The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.
Light heavyweight is a weight class in mixed martial arts, which generally refers to competitors weighing from 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg ). It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division. The light heavyweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission [1] and the Association of Boxing Commissions [2] is 206 lb (93 kg).
These tables last updated in November 2023.
Organization | Reign Began | Champion | Record | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
UFC | November 11, 2023 | Alex Pereira | 9-2 (7KO 0SUB) | 0 |
Bellator MMA | March 22, 2024 | Corey Anderson | 18-6 (8KO 0SUB) | 0 |
ONE Championship | June 23, 2023 | Anatoly Malykhin | 13-0 (9KO 4SUB) | 0 |
Rizin FF | Vacant | |||
ACA | Vacant | |||
KSW | January 15, 2022 | Ibragim Chuzhigaev | 18-5 (8KO 3SUB) | 2 |
Fight Nights Global | August 28, 2020 | Armen Petrosyan | 4-0 (4KO 0SUB) | 1 |
Cage Warriors | Vacant | |||
URCC | April 23, 2016 | Chris Hofmann | 8-1 (7KO) | 3 |
OKTAGON | Karlos Vémola | 37-7 |
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. In most sports that use it, welterweight is heavier than lightweight but lighter than middleweight.
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes:
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes:
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes:
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between 206–265 lb (93.4–120.2 kg).
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb (120 kg). This is the definition used by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions.
Mixed martial arts weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts.
The strawweight division in mixed martial arts is for competitors weighing between 106 and 115 lb. It sits between the lighter atomweight division and the heavier flyweight division.
TKO Major League MMA is a Canadian mixed martial arts promotion established in 2000, it was originally broadcast on RDS and later on Fight Network. Formerly known as the Universal Combat Challenge (UCC), it was the first mixed martial arts promotion in Canada, before eventually rebranding to TKO Major League MMA in 2003. For years it was the largest MMA promotion in Canada, before eventually going on hiatus for 8 years. Returning in 2016, since then it has signed a deal with the UFC to be broadcast on the promotion's streaming service UFC Fight Pass.