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Strawweight (MMA)

Mixed martial arts weight class

Mixed martial arts weight class

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 56.7 kg
  • 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 53 kg
  • Shooto's strawweight division, with upper limit at 52 kg and 52.2 kg for women’s competitors.
  • The Legacy Fighting Alliance's women’s strawweight division, with upper limit at 115 lb
  • Jungle Fight's women’s strawweight division, with upper limit at 52 kg

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 BeganChampionRecordDefenses
ONE ChampionshipMarch 1, 2024PHI Joshua Pacio23-5-0 (8KO 9SUB)1
PancraseJuly 18, 2022JPN Keito Yamakita11-1-0 (1KO 3SUB)0
PancraseDecember 28, 2024JPN Koyuru Tanoue10-4-0 (5KO 0SUB)1
DEEPMay 26, 2024JPN Haruo Ochi27-11-1 (2) (8KO 9SUB)0

Women:

OrganizationReign BeganChampionRecordDefenses
UFCOctober 25, 2025BRA Mackenzie Dern16–5 (0KO 8SUB)0
Invicta FC*N/A**Vacant**N/A**N/A*
ONE ChampionshipJanuary 20, 2018CHN Xiong Jingnan19-2 (11KO 1SUB)7
Deep JewelsSeptember 7, 2025JAP Machi Fukuda9-2 (1KO 4SUB)0
Legacy Fighting AllianceSeptember 5, 2025BRA Aieza Bertolso7-0 (1KO 4SUB)0
Oktagon MMAOctober 12, 2024USA Mallory Martin11-6 (2KO 2SUB)1
ShootoMay 21, 2024JPN Emi Fujino30-16-1 (1) (3KO 11SUB)0
Jungle FightJuly 20, 2024BRA Laura Vasconcelos5-0 (4KO 0SUB)1

References

References

  1. "Nevada Revised Statutes: Chapter 467 - Unarmed Combat".
  2. (June 7, 2013). "SFL Weight Groups". Super Fight League Official Website Weight Groups.
  3. "2009年7月度".
  4. "Dana White Announces Addition of New Women's UFC 115-Pound Division".
  5. Jenness, Kirik. "ABC convention ends with MMA day".
  6. "Association of Boxing Commissions 2015 Annual Conference Agenda".
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