featherweight (MMA)
{{short description|Weight class in mixed martial arts}}
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 {{convert|70.3|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-467.html#NAC467Sec7956 |title=Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 467 – Unarmed Combat|access-date=2007-02-20|work=leg.state.nv.us}} and the Association of Boxing Commissions{{cite web |url=http://www.abcboxing.com/unified_mma_rules.html |title=Unified Rules of MMA |publisher=Association of Boxing Commissions |access-date=2012-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705135723/http://www.abcboxing.com/unified_mma_rules.html |archive-date=2012-07-05 }} is 145 lb (66 kg).
Professional champions
=Current champions=
These tables were last updated in June 2025.
Men:
| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
! style="width:20%;" |Organization ! style="width:20%;" |Reign Began ! style="width:28%;" |Champion ! style="width:20%;" |Record ! style="width:12%;" |Defenses |
| UFC
|April 14, 2025 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Alexander Volkanovski |27–4 (13KO 3SUB) | align=center|0 |
| Bellator MMA
| |{{flagicon |
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| align=center|
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|August 26, 2022
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Tang Kai
|19–2 (15KO 0SUB)
| align=center|1
|-
|KSW
|December 18, 2021
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Salahdine Parnasse
|21-2 (6KO 7SUB)
| align="center" |2
|-
|Dec 9, 2023
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Losene Keita
|16–1 (10KO 0SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|May 4, 2025
|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Razhabali Shaydullaev
|13–0 (4KO 9SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|ACA
|July 21, 2023
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Islam Omarov
|14–0 (3KO 6SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|May 25, 2024
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Hardwick
|11–3–1 (2KO 4SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|
|{{flagicon|}} Vacant
|
| align=center|
|-
|
|{{flagicon|}} Vacant
|
| align=center|
|-
|June 23, 2023
|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Nemat Abdrashitov
|19–8 (7KO 7SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|August 06, 2021
|{{flagicon|JOR}} Ali al-Qaisi
|12–5 (2KO 4SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|July 21, 2023
|{{flagicon|USA}} Javier Garcia
|11–5 (0KO 7SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|December 18, 2022
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Hae Jin Park
|10–3 (1KO 4SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|}
Women:
| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
! style="width:20%;" |Organization ! style="width:20%;" |Reign Began ! style="width:28%;" |Champion ! style="width:20%;" |Record ! style="width:12%;" |Defenses |
| UFC
| |{{flagicon |
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|-
|January 25, 2020
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cris Cyborg
|28–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB)
| align=center|5
|-
|PFL
|October 19, 2024
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cris Cyborg
|28–2 (1) (21KO 1SUB)
| align=center|0
|-
|
|{{flagicon|}} Vacant
|
| align=center|
|-
|}
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
:{{Color box|#B2FFFF|border=darkgray}} Active title reign
Men:
| class="sortable wikitable" | |||
| Name | Promotion | Title bout wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | |||
| rowspan="2”| 1. | {{flagicon|Brazil}} José Aldo | WEC, UFC | align="center" |11 (3 WEC, 8 UFC) |
| style="background: #B2FFFF; color: ;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Patrício Pitbull | style="background: #B2FFFF; color: ;"| Bellator | align="center" |11 | |
| rowspan="2”| 2. | {{flagicon|USA}} Urijah Faber | WEC | rowspan="2" align="center"|6 |
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Alexander Volkanovski | UFC | ||
| 4. | {{flagicon|USA}} Max Holloway | UFC | align="center"|5 |
| rowspan="2”| 5. | {{flagicon|USA}} Pat Curran | Bellator | rowspan="2" align="center" |4 |
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Martin Nguyen | ONE | ||
| 6. | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Brown | WEC | align="center" |3 |
| rowspan="4”|7. | {{flagicon|USA}} Cole Escovedo | WEC | rowspan="4" align="center" |2 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Straus | Bellator | ||
| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Conor McGregor | UFC | ||
| style="background: #B2FFFF; color: ;"| {{flagicon|GEO}} Ilia Topuria | style="background: #B2FFFF; color: ;"| UFC | ||
| rowspan="4''|8. | {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Soto | Bellator | rowspan="4" align="center"|1 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Warren | Bellator | ||
| {{flagicon|USA}} A. J. McKee | Bellator | ||
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Yair Rodríguez | UFC |
Women:
| class="sortable wikitable" | |||
| Name | Promotion | Title bout wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor= | |||
| 1. | style="background: #B2FFFF; color: ;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cris Cyborg | style="background: #B2FFFF; color: ;"| Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, Bellator, PFL | align="center"|17 (3 Strikeforce, 4 Invicta, 3 UFC, 6 Bellator, 1 PFL) |
| rowspan="2" | 2. | {{flagicon|Canada}} Julia Budd | Bellator | rowspan="2" align="center"|3 |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Amanda Nunes | UFC | ||
| rowspan="3" |3. | {{flagicon|Australia}} Megan Anderson | Invicta | rowspan="3" align="center" |1 |
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Germaine de Randamie | UFC | ||
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Felicia Spencer | Invicta |