Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:
- The UFC's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136–145 lb (65.8 kg)
- The Shooto's featherweight division, which limits competitors to 135 lb (61.2 kg)
- The ONE Championship's featherweight division, with upper limit at 70.3 kg (155.0 lb)
- The Road FC's featherweight division, with upper limit at 144.4 lb (65.5 kg)
Ambiguity and clarification
For the sake of uniformity, most American mixed martial arts media outlets consider Featherweight competitors to be between 136 and 145 lb (60 and 66 kg). King of the Cage (KOTC) refers to its 145 lb (66 kg) division as bantamweight whereas Shooto refers to its 143 lb (65 kg) division as lightweight. The UFC uses the Nevada definition of "featherweight".
The featherweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission[1] and the Association of Boxing Commissions[2] is 145 lb (66 kg).
Professional champions
Current champions
These tables were last updated in February 2023.
Men:
Organization | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
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UFC | December 14, 2019 | ![]() |
26–3 (13KO 3SUB) | 5 |
Bellator MMA | April 15, 2022 | ![]() |
35–7 (11KO 12SUB) | 1 |
ONE Championship | August 26, 2022 | ![]() |
15–2 (12KO 0SUB) | 0 |
Rizin FF | July 30, 2023 | ![]() |
19–4 (6KO 9SUB) | 0 |
ACA | July 21, 2023 | ![]() |
14–0 (3KO 6SUB) | 0 |
Cage Warriors | November 4, 2022 | ![]() |
9–1 (3KO 3SUB) | 1 |
KSW | December 18, 2021 | ![]() |
18-1 (3KO 7SUB) | 2 |
M-1 Global | ![]() |
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Fight Nights Global | ![]() |
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Brave Combat Federation | June 23, 2023 | ![]() |
19–8 (7KO 7SUB) | 0 |
Titan FC | August 06, 2021 | ![]() |
12–5 (2KO 4SUB) | 0 |
Legacy Fighting Alliance | July 21, 2023 | ![]() |
11–5 (0KO 7SUB) | 0 |
Road FC | December 18, 2022 | ![]() |
10–3 (1KO 4SUB) | 0 |
Women:
Organization | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
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UFC | ![]() |
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Bellator MMA | January 25, 2020 | ![]() |
27–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB) | 5 |
Invicta FC | ![]() |
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Most wins in featherweight title bouts
- Note: the list includes wins in bouts for featherweight titles of major promotions (UFC, ONE, WEC, Bellator for men; UFC, Strikeforce, Invicta for women)
- Note: the list includes both undisputed and interim champions
- Active title reign
Men:
Name | Promotion | Title bout wins | |
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1. | ![]() | WEC, UFC | 11 (3 WEC, 8 UFC) |
![]() | Bellator | 11 | |
2. | ![]() | WEC | 6 |
![]() | UFC | ||
4. | ![]() | UFC | 5 |
5. | ![]() | Bellator | 4 |
![]() | ONE | ||
6. | ![]() | WEC | 3 |
7. | ![]() | WEC | 2 |
![]() | Bellator | ||
![]() | UFC | ||
8. | ![]() | Bellator | 1 |
![]() | Bellator | ||
![]() | Bellator | ||
![]() | UFC |
Women:
Name | Promotion | Title bout wins | |
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1. | ![]() | Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, Bellator | 15 (3 Strikeforce, 4 Invicta, 3 UFC, 5 Bellator) |
2. | ![]() | Bellator | 3 |
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3. | ![]() | Invicta | 1 |
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Invicta |
See also
References
- "Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat". leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- "Unified Rules of MMA". Association of Boxing Commissions. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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