The featherweight division in mixed martial arts refers to different weight classes:
The UFC's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136–145 lb (61.7-65.8 kg) The Shooto's featherweight division, which limits competitors to 135 lb (61.2 kg) The ONE Championship's featherweight division, with upper limit at The Road FC's featherweight division, with upper limit at 145 lb (65.5 kg)
Ambiguity and clarification For the sake of uniformity, most American mixed martial arts media outlets consider Featherweight competitors to be between 136 and 145 lb (60 and 66 kg). King of the Cage (KOTC) refers to its 145 lb (66 kg) division as bantamweight whereas Shooto refers to its 143 lb (65 kg) division as lightweight. The UFC uses the Nevada definition of "featherweight".
The featherweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions is 145 lb (66 kg).
Professional champions
Current champions These tables were last updated in February of 2026. Active title reign Active title reign (interim) Men: OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefensesUFCApril 14, 2025 Alexander Volkanovski28-4-0 (13KO 3SUB)1PFLSeptember 10, 2026 Razhabali Shaydullaev20-0-0 (7KO 12SUB)0RIZIN FF May 4, 2025 Razhabali Shaydullaev20-0-0 (7KO 12SUB)4ACA July 21, 2023 Islam Omarov 17-0-0 (3KO 9SUB)3Brave CF June 23, 2023 Nemat Abdrashitov19-9-0 (7KO 7SUB)0CFFC May 24, 2025 Ryan Cafaro14-6-0 (1) (4KO 7SUB)1Cage Warriors November 15, 2025 Solomon Simon7-0-0 (4KO 3SUB)0DEEP March 9, 2024 Jin Aoi16-6-1 (7KO 2SUB)0FEN June 21, 2025 Miłosz Kruk7-1-0 (2KO 2SUB)0Jungle Fight July 29, 2023 Willian Souza13-2-0 (9KO 2SUB)1KSW December 18, 2021 Salahdine Parnasse22-2-0 (7KO 7SUB)2LUX Fight League November 21, 2025 Irvin Amaya13-5-0 (5KO 1SUB)0Oktagon MMA January 31, 2026 Mochamed Machaev17-2-0 (1) (9KO 2SUB)0ONE Championship August 26, 2022 Tang Kai20-3-0 (16KO 0SUB)2
Women: OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefensesPFL December 13, 2025 Cris Cyborg30-2-0 (1) (21KO 2SUB)0Invicta FC N/A VacantN/AN/A
Most wins in featherweight title bouts
Note: the list includes wins in bouts for featherweight titles of major promotions (UFC, ONE, WEC, Bellator for men; UFC, Strikeforce, Invicta for women) Note: the list includes both undisputed and interim champions Active title reign
Men: NamePromotionTitle bout wins 1. José Aldo WEC, UFC 11 (3 WEC, 8 UFC) Patrício Pitbull Bellator 11 2. Urijah Faber WEC 6 Alexander Volkanovski UFC 4. Max Holloway UFC 5 5. Pat Curran Bellator 4 Martin Nguyen ONE 6. Mike Brown WEC 37. Cole Escovedo WEC 2 Daniel Straus Bellator Conor McGregor UFC Ilia Topuria UFC8. Joe Soto Bellator 1 Joe Warren Bellator A. J. McKee Bellator Yair Rodríguez UFC
Women: NamePromotionTitle bout wins 1. Cris Cyborg Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, Bellator, PFL 17 (3 Strikeforce, 4 Invicta, 3 UFC, 6 Bellator, 1 PFL) 2. Julia Budd Bellator 3 Amanda Nunes UFC 3. Megan Anderson Invicta 1 Germaine de Randamie UFC Felicia Spencer Invicta
See also List of current MMA Featherweight Champions List of current MMA Women's Featherweight Champions List of UFC Featherweight Champions List of WEC Featherweight Champions (defunct) List of Pancrase Featherweight Champions List of Road FC Featherweight Champions
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