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 July 2022.

  Active title reign

Organization	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
UFC	November 12, 2022	Alex Pereira	7–1 (5KO 0SUB)	0
Bellator MMA	June 24, 2022	Johnny Eblen	12–0 (5KO 1SUB)	0
ONE Championship	October 30, 2020	Reinier de Ridder	16–0 (3KO 11SUB)	2
Fight Nights Global	September 9, 2020	Vladimir Mineev	14-1-1 (9KO 3SUB)	0
KSW		Vacant
Cage Warriors	November 22, 2019	Nathias Frederick	9-2-1 (8KO 0SUB)	1
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

• List of current MMA Middleweight champions
• List of UFC Middleweight Champions
• List of Strikeforce Middleweight Champions
• List of Pancrase Middleweight Champions
• List of Road FC Middleweight Champions

Footnotes and references

1. "Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 467 - Unarmed Combat". leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
2. . Association of Boxing Commissions. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-15.