UFC Middleweight - 2024

Last Modified Mar 03, 2024 10:29 GMT

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).


UFC Middleweight
UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis Returns Home


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 MethodRoundResult
March 3, 2024 Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Cláudio RibeiroTKO (elbows and punches)R2 (1:57)
Christian Leroy Duncan def. Cláudio Ribeiro


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UFC Middleweight Rankings 2024


RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CDricus du Plessis21–2 9 (0 def)WinUFC 297 Sean StricklandTBD
1Sean Strickland28–6 0LossUFC 297 Dricus du PlessisTBD
2Israel Adesanya24–3 0LossUFC 293 Sean StricklandTBD
3Robert Whittaker25–7 1WinUFC 298 Paulo CostaTBD
4Jared Cannonier17–6 2WinUFC on ESPN 47 Marvin VettoriTBD
5Marvin Vettori19–7–1 0LossUFC on ESPN 47 Jared Cannonier
UFC Fight Night 242 Brendan Allen
6Brendan Allen23–516WinUFC Fight Night 232 Paul Craig
UFC Fight Night 242 Marvin Vettori
7Paulo Costa14–3−10LossUFC 298 Robert WhittakerTBD
8Nassourdine Imavov13–4
(1 NC)
1WinUFC Fight Night 235 Roman DolidzeTBD
9 (T)Jack Hermansson24–811WinUFC Fight Night 236 Joe PyferTBD
9 (T)Roman Dolidze12–3 0LossUFC Fight Night 235 Nassourdine ImavovTBD
11Khamzat Chimaev13–0 13WinUFC 294 Kamaru UsmanTBD
12Paul Craig17–7–1 0LossUFC Fight Night 232 Brendan Allen
UFC 301 Caio Borralho
13Anthony Hernandez12–2
(1 NC)
25WinUFC 298 Roman KopylovTBD
14Chris Curtis31–10
(1 NC)
−11WinUFC 297 Marc-Andre BarriaultTBD
15Caio Borralho15–1
(1 NC)
−112WinUFC Fight Night 231 Abus Magomedov
UFC 301 Paul Craig

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


Men

  1. Heavyweight
  2. Light Heavyweight
  3. Middleweight
  4. Welterweight
  5. Lightweight
  6. Featherweight
  7. Bantamweight
  8. Flyweight


Women

  1. Featherweight
  2. Bantamweight
  3. Flyweight
  4. Strawweight


*Last Updated on March 3, 2024.

FAQs

Q. Who is the current UFC middleweight champion?

A. Dricus du Plessis is the UFC middleweight champion. 

Q. Who is the No.1 ranked fighter in UFC middleweight?

A. Sean Strickland is the No.1 ranked contender in the UFC middleweight division. 

Q. What is the UFC middleweight division weight limit?

A. The UFC middleweight division weighs 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg). 

Q. How are UFC rankings calculated?

A. Select members of the MMA media vote on the official UFC rankings. Their voices are averaged, and the rankings are determined every week.