Light heavyweight (MMA) explained

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts contains different weight classes.

• The UFC's light heavyweight ranges from .
• The ONE Championship's light heavyweight division (also known as cruiserweight) has an upper limit of .
• The Road FC's light heavyweight division places the upper limit at .

Light heavyweight is a weight class in mixed martial arts, which generally refers to competitors weighing from . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division. The light heavyweight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission^[1] and the Association of Boxing Commissions^[2] is .

Professional champions

Current champions

These tables last updated in November 2023.

Active title reign

Organization	Reign Began	Champion	Record	Defenses
UFC	November 11, 2023	Alex Pereira	11-2 (9KO 0SUB)	2
Bellator MMA	March 22, 2024	Corey Anderson	18-6 (8KO 0SUB)	0
ONE Championship	June 23, 2023	Anatoly Malykhin	13-0 (9KO 4SUB)	0
Rizin FF		Vacant
ACA		Vacant
KSW	January 15, 2022	Ibragim Chuzhigaev	18-5 (8KO 3SUB)	2
Fight Nights Global	August 28, 2020	Armen Petrosyan	4-0 (4KO 0SUB)	1
Cage Warriors		Vacant
URCC	April 23, 2016	Chris Hofmann	8-1 (7KO)	3
OKTAGON		Karlos Vémola	37-7

See also

• List of current MMA Light Heavyweight champions
• List of UFC Light Heavyweight Champions
• List of Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champions
• List of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 467 - Unarmed Combat . 2007-02-20 . leg.state.nv.us.
2. Web site: Unified Rules of MMA . . 2012-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120705135723/http://www.abcboxing.com/unified_mma_rules.html . 2012-07-05 .