Bellator
Bellator Fighting Champions – Title holders for each weight division
See a complete list of Bellator Fighting Champions in each weight division. Bellator includes weight classes from bantamweight (135 pounds) to heavyweight (265 pounds).
Check out the MMA fight schedule which lists upcoming fights.
Fast Facts:
- The Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator) is the second-largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in the USA. The UFC is the first.
- Bellator was founded in 2008 by Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.
- The Bellator motto is “Where Title Shots Are Earned, Not Given.”
- The word “Bellator” means “warrior” in Latin.
- Middleweight champion Brandon Halsey had his title stripped for not making weight at Bellator 137.
Bellator Fighting Champions:
Men
| Fighter | Weight Class | Weight | Champ since | Title defenses |
| Ryan Bader (USA) | Heavyweight | 265 lb (120 kg) | January 26, 2019 | 2 |
| Vacant | Light Heavyweight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
| Johnny Eblen (USA) | Middleweight | 185 lb (84 kg) | June 22, 2022 | 2 |
| Jason Jackson(JAM) | Welterweight | 170 lb (77 kg) | November 17, 2023 | 0 |
| Usman Nurmagomedov (RUS) | Lightweight | 155 lb (70 kg) | November 18, 2022 | 2 |
| Patrício Pitbull(BRA) | Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg) | April 15, 2022 | 1 |
| Patchy Mix (USA) | Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg) | November 17, 2023 | 0 |
| Vacant | Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
Women
| Fighter | Weight Class | Weight | Champ since | Title defenses |
| Cris Cyborg (BRA) | Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg) | January 25, 2020 | 5 |
| Liz Carmouche (USA) | Flyweight | 125 lb (57 kg) | April 22, 2022 | 3 |