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

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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

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Current champions

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Table accurate as of April 2023.

  Active title reign
Organization Reign Began Champion Record Defenses
UFC January 20, 2024   Dricus du Plessis 22-2 (9KO 11SUB) 1
Bellator MMA June 24, 2022   Johnny Eblen 16-0 (6KO 1SUB) 3
ONE Championship March 1, 2024   Anatoly Malykhin 14–0 (10KO 4SUB) 0
Fight Nights Global September 9, 2020   Vladimir Mineev 16–1–1 (9KO 3SUB) 0
KSW June 3, 2023   Paweł Pawlak 22–4–1 (11KO 4SUB) 0
Cage Warriors April 2, 2022   Christian Leroy Duncan 8–0 (6KO 1SUB) 1
ACA April 9, 2021   Magomedrasul Gasanov 18–2 (5KO 1SUB) 2
Road FC July 3, 2021   In Su Hwang 6–1 (6KO 0SUB) 0
Legacy Fighting Alliance   Lucas Fernando 9–1 (5KO 2SUB) 0
URCC January 7, 2017   Chris Hofmann 8–1 (7KO) 1

See also

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Footnotes and references

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  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.