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What Are the Weight Classes in Muay Thai?

Listed below are the weight classes for Lumpinee and Rajademnern Stadium; muay thai weight classes for the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) and muay thai weight classes for the World Boxing Council Muay Thai (WBC).

What are the Lumpinee Stadium Weight Classes?

Lumpinee Stadium is the most prestigious muay thai stadium in the world and is rivaled only by the older Rajademnern Stadium. Located in Bangkok, Thailand, Lumpinee Stadium is run by the Royal Thai Army on behalf of the Thai Government.

Lumpinee Staidium opened in 1956 and in 2014 it changed location to the new Lumpinee Stadium at Ram Intra Road from its original site near Lumpinee Park.

The ranking system and titles are from mini flyweight up to super welterweight and the full muay thai weight classes are listed below.

Source – https://www.lumpineemuaythai.com/about/about-muay-thai/

Weight ClassLimit (Pounds)Limit (Kgs)
Mini Flyweight10547.6
Junior Flyweight10848.9
Flyweight11250.8
Junior Bantamweight11552.1
Bantam11853.5
Junior Featherweight12255.3
Featherweight12657.1
Junior Lightweight13058.9
Lightweight13561.2
Junior Welterweight14063.5
Welterweight14766.7
Junior Middleweight15672.5
Middleweight 16072.5
Junior Heavyweight17579.3
HeavyweightMore than 175More than 79.3

What are the Rajadamnern Stadium Weight Classes?

Rajademnern is the oldest muay thai stadium in Thailand. Opened in 1945, after construction began in 1941, due to the Second World War, construction stopped work until completion in 1945.

Only Lumpinee Stadium Champion title rivals the prestige of a Rajademnern championship title.

Rajademnern has its own ranking and muay thai weight classes and titles up to middleweight. These muay thai weight classes are shown below.

Weight ClassLimit (Pounds)Limit (Kgs)
Mini Flyweight10547.6
Light Flyweight10848.9
Flyweight11250.8
Super Flyweight11552.1
Bantamweight11853.5
Super Bantamweight12255.3
Featherwieght12657.1
Super Featherweight13058.9
Lightweight13561.2
Super Lightweight14063.5
Welterweight14766.7
Junior Middleweight15469.8
Middleweight16072.5

What are the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) Weight Classes?

The World Muaythai Council (WMC) is one of the oldest and the largest professional sanctioning organizations of Muay Thai in the world.

The WMC was established in 1995 by parliament resolution, and is incorporated by the Royal Thai Government and sanctioned by the Sports Authority of Thailand which operates under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

The World Muay Thai Council has been charged with the responsibility for the expansion of Muaythai worldwide.

Muay thai weight classes under the WMC are shown below.

Weight ClassLimit (Pounds)Limit (kgs)
Mini Flyweight10547.62
Junior Flyweight10848.99
Flyweight11250.80
Junior Bantamweight11552.16
Bantamweight11853.52
Junior Featherweight12255.34
Featherweight12657.15
Junior Lightweight13058.97
Lightweight13561.24
Junior Welterweight14063.5
Welterweight14766.68
Junior Middleweight15469.85
Middleweight16072.58
Super Middleweight16876.20
Light Heavyweight17579.38
Super Light Heavyweight18282.55
Cruiserweight19086.18
Heavyweight20995.00
Super Heavyweight209+95.00+

What are the World Boxing Council Muay Thai (WBC Muay Thai) weight classes?

The World Boxing Council Muaythai (WBC Muaythai) is commissioned under the jurisdiction of the World Boxing Council (WBC) as a non-profit organization to regulate, control and supervise professional Muay Thai events worldwide.

The WBC Muay Thai organization adheres to the standard rules and regulations for all Muay Thai competition as approved by the Board of Boxing Sport (Office of Professional Sports) Sports Authority of Thailand.

 WBC Muaythai has its own constitution, rules, and regulations, aiming to promote the sport and foster Muay Thai championships in all muay thai weight classes.

The muay thai weight classes for the WBC are shown below.

Weight ClassLimit (Pounds)Limit (Kgs)
Mini Flyweight 10547.72
 Light Flyweight 10848.98
Flyweight 11250.80
Super Flyweight 11552.16
Bantamweight 11853.52
Super Bantamweight 12253.34
Featherweight 12657.15
Super Featherweight 13058.96
Lightweight 13561.23
Super Lightweight 14063.50
Welterweight 14766.67
Super Welterweight 15469.85
Middleweight 16071.57
Super Middleweight 16876.20
Light Heavyweight 17579.38
Cruiserweight 19086.18
Super Cruiserweight 21095.455
Heavyweight230104.54
Super Heavyweight230+104.54+