UFC Welterweight division

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UFC weight division mixed martial arts weight class

The UFC Welterweight division is a mixed martial arts weight class in the Ultimate Fighting Championship for fighters typically weighing up to 170 pounds (77 kg), known for its depth of talent and historically prominent champions.

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UFC welterweight division 5
UFC Welterweight Champion 4
UFC Welterweight Championship 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UFC weight division ⓘ
mixed martial arts weight class ⓘ
allowsTechnique elbows ⓘ
kicks ⓘ
knees ⓘ
punches ⓘ
submissions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs UFC 170-pound division ⓘ
fightDurationNonTitle 3 rounds of 5 minutes ⓘ
fightDurationTitle 5 rounds of 5 minutes ⓘ
firstWidelyDominantChampion Matt Hughes ⓘ
genderCategory male ⓘ
gloveWeightInOunces 4 ⓘ
governingBody Nevada State Athletic Commission (for Nevada events) ⓘ
hasNotableChampion Georges St-Pierre ⓘ
Kamaru Usman ⓘ
Leon Edwards ⓘ
Matt Hughes ⓘ
Robbie Lawler ⓘ
Tyron Woodley ⓘ
hasNotableContender Belal Muhammad ⓘ
Colby Covington ⓘ
Gilbert Burns ⓘ
Jorge Masvidal ⓘ
Khamzat Chimaev ⓘ
Shavkat Rakhmonov ⓘ
Stephen Thompson ⓘ
hasReputationFor depth of talent ⓘ
historically prominent champions ⓘ
historicalSignificance central to UFC pay-per-view main events ⓘ
produced multiple long-reigning champions ⓘ
judgesPerFight 3 ⓘ
mostIconicChampion Georges St-Pierre ⓘ
organizationCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ
popularityLevel one of the UFC’s most popular divisions ⓘ
prohibitsTechnique 12–6 downward elbows ⓘ
headbutts ⓘ
kicks or knees to the head of a grounded opponent (in most jurisdictions) ⓘ
strikes to the back of the head ⓘ
promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ
scoringSystem 10-point must system ⓘ
surfaceType octagonal cage ⓘ
typicalFighterProfile combination of striking and wrestling skills ⓘ
usesUnifiedRules Yes ⓘ
weightLimitInKilograms 77 ⓘ
weightLimitInPounds 170 ⓘ
weightRangeDescription over 155 lb (70 kg) up to 170 lb (77 kg) ⓘ

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Gunnar Nelson → competesIn → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
Georges St-Pierre → titleHeld → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Championship
Tyron Woodley → knownFor → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Championship
Tyron Woodley → titleHeld → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Champion
Tyron Woodley → competedIn → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
Tyron Woodley → hasWon → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Championship
Shavkat Rakhmonov → competesIn → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC welterweight division
Kamaru Usman → division → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Division
Kamaru Usman → titleHeld → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Championship
Colby Covington → competesIn → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC welterweight division
Gilbert Burns → competesIn → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC welterweight division
Robbie Lawler → titleHeld → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Champion
Leon Edwards → memberOfSportsTeam → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC welterweight division
Leon Edwards → titleHeld → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Champion
Belal Muhammad → division → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC welterweight division
Stephen Thompson → division → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Division
Matt Hughes → titleHeld → UFC Welterweight division ⓘ
this entity surface form: UFC Welterweight Champion