Middleweight (MMA)

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

  • The UFC's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb (77.5 to 84 kg)
  • The Shooto's middleweight class, which refers to competitors between 155 and 170 lb (70.3 and 77.1 kg)
  • The ONE Championship's middleweight division follows the Pride FC model, with an upper limit of 93 kg (205 lb)
  • The Road FC's middleweight division, with an upper limit of 185 lb (84 kg)

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 October 2020.

  Active title reign
Organization Reign Began Champion Record Defenses
UFC October 5, 2019 Israel Adesanya 20–0 (15KO 0SUB) 3
Bellator MMA October 29, 2020 Gegard Mousasi 47–7 (26 KO 12SUB) 0
ONE Championship October 30, 2020 Reinier de Ridder 13–0 (3KO 9SUB) 0
Fight Nights Global March 30, 2018 Roman Kopylov 8–0 (7KO) 1
KSW May 18, 2019 Scott Askham 18–4 (12KO 2SUB) 0
Cage Warriors March 2, 2019 James Webb 6–1 (1KO 5SUB) 0
ACB December 23, 2017 Albert Duraev 12–3 (3KO 7SUB) 1
Road FC July 28, 2018 In Jae La 6–0–1 (1KO 0SUB) 0
Legacy Fighting Alliance Vacant
URCC January 7, 2017 Chris Hofmann 8–1 (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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