Who will close out 2025 as UFC champions? Here are the odds by division

Every year, the UFC sees championship turnover in multiple divisions.

Following a record-tying year in 2023 where 11 new champions were crowned, UFC championships changed hands seven times in 2024.

The first title fights of 2025 take place at UFC 311 on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. In the main event, Islam Makhachev puts his lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan, and Merab Dvalishvili will look to defend his bantamweight crown for the first time against Umar Nurmagomedov.

DraftKings has revealed the odds of each division's champion by the end of 2025. Below, check out the top 10 and the fighters with the longest odds for each division, along with some interesting notes that stand out among the rest.

Odds highlights

• Current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is favored to end the year as the undisputed champion at -130. Jon Jones currently holds the title and is +110 to end the year with the belt.

• Former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith has the longest odds in the division to capture the title, with an astronomical +200000 line.

• Khamzat Chimaev is favored to end the year as the middleweight champion at -200. Current champion Dricus Du Plessis is just above even money at a +120 underdog to retain his throne.

• Shavkat Rakhmonov is listed as the favorite to end the year with the welterweight title at -150. Current champion Belal Muhammad is +200 to retain his title.

• No fighter is favored to end the year with the title in the bantamweight divison, although two are near even money. The shortest odds belong to Umar Nurmagomedov at +110, while the current champion, Merab Dvalishvili sits at +130.

• Kayla Harrison at -300 is the largest favorite across the board to end the year as the women's bantamweight champion. The current titleholder, Julianna Peña is the largest underdog across the board as a current champ to retain.

Heavyweight

• Tom Aspinall -130

• Jon Jones +110

• Jailton Almeida +300

• Ciryl Gane +500

• Alex Pereira +1000

• Curtis Blaydes +1300

• Alexander Volkov +2000

• Sergei Pavlovich +4000

• Alexander Romanov +7000

• Serghei Spivac +7000

  • Longest odds at +100000: Jake Collier, Ilir Latifi, Chris Daukaus, Blagoy Ivanov, Parker Porter

Light heavyweight

• Alex Pereira -130

• Magomed Ankalaev +195

• Jamahal Hill +600

• Carlos Ulberg +700

• Jiri Prochazka +800

• Dominick Reyes +1000

• Aleksandar Rakic +1100

• Khalil Rountree Jr. +3000

• Khamzat Chimaev +5000

• Johnny Walker +7000

  • Longest odds at +200000: Anthony Smith

Middleweight

• Khamzat Chimaev -200

• Dricus Du Plessis +120

• Sean Strickland +300

• Nassourdine Imavov +600

• Caio Borralho +1000

• Anthony Hernandez +1100

• Brendan Allen +1300

• Israel Adesanya +1800

• Bo Nickal +2000

• Roman Dolidze +5000

  • Longest odds at +200000: Chris Weidman

Welterweight

• Shavkat Rakhmonov -150

• Belal Muhammad +200

• Leon Edwards +350

• Joaquin Buckley +350

• Ian Machado Garry +400

• Islam Makhachev +500

• Kamaru Usman +700

• Sean Brady +2000

• Jack Della Maddalena +2200

• Carlos Prates +5000

  • Longest odds at +500000: Neil Magny, Max Griffin

Lightweight

• Islam Makhachev -135

• Arman Tsarukyan +500

• Charles Oliveira +600

• Max Holloway +1000

• Dan Hooker +1000

• Rafael Fiziev +1600

• Dustin Poirier +1600

• Conor McGregor +1600

• Renato Moicano +2000

• Mateusz Gamrot +5000

  • Longest odds at +200000: Claudio Puelles

Featherweight

• Ilia Topuria -175

• Movsar Evloev +200

• Diego Lopes +400

• Alexander Volkanovski +800

• Max Holloway +1000

• Yair Rodriguez +3000

• Aljamain Sterling +3500

• Lerone Murphy +3500

• Arnold Allen +3500

• Giga Chikadze +7000

  • Longest odds at +500000: Kron Gracie

Bantamweight

• Umar Nurmagomedov +110

• Merab Dvalishvili +130

• Sean O'Malley +600

• Petr Yan +650

• Cory Sandhagen +700

• Deiveson Figueiredo +1500

• Song Yadong +2200

• Marlon Vera +4000

• Payton Talbott +6500

• Henry Cejudo +7000

  • Longest odds at +100000: Adrian Yanez

Flyweight

• Alexandre Pantoja +100

• Kai Kara-France +400

• Brandon Moreno +500

• Manel Kape +500

• Brandon Royval +600

• Deiveson Figueiredo +650

• Tagir Ulanbekov +750

• Kai Asakura +800

• Tatsuro Taira +1500

• Amir Albazi +3000

  • Longest odds at +100000: Tyson Nam

Women's bantamweight

• Kayla Harrison -300

• Julianna Pena +300

• Amanda Nunes +500

• Raquel Pennington +1000

• Macy Chaisson +1100

• Mayra Bueno Silva +1200

• Norma Dumont +1500

• Irene Aldana +3000

• Ketlen Vieira +3000

• Yana Santos +7000

  • Longest odds at +70000: Julija Stoliarenko

Women's flyweight

• Valentina Shevchenko -125

• Manon Fiorot +200

• Erin Blanchfield +300

• Natalia Silva +600

• Maycee Barber +700

• Alexa Grasso +800

• Zhang Weili +1000

• Amanda Ribas +2800

• Tracy Cortez +2800

• Rose Namajunas +3000

  • Longest odds at +100000: Jamey-Lyn Horth

Women's strawweight

• Zhang Weili -125

• Tatiana Suarez +140

• Yan Xiaonan +400

• Virna Jandiroba +600

• Jessica Andrade +1600

• Amanda Lemos +3000

• Tabatha Ricci +3500

• Lupita Godinez +10000

• Rose Namajunas +15000

• Iasmin Lucindo +20000

  • Longest odds at +200000: Angela Hill

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Who will close out 2025 as UFC champions? Here are the odds by division