Bantamweight (MMA)


The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes:
The bantamweight division sits between the lighter flyweight division and the heavier featherweight division.

Ambiguity and clarification

For the sake of uniformity, many American mixed martial arts websites refer to competitors between 126 and 135 lb as bantamweights, as it encompasses both the Shooto Featherweight division and the King of the Cage Flyweight division. The Association of Boxing Commissions, which governs MMA in that country, uses the 126-135 standard for "bantamweight".
Prior to UFC 31, 150-pound fighters were known as bantamweights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, after which the weight limit was raised to 155 lb, and the division was reinstated as the lightweight class.
The bantamweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions is 135 lb.

Professional champions

Current champions

These tables were last updated in July 2020.
Men:
OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFCJuly 11, 2020 Petr Yan15–10
Bellator MMAJune 14, 2019 Kyoji Horiguchi28–2 0
Rizin FFDecember 31, 2018 Kyoji Horiguchi28–2 0
ONE ChampionshipMarch 31st, 2019 Bibiano Fernandes23–4 0
Fight Nights GlobalOctober 10, 2017 Tomáš Deák18–9–1 1
Cage WarriorsDecember 8, 2018 Jack Shore11–0 1
ACAMarch 24, 2018 Rustam Kerimov13–0 1
Legacy Fighting AllianceNovember 30, 2018 Miles Johns8–0 0

Women:
OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFCJuly 9, 2016 Amanda Nunes17–4 3
Invicta FCMay 4, 2018 Sarah Kaufman20–4 0