The heavyweight division in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

(MMA) generally groups fighters between . Although many ambiguities exist within the lowerweight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform. The

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

(UFC) and most other North American MMA organizations such as

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and operated until 2025. The promotion takes its name from ''wikt:bellator, bellātor ...

, WSOF, and

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock Jr. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstre ...

(KOTC) abide by this interpretation to their 206–265 lb athletes as heavyweights.

ONE Championship ONE Championship, formerly ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015, is a Multinational corporation, multinational combat sports Promoter (entertainment), promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui. Origi ...

's heavyweight division is at 226–265 lb.

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's overweight division was before being revised to its current . The heavyweight upper weight limit, as defined by the

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and the

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is .

Professional champions

Current champions

This table was last updated on November 16, 2024.

Most wins in heavyweight title bouts

:''Note: the list includes wins in bouts for heavyweight titles of major promotions (UFC, Bellator, ONE, Pride, Strikeforce, WEC, KSW)'' :''Note: the list includes both undisputed and interim champions'' : Active title reign

Most consecutive defenses of heavyweight title

*First title reign.

References

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Professional champions

Current champions

Most wins in heavyweight title bouts

Most consecutive defenses of heavyweight title

See also

References