UFC Heavyweight - 2024

Last Modified Dec 8, 2024 10:22 GMT

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UFC Heavyweight Division

The Heavyweight division in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between 206–265 lb (93.4–120.2 kg).

UFC Heavyweight Champion - 2024

UFC 285: Jones v Gane
UFC 285: Jones v Gane
UFC 295: Pavlovich v Aspinall
UFC 295: Pavlovich v Aspinall

Jon Jones is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. At UFC 285, Jon Jones defeated Ciryl Gane via submission in the first round. Jones defended the title against Stipe Miocic via a spinning back kick TKO at UFC 309.

Tom Aspinall is the new interim heavyweight champion after his victory against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295. Aspinall also defended the interim title against Curtis Blaydes, at UFC 304 on July 27, 2024.

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Latest Results from UFC Heavyweight Division

DateFight Method RoundTimeResult
December 7, 2024Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander VolkovDecision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Ciryl Gane def. Alexander Volkov
December 7, 2024Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Łukasz BrzeskiTKO (punches)14:51
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Łukasz Brzeski

UFC Heavyweight Rankings

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CJon Jones28–1 (1 NC) 6(1 def)WinUFC 309 Stipe MiocicTBD
ICTom Aspinall15–3 3(1 def)WinUFC 304 Curtis BlaydesTBD
2Ciryl Gane13–2 2WinUFC 310 Alexander VolkovTBD
3Alexander Volkov38–11 0LossUFC 310 Ciryl GaneTBD
4Sergei Pavlovich18–3 0LossUFC on ABC 6 Alexander Volkov
UFC Fight Night 250 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
5Curtis Blaydes18–5(1 NC) 0LossUFC 304 Tom AspinallTBD
6Jailton Almeida21–3 1WinUFC 302 Alexander Romanov
UFC 311 Serghei Spivac
7Serghei Spivac17–4 1WinUFC on ESPN 61 Marcin Tybura
UFC 311 Jailton Almeida
8Marcin Tybura26–9 1WinUFC 309 Jhonata DinizTBD
9Jairzinho Rozenstruik15–5 2WinUFC 305 Tai Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night 250 Sergei Pavlovich
10Derrick Lewis28–12(1 NC) 1WinUFC on ESPN 56 Rodrigo NascimentoTBD
11Tai Tuivasa14–8 0LossUFC 305 Jairzinho RozenstruikTBD
12Marcos Rogério de Lima22–9–1 1WinUFC 298 Junior TafaTBD
13Waldo Cortes-Acosta12–1 3WinUFC on ESPN 56 Robelis DespaigneTBD
14Mick Parkin10–0 10WinUFC 304 Łukasz BrzeskiTBD
15Shamil Gaziev13–1 1WinUFC on ABC 7 Don'Tale Mayes
UFC Fight Night 250 Thomas Petersen

History Of UFC Heavyweight Division

In 1997, the UFC Superfight Championship was unified with the UFC Tournament Championship to determine the UFC Heavyweight Champion, as Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn at UFC 12.

Notable names such as Randy Couture, Josh Barnett, Frank Mir, Andre Arlovski, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, and Fabricio Werdum have all won the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

At UFC 198, Stipe Miocic won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in Brazil. However, at UFC 226, Miocic was beaten by Daniel Cormier to win the Heavyweight Title.

A rematch between Miocic and Daniel Cormier took place on August 17, 2019, at UFC 241 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Miocic won the fight by TKO in the fourth round after landing several clean left hooks to the body and following up with punches to the head, reclaiming the title.

Moving on, Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic, earning him the heavyweight title in March 2021. Since then, Ngannou successfully defended his title for one time against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270.

In his highly anticipated return, Jon Jones claimed the UFC Heavyweight title by submitting Ciryl Gane in the first round.

See Here: UFC Weight Classes Explained

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 UFC Heavyweight

A. Jon "Bones" Jones is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion.

A. Tom Aspinall.

A. The UFC heavyweight division weighs from 206 to 265 lbs (93.4 to 120.2 kg). 

A. Stipe Miocic is considered one of the greatest Heavyweight's in UFC's history.

A. The upper weight limit for the UFC Heavyweight division is 265 lbs for title fights and 266 lbs for non-title fights.

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