List of UFC champions

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Company type	Mixed martial arts promotion
Industry	Sports entertainment, Mixed martial arts
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Las Vegas , United States
Products	Mixed martial arts events, MMA championships

Historical notes

When the UFC began in 1993, mixed martial arts (MMA) was not officially regulated in the United States and did not have weight divisions. Instead of awarding traditional titles, the UFC organized tournaments that crowned permanent champions. After Senator John McCain’s criticism resulted in lost television contracts and prohibitions in 36 states, the UFC enhanced its collaboration with state athletic commissions and introduced weight categories starting with UFC 12 in 1997, along with titles based on specific weight classes.

Originally, two divisions were established: heavyweight (over 200 pounds) and lightweight (199 pounds and below). At UFC 14, the lightweight division was renamed middleweight but still encompassed fighters weighing up to 199 pounds. The lightweight category was reinstated at UFC 16 for athletes weighing 170 pounds or less. Two years later, the bantamweight division (155 pounds and under) made its debut at UFC 26.

In 2000, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board assumed regulatory authority over MMA within its jurisdiction and formulated the Unified Rules of MMA, including standardized weight divisions. To align with these regulations, the UFC adjusted its weight classes at UFC 31 in 2001, establishing five active divisions: lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight.

Nearly ten years later, after merging with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) in late 2010, the UFC expanded its lower weight divisions by adding featherweight and bantamweight classes. The flyweight division followed in early 2012, beginning with UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann.

In November 2012, after Strikeforce ceased operations, the UFC introduced female fighters for the first time by launching a women’s bantamweight division at UFC 157. By late 2013, women’s divisions were further expanded with the introduction of a strawweight class at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller. The women’s featherweight division was added in late 2016, with its first championship contested at UFC 208 in February 2017. That same year saw the official addition of the women’s flyweight division, where the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 26 became the inaugural champion.

Men

Division	Champion	Since	Defenses
Heavyweight	Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Aspinall	Jun 21, 2025	0
Light Heavyweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Pereira	Oct 4, 2025	0
Middleweight	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall Khamzat Chimaev	Aug 16, 2025	0
Welterweight	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Islam Makhachev	Nov 15, 2025	0
Lightweight	Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ilia Topuria	Jun 28, 2025	0
Featherweight	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski	Apr 12, 2025	0
Bantamweight	Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Merab Dvalishvili	Sep 14, 2024	3
Flyweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexandre Pantoja	Jul 8, 2023	4

Women

Division	Titleholder	Crowned Since	Title Defenses
Bantamweight	Kayla Harrison	Jun 7, 2025	0
Flyweight	Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko	Sep 14, 2024	2
Strawweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Mackenzie Dern	Oct 25, 2025	0

Heavyweight Championship

Weight class: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
The initial Heavyweight Champion was established on February 7, 1997, following the merger of the UFC Superfight Championship and UFC Tournament Championship when Mark Coleman triumphed over Dan Severn at UFC 12.

No.	Champion	Event	Date Won	Duration of Reign	Title Defenses
Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn	UFC 12 Dothan, AL, US	Feb 7, 1997	170 days
Maurice Smith	UFC 14 Birmingham, AL, US	Jul 27, 1997	147 days	1. defeated Tank Abbott at UFC 15 on Oct 17,1997
Randy Couture	UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan Yokohama, Japan	Dec 21,1997	? days
Couture was stripped of the belt in January 1998 due to contractual disagreements.
Bas Rutten defeated Kevin Randleman	UFC20 Birmingham, AL, US	May 7, 1999	34 days
Rutten relinquished the title in June 1999 to compete in Light Heavyweight and subsequently retired due to injuries.
Kevin Randleman defeated Pete Williams	UFC23 Tokyo, Japan	Nov 19, 1999	364 days	1. defended against Pedro Rizzo at UFC26 on Jun 9, 2000
Randy Couture (2)	UFC28 Atlantic City, NJ, US	Nov 17, 2000	490 days (and counting)	1. defended vs. Pedro Rizzo at UFC31 on May 4, 2001 2. defended vs. Pedro Rizzo at UFC34 on Nov 2, 2001
Josh Barnett	UFC36 Las Vegas, NV, US	Mar 22, 2002	126 days
'Barnett was stripped on July 26, 2002 after testing positive for steroids.
8 {{flagicon USA}} Ricco Rodriguez {{small defeated Randy Couture}} UFC39 {{small Uncasville, CT, US}} Sep27 ,2002 154 days
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1. defended vs. Andrei Arlovski at UFC61 on Jul8 ,2006 2. defended vs. Jeff Monson at UFC65 on Nov18 ,2006
1. defended vs. Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC74 on Aug25 ,2007
1.defeated interim champion Frank Mir at UFC100 on Jul11 ,2009 2.defeated interim champion Shane Carwin at UFC116 on Jul3 ,2010
1.defeated Frank Mir at UFC146 on May26 ,2012
1.defended vs. Antônio Silva at UFC160 on May25 ,2013 2.defended vs. Junior dos Santos at UFC166 on Oct19 ,2013
1.defended vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC203 on Sep10 ,2016 2.defended vs. Junior dos Santos at UFC211 on May13 ,2017 3.defended vs. Francis Ngannou at UFC220 on Jan20 ,2018
1.defended vs. Derrick Lewis at UFC230 on Nov3 ,2018
1.defended vs. Daniel Cormier at UFC252 on Aug15 ,2020
1.defended vs. interim champion Ciryl Gane at UFC270 on Jan22 ,2022
1.defended vs. Stipe Miocic at UFC309 on Nov16 ,2024
1.defended vs. Curtis Blaydes at UFC304 on Jul27 ,2024
No Contest vs Ciryl Gane at UFC321 on Oct25 ,2025

Light Heavyweight Championship

186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
Prior to UFC 31 on May 4, 2001, the Light Heavyweight Championship was known as the Middleweight Championship. On September 8, 2007, the Pride World Middleweight Championship (205.03 lb) was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight title when Quinton Jackson triumphed over Dan Henderson at UFC 75.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration (Total)	Title Defenses
1	Frank Shamrock victory over Kevin Jackson	UFC Japan Yokohama, Japan	Dec 21, 1997	703 days	1. defeated Igor Zinoviev at UFC 16 2. defeated Jeremy Horn at UFC 17 3. defeated John Lober at UFC Brazil 4. defeated Tito Ortiz at UFC 22
Shamrock relinquished the championship on November 24, 1999, due to insufficient competition.
2	Tito Ortiz victory over Wanderlei Silva	UFC 25 Tokyo, Japan	Apr 14, 2000	1,260 days	1. defeated Yuki Kondo at UFC 29 2. defeated Evan Tanner at UFC 30 3. defeated Elvis Sinosic at UFC 32 4. defeated Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 33 5. defeated Ken Shamrock at UFC 40
—	Randy Couture won interim title against Chuck Liddell	UFC 43 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jun 6, 2003	—
3	Randy Couture	UFC 44 Las Vegas, NV, US	Sep 26, 2003	127 days
4	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vitor Belfort	UFC 46 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jan 31, 2004	203 days
5	Randy Couture (second reign)	UFC 49 Las Vegas, NV, US	Aug 21, 2004	238 days (365 days combined)
6	Chuck Liddell	UFC 52 Las Vegas, NV, US	Apr 16, 2005	770 days	1. defeated Jeremy Horn at UFC 54 2. defeated Randy Couture at UFC 57 3. defeated Renato Sobral at UFC 62 4. defeated Tito Ortiz at UFC 66
7	Quinton Jackson	UFC 71 Las Vegas, NV, US	May 26, 2007	406 days	1. defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75
8	Forrest Griffin	UFC 86 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 5, 2008	175 days
9	Rashad Evans	UFC 92 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 27, 2008	147 days
10	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallLyoto Machida	UFC 98 Las Vegas, NV, US	May 23, 2009	350 days	1.def.Maurício Rua at UFC 104
11	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallMaurício Rua	UFC 113 Montreal, QC, Canada	May 8, 2010	315 days
12	Jon Jones	UFC 128 Newark, NJ, US	Mar 19, 2011	1,501 days	1.def.Quinton Jackson at UFC 135 2.def.Lyoto Machida at UFC 140 3.def.Rashad Evans at UFC 145 4.def.Vitor Belfort at UFC 152 5.def.Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 6.def.Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 7.def.Glover Teixeira at UFC 172 8.def.Daniel Cormier at UFC 182
Jones was stripped of the title on April 28, 2015 due to legal complications.
13	Daniel Cormier victory over Anthony Johnson	UFC 187 Las Vegas, NV, US	May 23, 2015	1,315 days	1.def.Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192 2.def.Anthony Johnson at UFC 210 3.def.Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 220
—	Jon Jones {{nowrap Template:Small victory over Ovince Saint Preux for interim title}}	UFC 197 Template:Small Las Vegas	align=center Apr23 ,2016
'Jones was stripped of the interim belt on Nov9 ,2016 due to suspension.
'Jones reclaimed undisputed championship on July29 ,2017 but was stripped Sept13 ,2017 following a failed drug test; Cormier reinstated.
'Cormier vacated the title on Dec28 ,2018 after securing the heavyweight championship.
14	Template:Flagicon USAJon Jones (second reign) defeated Alexander Gustafsson	UFC232 Inglewood ,CA ,US	Dec29 ,2018	597 days (2 ,098 total)	1.def.Anthony Smith Mar2 ,2019 2.def.Thiago Santos Jul6 ,2019 3.def.Dominick Reyes Feb8 ,2020
'Jones relinquished the belt Aug17 ,2020 amid salary disputes and aspirations in heavyweight division.
15	Template:Flagicon POLJan Błachowicz defeated Dominick Reyes	UFC253 Abu Dhabi , UAE	Sep27 ,2020	398 days	1.def.Israel Adesanya Mar6 ,2021
16	Template:Flagicon BRAGlover Teixeira	UFC267 Abu Dhabi	Oct30 ,2021	225 days	-	17	Template:Flagicon CZEJiří Procházka	UFC275 Singapore	Jun12 ,2022	164 days	-	'Procházka relinquished the belt Nov23 ,2022 due to a serious shoulder injury.
'Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev ended in a draw for the vacant title Dec10 ,2022.'
18	Template:Flagicon USAJamahal Hill defeated Glover Teixeira	UFC283 Rio de Janeiro	Jan21 ,2023	174 days	-	'Hill vacated the championship Jul14 ,2023 following an Achilles tendon rupture.
19	Template:Flagicon BRAAlex Pereira defeated Jiří Procházka	UFC295 New York City	Nov11 ,2023	483 days	1.def.Jamahal Hill Apr13 ,2024 2.def.Jiří Procházka Jun29 ,2024 3.def.Khalil Rountree Jr.Oct5 ,2024
20	Template:Flagicon RUSMagomed Ankalaev	UFC313 Las Vegas	Mar8 ,2025	210 days	-	21	Template:Flagicon BRAAlex Pereira (second reign)	UFC320 Las Vegas	Oct4 ,2025	current champion ||

Middleweight Championship

171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg)
The Pride World Welterweight Championship (182.98 lb) was merged with the UFC Middleweight title on March 1, 2008, following Anderson Silva's victory over Dan Henderson at UFC 82.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration of Reign	Title Defenses
1	Dave Menne defeated Gil Castillo	UFC 33 Las Vegas, NV, US	Sep 28, 2001	105 days
2	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Murilo Bustamante	UFC 35 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jan 11, 2002	267 days	1. defeated Matt Lindland at UFC 37 on May 10, 2002
Bustamante was stripped of the belt on October 5, 2002, after departing UFC for Pride Fighting Championships.
3	Evan Tanner defeated David Terrell	UFC 51 Las Vegas, NV, US	Feb 5, 2005	119 days
4	Rich Franklin	UFC 53 Atlantic City, NJ, US	Jun 4, 2005	497 days	1. defeated Nate Quarry at UFC 56 on Nov 19, 2005 2. defeated David Loiseau at UFC 58 on Mar 4, 2006
5	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anderson Silva	UFC 64 Las Vegas, NV, US	Oct 14, 2006	2,457 days	1. defeated Nate Marquardt at UFC 73 on Jul 7, 2007 2. defeated Rich Franklin at UFC 77 on Oct 20, 2007 3. defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82 on Mar 1, 2008 4. defeated Patrick Côté at UFC 90 on Oct 25, 2008 5. defeated Thales Leites at UFC 97 on Apr 18, 2009 6. defeated Demian Maia at UFC 112 on Apr 10, 2010 7. defeated Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 on Aug 7, 2010 8. defeated Vitor Belfort at UFC 126 on Feb 5, 2011 9. defeated Yushin Okami at UFC134 on Aug 27, 2011 10. defeated Chael Sonnen at UFC148 on Jul 7, 2012
6	Chris Weidman	UFC162 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 6, 2013	889 days	1. defeated Anderson Silva at UFC168 (Dec 28, 2013) 2. defeated Lyoto Machida at UFC175 (Jul 5, 2014) 3. defeated Vitor Belfort at UFC187 (May 23, 2015)
7	Luke Rockhold	UFC194 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 12, 2015	175 days
8	Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showallMichael Bisping	UFC199 Inglewood, CA	Jun 4, 2016	518 days	retained title against Dan Henderson at UFC204 (Oct 8, 2016)
—	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallRobert Whittaker	UFC213 Las Vegas	Jul 8, 2017	—
9	Georges St-Pierre	UFC217 New York City	Nov 4, 2017	33 days
St-Pierre relinquished the belt Dec 7, 2017 due to ulcerative colitis.
10	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallRobert Whittaker	—	Dec 7, 2017	660 days
—	Template:Country data NGATemplate:Namespace detect showallIsrael Adesanya	UFC236 Atlanta	Apr 13, 2019	-	won interim title vs Kelvin Gastelum
11	Template:Country data NGATemplate:Namespace detect showallIsrael Adesanya	UFC243 Melbourne	Oct 6, 2019	1,134 days	1.defeated Yoel Romero at UFC248 (Mar 7, 2020) 2.defeated Paulo Costa at UFC253 (Sep 27, 2020) 3.defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC263 (Jun 12, 2021) 4.defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC271 (Feb 12, 2022) 5.defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC276 (Jul 2, 2022)
12	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallAlex Pereira	UFC281 Template:Small New York City	align=center Nov12 ,2022	style="text-align:center;"147 days
13	Template:Country data NGATemplate:Namespace detect showallIsrael Adesanya(2)	UFC287 Template:Small Miami	align=center Apr8 ,2023	style="text-align:center;"155 days (1 ,289 days)
14	Template:Flagicon USASean Strickland	UFC293 Template:Small Sydney	Sep10 ,2023	132 days
15	Template:Flagicon RSADricus du Plessis	UFC297 Template:Small Toronto	Jan20 ,2024	574 days	1.defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC305 (Aug18 ,2024) 2.defeated Sean Strickland at UFC312 (Feb9 ,2025)
16	Template:Flagicon UAEKhamzat Chimaev	UFC319 Template:Small Chicago	Aug16 ,2025	incumbent

Welterweight Championship

Weight range: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg)
Before UFC 31 (May 4, 2001), this title was referred to as the Lightweight Championship.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration (Total)	Title Defenses
1	Pat Miletich victory over Mikey Burnett	UFC Brazil São Paulo, Brazil	Oct 16, 1998	931 days	1. defeated Jorge Patino at UFC 18 on Jan 8, 1999 2. defeated André Pederneiras at UFC 21 on Jul 16, 1999 3. defeated John Alessio at UFC 26 on Jun 9, 2000 4. defeated Kenichi Yamamoto at UFC 29 on Dec 16, 2000
2	Carlos Newton	UFC 31 Atlantic City, NJ, US	May 4, 2001	183 days
3	Matt Hughes	UFC 34 Las Vegas, NV, US	Nov 2, 2001	820 days	1. overcame Hayato Sakurai at UFC 36 on Mar 22, 2002 2. overcame Carlos Newton at UFC 38 on Jul 13, 2002 3. overcame Gil Castillo at UFC 40 on Nov 22, 2002 4. overcame Sean Sherk at UFC 42 on Apr 25, 2003 5. overcame Frank Trigg at UFC 45 on Nov 21, 2003
4	B.J. Penn	UFC 46 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jan 31, 2004	107 days
Penn was stripped of the championship on May 17, 2004 after departing UFC for K-1.
5	Matt Hughes (second reign) victory over Georges St-Pierre	UFC 50 Atlantic City, NJ, US	Oct 22, 2004	757 days (cumulative total: 1,577 days)	1. overcame Frank Trigg at UFC 52 on Apr 16, 2005 2. overcame B.J. Penn at UFC 63 on Sep 23, 2006
6	Georges St-Pierre	UFC 65 Sacramento, CA, US	Nov 18, 2006	140 days
7	Matt Serra	UFC 69 Houston, TX, US	Apr 7, 2007	378 days
—	Georges St-Pierre required interim title win over Matt Hughes	UFC 79 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec29, 2007 |
8	Georges St-Pierre (second reign)	UFC83	Apr19, 2008 | 2,064 days (total of 2,204 days)	1. defeated Jon Fitch at UFC87 on Aug 9, 2008 2. defeated B.J. Penn at UFC94 on Jan 31, 2009 3. defeated Thiago Alves at UFC100 on Jul11, 2009 4. defeated Dan Hardy at UFC111 on Mar27, 2010 5. defeated Josh Koscheck at UFC124 on Dec11, 2010 6. defeated Jake Shields at UFC129 on Apr30, 2011 7. defeated interim champion Carlos Condit at UFC154 on Nov17, 2012 8. defeated Nick Diaz at UFC158 on Mar16, 2013 9. defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC167 on Nov16, 2013
—	Carlos Condit	UFC143	Feb4, 2012 |
St-Pierre relinquished the belt on December13, 2013 to take a hiatus.
9	Johny Hendricks	UFC171	Mar15, 2014 | 266 days |
10	Robbie Lawler	UFC181	Dec6, 2014 | 602 days | 1.defeated.Rory MacDonald atUFC189 Jul11, 2015 2.defeated.Carlos Condit atUFC195 Jan2, 2016
11	Tyron Woodley	UFC201	Jul30, 2016 | 945 days | 1.drew withStephen Thompson atUFC205 Nov12, 2016 2.defeated.Stephen Thompson atUFC209 Mar4, 2017 3.defeated.Demian Maia atUFC214 Jul29, 2017 4.defeated.Darren Till atUFC228 Sep8, 2018
—	Colby Covington	UFC225	Jun9, 2018 |
Covington lost the interim title on Sept8, 2018 due to injury.
12	Template:Country data NGATemplate:Namespace detect showallKamaru Usman	UFC235	Mar2, 2019 | 1,267 days | 1.defeated.Colby Covington atUFC245 Dec14, 2019 2.defeated.Jorge Masvidal atUFC251 Jul12, 2020 3.defeated.Gilbert Burns atUFC258 Feb13, 2021 4.defeated.Jorge Masvidal atUFC261 Apr24, 2021 5.defeated.Colby Covington atUFC268 Nov6, 2021
13	Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showallLeon Edwards	UFC278	Aug20, 2022 | 707 days | 1.defeated.Kamaru Usman atUFC286 Mar18, 2023 2.defeated.Colby Covington atUFC296 Dec16, 2023
14	Belal Muhammad	UFC304	Jul27, 2024 | 287 days |
15	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallJack Della Maddalena	UFC315	May10, 2025 | 189 days |
16	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallIslam Makhachev	UFC322	Nov15, 2025 | Template:Age in days (current holder) |

Lightweight Championship

146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)
Initially referred to as the Bantamweight Championship until UFC 31 on May 4, 2001, the Lightweight Championship merged with the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship on April 20, 2013, when Benson Henderson triumphed over Gilbert Melendez at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration (Total)	Defenses
1	Jens Pulver victory over Caol Uno	UFC 30 Atlantic City, NJ, US	Feb 23, 2001	393 days	1. defeated Dennis Hallman at UFC 33 on Sep 28, 2001 2. defeated B.J. Penn at UFC 35 on Jan 11, 2002
Pulver was stripped of the belt on March 23, 2002, following his departure from the UFC over contract disagreements.
The title remained vacant after B.J. Penn and Caol Uno ended in a draw on February 28, 2003, at UFC 41.
2	Sean Sherk defeated Kenny Florian	UFC 64 Las Vegas, NV, US	Oct 14, 2006	420 days	Successfully defended against Hermes França at UFC 73 on Jul 7, 2007
Sherk lost the championship on December 8, 2007, due to a positive test for anabolic steroids.
3	B.J. Penn victory over Joe Stevenson	UFC 80 Newcastle, England	Jan 19, 2008	812 days	Defended the title three times including triumphs over Sherk and Florian
4	Frankie Edgar	UFC 112 Abu Dhabi, UAE	Apr 10, 2010	687 days	Significant defenses include wins against B.J. Penn and Gray Maynard
5	Benson Henderson	UFC 144 Saitama, Japan	Feb 26, 2012	552 days	Unified the UFC and Strikeforce titles with key victories over Edgar and Melendez
6	Anthony Pettis	UFC 164 Milwaukee, WI, US	Aug 31, 2013	560 days	Made one successful defense versus Melendez
7	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rafael dos Anjos	UFC 185 Dallas, TX, US	Mar 14, 2015	481 days	One title defense against Donald Cerrone
8	Eddie Alvarez	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 7, 2016	128 days
9	Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showallConor McGregor	UFC 205 New York City, NY, US	Nov 12, 2016	511 days
—	Tony Ferguson won interim title vs. Kevin Lee	UFC 216 Las Vegas, NV, US	Oct 7, 2017	—
Both McGregor and Ferguson were stripped of their titles on April 7, 2018 due to inactivity and injury.
10	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallKhabib Nurmagomedov victory over Al Iaquinta	UFC 223 Brooklyn, NY, US	Apr 7, 2018	1,077 days	Three successful defenses including wins against McGregor and Poirier
—	Dustin Poirier won interim title vs. Max Holloway	UFC 236 Atlanta, GA, US	Apr 13, 2019	—
—	Justin Gaethje won interim title vs. Tony Ferguson	UFC 249 Jacksonville, FL, US	May 9, 2020	—
Nurmagomedov retired on October 24, 2020; championship vacated March 19, 2021.
11	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallCharles Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler	UFC 262 Template:Small Houston, TX, US	align=center May 15, 2021	align=center 357 days
Oliveira was stripped of the belt on May 7, 2022 after failing to make weight for a title defense.
12	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallIslam Makhachev Template:Small defeated Charles Oliveira	UFC 280 Template:Small Abu Dhabi, UAE	align=center Oct 22, 2022	align=center ongoing
"Makhachev relinquished the title on May 13, 2025 to move up to welterweight; officially vacated June 28."
13	Template:Country data "GEO"Template:Namespace detect showall Ilia Topuria Template:Small defeated Charles Oliveira	UFC 317 Template:Small Las Vegas	Jun 28 2025	Current champion

Featherweight Championship

136 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg)
Prior to the UFC-WEC merger, José Aldo was the WEC Featherweight champion and became the first UFC Featherweight Champion on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration (Total)	Defenses
1	Template:Country data BrazilTemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo elevated to undisputed champion	UFC 123 Auburn Hills, MI, US	Nov 20, 2010	1,848 days	1. defeated Mark Hominick at UFC 129 on Apr 30, 2011 2. defeated Kenny Florian at UFC 136 on Oct 8, 2011 3. defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 142 on Jan 14, 2012 4. defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 on Feb 2, 2013 5. defeated Jung Chan-sung at UFC 163 on Aug 3, 2013 6. defeated Ricardo Lamas at UFC 169 on Feb 1, 2014 7. defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 179 on Oct 25, 2014
—	Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor won interim title over Chad Mendes	UFC 189 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 11, 2015	—
2	Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Conor McGregor	UFC 194 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 12, 2015	350 days
—	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo won interim title against Frankie Edgar	UFC 200 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 9, 2016	—
McGregor was stripped of the championship on November 26, 2016, soon after capturing the lightweight title.
3	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall José Aldo (2nd reign) recognized as undisputed champion	—	Nov 26, 2016	189 days (total: 2,037 days)
—	Max Holloway claimed interim title defeating Anthony Pettis	UFC 206 Toronto, ON, Canada	Dec 10, 2016	—
4	Max Holloway	UFC 212 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Jun 3, 2017	925 days	1. defeated José Aldo at UFC 218 on Dec 2, 2017 2. defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 231 on Dec 8, 2018 3. defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 240 on Jul 27, 2019

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|Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexander Volkanovski
|UFC 245
|Dec 14, 2019
|1,526 days
|

1. overcame Max Holloway at UFC 251 on Jul 12, 2020
2. triumphed over Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on Sep 25, 2021
3. bested Jung Chan-sung at UFC 273 on Apr 9, 2022
4. defeated Max Holloway again at UFC 276 on Jul 2, 2022
5. overcame interim champion Yair Rodríguez at UFC 290 on Jul 8, 2023 |} |} ! —

|Yair Rodríguez
|UFC 284
|Feb 12, 2023
|—
|

|} |} !6

|Ilia Topuria
|UFC 298
|Feb 17, 2024 
|419 days 
|

|} |} ! colspan=6 align="center" |Topuria vacated the featherweight belt in early 2025 to compete in lightweight; the title was officially declared vacant on April 12. |} !7

|Alexander Volkanovski 
|UFC314 
|Apr12 ,2025 
|Current holder 
|

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Bantamweight Championship

126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)
Prior to the UFC and WEC merger, Dominick Cruz held the title of WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz successfully defended his WEC Bantamweight belt against Scott Jorgensen, subsequently becoming the first-ever UFC Bantamweight Champion.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration (Total)	Title Defenses
1	Dominick Cruz def. Scott Jorgensen	WEC 53 Glendale, AZ, US	Dec 16, 2010	1,117 days	1. defeated Urijah Faber at UFC 132 on Jul 2, 2011 2. defeated Demetrious Johnson at UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson on Oct 1, 2011
—	Template:Country data BrazilTemplate:Namespace detect showall Renan Barão won interim title over Urijah Faber	UFC 149 Calgary, AB, Canada	Jul 21, 2012	—	1. defeated Michael McDonald at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald on Feb 16, 2013 2. defeated Eddie Wineland at UFC 165 on Sep 21, 2013
Cruz relinquished the championship on January 6, 2014, due to injury-related inability to defend.
2	Template:Country data BrazilTemplate:Namespace detect showall Renan Barão elevated to undisputed champion status	—	Jan 6, 2014	138 days	1. defeated Urijah Faber at UFC 169 on Feb 1, 2014
3	T.J. Dillashaw	UFC 173 Las Vegas, NV, US	May 24, 2014	603 days	1. defeated Joe Soto at UFC 177 on Aug 30, 2014 2. defeated Renan Barão at UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 on Jul 25, 2015
4	Dominick Cruz (2)	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Boston, MA, US	Jan 17, 2016	348 days (1,465 days combined)	1. defeated Urijah Faber at UFC 199 on Jun 4, 2016
5	Cody Garbrandt	UFC 207 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 30, 2016	309 days
6	T.J. Dillashaw (2)	UFC 217 New York City, NY, US	Nov 4, 2017	501 days (1,104 days combined)	1. defeated Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 on Aug 4, 2018
Dillashaw vacated the belt on March 20, 2019 following a positive drug test.
7	Henry Cejudo won over Marlon Moraes	UFC 238 Chicago, IL, US	Jun 8, 2019	352 days	1. defeated Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 on May 9,2020
Cejudo announced retirement on May 9, 2020; championship declared vacant May 24.
8	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallPetr Yan defeated .José Aldo	UFC 251 Abu Dhabi , UAE	Jul 12 ,2020	237 days
9	Aljamain Sterling	UFC 259 Las Vegas , NV , US	Mar 6 ,2021	896 days	1 .defeated interim championPetr Yan atUFC 273 on Apr 9 ,2022 2 .defeatedT.J .Dillashaw atUFC 280 on Oct 22 ,2022 3 .defeatedHenry Cejudo atUFC 288 on May 6 ,2023
—	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallPetr Yan won interim title againstCory Sandhagen	UFC 267 Abu Dhabi , UAE	Oct 30 ,2021	—
10	Sean O'Malley (fighter)	UFC 292 Boston , MA , US	Aug 19 ,2023	393 days	1 .defeatedMarlon Vera atUFC 299 on Mar 9 ,2024
11	Template:Country data GEOTemplate:Namespace detect showallMerab Dvalishvili	UFC 306 Las Vegas , NV , US	Sep 14 ,2024	>365 days (current)	1 .defeatedUmar Nurmagomedov atUFC 311 on Jan 18 ,2025 2 .defeatedSean O'Malley (fighter) atUFC 316 on Jun 7 ,2025 3 .defeatedCory Sandhagen atUFC 320 on Oct 4 ,2025

Flyweight Championship

Weight range: 116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
The first flyweight championship was claimed by Demetrious Johnson after his victory over Joseph Benavidez on September 22, 2012, during UFC 152 held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration (Total)	Title Defenses
1	Demetrious Johnson beat Joseph Benavidez	UFC 152 Toronto, ON, Canada	Sep 22, 2012	2,142 days	1. defeated John Dodson at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson Jan 26, 2013 2. overcame John Moraga at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga Jul 27, 2013 3. bested Joseph Benavidez at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Dec 14, 2013 4. triumphed over Ali Bagautinov at UFC 174 Jun 14, 2014 5. won against Chris Cariaso at UFC 178 Sep 27, 2014 6. defeated Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 186 Apr 25, 2015 7. overcame John Dodson at UFC 191 Sep 5, 2015 8. bested Henry Cejudo at UFC 197 Apr 23, 2016 9. defeated Tim Elliott at The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale Dec 3, 2016 10. triumphed over Wilson Reis at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis Apr 15, 2017 11. overcame Ray Borg at UFC 216 Oct 7, 2017
2	Henry Cejudo	UFC 227 Los Angeles, CA, US	Aug 4, 2018	574 days	1. defeated T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw Jan 19, 2019
On February 29, 2020, Cejudo relinquished the title to concentrate on bantamweight title defenses.
3	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Joseph Benavidez	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Abu Dhabi, UAE	Jul 19, 2020	328 days	1. overcame Alex Perez at UFC 255 Nov 21, 2020 2. fought to a draw with Brandon Moreno at UFC 256 Dec 12, 2020
4	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Brandon Moreno	UFC 263 Glendale, AZ, US	Jun 12, 2021	224 days
5	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Deiveson Figueiredo (second reign)	UFC 270 Anaheim, CA, US	Jan 22, 2022	364 days (692 days combined)
—	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Brandon Moreno (interim champion; defeated Kai Kara-France)	UFC 277 Dallas, TX, US	Jul 30, 2022
6	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Brandon Moreno (second reign)	UFC 283 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Jan 21, 2023	168 days (392 days total)
7	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexandre Pantoja	UFC 290 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 8, 2023	current champion	1. defeated Brandon Royval at UFC296 Dec16,2023 2. overcame Steve Erceg at UFC301 May4,2024 3. triumphed over Kai Asakura at UFC310 Dec7,2024 4. bested Kai Kara-France at UFC317 Jun28,2025

Women's Bantamweight Championship

126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)
Prior to its merger with the UFC, Ronda Rousey was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She was officially recognized as the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion during a press conference held before UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz on December 6, 2012.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration	Defenses
1	Ronda Rousey elevated to undisputed champion	UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz Seattle, WA, US	Dec 6, 2012	1,074 days	1. defeated Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 on Feb 23, 2013 2. defeated Miesha Tate at UFC 168 on Dec 28, 2013 3. defeated Sara McMann at UFC 170 on Feb 22, 2014 4. defeated Alexis Davis at UFC 175 on Jul 5, 2014 5. defeated Cat Zingano at UFC 184 on Feb 28, 2015 6. defeated Bethe Correia at UFC 190 on Aug 1, 2015
2	Holly Holm	UFC 193 Melbourne, Australia	Nov 15, 2015	111 days
3	Miesha Tate	UFC 196 Las Vegas, NV, US	Mar 5, 2016	126 days
4	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes	UFC 200 Las Vegas, NV, US	Jul 9, 2016	1,981 days	1. defeated Ronda Rousey at UFC 207 on Dec 30, 2016 2. defeated Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215 on Sep 9, 2017 3. defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 224 on May 12, 2018 4. defeated Holly Holm at UFC 239 on Jul 6, 2019 5. defeated Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 on Dec 14, 2019
5	Julianna Peña	UFC 269 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 11, 2021	232 days
6	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes (2)	UFC 277 Dallas, TX, US	Jul 30, 2022	325 days (2,306 days)	defeated Irene Aldana at UFC 289 on Jun 10, 2023
Following her retirement announcement on June 10, 2023, the championship was declared vacant as of June 20, 2023.
7	Raquel Pennington defeated Mayra Bueno Silva	UFC 297 Toronto, ON, Canada	Jan 20, 2024	255 days
8	Julianna Peña (2)	UFC 307 Salt Lake City, UT, US	Oct 5, 2024	242 days (474 days)
9	Kayla Harrison	UFC 316 Newark, NJ, US	Jun 7, 2025	Template:Age in days (current champion)

Women's Flyweight Championship

116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
The first championship bout took place on December 1, 2017 in Las Vegas during the finale of The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion. The fight featured two athletes from the show's twenty-sixth season.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration	Defenses
1	Nicco Montaño defeated Roxanne Modafferi	The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 1, 2017	280 days
Montaño was stripped of the belt on September 7, 2018 after withdrawing from her scheduled title defense at UFC 228 due to issues related to weight cutting.
2	Template:Country data KGZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Valentina Shevchenko defeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk	UFC 231 Toronto, ON, Canada	Dec 8, 2018	1,547 days	1. defeated Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on Jun 8, 2019 2. defeated Liz Carmouche at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 on Aug 10, 2019 3. defeated Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 on Feb 8, 2020 4. defeated Jennifer Maia at UFC 255 on Nov 21, 2020 5. defeated Jéssica Andrade at UFC 261 on Apr 24, 2021 6. defeated Lauren Murphy at UFC 266 on Sep 25, 2021 7. defeated Taila Santos at UFC 275 on Jun 12, 2022
3	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alexa Grasso	UFC 285 Las Vegas, NV, US	Mar 4, 2023	561 days	"1. drew with" Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko II on Sep 16, 2023
4	{{nowrapValentina Shevchenko(2)]}}	UFC306br[[small	Las Vegas]], NV,US	align-center	Sep14	2024	align-center	Template:Age in daysbrincumbentbr

Women's Strawweight Championship

Weight class: 106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
The first UFC Women's Strawweight Champion was Carla Esparza, who secured the title by overcoming Rose Namajunas on December 12, 2014, at the conclusion of The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration of Reign	Title Defenses
1	Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas	The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 12, 2014	92 days
2	Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joanna Jędrzejczyk	UFC 185 Dallas, TX, US	Mar 14, 2015	966 days	1. defeated Jessica Penne at UFC Fight Night Jun 20, 2015 2. defeated Valérie Létourneau at UFC 193 Nov 15, 2015 3. defeated Cláudia Gadelha at The Ultimate Fighter Finale Jul 8, 2016 4. defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 205 Nov 12, 2016 5. defeated Jéssica Andrade at UFC 211 May 13, 2017
3	Rose Namajunas	UFC217 New York City , NY , US	Nov 4 ,2017	554 days	1 .defeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC223 Apr 7 ,2018
4	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallJéssica Andrade	UFC237 Rio de Janeiro , Brazil	May 11 ,2019	112 days
5	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showallZhang Weili	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Shenzhen , China	Aug 31 ,2019	603 days	1 .defeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC248 Mar 7 ,2020
6	Rose Namajunas (2)	UFC261 Jacksonville , FL , US	Apr 24 ,2021	378 days (932 days total)	1 .defended against Zhang Weili at UFC268 Nov 6 ,2021
7	Carla Esparza (2)	UFC274 Phoenix , AZ , US	May 7 ,2022	190 days (282 days overall)
8	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showallZhang Weili (2)	UFC281 New York City , NY , US	Nov 12 ,2022	1,078 days (1,681 days cumulative)	1. defeated Amanda Lemos at UFC292 Aug 19, 2023 2. defeated Yan Xiaonan at UFC300 Apr 13, 2024 3. defeated Tatiana Suarez at UFC312 Feb 9, 2025
On August 28, 2025, Zhang declared she relinquished the championship to compete in the flyweight division; the title was officially vacated on October 25, 2025.
9	'Template:Flagicon'BRA'Mackenzie Dern 'defeated Virna Jandiroba'	'UFC321 ' 'Abu Dhabi , UAE'	'Oct 25 ,2025	'Template:Age in days' (current)	'

BMF Title

Following UFC 241, Nate Diaz proclaimed himself the "baddest motherfucker in the game." Subsequently, Dana White announced a welterweight bout between Diaz and Jorge Masvidal for the unofficial "Baddest Motherfucker" title, which featured a custom UFC belt. This accolade is awarded to fighters demonstrating exceptional talent combined with a readiness to engage in fierce, high-intensity fights and has been defended in various weight categories.

Jorge Masvidal secured the inaugural BMF title by overcoming Nate Diaz on November 2, 2019, during UFC 244 held at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

No.	Fighter	Event	Date	Weight Class	Duration	Title Defenses
1	Jorge Masvidal def. Nate Diaz	UFC 244 New York City, NY, US	Nov 2, 2019	Welterweight	1,291 days
Masvidal relinquished the title on May 16, 2023, following his retirement from mixed martial arts at UFC 287.
2	Justin Gaethje def. Dustin Poirier	UFC 291 Salt Lake City, UT, US	Jul 29, 2023	Lightweight	259 days
3	Max Holloway	UFC 300 Las Vegas, NV, US	Apr 13, 2024	Lightweight	Template:Age in days (current)	1. def. Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 on Jul 19, 2025

Superfight Championship

Prior to the UFC's adoption of weight divisions in 1997, this openweight championship was established to designate a reigning UFC champion whom tournament victors could challenge.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration	Defenses
The first Superfight title bout between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie ended in a draw on April 7, 1995, at UFC 5 in Charlotte, NC.
1	Ken Shamrock def. Dan Severn	UFC 6 Casper, WY	Jul 14, 1995	308 days	1. drew with Oleg Taktarov at UFC 7 on Sep 8, 1995 2. defeated Kimo Leopoldo at UFC 8 on Feb 16, 1996

|- ! 2 | Dan Severn | UFC 9 | align=center | May 17, 1996 | align=center |266 days | |} |- ! colspan=6 align=center |On February 7, 1997 at UFC 12, Mark Coleman unified the Superfight Championship with the UFC Tournament Championship by defeating Severn to become the first official UFC Heavyweight Champion. |}

Women's Featherweight Championship

136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg)
The first contest for this title took place on February 11, 2017, in Brooklyn, NY during UFC 208.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Duration	Defenses
1	Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Germaine de Randamie def. Holly Holm	UFC 208 Template:Small Brooklyn, NY, US	Feb 11, 2017	128 days
de Randamie was stripped of this title on June 19, 2017 after declining to defend against Cris Cyborg.
2	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cris Cyborg {{small def. Tonya Evinger}}	UFC 214 Template:Small Anaheim, CA, US	align=center | Jul 29, 2017	517 days	1. defeated Holly Holm at UFC 219 on Dec 30, 2017 2. defeated Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 on Mar 3, 2018
3	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Amanda Nunes	UFC 232 Template:Small Inglewood, CA, US	align=center | Dec 29, 2018	1,634 days	1. defeated Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 on Jun 6, 2020 2. defeated Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on Mar 6,2021
Nunes retired on June10,2023; the championship was vacated ten days later.

Tournament Champions

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Event	Date	Division	Champion	Runner-up
Nov12,1993	Openweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRoyce Gracie	Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showallGerard Gordeau
Mar11,1994	Openweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRoyce Gracie(2)	Patrick Smith
Sep9,1994	Openweight	Steve Jennum	Harold Howard
Dec16,1994	Openweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRoyce Gracie(3)	Dan Severn
Apr7,1995	Openweight	Dan Severn	Dave Beneteau
Jul14,1995	Openweight	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallOleg Taktarov	Tank Abbott
Sep8,1995	Openweight	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallMarco Ruas	Paul Varelans
Other tournament victors through UFC on FX events include notable champions such as Dan Severn (multiple titles), Mark Coleman (Heavyweight), Randy Couture (Heavyweight), and Demetrious Johnson (Flyweight).

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) is a UFC-produced reality television series and MMA competition where professional fighters cohabit and compete in tournaments to earn UFC contracts.

rowspan=2 align=left |TUF1: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell rowspan=2 align=left |TUF2: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin rowspan=2 align=left |TUF3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock rowspan=2 align=left |TUF4: The Comeback ... (table continues similarly with minor condensation for brevity)

Season	Finale	Division	Winner	Runner-up
rowspan=2 |The Ultimate Fighter1 Finale Apr9,2005	Light Heavyweight	Template:Flagicon USAForrest Griffin	Template:Flagicon USAStephan Bonnar
	Middleweight	Template:Flagicon USADiego Sanchez	Template:Flagicon USAKenny Florian
rowspan=2 |The Ultimate Fighter2 Finale Nov5,2005	Heavyweight	Template:Flagicon USARashad Evans	Template:Flagicon USABrad Imes
	Welterweight	Template:Flagicon USAJoe Stevenson	Template:Flagicon USALuke Cummo
rowspan=2 |The Ultimate Fighter3 Finale Jun24,2006	Middleweight	Template:Flagicon USAKendall Grove	Template:Flagicon USAEd Herman
	Light Heavyweight	Template:Flagicon ENGMichael Bisping	Template:Flagicon USAJosh Haynes
rowspan=2 |The Ultimate Fighter4 Finale Nov11,2006	Middleweight	Template:Flagicon USATravis Lutter	Template:Flagicon CANPatrick Côté
	Welterweight	Template:Flagicon USAMatt Serra	Template:Flagicon USAChris Lytle

Championship Titles by Nation

This table organizes championship achievements by division titles won, tournament titles earned overall totals of championships held as well as unique champions per country. Each championship a fighter wins counts separately towards totals. Division titles—both undisputed and interim—are prioritized due to their open eligibility format. Countries tied in total championships are ranked by number of distinct champions. Interim champions who later unify titles are counted once only. Tournament championships come second since many are region-specific and less reflective of national dominance. Runners-up and TUF finalists are excluded.

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Country	Division titles	Tournament titles	Total titles	Unique champions

TUF Winners by Nation

align=left   Template:Flagicon USA United States   36 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon BRA Brazil   8 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon MEX Mexico   5 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon CAN Canada   4 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon ENG England   3 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon CHN China   2 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon NGA Nigeria   2 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon AUS Australia   1 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon JAM Jamaica   1 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon "Northern Ireland" Northern Ireland   1 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon PER Peru   1 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon ESP Spain   1 -| align=left   Template:Flagicon UKR Ukraine   1

Country	TUF winners

Champions with Most Title Victories

This list features fighters who have achieved four or more wins in championship or interim title bouts. When fighters share an equal number of title wins, those with more total title fights are ranked higher. Tournament championships and TUF winners are excluded.

Title Wins	Fighter	Division(s)	Wins	Losses	Draws	No Contests
	Jon Jones (USA)		Heavyweight / Light Heavyweight		Wins: Heavyweight –2 / Light Heavyweight –14		Losses: Heavyweight –0 / Light Heavyweight –0				No Contests: Heavyweight –0 / Light Heavyweight –1
	Georges St-Pierre (CAN)		Middleweight / Welterweight		Wins: Middleweight –1 / Welterweight –12		Losses: Middleweight –0 / Welterweight –2				... (table continues similarly)

Longest Consecutive Title Defenses

This table ranks UFC champions who have successfully defended their belts three or more times consecutively. When defenses are tied numerically among fighters they are ordered chronologically.

Defenses	Fighter	Division(s)	Period of Reign(s)
	Demetrious Johnson (USA)		Flyweight		Sep22,2012 — Aug4,2018 ... (table continues similarly)

• Bold denotes current champion.

Champions with Longest Title Reigns

Below are the ten longest individual reigns as UFC champions.

Longest single reigns

Rank	Fighter Name	Duration as Champion	Weight Class(es) Held	Successful Defenses Counted
	Anderson Silva (Brazil)		2457 days		Middleweight		10 ... (table continues similarly)

Longest combined reigns

Rank	Fighter Name	Total Days as Champion	Number of Reigns	Weight Classes Held	Total Successful Defenses Combined
	Amanda Nunes (Brazil)		3940 days		3		Women's Bantamweight & Women's Featherweight		8 ... (table continues similarly)

• Bold indicates active champion.

Champions Across Multiple Weight Divisions

Fighters who have claimed championship belts in more than one weight division are listed below. Tournament titles and TUF victories are not included.

Pioneer Randy Couture was the first to hold belts in two separate divisions and among few who regained a title after losing it. Conor McGregor made history as the first to simultaneously hold two UFC titles.

	Champion Name	Division	Title Won Date	Title Lost Date	Defenses Count	Duration of Reign	Total Time as Multi-Division Champ. ...

Simultaneous Two-Division Champions

• Note:: Defense counts reflect defenses made while holding two divisions concurrently.

	Champion Name	Division	Period Held	Defenses During Dual Reign	Length of Reign (days) ...

• Bold indicates reigning champion.

Title Fights Affected by Weight Misses

Numerous UFC title bouts have been impacted when a competitor failed to make weight. Originally scheduled as title fights but modified so that only one participant could win the belt or converted into non-title matches.

UFC56 Nov19,2005 Welterweight (170 lb) Matt Hughes (c) defeated Joe Riggs (172.5 lb) Fight reclassified as non-title bout. ...

Event	Date	Championship Title	Outcome	Remarks

Event	Date	Championship Title	Outcome	Remarks ...

Event	Date	Championship Title	Result !! Remarks !!

- UFC67 Feb3,2007 Middleweight Anderson Silva (c) defeated Travis Lutter (187 lb) Fight converted to non-title contest. - UFC206 Dec10,2016 Interim Featherweight Max Holloway defeated Anthony Pettis (148 lb) Only Holloway eligible for belt. - UFC221 Feb11,2018 Interim Middleweight Yoel Romero (187.7 lb) defeated Luke Rockhold Only Rockhold eligible for belt. - ... (table continues similarly) }

See also

• List of current mixed martial arts champions
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
• List of Strikeforce champions
• List of UFC events
• List of UFC records
• List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
• Mixed martial arts weight classes

External links

• Official UFC Title Holders at UFC.com