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Jul 3UFC world champions: Who are the current title holders?
BTSport.com has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the current 2022 UFC world champions across all divisions for both men and women.

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But who are the reigning kings and queens of the Octagon? Fear not; we've got you covered with a comprehensive list of the current UFC world champions across both the men's and women's divisions.
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Current Men's UFC World Champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defences |
Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | March 27 2021 | 1 |
Light heavyweight | Jiri Prochazka | June 11 2022 | 0 |
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | October 6 2019 | 5 |
Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | March 2 2019 | 5 |
Lightweight | Vacant | May 7 2022 | 0 |
Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | December 14 2019 | 4 |
Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | March 6 2021 | 1 |
Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | January 22 2022 | 0 |
Current Women's UFC World Champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defences |
Featherweight | Amanda Nunes | December 29 2018 | 2 |
Bantamweight | Julianna Pena | December 11 2021 | 0 |
Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko | December 8 2018 | 7 |
Strawweight | Carla Esparza | May 7 2022 | 0 |