The Featherweight Division in MMA refers to a particular group class. The UFC Featherweight fighters generally weigh 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg).
Current UFC Featherweight Champion
The current UFC Featherweight Champion is Ilia Topuria. Topuria became the first fighter to beat Alexander Volkanovski in the featherweight division. He also became the first person to defeat Max Holloway via a knockout at UFC 308 and defended the featherweight title.
Latest Results from UFC Featherweight Class
| Date | Fight | Method | Round | Time | Result |
| December 7, 2024 | Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie | KO (slam and elbows) | 3 | 0:39 | Bryce Mitchell def. Kron Gracie |
UFC Featherweight Rankings
Current UFC Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria [16-0-0]
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Ilia Topuria | 16–0 | 16 (1 def) | Win | UFC 308 Max Holloway | TBD | |
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | 26–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 298 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
| 2 | Max Holloway | 26–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Ilia Topuria | TBD | |
| 3 | Diego Lopes | 26–6 | 5 | Win | UFC 306 Brian Ortega | UFC on ESPN 64 Yair Rodríguez | |
| 4 | Movsar Evloev | 19–0 | 19 | Win | UFC 310 Aljamain Sterling | TBD | |
| 5 | Yair Rodríguez | 19–5(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 237 Brian Ortega | UFC on ESPN 64 Diego Lopes | |
| 6 | Brian Ortega | 16–4(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 306 Diego Lopes | TBD | |
| 7 | Arnold Allen | 20–3 | 1 | Win | UFC 304 Giga Chikadze | TBD | |
| 8 | Josh Emmett | 19–4 | 1 | Win | UFC 296 Bryce Mitchell | TBD | |
| 9 | Aljamain Sterling | 24–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC 310 Movsar Evloev | TBD | |
| 10 | Calvin Kattar | 23–8 | 0 | Loss | UFC 300 Aljamain Sterling | UFC Fight Night 251 Youssef Zalal | |
| 11 | Lerone Murphy | 15–0–1 | 7 | Win | UFC 308 Dan Ige | TBD | |
| 12 | Giga Chikadze | 15–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC 304 Arnold Allen | UFC Fight Night 256 David Onama | |
| 13 | Bryce Mitchell | 17–2 | 1 | Win | UFC 310 Kron Gracie | TBD | |
| 14 | Dan Ige | 18–9 | 0 | Loss | UFC 308 Lerone Murphy | TBD | |
| 15 | Edson Barboza | 24–12 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 241 Lerone Murphy | UFC Fight Night 252 Steve Garcia |
History of UFC Featherweight Class
Before the UFC-WEC merger, José Aldo was the WEC Featherweight Champion. Aldo was awarded the inaugural UFC Featherweight Championship on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123 in a ceremony before the event.
At UFC 194, Conor McGregor won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship after beating José Aldo within 13 seconds. At UFC 212, Max Holloway won the Undisputed Featherweight Championship from Aldo.
Holloway, who defended his title against Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, and Frankie Edgar, lost his title to Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski was the Featherweight Champion and defended his title 5 times before losing it to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 on February 17, 2024. Topuria retained his title in his first title defense against Max Holloway via a KO in the third round. This fight marked Holloway's first defeat by a knockout in his decorated MMA career.
UFC Weight Divisions
Men
Women
- Featherweight
- Bantamweight
- Flyweight
- Strawweight
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FAQs On UFC Featherweight Champion
Ilia Topuria is currently the UFC Featherweight Champion.
Alexander Volkanovski is ranked number 1 in the Featherweight Class.
