The UFC Welterweight Division contains a group that weighs 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). The UFC Welterweight Division is between the Lightweight and Middleweight Division.
Current Welterweight Champion
The current UFC Welterweight Champion is Leon Edwards [21–3].
'Rocky' made his octagon debut in 2014.
Leon Edwards is the first Jamaican-born fighter to grab a championship in UFC history. He claimed the title in August 2022 when he snapped Kamaru Usman's fight-win streak [15] with a knockout. The win also earned him a Performance of the Night award.
Latest Results from UFC Welterweight Division
| Date | Fight | Method | Round | Result |
| June 3, 2023 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision | 3(5:00) | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov |
UFC Welterweight Rankings 2023
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight | ||
| C | Leon Edwards | 21–3 (1 NC) | 3 (1 def) | Win | UFC 286 - Kamaru Usman | TBD | |||
| 1 | Kamaru Usman | 20–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC 286 - Leon Edwards | TBD | |||
| 2 | Colby Covington | 17–3 | 1 | Win | UFC 272 - Jorge Masvidal | TBD | |||
| 3 | Belal Muhammad | 22–3 (1 NC) | 4 | Win | UFC 288 - Gilbert Burns | TBD | |||
| 4 | Khamzat Chimaev | 12–0 | 12 | Win | UFC 279 - Kevin Holland | TBD | |||
| 5 | Gilbert Burns | 22–5 | 2 | Win | UFC 287 - Jorge Masvidal | TBD | |||
| 6 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | 17–0 | 17 | Win | UFC 285 - Geoff Neal | TBD | |||
| 7 | Stephen Thompson | 17–6–1 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 42 - Kevin Holland | UFC 289 - Michel Pereira | |||
| 8 | Geoff Neal | 15–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 285 - Shavkat Rakhmonov | TBD | |||
| 9 | Sean Brady | 15–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 280 - Belal Muhammad | TBD | |||
| 10 | Vicente Luque | 21–9–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ESPN 40 - Geoff Neal | TBD | |||
| 11 | Neil Magny | 27–10 | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 283 - Gilbert Burns | TBD | ||
| 12 | Michael Chiesa | 18–6 | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 198 - Sean Brady | TBD | ||
| 13 | Jorge Masvidal | 35–17 | −2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 287 - Gilbert Burns | TBD | ||
| 14 | Jack Della Maddalena | 14–2 | 14 | Win | UFC 284 - Randy Brown | TBD | |||
| 15 | Michel Pereira | 28–11 (2 NC) | 5 | Win | UFC Fight Night 206 - Santiago Ponzinibbio | UFC 289 - Stephen Thompson | |||
History of UFC Welterweight
The UFC Welterweight Title is considered one of the most prestigious titles in the UFC. The inaugural Welterweight Champion was crowned at UFC Brazil in 1998 when Pat Miletich won the belt. Carlos Newton, Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Georges-St Pierre, Matt Serra, Johny Hendricks, and Robbie Lawler held the Welterweight Championship.
GSP and Matt Hughes are the only two-time Welterweight Champions in UFC history.
At UFC 201, Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler to win the Welterweight Championship. Woodley, who defended the title against Stephen Thompson (twice), Demian Maia, and Darren Till, was defeated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 via unanimous decision.
Erstwhile welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defended his title against Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 245 and UFC 251, respectively. During his three-year reign, 'The Nigerian Nightmare' had four successful title defenses before losing to Leon Edwards at UFC 278.
After defeating Kamaru Usman in the fifth round via KO in their rematch at UFC 278, Leon Edwards has become the UFC welterweight champion of the world.
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*Last Updated on June 4, 2023.
