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UFC Heavyweight Division

The Heavyweight division in Mixed Martial Arts () generally groups fighters between 206–265 lb (93.4–120.2 kg).

UFC Heavyweight Champion - 2022

The current UFC Heavyweight Champion is . Ngannou defeated at UFC 260 on March 27, 2021, to become the champion. 'The Predator ' is on a six-win streak currently, and for his last fight defeated Ciryl Gane at UFC 270.

The UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou clicked during his last outing.

Latest Results from UFC Heavyweight Division

DateFight Method RoundResultOctober 29, 2022Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Jared VanderaaDecision R3 (5:00)Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Jared VanderaaOctober 29, 2022Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcos Rogerio de LimaSubmission R1 (1:50)Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Andrei Arlovski


Waldo Cortes-Acosta won the heavyweight bout.
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UFC Heavyweight Rankings

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fightCFrancis Ngannou17–3 6 (1 def)WinUFC 270 - Ciryl GaneTBD1Ciryl Gane11–1 1WinUFC Fight Night 209 - Tai TuivasaTBD2Stipe Miocic20–4 0LossUFC 260 - Francis NgannouTBD3Curtis Blaydes17–3 (1 NC) 3WinUFC Fight Night 208 - Tom AspinallTBD4Tai Tuivasa14–4 0LossUFC Fight Night 209 - Ciryl GaneUFC on ESPN 42 - Sergei Pavlovich5Sergei Pavlovich16–1 4WinUFC 277 - Derrick LewisUFC on ESPN 42 - Tai Tuivasa6Tom Aspinall12–3 0LossUFC Fight Night 208 - Curtis BlaydesTBD7Derrick Lewis26–10 (1 NC) 0LossUFC 277 - Sergei PavlovichUFC Fight Night 215 - Sergey Spivak8Alexander Volkov35–10 1WinUFC Fight Night 207 - Jairzinho RozenstruikTBD9Jairzinho Rozenstruik12–4 0LossUFC Fight Night 207 - Alexander VolkovUFC 282 - Chris Daukaus10Marcin Tybura23–7 1WinUFC 278 - Alexander RomanovTBD11Chris Daukaus12–5 0LossUFC on ESPN 33 - Curtis BlaydesUFC 282 - Jairzinho Rozenstruik12Sergey Spivak15–3 2WinUFC on ESPN 40 - Augusto SakaiUFC Fight Night 215 - Derrick Lewis13Alexander Romanov16–1 0LossUFC 278 - Marcin TyburaTBD14Blagoy Ivanov19–4 (1 NC) 1WinUFC 274 - Marcos Rogério de LimaTBD15Shamil Abdurakhimov20–7 0LossUFC Fight Night 204 - Sergei PavlovichTBD

History Of UFC Heavyweight Division

In 1997, the UFC Superfight Championship was unified with the UFC Tournament Championship to determine the , as defeated Dan Severn at UFC 12.
Notable names such as Randy Couture, Josh Barnett, , Andre Arlovski, , , Junior Dos Santos, and Fabricio Werdum have all won the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
At UFC 198, Stipe Miocic won the UFC Heavyweight Championship in Brazil. However, at UFC 226, Miocic was beaten by to win the Heavyweight Title.
A rematch between Miocic and Daniel Cormier took place on August 17, 2019, at UFC 241 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Miocic won the fight by TKO in the fourth round after landing several clean left hooks to the body and following up with punches to the head, reclaiming the title.
Moving on, Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic, earning him the heavyweight title on March 2021. Since then, Ngannou successfully defended his title for one time against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270.
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FAQs on UFC Heavyweight

Q1 Who is the current UFC heavyweight champion

Francis Ngannou is the current UFC heavyweight champion of the world.

Q2 Who is the No 1 ranked fighter in UFC heavyweight

Ciryl Gane is the No.1 contender in the UFC heavyweight division.

Q3 What is the UFC weight class Weight Limit

The UFC heavyweight division weighs from 206 to 265 lbs (93.4 to 120.2 kg).

UFC Weight Divisions

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*Last Updated November 6th, 2022.

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