The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:
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).
These tables were last updated in February 2023.
Men:
Organization | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
UFC | February 17, 2024 | Ilia Topuria | 15–0 (5KO 8SUB) | 0 |
Bellator MMA | April 15, 2022 | Patrício Pitbull | 36–7 (12KO 12SUB) | 2 |
ONE Championship | August 26, 2022 | Tang Kai | 15–2 (12KO 0SUB) | 0 |
Rizin FF | November 4, 2023 | Chihiro Suzuki | 12–3 (6KO 1SUB) | 0 |
ACA | July 21, 2023 | Islam Omarov | 14–0 (3KO 6SUB) | 0 |
Cage Warriors | November 4, 2022 | Paul Hughes | 9–1 (3KO 3SUB) | 1 |
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 | 27–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB) | 5 |
Invicta FC | Vacant | |||
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 | ||
4. | Max Holloway | UFC | 5 |
5. | Pat Curran | Bellator | 4 |
Martin Nguyen | ONE | ||
6. | Mike Brown | WEC | 3 |
7. | Cole Escovedo | WEC | 2 |
Daniel Straus | Bellator | ||
Conor McGregor | UFC | ||
8. | Joe Soto | Bellator | 1 |
Joe Warren | Bellator | ||
A. J. McKee | Bellator | ||
Yair Rodríguez | UFC | ||
Ilia Topuria | UFC | ||
Women:
Name | Promotion | Title bout wins | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Cris Cyborg | Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, Bellator | 16 (3 Strikeforce, 4 Invicta, 3 UFC, 6 Bellator) |
2. | Julia Budd | Bellator | 3 |
Amanda Nunes | UFC | ||
3. | Megan Anderson | Invicta | 1 |
Germaine de Randamie | UFC | ||
Felicia Spencer | Invicta |
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