MMA
List Of Current Mixed Martial Arts Champions
BY JITU JANGIR
Here is the full list of current Mixed Martial Arts Champions. ## MMA titles, or championship belts, are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class (most often by means of a championship fight).## Championship belts are fought for at each weight class under a promotion, with only one belt awarded per class. Each belt is usually contested every time the belt holder fights and passed to the victor of that fight (see the List of UFC champions for a chronology of UFC title belts).## A belt may be vacated when a fighter leaves a promotion or is suspended. At such times an interim champion may be crowned, or the belt may be awarded to the winner of a fight between top contenders.## Organizations are listed by a combination of their size (number of fighters, events per year, etc.) and their history (years in existence, title lineage, etc.). ## Titleholders from other organizations, who are now fighting in the UFC, are not included in this list as the UFC does not cross-promote and these belts are often vacated.## Heavyweight (265 lb, 120 kg Name Organization Date No. of title defenses American Jon Jones UFC March 4, 2023 0 American Ryan Bader Bellator January 26, 2019 2 Canadian Arjan Bhullar One May 15, 2021 0 Russian Alikhan Vakhaev ACA August 27, 2022 0 English Phil De Fries KSW April 14, 2018 8 N/A Vacant CWFC N/A N/A Russian Grigoriy Ponomarev FNG October 14, 2022 0 Brazilian Eduardo Neves LFA March 10, 2023 0 Guam Roque Martinez (Known as Megatonweight/ over 205 lb, 93 kg) Deep July 15, 2017 2 N/A Vacant Jungle Fight N/A N/A American Greg Velasco CFFC October 8, 2022 1 Congolese Matunga Djikasa EFC October 6, 2022 0 N/A Vacant Road FC N/A N/A N/A Vacant Eagle FC N/A N/A American Tony Lopez KOTC September 25, 2015 5 American Greg Rebello CES February 2, 2018 2 ## Cruiserweight (225 lb, 102 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Russian Anatoly Malykhin(Known as Light Heavyweight) One December 3, 2022 0 American Tomar Washington(230 lb, 104 kg) KOTC May 11, 2019 0 ## Light Heavyweight (205 lb, 93 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses American Jamahal Hill UFC January 21, 2023 0 Russian Vadim Nemkov Bellator August 21, 2020 3 Dutch Reinier de Ridder(Known as Middleweight) One October 30, 2020 0 Russian Muslim Magomedov ACA July 16, 2021 2 N/A Vacant Rizin FF N/A N/A Turkish Ibragim Chuzhigaev KSW January 15, 2022 1 N/A Vacant CWFC N/A N/A N/A Vacant Brave CF N/A N/A Russian Vagab Vagabov FNG October 16, 2021 1 Brazilian Bruno Lopes LFA September 30, 2022 0 N/A Vacant Pancrase N/A N/A N/A Vacant Deep N/A N/A American Mike Rhodes CFFC November 22, 2019 0 N/A Vacant EFC N/A N/A South Korean Tae In Kim Road FC December 18, 2022 0 N/A Vacant Titan FC N/A N/A Kazakhstani Diyar Nurgozhay Eagle FC August 21, 2022 0 ## Middleweight (185 lb, 84 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Nigerian Israel Adesanya UFC April 8, 2023 0 American Johnny Eblen Bellator June 24, 2022 1 American Christian Lee (Known as Welterweight) One November 19, 2022 0 Russian Magomedrasul Gasanov ACA April 9, 2021 2 N/A Vacant KSW N/A N/A N/A Vacant CWFC N/A N/A N/A Vacant Brave CF N/A N/A Russian Vladimir Mineev FNG September 9, 2020 1 Brazilian Lucas Fernando LFA March 10, 2023 0 Japanese Yura Naito Pancrase March 21, 2022 0 Brazilian Joao Batista Yoshimura Deep July 4, 2021 0 N/A Vacant Shooto N/A N/A N/A Vacant Jungle Fight N/A N/A Jamaican Gregg Ellis CFFC April 20, 2023 0 South African Luke Michael EFC March 5, 2022 0 South Korean In Su Hwang Road FC July 3, 2021 0 Brazilian Bruno Assis Titan July 2, 2021 0 Kazakhstani Dauren Ermekov Eagle FC July 16, 2022 0 American Tim Caron CES March 18, 2023 0 American Matt Lagler KOTC June 22, 2019 0 ## Welterweight (170 lb, 77 kg or 175 lb, 79 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses English Leon Edwards UFC August 20, 2022 1 Ukrainian Yaroslav Amosov Bellator June 11, 2021 1 American Christian Lee(Known as Lightweight) One August 26, 2022 2 Russian Vitaly Slipenko ACA December 26, 2022 0 Polish Adrian Bartosiński KSW April 22, 2023 0 Irish Rhys McKee CWFC June 25, 2022 0 Polish Marcin Bandel (175 lb, 79 kg) Brave CF October 19, 2022 0 Russian Dmitry Bikrev FNG April 6, 2019 3 American Trey Waters LFA April 14, 2023 0 N/A Vacant Pancrase N/A N/A Japanese Shingo Suzuki Deep February 11, 2023 0 N/A Vacant (Known as Middleweight)}} Shooto N/A N/A Brazilian Vanderlei Gonçalves Jungle Fight March 26, 2023 0 American Raheam Forest CFFC November 18, 2022 0 South African Mark Hulme EFC April 13, 2023 0 Dominican Carlos Matos Titan April 10, 2022 0 Russian Denis Izmodenov (175 lb, 79 kg) Eagle FC December 10, 2022 0 N/A Vacant CES N/A N/A ## Light Welterweight (165 lb, 75 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Bahraini Eldar Eldarov(Known as Super Lightweight) Brave CF April 19, 2019 1 American Richie Palomino(Known as Junior Welterweight) KOTC September 7, 2019 0 ## Lightweight (155 lb, 70 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Russian Islam Makhachev UFC October 22, 2022 1 Russian Usman Nurmagomedov Bellator November 18, 2022 1 Chinese Tang Kai(Known as Featherweight) One August 26, 2022 0 Russian Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov ACA September 19, 2020 1 Brazilian Roberto Satoshi Souza Rizin FF June 13, 2021 2 Polish Marian Ziółkowski KSW December 19, 2020 3 English George Hardwick CWFC July 22, 2022 2 Egyptian Ahmed Amir Brave CF September 25, 2021 0 Azerbaijani Nariman Abbasov FNG April 26, 2019 4 American Aaron McKenzie LFA April 8, 2022 0 Japanese Takasuke Kume Pancrase September 11, 2016 3 Japanese Juri Ohara Deep March 15, 2022 1 N/A Vacant (Known as Welterweight) Shooto N/A N/A Brazilian Kaynan Kruschewsky Jungle Fight December 11, 2022 0 American Kendly St. Louis CFFC November 10, 2022 0 N/A Vacant EFC N/A N/A Korean Si Won Park Road FC July 23, 2022 1 N/A Vacant Combate Global N/A N/A American Landon Quinones Titan April 10, 2022 1 Russian Mehdi Dakaev Eagle FC December 4, 2020 2 American Blaze Gill KOTC January 13, 2018 0 American Nathan Ghareeb CES November 17, 2021 0 ## Featherweight (145 lb, 66 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Australian Alexander Volkanovski UFC December 14, 2019 4 Brazilian Patrício Pitbull Bellator April 15, 2022 1 Brazilian Fabrício Andrade(Known as Bantamweight) ONE February 25, 2023 0 Russian Alikhan Suleymanov ACA July 22, 2022 0 Japanese Kleber Koike Erbst Rizin FF October 23, 2022 0 French Salahdine Parnasse KSW December 18, 2021 1 Irish Paul Hughes CWFC November 4, 2022 0 Russian Roman Bogatov Brave CF October 22, 2022 0 Russian Gleb Khabibulin FNG October 14, 2022 0 N/A Vacant LFA N/A N/A N/A Vacant Pancrase N/A N/A Japanese Juntaro Ushiku Deep September 20, 2020 2 Japanese Keisuke Sasu (Known as Lightweight) Shooto July 25, 2021 1 N/A Vacant Jungle Fight N/A N/A N/A Vacant CFFC N/A N/A Congolese Igeu Kabesa EFC November 3, 2022 0 Jordanian Ali Al-Qaisi Titan August 6, 2021 0 N/A Vacant Combate Global N/A N/A South Korean Hae Jin Park Road FC December 18, 2022 0 Russian Rasul Magomedov Eagle FC August 10, 2022 0 American Juan Beltran (Known as Bantamweight) KOTC December 5, 2021 0 American Dan Dubuque CES September 9, 2022 0 ## Bantamweight (135 lb, 61 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses American Aljamain Sterling UFC March 6, 2021 2 American Sergio Pettis Bellator May 8, 2021 1 American Demetrious Johnson(Known as Flyweight) One August 27, 2022 0 Russian Oleg Borisov ACA March 26, 2022 0 N/A Vacant Rizin FF N/A N/A Polish Jakub Wikłacz KSW December 17, 2022 0 Italian Michele Martignoni CWFC October 7, 2022 0 Canadian Brad Katona Brave CF March 11, 2022 1 Kazakhstani Sabit Zhusupov FNG October 14, 2022 0 Tajikistani Muin Gafurov LFA October 14, 2022 0 Japanese Taichi Nakajima Pancrase October 7, 2022 0 American Victor Henry Deep March 9, 2019 0 Japanese Tatsuya Ando(Known as Featherweight) Shooto March 21, 2022 0 Brazilian Marciley Alves Jungle Fight December 11, 2022 0 N/A Vacant CFFC N/A N/A Zimbabwean Nicholas Hwende EFC December 1, 2022 1 Dominican Tommy Garcia Titan April 14, 2023 0 South Korea Je Hoon Moon Road FC December 18, 2022 0 Mexican David Martinez Combate Global May 29, 2021 1 Russian Renat Khavalov Eagle FC March 19, 2021 3 American Ashiek Ajim CES June 17, 2022 0 ## Flyweight (125 lb, 57 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Mexican Brandon Moreno UFC January 21, 2023 0 American Jarred Brooks(Known as Strawweight) One December 3, 2022 0 Russian Kurban Gadzhiev ACA February 25, 2023 0 English Shajidul Haque CWFC December 31, 2022 0 Russian Vartan Asatryan FNG February 23, 2022 0 Brazilian Felipe Bunes LFA January 6, 2023 0 Japanese Makoto Takahashi Deep March 1, 2020 1 Japanese Rei Tsuruya Pancrase December 25, 2022 0 Japanese Tatsuro Taira(Known as Bantamweight) Shooto July 3, 2021 0 Brazilian Igor Severino Jungle Fight August 27, 2022 0 Japanese Makoto Takahashi CFFC November 10, 2022 0 South African Luthando Biko EFC December 4, 2021 1 Brazilian Victor Dias Titan March 26, 2021 1 N/A Vacant Road FC N/A N/A Russian Irgit Oveenchi Eagle FC August 10, 2022 0 American Mitch Raposo CES November 17, 2020 0 ## Strawweight (115 lb, 52 kg) riaz Organization Date No. of title defenses Japanese Keito Yamakita Pancrase July 18, 2022 0 Japanese Namiki Kawahara Deep August 23, 2020 0 Japanese Jo Arai (Known as Flyweight) Shooto September 19, 2022 0 ## Featherweight (145 lb, 66 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Brazilian Amanda Nunes UFC December 29, 2018 2 Brazilian Cris Cyborg Bellator January 25, 2020 3 N/A Vacant Invicta FC N/A N/A Japanese Yoko Higashi Deep Jewels May 8, 2022 0 ## Bantamweight (135 lb, 61 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Brazilian Amanda Nunes UFC July 30, 2022 0 Brazilian Talita Bernardo Invicta FC January 18, 2023 0 N/A Vacant FNG N/A N/A Portuguese Jacqueline Cavalcanti LFA April 21, 2023 0 N/A Vacant Deep Jewels N/A N/A N/A Vacant Pancrase N/A N/A Brazilian Kelly Ottoni Jungle Fight July 31, 2022 0 N/A Vacant CFFC N/A N/A N/A Vacant EFC N/A N/A ## Flyweight (125 lb, 57 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Mexican Alexa Grasso UFC March 4, 2023 0 American Liz Carmouche Bellator April 22, 2022 2 Chinese Xiong Jing Nan(Known as Strawweight) One January 20, 2018 7 Brazilian Ketlen Souza Invicta FC January 18, 2023 0 N/A Vacant LFA N/A N/A Japanese Rin Nakai Deep Jewels May 8, 2022 0 Brazilian Sidy Rocha Pancrase April 14, 2019 0 Brazilian Elora Dana Jungle Fight March 26, 2023 0 N/A Vacant CFFC N/A N/A N/A Vacant EFC N/A N/A ## Strawweight (115 lb, 52 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Chinese Zhang Weili UFC November 12, 2022 0 American Angela Lee(Known as Atomweight) One May 6, 2016 5 Irish Danni McCormack Invicta FC March 15, 2023 0 Brazilian Julia Polastri LFA January 28, 2023 0 Japanese Karen Pravajra Pancrase March 21, 2022 0 Japanese Seika Izawa Deep Jewels March 15, 2022 0 Brazilian Stephanie Luciano Jungle Fight November 13, 2022 0 N/A Vacant CFFC N/A N/A Romanian Alice Ardelean EFC March 2, 2023 0 N/A Vacant Combate Global N/A N/A ## Super Atomweight (108 lb, 49 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Japanese Seika Izawa Rizin FF April 17, 2022 0 Japanese Satomi Takano Shooto November 5, 2021 0 ## Atomweight (105 lb, 47,5 kg) Name Organization Date No. of title defenses American Jillian DeCoursey Invicta FC September 28, 2022 0 Japanese Saori Oshima Deep Jewels June 20, 2021 1 Japanese Chihiro Sawada Shooto November 27, 2022 0 South Korean Yu Ri Shim Road FC September 4, 2021 0 ## Microweight (95 lb, 43 kg) riaz Organization Date No. of title defenses Japanese Saori Oshima Deep September 20, 2020 1 Thai Suwanan Boonsorn Deep Jewels November 5, 2020 0 ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.
