Lightweight Champion Ufc

Current ufc rankings for every weight class and pound-for-pound greatest fighter. 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. 16 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.

17 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. 8 hours agojustin gaethje survived a ‌five-round war with a relentless paddy pimblett to claim the interim ufc lightweight ‌ championship by unanimous decision in a bloody and bruising fight in las. 10 hours agojustin gaethje captured the interim ufc lightweight title with a unanimous decision over paddy pimblett.

Here are the full ufc 324 results. Dec 9, 2025check out the complete list of all ufc lightweight champions, current lightweight champion and title history. 10 hours agoon saturday night in las vegas, the ufc kicked off its 2026 schedule with its first major event of the year, ufc 324.

The card was headlined by a big matchup at lightweight when division. Aug 8, 2025ilia topuria became the 13th fighter to hold the lightweight title at ufc 317 in june. 18 hours agothe headliner is an interim lightweight title fight between justin gaethje (26-5 mma, 9-5 ufc) and paddy pimblett (23-3 mma, 7-0 ufc).

Champion ilia topuria is taking time off for personal.