 10 | Khamzat Chimaev | 13–0 | 1 | 13 | Win | UFC 294 Kamaru Usman | UFC on ABC 6 Robert Whittaker |
| 11 | Roman Dolidze | 12–3 | −2 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 235 Nassourdine Imavov | UFC 302 TBA |
| 12 | Caio Borralho | 16–1 (1 NC) | 2 | 13 | Win | UFC 301 Paul Craig | TBD |
| 13 | Michel Pereira | 31–11 (2 NC) | 8 | Win | UFC 301 Ihor Potieria | TBD | |
| 14 | Anthony Hernandez | 12–2 (1 NC) | −2 | 5 | Win | UFC 298 Roman Kopylov | TBD |
| 15 | Chris Curtis | 31–11 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 240 Brendan Allen | TBD |
History of the Middleweight Class
On March 1, 2008, the Pride World Welterweight Championship was unified with the UFC Middleweight Title on March 1, 2008, when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82.
Dave Menne and Rich Franklin have held the Middleweight Title, and at UFC 64, Anderson Silva won the title. Silva defended his title against the likes of Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, Patrick Cote, Thales Leites, Demian Maia, Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort, and Yushin Okami while holding onto the belt for a total of 2,457 days, a record for the longest title reign in UFC history. At UFC 162, Chris Weidman defeated Silva to win the Middleweight Title. Weidman's reign ended when Luke Rockhold beat him at UFC 194.
At UFC 199, Michael Bisping won the Middleweight Title and eventually lost it to the returning GSP at UFC 217. As GSP vacated the title due to complications with ulcerative colitis, on December 7, 2017, Robert Whittaker was promoted as the Middleweight Champion, having won the Interim Title at UFC 213.
At UFC 243, the interim Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker to win the undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship.
Adesanya defended his title against Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa at UFC 248 and UFC 253, respectively.
Sean Strickland defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 and became the new UFC middleweight champion. Unfortunately, Strickland's reign didn't last long, as he lost his first title defense against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 via a split decision, making du Plessis the new champion.
UFC Weight Divisions
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*Last Updated on May 12, 2024.
FAQs On UFC Middleweight Champion
A. Dricus du Plessis is the UFC middleweight champion.
A. Sean Strickland is the No.1 ranked contender in the UFC middleweight division.
A. The UFC middleweight division weighs 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg).
A. Select members of the MMA media vote on the official UFC rankings. Their voices are averaged, and the rankings are determined every week.
