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List of UFC champions
American MMA promotion company victors
American MMA promotion company victors
This is a list of all UFC champions.
Historical notes
At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, Mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes. Instead of the traditional championship model, the UFC held tournaments with the winner receiving a permanent appellation.{{Cite journal |access-date=March 21, 2007 |url-access=registration
The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: heavyweight, which grouped together all competitors above 200 lb, and lightweight, which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. At UFC 14 the lightweight division would be renamed to middleweight, though it would still encompass all fighters 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. The lightweight moniker would later return at UFC 16 with a new division consisting of those competitors 170 lb and under. Two years later a fourth weight class, the bantamweight division, arrived at UFC 26 and included all fighters 155 lb and under.
In 2000, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board completely took over MMA regulation in its home state and developed new rules and weight classes that eventually became the de facto rule set for all mixed martial arts.{{cite web |access-date=September 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403062008/http://www.state.nj.us/lps/sacb/docs/martial.html |archive-date=April 3, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2007
It would be nearly ten years before the UFC would expand their divisional offerings to include any of the lower weight classes. The first additions came in late 2010 when the UFC merged with their sister organization World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Due to the WEC's focus on lighter weight fighters, this merger necessitated the addition of both the featherweight and bantamweight divisions to the UFC, starting with The Ultimate Fighter season 12 finale. In early 2012 the UFC decided they would delve even further into the lower weight classes when they announced the introduction of the flyweight division to their ranks, beginning with UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann.
In November 2012, as a result of the forthcoming dissolution of their sister organization Strikeforce, the UFC announced they would be adding female fighters to their roster for the first time in the promotion's history. Initially, only the women's bantamweight division was brought over, with the division's premiere bout taking place at UFC 157. A little over a year later, the UFC announced they would be expanding their weight classes for female fighters with the addition of a women's strawweight division, the first bout took place at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller. In late 2016, a featherweight division was introduced for the women with the first bout to be for the inaugural championship at UFC 208 on February 11, 2017. In that same year the UFC announced the Women's Flyweight division would officially be added, with the winner of the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter to be named the inaugural champion.
Current champions
Men
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses | Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight | Middleweight | Welterweight | Lightweight | Featherweight | Bantamweight | Flyweight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Tom Aspinall | Jun 21, 2025 | 0 | |||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | Oct 4, 2025 | 0 | |||||||||
| UAE Khamzat Chimaev | Aug 16, 2025 | 0 | |||||||||
| RUS Islam Makhachev | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | |||||||||
| GEO Ilia Topuria | Jun 28, 2025 | 0 | |||||||||
| USA Justin Gaethje (interim) | Jan 24, 2026 | 0 | |||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski | Apr 12, 2025 | 1 | |||||||||
| RUS Petr Yan | Dec 6, 2025 | 0 | |||||||||
| MYA Joshua Van | Dec 6, 2025 | 0 |
Women
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses | Bantamweight | Flyweight | Strawweight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Kayla Harrison | Jun 7, 2025 | 0 | ||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko | Sep 14, 2024 | 2 | ||||
| BRA Mackenzie Dern | Oct 25, 2025 | 0 |
Men's championship history
Heavyweight Championship
206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
The UFC Superfight Championship was unified with the UFC 11 Tournament Championship to determine the inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion on February 7, 1997, when Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn at UFC 12.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | Couture was stripped of the title in January 1998, when he left the UFC due to a contract dispute. | 4 | ''Rutten vacated the title in June 1999 in order to drop down to Light Heavyweight. He retired soon after due to training injuries.{{cite web | 5 | 6 | 7 | Barnett was stripped of the title on July 26, 2002, after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.{{cite web | 8 | 9 | ''Sylvia was stripped of the title on October 15, 2003, after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.{{cite web | 10 | — | ''Mir was stripped of the title on August 12, 2005, for inactivity resulting from injuries he sustained in a road accident.{{cite web | 11 | 12 | 13 | — | 14 | — | — | 15 | 16 | 17 | — | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | — | Ngannou was stripped of the title on January 14, 2023 when he left the UFC due to a contract dispute. | 23 | — | Jones had his retirement announced on June 21, 2025. | 24 | ||||
| USA Mark Coleman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Dan Severn | UFC 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dothan, AL, US | Feb 7, 1997 | 170 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Maurice Smith | UFC 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham, AL, US | Jul 27, 1997 | 147 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture | UFC Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | Dec 21, 1997 | ? days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Bas Rutten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kevin Randleman | UFC 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham, AL, US | May 7, 1999 | 34 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=http://basrutten.tv/biography.html | title=Bas Rutten Biography | last=Rutten | first=Bas | author-link=Bas Rutten | access-date=September 12, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520191724/http://www.basrutten.tv/biography.html | archive-date=May 20, 2007 | url-status=dead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kevin Randleman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Pete Williams | UFC 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov 19, 1999 | 364 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture (2) | UFC 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, US | Nov 17, 2000 | 490 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (490+ days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Josh Barnett | UFC 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 22, 2002 | 126 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Aug-14-Sat-2004/sports/24534514.html | title=UFC fighter flunks drug test | last=Fitzgerald | first=Tom | work=Las Vegas Review-Journal | date=November 26, 2006 | access-date=September 12, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ricco Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Randy Couture | UFC 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uncasville, CT, US | Sep 27, 2002 | 154 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tim Sylvia | UFC 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, US | Feb 28, 2003 | 229 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/26/SPG19MJT8O1.DTL | title=Fighting outside the box | last=Fitzgerald | first=Tom | work=San Francisco Chronicle | date=November 26, 2006 | access-date=September 12, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frank Mir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tim Sylvia | UFC 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jun 19, 2004 | 419 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BLR Andrei Arlovski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tim Sylvia for interim title | UFC 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Feb 5, 2005 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=3249 | title=UFC Strips Mir of Heavyweight Belt, Arlovski New Champion | publisher=Sherdog.com | date=August 13, 2005 | access-date=September 12, 2007 | author=Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BLR Andrei Arlovski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | Aug 12, 2005 | 246 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tim Sylvia (2) | UFC 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Apr 15, 2006 | 322 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (551 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture (3) | UFC 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbus, OH, US | Mar 3, 2007 | 623 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,113+ days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tim Sylvia for interim title | UFC 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Feb 2, 2008 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Brock Lesnar | UFC 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Nov 15, 2008 | 707 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frank Mir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | UFC 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 27, 2008 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Shane Carwin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Frank Mir for interim title | UFC 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newark, NJ, US | Mar 27, 2010 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cain Velasquez | UFC 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Oct 23, 2010 | 385 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Junior dos Santos | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Nov 12, 2011 | 413 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cain Velasquez (2) | UFC 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 29, 2012 | 896 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,281 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Fabrício Werdum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Mark Hunt for interim title | UFC 180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico | Nov 15, 2014 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Fabrício Werdum | UFC 188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico | Jun 13, 2015 | 336 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Stipe Miocic | UFC 198 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curitiba, Brazil | May 14, 2016 | 784 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | UFC 226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 7, 2018 | 406 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Stipe Miocic (2) | UFC 241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Aug 17, 2019 | 588 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,372 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CMR Francis Ngannou | UFC 260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 27, 2021 | 659 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Ciryl Gane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Derrick Lewis for interim title | UFC 265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston, TX, US | Aug 7, 2021 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Ciryl Gane | UFC 285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 4, 2023 | 840 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG Tom Aspinall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Sergei Pavlovich for interim title | UFC 295 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 11, 2023 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG Tom Aspinall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | Jun 21, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Light Heavyweight Championship
186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)
The Light Heavyweight Championship was known as the Middleweight Championship prior to UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). The Pride World Middleweight Championship (205.03 lb) was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on September 8, 2007, when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | Defenses | 1 | ''Shamrock vacated the title on November 24, 1999, when he retired from the UFC, citing a lack of competition.{{cite web | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Jones was stripped of the title on April 28, 2015, due to his involvement and arrest in a felony hit-and-run. | 13 | — | Jones was stripped of the interim title on November 9, 2016, due to his one-year suspension related to a failed pre-fight drug test. | Jones won the undisputed title at UFC 214 on July 29, 2017, but was stripped on September 13, 2017, after his win was overturned to a no-contest due to a failed pre-fight drug test. Cormier was then retroactively reinstated as champion. | Cormier vacated the title on December 28, 2018, 174 days after winning the heavyweight title. | 14 | Jones vacated the belt on August 17, 2020, citing issues with the UFC over salary negotiation and the desire to compete at heavyweight. | 15 | 16 | 17 | Procházka vacated the belt on November 23, 2022, after suffering a severe shoulder injury. | Jan Błachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to a draw for the vacant title on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282 in Las Vegas, NV, US. | 18 | Hill vacated the belt on July 14, 2023, after suffering an achilles tendon rupture. | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||
| USA Frank Shamrock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kevin Jackson | UFC Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | Dec 21, 1997 | 703 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=http://www.ocregister.com/sports/ufc-def-title-1751549-round-heavyweight | title=UFC Championship Lineage | work=The Orange County Register | date=July 2, 2007 | access-date=September 14, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103234552/http://www.ocregister.com/sports/ufc-def-title-1751549-round-heavyweight | archive-date=November 3, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tito Ortiz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Wanderlei Silva | UFC 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 14, 2000 | 1,260 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Chuck Liddell for interim title | UFC 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jun 6, 2003 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture | UFC 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Sep 26, 2003 | 127 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Vitor Belfort | UFC 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jan 31, 2004 | 203 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture (2) | UFC 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Aug 21, 2004 | 238 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (365 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Liddell | UFC 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Apr 16, 2005 | 770 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Quinton Jackson | UFC 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | May 26, 2007 | 406 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Forrest Griffin | UFC 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 5, 2008 | 175 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rashad Evans | UFC 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 27, 2008 | 147 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Lyoto Machida | UFC 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | May 23, 2009 | 350 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Maurício Rua | UFC 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal, QC, Canada | May 8, 2010 | 315 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | UFC 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newark, NJ, US | Mar 19, 2011 | 1,501 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Anthony Johnson | UFC 187 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | May 23, 2015 | 1,315 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Ovince Saint Preux for interim title | UFC 197 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Apr 23, 2016 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Alexander Gustafsson | UFC 232 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, US | Dec 29, 2018 | 597 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2,098 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POL Jan Błachowicz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Dominick Reyes | UFC 253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Sep 27, 2020 | 398 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Glover Teixeira | UFC 267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Oct 30, 2021 | 225 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Jiří Procházka | UFC 275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kallang, Singapore | Jun 12, 2022 | 164 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jamahal Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Glover Teixeira | UFC 283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jan 21, 2023 | 174 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Jiří Procházka | UFC 295 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 11, 2023 | 483 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Magomed Ankalaev | UFC 313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 8, 2025 | 210 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira (2) | UFC 320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Oct 4, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Middleweight Championship
171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg)
The Pride World Welterweight Championship (182.98 lb) was unified with the UFC Middleweight Championship on March 1, 2008, when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | 2 | Bustamante was stripped of the title on October 5, 2002, when he left the UFC for Pride. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | St-Pierre vacated the title on December 7, 2017, due to ulcerative colitis. | 10 | — | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Dave Menne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Gil Castillo | UFC 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Sep 28, 2001 | 105 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Murilo Bustamante | UFC 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jan 11, 2002 | 267 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Evan Tanner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. David Terrell | UFC 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Feb 5, 2005 | 119 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rich Franklin | UFC 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, US | Jun 4, 2005 | 497 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Anderson Silva | UFC 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Oct 14, 2006 | 2,457 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chris Weidman | UFC 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 6, 2013 | 889 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Luke Rockhold | UFC 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 12, 2015 | 175 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG Michael Bisping | UFC 199 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, US | Jun 4, 2016 | 518 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Robert Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Yoel Romero for interim title | UFC 213 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 8, 2017 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre | UFC 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 4, 2017 | 33 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Robert Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | Dec 7, 2017 | 660 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NGA Israel Adesanya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kelvin Gastelum for interim title | UFC 236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA, US | Apr 13, 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NGA Israel Adesanya | UFC 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia | Oct 6, 2019 | 1,134 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | UFC 281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 12, 2022 | 147 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NGA Israel Adesanya (2) | UFC 287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami, FL, US | Apr 8, 2023 | 155 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,289 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sean Strickland | UFC 293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney, Australia | Sep 10, 2023 | 132 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RSA Dricus du Plessis | UFC 297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto, ON, Canada | Jan 20, 2024 | 574 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAE Khamzat Chimaev | UFC 319 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, IL, US | Aug 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Welterweight Championship
156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg)
The Welterweight Championship was known as the Lightweight Championship prior to UFC 31 (May 4, 2001).
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ''Penn was stripped of the title on May 17, 2004, when he left the UFC for K-1.{{cite web | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | 8 | — | St-Pierre vacated the title on December 13, 2013, when he decided to take time off. | 9 | 10 | 11 | — | Covington was stripped of the interim title on September 8, 2018, due to injury. | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| USA Pat Miletich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Mikey Burnett | UFC Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| São Paulo, Brazil | Oct 16, 1998 | 931 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Carlos Newton | UFC 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, US | May 4, 2001 | 183 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Hughes | UFC 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Nov 2, 2001 | 820 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA B.J. Penn | UFC 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jan 31, 2004 | 107 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Zuffa-Strips-Penn-of-Title-1671 | title=Zuffa Strips Penn of Title | publisher=Sherdog.com | date=May 18, 2004 | access-date=December 9, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Hughes (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Georges St-Pierre | UFC 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, US | Oct 22, 2004 | 757 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,577 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre | UFC 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento, CA, US | Nov 18, 2006 | 140 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Matt Serra | UFC 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston, TX, US | Apr 7, 2007 | 378 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Matt Hughes for interim title | UFC 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 29, 2007 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre (2) | UFC 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal, QC, Canada | Apr 19, 2008 | 2,064 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2,204 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Carlos Condit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Nick Diaz for interim title | UFC 143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Feb 4, 2012 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Johny Hendricks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Robbie Lawler | UFC 171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas, TX, US | Mar 15, 2014 | 266 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Robbie Lawler | UFC 181 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 6, 2014 | 602 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tyron Woodley | UFC 201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA, US | Jul 30, 2016 | 945 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Colby Covington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Rafael dos Anjos for interim title | UFC 225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, IL, US | Jun 9, 2018 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NGA Kamaru Usman | UFC 235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 2, 2019 | 1,267 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG Leon Edwards | UFC 278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Lake City, UT, US | Aug 20, 2022 | 707 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Belal Muhammad | UFC 304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester, England | Jul 27, 2024 | 287 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Jack Della Maddalena | UFC 315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montreal, QC, Canada | May 10, 2025 | 189 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Islam Makhachev | UFC 322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 15, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Lightweight Championship
146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)
The Lightweight Championship was known as the Bantamweight Championship prior to UFC 31 (May 4, 2001). The Strikeforce Lightweight Championship was unified (perhaps unofficially) with the UFC Lightweight Championship on April 20, 2013, when Benson Henderson defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | Defenses | 1 | Pulver was stripped of the title on March 23, 2002, when he left the UFC due to a contract dispute. | B.J. Penn and Caol Uno fought to a draw on February 28, 2003, at UFC 41 in Atlantic City, NJ, US in the finale of a four-man tournament for the vacant title. | 2 | ''Sherk was stripped of the title on December 8, 2007, after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.{{cite news | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | Both McGregor and Ferguson were stripped of their titles on April 7, 2018, due to inactivity and injury, respectively. | 10 | — | — | Nurmagomedov announced his retirement on October 24, 2020. The title was officially vacated on March 19, 2021. | 11 | Oliveira was stripped of the title on May 7, 2022 after failing to make weight for his title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. | 12 | Makhachev announced on May 13, 2025, that he was vacating the title to move up to welterweight. The title was officially vacated on June 28, 2025. | 13 | — | ||||
| USA Jens Pulver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Caol Uno | UFC 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic City, NJ, US | Feb 23, 2001 | 393 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sean Sherk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kenny Florian | UFC 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Oct 14, 2006 | 420 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/mma_experts/post/Sherk-stripped-of-lightweight-title?urn=mma,56811 | first=Dave | last=Meltzer | title=Sherk stripped of lightweight title | date=December 9, 2007 | access-date=December 10, 2007 | publisher=Yahoo! Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA B.J. Penn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Joe Stevenson | UFC 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle, England | Jan 19, 2008 | 812 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frankie Edgar | UFC 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Apr 10, 2010 | 687 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Benson Henderson | UFC 144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saitama, Japan | Feb 26, 2012 | 552 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Anthony Pettis | UFC 164 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee, WI, US | Aug 31, 2013 | 560 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Rafael dos Anjos | UFC 185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas, TX, US | Mar 14, 2015 | 481 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Eddie Alvarez | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 7, 2016 | 128 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL Conor McGregor | UFC 205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 12, 2016 | 511 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tony Ferguson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kevin Lee for interim title | UFC 216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Oct 7, 2017 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Khabib Nurmagomedov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Al Iaquinta | UFC 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn, NY, US | Apr 7, 2018 | 1,077 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dustin Poirier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Max Holloway for interim title | UFC 236 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta, GA, US | Apr 13, 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Justin Gaethje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tony Ferguson for interim title | UFC 249 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville, FL, US | May 9, 2020 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Charles Oliveira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Michael Chandler | UFC 262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston, TX, US | May 15, 2021 | 357 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Islam Makhachev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Charles Oliveira | UFC 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Oct 22, 2022 | 980 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GEO Ilia Topuria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Charles Oliveira | UFC 317 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jun 28, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Justin Gaethje (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Paddy Pimblett for interim title | UFC 324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jan 24, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Featherweight Championship
136 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg)
Prior to the UFC-WEC merger, José Aldo was the WEC Featherweight Champion. Aldo was awarded the inaugural UFC Featherweight Championship on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123 in a ceremony prior to the event.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | Defenses | 1 | — | 2 | — | McGregor was stripped of the title on November 26, 2016, 14 days after winning the lightweight title. | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | Topuria announced on February 19, 2025, that he was vacating the title to move up to lightweight. The title was officially vacated on April 12, 2025. | 7 | |||
| Brazil José Aldo | |||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | UFC 123 | ||||||||||||||||
| Auburn Hills, MI, US | Nov 20, 2010 | 1,848 days | |||||||||||||||
| IRL Conor McGregor | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Chad Mendes for interim title | UFC 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 11, 2015 | — | |||||||||||||||
| IRL Conor McGregor | UFC 194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 12, 2015 | 350 days | |||||||||||||||
| BRA José Aldo | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Frankie Edgar for interim title | UFC 200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 9, 2016 | — | |||||||||||||||
| BRA José Aldo (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | Nov 26, 2016 | 189 days | ||||||||||||||
| (2,037 days) | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Max Holloway | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Anthony Pettis for interim title | UFC 206 | ||||||||||||||||
| Toronto, ON, Canada | Dec 10, 2016 | — | |||||||||||||||
| USA Max Holloway | UFC 212 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jun 3, 2017 | 925 days | |||||||||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski | UFC 245 | ||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 14, 2019 | 1,526 days | |||||||||||||||
| MEX Yair Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Josh Emmett for interim title | UFC 284 | ||||||||||||||||
| Perth, Australia | Feb 12, 2023 | — | |||||||||||||||
| GEO Ilia Topuria | UFC 298 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Feb 17, 2024 | 419 days | |||||||||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Diego Lopes | UFC 314 | ||||||||||||||||
| Miami, FL, US | Apr 12, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Bantamweight Championship
126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)
Prior to UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.{{cite web |access-date=October 20, 2012
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | Defenses | 1 | — | Cruz vacated the title on January 6, 2014, after repeated injuries prevented him from returning to competition to defend his title. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ''Dillashaw vacated the title on March 20, 2019, due to a failed drug test.{{cite web | url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/3/20/18274036/t-j-dillashaw-announces-positive-drug-test-relinquishes-ufc-bantamweight-title-mma-news | title=T.J. Dillashaw suspended for failed drug test, relinquishes UFC bantamweight title | 7 | Cejudo announced his retirement on May 9, 2020. The title was officially vacated on May 24, 2020. | 8 | 9 | — | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| USA Dominick Cruz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Scott Jorgensen | WEC 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glendale, AZ, US | Dec 16, 2010 | 1,117 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Renan Barão | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Urijah Faber for interim title | UFC 149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calgary, AB, Canada | Jul 21, 2012 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil Renan Barão | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | Jan 6, 2014 | 138 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA T.J. Dillashaw | UFC 173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | May 24, 2014 | 603 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dominick Cruz (2) | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston, MA, US | Jan 17, 2016 | 348 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,465 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cody Garbrandt | UFC 207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 30, 2016 | 309 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA T.J. Dillashaw (2) | UFC 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 4, 2017 | 501 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (1,104 days) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| date=March 20, 2019 | access-date=March 20, 2019}}'' | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Henry Cejudo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Marlon Moraes | UFC 238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, IL, US | Jun 8, 2019 | 352 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Petr Yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. José Aldo | UFC 251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Jul 12, 2020 | 237 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Aljamain Sterling | UFC 259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 6, 2021 | 896 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Petr Yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Cory Sandhagen for interim title | UFC 267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Oct 30, 2021 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sean O'Malley | UFC 292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston, MA, US | Aug 19, 2023 | 393 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GEO Merab Dvalishvili | UFC 306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Sep 14, 2024 | 448 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Petr Yan (2) | UFC 323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Flyweight Championship
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
Demetrious Johnson defeated Joseph Benavidez on September 22, 2012, at UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the finale of a four-man tournament for the inaugural title.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | Cejudo announced on December 20, 2019, that he would vacate his title to focus on defending the bantamweight title. The title was officially vacated on February 29, 2020. | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| USA Demetrious Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| def. Joseph Benavidez | UFC 152 | |||||||||||||
| Toronto, ON, Canada | Sep 22, 2012 | 2,142 days | ||||||||||||
| USA Henry Cejudo | UFC 227 | |||||||||||||
| Los Angeles, CA, US | Aug 4, 2018 | 574 days | 1. def. T.J. Dillashaw at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on Jan 19, 2019 | |||||||||||
| BRA Deiveson Figueiredo | ||||||||||||||
| def. Joseph Benavidez | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | |||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Jul 19, 2020 | 328 days | ||||||||||||
| MEX Brandon Moreno | UFC 263 | |||||||||||||
| Glendale, AZ, US | Jun 12, 2021 | 224 days | ||||||||||||
| BRA Deiveson Figueiredo (2) | UFC 270 | |||||||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Jan 22, 2022 | 364 days | ||||||||||||
| (692 days) | ||||||||||||||
| MEX Brandon Moreno | ||||||||||||||
| def. Kai Kara-France for interim title | UFC 277 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas, TX, US | Jul 30, 2022 | — | ||||||||||||
| MEX Brandon Moreno (2) | UFC 283 | |||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jan 21, 2023 | 168 days | ||||||||||||
| (392 days) | ||||||||||||||
| BRA Alexandre Pantoja | UFC 290 | |||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 8, 2023 | 882 days | ||||||||||||
| MYA Joshua Van | UFC 323 | |||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 6, 2025 | |||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Women's championship history
Women's Bantamweight Championship
126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)
Prior to its folding and absorption by the UFC, Ronda Rousey was the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Rousey was awarded the inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on December 6, 2012, at a UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-event press conference.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Nunes announced her retirement on June 10, 2023. The title was officially vacated on June 20, 2023. | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Ronda Rousey | |||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | ||||||||||||||
| Seattle, WA, US | Dec 6, 2012 | 1,074 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Holly Holm | UFC 193 | ||||||||||||||
| Melbourne, Australia | Nov 15, 2015 | 111 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Miesha Tate | UFC 196 | ||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 5, 2016 | 126 days | |||||||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | UFC 200 | ||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Jul 9, 2016 | 1,981 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Julianna Peña | UFC 269 | ||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 11, 2021 | 232 days | |||||||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes (2) | UFC 277 | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas, TX, US | Jul 30, 2022 | 325 days | |||||||||||||
| (2,306 days) | 1. def. Irene Aldana at UFC 289 on Jun 10, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| USA Raquel Pennington | |||||||||||||||
| def. Mayra Bueno Silva | UFC 297 | ||||||||||||||
| Toronto, ON, Canada | Jan 20, 2024 | 255 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Julianna Peña (2) | UFC 307 | ||||||||||||||
| Salt Lake City, UT, US | Oct 5, 2024 | 242 days | |||||||||||||
| (474 days) | |||||||||||||||
| USA Kayla Harrison | UFC 316 | ||||||||||||||
| Newark, NJ, US | Jun 7, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Women's Flyweight Championship
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)
The inaugural title was contested on December 1, 2017, in Las Vegas, NV, US at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale. The inaugural title fight was between two fighters who appeared on the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | Montaño was stripped of the title on September 7, 2018, after she was forced to withdraw from her title defense at UFC 228 due to weight cut issues. | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Nicco Montaño | ||||||||||
| def. Roxanne Modafferi | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | |||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 1, 2017 | 280 days | ||||||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko | ||||||||||
| def. Joanna Jędrzejczyk | UFC 231 | |||||||||
| Toronto, ON, Canada | Dec 8, 2018 | 1,547 days | ||||||||
| MEX Alexa Grasso | UFC 285 | |||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Mar 4, 2023 | 561 days | ||||||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko (2) | UFC 306 | |||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Sep 14, 2024 | |||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Women's Strawweight Championship
106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
Previously the Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas for the inaugural title on December 12, 2014, in the tournament finale of The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Zhang announced on August 28, 2025, that she was vacating the title to move up to flyweight. The title was officially vacated on October 25, 2025. | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Carla Esparza | |||||||||||||||
| def. Rose Namajunas | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale | ||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Dec 12, 2014 | 92 days | |||||||||||||
| POL Joanna Jędrzejczyk | UFC 185 | ||||||||||||||
| Dallas, TX, US | Mar 14, 2015 | 966 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Rose Namajunas | UFC 217 | ||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 4, 2017 | 554 days | |||||||||||||
| BRA Jéssica Andrade | UFC 237 | ||||||||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | May 11, 2019 | 112 days | |||||||||||||
| CHN Zhang Weili | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | ||||||||||||||
| Shenzhen, China | Aug 31, 2019 | 603 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Rose Namajunas (2) | UFC 261 | ||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville, FL, US | Apr 24, 2021 | 378 days | |||||||||||||
| (932 days) | |||||||||||||||
| USA Carla Esparza (2) | UFC 274 | ||||||||||||||
| Phoenix, AZ, US | May 7, 2022 | 190 days | |||||||||||||
| (282 days) | |||||||||||||||
| CHN Zhang Weili (2) | UFC 281 | ||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 12, 2022 | 1,078 days | |||||||||||||
| (1,681 days) | |||||||||||||||
| {{nowrap | BRA Mackenzie Dern | ||||||||||||||
| def. Virna Jandiroba | UFC 321 | ||||||||||||||
| Abu Dhabi, UAE | Oct 25, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Symbolic titles
BMF Title
After UFC 241, Nate Diaz proclaimed himself as the “baddest motherfucker in the game”. Shortly after, Dana White announced a welterweight matchup between Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. Leading up to this fight, Dana White informed media outlets that the Diaz–Masvidal matchup would be for the title of “Baddest Motherfucker”, and a symbolic UFC title belt was created to be awarded to the winner of this matchup. The title belt, embossed with “BMF”, has since been on the line a number of times across multiple weight divisions and competitors should have "a willingness to go out on ones shield, be equipped with elite skill sets who enjoy, or even prefer, getting into an old-fashioned brawl, [and] rarely if ever play it safe".
Jorge Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz for the inaugural title of Baddest Mother Fucker "BMF", on November 2, 2019 in Madison Square Garden, New York City at UFC 244.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Division | Reign | Defenses | 1 | Masvidal was stripped of the title on May 16, 2023, after he retired from mixed martial arts at UFC 287. | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Jorge Masvidal | ||||||||||
| def. Nate Diaz | UFC 244 | |||||||||
| New York City, NY, US | Nov 2, 2019 | Welterweight | 1,291 days | |||||||
| USA Justin Gaethje | ||||||||||
| def. Dustin Poirier | UFC 291 | |||||||||
| Salt Lake City, UT, US | Jul 29, 2023 | Lightweight | 259 days | |||||||
| USA Max Holloway | UFC 300 | |||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, US | Apr 13, 2024 | Lightweight | ||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Defunct titles
Superfight Championship
The openweight title used before the introduction of weight classes in 1997. It was designed to create a reigning UFC champion for the UFC tournament winners to challenge.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie fought to a draw on April 7, 1995, at UFC 5 in Charlotte, NC, US for the inaugural Superfight title. | 1 | 2 | Mark Coleman defeated Severn on February 7, 1997, at UFC 12 in Dothan, AL, US. This bout unified the UFC Superfight Championship with the UFC 11 Tournament Championship to determine the inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Ken Shamrock | |||||||||
| def. Dan Severn | UFC 6 | ||||||||
| Casper, WY, US | Jul 14, 1995 | 308 days | |||||||
| USA Dan Severn | UFC 9 | ||||||||
| Detroit, MI, US | May 17, 1996 | 266 days |
Women's Featherweight Championship
136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg)
The inaugural title was contested on February 11, 2017, in Brooklyn, NY, US at UFC 208.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | de Randamie was stripped of the title on June 19, 2017, after she refused to defend the title against Cris Cyborg. | 2 | 3 | Nunes announced her retirement on June 10, 2023. The title was officially vacated on June 20, 2023. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Germaine de Randamie | ||||||||||
| def. Holly Holm | UFC 208 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn, NY, US | Feb 11, 2017 | 128 days | ||||||||
| BRA Cris Cyborg | ||||||||||
| def. Tonya Evinger | UFC 214 | |||||||||
| Anaheim, CA, US | Jul 29, 2017 | 517 days | ||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | UFC 232 | |||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, US | Dec 29, 2018 | 1,634 days |
Tournament winners
| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 1 | Nov 12, 1993 | Openweight | BRA Royce Gracie | NED Gerard Gordeau |
| UFC 2 | Mar 11, 1994 | Openweight | BRA Royce Gracie (2) | USA Patrick Smith |
| UFC 3 | Sep 9, 1994 | Openweight | USA Steve Jennum | CAN Harold Howard |
| UFC 4 | Dec 16, 1994 | Openweight | BRA Royce Gracie (3) | USA Dan Severn |
| UFC 5 | Apr 7, 1995 | Openweight | USA Dan Severn | CAN Dave Beneteau |
| UFC 6 | Jul 14, 1995 | Openweight | RUS Oleg Taktarov | USA Tank Abbott |
| UFC 7 | Sep 8, 1995 | Openweight | BRA Marco Ruas | USA Paul Varelans |
| The Ultimate Ultimate | Dec 16, 1995 | Openweight | USA Dan Severn (2) | RUS Oleg Taktarov |
| UFC 8 | Feb 16, 1996 | Openweight | USA Don Frye | CAN Gary Goodridge |
| UFC 10 | Jul 12, 1996 | Openweight | USA Mark Coleman | USA Don Frye |
| UFC 11 | Sep 20, 1996 | Openweight | USA Mark Coleman (2) | USA Scott Ferrozzo |
| The Ultimate Ultimate 2 | Dec 7, 1996 | Openweight | USA Don Frye (2) | USA Tank Abbott |
| UFC 12 | Feb 7, 1997 | Heavyweight | BRA Vitor Belfort | USA Scott Ferrozzo |
| Light Heavyweight | USA Jerry Bohlander | USA Nick Sanzo | ||
| UFC 13 | May 30, 1997 | Heavyweight | USA Randy Couture | USA Steven Graham |
| LightHeavyweight | USA Guy Mezger | USA Tito Ortiz | ||
| UFC 14 | Jul 27, 1997 | Heavyweight | USA Mark Kerr | USA Dan Bobish |
| LightHeavyweight | USA Kevin Jackson | USA Tony Fryklund | ||
| UFC 15 | Oct 17, 1997 | Heavyweight | USA Mark Kerr (2) | USA Dwayne Cason |
| Ultimate Japan | Dec 21, 1997 | Heavyweight | JPN Kazushi Sakuraba | BRA Marcus Silveira |
| UFC 16 | Mar 13, 1998 | Welterweight | USA Pat Miletich | USA Chris Brennan |
| UFC 17 | May 15, 1998 | Middleweight | USA Dan Henderson | CAN Carlos Newton |
| UFC 23 | Nov 19, 1999 | Middleweight | JPN Kenichi Yamamoto | JPN Katsuhisa Fujii |
| UFC 39 | ||||
| UFC 41 | Feb 28, 2003 | Lightweight | B.J. Penn drew with Caol Uno in the finale of the 4-man tournament. | |
| UFC on FX 2 | ||||
| UFC on FX 3 | ||||
| UFC 152 | Sep 22, 2012 | Flyweight | USA Demetrious Johnson | USA Joseph Benavidez |
''The Ultimate Fighter''
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) is a reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by the UFC. The show features professional fighters living together and competing against one another in a tournament for a contract with the UFC.
| Season | Finale | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUF 1: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell | Apr 9, 2005 | Light Heavyweight | USA Forrest Griffin | USA Stephan Bonnar |
| Middleweight | USA Diego Sanchez | USA Kenny Florian | ||
| TUF 2: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin | Nov 5, 2005 | Heavyweight | USA Rashad Evans | USA Brad Imes |
| Welterweight | USA Joe Stevenson | USA Luke Cummo | ||
| TUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock | Jun 24, 2006 | Middleweight | USA Kendall Grove | USA Ed Herman |
| Light Heavyweight | ENG Michael Bisping | USA Josh Haynes | ||
| TUF 4: The Comeback | Nov 11, 2006 | Middleweight | USA Travis Lutter | CAN Patrick Côté |
| Welterweight | USA Matt Serra | USA Chris Lytle | ||
| TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn | Jun 23, 2007 | Lightweight | USA Nate Diaz | ARM Manny Gamburyan |
| TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra | Dec 8, 2007 | Welterweight | USA Mac Danzig | USA Tom Speer |
| TUF 7: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest | Jun 21, 2008 | Middleweight | USA Amir Sadollah | USA C. B. Dollaway |
| TUF 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir | Dec 13, 2008 | Light Heavyweight | USA Ryan Bader | BRA Vinny Magalhães |
| Lightweight | MEX Efrain Escudero | USA Phillipe Nover | ||
| TUF 9: United States vs. United Kingdom | Jun 20, 2009 | Lightweight | ENG Ross Pearson | ENG Andre Winner |
| Welterweight | ENG James Wilks | USA DaMarques Johnson | ||
| TUF 10: Heavyweights | Dec 5, 2009 | Heavyweight | USA Roy Nelson | USA Brendan Schaub |
| TUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz | Jun 19, 2010 | Middleweight | USA Court McGee | USA Kris McCray |
| TUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck | Dec 4, 2010 | Lightweight | USA Jonathan Brookins | USA Michael Johnson |
| TUF 13: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos | Jun 4, 2011 | Welterweight | USA Tony Ferguson | USA Ramsey Nijem |
| TUF 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller | Dec 3, 2011 | Bantamweight | USA John Dodson | USA T.J. Dillashaw |
| Featherweight | BRA Diego Brandão | USA Dennis Bermudez | ||
| TUF 15: Live | Jun 1, 2012 | Lightweight | USA Michael Chiesa | USA Al Iaquinta |
| TUF: Brazil | Jun 23, 2012 | Featherweight | BRA Rony Jason | BRA Godofredo Pepey |
| Middleweight | BRA Cezar Ferreira | BRA Sérgio Moraes | ||
| TUF 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson | Dec 15, 2012 | Welterweight | USA Colton Smith | CAN Mike Ricci |
| TUF: The Smashes | Dec 15, 2012 | Lightweight | Northern Ireland Norman Parke | ENG Colin Fletcher |
| Welterweight | AUS Robert Whittaker | ENG Brad Scott | ||
| TUF 17: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen | Apr 13, 2013 | Middleweight | USA Kelvin Gastelum | JAM Uriah Hall |
| TUF: Brazil 2 | Jun 8, 2013 | Welterweight | BRA Leonardo Santos | BRA William Macario |
| TUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate | Nov 30, 2013 | Bantamweight | USA Chris Holdsworth | ENG Davey Grant |
| Women's Bantamweight | USA Julianna Peña | CAN Jessica Rakoczy | ||
| TUF: China | Mar 1, 2014 | Welterweight | CHN Zhang Lipeng | CHN Wang Sai |
| Ago 23, 2014 | Featherweight | CHN Ning Guangyou | CHN Yang Jianping | |
| TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia | Apr 16, 2014 | Welterweight | CAN Chad Laprise | CAN Olivier Aubin-Mercier |
| Middleweight | CAN Elias Theodorou | CAN Sheldon Westcott | ||
| TUF: Brazil 3 | May 31, 2014 | Middleweight | BRA Warlley Alves | BRA Márcio Alexandre Júnior |
| Heavyweight | BRA Antônio Carlos Júnior | BRA Vitor Miranda | ||
| TUF 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn | Jul 6, 2014 | Middleweight | JAM Eddie Gordon | BRA Dhiego Lima |
| Light Heavyweight | USA Corey Anderson | USA Matt Van Buren | ||
| TUF: Latin America | Nov 15, 2014 | Bantamweight | MEX Alejandro Pérez | MEX José Alberto Quiñónez |
| Featherweight | MEX Yair Rodríguez | NIC Leonardo Morales | ||
| TUF 20: A Champion Will Be Crowned | Dec 12, 2014 | Women's Strawweight | USA Carla Esparza | USA Rose Namajunas |
| TUF 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | Jul 12, 2015 | Welterweight | NGR Kamaru Usman | USA Hayder Hassan |
| TUF: Brazil 4 | Aug 1, 2015 | Bantamweight | BRA Reginaldo Vieira | BRA Dileno Lopes |
| Lightweight | BRA Glaico França | BRA Fernando Bruno | ||
| TUF: Latin America 2 | Nov 21, 2015 | Lightweight | PER Enrique Barzola | MEX Horacio Gutiérrez |
| Welterweight | MEX Erick Montaño | ESP Enrique Marín | ||
| TUF 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber | Dec 11, 2015 | Lightweight | USA Ryan Hall | RUS Artem Lobov |
| TUF 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia | Jul 8, 2016 | Women's Strawweight | USA Tatiana Suarez | USA Amanda Cooper |
| Light Heavyweight | USA Andrew Sanchez | USA Khalil Rountree Jr. | ||
| TUF: Latin America 3 | Nov 5, 2016 | Lightweight | MEX Martin Bravo | PER Claudio Puelles |
| TUF 24: Tournament of Champions | Dec 3, 2016 | Flyweight | USA Tim Elliott | JPN Hiromasa Ougikubo |
| TUF 25: Redemption | Jul 7, 2017 | Welterweight | USA Jesse Taylor | BRA Dhiego Lima |
| TUF 26: A New World Champion | Dec 1, 2017 | Women's Flyweight | USA Nicco Montaño | USA Roxanne Modafferi |
| TUF 27: Undefeated | Jul 6, 2018 | Featherweight | CAN Brad Katona | ENG Jay Cucciniello |
| Lightweight | USA Michael Trizano | USA Joe Giannetti | ||
| TUF 28: Heavy Hitters | Nov 30, 2018 | Heavyweight | ESP Juan Espino | USA Justin Frazier |
| Women's Featherweight | USA Macy Chiasson | SWE Pannie Kianzad | ||
| TUF 29: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega | Aug 28, 2021 | Bantamweight | USA Ricky Turcios | USA Brady Hiestand |
| Middleweight | USA Bryan Battle | USA Gilbert Urbina | ||
| TUF 30: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes | Aug 6, 2022 | Heavyweight | NGR Mohammed Usman | USA Zac Pauga |
| Women's Flyweight | USA Juliana Miller | USA Brogan Walker-Sanchez | ||
| TUF 31: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler | Aug 19, 2023 | Bantamweight | CAN Brad Katona (2) | USA Cody Gibson |
| Lightweight | USA Kurt Holobaugh | USA Austin Hubbard | ||
| TUF 32: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko | Aug 24, 2024 | Featherweight | BRA Mairon Santos | AUS Kaan Ofli |
| Middleweight | USA Ryan Loder | SUI Robert Valentin | ||
| TUF 33: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen | Aug 16, 2025 | Flyweight | USA Joseph Morales | KAZ Alibi Idiris |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Welterweight | UKR Daniil Donchenko | BRA Rodrigo Sezinando |
Championship wins by nationality
The table is divided by number of division championships, tournament championships, total championships, and individual champions. Fighters with multiple championship wins have each championship counted for the total. There is a distinction between the total number of championships won by a nationality and the number of individual fighters that won them. Division championships are the primary separation criteria due to being non-closed competition. It includes title holders and interim title holders. Countries that are tied are separated by number of individual champions. Interim champions who become undisputed champions are listed only once. Tournament championships are secondary due to many tournaments being country-specific and thus not generally a national achievement to win. Runners-up and TUF runners-up are not included.
| Country | Division | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| championships | Tournament | |||
| championships | Total | |||
| championships | Individual | |||
| champions | ||||
| USA United States | 84 | 17 | 101 | 73 |
| BRA Brazil | 26 | 6 | 32 | 23 |
| RUS Russia | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| MEX Mexico | 4 | - | 4 | 3 |
| AUS Australia | 4 | - | 4 | 3 |
| CAN Canada | 4 | - | 4 | 2 |
| ENG England | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| GEO Georgia | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| NGA Nigeria | 3 | - | 3 | 2 |
| NED Netherlands | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| POL Poland | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| CHN China | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| IRE Ireland | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| KGZ Kyrgyzstan | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| BLR Belarus | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| CMR Cameroon | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| FRA France | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| CZE Czech Republic | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| RSA South Africa | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| UAE United Arab Emirates | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| MYA Myanmar | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| JPN Japan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
TUF winners by nationality
| Country | TUF |
|---|---|
| winners | |
| USA United States | 36 |
| BRA Brazil | 8 |
| MEX Mexico | 5 |
| CAN Canada | 4 |
| ENG England | 3 |
| CHN China | 2 |
| NGA Nigeria | 2 |
| AUS Australia | 1 |
| JAM Jamaica | 1 |
| Northern Ireland Northern Ireland | 1 |
| PER Peru | 1 |
| ESP Spain | 1 |
| UKR Ukraine | 1 |
Most wins in title bouts
Fighters with four or more championship and/or interim championship title wins. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title fights. Tournament championships and TUF winners are not included.
| Title wins | Champion | Division | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Jon Jones | Heavyweight | ||||||||||
| Light Heavyweight | 2 | ||||||||||
| 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre | Middleweight | ||||||||||
| Welterweight | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||
| USA Demetrious Johnson | Bantamweight | ||||||||||
| Flyweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| BRA Anderson Silva | Middleweight | 11 | 2 | ||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | Women's Featherweight | ||||||||||
| Women's Bantamweight | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko | Women's Bantamweight | ||||||||||
| Women's Flyweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| USA Randy Couture | Heavyweight | ||||||||||
| Light Heavyweight | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| USA Matt Hughes | Welterweight | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| BRA José Aldo | Featherweight | ||||||||||
| Bantamweight | 8 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| NGR Israel Adesanya | Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||
| Middleweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski | Lightweight | ||||||||||
| Featherweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| POL Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Women's Flyweight | ||||||||||
| Women's Strawweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | Heavyweight | ||||||||||
| Light Heavyweight | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| USA Tito Ortiz | Light Heavyweight | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| USA Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| CHN Zhang Weili | Women's Flyweight | ||||||||||
| Women's Strawweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||
| USA Ronda Rousey | Women's Bantamweight | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| NGR Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||
| Middleweight | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| RUS Islam Makhachev | Welterweight | ||||||||||
| Lightweight | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||
| USA B.J. Penn | Welterweight | ||||||||||
| Lightweight | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| USA Max Holloway | Lightweight | ||||||||||
| Featherweight | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||
| USA Tim Sylvia | Heavyweight | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| USA T.J. Dillashaw | Bantamweight | ||||||||||
| Flyweight | 5 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| USA Chuck Liddell | Light Heavyweight | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| USA Dominick Cruz | Bantamweight | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| USA Pat Miletich | Welterweight | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| BRA Alexandre Pantoja | Flyweight | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| USA Frank Shamrock | Light Heavyweight | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| USA Rose Namajunas | Women's Strawweight | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| USA Cain Velasquez | Heavyweight | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| BRA Renan Barão | Bantamweight | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| USA Tyron Woodley | Welterweight | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| USA Henry Cejudo | Bantamweight | ||||||||||
| Flyweight | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| USA Benson Henderson | Lightweight | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| USA Chris Weidman | Middleweight | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| USA Aljamain Sterling | Bantamweight | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| GEO Merab Dvalishvili | Bantamweight | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| RUS Khabib Nurmagomedov | Lightweight | 4 | 0 |
Most consecutive title defenses
The following includes all UFC champions who were able to consecutively defend their title three times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.
| Defenses | Champion | Division | Period | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Demetrious Johnson | Flyweight | Sep 22, 2012 — Aug 4, 2018 | ||||||||||
| BRA Anderson Silva | Middleweight | Oct 14, 2006 — Jul 6, 2013 | ||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre | Welterweight | Apr 19, 2008 — Dec 13, 2013 | ||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | Light Heavyweight | Mar 19, 2011 — Apr 28, 2015 | ||||||||||
| BRA José Aldo | Featherweight | Nov 20, 2010 — Dec 12, 2015 | ||||||||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko | Women's Flyweight | Dec 8, 2018 — Mar 4, 2023 | ||||||||||
| USA Ronda Rousey | Women's Bantamweight | Dec 6, 2012 — Nov 15, 2015 | ||||||||||
| USA Tito Ortiz | Light Heavyweight | Apr 14, 2000 — Sep 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
| USA Matt Hughes | Welterweight | Nov 2, 2001 — Jan 31, 2004 | ||||||||||
| POL Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Women's Strawweight | Mar 14, 2015 — Nov 4, 2017 | ||||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | Women's Bantamweight | Jul 9, 2016 — Dec 11, 2021 | ||||||||||
| NGR Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | Mar 2, 2019 — Aug 20, 2022 | ||||||||||
| NGR Israel Adesanya | Middleweight | Oct 6, 2019 — Nov 12, 2022 | ||||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | Dec 14, 2019 — Feb 17, 2024 | ||||||||||
| USA Frank Shamrock | Light Heavyweight | Dec 21, 1997 — Nov 24, 1999 | ||||||||||
| USA Pat Miletich | Welterweight | Oct 16, 1998 — May 4, 2001 | ||||||||||
| USA Chuck Liddell | Light Heavyweight | Apr 16, 2005 — May 26, 2007 | ||||||||||
| USA Tyron Woodley | Welterweight | Jul 30, 2016 — Mar 2, 2019 | ||||||||||
| RUS Islam Makhachev | Lightweight | Oct 22, 2022 — Jun 28, 2025 | ||||||||||
| BRA Alexandre Pantoja | Flyweight | Jul 8, 2023 — Dec 6, 2025 | ||||||||||
| USA B.J. Penn | Lightweight | Jan 19, 2008 — Apr 10, 2010 | ||||||||||
| USA Frankie Edgar | Lightweight | Apr 10, 2010 — Feb 26, 2012 | ||||||||||
| USA Benson Henderson | Lightweight | Feb 26, 2012 — Aug 31, 2013 | ||||||||||
| BRA Renan Barão | Bantamweight | Jul 21, 2012 — May 24, 2014 | ||||||||||
| USA Chris Weidman | Middleweight | Jul 6, 2013 — Dec 12, 2015 | ||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | Light Heavyweight | May 23, 2015 — Dec 28, 2018 | ||||||||||
| USA Stipe Miocic | Heavyweight | May 14, 2016 — Jul 7, 2018 | ||||||||||
| USA Max Holloway | Featherweight | Jun 3, 2017 — Dec 14, 2019 | ||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | Light Heavyweight | Dec 29, 2018 — Aug 17, 2020 | ||||||||||
| RUS Khabib Nurmagomedov | Lightweight | Apr 7, 2018 — Mar 19, 2021 | ||||||||||
| USA Aljamain Sterling | Bantamweight | Mar 6, 2021 — Aug 19, 2023 | ||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | Light Heavyweight | Nov 11, 2023 — Mar 8, 2025 | ||||||||||
| CHN Zhang Weili | Women's Strawweight | Nov 12, 2022 — Oct 25, 2025 | ||||||||||
| GEO Merab Dvalishvili | Bantamweight | Sep 14, 2024 — Dec 6, 2025 |
- Bold — Incumbent champion.
Longest reigning champions
The following is a list of the ten longest reigning UFC champions.
Longest individual reigns
| Name | Title Reign | Weight class | Successful defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Anderson Silva | 2,457 days | MW | 10 | ||||||||||
| USA Demetrious Johnson | 2,142 days | FLW | 11 | ||||||||||
| Canada Georges St-Pierre | 2,064 days | WW | 9 | ||||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | 1,981 days | W-BW | 5 | ||||||||||
| Brazil José Aldo | 1,848 days | FTW | 7 | ||||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | 1,634 days | W-FTW | 2 | ||||||||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko | 1,547 days | W-FLW | 7 | ||||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski | 1,526 days | FTW | 5 | ||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | 1,501 days | LHW | 8 | ||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | 1,315 days | LHW | 3 |
Longest combined reigns
| Name | Days as champion | Reigns | Weight class | Cumulative title defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Amanda Nunes | 3,940 days | 3 | W-BW, W-FTW | 8 | ||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | 2,938 days | 3 | LHW, HW | 12 | ||||||||||
| Brazil Anderson Silva | 2,457 days | 1 | MW | 10 | ||||||||||
| Canada Georges St-Pierre | 2,237 days | 3 | WW, MW | 9 | ||||||||||
| USA Demetrious Johnson | 2,142 days | 1 | FLW | 11 | ||||||||||
| KGZ Valentina Shevchenko | days | 2 | W-FLW | 9 | ||||||||||
| Brazil José Aldo | 2,037 days | 2 | FTW | 7 | ||||||||||
| AUS Alexander Volkanovski | days | 2 | FTW | 6 | ||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | 1,722 days | 2 | LHW, HW | 4 | ||||||||||
| CHN Zhang Weili | 1,681 days | 2 | W-SW | 4 |
- Bold — Incumbent champion.
Multi-division champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. Tournament championships and TUF winners are not included.
Randy Couture is notably the first champion to hold belts in two different divisions, and one of the few to reclaim a title after being defeated. Conor McGregor was the first fighter to hold multiple titles simultaneously.
| Interim |
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| Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Randy Couture | Heavyweight | Dec 21, 1997 (UFC Japan) | Jan ?, 1998 (stripped) | 0 | ? days | 1,478 + ? days | |||||||||||
| Nov 17, 2000 (UFC 28) | Mar 22, 2002 (UFC 36) | 2 | 490 days | ||||||||||||||
| Mar 3, 2007 (UFC 68) | Nov 15, 2008 (UFC 91) | 1 | 623 days | ||||||||||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jun 6, 2003 (UFC 43) | Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44) | 0 | - | |||||||||||||
| Sep 26, 2003 (UFC 44) | Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46) | 0 | 127 days | ||||||||||||||
| Aug 21, 2004 (UFC 49) | Apr 16, 2005 (UFC 52) | 0 | 238 days | ||||||||||||||
| USA B.J. Penn | Welterweight | Jan 31, 2004 (UFC 46) | May 17, 2004 (stripped) | 0 | 107 days | 919 days | |||||||||||
| Lightweight | Jan 19, 2008 (UFC 80) | Apr 10, 2010 (UFC 112) | 3 | 812 days | |||||||||||||
| IRE Conor McGregor | Featherweight | Jul 11, 2015 (UFC 189) | Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194) | 0 | - | 861 days | |||||||||||
| Dec 12, 2015 (UFC 194) | Nov 26, 2016 (stripped) | 0 | 350 days | ||||||||||||||
| Lightweight | Nov 12, 2016 (UFC 205) | Apr 7, 2018 (stripped) | 0 | 511 days | |||||||||||||
| CAN Georges St-Pierre | Welterweight | Nov 18, 2006 (UFC 65) | Apr 7, 2007 (UFC 69) | 0 | 140 days | 2,237 days | |||||||||||
| Dec 29, 2007 (UFC 79) | Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83) | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||
| Apr 19, 2008 (UFC 83) | Dec 13, 2013 (vacated) | 9 | 2,064 days | ||||||||||||||
| Middleweight | Nov 4, 2017 (UFC 217) | Dec 7, 2017 (vacated) | 0 | 33 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | Light Heavyweight | May 23, 2015 (UFC 187) | Dec 28, 2018 (vacated) | 3 | 1,315 days | 1,722 days | |||||||||||
| Heavyweight | Jul 7, 2018 (UFC 226) | Aug 17, 2019 (UFC 241) | 1 | 407 days | |||||||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | Women's Bantamweight | Jul 9, 2016 (UFC 200) | Dec 11, 2021 (UFC 269) | 5 | 1,981 days | 3,940 days | |||||||||||
| Jul 30, 2022 (UFC 277) | Jun 20, 2023 (vacated) | 1 | 325 days | ||||||||||||||
| Women's Featherweight | Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232) | Jun 20, 2023 (vacated) | 2 | 1,634 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Henry Cejudo | Flyweight | Aug 4, 2018 (UFC 227) | Feb 29, 2020 (vacated) | 1 | 574 days | 926 days | |||||||||||
| Bantamweight | Jun 8, 2019 (UFC 238) | May 24, 2020 (vacated) | 1 | 352 days | |||||||||||||
| USA Jon Jones | Light Heavyweight | Mar 19, 2011 (UFC 128) | Apr 28, 2015 (stripped) | 8 | 1,501 days | 2938 days | |||||||||||
| Apr 23, 2016 (UFC 197) | Nov 19, 2016 (stripped) | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 (UFC 232) | Aug 17, 2020 (vacated) | 3 | 597 days | ||||||||||||||
| Heavyweight | Mar 4, 2023 (UFC 285) | Jun 21, 2025 (vacated) | 1 | 840 days | |||||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | Middleweight | Nov 12, 2022 (UFC 281) | Apr 8, 2023 (UFC 287) | 0 | 147 days | days | |||||||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Nov 11, 2023 (UFC 295) | Mar 8, 2025 (UFC 313) | 3 | 483 days | |||||||||||||
| Oct 4, 2025 (UFC 320) | Incumbent | 0 | ** | ||||||||||||||
| GEO Ilia Topuria | Featherweight | Feb 17, 2024 (UFC 298) | Apr 12, 2025 (vacated) | 1 | 419 days | days | |||||||||||
| Lightweight | Jun 28, 2025 (UFC 317) | Incumbent | 0 | ** | |||||||||||||
| RUS Islam Makhachev | Lightweight | Oct 22, 2022 (UFC 280) | Jun 28, 2025 (vacated) | 4 | 980 days | days | |||||||||||
| Welterweight | Nov 15, 2025 (UFC 322) | Incumbent | 0 | ** |
Simultaneous two division champions
- Note: Defenses shown are while champion was a two division champion.
| Champion | Division | Period | Defenses | Reign | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE Conor McGregor | Featherweight | Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 26, 2016 | 0 | 14 days | |||||
| Lightweight | 0 | ||||||||
| USA Daniel Cormier | Light Heavyweight | Jul 7, 2018 – Dec 28, 2018 | 0 | 174 days | |||||
| Heavyweight | 1 | ||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes | Women's Bantamweight | Dec 29, 2018 – Dec 11, 2021 | 2 | 1,078 days | |||||
| Women's Featherweight | 2 | ||||||||
| USA Henry Cejudo | Flyweight | Jun 8, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020 | 0 | 266 days | |||||
| Bantamweight | 0 | ||||||||
| BRA Amanda Nunes (2) | Women's Featherweight | Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 2023 | 0 | 325 days | |||||
| Women's Bantamweight | 1 |
- Bold - Active reigns.
Missed weight title fights
There have been multiple instances in UFC history where a fighter misses the required weight limit for a championship fight. The following fights were originally scheduled and advertised as title fights, with the contenders earning a title shot, but due to a fighter missing weight these fights took place, only one fighter was eligible for the title, or the fight was changed to a non-title fight.
| Event | Date | Championship | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC 56 | Nov 19, 2005 | Welterweight | Matt Hughes (c) (170 lb) | def. |
| UFC 67 | Feb 3, 2007 | Middleweight | Anderson Silva (c) (185 lb) | def. |
| UFC 206 | Dec 10, 2016 | Interim Featherweight | Max Holloway (145 lb) | def. |
| UFC 221 | Feb 11, 2018 | Interim Middleweight | Yoel Romero (187.7 lb) | def. |
| UFC 225 | Jun 9, 2018 | Middleweight | Robert Whittaker (c) (185 lb) | def. |
| UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | Feb 29, 2020 | Flyweight | Deiveson Figueiredo (127.5 lb) | def. |
| UFC 274 | May 7, 2022 | Lightweight | Charles Oliveira (c) (155.5 lb) | def. |
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