Dricus Du Plessis was the surprise winner of the Middleweight championship, coming in as a +500 underdog.
As we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025, DraftKings has released odds for the champions of each division by the end of next year.
With seven title changes in the UFC this year, who will reign as champions by the end of 2025?
Heavyweight
Jon Jones successfully defended his Heavyweight title by defeating Stipe Miocic with a spinning back kick.
Light Heavyweight
Alex Pereira defended his Light Heavyweight title three times, setting a record for the shortest time to defend the title three times in the UFC.
Middleweight
Dricus Du Plessis won the Middleweight title over Israel Adesanya and will defend his title against Sean Strickland next.
Welterweight
Belal Muhammad claimed the Welterweight championship by defeating Leon Edwards in a unanimous decision at UFC 304.
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev defended his Lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.
Featherweight
Ilia Topuria became the Featherweight champion by defeating Max Holloway.
Bantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili won the Bantamweight championship by defeating Sean O’Malley at UFC 306.
Flyweight
Alexandre Pantoja defended his Flyweight title twice this year, including a knockout victory over Kai Asakura at UFC 310.
Women’s Bantamweight
Julianna Pena won the Women’s Bantamweight championship by defeating Raquel Pennington at UFC 307.
Women’s Flyweight
Valentina Shevchenko reclaimed her Flyweight title by defeating Alexa Grasso at UFC 306.
Women’s Strawweight
Zhang Weili defended the Strawweight title against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300.
