Featherweight (MMA)

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The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:

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Ambiguity and clarification

For the sake of uniformity, most American mixed martial arts media outlets consider Featherweight competitors to be between 136 and 145 lb (60 and 66 kg). King of the Cage (KOTC) refers to its 145 lb (66 kg) division as bantamweight whereas Shooto refers to its 143 lb (65 kg) division as lightweight. The UFC uses the Nevada definition of "featherweight".

The featherweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission [1] and the Association of Boxing Commissions [2] is 145 lb (66 kg).

Professional champions

Current champions

These tables were last updated in February 2023.

Men:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFC Flag placeholder.svgVacant
Bellator MMA April 15, 2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Patrício Pitbull 36–7 (12KO 12SUB)2
ONE Championship August 26, 2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Kai 19–2 (15KO 0SUB)1
Rizin FF December 31, 2024 Flag of Brazil.svg Kleber Koike Erbst 34–7–1 (1) (2KO 29SUB)0
ACA July 21, 2023 Flag of Russia.svg Islam Omarov14–0 (3KO 6SUB)0
Cage Warriors May 25, 2024 Flag of England.svg Harry Hardwick11–3–1 (2KO 4SUB)0
KSW December 18, 2021 Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse 18-1 (3KO 7SUB)2
M-1 Global Flag placeholder.svgVacant
Fight Nights Global Flag placeholder.svgVacant
Brave Combat Federation June 23, 2023 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Nemat Abdrashitov19–8 (7KO 7SUB)0
Titan FC August 06, 2021 Flag of Jordan.svg Ali al-Qaisi12–5 (2KO 4SUB)0
Legacy Fighting Alliance July 21, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Javier Garcia11–5 (0KO 7SUB)0
Road FC December 18, 2022 Flag of South Korea.svg Hae Jin Park10–3 (1KO 4SUB)0

Women:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFC Flag placeholder.svgVacant
Bellator MMA January 25, 2020 Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Cyborg 28–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB)5
PFL October 19, 2024 Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Cyborg 28–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB)0
Invicta FC Flag placeholder.svgVacant

Most wins in featherweight title bouts

Note: the list includes wins in bouts for featherweight titles of major promotions (UFC, ONE, WEC, Bellator for men; UFC, Strikeforce, Invicta for women)
Note: the list includes both undisputed and interim champions
  Active title reign

Men:

NamePromotionTitle bout wins
1. Flag of Brazil.svg José Aldo WEC, UFC 11 (3 WEC, 8 UFC)
Flag of Brazil.svg Patrício Pitbull Bellator 11
2. Flag of the United States.svg Urijah Faber WEC6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Volkanovski UFC
4. Flag of the United States.svg Max Holloway UFC5
5. Flag of the United States.svg Pat Curran Bellator4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Nguyen ONE
6. Flag of the United States.svg Mike Brown WEC3
7. Flag of the United States.svg Cole Escovedo WEC2
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Straus Bellator
Flag of Ireland.svg Conor McGregor UFC
Flag of Georgia.svg Ilia Topuria UFC
8. Flag of the United States.svg Joe Soto Bellator1
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Warren Bellator
Flag of the United States.svg A. J. McKee Bellator
Flag of Mexico.svg Yair Rodríguez UFC


Women:

NamePromotionTitle bout wins
1. Flag of Brazil.svg Cris Cyborg Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, Bellator, PFL 17 (3 Strikeforce, 4 Invicta, 3 UFC, 6 Bellator, 1 PFL)
2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Julia Budd Bellator3
Flag of Brazil.svg Amanda Nunes UFC
3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Megan Anderson Invicta1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Germaine de Randamie UFC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Felicia Spencer Invicta

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat". leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Unified Rules of MMA". Association of Boxing Commissions. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
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