The strawweight division in mixed martial arts is for competitors weighing between 106 and 115 lb (48 to 52 kg). It sits between the lighter atomweight division and the heavier flyweight division. The UFC's strawweight division, which groups competitors within 106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg) The ONE Championship's strawweight division, with upper limit at The Road FC's strawweight division, with upper limit at 115 lb (52 kg) Pancrase's strawweight division, which groups competitors within 110.2 to 115.2 lb (50 to 52.2 kg) Oktagon MMA's women’s strawweight division, with upper limit at Shooto's strawweight division, with upper limit at and for women’s competitors. The Legacy Fighting Alliance's women’s strawweight division, with upper limit at Jungle Fight's women’s strawweight division, with upper limit at
Ambiguity and clarification Until recently, the strawweight division in mixed martial arts was not defined by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which since the inception of the Unified Rules had grouped all competitors below 125 lb (57 kg) together as flyweights. Support for the class has grown steadily since about 2013:
Invicta Fighting Championships, an all women's MMA organization, held their first strawweight title fight on January 5, 2013, and now regularly holds contests at this weight and circulates a championship title. Super Fight League, an Indian MMA promotion, have been holding female strawweight fights at 105-115 pounds / 52.2 kilograms since SFL 17 in May 2013. In Japan, Shooto regularly holds contests at that weight class and circulates a championship belt for the division. UFC has added a women's strawweight division that is set at 115 lbs. Carla Esparza became the inaugural UFC Women's Strawweight Champion at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12, 2014. The Association of Boxing Commissions officially added the 115 lb strawweight division on July 29, 2015.
Professional champions
Current champions These tables were last updated in December of 2025. Active title reign Active title reign (interim) Men: OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefensesONE ChampionshipMarch 1, 2024 Joshua Pacio23-5-0 (8KO 9SUB)1PancraseJuly 18, 2022 Keito Yamakita11-1-0 (1KO 3SUB)0PancraseDecember 28, 2024 Koyuru Tanoue10-4-0 (5KO 0SUB)1DEEPMay 26, 2024 Haruo Ochi27-11-1 (2) (8KO 9SUB)0
Women: OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefensesUFCOctober 25, 2025 Mackenzie Dern17–5 (0KO 8SUB)1Invicta FCN/A VacantN/AN/AONE Championship January 20, 2018 Xiong Jingnan19-2 (11KO 1SUB)7Deep Jewels September 7, 2025 Machi Fukuda 9-2 (1KO 4SUB)0Legacy Fighting Alliance September 5, 2025 Aieza Bertolso 7-0 (1KO 4SUB)0Oktagon MMA October 12, 2024 Mallory Martin11-6 (2KO 2SUB)1Shooto May 21, 2024 Emi Fujino30-16-1 (1) (3KO 11SUB)0Jungle Fight July 20, 2024 Laura Vasconcelos 5-0 (4KO 0SUB)1
See also List of current MMA Strawweight Champions List of current MMA Women's Strawweight Champions Mixed martial arts weight classes
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