The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts (MMA) generally includes fighters between .
Although many ambiguities exist within the lowerweight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and most other North American MMA organizations such as Bellator MMA, WSOF, and King of the Cage (KOTC) abide by this interpretation to their 206–265 lb athletes as heavyweights. ONE Championship's heavyweight division is at 226–265 lb. Pancrase's overweight division was before being revised to its current .
The heavyweight upper weight limit, as defined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the Association of Boxing Commissions is .
Professional champions Current champions This table was last updated on June 21, 2025. OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefensesUFCSeptember 14, 2026 Ciryl Gane14–2 (1) (7KO 3SUB)0PFLDecember 13, 2025 Vadim Nemkov19–2 (1) (9KO 6SUB)0ONE ChampionshipVacantACAMarch 17, 2023 Evgeniy Goncharov20–7 (8KO 2SUB)2KSWApril 14, 2018 Phil De Fries27–6 (1) (7KO 15SUB)12
Most wins in heavyweight title bouts
Note: the list includes wins in bouts for heavyweight titles of major promotions (UFC, ONE, Pride, Strikeforce, WEC, PFL) Note: the list includes both undisputed and interim champions Active title reign
NamePromotionTitle bout wins1. Randy Couture UFC 6 Stipe Miocic UFC 2. Tim Sylvia UFC 53. Fedor Emelianenko Pride4 Cain Velasquez UFC4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC, Pride 3 Andrei Arlovski UFC Brandon Vera ONE Brock Lesnar UFC Francis Ngannou UFC, PFL5. Alistair Overeem Strikeforce 2 Frank Mir UFC Fabricio Werdum UFC Kevin Randleman UFC Maurice Smith UFC Daniel Cormier UFC Tom Aspinall UFC Junior Dos Santos UFC Ron Waterman WEC James Irvin WEC Jon Jones UFC
Most consecutive defenses of heavyweight title NamePromotionTitle defenses1. Fedor Emelianenko Pride 3 Stipe Miocic* UFC3. Randy Couture UFC 2 Tim Sylvia UFC Brandon Vera* ONE Brock Lesnar UFC Cain Velasquez UFC8. Alistair Overeem Strikeforce 1 Daniel Cormier UFC Junior dos Santos UFC Fabricio Werdum UFC Kevin Randleman UFC Maurice Smith UFC Francis Ngannou UFC Ron Waterman WEC James Irvin WEC Brian Olsen WEC Jon Jones UFC
First title reign.
See also List of current MMA Heavyweight champions List of UFC Heavyweight Champions List of Strikeforce Heavyweight Champions List of Pancrase Heavyweight Champions List of Road FC Heavyweight Champions
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