The Ultimate Fighting Championship introduced two weight classes at UFC 12: Heavyweight, which grouped competitors above 200 lb (91 kg), and Lightweight, which grouped competitors under 200 lb.
The UFC gradually introduced various weight classes and the promotion currently consists of 12 different weight classes, with the initial division being Strawweight and the highest-ranked division being Heavyweight.
- UFC Weight Classes and Current Champions
- UFC Men's Weight Divisions And Rankings
- UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2021
- UFC Flyweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Bantamweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Featherweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Lightweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Welterweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Middleweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Light Heavyweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Heavyweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Women's Weight Divisions And Rankings
- UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2021
- UFC Women's Strawweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Women's Flyweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Women's Bantamweight Rankings 2021
- UFC Women's Featherweight Rankings 2021

UFC Weight Classes and Current Champions
Weight Class Name | Minimum Weight | Upper Weight Limit | Current Champion |
Women's Strawweight | 106lb (48 kg ; 7.5 st) | 115 lb (52.2 kg; 8.2 st) | Zhang Weili |
Flyweight | 115 lb (52.2 kg; 8.2 st) | 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) | Deiveson Figueiredo |
Bantamweight | 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) | Petr Yan |
Featherweight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) | 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) | Alexander Volkanovski |
Lightweight | 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) | 155 lb (70.3 kg; 11.1 st) | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
Welterweight | 155 lb (70.3 kg; 11.1 st) | 170 lb (77.1 kg; 12.1 st) | Kamaru Usman |
Middleweight | 170 lb (77.1 kg; 12.1 st) | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) | Israel Adesanya |
Light Heavyweight | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) | 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) | Jan Błachowicz |
Heavyweight | 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) | 265 lb (120.2 kg; 18.9 st) | Stipe Miocic |
Women’s Flyweight | 115 lb (52.2 kg; 8.2 st) | 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) | Valentina Shevchenko |
Women’s Bantamweight | 125 lb (56.7 kg; 8.9 st) | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) | Amanda Nunes |
Women’s Featherweight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) | 145 lb (65.8 kg; 10.4 st) | Amanda Nunes |
UFC Men's Weight Divisions And Rankings
UFC Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2021
Rank | Fighter | Weight Class | Win/Loss Record |
1 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Lightweight (2008–2010, 2012–2020) Welterweight (2009–2011) | 29-0 |
2 | Jon Jones | Light Heavyweight(2008-2020), Heavyweight (2021-) | 26-1,1NC |
3 | Israel Adesanya | Middleweight | 20-0 |
4 | Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | 18-1 |
5 | Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight | 20-3 |
6 | Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight (2014–present) Lightweight (2014; 2016) Welterweight (2012–2013) | 22-1 |
7 | Dustin Poirier | Lightweight (2009–2010, 2015–present) Featherweight (2011–2014) | 27-6, 1NC |
8 | Max Holloway | Featherweight (2012–present) Lightweight (2010–2011, 2019) | 22-6 |
9 | Deiveson Figueiredo | Flyweight | 20-1-1 |
10 | Petr Yan | Bantamweight | 15-1 |
11 | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | 22-3 |
12 | Robert Whittaker | Welterweight (2009-2014). Middleweight (2014-present) | 22-5 |
13 | Francis Ngannou | Heavyweight | 15-3 |
14 | Jan Blachowicz | Light Heavyweight | 27-8 |
15 | Conor McGregor | Featherweight (2008–2015) Lightweight (2008–2012, 2016–2018, 2021-present) Welterweight (2016, 2020) | 22-5 |
Current UFC Flyweight Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo [20-1-1]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Brandon Moreno | 18–5–2. |
2 | Joseph Benavidez | 28-7 |
3 | Askar Askarov | 12-0-1 |
4 | Alex Perez | 24-6 |
5 | Alexandre Pantoja | 23-5 |
Current UFC Bantamweight Champion: Petr Yan [15-1]
Ranking | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Aljamain Sterling | 19-3 |
2 | Cory Sandhagen | 14-2 |
3 | Rob Font | 18-4 |
4 | Cody Garbrandt | 12-3 |
5 | Jose Aldo | 29-7 |
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Alexander Volkanovski [22–1]
Rankings | Fighters | Win/Loss record |
1 | Max Holloway | 22–6 |
2 | Brian Ortega | 15–1 (1 NC) |
3 | Zabit Magomedshapirov | 18-1 |
4 | Yair Rodriguez | 13-2, 1 NC |
5 | Chan Sung Jung | 16-6 |
Current UFC Lightweight Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov [29–0]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss Record |
1 | Dustin Poirier | 27-6, 1 NC |
2 | Justin Gaethje | 22-3 |
3 | Charles Oliveira | 30-8, 1NC |
4 | Michael Chandler | 22-5 |
5 | Tony Ferguson | 26-5 |
Current UFC Welterweight Champion: Kamaru Usman [18–1]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Colby Covington | 16-2 |
2 | Gilbert Burns | 19-4 |
3 | Leon Edwards | 18-3 |
4 | Jorge Masvidal | 35-14 |
5 | Stephen Thompson | 16-4-1. |
Current UFC Middleweight Champion: Israel Adesanya [20–0]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Robert Whittaker | 22–5 |
2 | Paulo Costa | 13–1 |
3 | Jared Cannonier | 13–5 |
4 | Darren Till | 18–3–1 |
5 | Marvin Vettori | 16-4-1. |
Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: Jan Błachowicz (27–8)
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Glover Teixeira | 32–7 |
2 | Thiago Santos | 21–8 |
3 | Dominick Reyes | 12–2 |
4 | Aleksandar Rakić | 13–2 |
5 | Jiří Procházka | 27–3–1 |
Current UFC Heavyweight Champion: Stipe Miocic [20–3]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Francis Ngannou | 15–3 |
2 | Derrick Lewis | 25-7 (1 NC) |
3 | Curtis Blaydes | 14-3, 1 NC |
4 | Ciryl Gane | 8-0 |
5 | Alexander Volkov | 33-8 |
UFC Women's Weight Divisions And Rankings
UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings 2021
Rank | Fighter | Weight Class | Win/Loss Record |
1 | Amanda Nunes | Bantamweight (2011–present), Featherweight (2008–2011, 2018–present) | 20-4 |
2 | Valentina Shevchenko | Bantamweight (2003–2005, 2010–2017), Flyweight (2006, 2018–present) | 20-3 |
3 | Weili Zhang | Strawweight | 21-1 |
4 | Rose Namajunas | Strawweight | 9-4 |
5 | Jessica Andrade | Bantamweight (135 lbs) (2011–2015) Strawweight (115 lbs) (2016–2020) Flyweight (125 lbs) (2020–present) | 21-8 |
6 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Flyweight (2012–2014, 2018–present), Strawweight (2014–2018, 2019–present) | 16-4 |
7 | Germaine De Randamie | Bantamweight (2008-2011, 2013-16, 2018-Present), Featherweight ( 2011-12, 2017) | 10-4 |
8 | Holly Holm | Bantamweight (2011-2016, 2017, 2019), Featherweight (2017-2018) | 14-5 |
9 | Aspen Ladd | Flyweight (2015), Bantamweight (2016-present) | 9-1 |
10 | Katlyn Chookagian | Strawweight (2014), Flyweight (2014-2016, 2018-Present), Bantamweight (2016-17). | 15-4 |
11 | Nina Ansaroff | Strawweight (2010-2013, 2014-Present), Flyweight (2013-Present) | 10-6 |
12 | Yan Xiaonan | Atomweight, Strawweight | 13-1, 1 NC |
13 | Carla Esparza | Strawweight | 9-2-1. |
14 | Cynthia Calvillo | Flyweight (2016, 2020-present), Strawweight (2017-2019) | 18-5 |
15 | Claudia Gadelha | Strawweight | 18-6 |
Current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion: Zhang Weili [21–1]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Rose Namajunas | 9–4 |
2 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | 16–4 |
3 | Yan Xiaonan | 13–1 (1 NC) |
4 | Carla Esparza | 17–6 |
5 | Nina Ansaroff | 10–6 |
Current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko [20–3]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss record |
1 | Jessica Andrade | 21-8 |
2 | Katlyn Chookagian | 15-4 |
3 | Lauren Murphy | 14-4 |
4 | Jennifer Maia | 18-7-1. |
5 | Cynthia Calvillo | 9-2-1. |
Current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion: Amanda Nunes [20–4]
Rankings | Fighter | Win/Loss Record |
1 | Germaine De Randamie | 10-4 |
2 | Holly Holm | 14-5 |
3 | Aspen Ladd | 9-1 |
4 | Irene Aldana | 12-6 |
5 | Yana Kunitskaya | 14-5, 1 NC |
Current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion: Amanda Nunes [20–4]
No rankings available for UFC Women's Featherweight division.
Click here for the current UFC Rankings in detail as per respective Weight Classes.
*updated on February 3rd 2021.