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Who will be UFC Light Heavyweight champion at the end of 2026?

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Who will be UFC Light Heavyweight champion at the end of 2026?

Jiří Procházka 38%

Carlos Ulberg 35%

Magomed Ankalaev 15.1%

Dominick Reyes 14.2%

Polymarket

$13,216 Vol.

Jiří Procházka 38%

Carlos Ulberg 35%

Magomed Ankalaev 15.1%

Dominick Reyes 14.2%

Polymarket

$13,216 Vol.

Jiří Procházka

$1,448 Vol.

38%

Carlos Ulberg

$1,509 Vol.

35%

Magomed Ankalaev

$381 Vol.

9%

Dominick Reyes

$6,387 Vol.

14%

Alex Pereira

$2,818 Vol.

10%

Khalil Rountree Jr.

$185 Vol.

9%

Azamat Murzakanov

$140 Vol.

10%

Bogdan Guskov

$74 Vol.

3%

Jan Błachowicz

$156 Vol.

2%

Jamahal Hill

$119 Vol.

9%

Volkan Oezdemir

$0 Vol.

1%

This market will resolve according to the official UFC Light Heavyweight division champion on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. Only official UFC division champions will count. Interim champions will not count. If the relevant belt is vacant at this market’s check time, or there is otherwise no champion in the specified division, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).Trader consensus pins Jiří Procházka as the slim light heavyweight title favorite at 39% implied probability for end-2026 championcy, propelled by his resilient showing before Alex Pereira's second-round KO in their UFC 303 rematch on June 29, reaffirming his contender status despite the defeat. Carlos Ulberg lurks close at 32% after his explosive second-round TKO of Alonzo Menifield on the same card, capping a four-fight knockout streak that has rocketed the unbeaten prospect up rankings. Dominick Reyes holds third at 18% amid his ongoing comeback with back-to-back decision wins over ranked foes, including Ulberg earlier this year. The tight clustering atop the market underscores the division's parity, with champion Pereira (11.5%) facing a grueling schedule, Khalil Rountree Jr.'s recent PED suspension disrupting momentum, and lurking threats like undefeated Azamat Murzakanov and top-ranked Magomed Ankalaev keeping paths to gold wide open over the next 2.5 years.

Trader consensus pins Jiří Procházka as the slim light heavyweight title favorite at 39% implied probability for end-2026 championcy, propelled by his resilient showing before Alex Pereira's second-round KO in their UFC 303 rematch on June 29, reaffirming his contender status despite the defeat. Carlos Ulberg lurks close at 32% after his explosive second-round TKO of Alonzo Menifield on the same card, capping a four-fight knockout streak that has rocketed the unbeaten prospect up rankings. Dominick Reyes holds third at 18% amid his ongoing comeback with back-to-back decision wins over ranked foes, including Ulberg earlier this year. The tight clustering atop the market underscores the division's parity, with champion Pereira (11.5%) facing a grueling schedule, Khalil Rountree Jr.'s recent PED suspension disrupting momentum, and lurking threats like undefeated Azamat Murzakanov and top-ranked Magomed Ankalaev keeping paths to gold wide open over the next 2.5 years.

Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
This market will resolve according to the official UFC Light Heavyweight division champion on December 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET. Only official UFC division champions will count. Interim champions will not count. If the relevant belt is vacant at this market’s check time, or there is otherwise no champion in the specified division, this market will resolve to “Other”. The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).Trader consensus pins Jiří Procházka as the slim light heavyweight title favorite at 39% implied probability for end-2026 championcy, propelled by his resilient showing before Alex Pereira's second-round KO in their UFC 303 rematch on June 29, reaffirming his contender status despite the defeat. Carlos Ulberg lurks close at 32% after his explosive second-round TKO of Alonzo Menifield on the same card, capping a four-fight knockout streak that has rocketed the unbeaten prospect up rankings. Dominick Reyes holds third at 18% amid his ongoing comeback with back-to-back decision wins over ranked foes, including Ulberg earlier this year. The tight clustering atop the market underscores the division's parity, with champion Pereira (11.5%) facing a grueling schedule, Khalil Rountree Jr.'s recent PED suspension disrupting momentum, and lurking threats like undefeated Azamat Murzakanov and top-ranked Magomed Ankalaev keeping paths to gold wide open over the next 2.5 years.

Trader consensus pins Jiří Procházka as the slim light heavyweight title favorite at 39% implied probability for end-2026 championcy, propelled by his resilient showing before Alex Pereira's second-round KO in their UFC 303 rematch on June 29, reaffirming his contender status despite the defeat. Carlos Ulberg lurks close at 32% after his explosive second-round TKO of Alonzo Menifield on the same card, capping a four-fight knockout streak that has rocketed the unbeaten prospect up rankings. Dominick Reyes holds third at 18% amid his ongoing comeback with back-to-back decision wins over ranked foes, including Ulberg earlier this year. The tight clustering atop the market underscores the division's parity, with champion Pereira (11.5%) facing a grueling schedule, Khalil Rountree Jr.'s recent PED suspension disrupting momentum, and lurking threats like undefeated Azamat Murzakanov and top-ranked Magomed Ankalaev keeping paths to gold wide open over the next 2.5 years.

Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated

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"Who will be UFC Light Heavyweight champion at the end of 2026?" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 11 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "Jiří Procházka" at 38%, followed by "Carlos Ulberg" at 35%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 38¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 38% chance to that outcome. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

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