Resolution criteria on PolyGram: 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).
PolyGram is an on-chain prediction market where you trade YES or NO outcome shares with real USDC on Polygon. For this market, buy YES if you believe the event will happen, or NO if you think it won't. Your maximum loss is your stake — winning shares pay $1.00 each at resolution. Unlike sportsbooks, there is no house edge: prices are set by supply and demand from other traders and reflect the crowd's real-time probability.
Market outcomes
| Alex Pereira | 6% YES | 94% NO |
| Magomed Ankalaev | 17% YES | 83% NO |
| Khalil Rountree Jr. | 1% YES | 99% NO |
| Azamat Murzakanov | 0% YES | 100% NO |
| Volkan Oezdemir | 7% YES | 93% NO |
| Bogdan Guskov | 11% YES | 89% NO |
| Fighter B | — | |
| Fighter D | — | |
The UFC Light Heavyweight division championship will be held by a single fighter on 31 December 2026. The current champion is Jon Jones, who reclaimed the title in November 2024 after a nearly two-year absence. The 8% implied probability on Polymarket's order book reflects a market assessment that Jones will either retain the belt through 2026 or that another fighter will have claimed it by year-end. This low probability suggests traders expect significant turnover or uncertainty in the division over the next two years.
Historical precedent shows the Light Heavyweight title changes hands irregularly. Between 2020 and 2024, the division saw five different champions: Dominick Reyes, Jan Błachowicz, Glover Teixeira, Jamahal Hill, and Jones. Hill's reign lasted only four months before injury forced him to vacate in 2024, demonstrating how injuries and forced vacancies can reshape divisional control. The current 8% probability reflects this volatility: traders are pricing in the realistic possibility that Jones faces challengers, suffers injury, or moves weight classes, with no clear successor established.
Key catalysts include Jones's next scheduled defence and any injury announcements affecting top contenders. The division's challenger hierarchy—currently including fighters like Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev—will develop through 2025 and 2026. Pereira's recent move from middleweight adds unpredictability. Any UFC announcements regarding title shots, fighter retirements, or weight-class changes will move the order book. The settlement hinges on official UFC records at the specified date; an interim title or vacant belt would resolve to "Other" rather than confirming any individual fighter.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if no one stakes a counter-claim the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token-holder voting. Payouts clear in USDC to the winning side.
The mechanics for trading "Who will be UFC Light Heavyweight champion at the end of 2026?" are the same as any other PolyGram sporting event contract. Each YES share resolves to $1 if the event happens, or $0 if it doesn't. The current price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the market's probability estimate, set live by the order book.
$21K in lifetime turnover and $6K of resting liquidity puts this market in the around the median by volume for sports contracts on PolyGram. Order-book depth is thin — large orders may need to be split across the book or executed as limit orders.
Last 24 hours alone saw $59 in turnover, consistent with the market's lifetime daily-average pace.
The market has been open for 4 months — the price has had time to stabilise as new information arrived.
Higher-volume markets tend to have tighter spreads and faster price discovery — meaning the displayed YES/NO percentages are more likely to reflect the true crowd-implied probability rather than a single trader's directional view.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a 2-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token holders.
This prediction market is scheduled to close on 31 December 2026. After the resolving event occurs, settlement typically clears within 24 hours once the UMA optimistic oracle confirms the outcome. All payouts are in USDC on the Polygon network.
To trade on this prediction market, create a free PolyGram account at polygram.ink, deposit USDC via Polygon, and place a YES or NO order on the outcome you believe in. You can learn more on our how-it-works page. Your maximum loss is limited to your stake — there is no leverage or margin.
When the outcome is determined, winning YES shares pay out $1.00 each in USDC, while losing shares pay $0. Settlement is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon — a proposer submits the result, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested, payouts are distributed automatically. You can withdraw your winnings to any Polygon wallet.
Prediction-market positions can lose 100% of staked capital. Outcomes are uncertain by definition — historical accuracy of crowd-implied probabilities is high in aggregate but not for any single market. PolyGram does not provide investment advice. Trade only with capital you can afford to lose.
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