UFC Welterweight Rankings, Champions List, & Weight Division

UFC is an international Ultimate Fighting Championship game. You can get UFC Welterweight rankings with the champions list, and weight division. Besides, you will get here also recent 2020 champion of the welterweight and UFC Welterweight rankings 2020.

The actual codification for weight classes initiated two divisions, basically, Welterweight which convened together all competitors above 156-170 pounds in 71 to 77 kg. It is up to the UFC Lightweight division which is 145-155 Ibs. Now let’s see details about welterweight champions and rankings.

UFC Welterweight champion

Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler at UFC 201, to win the Welterweight Championship. And then At UFC 235, Kamaru Usman became the new Welterweight champion. At UFC 245, Kamaru Usman faced Colby Covington in the main event and he won the fight via the fifth round of the UFC Welterweight. 

UFC Welterweight rankings 2023

In the whole year, the most popular UFCWelterweight fighters are Kamaru Usman, Tyron Woodley, Colby Covington, Jorge Masvidal, Leon Edwards, and more.

Basically, the first Welterweight was held on 16 October 1998, and champion Pat Miletich. Anyway, now see details about the UFC Welterweight rankings 2020 update.

Rankings and nameCountryWin/Loss RecordAge
Champion - Kamaru UsmanUnited States15-1-032
1 - Colby CovingtonUnited States15-1-031
2 - Tyron WoodleyUnited States19-4-135
3 - Jorge MasvidalUnited States34-13-034
4 - Leon EdwardsBritish18-3-028
5 - Rafael Dos AnjosBrazil29-12-035
6 - Demian MaiaBrazil27-9-042
7 - Santiago PonzinibbioArgentina27-3-033
8 - Stephen ThompsonUnited States14-4-137
9 - Michael ChiesaUnited States17-4, 032
10 - Anthony PettisUnited States22-8-033
11 - Nate DiazUnited States21-11-034
12 - robbie lawlerUnited States28-14, 037
13 - Santiago PonzinibbioArgentina27-3, 033
14 - Neil MagnyUnited States21-7, 037
15 - Gilbert BurnsBrazil17-3, 033
16 - Geoff NealUnited States13-2, 029
17 - Donald CerroneUnited States35-14, 036
18 - Tony MartinUnited Kingdom17-5, 062
19 - Vicente LuqueUnited States17-7, 128
20 - Gunnar NelsonIceland17-5, 131
21 - Matt BrownUnited States22-16, 039
22- Mike PerryUnited States13-6, 028
23- Nicolas DalbyDenmark18-3, 135
24 - Li JingliangChina17-5, 031
25 - Elizeu ZaleskiBrazil21-6, 033
26 - Claudio SilvaBrazil14-1, 037
27 - Belal MuhammadUnited States16-3, 031
28- Niko PriceUnited States15-3, 031
29 - Alex OliveiraBrazil18-8, 131
30 - Carlos ConditUnited States30-13, 035

UFC Weight Division Men and Women

Men Weight

Women Weight

  • Featherweight
  • Flyweight
  • Strawweight
  • Bantamweight

UFC welterweight Division

In MMA, the Welterweight Division is 156-170 lbs (71-77 kg). It sits between the Lightweight Division (145-155 lbs.).

UFC Welterweight Champions list

Winners name and CountryEventReignDate
Pat Miletich - United StatesUFC Brazil931 days16 October 1998
Carlos Newton - AnguillaUFC 31183 days4 May 2001
Matt Hughes - United StatesUFC 34820 days
2 November 2001
B.J. Penn - United StatesUFC 46107 days31 January 2004
Matt Hughes (2) - United StatesUFC 50757 days
(1,577 days)
22 October 2004
Georges St-Pierre- CanadaUFC 65140 days18 November 2006
Matt Serra - United StatesUFC 69378 days7 April 2007
Georges St-Pierre - CanadaUFC 79-29 December 2007
Georges St-Pierre - CanadaUFC 832,064 days
(2,204 days)
19 April 2008
Johny Hendricks - United StatesUFC 171266 days15 March 2014
Robbie Lawler - united StatesUFC 181602 days6 December 2014
Tyron Woodley - United StatesUFC 201945 days30 July 2016
Colby Covington - United StatesUFC 225-9 January 2018
Kamaru Usman - NigeriaUFC 235346 days2 March 2019
Leon EdwardsUFC 278-Aug. 20, 2022

All sports were off for the Covid-19 pandemic from February-20 to July-20 but, then started UFC and other sports successfully.

Last Word

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