MMA weight classes
Encyclopedia
Mixed martial arts weight classes are weight classes
that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts
.
Organizations will often adopt their own rules for weight limits, causing ambiguity in the sport regarding how a weight class should be defined. For a variety of reasons (largely historical), weight classes of the same name can be of vastly different weights. For example, a boxing Middleweight weighs up to 160 pounds, a UFC Middleweight upper limit is 185 lb, and a Pride Middleweight upper limit was 93 kg (205 lb).
introduced two weight classes at UFC 12
: heavyweight, which grouped competitors above 200 lb (91 kg), and lightweight, which grouped competitors under 200 lb.
Weight divisions underwent many changes in the ensuing years, but the ability of promotions to autonomously decide their own weight classes eventually disappeared after athletic commissions began supervising mixed martial arts.
In 2000, the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts were codified by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission – working with the California State Athletic Commission, who had worked extensively on regulation, but its sanctioning of MMA was not implemented due to state governmental issues surrounding the budgeting process. California officially sanctioned MMA on December 28, 2005, using the ruleset it helped devise five years previously.
Since then, to create uniformity, all state commissions in the United States
that regulate mixed martial arts have assimilated these rules into their existing unarmed combat competition rules and statutes. For a promotion to hold mixed martial arts events in a state-sanctioned venue, the promotion must abide by the state athletic commission's body of rules for weight limits.
In July 2008, a change to the existing classes was proposed to the Association of Boxing Commissions
to expand the weight classes to 14, with most classes 10 pounds apart and a division of the current 205–265 lb heavyweight class into two. The proposals were met with resistance from various quarters, including from the UFC and several state athletic commissions. The proposed classes were later rejected by the ABC.
(lb):
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
(lb)
!in kilogram
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Flyweight
|125||56.7
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
|145||65.8
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|155||70.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|170||77.1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|185||83.9
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|205||93.0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|265||120.2
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
and Wyoming
.
Promotions that hold events on Indian reservations are under the jurisdiction of independent athletic commissions. Many of these commissions are under the umbrella of the Native American Sports Council.
King of the Cage
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
(lb)
!in kilogram
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Junior Flyweight
|125||56.7
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Flyweight
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|145||65.8
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|155||70.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Junior Welterweight
|160||72.5
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|170||77.1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|185||83.9
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|205||93.0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Cruiserweight
|230||104.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|265||120.2
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
IFC
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
(lb)
!in kilogram
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
|145||65.8
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|155||70.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|170||77.1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|185||83.9
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|205||93.0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Cruiserweight
|230||104.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|265||120.2
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
M-1 Global
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s (kg)
!in pounds
(lb)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|70||155
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|77||170
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|84||185
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|93||205
|-
|Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
(lb)
!in kilogram
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|155||70
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|170||77
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|185||84
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|205||93
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|225||102
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
ese organizations are free to schedule bouts with little regard for weight differential. However, due to the increasingly competitive nature of the sport, weight is often seen as an unfair advantage over a smaller competitor; therefore, weight limits have been set by the promotions themselves. These limits differ from organization to organization. Japan uses the metric system
.
Dream
Dream's weight categories go by similar guidelines as the Unified Rules, differing only by a few pounds.
It was announced that in 2011 Dream will create a new Bantamweight class at 61 kg, and the Featherweight class will be raised to 65 kg (instead of 63 kg).
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s (kg)
!in pounds
(lb)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|61||134
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
|65||143
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|70||154
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|76||168
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|84||185
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|93||205
|-
|Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
There is also a possibility that Dream will create Cruiserweight division with upper weight limit at 104 kg.
Shooto
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s (kg)
!in pounds
(lb)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Flyweight
|52||115
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|56||123
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
|60||132
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|65||143
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|70||154
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|76||168
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|83||183
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Cruiserweight
|91||201
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|100||220
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
BAMMA
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s
!in pounds
|-
|Featherweight
|66 kg
|145 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|70 kg
|155 lb
|-
|Welterweight
|77 kg
|170 lb
|-
|Middleweight
|84 kg
|185 lb
|-
|Light Heavyweight
|93 kg
|205 lb
|-
|Heavyweight
|120 kg
|265 lb
RESPECT.FC
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s
!in pounds
|-
|Flyweight
|57 kg
|125 lb
|-
|Bantamweight
|61 kg
|135 lb
|-
|Featherweight
|66 kg
|145 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|70 kg
|155 lb
|-
|Light Welterweight
|73 kg
|160 lb
|-
|Welterweight
|77 kg
|170 lb
|-
|Light Middleweight
|80 kg
|175 lb
|-
|Middleweight
|84 kg
|185 lb
|-
|Light Heavyweight
|93 kg
|205 lb
|-
|Heavyweight
|120 kg
|265 lb
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
Strikeforce
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
(lb)
!in kilogram
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|145||65.8
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
sanctions champions for only women, and it sets 5 weight divisions.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s
!in pounds
|-
|Flyweight
|45.4 kg
|100 lb
|-
|Bantamweight
|48.5 kg
|107 lb
|-
|Featherweight
|52.2 kg
|115 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|56.7 kg
|125 lb
|-
|Welterweight
|61.2 kg
|135 lb
|-
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
s
!in pounds
|-
|Flyweight
|45 kg
|100 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|48 kg
|105 lb
|-
Weight classes
Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. This reduces the exclusion of smaller athletes in sports where physical size gives a significant advantage...
that pertain to the sport of mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
.
Organizations will often adopt their own rules for weight limits, causing ambiguity in the sport regarding how a weight class should be defined. For a variety of reasons (largely historical), weight classes of the same name can be of vastly different weights. For example, a boxing Middleweight weighs up to 160 pounds, a UFC Middleweight upper limit is 185 lb, and a Pride Middleweight upper limit was 93 kg (205 lb).
United States
Prior to state sanctioning, weight classes were not mandatory since the competitions were held without the approval of the athletic commissions. For instance, the Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
introduced two weight classes at UFC 12
UFC 12
UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama...
: heavyweight, which grouped competitors above 200 lb (91 kg), and lightweight, which grouped competitors under 200 lb.
Weight divisions underwent many changes in the ensuing years, but the ability of promotions to autonomously decide their own weight classes eventually disappeared after athletic commissions began supervising mixed martial arts.
In 2000, the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts were codified by the New Jersey State Athletic Commission – working with the California State Athletic Commission, who had worked extensively on regulation, but its sanctioning of MMA was not implemented due to state governmental issues surrounding the budgeting process. California officially sanctioned MMA on December 28, 2005, using the ruleset it helped devise five years previously.
Since then, to create uniformity, all state commissions in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that regulate mixed martial arts have assimilated these rules into their existing unarmed combat competition rules and statutes. For a promotion to hold mixed martial arts events in a state-sanctioned venue, the promotion must abide by the state athletic commission's body of rules for weight limits.
In July 2008, a change to the existing classes was proposed to the Association of Boxing Commissions
Association of Boxing Commissions
The Association of Boxing Commissions is a North American not for profit professional boxing and Mixed Martial Arts organization that provides a framework for undertaking boxing and MMA bouts and record keeping...
to expand the weight classes to 14, with most classes 10 pounds apart and a division of the current 205–265 lb heavyweight class into two. The proposals were met with resistance from various quarters, including from the UFC and several state athletic commissions. The proposed classes were later rejected by the ABC.
Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
The Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts designate limits for nine different weight classes in mixed martial arts. Fighters must be weighed in poundsPound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb):
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Flyweight
Flyweight (MMA)
The flyweight division in mixed martial arts – as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine – groups together all competitors 125 lb and below...
|125||56.7
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The King of the Cage bantamweight class with upper limit at 145 lb...
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
|145||65.8
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|155||70.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|170||77.1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|185||83.9
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|205||93.0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
|265||120.2
|-
|Super Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight (MMA)
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb .Across Europe and Asia, there are numerous promotions that feature open-weight competitions that can qualify as super heavyweight bouts.One such example is in Japan,...
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
Non-codified states and exceptions
In the following states, professional MMA is legal but is not regulated by a local commission: AlaskaAlaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
and Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
.
Promotions that hold events on Indian reservations are under the jurisdiction of independent athletic commissions. Many of these commissions are under the umbrella of the Native American Sports Council.
King of the CageKing of the CageKing of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Junior Flyweight
|125||56.7
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Flyweight
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|145||65.8
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|155||70.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Junior Welterweight
|160||72.5
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|170||77.1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|185||83.9
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|205||93.0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Cruiserweight
|230||104.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
|265||120.2
|-
|Super Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight (MMA)
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb .Across Europe and Asia, there are numerous promotions that feature open-weight competitions that can qualify as super heavyweight bouts.One such example is in Japan,...
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
IFCInternational Fighting ChampionshipsInternational Fighting Championships is an American mixed martial arts organization. Founded in 1996, the IFC was the vision of longtime martial artist and kickboxing promoter, Howard Petschler. Howard recognized that MMA would finally solve a lot of the problemsassociated with martial arts as a...
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The King of the Cage bantamweight class with upper limit at 145 lb...
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
|145||65.8
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|155||70.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|170||77.1
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|185||83.9
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|205||93.0
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Cruiserweight
|230||104.3
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
|265||120.2
|-
|Super Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight (MMA)
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb .Across Europe and Asia, there are numerous promotions that feature open-weight competitions that can qualify as super heavyweight bouts.One such example is in Japan,...
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
M-1 GlobalM-1 GlobalM-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|70||155
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|77||170
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|84||185
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|93||205
|-
|Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
MFC
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|155||70
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|170||77
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|185||84
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|205||93
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|225||102
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
Japan
With no state or government laws regarding weight class restrictions, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese organizations are free to schedule bouts with little regard for weight differential. However, due to the increasingly competitive nature of the sport, weight is often seen as an unfair advantage over a smaller competitor; therefore, weight limits have been set by the promotions themselves. These limits differ from organization to organization. Japan uses the metric system
Metric system
The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement. France was first to adopt a metric system, in 1799, and a metric system is now the official system of measurement, used in almost every country in the world...
.
DreamDREAM (mixed martial arts)Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
Dream's weight categories go by similar guidelines as the Unified Rules, differing only by a few pounds.It was announced that in 2011 Dream will create a new Bantamweight class at 61 kg, and the Featherweight class will be raised to 65 kg (instead of 63 kg).
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|61||134
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
|65||143
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|70||154
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|76||168
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|84||185
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|93||205
|-
|Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
There is also a possibility that Dream will create Cruiserweight division with upper weight limit at 104 kg.
ShootoShootoShooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Flyweight
|52||115
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Bantamweight
|56||123
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Featherweight
|60||132
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Lightweight
|65||143
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|70||154
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|76||168
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Light Heavyweight
|83||183
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Cruiserweight
|91||201
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Heavyweight
|100||220
|-
|Super Heavyweight
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
United Kingdom
With no state or government laws regarding weight class restrictions, British organizations are free to schedule bouts with little regard for weight differential. However, due to the increasingly competitive nature of the sport, weight is often seen as an unfair advantage over a smaller competitor; therefore, weight limits have been set by the promotions themselves. These limits differ from organization to organization.BAMMABAMMAThe British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
|-
|Featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
|66 kg
|145 lb
|-
|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|70 kg
|155 lb
|-
|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|77 kg
|170 lb
|-
|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|84 kg
|185 lb
|-
|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|93 kg
|205 lb
|-
|Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
|120 kg
|265 lb
Germany
With no state or government laws regarding weight class restrictions, German organizations are free to schedule bouts with little regard for weight differential. However, due to the increasingly competitive nature of the sport, weight is often seen as an unfair advantage over a smaller competitor; therefore, weight limits have been set by the promotions themselves. These limits differ from organization to organization. Germany uses the metric system.RESPECT.FCRespect Fighting ChampionshipRespect Fighting Championship is a mixed martial arts organization in Germany. It has won the GNP Award for the best German promotion in 2009 and 2010...
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
|-
|Flyweight
Flyweight (MMA)
The flyweight division in mixed martial arts – as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission combat sports doctrine – groups together all competitors 125 lb and below...
|57 kg
|125 lb
|-
|Bantamweight
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The King of the Cage bantamweight class with upper limit at 145 lb...
|61 kg
|135 lb
|-
|Featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
|66 kg
|145 lb
|-
|Lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
|70 kg
|155 lb
|-
|Light Welterweight
|73 kg
|160 lb
|-
|Welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...
|77 kg
|170 lb
|-
|Light Middleweight
|80 kg
|175 lb
|-
|Middleweight
Middleweight (MMA)
The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...
|84 kg
|185 lb
|-
|Light Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....
|93 kg
|205 lb
|-
|Heavyweight
Heavyweight (MMA)
The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...
|120 kg
|265 lb
|-
|Super Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight (MMA)
The super heavyweight division in mixed martial arts has no weight limit but generally refers to competitors weighing above 265 lb .Across Europe and Asia, there are numerous promotions that feature open-weight competitions that can qualify as super heavyweight bouts.One such example is in Japan,...
|align="center" colspan=2|No weight limit
Women
The unified weight division system for women has not been designated yet, so the organizations adopts their own rules for weight limits.StrikeforceStrikeforceStrikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(lb)
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s (kg)
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Welterweight
|135||61.2
|-align="center"
|align="left"|Middleweight
|145||65.8
ValkyrieValkyrie (mixed martial arts)Valkyrie, sometimes styled VALKYRIE in capitals, is a women mixed martial arts promotion. It's the sister of Japanese MMA promotion Cage Force, both operated by Greatest Common Multiple Communication...
ValkyrieValkyrie (mixed martial arts)
Valkyrie, sometimes styled VALKYRIE in capitals, is a women mixed martial arts promotion. It's the sister of Japanese MMA promotion Cage Force, both operated by Greatest Common Multiple Communication...
sanctions champions for only women, and it sets 5 weight divisions.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
|-
|Flyweight
|45.4 kg
|100 lb
|-
|Bantamweight
|48.5 kg
|107 lb
|-
|Featherweight
|52.2 kg
|115 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|56.7 kg
|125 lb
|-
|Welterweight
|61.2 kg
|135 lb
|-
Deep
Deep sanctions champions for both of men and women, and Deep currently sanctions at 2 weight divisions.{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!rowspan="2"|Weight class name
!colspan="2"|Upper limit
|-
!in kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s
!in pounds
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
|-
|Flyweight
|45 kg
|100 lb
|-
|Lightweight
|48 kg
|105 lb
|-
See also
- Boxing weight classes
- List of UFC champions
- List of Pride champions