Are you wondering who are all the current UFC champions are?
First, let's dive in to the sport itself. UFC has become a massive global sports brand since its introduction in 1993. They are currently the largest pay-per-view event provider on the planet.
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UFC is televised in over 165 countries, with more than 60 global broadcast partners, to more than 1.1 billion households worldwide. They also boast the highest concentration of millennials (ages 18-34) in its fan base (40%) compared to other top sports properties.
The explosive growth of the sport has transformed UFC champions into worldwide stars, with exciting knockouts and submissions going viral on social media at almost every UFC event. For new fans and those who may be unaware, here's a current list of UFC champions, as found on UFC.com.
The current champions are as follows:
- Heavyweight Champion: Jon Jones (27-1-0 (1 NC))
- Light-heavyweight Champion: Alex Pereira (9-2-0)
- Middleweight Champion: Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0)
- Welterweight Champion: Leon Edwards (22-3-0)
- Lightweight Champion: Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)
- Featherweight Champion: Ilia Topuria (15-0-0)
- Bantamweight Champion: Sean O'Malley (18-1-0)
- Flyweight Champion: Alexandre Pantoja (27-5-0)
- Women's Bantamweight Champion: Raquel Pennington (16-9-0)
- Women’s Flyweight Champion: Alexa Grasso (16-3-1)
- Women’s Strawweight Champion: Zhang Weili (24-3-0)