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List of all current and former undisputed UFC champions
List of all current and former undisputed UFC champions. Photo via UFC
UFC is the world’s premier MMA promotion and holds 12 weight classes – eight for men and four for women. The UFC champion is often regarded as the best fighter in the world.
Check out this list of all current and former undisputed UFC champions in every division!*
* Last update: April 13, 2026.
Flyweight
Foto via Instagram (@thefearlessmma1)
Current champion:
- Joshua Van
Former champions:
- Demetrious Johnson
- Henry Cejudo
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- Brandon Moreno
- Alexandre Pantoja
Bantamweight
Foto: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports
Current champion:
- Petr Yan
Former champions:
- Dominick Cruz
- Renan Barao
- T.J. Dillashaw
- Cody Garbrandt
- Henry Cejudo
- Petr Yan
- Aljamain Sterling
- Sean O’Malley
- Merab Dvalishvili
Featherweight
Photo via Instagram (@alexvolkanovski)
Current champion:
- Alexander Volkanovski
Former champions:
- Jose Aldo
- Conor McGregor
- Max Holloway
- Ilia Topuria
Lightweight
Current champion: Ilia Topuria
Former champions:
- Jens Pulver
- Sean Sherk
- BJ Penn
- Frankie Edgar
- Benson Henderson
- Anthony Pettis
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Eddie Alvarez
- Conor McGregor
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- Charles Oliveira
- Islam Makhachev
Welterweight
Islam Makhachev. Photo via UFC (X)
Current champion:
- Islam Makhachev
Former champions:
- Pat Miletich
- Carlos Newton
- Matt Hughes
- BJ Penn
- Georges St-Pierre
- Matt Serra
- Johnny Hendricks
- Robbie Lawler
- Tyron Woodley
- Kamaru Usman
- Leon Edwards
- Belal Muhammad
- Jack Della Maddalena
Middleweight
Khamzat Chimaev. Foto via Instagram
Current champion:
- Khamzat Chimaev
Former champions:
- Dave Menne
- Murilo Bustamante
- Evan Tanner
- Rich Franklin
- Anderson Silva
- Chris Weidman
- Luke Rockhold
- Michael Bisping
- Georges St-Pierre
- Robert Whittaker
- Alex Pereira
- Israel Adesanya
- Sean Strickland
Light heavyweight
Current champion:
- Carlos Ulberg
Former champions:
- Frank Shamrock
- Tito Ortiz
- Randy Couture
- Vitor Belfort
- Chuck Liddell
- Quinton Jackson
- Forrest Griffin
- Rashad Evans
- Lyoto Machida
- Mauricio Rua
- Jon Jones
- Daniel Cormier
- Jan Blachowicz
- Glover Teixeira
- Jiri Prochazka
- Jamahal Hill
- Magomed Ankalaev
Heavyweight
Tom Aspinall. Photo via Instagram (@tomaspinallofficial)
Current champion:
- Tom Aspinall
Former champions:
- Mark Coleman
- Maurice Smith
- Randy Couture
- Bas Rutten
- Kevin Randleman
- Josh Barnett
- Ricco Rodriguez
- Tim Sylvia
- Frank Mir
- Andrei Arlovski
- Brock Lesnar
- Cain Velasquez
- Junior dos Santos
- Fabricio Werdum
- Stipe Miocic
- Daniel Cormier
- Francis Ngannou
- Jon Jones
Women’s strawweight
Mackenzie Dern UFC 321. Foto via UFC
Current champion:
- Mackenzie Dern
Former champions:
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- Jessica Andrade
- Rose Namajunas
- Carla Esparza
Women’s flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko is one of three women’s flyweight UFC champions ever. Photo: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports
Current champion:
- Valentina Shevchenko
Former champions:
- Nicco Montano
- Alexa Grasso
Women’s bantamweight
Kayla Harrison. Photo via YouTube
Current champion:
- Kayla Harrison
Former champions:
- Ronda Rousey
- Holly Holm
- Miesha Tate
- Julianna Pena
- Amanda Nunes
- Raquel Pennington
- Julianna Pena
Women’s featherweight
Photo via UFC
Current champion:
- VACANT
Former champions:
- Germaine de Randamie
- Cris Cyborg
- Amanda Nunes
All current UFC champions
UFC is the world’s premier MMA promotion. Here’s a list of UFC champions. Photo via Instagram (@corysandhagenmma)
- Flyweight: Joshua Van
- Bantamweight: Petr Yan
- Featherweight: Alexander Volkanovski
- Lightweight: Ilia Topuria
- Welterweight: Islam Makhachev
- Middleweight: Khamzat Chimaev
- Light heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg
- Heavyweight: Tom Aspinall
- Women’s strawweight: Mackenzie Dern
- Women’s flyweight: Valentina Shevchenko
- Women’s bantamweight: Kayla Harrison
- Women’s featherweight: VACANT
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