List of current UFC champions

This page features a comprehensive list of champions across all male and female divisions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as recognized by the organization as the official titleholders.

The list covers eight male weight classes, from flyweight to heavyweight, and three female weight classes, from strawweight to bantamweight. It includes current champions, as well as interim titleholders, and the date, event, and result for each undisputed title win, along with the number of championship defenses.

Heavyweight (206 to 265 lbs)

  • Current champion: Ciryl Gane (FR)
  • Date: June 14, 2026
  • Event: UFC Freedom 250
  • Result: Defeated Alex Pereira (BR) by second-round KO
  • Defenses: 0

*Promoted to full champion in September 2026 after Tom Aspinall (UK) vacated the title

Light Heavyweight (186 to 205 lbs)

  • Current champion: Carlos Ulberg (NZ)
  • Date: April 11, 2026
  • Event: UFC 327
  • Result: Defeated Jiri Prochazka by first-round TKO
  • Defenses: 0

Middleweight (171 to 185 lbs)

  • Current champion: Sean Strickland (US)
  • Date: May 9, 2026
  • Event: UFC 328
  • Result: Defeated Khamzat Chimaev (UAE) by split decision
  • Defenses: 0

Welterweight (156 to 170 lbs)

  • Current champion: Islam Makhachev
  • Date: November 15, 2025
  • Event: UFC 322
  • Result: Defeated Jack Della Maddalena (AU) by unanimous decision
  • Defenses: 1

Lightweight (146 to 155 lbs)

  • Current champion: Justin Gaethje (US)
  • Date: June 14, 2026
  • Event: UFC Freedom 250
  • Result: Defeated Ilia Topuria (GA) by fourth-round RTD
  • Defenses: 0

Featherweight (136 to 145 lbs)

  • Current champion: Alexander Volkanovski (AU)
  • Date: April 12, 2025
  • Event: UFC 314
  • Result: Defeated Diego Lopes (BR) by unanimous decision
  • Defenses: 1

Men’s Bantamweight (126 to 135 lbs)

  • Current champion: Petr Yan
  • Date: December 6, 2025
  • Event: UFC 323
  • Result: Defeated Merab Dvalishvili (GE) by unanimous decision
  • Defenses: 0

Men’s Flyweight (116 to 125 lbs)

  • Current champion: Joshua Van (MM)
  • Date: December 6, 2025
  • Event: UFC 323
  • Result: Defeated Alexandre Pantoja (BR) by first-round TKO
  • Defenses: 2

Women’s Bantamweight (126 to 135 lbs)

  • Current champion: Kayla Harrison (US)
  • Date: June 7, 2025
  • Event: UFC 316
  • Result: Defeated Julianna Pena (US) by second-round submission
  • Defenses: 0

Women’s Flyweight (116 to 125 lbs)

  • Current champion: Natalia Silva (BR)
  • Date: October 3, 2026
  • Event: UFC 332
  • Result: Defeated Wang Cong (CN) by unanimous decision
  • Defenses: 0

Strawweight (106 to 115 lbs)

  • Current champion: Mackenzie Dern (US)
  • Date: October 25, 2025
  • Event: UFC 321
  • Result: Defeated Virna Jandiroba (BR) by second-round submission
  • Defenses: 1