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The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally groups fighters between 206–265 lb (93.4–120.2 kg).. Although many ambiguities exist within the lowerweight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform.
The Unified Rules designate limits for fourteen different weight classes in mixed martial arts; all definitions and measurements are in pounds. [3] The strawweight class was added in 2015. [4] The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017. [5]
The UFC realigned their weight classes to comply with these new regulations in 2001, beginning with UFC 31. [7] At the time, this brought the total number of active divisions in the UFC to five: lightweight , welterweight , middleweight , light heavyweight , and heavyweight .
Pereira became the ninth fighter in UFC history to win championships in two weight classes. The light heavyweight division had been without a champion since Jamahal Hill relinquished the title in ...
Championship belts are fought for at each weight class under a promotion, with only one belt awarded per class. Each belt is usually contested every time the belt holder fights, and passed to the victor of that fight (see the List of UFC champions for a chronology of UFC title belts). A belt may be vacated when a fighter leaves a promotion, or ...
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) rankings, which were introduced in February 2013, are generated by a voting panel made up of media members. These media members are asked to vote for whom they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are of active status in ...
Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by the date of their debut in Endeavor (WEC, Strikeforce or UFC - whichever was the earliest debut date). [note 3] TKO records below are based on the combination of total fights which fighters fought under Endeavor, UFC, Strikeforce and WEC. [note 4]
Weight class Organization Record Notes Khabib Nurmagomedov: Male Lightweight ... Light Heavyweight: UFC: 11–0 (4 KO, 4 SUB) [61] Karen Arzumanyan: Male Lightweight ...