UFC Flyweight 2024

Last Modified Nov 10, 2024 06:54 GMT

The Flyweight Division in Mixed Martial Arts, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine and by the Association of Boxing Commissions, groups together all competitors from 125 lb (57 kg) and below. The Flyweight Division sits between the Strawweight Division (106 lbs-115 lbs) and the Bantamweight Division (126 lbs-135 lbs).

In the UFC, the Flyweight Division competitors sit within 116 to 125 lbs. The UFC also has a separate UFC Women’s Flyweight division for all its female competitors.

Current Flyweight Class Champion

The current UFC Flyweight Champion is Alexandre Pantoja.

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Latest Results from UFC Flyweight Class

DateFightMethodRoundTimeResult
November 3, 2024Brandon Moreno vs. Amir AlbaziDecision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)55:00
Brandon Moreno def. Amir Albazi

UFC Flyweight Class Rankings

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext Fight
CAlexandre Pantoja28–5 6 (2 def)WinUFC 301 Steve Erceg
UFC 310 Kai Asakura
1Brandon Royval17–7 2WinUFC Fight Night 244 Tatsuro TairaTBD
2Brandon Moreno22–8–2 1WinUFC Fight Night 246 Amir AlbaziTBD
3Amir Albazi17–2 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Brandon MorenoTBD
4Kai Kara-France25–11(1 NC) 1WinUFC 305 Steve ErcegTBD
5Tatsuro Taira16–1 0LossUFC Fight Night 244 Brandon RoyvalTBD
6Alex Perez25–9 0LossUFC on ESPN 58 Tatsuro TairaTBD
7Asu Almabayev21–2 17WinUFC Fight Night 245 Matheus NicolauTBD
8Steve Erceg12–310LossUFC 305 Kai Kara-FranceTBD
9Manel Kape19–7−10LossUFC 304 Muhammad Mokaev
UFC on ESPN 63 Bruno Gustavo da Silva
10Tim Elliott20–13–111WinUFC Fight Night 233 Su MudaerjiTBD
11Tagir Ulanbekov15–212WinUFC 296 Cody DurdenTBD
12Bruno Gustavo da Silva14–5–2(1 NC)14WinUFC on ESPN 60 Cody Durden
UFC on ESPN 63 Manel Kape
13Charles Johnson17–624WinUFC Fight Night 245 Su MudaerjiTBD
14Cody Durden17–6–1 1WinUFC Fight Night 242 Matt Schnell
UFC 310 Joshua Van
15Matt Schnell16–9(1 NC) 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Cody DurdenTBD

History of Flyweight Class

Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez in 2012 at UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the finale of a 4-man tournament for the inaugural UFC Flyweight Title.

The 6-year run as the Flyweight Champion came to an end for Johnson after Henry Cejudo defeated him via split decision at UFC 227. Cejudo went on to vacate the title in December 2019, which was later won by the current UFC champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, who defeated Joseph Benavidez in July 2020.

Deiveson Figueiredo went on to defend his title in 2020 against Alex Perez and Brandon Moreno at UFC 255 and UFC 256, respectively.

Later at UFC 263, Figueiredo lost to Moreno. Then, at UFC 270, Figueiredo defeated Moreno to become the Flyweight Champion again.

Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 to become the new UFC Flyweight Champion. He then went to defend his title against Brandon Royval and Steve Erceg respectively.

Other UFC Weight Classes

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

FAQs On UFC Flyweight Champion

A. Alexandre Pantoja is the current UFC Flyweight Champion.

A. Brandon Royval is the current number-one ranked fighter in the Flyweight class. 

A. The Flyweight Division weight limit sits between 116 to 125 lb, i.e., 53 to 57 kg

A. Pantoja's next fight is against Kai Asakura at UFC 310.

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