Middleweight (MMA)

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

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Ambiguity and clarification

For the sake of uniformity, many mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 171 and 185 lb (77.5 and 84 kg) as middleweights. This encompasses Shooto's light heavyweight division of the same weight limit.

The middleweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission [1] and the Association of Boxing Commissions [2] is 185 lb (84 kg).

Professional champions

Current champions

Table accurate as of April 2023.

  Active title reign
OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFC January 20, 2024 Flag of South Africa.svg Dricus du Plessis 21-2 (9KO 10SUB)0
Bellator MMA June 24, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Eblen 15-0 (6KO 1SUB)2
ONE Championship October 30, 2020 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Reinier de Ridder 16–1 (3KO 11SUB)2
Fight Nights Global September 9, 2020 Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Mineev 16–1–1 (9KO 3SUB)0
KSW June 3, 2023 Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Pawlak 22–4–1 (11KO 4SUB)0
Cage Warriors April 2, 2022 Flag of England.svg Christian Leroy Duncan8–0 (6KO 1SUB)1
ACA April 9, 2021 Flag of Russia.svg Magomedrasul Gasanov18–2 (5KO 1SUB)2
Road FC July 3, 2021 Flag of South Korea.svg In Su Hwang6–1 (6KO 0SUB)0
Legacy Fighting Alliance Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Fernando9–1 (5KO 2SUB)0
URCC January 7, 2017 Flag of the Philippines.svg Chris Hofmann8–1 (7KO)1

See also

Footnotes and 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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