Kickboxing weight classes
Kickboxing weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of kickboxing.
Organizations will often adopt their own rules for weight limits, causing ambiguity in the sport regarding how a weight class should be defined. For a variety of reasons, weight classes of the same name can be of vastly different weights. For example, a boxing middleweight weighs up to 72 kg, an ISKA middleweight upper limit is 75 kg, and a K-1 middleweight upper limit is 70 kg.
Comparison of organizations
This table gives names and limits recognised by the widely regarded sanctioning bodies and promotions in professional kickboxing, Muay Thai and shoot boxing.
AJKF
The All Japan Kickboxing Federation utilized the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Light Bantamweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Light Welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Light Middleweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Heavyweight | No weight limit |
Enfusion
Enfusion utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Strawweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | No weight limit |
Glory
Glory utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Super Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | No weight limit |
IKF
The International Kickboxing Federation utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit | Gender |
| Atomweight | | Feminine |
| Strawweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Flyweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Bantamweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Featherweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Light Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Super Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Super Heavyweight | No weight limit | Masculine |
ISKA
The International Sport Kickboxing Association utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit | Gender |
| Atomweight | | Feminine |
| Light Flyweight | | Feminine |
| Flyweight | | Feminine |
| Light Bantamweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Bantamweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Featherweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Featherweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Light Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Super Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Super Heavyweight | No weight limit | Masculine |
It's Showtime
It's Showtime utilized the following weight classes:
K-1 utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super Heavyweight | No weight limit |
K-1 JAPAN
K-1 Japan Group utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Super Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Super Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Super Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Super Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Super Middleweight | |
| Heavyweight | Unlimited |
KOK
King of Kings utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | No weight limit |
Krush
Krush utilizes the following weight classes:
Kunlun Fight utilizes the following weight classes:
MAJKF
The Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Super Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Super Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Super Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Light Welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Light Middleweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
NJKF
The New Japan Kickboxing Federation utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit | Gender |
| Atomweight | | Feminine |
| Strawweight | | Feminine |
| Flyweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Bantamweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Featherweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Welterweight | | Masculine |
| Middleweight | | Masculine |
| Light Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Heavyweight | No weight limit | Masculine |
PKA
The Professional Karate Association utilized the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | No weight limit |
ONE Championship
The ONE Championship utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Atomweight | |
| Strawweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
RISE
Real Impact Sports Entertainment utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Super Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Super Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Super Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | Unlimited |
Shoot Boxing
The Shoot Boxing utilizes the following weight classes:
| Name | Upper weight limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Super Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Super Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Super Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Super Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Super Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Super Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super Heavyweight | Unlimited |
Superkombat
Superkombat Fighting Championship utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super Heavyweight | No weight limit |
Superleague
Superleague utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Lightweight | |
| Super Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Super Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Super Middleweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
WAKO
The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations utilizes the following weight classes:
;Male
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Junior Flyweight | |
| Flyweight | |
| Junior Bantamweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Junior Featherweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Junior Lightweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Junior Welterweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Junior Middleweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Junior Cruiserweight | |
| Cruiserweight | |
| Junior Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | Over 99 kg |
;Female
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Heavyweight | Over 75 kg |
WBC Muaythai
The World Boxing Council Muaythai utilizes the following weight classes:
WFCA
The World Full Contact Association utilizes the following weight classes:
WKA
The World Kickboxing Association utilizes the following weight classes for both amateur and professional competitions:
| Weight class name | Upper limit | Gender |
| Atomweight | | Feminine |
| Super Atomweight | | Feminine |
| Flyweight | | Feminine |
| Bantamweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Featherweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Lightweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Welterweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Super Middleweight | | Feminine / Masculine |
| Light Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Super Cruiserweight | | Masculine |
| Heavyweight | | Masculine |
| Heavyweight | Over | Feminine |
| Super Heavyweight | Over | Masculine |
WKN
The World Kickboxing Network utilizes the following weight classes:
| Weight class name | Upper limit |
| Flyweight | |
| Super Flyweight | |
| Bantamweight | |
| Super Bantamweight | |
| Featherweight | |
| Super Featherweight | |
| Lightweight | |
| Super Lightweight | |
| Welterweight | |
| Super Welterweight | |
| Middleweight | |
| Super Middleweight | |
| Light Heavyweight | |
| Super Light Heavyweight | |
| Cruiserweight | |
| Super Cruiserweight | |
| Heavyweight | |
| Super Heavyweight | Unlimited |
WMC
The World Muaythai Council utilizes the following weight classes:
WPMF
The World Professional Muaythai Federation utilizes the following weight classes: