Who will be UFC Middleweight champion at the end of 2026?

As of Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:49:09 UTC, Polymarket traders price Sean Strickland (87.9%), Nassourdine Imavov (4.3%), Khamzat Chimaev (1.9%). The market has $927K in volume and closes on Fri, 01 Jan 2027.

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Current odds

OutcomeChanceYes priceNo price
Sean Strickland87.9%87.9¢12.0¢
Nassourdine Imavov4.3%4.3¢95.8¢
Khamzat Chimaev1.9%1.9¢98.0¢
Joe Pyfer0.1%0.1¢99.9¢
Robert Whittaker0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Anthony Hernandez0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Israel Adesanya0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Reinier de Ridder0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Jared Cannonier0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Brendan Allen0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Caio Borralho0.1%0.1¢100.0¢
Dricus Du Plessis0.1%0.1¢100.0¢

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Resolution rules

This market will resolve according to the official UFC Middleweight 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).

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