UFC Flyweight 2024

Last Modified Dec 15, 2024 10:52 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.

UFC 290: Volkanovski v Rodriguez
UFC 290: Volkanovski v Rodriguez

Latest Results from UFC Flyweight Class

DateFightMethodRoundTimeResult
December 14, 2024Manel Kape vs. Bruno Gustavo da SilvaTKO (body kick and punches)31:57
Manel Kape def. Bruno Gustavo da Silva

UFC Flyweight Class Rankings

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext Fight
CAlexandre Pantoja29–5 7 (3 def)WinUFC 310 Kai AsakuraTBD
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 Erceg12–3 0LossUFC 305 Kai Kara-FranceTBD
9Manel Kape20–7 1WinUFC on ESPN 63 Bruno Gustavo da SilvaTBD
10Tim Elliott20–13–1 1WinUFC Fight Night 233 Su MudaerjiTBD
11Tagir Ulanbekov15–2 2WinUFC 296 Cody Durden
UFC 311 Clayton Carpenter
12Bruno Gustavo da Silva14–6–2(1 NC) 0LossUFC on ESPN 63 Manel KapeTBD
13Charles Johnson17–6 4WinUFC Fight Night 245 Su MudaerjiTBD
14Kai Asakura21–5 0LossUFC 310 Alexandre PantojaTBD
15Joshua Van12–2 2WinUFC 310 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 yet to be announced.

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