UFC Welterweight - 2024

The UFC Welterweight Division contains a group that weighs 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). The UFC Welterweight Division is between the Lightweight and Middleweight Division.

Current Welterweight Champion

The current UFC Welterweight Champion is Belal Muhammad [24–3, 1NC]. Belal Muhammad became the new UFC welterweight champion with a unanimous decision win over Leon Edwards at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. In the main event, Muhammad showcased his strong wrestling and high-volume striking, dominating Edwards throughout the fight.

Latest Results from UFC Welterweight Division

UFC Welterweight Rankings 2024

Rank	Fighter	Record	M	Win Streak	Result	Last fight	Next fight
C	Belal Muhammad	24–3 (1 NC)		6 (0 def)	Win	UFC 304 Leon Edwards	UFC 310 Shavkat Rakhmonov
1	Leon Edwards	22–4 (1 NC)		0	Loss	UFC 304 Belal Muhammad	TBD
2	Kamaru Usman	20–4		0	Loss	UFC 294 Khamzat Chimaev	TBD
3	Shavkat Rakhmonov	18–0		18	Win	UFC 296 Stephen Thompson	UFC 310 Belal Muhammad
4	Jack Della Maddalena	17–2		17	Win	UFC 299 Gilbert Burns	TBD
5	Sean Brady	17–1	1	2	Win	UFC Fight Night 242 Gilbert Burns	TBD
6	Colby Covington	17–4	−1	0	Loss	UFC 296 Leon Edwards	TBD
7	Ian Machado Garry	15–0		15	Win	UFC 303 Michael Page	TBD
8	Gilbert Burns	22–8		0	Loss	UFC Fight Night 242 Sean Brady	TBD
9	Joaquin Buckley	20–6	2	5	Win	UFC 307 Stephen Thompson	TBD
10	Geoff Neal	15–6		0	Loss	UFC 298 Ian Machado Garry	UFC 308 Rafael dos Anjos
11	Stephen Thompson	17–8–1	−2	0	Loss	UFC 307 Joaquin Buckley	TBD
12	Michael Morales	17–0		17	Win	UFC on ESPN 62 Neil Magny	TBD
13	Michael Page	22–3		0	Loss	UFC 303 Ian Machado Garry	TBD
14	Vicente Luque	22–10–1		0	Loss	UFC on ESPN 54 Joaquin Buckley	UFC 310 Nick Diaz
15	Neil Magny	29–12		0	Loss	UFC on ESPN 62 Michael Morales	UFC Fight Night 247 Carlos Prates
15 (T)	Kevin Holland	26–11 (1 NC)		1	Win	UFC 302 Michał Oleksiejczuk	UFC 307 Roman Dolidze

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History of UFC Welterweight

The UFC Welterweight Title is considered one of the most prestigious titles in the UFC. The inaugural Welterweight Champion was crowned at UFC Brazil in 1998 when Pat Miletich won the belt. Carlos Newton, Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Georges-St Pierre, Matt Serra, Johny Hendricks, and Robbie Lawler held the Welterweight Championship.

GSP and Matt Hughes are the only two-time Welterweight Champions in UFC history.

At UFC 201, Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler to win the Welterweight Championship. Woodley, who defended the title against Stephen Thompson (twice), Demian Maia, and Darren Till, was defeated by Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 via unanimous decision.

Erstwhile welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defended his title against Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal at UFC 245 and UFC 251, respectively. During his three-year reign, 'The Nigerian Nightmare' had four successful title defenses before losing to Leon Edwards at UFC 278.

After defeating Kamaru Usman in the fifth round via KO in their rematch at UFC 278, Leon Edwards has become the UFC welterweight champion of the world.

He defended his belt one more time against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 and for a third time against Colby Covington at UFC 296.

Edwards' reign finally came to an end at UFC 304 on July 27, 2024, where he was defeated by Belal Muhammad who won the fight via a unanimous decision.

UFC Weight Divisions

Men

1. Heavyweight
2. Light Heavyweight
3. Middleweight
4. Welterweight
5. Lightweight
6. Featherweight
7. Bantamweight
8. Flyweight

Women

1. Featherweight
2. Bantamweight
3. Flyweight
4. Strawweight

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*Last Updated on October 13, 2024.