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With a new year on the horizon, it's anyone's guess what will happen in the UFC in 2026.
Well, we do know one historic thing that’s going to happen…UFC White House!
You’ll continue to get props and odds from me surrounding that major event, but for now let’s see which darkhorses the oddsmakers think will dethrone division champs and which favorites will continue their dominance.
BetOnline.ag has set odds on which fighters will be holding title belts in every UFC weight class at the end of 2026, which you can find below.
Below the 2026 odds are a look back at the odds that were set at the end of 2024 for 2025.
Some notes from those odds include:
- The champions at the end of this year are all highlighted, except for these divisions:
- Lightweight, where Ilia Topuria wasn’t listed. He went up in weight class.
- Welterweight, were Islam Makhachev wasn’t listed. He went up in weight class.
- Three of the 11 predicted favorites from 2025 are the current champions. Last year there were five, which means there were more surprises this year.
- The biggest favorite from 2025, Kayla Harrison (-300) is the current champion.
- The biggest payouts for current champions are all new champs.
- Joshua Van at 50/1
- Mackenzie Dern at 8/1
- Last year, three fighters were favored to become new champions by the end of 2025:
- Usman Nurmagomedov (he did not)
- Shavkat Rakhmonov (he did not)
- Kayla Harrison (she did)
- This year, only fighters is favored to become new champion by the end of 2026
- That person is Zhang Weili in the woman’s strawweight division.
- However, there are tri-favorites at men’s Bantamweight, including the current favorite, Petr Yan
Here’s the direct link to the end of the year title holders in the UFC: https://www.betonline.ag/
2026 UFC Champion Odds
| UFC Bantamweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Petr Yan | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Merab Dvalishvili | 2/1 | ||
| Umar Nurmagomedov | 9/4 | (+225) | |
| Sean O'Malley | 9/1 | ||
| Payton Talbott | 14/1 | ||
| Corey Sandhagen | 16/1 | ||
| Song Yadong | 18/1 | ||
| Deiveson Figueiredo | 30/1 | ||
| Aiemann Zahabi | 40/1 | ||
| Marlon Vera | 40/1 | ||
| Mario Bautista | 40/1 | ||
| David Martinez | 66/1 | ||
| Montel Jackson | 66/1 | ||
| Rob Font | 66/1 | ||
| Vinicius Oliveira | 66/1 | ||
| Kyle Philips | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Featherweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Alexander Volkanovski | 8/5 | (+160) | |
| Diego Lopes | 4/1 | ||
| Movsar Evloev | 4/1 | ||
| Jean Silva | 6/1 | ||
| Lerone Murphy | 6/1 | ||
| Steve Garcia | 10/1 | ||
| Youssef Zalal | 10/1 | ||
| Aljamain Sterling | 12/1 | ||
| Arnold Allen | 25/1 | ||
| Kevin Vallejos | 25/1 | ||
| Yair Rodriguez | 25/1 | ||
| Brian Ortega | 50/1 | ||
| Dan Ige | 80/1 | ||
| Josh Emmett | 80/1 | ||
| Patricio Pitbull | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Flyweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Alexandre Pantoja | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Josh Van | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Manel Kape | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Tatsuro Taira | 5/1 | (+650) | |
| Kyoji Horiguchi | 13/2 | ||
| Brandon Royval | 10/1 | ||
| Brandon Moreno | 14/1 | ||
| Asu Almabaev | 20/1 | ||
| Amir Albazi | 30/1 | ||
| Tagir Ulanbekov | 30/1 | ||
| Alex Perez | 50/1 | ||
| Tim Elliott | 50/1 | ||
| Charles Johnson | 80/1 | ||
| Lone'er Kavanagh | 80/1 | ||
| Bruno Silva | 100/1 | ||
| UFC Heavyweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Tom Aspinall | 7/5 | (+140) | |
| Ciryl Gane | 3/1 | ||
| Jon Jones | 5/1 | ||
| Alexander Volkov | 7/1 | ||
| Sergei Pavlovich | 8/1 | ||
| Alex Pereira | 10/1 | ||
| Waldo Cortes Acosta | 15/1 | ||
| Jailton Almeida | 20/1 | ||
| Curtis Blaydes | 30/1 | ||
| Derrick Lewis | 30/1 | ||
| Sergei Spivac | 30/1 | ||
| Ante Delija | 40/1 | ||
| Gable Steveson | 40/1 | ||
| Mick Parkin | 40/1 | ||
| Marcin Tybura | 50/1 | ||
| Shamil Gaziev | 80/1 | ||
| Tallison Teixeira | 80/1 | ||
| Valter Walker | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Light Heavyweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Alex Pereira | 2/1 | ||
| Khamzat Chimaev | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Magomed Ankalaev | 4/1 | ||
| Jiri Prochazka | 5/1 | ||
| Carlos Ulberg | 13/2 | (+650) | |
| Khalil Rountree Jr | 12/1 | ||
| Jamahal Hill | 18/1 | ||
| Azamat Murzakonov | 20/1 | ||
| Jan Blachowicz | 25/1 | ||
| Aleksandar Rakic | 30/1 | ||
| Dominik Reyes | 30/1 | ||
| Volkan Oezdemir | 30/1 | ||
| Bogdan Guskov | 50/1 | ||
| Johnny Walker | 50/1 | ||
| Nikita Krylov | 80/1 | ||
| Zhang Mingyang | 80/1 | ||
| Alonzo Menifield | 100/1 | ||
| UFC Lightweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Ilia Topuria | 1/1 | ||
| Arman Tsarukyan | 9/4 | (+225) | |
| Paddy Pimblett | 11/2 | (+550) | |
| Justin Gaethje | 9/1 | ||
| Max Holloway | 9/1 | ||
| Benoit Saint-Denis | 14/1 | ||
| Dan Hooker | 14/1 | ||
| Mateusz Gamrot | 20/1 | ||
| Ignacio Bahamondes | 30/1 | ||
| Rafael Fiziev | 30/1 | ||
| Manuel Torres | 50/1 | ||
| Mauricio Ruffy | 50/1 | ||
| Renato Moicano | 50/1 | ||
| Fares Ziam | 50/1 | ||
| Beneil Dariush | 100/1 | ||
| Michael Chandler | 100/1 | ||
| UFC Middleweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Khamzat Chimaev | 5/9 | (-180) | |
| Nassourdine Imavov | 11/2 | (+550) | |
| Sean Strickland | 11/2 | (+550) | |
| Anthony Hernandez | 15/2 | (+750) | |
| Dricus Du Plessis | 9/1 | ||
| Caio Borralho | 14/1 | ||
| Israel Adesanya | 14/1 | ||
| Brendan Allen | 20/1 | ||
| Reinier De Ridder | 30/1 | ||
| Gregory Rodrigues | 50/1 | ||
| Michael Page | 50/1 | ||
| Paolo Costa | 50/1 | ||
| Robert Whittaker | 50/1 | ||
| Jared Cannonier | 80/1 | ||
| Joey Pyfer | 80/1 | ||
| Roman Dolidze | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Welterweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Islam Makhachev | 2/3 | (-150) | |
| Ian Machado Garry | 4/1 | ||
| Michael Morales | 4/1 | ||
| Shavkat Rakhmanov | 4/1 | ||
| Jack Della Maddalena | 14/1 | ||
| Kamaru Usman | 14/1 | ||
| Carlos Prates | 20/1 | ||
| Sean Brady | 40/1 | ||
| Joaquin Buckley | 50/1 | ||
| Leon Edwards | 50/1 | ||
| Colby Covington | 80/1 | ||
| Daniel Rodriguez | 80/1 | ||
| Gabriel Bonfim | 80/1 | ||
| Geoff Neal | 80/1 | ||
| Gilbert Burns | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Women's Bantamweight Champ at the End of 2026 | |||
| Kayla Harrison | 1/2 | (-200) | |
| Amanda Nunes | 3/1 | ||
| Julianna Pena | 15/2 | (+750) | |
| Valentina Shevchenko | 8/1 | ||
| Norma Dumont | 12/1 | ||
| Raquel Pennington | 12/1 | ||
| Jacqueline Cavalcanti | 25/1 | ||
| Ketlen Vieira | 25/1 | ||
| Ailin Perez | 40/1 | ||
| Irene Aldana | 40/1 | ||
| Karol Rosa | 50/1 | ||
| Mayra Bueno Silva | 80/1 | ||
| Yana Santos | 80/1 | ||
| Joselyne Edwards | 100/1 | ||
| Luana Santos | 100/1 | ||
| Miesha Tate | 100/1 | ||
| Nora Cornolle | 100/1 | ||
| UFC Women's Flyweight Champion at the End of 2026 | |||
| Valentina Shevchenko | 7/4 | (+175) | |
| Manon Fiorot | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Natalia Silva | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Erin Blanchfield | 5/1 | ||
| Maycee Barber | 9/1 | ||
| Rose Namajunas | 16/1 | ||
| Alexa Grasso | 25/1 | ||
| Jasmine Jasudavicius | 25/1 | ||
| Miranda Maverick | 30/1 | ||
| Wang Cong | 30/1 | ||
| Casey O'Neill | 50/1 | ||
| Karine Silva | 50/1 | ||
| Tracy Cortez | 50/1 | ||
| Eduarda Moura | 80/1 | ||
| Gabriella Fernandes | 100/1 | ||
| JJ Aldrich | 100/1 | ||
| UFC Women's Strawweight Champ at the End of 2026 | |||
| Zhang Weili | 1/2 | (-200) | |
| Mackenzie Dern | 7/2 | (+350) | |
| Tatiana Suarez | 9/1 | ||
| Virna Jandiroba | 12/1 | ||
| Yan Xiaonan | 12/1 | ||
| Amanda Lemos | 20/1 | ||
| Gillian Robertson | 20/1 | ||
| Iasmin Lucindo | 20/1 | ||
| Loopy Godinez | 20/1 | ||
| Fatima Kline | 30/1 | ||
| Tabatha Ricci | 30/1 | ||
| Amanda Ribas | 50/1 | ||
| Denise Gomes | 50/1 | ||
| Jessica Andrade | 50/1 | ||
| Alexia Thainara | 80/1 | ||
| Angela Hill | 100/1 | ||
2025 UFC Champion Odds
| UFC Bantamweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Usman Nurmagomedov | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Merab Dvalishvili | 11/4 | (+275) | |
| Petr Yan | 11/4 | (+275) | |
| Sean O'Malley | 7/1 | ||
| Cory Sandhagen | 12/1 | ||
| Deivesen Figueiredo | 18/1 | ||
| Son Yadong | 25/1 | ||
| Henry Cejudo | 33/1 | ||
| Marlon Vera | 33/1 | ||
| Mario Bautista | 40/1 | ||
| Jose Aldo | 50/1 | ||
| Kyler Phillips | 50/1 | ||
| Aiemann Zahabi | 80/1 | ||
| Marcus McGhee | 80/1 | ||
| Montel Jackson | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Featherweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Ilia Topuria | 5/11 | (-220) | |
| Alexander Volkanovski | 5/1 | ||
| Diego Lopes | 8/1 | ||
| Movsar Evloev | 8/1 | ||
| Arnold Allen | 12/1 | ||
| Aljamain Sterling | 20/1 | ||
| Lerone Murphy | 20/1 | ||
| Max Holloway | 25/1 | ||
| Brian Ortega | 33/1 | ||
| Yair Rodriguez | 40/1 | ||
| Bryce Mitchell | 50/1 | ||
| Calvin Kattar | 80/1 | ||
| Dan Ige | 80/1 | ||
| Edson Barboza | 80/1 | ||
| Giga Chikadze | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Flyweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Alexandre Pantoja | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Brandon Royval | 4/1 | ||
| Manel Kape | 4/1 | ||
| Brandon Moreno | 7/1 | ||
| Tatsuro Taira | 9/1 | ||
| Kai Kara France | 14/1 | ||
| Kai Asakura | 16/1 | ||
| Asu Almabaev | 20/1 | ||
| Tagir Ulambekov | 20/1 | ||
| Amir Albazi | 25/1 | ||
| Steve Erceg | 33/1 | ||
| Alex Perez | 40/1 | ||
| Charles Johnson | 50/1 | ||
| Josh Van | 50/1 | ||
| Bruno Silva | 80/1 | ||
| Tim Elliott | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Heavyweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Jon Jones | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Tom Aspinall | 2/1 | ||
| Ciryl Gane | 6/1 | ||
| Alexander Volkov | 7/1 | ||
| Alex Pereira | 10/1 | ||
| Sergei Pavlovich | 10/1 | ||
| Curtis Blaydes | 12/1 | ||
| Jailton Almeida | 25/1 | ||
| Serghei Spivac | 33/1 | ||
| Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 40/1 | ||
| Derrick Lewis | 66/1 | ||
| Marcin Tybura | 66/1 | ||
| Tai Tuivasa | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Light Heavyweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Alex Pereira | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Magomed Ankalaev | 2/1 | ||
| Jamahal Hill | 6/1 | ||
| Jiri Prochazka | 7/1 | ||
| Carlos Ulberg | 8/1 | ||
| Jan Blachowicz | 12/1 | ||
| Aleksander Rakic | 18/1 | ||
| Khalil Roundtree | 25/1 | ||
| Nikita Krylov | 33/1 | ||
| Dominik Reyes | 50/1 | ||
| Volkan Oezdemir | 50/1 | ||
| Azamat Murzakanov | 66/1 | ||
| Johnny Walker | 66/1 | ||
| Alonzo Menifield | 80/1 | ||
| Bogdan Guskov | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Lightweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Islam Makhachev | 2/5 | (-250) | |
| Arman Tsarukyan | 7/2 | (+350) | |
| Charles Oliveira | 9/1 | ||
| Max Holloway | 14/1 | ||
| Mateusz Gamrot | 20/1 | ||
| Justin Gaethje | 25/1 | ||
| Rafael Fiziev | 25/1 | ||
| Dustin Poirier | 28/1 | ||
| Beneil Dariush | 40/1 | ||
| Dan Hooker | 40/1 | ||
| Benoit Saint Denis | 50/1 | ||
| Renato Moicano | 50/1 | ||
| Paddy Pimblett | 66/1 | ||
| Grant Dawson | 80/1 | ||
| Jalin Turner | 80/1 | ||
| Michael Chandler | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Middleweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Dricus Du Plessis | 7/4 | (+175) | |
| Khamzat Chimaev | 9/4 | (+225) | |
| Sean Strickland | 3/1 | ||
| Nasourdine Imavov | 11/1 | ||
| Fluffy Hernandez | 14/1 | ||
| Israel Adesanya | 14/1 | ||
| Caio Borralho | 20/1 | ||
| Robert Whittaker | 25/1 | ||
| Shara Magomedov | 25/1 | ||
| Marvin Vettori | 33/1 | ||
| Brendan Allen | 40/1 | ||
| Jared Cannonier | 40/1 | ||
| Paulo Costa | 50/1 | ||
| Roman Dolidze | 50/1 | ||
| Jack Hermansson | 80/1 | ||
| Michel Pereira | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Welterweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Shavkat Rahkmanov | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Belal Muhammad | 9/4 | (+225) | |
| Ian Garry | 4/1 | ||
| Leon Edwards | 13/2 | (+650) | |
| Jack Della Maddalena | 9/1 | ||
| Kamaru Usman | 14/1 | ||
| Joaquin Buckley | 20/1 | ||
| Sean Brady | 25/1 | ||
| Carlos Prates | 40/1 | ||
| Michael Morales | 50/1 | ||
| Geoff Neal | 80/1 | ||
| Gilbert Burns | 80/1 | ||
| Michael Page | 80/1 | ||
| Stephen Thompson | 80/1 | ||
| Vincente Luque | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Women's Bantamweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Kayla Harrison | 1/3 | (-300) | |
| Amanda Nunes | 5/1 | ||
| Juliana Pena | 8/1 | ||
| Raquel Pennington | 12/1 | ||
| Ketlen Vieira | 14/1 | ||
| Macy Chiasson | 20/1 | ||
| Norma Dumont | 20/1 | ||
| Mayra Bueno Silva | 33/1 | ||
| Irene Aldana | 40/1 | ||
| Holly Holm | 50/1 | ||
| Ailin Perez | 80/1 | ||
| Chelsea Chandler | 80/1 | ||
| Jacqueline Cavalcanti | 80/1 | ||
| Julia Avila | 80/1 | ||
| Karol Rosa | 80/1 | ||
| Miesha Tate | 80/1 | ||
| Yana Santos | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Women's Flyweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Valentina Shevchenko | 7/4 | (+175) | |
| Manon Fiorot | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Erin Blanchfield | 7/1 | ||
| Maycee Barber | 7/1 | ||
| Natalia Silva | 9/1 | ||
| Alexa Grasso | 12/1 | ||
| Rose Namajunas | 16/1 | ||
| Viviane Araujo | 16/1 | ||
| Jasmine Jasudavicius | 20/1 | ||
| Karine Silva | 25/1 | ||
| Amanda Ribas | 33/1 | ||
| Katlyn Cerminara | 40/1 | ||
| Tracy Cortez | 40/1 | ||
| Casey O'Neill | 50/1 | ||
| Ariane Lipski | 80/1 | ||
| UFC Women's Strawweight Champ End 2025 | |||
| Weili Zhang | 3/2 | (+150) | |
| Tatiana Suarez | 5/2 | (+250) | |
| Virna Jandiroba | 5/1 | ||
| Mackenzie Dern | 8/1 | ||
| Yan Xiaonan | 8/1 | ||
| Iasmin Lucindo | 14/1 | ||
| Amanda Lemos | 18/1 | ||
| Amanda Ribas | 18/1 | ||
| Jessica Andrade | 22/1 | ||
| Marina Rodriguez | 40/1 | ||
| Tabatha Ricci | 40/1 | ||
| Angela Hill | 80/1 | ||
| Gillian Robertson | 80/1 | ||
| Luana Pinheiro | 80/1 | ||
| Tecia Pennington | 80/1 | ||
- BetOnline Press
