UFC Flyweight 2024

Last Modified May 06, 2024 06:55 GMT

The Flyweight Division in Mixed Martial Arts, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine and by the Association of Boxing Commissions, groups together all competitors from 125 lb (57 kg) and below. The Flyweight Division sits between the Strawweight Division (106 lbs-115 lbs) and the Bantamweight Division (126 lbs-135 lbs).

In the UFC, the Flyweight Division competitors sit within 116 to 125 lbs. The UFC also has a separate UFC Women’s Flyweight division for all its female competitors.


Current Flyweight Class Champion


The current UFC Flyweight Champion is Alexandre Pantoja.


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Latest Results from UFC Flyweight Class


DateFightMethodRoundResult
May 4, 2024Alexandre Pantoja (c) vs. Steve ErcegDecision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46)R5 (5:00)
Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Steve Erceg


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UFC Flyweight Class Rankings


RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext Fight
CAlexandre Pantoja28–5 6
(2 def)
WinUFC 301 Steve ErcegTBD
1Brandon Royval16–7 1WinUFC Fight Night 237 Brandon MorenoTBD
2Brandon Moreno21–8–2 0LossUFC Fight Night 237 Brandon RoyvalTBD
3Amir Albazi17–1 6WinUFC on ESPN 46 Kai Kara-FranceTBD
4Kai Kara-France24–11
(1 NC)
0LossUFC on ESPN 46 Amir AlbaziTBD
5Alex Perez25–831WinUFC on ESPN 55 Matheus Nicolau
UFC Fight Night 243 Tagir Ulanbekov
6Muhammad Mokaev12–0
(1 NC)
17WinUFC Fight Night 238 Alex PerezTBD
7Manel Kape19–6−14WinUFC 293 Felipe dos SantosTBD
8Matheus Nicolau19–4–1−30LossUFC on ESPN 55 Alex PerezTBD
9Tim Elliott20–13–1 1WinUFC Fight Night 233 Su MudaerjiTBD
10Steve Erceg12–2 0LossUFC 301 Alexandre PantojaTBD
11Matt Schnell16–8
(1 NC)
0LossUFC Fight Night 238 Steve ErcegTBD
12Tagir Ulanbekov15–2 2WinUFC 296 Cody Durden
UFC Fight Night 243 Alex Perez
13Tatsuro Taira15–0 15WinUFC Fight Night 233 Carlos Hernandez
UFC 302 Joshua Van
14Su Mudaerji14–610LossUFC Fight Night 233 Tim ElliottTBD
15David Dvořák20–6−10LossUFC 289 Steve ErcegTBD


History of Flyweight Class


Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez in 2012 at UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the finale of a 4-man tournament for the inaugural UFC Flyweight Title.


The 6-year run as the Flyweight Champion came to an end for Johnson after Henry Cejudo defeated him via split decision at UFC 227. Cejudo went on to vacate the title in December 2019, which was later on won by the current champion, Deiveson Figueiredo, who defeated Joseph Benavidez in July 2020.


Deiveson Figueiredo went on to defend his title in 2020 against Alex Perez and Brandon Moreno at UFC 255 and UFC 256, respectively.


Later at UFC 263, Figueiredo lost to Moreno. Then, at UFC 270, Figueiredo defeated Moreno to become the Flyweight Champion again.


Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 to become the new UFC Flyweight Champion. He then went to defend his title against Brandon Royval and Steve Erceg respectively.


Other UFC Weight Classes


Men

  1. Heavyweight
  2. Light Heavyweight
  3. Middleweight
  4. Welterweight
  5. Lightweight
  6. Featherweight
  7. Bantamweight
  8. Flyweight


Women

  1. Featherweight
  2. Bantamweight
  3. Flyweight
  4. Strawweight



Last Updated On May 6, 2024

FAQs

Q. Who is the current UFC Flyweight Champion?

A. Alexandre Pantoja is the current UFC Flyweight Champion.

Q. Who is the No.1 ranked fighter in UFC Flyweight Class?

A. Brandon Royval is the current number-one ranked fighter in the Flyweight class. 

Q. What is the UFC Flyweight weight limit?

A. The Flyweight Division weight limit sits between 116 to 125 lb, i.e., 53 to 57 kg

Q. When is Alexandre Pantoja fighting next?

A. Pantoja's next fight is unconfirmed.