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Aleksandre Topuria (ალექსანდრე თოფურია)
Aleksandre Topuria (ალექსანდრე თოფურია), "El Conquistador", Georgian-Spanish UFC bantamweight, older brother of champion Ilia Topuria; 7-1 record, UFC debut win over Colby Thicknesse at UFC 312, 2025 decision over Bekzat Almakhan.
Alexis Davis (fighter)
Alexis Davis, "Ally-Gator" (born 1984, Port Colborne, Ontario), Canadian women's bantamweight and flyweight MMA fighter, 21-11-0, UFC record 8-6, challenged Ronda Rousey at UFC 175 (16-second KO loss), TKO win over Amanda Nunes, retired 2022.
Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling, "Funk Master" (born 1989), American UFC fighter; bantamweight champion 2021-2023, first title won by DQ, record three defenses, now #4-ranked featherweight.
Ashlee Evans-Smith
Ashlee Evans-Smith (born 1987, Ukiah, California), "Rebel Girl", American MMA fighter; UFC women's bantamweight/flyweight, pro record 6-6, UFC 3-6; known for 2013 TKO of Fallon Fox.
Bekzat Almakhan (Бекзат Алмахан)
Bekzat Almakhan (Бекзат Алмахан), "The Turan Warrior", Kazakh bantamweight MMA fighter born 1997; 12-4 record with 10 knockouts, karate black belt, Zhekpe Zhek world champion; UFC 1-3, beat Brad Katona at UFC 315, lost to Nurmagomedov, Topuria, Matsumoto.
Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia, "Pitbull", Brazilian UFC women's bantamweight from Campina Grande, Paraíba; challenged Ronda Rousey at UFC 190 (2015, 34-second KO loss), retired 2021 with an 11-6-1 record.
Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett, born Bradley Sidney Charles Pickett, is a retired English mixed martial artist from East London who competed in the UFC's bantamweight and flyweight divisions.
Bryan Caraway
Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway (born 1984) is an American retired UFC bantamweight, 22-9 with 16 submission wins, TUF 14 semifinalist, and longtime boyfriend and coach of champion Miesha Tate.
Bryce Mitchell
Bryce Mitchell, "Thug Nasty," is an American UFC bantamweight from Texarkana with a 19-4-0 record, known for the second Twister submission in UFC history and a grappling-heavy style.
Cody Garbrandt
Cody "No Love" Garbrandt (born 1991) is an American UFC bantamweight and former UFC bantamweight champion who beat Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 in 2016, twice lost title fights to T.J. Dillashaw, and holds a 15-8-0 record.
Cory Sandhagen
Cory "Sandman" Sandhagen (Cory James Sandhagen, born 1992) is an American UFC bantamweight, 18-7, a two-time title challenger who lost to Petr Yan (2021, interim) and Merab Dvalishvili (2025), known for creative striking and knockouts of Edgar and Moraes.
Daniel Marcos
Daniel "Soncora" Marcos, born 1993 in Lima, Peru, is a bantamweight MMA fighter who went 5-1, 1 NC in the UFC, then signed with the PFL in 2026 and beat Magomed Magomedov by TKO in his debut.
David Martínez (fighter)
David "Black Spartan" Martinez (Miguel David Martinez Aceves, born 1998), Mexican UFC bantamweight, Bonebreakers MMA; 15-1 record, 4-0 UFC, ranked #9, wins over Font, Vera, and Ige; also a UNAM physician and 2022 World Games kickboxer.
Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz (born 1985), "The Dominator," American retired MMA bantamweight; final WEC and inaugural UFC bantamweight champion, 24-4 record, 1,117-day reign, famed for footwork, retired February 2025, UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Eddie Wineland
Eddie Wineland, American retired MMA bantamweight and first-ever WEC bantamweight champion (won May 2006, lost 2007 to Chase Beebe); 16-fight UFC veteran, challenged Renan Barao at UFC 165, retired 2022.
Farid Basharat
Farid Basharat, "Ferocious", Afghan-born English bantamweight born 1997 in Paktia; undefeated 16-0 pro, 7-0 in the UFC, removed from the UFC roster October 2026 after his contract expired.
Felipe Lima (fighter)
Felipe Lima, "Jungle Boy" (born 1998, Coari, Brazil), Brazilian UFC featherweight and former OKTAGON and Fight Club Rush bantamweight champion; 15-2 record, 3-1 in the UFC, debut submission of Muhammad Naimov in 2024.
Holly Holm
Holly Holm, "The Preacher's Daughter", Albuquerque-born boxer and MMA fighter; multi-division boxing champion, UFC bantamweight champion after her 2015 head-kick KO of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193; left the UFC in 2025 and returned to boxing.
Igor Severino
Igor "The Hannibal" Severino (Igor da Silva Severino, born 2003) is a Brazilian bantamweight MMA fighter, OKTAGON champion, disqualified and released by the UFC in 2024 for biting Andre Lima.
Irene Aldana
Irene Aldana (born 1988, Culiacán, Mexico) is a UFC women's bantamweight fighter from Lobo Gym, 15-8, who challenged Amanda Nunes for the title at UFC 289 and is known for her right cross and left-hook knockouts.
Jakub Wikłacz
Jakub Wikłacz (Jakub Wiklacz, "Masa"), Polish UFC bantamweight born 1996 in Olsztyn, 18-3-2 record, former KSW bantamweight champion, 11 submission wins including six guillotines, 2-0 in the UFC.
Jessamyn Duke
Jessamyn Duke, "The Gun" (born 1986), is a retired American women's bantamweight MMA fighter from Kentucky, a TUF 18 cast member with a 1-3 UFC record and a 3-5-0, 1 NC professional career.
Jimmie Rivera
Jimmie Rivera, "El Terror" (born 1989, Passaic, NJ), American bantamweight MMA fighter, 23-5 pro, 7-4 in the UFC with wins over Faber, Almeida, and Dodson; now 3-2 in BKFC and a New Jersey police officer.
John Lineker
John Lineker, nicknamed "Hands of Stone" for his knockout punching power, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist from Paranaguá and a former ONE Bantamweight World Champion.
Jonathan Martinez
Jonathan "Dragon" Martinez, born 1994, American UFC bantamweight, 19-6-0, known for devastating inside leg kicks that stopped Cub Swanson and Adrian Yanez; lost to Jose Aldo and Marcus McGhee.
Julianna Peña
Julianna Peña, "The Venezuelan Vixen," American UFC women's bantamweight fighter, two-time champion; beat Amanda Nunes at UFC 269, regained the belt from Raquel Pennington at UFC 307, lost it to Kayla Harrison at UFC 316.
Kai Asakura (朝倉海)
Kai Asakura (朝倉海), born 1993, is a Japanese UFC bantamweight and former two-time RIZIN bantamweight champion who lost a flyweight title fight to Alexandre Pantoja in his UFC debut at UFC 310.
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka, known as "Da Last Samurai," is an American mixed martial artist from Hawaii who competed in the UFC at flyweight and bantamweight from 2014 to 2022.
Luana Santos
Luana Santos (Luana do Valle Lopes Gonzales Santos, born 2000) is a Brazilian UFC women's bantamweight fighter, 11-2 pro, 6-1 in the UFC, former national judo team athlete known for judo throws and the kesa gatame leg americana.
Lucia Szabová
Lucia Szabová (Silent Killer, Queen Bee), Slovak MMA fighter born 1997 in Bratislava; undefeated 12-0, first female double champion of OKTAGON (bantamweight and flyweight), leaving for a UFC debut against Tainara Lisboa on 31 October 2026.