Clean house In 2025? Bookies Bet On Big Champ Changes Next Year

Did you know that Dricus Du Plessis was a +500 betting underdog to end the year as Middleweight champion?

Well, as 2024 comes to a close and 2025 is just days away, DraftKings has revealed the odds of each division’s champion by the end of 2025, and some of the odds are interesting.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) titles changed hands seven times this year. Who will be champions by the end of 2025?

Heavyweight

Jon Jones defended his Heavyweight title for the first time by defeating Stipe Miocic with a nasty spinning back kick (watch highlights).

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
Chris Barnett +70000

Light Heavyweight

Alex Pereira defended his Light Heavyweight title three times, setting the record for the shortest time for three title defenses in UFC (175 days), beating Ronda Rousey’s previously-help record (189 days).

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
Anthony Smith +200000

Middleweight

Dricus Du Plessis captured Middleweight gold in a split decision against Sean Strickland and then defended his title against former 185 lb kingpin Israel Adesanya by tapping him out (watch highlights).

“Stillknocks” is set to defend his title for a second time against Strickland at UFC 312.

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
Chris Weidman +200000

Welterweight

Belal Muhammad finally got his shot at Welterweight gold after a nine-fight streak and cashed in big by defeating defending champion Leon Edwards at UFC 304 via unanimous decision.

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
Neil Magny +500000

Lightweight

Islam Makhachev only fought once in 2024. He defended his title for a third time against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302, submitting “The Diamond” in the fifth round (watch highlights).

Makhachev is set to defend his title against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311 next month.

Islam Makhachev -135
Arman Tsarukyan +500
Charles Oliveira +600
Max Holloway +1000
Dan Hooker +1000
Rafael Fiziev +1600
Conor McGregor +1600
Renato Moicano +2000
Benoit Saint-Denis +5000
Paddy Pimblett +10000
Tony Ferguson +100000

Featherweight

Ilia Topuria knocked out Alex Volkanovski at UFC 298 to capture the UFC Featherweight championship (watch highlights), and eight months later became the first fighter to starch Max Holloway to defend this title (watch it).

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
Nate Landwehr +20000
Kron Gracie +500000

Bantamweight

After 10 wins in a row, Merab Dvalishvili got his shot at Sean O’Malley for the UFC Bantamweight championship and won it in dominating (but boring) fashion at UFC 306.

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
Raul Rosas Jr. +10000
Adrian Yanez +100000

Flyweight

Alexandre Pantoja defended his Flyweight championship twice this year. He kicked his year off by defeating Steve Erceg in his hometown of Rio De Janeiro and then closed the year by putting Kai Asakura to sleep at UFC 310.

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
Steve Erceg +5000
Bruno Silva +70000

Women’s Bantamweight

Julianna Pena reclaimed Women’s Bantamweight gold at UFC 307 by defeating Raquel Pennington via a controversial split decision.

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
Holy Holm +12000
Melissa Gatto +70000

Women’s Flyweight

Valentina Shevchenko ended her rivalry with Alexa Grasso by dominating her at UFC 306 and reclaiming the Flyweight title she had held for many years.

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
Casey O’Neill +10000
Longest odds at +100000: Jamey-Lyn Horth

Women’s Strawweight

Unfortunately, Zhang Weili only fought once in 2024. She defended her Strawweight championship against countrywoman Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300.

Zhang Weili -125
Tatiana Suarez +140
Yan Xiaonan +400
Virna Jandiroba +600
Jessica Andrade +1600
Amanda Lemos +3000
Tabatha Ricci +3500
Lupita Godinez +10000
Mackenzie Dern +15000
Amanda Ribas +35000
Polyana Viana +70000
Angela Hill +200000