Bantamweight (MMA)

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The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different MMA weight classes:

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The bantamweight division sits between the lighter flyweight (116–125 lb) division and the heavier featherweight division (136–145 lb).

Ambiguity and clarification

For the sake of uniformity, many American mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 126 and 135 lb (57 and 61 kg) as bantamweights, as it encompasses both the Shooto Featherweight division (132 lb / 60 kg) and the King of the Cage Flyweight division (135 lb / 61 kg). The Association of Boxing Commissions, which governs MMA in the United States, uses the 126-135 standard for "bantamweight".

Prior to UFC 31 , 150-pound (68 kg) fighters were known as bantamweights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, after which the weight limit was raised to 155 lb (70 kg), and the division was reinstated as the lightweight class.

The bantamweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission [2] and the Association of Boxing Commissions [3] is 135 lb (61.36 kg).

Professional champions

Current champions

These tables were last updated in August 2023.

Men:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFC September 14, 2024 Flag of Georgia.svg Merab Dvalishvili 18–4 (3KO 1SUB)0
Bellator November 17, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Patchy Mix 20–1 (2KO 13SUB)1
ONE Championship February 25, 2023 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Andrade 9–2 (5KO 2SUB)0
Rizin FF September 29, 2024 Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Inoue 20–4 (2KO 11SUB)0
Fight Nights Global October 14, 2022 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sabit Zhusupov15–3 (6KO 3SUB)0
KSW December 17, 2022 Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Wikłacz 14-3-1 (0KO 9SUB)0
Cage Warriors N/AFlag placeholder.svgVacantN/AN/A
ACA March 26, 2022 Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Borisov26–6–1 (12KO 1SUB)1
Brave CF N/AFlag placeholder.svgVacantN/AN/A
Legacy Fighting Alliance June 16, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg John Sweeney13–3 (4KO 3SUB)0

Women:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFC January 20, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Pennington 16–8 (1KO 4SUB)0
Invicta FC January 18, 2023 Flag of Brazil.svg Talita Bernardo 10–4 (0KO 6SUB)0

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References

  1. "Fighters: Rankings ..." KingoftheCage.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  2. "Nevada Revised Statutes: `er 467 - Unarmed Combat". leg.state.nv.us. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  3. "Unified Rules of MMA". ABCBoxing.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.