UFC Featherweight - 2024

Last Modified Dec 8, 2024 15:37 GMT

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 Ilia Topuria. Topuria became the first fighter to beat Alexander Volkanovski in the featherweight division. He also became the first person to defeat Max Holloway via a knockout at UFC 308 and defended the featherweight title.

UFC 298: Volkanovski v Topuria
UFC 298: Volkanovski v Topuria

Latest Results from UFC Featherweight Class

Date Fight MethodRoundTimeResult
December 7, 2024Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron GracieKO (slam and elbows)30:39
Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie
December 7, 2024Nate Landwehr vs. Choi Doo-hoTKO (elbows)33:21
Choi Doo-ho def. Nate Landwehr
December 7, 2024Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain SterlingDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling

UFC Featherweight Rankings

Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [15-0-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CIlia Topuria16–0 16 (1 def)WinUFC 308 Max HollowayTBD
1Alexander Volkanovski26–4 0LossUFC 298 Ilia TopuriaTBD
2Max Holloway26–8 0LossUFC 308 Ilia TopuriaTBD
3Diego Lopes26–6 5WinUFC 306 Brian OrtegaTBD
4Yair Rodríguez19–5(1 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 237 Brian OrtegaTBD
5Movsar Evloev19–0 19WinUFC 310 Aljamain SterlingTBD
6Brian Ortega16–4(1 NC) 0LossUFC 306 Diego LopesTBD
7Arnold Allen20–3 1WinUFC 304 Giga ChikadzeTBD
8Josh Emmett19–4 1WinUFC 296 Bryce MitchellTBD
9Aljamain Sterling24–5 0LossUFC 310 Movsar EvloevTBD
10Calvin Kattar23–8 0LossUFC 300 Aljamain SterlingTBD
11Lerone Murphy15–0–1 7WinUFC 308 Dan IgeTBD
12Giga Chikadze15–4 0LossUFC 304 Arnold AllenTBD
13Bryce Mitchell17–2 1WinUFC 310 Kron GracieTBD
14Dan Ige18–9 0LossUFC 308 Lerone MurphyTBD
15Edson Barboza24–12 0LossUFC Fight Night 241 Lerone Murphy
UFC Fight Night 252 Steve Garcia

History of UFC Featherweight Class

Jose Aldo
First UFC Featherweight Champion: Jose AldoBefore 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 was the Featherweight Champion and defended his title 5 times before losing it to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 on February 17, 2024. Topuria retained his title in his first title defense against Max Holloway via a KO in the third round. This fight marked Holloway's first defeat by a knockout in his decorated MMA career.

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

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FAQs On UFC Featherweight Champion

Ilia Topuria is currently the UFC Featherweight Champion.

Alexander Volkanovski is ranked number 1 in the Featherweight Class.

The UFC Featherweight Class weight limit is 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg)

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