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 Alexander Volkanovski.
Volkanovski also ranks #2 in UFC Men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Latest Results from UFC Featherweight Class
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| Date | Fight | Method | Round | Result |
| August 26, 2023 | Max Holloway vs. Chan Sung Jung | KO/TKO | R3(0:23) | Max Holloway def. Chan Sung Jung |
| August 26, 2023 | Giga Chikadze vs. Alex Caceres | Decision | R3(5:00) | Giga Chikadze def. Alex Caceres |
| August 26, 2023 | Seungwoo Choi vs. Jarno Errens | Decision | R3(5:00) | Seungwoo Choi def. Jarno Errens |
UFC Featherweight Rankings
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Alexander Volkanovski [25–2]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Alexander Volkanovski | 25–2 | 0 (4 def) | Loss | UFC 284 Islam Makhachev | UFC 290 Yair Rodríguez | |
| IC | Yair Rodríguez | 15–3 (1 NC) | 2 | Win | UFC 284 Josh Emmett | UFC 290 Alexander Volkanovski | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | 24–7 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 44 Arnold Allen | UFC on ESPN 50 Jung Chan-sung | |
| 3 | Brian Ortega | 15–3 (1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 3 Yair Rodríguez | TBD | |
| 4 | Arnold Allen | 19–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 44 Max Holloway | TBD | |
| 5 | Ilia Topuria | 14–0 | 4 | 14 | Win | UFC on ABC 5 Josh Emmett | TBD |
| 6 | Josh Emmett | 18–4 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 5 Ilia Topuria | TBD |
| 7 | Calvin Kattar | 23–7 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 213 Arnold Allen | TBD |
| 8 | Jung Chan-sung | 17–7 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 273 Alexander Volkanovski | UFC on ESPN 50 Max Holloway |
| 9 | Giga Chikadze | 14–3 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 32 Calvin Kattar | TBD |
| 10 | Movsar Evloev | 17–0 | 17 | Win | UFC 288 Diego Lopes | TBD | |
| 11 | Sodiq Yusuff | 13–2 | 1 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 211 Don Shainis | TBD |
| 12 | Bryce Mitchell | 15–1 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 282 Ilia Topuria | TBD |
| 13 | Dan Ige | 17–6 | 2 | Win | UFC 289 Nate Landwehr | TBD | |
| 14 | Edson Barboza | 23–11 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 44 Billy Quarantillo | TBD | |
| 15 | Alex Caceres | 21–13 (1 NC) | 2 | Win | UFC on ESPN 46 Daniel Pineda | 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 Holloway via unanimous decision at UFC 276
UFC Weight Divisions
Men
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- Featherweight
- Bantamweight
- Flyweight
- Strawweight
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* Last Updated on August 28, 2023.
