Ufc Lightweight Champion
The strikeforce lightweight championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the ufc lightweight championship on april 20, 2013, when benson henderson defeated gilbert melendez at ufc on. 21 hours agojustin gaethje, left, beat paddy pimblett by unanimous decision to claim the ufc interim lightweight championship in the main event at ufc 324 on saturday night. Current ufc rankings for every weight class and pound-for-pound greatest fighter.
20 hours agothe ufc has another lightweight champion after justin gaethje got the better of paddy pimblett to win an interim title in the main event of ufc 324. 14 hours agojustin gaethje defeated paddy pimblett by unanimous decision to win the interim lightweight title saturday night at ufc 324 Dec 9, 2025check out the complete list of all ufc lightweight champions, current lightweight champion and title history.
Jan 26, 2026the two lightweights combined to throw nearly 650 total strikes across a 25-minute sprint, but in the end it was the underdog gaethje who earned the right to challenge ufc lightweight. Aug 8, 2025ilia topuria became the 13th fighter to hold the lightweight title at ufc 317 in june. Oct 6, 2025conor mcgregor became the first ufc fighter to hold championships in two weight classes at the same time with a historic victory at ufc 205 on november 12, 2016, at madison square.
