UFC · 185 lb
UFC middleweight division
82 fighters · men's division
Middleweight champion
The UFC middleweight champion is Sean Strickland, since May 9, 2026: Strickland won the title against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328.
UFC middleweight champion at the end of 2026: Kalshi and Polymarket prices
| Fighter | Kalshiread | Polymarketread |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Strickland | 91% | 92% |
| Nassourdine Imavov | 8% | – |
| Khamzat Chimaev | 3.5% | 0.9% |
| Anthony Hernandez | 1% | – |
| Caio Borralho | 1% | – |
| Dricus Du Plessis | 1% | – |
| Israel Adesanya | 1% | – |
| Reinier de Ridder | 1% | – |
Each price as the venue displays it, not scaled to 100%. Kalshi lists 8 candidates; Polymarket lists 12 candidates (10 without a current price or under 0.5%, not shown).
Middleweight bouts ahead
- Mantas Kondratavičius (9-1-0) vs. Andre Petroski (13-7-0) Kalshi Kondratavičius 73%, Petroski 27% · Polymarket Kondratavičius 72%, Petroski 28% · gap 1 pointKondratavičius vs. Petroski fight page
- Donte Johnson (9-0-0) vs. Cesar Almeida (7-3-0) Johnson vs. Almeida fight page
- Caio Borralho (18-2-0) vs. Yousri Belgaroui (11-3-0) Kalshi Borralho 58%, Belgaroui 42% · Polymarket Borralho 61%, Belgaroui 39% · gap 3 pointsBorralho vs. Belgaroui fight page
- Jared Cannonier (18-10-0) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (18-2-0) Cannonier vs. Aliskerov fight page
- Joe Pyfer (16-3-0) vs. Bo Nickal (9-1-0) Pyfer vs. Nickal fight page
Prices read . Each venue's two prices for a fight are divided by their sum, so they add to 100%. Gap: the difference between the venues in percentage points. A venue's numbers are shown only while every price behind them is under three hours old. Every UFC price.
Middleweight fighters
| Fighter | Record | UFC W-L on record | Last bout | Next bout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Leroy Duncan | 15-3-0 | 6-2 | Oct 10, 2026 | |
| Gregory Rodrigues | 20-6-0 | 6-1 | Aug 22, 2026 | |
| Brendan Allen | 28-7-0 | 5-2 | Oct 10, 2026 | |
| Brunno Ferreira | 15-5-0 | 5-4 | Sep 19, 2026 | |
| Ateba Gautier | 11-2-0 | 5-1 | Oct 3, 2026 | |
| Nassourdine Imavov | – | 5-0 | Sep 6, 2025 | |
| Abus Magomedov | 30-7-1 | 5-1 | Oct 24, 2026 | |
| Shara Magomedov | – | 5-1 | Jun 27, 2026 | |
| Michael Page | 26-3-0 | 5-1 | Sep 5, 2026 | |
| Zach Reese | 11-4-0 (1 NC) | 5-3 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Edmen Shahbazyan | 17-6-0 | 5-2 | Sep 19, 2026 | |
| Anthony Hernandez | 15-4-0 (1 NC) | 4-2 | Aug 22, 2026 | |
| Roman Kopylov | 16-5-0 | 4-3 | Oct 3, 2026 | |
| Bo Nickal | 9-1-0 | 4-1 | Jun 14, 2026 | Dec 12, 2026 |
| Dricus Du Plessis | – | 4-1 | Jul 18, 2026 | |
| Joe Pyfer | 16-3-0 | 4-1 | Mar 28, 2026 | Dec 12, 2026 |
| Nursulton Ruziboev | 37-10-2 (2 NC) | 4-2 | Sep 5, 2026 | |
| Mansur Abdul-Malik | 9-2-1 | 3-2 | Aug 15, 2026 | |
| Ikram Aliskerov | 18-2-0 | 3-1 | Jun 27, 2026 | Nov 21, 2026 |
| Cesar Almeida | 7-3-0 | 3-3 | Jul 11, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 |
| Eryk Anders | – | 3-1 | Mar 14, 2026 | |
| Yousri Belgaroui | 11-3-0 | 3-0 | Sep 12, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 |
| Caio Borralho | 18-2-0 (1 NC) | 3-1 | Mar 7, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 |
| Ryan Gandra | 11-1-0 | 3-0 | Sep 19, 2026 | |
| Tresean Gore | 8-4-0 | 3-2 | Aug 15, 2026 | |
| Donte Johnson | 9-0-0 | 3-0 | Aug 15, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 |
| Jacob Malkoun | 10-4-0 | 3-1 | Oct 24, 2026 | |
| Ismail Naurdiev | 26-8-0 | 3-1 | Oct 3, 2026 | |
| Michal Oleksiejczuk | – | 3-4 | Jun 27, 2026 | |
| Michel Pereira | – | 3-4 | Jun 27, 2026 | |
| Andre Petroski | 13-7-0 | 3-4 | May 16, 2026 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Damian Pinas | 11-1-0 | 3-0 | Oct 3, 2026 | |
| Cam Rowston | 15-4-0 | 3-1 | Oct 24, 2026 | |
| Sean Strickland | – | 3-2 | May 9, 2026 | |
| Baisangur Susurkaev | – | 3-0 | May 9, 2026 | |
| Rodolfo Vieira | 12-5-0 | 3-3 | Sep 26, 2026 | |
| Danny Barlow | – | 2-2 | Oct 18, 2025 | |
| Marc-Andre Barriault | 18-11-0 (1 NC) | 2-5 | Oct 17, 2026 | |
| Azamat Bekoev | – | 2-2 | Apr 4, 2026 | |
| Cody Brundage | – | 2-4 | May 16, 2026 | |
| Khamzat Chimaev | – | 2-1 | May 9, 2026 | |
| Kyle Daukaus | 17-6-0 (1 NC) | 2-2 | Oct 17, 2026 | |
| Kelvin Gastelum | – | 2-2 | Apr 11, 2026 | |
| Vicente Luque | 24-13-1 | 2-4 | Aug 15, 2026 | |
| Eric McConico | 11-5-1 | 2-3 | Aug 15, 2026 | |
| Jackson McVey | 8-2-0 | 2-2 | Aug 22, 2026 | |
| JunYong Park | – | 2-1 | Oct 25, 2025 | |
| Dustin Stoltzfus | 17-8-0 | 2-3 | Aug 15, 2026 | |
| Marco Tulio | – | 2-2 | May 9, 2026 | |
| Abubakar Vagaev | 26-4-0 | 2-0 | Oct 24, 2026 | |
| Robert Valentin | – | 2-3 | Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Robert Bryczek | 18-8-0 | 1-3 | Sep 26, 2026 | |
| Jared Cannonier | 18-10-0 | 1-4 | Jul 18, 2026 | Nov 21, 2026 |
| Luis Felipe Dias | 18-6-0 | 1-1 | Sep 5, 2026 | |
| Ozzy Diaz | 10-5-0 | 1-3 | Sep 19, 2026 | |
| Matthieu Letho Duclos | 11-3-0 | 1-0 | Sep 5, 2026 | |
| Torrez Finney | – | 1-1 | Jan 31, 2026 | |
| Nick Galanti | 9-1-0 | 1-0 | Oct 17, 2026 | |
| Mantas Kondratavičius | 9-1-0 | 1-0 | Mar 21, 2026 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Joe Kropschot | 10-3-0 | 1-0 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Ryan Loder | – | 1-2 | Nov 22, 2025 | |
| Cezary Oleksiejczuk | – | 1-0 | Dec 13, 2025 | |
| Andrey Pulyaev | 10-6-0 | 1-4 | Oct 3, 2026 | |
| Djorden Santos | 11-4-0 | 1-3 | Sep 12, 2026 | |
| Wes Schultz | 9-4-0 | 1-2 | Aug 22, 2026 | |
| Brad Tavares | – | 1-4 | Mar 14, 2026 | |
| Duško Todorović | – | 1-3 | Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Gilbert Urbina | – | 1-2 | Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Kamaru Usman | – | 1-1 | Jul 18, 2026 | |
| Israel Adesanya | – | 0-3 | Mar 28, 2026 | |
| Vlasto Čepo | – | 0-1 | Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Mickey Gall | 7-8-0 | 0-3 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Ben Johnston | – | 0-1 | May 2, 2026 | |
| Nick Klein | 6-4-0 | 0-3 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Julien LeBlanc | 10-4-0 | 0-2 | Oct 17, 2026 | |
| Yi Sak Lee | – | 0-1 | May 30, 2026 | |
| Jose Daniel Medina | – | 0-4 | Feb 28, 2026 | |
| Andre Muniz | – | 0-2 | Oct 4, 2025 | |
| Bruno Silva | – | 0-3 | May 10, 2025 | |
| Antonio Trocoli | – | 0-4 | Mar 21, 2026 | |
| Marvin Vettori | 19-11-1 | 0-4 | Oct 3, 2026 | |
| Tre'ston Vines | – | 0-1 | Oct 4, 2025 |
Middleweight title fights
- Khamzat Chimaev (15-1-0) vs. Sean Strickland (31-7-0) Sean Strickland won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Chimaev vs. Strickland fight page
- Dricus Du Plessis (24-3-0) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (15-1-0) Khamzat Chimaev won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Du Plessis vs. Chimaev fight page
- Dricus Du Plessis (24-3-0) vs. Sean Strickland (31-7-0) Dricus Du Plessis won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Du Plessis vs. Strickland fight page
- Dricus Du Plessis (24-3-0) vs. Israel Adesanya (24-6-0) Dricus Du Plessis won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 4 at 3:38Du Plessis vs. Adesanya fight page
- Sean Strickland (31-7-0) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (24-3-0) Dricus Du Plessis won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Strickland vs. Du Plessis fight page
Market prices from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for analysis. Bandwagon does not take or place wagers. How this works
Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion since May 9, 2026. 82 fighters at 185 lb with a UFC bout in the last 18 months or one scheduled; 5 middleweight bouts ahead.