Did you know that Mackenzie Dern was a +15000 betting underdog to end 2025 as Strawweight champion?
With 2025 officially in the rearview mirror and 2026 already underway, DraftKings has revealed the odds
of each division’s champion by the end of 2026 … and some of the odds are interesting.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) titles changed hands eleven times in 2025 (nine new champions across divisions). Who will be UFC champions by the end of 2025?
Heavyweight
Tom Aspinall became the undisputed UFC Heavyweight champion when Jon Jones abruptly retired. He defended once when his fight with Ciryl Gane was ruled a no-contest due to an eye poke (watch it).
- Tom Aspinall -180
- Ciryl Gane +400
- Jon Jones +500
- Alexander Volkov +500
- Curtis Blaydes +1000
- Alex Pereira +1100
- Sergei Pavlovich +1300
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta +1500
- Jailton Almeida +2500
- Valter Walker +5000
- Derrick Lewis +10000
- Tai Tuivasa +20000
Light Heavyweight
Alex Pereira lost his title to Magomed Ankalaev in March of 2025, but then got it back when he knocked Ankalaev out at UFC 320 (watch highlights).
- Khamzat Chimaev -150
- Alex Pereira +150
- Jiri Prochazka +600
- Magomed Ankalaev +700
- Carlos Ulberg +800
- Azamat Murzakanov +2500
- Jamahal Hill +5000
- Bogdan Guskov +5000
- Aleksandar Rakic +5000
- Dominick Reyes +6000
- Johnny Walker +9000
- Khalil Rountree Jr. +10000
- Ion Cutelaba +100000
Middleweight
Khamzat Chimaev finally claimed UFC gold when he dominated Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 (watch highlights).
- Khamzat Chimaev -350
- Nassourdine Imavov +300
- Anthony Hernandez +550
- Dricus Du Plessis +1600
- Sean Strickland +2500
- Caio Borralho +3000
- Brendan Allen +4000
- Ateba Gautier +5000
- Reinier de Ridder +5000
- Shara Magomedov +7000
- Bo Nickal +8000
- Israel Adesanya +8000
- Joe Pyfer +8000
- Robert Whittaker +9000
- Gerald Meerschaert +500000
Welterweight
Islam Makhachev started the year as UFC Lightweight champion, defending the title against Renato Moicano, then vacated the title to jump to Welterweight, where he became the champion by defeating Jack Della Maddalena.
- Islam Makhachev -300
- Kamaru Usman +300
- Shavkat Rakhmonov +500
- Michael Morales +500
- Ian Machado Garry +500
- Carlos Prates +1000
- Ilia Topura +1200
- Jack Della Maddalena +2000
- Leon Edwards +5000
- Joaquin Buckley +7000
- Belal Muhammad +10000
- Colby Covington +25000
- Stephen Thompson +200000
Lightweight
Ilia Topuria started the year as Featherweight champion, but vacated the title to move to Lightweight and challenge for the vacant 155 lb strap, which he ended up snatching when he slept Charles Oliveira (watch highlights).
- Ilia Topuria -200
- Arman Tsarukyan +200
- Paddy Pimblett +300
- Justin Gaethje +500
- Max Holloway +700
- Charles Oliveira +800
- Benoit Saint-Denis +2000
- Rafael Fiziev +2000
- Alexander Volkanovski +3500
- Mauricio Ruffy +15000
- Terrance McKinney +50000
- Michael Chandler +50000
- Conor McGregor +70000
- Jim Miller +100000
Featherweight
Alexander Volkanovski recaptured the title that he defended five times by defeating Diego Lopes via unanimous decision at UFC 314.
Volkanovski rematches Lopes at UFC 325 on Feb. 1, 2026.
- Alexander Volkanovski +170
- Diego Lopes +200
- Lerone Murphy +300
- Movsar Evloev +250
- Jean Silva +500
- Yair Rodriguez +800
- Steve Garcia +1000
- Aljamain Sterling +1300
- Sean O’Malley +2500
- Arnold Allen +3000
- Youssef Zalal +4000
- Aaron Pico +8000
- Patricio Pitbull +15000
- Giga Chikadze +200000
Bantamweight
Petr Yan spoiled Merab Dvalishvili’s magical year by defeating him via unanimous decision to recapture the title he lost in 2021 (watch highlights).
- Petr Yan +100
- Merab Dvalishvili +150
- Umar Nurmagomedov +250
- Sean O’Malley +800
- Song Yadong +1500
- Payton Talbott +3000
- Mario Bautista +5000
- Cory Sandhagen +5000
- Deiveson Figueiredo +5000
- Raul Rosas Jr. +15000
- Marlon Vera +15000
- Patchy Mix +15000
- Cody Garbrandt +100000
- Kris Moutinho +200000
Flyweight
Joshua Van started the year unranked but ended the year as the UFC Flyweight champion when Alexandre Pantoja suffered a gruesome injury, coughing up his title.
- Alexandre Pantoja -120
- Joshua Van +300
- Manel Kape +500
- Tatsuro Taira +700
- Kyoji Horiguchi +800
- Amir Albazi +1200
- Kai Kara-France +1500
- Steve Erceg +2200
- Brandon Royval +3000
- Brandon Moreno +3000
- Joseph Morales +3000
- Lone’er Kavanagh +15000
- Charles Johnson +15000
- Jose Ochoa +100000
Women’s Bantamweight
Kayla Harrison only fought once in 2025, but it was a big one as she submitted Julianna Pena to win the Bantamweight championship.
Up next, Harrison is set to defend her title against former training partner and former two-division champion Amanda Nunes later this month at UFC 324.
- Kayla Harrison -120
- Amanda Nunes +100
- Valentina Shevchenko +200
- Raquel Pennington +600
- Norma Dumont +650
- Julianna Pena +650
- Ketlen Vieira +700
- Amanda Nunes +500
- Raquel Pennington +600
- Macy Chaisson +850
- Ailin Perez +1000
- Bia Mesquita +1500
- Miesha Tate +10000
- Ravena Oliveira +100000
Women’s Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko was the only UFC champion to hold on to her title in 2025. She defended against Manon Fiorot at UFC 315 and then did it again (dominantly) against Zhang Weili at UFC 322.
- Valentina Shevchenko -150
- Natalia Silva +230
- Erin Blanchfield +320
- Manon Fiorot +450
- Maycee Barber +900
- Zhang Weili +1000
- Rose Namajunas +1100
- Cong Wang +5000
- Jasmine Jasudavicius +7000
- Alexa Grasso +11000
- Casey O’Neill +12000
- Tracy Cortez +15000
- Tereza Bleda +100000
Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern took full advantage of Zhang Weili vacating the UFC Strawweight title as the long-time contender captured the title at UFC 321, defeating Virna Jandiroba via unanimous decision.
- Mackenzie Dern +125
- Zhang Weili +150
- Tatiana Suarez +500
- Yan Xiaonan +700
- Amanda Lemos +1500
- Fatima Kline +1600
- Loopy Godinez +1700
- Virna Jandiroba +2000
- Alexia Thainara +2500
- Tabatha Ricci +3500
- Gillian Robertson +4000
- Jessica Andrade +7000
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz 10000
To checkout UFC’s upcoming schedule for 2026 and beyond click here.
