Featherweight (MMA)

Last updated January 07, 2025

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

The UFC's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136–145 lb (61.7-65.8 kg)
The Shooto's featherweight division, which limits competitors to 135 lb (61.2 kg)
The ONE Championship's featherweight division, with upper limit at 70.3 kg (155.0 lb)
The Road FC's featherweight division, with upper limit at 145 lb (65.5 kg)

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:

Organization	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
UFC	February 17, 2024	Ilia Topuria	16–0 (6KO 8SUB)	1
Bellator MMA	April 15, 2022	Patrício Pitbull	36–7 (12KO 12SUB)	2
ONE Championship	August 26, 2022	Tang Kai	19–2 (15KO 0SUB)	1
Rizin FF	December 31, 2024	Kleber Koike Erbst	34–7–1 (1) (2KO 29SUB)	0
ACA	July 21, 2023	Islam Omarov	14–0 (3KO 6SUB)	0
Cage Warriors	May 25, 2024	Harry Hardwick	11–3–1 (2KO 4SUB)	0
KSW	December 18, 2021	Salahdine Parnasse	18-1 (3KO 7SUB)	2
M-1 Global		Vacant
Fight Nights Global		Vacant
Brave Combat Federation	June 23, 2023	Nemat Abdrashitov	19–8 (7KO 7SUB)	0
Titan FC	August 06, 2021	Ali al-Qaisi	12–5 (2KO 4SUB)	0
Legacy Fighting Alliance	July 21, 2023	Javier Garcia	11–5 (0KO 7SUB)	0
Road FC	December 18, 2022	Hae Jin Park	10–3 (1KO 4SUB)	0

Women:

Organization	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
UFC		Vacant
Bellator MMA	January 25, 2020	Cris Cyborg	28–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB)	5
PFL	October 19, 2024	Cris Cyborg	28–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB)	0
Invicta FC		Vacant

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:

	Name	Promotion	Title bout wins
1.	José Aldo	WEC, UFC	11 (3 WEC, 8 UFC)
Patrício Pitbull	Bellator	11
2.	Urijah Faber	WEC	6
Alexander Volkanovski	UFC		6
4.	Max Holloway	UFC	5
5.	Pat Curran	Bellator	4
Martin Nguyen	ONE		4
6.	Mike Brown	WEC	3
7.	Cole Escovedo	WEC	2
Daniel Straus	Bellator
Conor McGregor	UFC
Ilia Topuria	UFC
8.	Joe Soto	Bellator	1
Joe Warren	Bellator
A. J. McKee	Bellator
Yair Rodríguez	UFC

Women:

	Name	Promotion	Title bout wins
1.	Cris Cyborg	Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, Bellator, PFL	17 (3 Strikeforce, 4 Invicta, 3 UFC, 6 Bellator, 1 PFL)
2.	Julia Budd	Bellator	3
2.	Amanda Nunes	UFC	3
3.	Megan Anderson	Invicta	1
	Germaine de Randamie	UFC
	Felicia Spencer	Invicta

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References

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

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[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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