UFC Featherweight - 2025

Last Modified Mar 30, 2025 07:49 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 308: Topuria v Holloway
UFC 308: Topuria v Holloway

Latest Results from UFC Featherweight Class

Date Fight MethodRoundTimeResult
March 29, 2025Christian Rodriguez vs. Melquizael CostaDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Melquizael Costa def. Christian Rodriguez
March 29, 2025Jamall Emmers vs. Gabriel MirandaTKO (knee to the body and punches)14:06
Jamall Emmers def. Gabriel Miranda

UFC Featherweight Rankings

Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [16-0-0]

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CIlia Topuria16–0 16 (1 def)WinUFC 308 Max HollowayTBD
1Alexander Volkanovski26–4 0LossUFC 298 Ilia Topuria
UFC 314 Diego Lopes
2Max Holloway26–8 0LossUFC 308 Ilia TopuriaTBD
3Diego Lopes26–6 5WinUFC 306 Brian Ortega
UFC 314 Alexander Volkanovski
4Movsar Evloev19–0 19WinUFC 310 Aljamain SterlingTBD
5Yair Rodríguez19–5(1 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 237 Brian Ortega
UFC 314 Patrício Pitbull
6Brian Ortega16–4(1 NC) 0LossUFC 306 Diego LopesTBD
7Arnold Allen20–3 1WinUFC 304 Giga ChikadzeTBD
8Josh Emmett19–4 1WinUFC 296 Bryce Mitchell
UFC on ESPN 65 Lerone Murphy
9Aljamain Sterling24–5 0LossUFC 310 Movsar EvloevTBD
10Lerone Murphy15–0–1 7WinUFC 308 Dan Ige
UFC on ESPN 65 Josh Emmett
11Giga Chikadze15–4 0LossUFC 304 Arnold Allen
UFC on ESPN 66 David Onama
12Youssef Zalal17–5–1 7WinUFC Fight Night 251 Calvin KattarTBD
13Bryce Mitchell17–2 1WinUFC 310 Kron Gracie
UFC 314 Jean Silva
14Calvin Kattar23–9 0LossUFC Fight Night 251 Youssef ZalalTBD
15Dan Ige18–9 0LossUFC 308 Lerone Murphy
UFC 314 Sean Woodson

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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