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[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC [[Championship#Title match system|championships]].<ref name="ocr">{{cite web
 |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
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}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite journal
|url=http://www.slate.com/id/46344c
|title=Fight Clubbed
|journal=Slate
|last=Plotz
|first=David
|date=November 7, 1999
|access-date=March 21, 2007
}}</ref> In [[Ultimate Fighting Championship#Controversy and reform|response to criticism]] from Senator [[John McCain]] that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in thirty-six states, the UFC increased its cooperation with state athletic commissions and introduced weight classes in 1997, starting with [[UFC 12]], and began introducing weight-specific titles.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Gentry III
|first=Clyde
|title=No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution
|publisher=Milo Books
|year=2003
|edition=Paperback
|isbn=978-1-903854-30-3
|pages=[https://archive.org/details/noholdsbarred00clyd/page/106 106, 123]
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/noholdsbarred00clyd/page/106
}}</ref>

The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: [[Heavyweight (MMA)|heavyweight]], which grouped together all competitors above {{convert|200|lb|kg}}, and [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]], which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90&nbsp;kg) and under. At [[UFC 14]] the [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]] division would be renamed to [[Middleweight (MMA)|middleweight]], though it would still encompass all fighters 199 pounds (90&nbsp;kg) and under.<ref name="Champion vs. Champion"/> The [[Welterweight (MMA)|lightweight]] moniker would later return at [[UFC 16]] with a new division consisting of those competitors {{convert| 170|lb|kg}} and under.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-ufxsixteen041809|title=UFC 16: Frank's house|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|date=April 18, 2009|access-date=January 15, 2013|last=Meltzer|first=Dave}}</ref> Two years later a fourth weight class, the [[Bantamweight (MMA)|bantamweight]] division, arrived at [[UFC 26]] and included all fighters {{convert| 155|lb|kg}} and under.<ref name="Champion vs. Champion">{{cite web|url=http://www.yellmagazine.com/ufc-weight-classes-champions-history/15201/|title=UFC Weight Classes & Their Champions: A History|publisher=Yell! Magazine|access-date=December 24, 2012|last=Harshcore|first=Rod|date=2011-09-29|archive-date=2023-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410050918/https://www.yellmagazine.com/ufc-weight-classes-champions-history/15201/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2000, the [[New Jersey State Athletic Control Board]] completely took over MMA regulation in its home state and developed new [[Mixed martial arts rules#Unified Rules of MMA|rules and weight classes]] that eventually became the ''de facto'' rule set for all mixed martial arts.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.state.nj.us/lps/sacb/docs/martial.html
 |title=Mixed Martial Arts Unified Rules of Conduct
 |publisher=New Jersey State Athletic Control Board
 |year=2000
 |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
}}</ref> The UFC realigned their weight classes to comply with these new regulations in 2001, beginning with [[UFC 31]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ivansblog.com/2006/07/mixed-martial-arts-new-jersey.html
|title=New Jersey Commission Corrects Mainstream UFC Stories
|last=Trembow
|first=Ivan
|publisher=Ivan's Blog
|work=MMAWeekly.com
|date=July 21, 2006
|access-date=September 8, 2007
}}</ref> At the time, this brought the total number of active divisions in the UFC to five: [[Lightweight (MMA)|lightweight]], [[Welterweight (MMA)|welterweight]], [[Middleweight (MMA)|middleweight]], [[Light heavyweight (MMA)|light heavyweight]], and [[Heavyweight (MMA)|heavyweight]].

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 (MMA)|featherweight]] and [[Bantamweight (MMA)|bantamweight]] divisions to the UFC, starting with [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale|The Ultimate Fighter season 12 finale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-WEC-to-Merge-in-2011-27812|title=UFC, WEC to Merge in 2011 |publisher=Sherdog.com|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2012|last=Whitman|first=Mike}}</ref> In early 2012 the UFC decided they would delve even further into the lower weight classes when they announced the introduction of the [[Flyweight (MMA)|flyweight]] division to their ranks, beginning with [[UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Adds-Flyweight-Class-4Man-Title-Tourney-Begins-March-3-37981|title=UFC Adds Flyweight Class; 4-Man Title Tourney Begins March 3|publisher=Sherdog.com|date=December 11, 2011|access-date=October 20, 2012|last=Whitman|first=Matt}}</ref>

In November 2012, as a result of the forthcoming dissolution of their sister organization [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Strikeforce-Champion-Ronda-Rousey-to-Join-UFC-in-2013-Strikeforce-to-Fold-47207|title=Report: Strikeforce Champion Ronda Rousey to Join UFC in 2013, Strikeforce to Fold|publisher=Sherdog.com|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=December 12, 2012|last=Whitman|first=Mike}}</ref> 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 (MMA)|strawweight]] division,<ref name="Doyle">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/12/11/5202056/tuf-20-will-feature-all-womens-cast-crown-first-ufc-strawweight|title='TUF 20' will feature all-women's cast; crown first UFC strawweight champion|publisher=MMAFighting.com|date=December 11, 2013|access-date=December 15, 2013|last=Doyle|first=Dave}}</ref> the first bout took place at [[UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller]].<ref name="Cruz">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/6/11/5800914/strawweights-claudia-gadelha-tina-lahdemaki-meet-at-ufc-fight-night-45|title=Strawweights Claudia Gadelha, Tina Lahdemaki meet at UFC Fight Night 45|publisher=MMAFighting.com|date=June 11, 2014|access-date=June 11, 2014|last=Cruz|first=Guilherme}}</ref>
In late 2016, a featherweight division was introduced for the women with the first bout to be for the [[UFC Women's Featherweight Championship|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 [[The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion|26th season of The Ultimate Fighter]] to be named the inaugural champion.

==Current champions==
<ref name="Fighters">{{cite web|title=UFC Division Champions & Featured Fighters|url=https://www.ufc.com/athletes|access-date=13 February 2022|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship}}</ref>

===Men===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=120| Division !!width=200| Champion !!width=75| Since !!width=45| Defenses
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Aspinall]] 
| Jun 21, 2025
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Magomed Ankalaev]]
| Mar 8, 2025
| align=center| 0
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[List of UFC champions#Middleweight Championship|Middleweight]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dricus du Plessis]]
| Jan 20, 2024
| align=center| 2
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Welterweight Championship|Welterweight]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Della Maddalena]]
| May 10, 2025
| align=center| 0
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Lightweight Championship|Lightweight]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Ilia Topuria]]
| Jun 28, 2025
| align=center| 0
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Featherweight Championship|Featherweight]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexander Volkanovski]]
| Apr 12, 2025
| align=center| 0
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Bantamweight Championship|Bantamweight]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Merab Dvalishvili]]
| Sep 14, 2024
| align=center| 2
|-
! style="text-align:left;" | [[#Flyweight Championship|Flyweight]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alexandre Pantoja]]
| Jul 8, 2023
| align=center| 4
|}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=120| Division !!width=200| Champion !!width=70| Since !!width=45| Defenses
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Women's Bantamweight Championship|Bantamweight]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kayla Harrison]]
| Jun 7, 2025
| align=center | 0
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Women's Flyweight Championship|Flyweight]]
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Valentina Shevchenko]]
| Sep 14, 2024
| align=center| 1
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[#Women's Strawweight Championship|Strawweight]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Weili]]
| Nov 12, 2022
| align=center| 3
|}

[[File:UFC-Champs.PNG|800px]]

==Men's championship history==
===Heavyweight Championship ===
206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)<br>
The UFC [[#Superfight Championship|Superfight Championship]] was unified with the [[UFC 11]] [[#Tournament winners|Tournament Championship]] to determine the inaugural UFC Heavyweight Champion on February 7, 1997, when [[Mark Coleman]] defeated [[Dan Severn]] at [[UFC 12]].<ref name="Champion vs. Champion"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!!Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign<br>(total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Coleman]]<br>{{small|def. [[Dan Severn]]}}
| [[UFC 12]]<br>{{small|Dothan, AL, US}}
| align=center| Feb 7, 1997
| align=center| 170 days
|
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Maurice Smith (fighter)|Maurice Smith]]
| [[UFC 14]]<br>{{small|Birmingham, AL, US}}
| align=center| Jul 27, 1997
| align=center| 147 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Tank Abbott]] at [[UFC 15]] on Oct 17, 1997}}
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]]
| [[UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan|UFC Japan]]<br>{{small|Yokohama, Japan}}
| align=center| Dec 21, 1997
| align=center| ? days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Couture was stripped of the title in January 1998, when he left the UFC due to a contract dispute.''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Bas Rutten]] <br>{{small|def. [[Kevin Randleman]]}}
| [[UFC 20]]<br>{{small|Birmingham, AL, US}}
| align=center| May 7, 1999
| align=center| 34 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Rutten vacated the title in June 1999 in order to drop down to Light Heavyweight. He retired soon after due to training injuries.<ref>{{cite web
 |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
}}</ref>''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Randleman]]<br>{{small|def. [[Pete Williams (fighter)|Pete Williams]]}}
| [[UFC 23]]<br>{{small|Tokyo, Japan}}
| align=center| Nov 19, 1999
| align=center| 364 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Pedro Rizzo]] at [[UFC 26]] on Jun 9, 2000}}
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 28]]<br>{{small|Atlantic City, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Nov 17, 2000
| align=center| 490 days<br>(490+ days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Pedro Rizzo]] at [[UFC 31]] on May 4, 2001<br>
2. def. [[Pedro Rizzo]] at [[UFC 34]] on Nov 2, 2001}}
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Barnett]]
| [[UFC 36]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 22, 2002
| align=center| 126 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Barnett was stripped of the title on July 26, 2002, after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.''<ref>{{cite web
|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
}}</ref>
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricco Rodriguez]]<br>{{small|def. [[Randy Couture]]}}
| [[UFC 39]]<br>{{small|Uncasville, CT, US}}
| align=center| Sep 27, 2002
| align=center| 154 days
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Sylvia]]
| [[UFC 41]]<br>{{small|Atlantic City, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Feb 28, 2003
| align=center| 229 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Gan McGee]] at [[UFC 44]] on Sep 26, 2003}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Sylvia was stripped of the title on October 15, 2003, after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.<ref>{{cite web
|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
}}</ref>''
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Mir]]<br>{{small|def. [[Tim Sylvia]]}}
| [[UFC 48]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jun 19, 2004
| align=center| 419 days
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Andrei Arlovski]]<br>{{small|def. [[Tim Sylvia]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 51]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Feb 5, 2005
| align=center| —
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Justin Eilers]] at [[UFC 53]] on Jun 4, 2005}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Mir was stripped of the title on August 12, 2005, for inactivity resulting from injuries he sustained in a road accident.<ref>{{cite web
|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
}}</ref>''
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Andrei Arlovski]]<br>{{small|promoted to undisputed champion}}
| align=center| —
| align=center| Aug 12, 2005
| align=center| 246 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Paul Buentello]] at [[UFC 55]] on Oct 7, 2005}}
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Sylvia]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 59]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Apr 15, 2006
| align=center| 322 days<br>(551 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Andrei Arlovski]] at [[UFC 61]] on Jul 8, 2006<br>
2. def. [[Jeff Monson]] at [[UFC 65]] on Nov 18, 2006}}
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]] {{small|(3)}}
| [[UFC 68]]<br>{{small|Columbus, OH, US}}
| align=center| Mar 3, 2007
| align=center| 623 days<br>(1,113+ days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Gabriel Gonzaga]] at [[UFC 74]] on Aug 25, 2007}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]]<br>{{small|def. [[Tim Sylvia]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 81]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Feb 2, 2008
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brock Lesnar]]
| [[UFC 91]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Nov 15, 2008
| align=center| 707 days
|
{{small| {{nowrap| 1. def. interim champion [[Frank Mir]] at [[UFC 100]] on Jul 11, 2009}}<br>
{{nowrap|2. def. interim champion [[Shane Carwin]] at [[UFC 116]] on Jul 3, 2010}}}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Mir]] <br>{{small| {{nowrap|def. interim champion [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]]}}}}
| [[UFC 92]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 27, 2008
| align=center| —
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Carwin]]<br>{{small|def. [[Frank Mir]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 111]]<br>{{small|Newark, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Mar 27, 2010
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cain Velasquez]]
| [[UFC 121]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Oct 23, 2010
| align=center| 385 days
|
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Junior dos Santos]]
| [[UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Nov 12, 2011
| align=center| 413 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Frank Mir]] at [[UFC 146]] on May 26, 2012}}
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cain Velasquez]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 155]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 29, 2012
| align=center| 896 days<br>(1,281 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Antônio Silva (fighter)|Antônio Silva]] at [[UFC 160]] on May 25, 2013<br>
2. def. [[Junior dos Santos]] at [[UFC 166]] on Oct 19, 2013}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fabrício Werdum]]<br>{{small|def. [[Mark Hunt]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 180]]<br>{{small|Mexico City, Mexico}}
| align=center| Nov 15, 2014
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fabrício Werdum]]
| [[UFC 188]]<br>{{small|Mexico City, Mexico}}
| align=center| Jun 13, 2015
| align=center| 336 days
|
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Stipe Miocic]]
| [[UFC 198]]<br>{{small|Curitiba, Brazil}}
| align=center| May 14, 2016
| align=center| 784 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Alistair Overeem]] at [[UFC 203]] on Sep 10, 2016<br>
2. def. [[Junior dos Santos]] at [[UFC 211]] on May 13, 2017<br>
3. def. [[Francis Ngannou]] at [[UFC 220]] on Jan 20, 2018}}
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]]
| [[UFC 226]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 7, 2018
| align=center| 406 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Derrick Lewis]] at [[UFC 230]] on Nov 3, 2018}}
|-
! 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stipe Miocic]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 241]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Aug 17, 2019
| align=center| 588 days<br>(1,372 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Daniel Cormier]] at [[UFC 252]] on Aug 15, 2020}}
|-
! 22
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Francis Ngannou]]
| [[UFC 260]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 27, 2021
| align=center| 659 days<br>
|
{{small| 1. def. interim champion [[Ciryl Gane]] at [[UFC 270]] on Jan 22, 2022}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ciryl Gane]]<br>{{small|def. [[Derrick Lewis]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 265]]<br>{{small|Houston, TX, US}}
| align=center| Aug 7, 2021
| align=center| —
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Ngannou was stripped of the title on January 14, 2023 when he left the UFC due to a contract dispute.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mahjouri|first=Shakiel|date=January 14, 2023|title=UFC releases heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou from contract, strips him of title|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-releases-heavyweight-champion-francis-ngannou-from-contract-strips-him-of-title/amp/|access-date=January 14, 2023|website=CBS Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> 
|-
! 23
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]]<br>{{small|def. [[Ciryl Gane]]}}
| [[UFC 285]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 4, 2023
| align=center| 840 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Stipe Miocic]] at [[UFC 309]] on Nov 16, 2024}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Aspinall]]<br>{{small|def. [[Sergei Pavlovich]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 295]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 11, 2023
| align=center| —
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Curtis Blaydes]] at [[UFC 304]] on Jul 27, 2024}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Jones' retirement was announced on June 21, 2025.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2025/6/21/24453444/breaking-dana-white-jon-jones-retired-tom-aspinall-now-ufc-undisputed-heavyweight-champion|title=BREAKING: Dana White just revealed Jon Jones retired, Tom Aspinall is now UFC’s undisputed Heavyweight champion|publisher=mmamania.com|author=Alexander Behunin|date=2025-06-21|access-date=2025-06-21}}</ref>
|-
! 24
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom Aspinall]]<br>{{small|promoted to undisputed champion}}
| align=center| —
| align=center| Jun 21, 2025
| align=center| {{age in days|2025|06|21|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)<br>
|
|}

===Light Heavyweight Championship===
186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg)<br>
The Light Heavyweight Championship was known as the Middleweight Championship prior to [[UFC 31]] (May 4, 2001).
The [[List of Pride Champions#World Middleweight Championship|Pride World Middleweight Championship]] (205.03&nbsp;lb) was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on September 8, 2007, when [[Quinton Jackson]] defeated [[Dan Henderson]] at [[UFC 75]].<ref name="Champion vs. Champion"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!!Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign<br>(Total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Shamrock]]<br>{{small|def. [[Kevin Jackson]]}}
| [[UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan|UFC Japan]]<br>{{small|Yokohama, Japan}}
| align=center| Dec 21, 1997
| align=center| 703 days
|
{{small| 1. def. Igor Zinoviev at [[UFC 16]] on Mar 13, 1998<br>
2. def. [[Jeremy Horn]] at [[UFC 17]] on May 15, 1998<br>
3. def. [[John Lober]] at [[UFC Brazil]] on Oct 16, 1998<br>
4. def. [[Tito Ortiz]] at [[UFC 22]] on Sep 24, 1999}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Shamrock vacated the title on November 24, 1999, when he retired from the UFC, citing a lack of competition.<ref name="ocr" />''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tito Ortiz]]<br>{{small|def. [[Wanderlei Silva]]}}
| [[UFC 25]]<br>{{small|Tokyo, Japan}}
| align=center| Apr 14, 2000
| align=center| 1,260 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Yuki Kondo]] at [[UFC 29]] on Dec 16, 2000<br>
2. def. [[Evan Tanner]] at [[UFC 30]] on Feb 23, 2001<br>
3. def. [[Elvis Sinosic]] at [[UFC 32]] on Jun 29, 2001<br>
4. def. [[Vladimir Matyushenko]] at [[UFC 33]] on Sep 28, 2001<br>
5. def. [[Ken Shamrock]] at [[UFC 40]] on Nov 22, 2002}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]]<br>{{small|def. [[Chuck Liddell]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 43]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jun 6, 2003
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]]
| [[UFC 44]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Sep 26, 2003
| align=center| 127 days
|
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Belfort]]
| [[UFC 46]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jan 31, 2004
| align=center| 203 days
|
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 49]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Aug 21, 2004
| align=center| 238 days<br>(365 days)
|
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chuck Liddell]]
| [[UFC 52]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Apr 16, 2005
| align=center| 770 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Jeremy Horn]] at [[UFC 54]] on Aug 20, 2005<br>
2. def. [[Randy Couture]] at [[UFC 57]] on Feb 4, 2006<br>
3. def. [[Renato Sobral]] at [[UFC 62]] on Aug 26, 2006<br>
4. def. [[Tito Ortiz]] at [[UFC 66]] on Dec 30, 2006}}
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Quinton Jackson]]
| [[UFC 71]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| May 26, 2007
| align=center| 406 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Dan Henderson]] at [[UFC 75]] on Sep 8, 2007}}
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Forrest Griffin]]
| [[UFC 86]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 5, 2008
| align=center| 175 days
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rashad Evans]]
| [[UFC 92]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 27, 2008
| align=center| 147 days
|
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lyoto Machida]]
| [[UFC 98]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| May 23, 2009
| align=center| 350 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Maurício Rua]] at [[UFC 104]] on Oct 24, 2009}}
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maurício Rua]]
| [[UFC 113]]<br>{{small|Montreal, QC, Canada}}
| align=center| May 8, 2010
| align=center| 315 days
|
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]]
| [[UFC 128]]<br>{{small|Newark, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Mar 19, 2011
| align=center| 1,501 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Quinton Jackson]] at [[UFC 135]] on Sep 24, 2011<br>
2. def. [[Lyoto Machida]] at [[UFC 140]] on Dec 10, 2011<br>
3. def. [[Rashad Evans]] at [[UFC 145]] on Apr 21, 2012<br>
4. def. [[Vitor Belfort]] at [[UFC 152]] on Sep 22, 2012<br>
5. def. [[Chael Sonnen]] at [[UFC 159]] on Apr 27, 2013<br>
{{nowrap|6. def. [[Alexander Gustafsson]] at [[UFC 165]] on Sep 21, 2013}}<br>
7. def. [[Glover Teixeira]] at [[UFC 172]] on Apr 26, 2014<br>
8. def. [[Daniel Cormier]] at [[UFC 182]] on Jan 3, 2015}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Jones was stripped of the title on April 28, 2015, due to his involvement and arrest in a felony hit-and-run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/4/28/8512255/jon-jones-stripped-of-title-daniel-cormier-vs-anthony-johnson-for|title=Jon Jones stripped of title, Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson for belt headlines UFC 187|publisher=mmafighting.com|date=April 28, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2015}}</ref>''
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]]<br>{{small|def. [[Anthony Johnson (fighter)|Anthony Johnson]]}}
| [[UFC 187]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| May 23, 2015
| align=center| 1,315 days<br>
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Alexander Gustafsson]] at [[UFC 192]] on Oct 3, 2015<br>
2. def. [[Anthony Johnson (fighter)|Anthony Johnson]] at [[UFC 210]] on Apr 8, 2017<br>
3. def. [[Volkan Oezdemir]] at [[UFC 220]] on Jan 20, 2018}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]]<br>{{nowrap| {{small|def. [[Ovince Saint Preux]] for interim title}}}}
| [[UFC 197]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Apr 23, 2016
| align=center| —
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/11/ufc-strips-jon-jones-of-interim-light-heavyweight-title-on-heels-of-one-year-suspension|title=UFC strips Jon Jones of interim light heavyweight title on heels of one-year suspension|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-11-09|access-date=2016-11-09}}</ref>''
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/9/13/16305374/daniel-cormier-reinstated-as-ufc-light-heavyweight-champion|title=Daniel Cormier reinstated as UFC light heavyweight champion|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Marc Raimondi|date=2017-09-13|access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref>''
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Cormier vacated the title on December 28, 2018, 174 days after winning the heavyweight title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/25633875/daniel-cormier-relinquish-ufc-light-heavyweight-title|title=Daniel Cormier to relinquish UFC light heavyweight title|work=espn.com|author=Ariel Helwani|date=2018-12-28|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref>''
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] {{small|(2)}}<br>{{small|def. [[Alexander Gustafsson]]}}
| [[UFC 232]]<br>{{small|Inglewood, CA, US}}
| align=center| Dec 29, 2018
| align=center| 597 days<br>(2,098 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Anthony Smith (fighter)|Anthony Smith]] at [[UFC 235]] on Mar 2, 2019<br>
2. def. [[Thiago Santos]] at [[UFC 239]] on Jul 6, 2019<br>
3. def. [[Dominick Reyes]] at [[UFC 247]] on Feb 8, 2020}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Jones vacated the belt on August 17, 2020, citing issues with the UFC over salary negotiation and the desire to compete at heavyweight.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/08/jon-jones-vacates-ufc-light-heavyweight-title-officially|title=Jon Jones vacates UFC title: 'It's officially up for grabs'|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Mike Bohn|date=2020-08-17|access-date=2020-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ufc.com/news/jon-jones-announces-hes-vacated-ufc-light-heavyweight-championship|title=Jon Jones Announces he's vacated the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship|publisher=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]|access-date=2020-08-18}}</ref>''
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jan Błachowicz]]<br>{{small|def. [[Dominick Reyes]]}}
| [[UFC 253]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Sep 27, 2020
| align=center| 398 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Israel Adesanya]] at [[UFC 259]] on Mar 6, 2021}}
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Glover Teixeira]]
| [[UFC 267]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Oct 30, 2021
| align=center| 225 days
|
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Procházka]]
| [[UFC 275]]<br>{{small|Kallang, Singapore}}
| align=center| Jun 12, 2022
| align=center| 164 days
|
|- 
! colspan=6 align=center |''Procházka vacated the belt on November 23, 2022, after suffering a severe shoulder injury.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ufc-282-jiri-prochazka-injured-vacates-light-heavyweight-championship-blachowicz-ankalaev-title-bout-booked-212050487.html|title=UFC 282: Jiri Prochazka injured, vacates light heavyweight championship; Blachowicz-Ankalaev title bout booked|publisher=sports.yahoo.com|author=Kevin Iole|date=2022-11-23|access-date=2022-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/11/ufc-282-jiri-prochazka-statement-injury-shoulder|title=Jiri Prochazka apologizes for UFC 282 withdrawal, explains vacating light heavyweight title|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2022-11-23|access-date=2022-11-23}}</ref>
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''[[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.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doherty|first=Dan|date=2022-12-11|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/12/11/ufc-282-magomed-ankalaev-jan-blachowicz-fight-puzzling-draw/|title=UFC 282: Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz Fight to Puzzling Draw|website=Cageside Press|access-date=2022-12-11|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamahal Hill]]<br>{{small|def. [[Glover Teixeira]]}}
| [[UFC 283]]<br>{{small|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
| align=center| Jan 21, 2023
| align=center| 174 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Hill vacated the belt on July 14, 2023, after suffering an achilles tendon rupture.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/07/ufc-news-jamahal-hill-reqlinquishes-stripped-light-heavyweight-title-achilles-injury|title=Jamahal Hill relinquishes UFC light heavyweight title after ruptured Achilles tendon|website=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|date=14 July 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Pereira]]<br>{{small|def. [[Jiří Procházka]]}}
| [[UFC 295]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 11, 2023
| align=center| 483 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Jamahal Hill]] at [[UFC 300]] on Apr 13, 2024<br>
2. def. [[Jiří Procházka]] at [[UFC 303]] on Jun 29, 2024<br>
3. def. [[Khalil Rountree Jr.]] at [[UFC 307]] on Oct 5, 2024}}
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Magomed Ankalaev]]
| [[UFC 313]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 8, 2025
| align=center| {{age in days|2025|03|08|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)<br>
|
|}

===Middleweight Championship===
171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg)<br>
The [[List of Pride Champions#World Welterweight Championship|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/Champion-vs-Champion-A-UFC-History|title=Champion vs. Champion: A UFC History |publisher=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=December 24, 2012|last=Kyte|first=Spencer}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!!Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Menne]]<br>{{small|def. [[Gil Castillo]]}}
| [[UFC 33]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Sep 28, 2001
| align=center| 105 days
|
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Murilo Bustamante]]
| [[UFC 35]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jan 11, 2002
| align=center| 267 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Matt Lindland]] at [[UFC 37]] on May 10, 2002}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Bustamante was stripped of the title on October 5, 2002, when he left the UFC for [[Pride Fighting Championships|Pride]].<ref name="ocr" />''
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Evan Tanner]]<br>{{small|def. [[David Terrell (fighter)|David Terrell]]}}
| [[UFC 51]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Feb 5, 2005
| align=center| 119 days
|
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rich Franklin]]
| [[UFC 53]]<br>{{small|Atlantic City, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Jun 4, 2005
| align=center| 497 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Nate Quarry]] at [[UFC 56]] on Nov 19, 2005<br>
2. def. [[David Loiseau]] at [[UFC 58]] on Mar 4, 2006}}
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Anderson Silva]]
| [[UFC 64]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Oct 14, 2006
| align=center| 2,457 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Nate Marquardt]] at [[UFC 73]] on Jul 7, 2007<br>
2. def. [[Rich Franklin]] at [[UFC 77]] on Oct 20, 2007<br>
3. def. [[Dan Henderson]] at [[UFC 82]] on Mar 1, 2008<br>
4. def. [[Patrick Côté (fighter)|Patrick Côté]] at [[UFC 90]] on Oct 25, 2008<br>
5. def. [[Thales Leites]] at [[UFC 97]] on Apr 18, 2009<br>
6. def. [[Demian Maia]] at [[UFC 112]] on Apr 10, 2010<br>
7. def. [[Chael Sonnen]] at [[UFC 117]] on Aug 7, 2010<br>
8. def. [[Vitor Belfort]] at [[UFC 126]] on Feb 5, 2011<br>
9. def. [[Yushin Okami]] at [[UFC 134]] on Aug 27, 2011<br>
10. def. [[Chael Sonnen]] at [[UFC 148]] on Jul 7, 2012}}
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Weidman]]
| [[UFC 162]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 6, 2013
| align=center| 889 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Anderson Silva]] at [[UFC 168]] on Dec 28, 2013<br>
2. def. [[Lyoto Machida]] at [[UFC 175]] on Jul 5, 2014<br>
3. def. [[Vitor Belfort]] at [[UFC 187]] on May 23, 2015}}
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Rockhold]]
| [[UFC 194]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 12, 2015
| align=center| 175 days
|
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Bisping]]
| [[UFC 199]]<br>{{small|Inglewood, CA, US}}
| align=center| Jun 4, 2016
| align=center| 518 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Dan Henderson]] at [[UFC 204]] on Oct 8, 2016}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Whittaker (fighter)|Robert Whittaker]]<br>{{small|def. [[Yoel Romero]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 213]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 8, 2017
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]]
| [[UFC 217]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 4, 2017
| align=center| 33 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''St-Pierre vacated the title on December 7, 2017, due to [[ulcerative colitis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/21637378/georges-st-pierre-indefinitely-colitis-ufc-president-dana-white-says|title=Dana White: Georges St-Pierre will be 'out for a minute' with colitis|work=espn.com|author=Brett Okamoto|date=December 2, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/21705441/georges-st-pierre-vacates-ufc-middleweight-championship-robert-whittaker-becomes-titleholder|title=Georges St-Pierre vacates middleweight title; Robert Whittaker takes spot|work=espn.com|author=Brett Okamoto|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref>''
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Whittaker (fighter)|Robert Whittaker]]<br>{{small|promoted to undisputed champion}}
| align=center| —
| align=center| Dec 7, 2017
| align=center| 660 days<br>
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Israel Adesanya]]<br>{{small| {{nowrap|def. [[Kelvin Gastelum]] for interim title}}}}
| [[UFC 236]]<br>{{small|Atlanta, GA, US}}
| align=center| Apr 13, 2019
| style="text-align:center;”|—
|
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Israel Adesanya]]
| [[UFC 243]]<br>{{small|Melbourne, Australia}}
| align=center| Oct 6, 2019
| style="text-align:center;”| 1,134 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Yoel Romero]] at [[UFC 248]] on Mar 7, 2020<br>
2. def. [[Paulo Costa]] at [[UFC 253]] on Sep 27, 2020<br>
3. def. [[Marvin Vettori]] at [[UFC 263]] on Jun 12, 2021<br>
{{nowrap|4. def. [[Robert Whittaker (fighter)|Robert Whittaker]] at [[UFC 271]] on Feb 12, 2022}}<br>
5. def. [[Jared Cannonier]] at [[UFC 276]] on Jul 2, 2022}}
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Pereira]]
| [[UFC 281]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 12, 2022
| style="text-align:center;”| 147 days
|
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Israel Adesanya]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 287]]<br>{{small|Miami, FL, US}}
| align=center| Apr 8, 2023
| style="text-align:center;”| 155 days <br>(1,289 days)
|
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Strickland]]
| [[UFC 293]]<br>{{small|Sydney, Australia}}
| align=center| Sep 10, 2023
| style="text-align:center;”| 132 days
|
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dricus du Plessis]]
| [[UFC 297]]<br>{{small|Toronto, ON, Canada}}
| align=center| Jan 20, 2024
| style="text-align:center;”| {{age in days|2024|01|20|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Israel Adesanya]] at [[UFC 305]] on Aug 18, 2024<br>
2. def. [[Sean Strickland]] at [[UFC 312]] on Feb 9, 2025}}
|}

===Welterweight Championship===
156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg)<br>
The Welterweight Championship was known as the Lightweight Championship prior to [[UFC 31]] (May 4, 2001).
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!! style="width:14%;"|Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:10%;"|Reign<br>(Total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Miletich]]<br>{{small|def. [[Mikey Burnett]]}}
| [[UFC Brazil]]<br>{{small|São Paulo, Brazil}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Oct 16, 1998
|style="text-align:center;"|931 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Jorge Patino]] at [[UFC 18]] on Jan 8, 1999<br>
2. def. [[André Pederneiras]] at [[UFC 21]] on Jul 16, 1999<br>
3. def. [[John Alessio]] at [[UFC 26]] on Jun 9, 2000<br>
4. def. [[Kenichi Yamamoto (mixed martial artist)|Kenichi Yamamoto]] at [[UFC 29]] on Dec 16, 2000}}
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Carlos Newton]]
| [[UFC 31]]<br>{{small|Atlantic City, NJ, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| May 4, 2001
|style="text-align:center;"| 183 days
|
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]]
| [[UFC 34]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Nov 2, 2001
|style="text-align:center;"|820 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Hayato Sakurai]] at [[UFC 36]] on Mar 22, 2002<br>
2. def. [[Carlos Newton]] at [[UFC 38]] on Jul 13, 2002<br>
3. def. [[Gil Castillo]] at [[UFC 40]] on Nov 22, 2002<br>
4. def. [[Sean Sherk]] at [[UFC 42]] on Apr 25, 2003<br>
5. def. [[Frank Trigg]] at [[UFC 45]] on Nov 21, 2003}}
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[B.J. Penn]]
| [[UFC 46]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Jan 31, 2004
|style="text-align:center;"| 107 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Penn was stripped of the title on May 17, 2004, when he left the UFC for [[K-1]].<ref>{{cite web
|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
}}</ref>''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] {{small|(2)}}<br>{{small|def. [[Georges St-Pierre]]}}
| [[UFC 50]]<br>{{small|Atlantic City, NJ, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Oct 22, 2004
|style="text-align:center;"|757 days<br>(1,577 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Frank Trigg]] at [[UFC 52]] on Apr 16, 2005<br>
2. def. [[B.J. Penn]] at [[UFC 63]] on Sep 23, 2006}}
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]]
| [[UFC 65]]<br>{{small|Sacramento, CA, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Nov 18, 2006
|style="text-align:center;"| 140 days
|
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Serra]]
| [[UFC 69]]<br>{{small|Houston, TX, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Apr 7, 2007
|style="text-align:center;"|378 days
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]]<br>{{small|def. [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 79]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Dec 29, 2007
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 83]]<br>{{small|Montreal, QC, Canada}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Apr 19, 2008
|style="text-align:center;"|2,064 days<br>(2,204 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Jon Fitch]] at [[UFC 87]] on Aug 9, 2008<br>
2. def. [[B.J. Penn]] at [[UFC 94]] on Jan 31, 2009<br>
3. def. [[Thiago Alves (fighter)|Thiago Alves]] at [[UFC 100]] on Jul 11, 2009<br>
4. def. [[Dan Hardy]] at [[UFC 111]] on Mar 27, 2010<br>
5. def. [[Josh Koscheck]] at [[UFC 124]] on Dec 11, 2010<br>
6. def. [[Jake Shields]] at [[UFC 129]] on Apr 30, 2011<br>
{{nowrap|7. def. interim champion [[Carlos Condit]] at [[UFC 154]] on Nov 17, 2012}}
{{nowrap|8. def. [[Nick Diaz]] at [[UFC 158]] on Mar 16, 2013}}
{{nowrap|9. def. [[Johny Hendricks]] at [[UFC 167]] on Nov 16, 2013}}}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carlos Condit]]<br>{{small|def. [[Nick Diaz]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 143]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Feb 4, 2012
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''St-Pierre vacated the title on December 13, 2013, when he decided to take time off.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2013/12/its-official-georges-st-pierre-vacating-ufc-welterweight-title/|title=It's official: Georges St-Pierre vacating UFC welterweight title|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>''
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johny Hendricks]]<br>{{small|def. [[Robbie Lawler]]}}
| [[UFC 171]]<br>{{small|Dallas, TX, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Mar 15, 2014
|style="text-align:center;"|266 days
|
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robbie Lawler]]
| [[UFC 181]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Dec 6, 2014
|style="text-align:center;"|602 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Rory MacDonald (fighter)|Rory MacDonald]] at [[UFC 189]] on Jul 11, 2015<br>
2. def. [[Carlos Condit]] at [[UFC 195]] on Jan 2, 2016}}
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyron Woodley]]
| [[UFC 201]]<br>{{small|Atlanta, GA, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Jul 30, 2016
|style="text-align:center;"|945 days <br>
|
{{small| 1. drew with [[Stephen Thompson (fighter)|Stephen Thompson]] at [[UFC 205]] on Nov 12, 2016<br>
2. def. [[Stephen Thompson (fighter)|Stephen Thompson]] at [[UFC 209]] on Mar 4, 2017<br>
3. def. [[Demian Maia]] at [[UFC 214]] on Jul 29, 2017 <br>
4. def. [[Darren Till]] at [[UFC 228]] on Sep 8, 2018}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colby Covington]]<br>{{small| {{nowrap|def. [[Rafael dos Anjos]] for interim title}}}}
| [[UFC 225]]<br>{{small|Chicago, IL, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"|Jun 9, 2018
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Covington was stripped of the interim title on September 8, 2018, due to injury.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/07/tyron-woodley-vs-darren-till-title-fight-in-works-for-ufc-228-dallas-colby-covington|title=Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till title fight headlines UFC 228; Colby Covington to be stripped (updated)|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Steven Marrocco|date=2018-07-24|access-date=2018-09-09}}</ref>''
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kamaru Usman]]
| [[UFC 235]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Mar 2, 2019
|style="text-align:center;"| 1,267 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Colby Covington]] at [[UFC 245]] on Dec 14, 2019<br>
2. def. [[Jorge Masvidal]] at [[UFC 251]] on Jul 12, 2020<br>
3. def. [[Gilbert Burns]] at [[UFC 258]] on Feb 13, 2021<br>
4. def. [[Jorge Masvidal]] at [[UFC 261]] on Apr 24, 2021<br>
5. def. [[Colby Covington]] at [[UFC 268]] on Nov 6, 2021}}
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leon Edwards]]
| [[UFC 278]]<br>{{small|Salt Lake City, UT, US}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Aug 20, 2022
|style="text-align:center;"| 707 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Kamaru Usman]] at [[UFC 286]] on Mar 18, 2023<br>
2. def. [[Colby Covington]] at [[UFC 296]] on Dec 16, 2023}}
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Belal Muhammad]]
| [[UFC 304]]<br>{{small|Manchester, England}}
|style="text-align:center;"| Jul 27, 2024
|style="text-align:center;"| 287 days
|
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Della Maddalena]]
| [[UFC 315]]<br>{{small|Montreal, QC, Canada}}
|style="text-align:center;"| May 10, 2025
|style="text-align:center;"| {{age in days|2025|05|10|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)
|
|}

===Lightweight Championship===
146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg)<br>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/1/15/3879852/ufc-on-fox-7-fight-card-benson-henderson-vs-gilbert-melendez-daniel-cormier-vs-frank-mir |title=Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez, Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir set for UFC on FOX 7 |publisher=MMA Fighting |date= 2013-01-15|access-date=2014-08-12}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!! style="width:14%;"|Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:10%;"|Reign<br>(Total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jens Pulver]]<br>{{small|def. [[Caol Uno]]}}
| [[UFC 30]]<br>{{small|Atlantic City, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Feb 23, 2001
| align=center| 393 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Dennis Hallman]] at [[UFC 33]] on Sep 28, 2001<br>
2. def. [[B.J. Penn]] at [[UFC 35]] on Jan 11, 2002}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Pulver was stripped of the title on March 23, 2002, when he left the UFC due to a contract dispute.<ref name="ocr" />''
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''[[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.<ref name="ocr" />''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean Sherk]]<br>{{small|def. [[Kenny Florian]]}}
| [[UFC 64]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Oct 14, 2006
| align=center| 420 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Hermes França]] at [[UFC 73]] on Jul 7, 2007}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Sherk was stripped of the title on December 8, 2007, after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.<ref>{{cite news
|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
}}</ref>''
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[B.J. Penn]]<br>{{small|def. [[Joe Stevenson]]}}
| [[UFC 80]]<br>{{small|Newcastle, England}}
| align=center| Jan 19, 2008
| align=center| 812 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Sean Sherk]] at [[UFC 84]] on May 24, 2008<br>
2. def. [[Kenny Florian]] at [[UFC 101]] on Aug 8, 2009<br>
3. def. [[Diego Sanchez]] at [[UFC 107]] on Dec 12, 2009}}
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frankie Edgar]]
| [[UFC 112]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Apr 10, 2010
| align=center| 687 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[B.J. Penn]] at [[UFC 118]] on Aug 28, 2010<br>
2. drew with [[Gray Maynard]] at [[UFC 125]] on Jan 1, 2011<br>
3. def. [[Gray Maynard]] at [[UFC 136]] on Oct 8, 2011}}
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Benson Henderson]]
| [[UFC 144]]<br>{{small|Saitama, Japan}}
| align=center| Feb 26, 2012
| align=center| 552 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Frankie Edgar]] at [[UFC 150]] on Aug 11, 2012<br>
2. def. [[Nate Diaz]] at [[UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz]] on Dec 8, 2012<br>
{{nowrap|3. def. [[Gilbert Melendez]] at [[UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez]] on Apr 20, 2013}}}}
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Pettis]]
| [[UFC 164]]<br>{{small|Milwaukee, WI, US}}
| align=center| Aug 31, 2013
| align=center| 560 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Gilbert Melendez]] at [[UFC 181]] on Dec 6, 2014}}
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rafael dos Anjos]]
| [[UFC 185]]<br>{{small|Dallas, TX, US}}
| align=center| Mar 14, 2015
| align=center| 481 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Donald Cerrone]] at [[UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2]] on Dec 19, 2015}}
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Alvarez]]
| [[UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 7, 2016
| align=center| 128 days
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Conor McGregor]]
| [[UFC 205]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 12, 2016
| align=center| 511 days
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Ferguson]]<br>{{small|def. [[Kevin Lee]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 216]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Oct 7, 2017
| align=center| —
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Both McGregor and Ferguson were stripped of their titles on April 7, 2018, due to inactivity and injury, respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc-223/breaking-dana-white-addresses-the-ufcs-complicated-lightweight-title-picture/ | title=Breaking! Dana White addresses the UFC's complicated lightweight title picture &#124; BJPenn.com| date=2018-04-02}}</ref>''
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khabib Nurmagomedov]]<br>{{small|def. [[Al Iaquinta]]}}
| [[UFC 223]]<br>{{small|Brooklyn, NY, US}}
| align=center| Apr 7, 2018
| align=center| 1,077 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Conor McGregor]] at [[UFC 229]] on Oct 6, 2018<br>
2. def. interim champion [[Dustin Poirier]] at [[UFC 242]] on Sep 7, 2019<br>
3. def. interim champion [[Justin Gaethje]] at [[UFC 254]] on Oct 24, 2020}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dustin Poirier]]<br>{{small|def. [[Max Holloway]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 236]]<br>{{small|Atlanta, GA, US}}
| align=center| Apr 13, 2019
| align=center| —
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Gaethje]]<br>{{small| {{nowrap|def. [[Tony Ferguson]] for interim title}}}}
| [[UFC 249]]<br>{{small|Jacksonville, FL, US}}
| align=center| May 9, 2020
| align=center| —
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Nurmagomedov announced his retirement on October 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/10/24/21532169/khabib-nurmagomedov-announces-retirement-following-emotional-victory-justin-gaethje-ufc-254-main | title=Khabib Nurmagomedov announces his retirement following emotional victory over Justin Gaethje in UFC 254 main event mmafighting.com| date=2020-10-24}}</ref> The title was officially vacated on March 19, 2021.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/31090572/dana-white-khabib-nurmagomedov-officially-retired-michael-chandler-charles-oliveira-title|title=Dana White: Khabib Nurmagomedov officially retired; Michael Chandler-Charles Oliveira for title|work=espn.com|author=Brett Okamoto|date=2021-03-19|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Charles Oliveira]]<br>{{small|def. [[Michael Chandler]]}}
| [[UFC 262]]<br>{{small|Houston, TX, US}}
| align=center| May 15, 2021
| align=center| 357 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Dustin Poirier]] at [[UFC 269]] on Dec 11, 2021}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''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]].<ref name="weigh-in statement">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=Update On The UFC 274 Main Event |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/update-ufc-274-main-event-lightweight-charles-oliveira-justin-gaethje |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] |language=en}}</ref>''
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Islam Makhachev]]<br>{{small|def. [[Charles Oliveira]]}}
| [[UFC 280]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Oct 22, 2022
| align=center| 980 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Alexander Volkanovski]] at [[UFC 284]] on Feb 12, 2023<br>
2. def. [[Alexander Volkanovski]] at [[UFC 294]] on Oct 21, 2023<br>
3. def. [[Dustin Poirier]] at [[UFC 302]] on Jun 1, 2024<br>
4. def. [[Renato Moicano]] at [[UFC 311]] on Jan 18, 2025}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Makhachev announced on May 13, 2025, that he was vacating the title in order to move up to welterweight. It was officially vacated on June 28, 2025.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2025/5/13/24429594/dana-white-drops-ufc-317-fight-ilia-topuria-vs-charles-oliveira-headlines-vacant-lightweight-title|title=Vegas heat! Dana White drops UFC 317 fight card - Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira headlines for vacant lightweight title|publisher=mmamania.com|author=Alexander Behunin|date=2025-05-13|access-date=2025-05-13}}</ref>
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Ilia Topuria]]<br>{{small|def. [[Charles Oliveira]]}}
| [[UFC 317]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jun 28, 2025
| align=center| {{age in days|2025|6|28|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)
|
|}

===Featherweight Championship===
136 to 145 lb (61 to 66 kg)<br>
Prior to the UFC-WEC merger, [[José Aldo]] was the [[List of WEC champions#Featherweight Championship|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/21481/new-ufc-champion-jose-aldo-officially-awarded-title-belt.mma|title=New UFC Champion Jose Aldo officially awarded title belt|publisher=MMAjunkie.com|date=November 20, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2012|last1=Morgan|first1=John|last2=Stupp|first2=Dann|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023091540/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21481/new-ufc-champion-jose-aldo-officially-awarded-title-belt.mma|archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!! style="width:14%;"|Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:10%;"|Reign<br>(Total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Aldo]]<br>{{small|promoted to undisputed champion}}
| [[UFC 123]]<br>{{small|Auburn Hills, MI, US}}
| align=center| Nov 20, 2010
| align=center| 1,848 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Mark Hominick]] at [[UFC 129]] on Apr 30, 2011<br>
2. def. [[Kenny Florian]] at [[UFC 136]] on Oct 8, 2011<br>
3. def. [[Chad Mendes]] at [[UFC 142]] on Jan 14, 2012<br>
4. def. [[Frankie Edgar]] at [[UFC 156]] on Feb 2, 2013<br>
5. def. [[The Korean Zombie|Jung Chan-sung]]<!-- Please, keep Korean name order (surname + given name) as per "Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Korean)#Name order" --> at [[UFC 163]] on Aug 3, 2013<br>
6. def. [[Ricardo Lamas]] at [[UFC 169]] on Feb 1, 2014<br>
7. def. [[Chad Mendes]] at [[UFC 179]] on Oct 25, 2014}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Conor McGregor]]<br>{{small|def. [[Chad Mendes]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 189]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 11, 2015
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Conor McGregor]]
| [[UFC 194]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 12, 2015
| align=center| 350 days
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Aldo]]<br>{{small|def. [[Frankie Edgar]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 200]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 9, 2016
| align=center| —
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''McGregor was stripped of the title on November 26, 2016, 14 days after winning the lightweight title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/McGregor-vacates-featherweight-title?id=|title=McGregor vacates featherweight title, Aldo now undisputed champion|publisher=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]|date=November 26, 2016|access-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/12/18/13995966/conor-mcgregor-ufc-never-contacted-me-about-relinquishing-the|title=Conor McGregor: UFC never contacted me about relinquishing the featherweight title|publisher=mmafighting.com|date=December 18, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016}}</ref>''
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Aldo]] {{small|(2)}}<br>{{small|promoted to undisputed champion}}
| align=center| —
| align=center| Nov 26, 2016
| align=center| 189 days<br>(2,037 days)
|
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Max Holloway]]<br>{{small|def. [[Anthony Pettis]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 206]]<br>{{small|Toronto, ON, Canada}}
| align=center| Dec 10, 2016
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Max Holloway]]
| [[UFC 212]]<br>{{small|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
| align=center| Jun 3, 2017
| align=center| 925 days<br>
|
{{small| 1. def. [[José Aldo]] at [[UFC 218]] on Dec 2, 2017<br>
2. def. [[Brian Ortega]] at [[UFC 231]] on Dec 8, 2018<br>
3. def. [[Frankie Edgar]] at [[UFC 240]] on Jul 27, 2019}}
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexander Volkanovski]]
| [[UFC 245]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 14, 2019
| align=center| 1,526 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Max Holloway]] at [[UFC 251]] on Jul 12, 2020<br>
2. def. [[Brian Ortega]] at [[UFC 266]] on Sep 25, 2021<br>
3. def. [[The Korean Zombie|Jung Chan-sung]]<!-- Please, keep Korean name order (surname + given name) as per "Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Korean)#Name order" --> at [[UFC 273]] on Apr 9, 2022<br>
4. def. [[Max Holloway]] at [[UFC 276]] on Jul 2, 2022<br>
{{nowrap|5. def. interim champion [[Yair Rodríguez]] at [[UFC 290]] on Jul 8, 2023}}}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yair Rodríguez]]<br>{{small|def. [[Josh Emmett]] for interim title}}
| [[UFC 284]]<br>{{small|Perth, Australia}}
| align=center| Feb 12, 2023
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Ilia Topuria]]
| [[UFC 298]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Feb 17, 2024
| align=center| 419 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Max Holloway]] at [[UFC 308]] on Oct 26, 2024}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Topuria announced on February 19, 2025, that he was vacating the title in order to move up to lightweight. It was officially vacated on April 12, 2025.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=UFC 314 headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes title bout with Ilia Topuria vacating|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-314-fight-card-volkanovski-vs-lopes|date=2025-02-19|access-date=2025-02-19|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King}}</ref>
|-
! 7
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexander Volkanovski]] {{small|(2)}}}}<br>{{small|def. [[Diego Lopes (fighter)|Diego Lopes]]}}
| [[UFC 314]]<br>{{small|Miami, FL, US}}
| align=center| Apr 12, 2025
| align=center| {{age in days|2025|4|12|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)<br>
|
|}

===Bantamweight Championship===
126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)<br>
Prior to UFC-WEC merger, [[Dominick Cruz]] was the [[List of WEC champions#Bantamweight Championship|WEC Bantamweight Champion]]. At [[WEC 53]], Cruz defeated [[Scott Jorgensen]] to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Harris-Eager-to-Crown-First-UFC-Bantamweight-Champ-28633
|title=Harris Eager to Crown First UFC Bantamweight Champ
|publisher=Sherdog.com
|date=December 14, 2010
|access-date=October 20, 2012
|last=Nelson
|first=Chris
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!! style="width:14%;"|Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:10%;"|Reign<br>(Total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominick Cruz]]<br>{{small|def. [[Scott Jorgensen]]}}
| [[WEC 53]]<br>{{small|Glendale, AZ, US}}
| align=center| Dec 16, 2010
| align=center| 1,117 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Urijah Faber]] at [[UFC 132]] on Jul 2, 2011<br>
2. def. [[Demetrious Johnson]] at [[UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson]] on Oct 1, 2011}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Renan Barão]]<br>{{small|def. [[Urijah Faber]] for interim title}}
| [[2012 in UFC#UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão|UFC 149]]<br>{{small|Calgary, AB, Canada}}
| align=center| Jul 21, 2012
| align=center| —
|
{{small| {{nowrap|1. def. [[Michael McDonald (MMA fighter)|Michael McDonald]] at [[UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald]] on Feb 16, 2013}}<br>
2. def. [[Eddie Wineland]] at [[UFC 165]] on Sep 21, 2013}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Cruz vacated the title on January 6, 2014, after repeated injuries prevented him from returning to competition to defend his title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/01/dominick-cruz-out-vacates-bantamweight-title-urijah-faber-now-meets-renan-barao-at-ufc-169/|title=Dominick Cruz out, vacates bantamweight title; Urijah Faber now meets Renan Barao at UFC 169|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref>''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Renan Barão]]<br>{{small|promoted to undisputed champion}}
| align=center| —
| align=center| Jan 6, 2014
| align=center| 138 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Urijah Faber]] at [[UFC 169]] on Feb 1, 2014}}
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[T.J. Dillashaw]]
| [[UFC 173]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| May 24, 2014
| align=center| 603 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Joe Soto]] at [[UFC 177]] on Aug 30, 2014<br>
2. def. [[Renan Barão]] at [[UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barão 2]] on Jul 25, 2015}}
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominick Cruz]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz]]<br>{{small|Boston, MA, US}}
| align=center| Jan 17, 2016
| align=center| 348 days<br>(1,465 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Urijah Faber]] at [[UFC 199]] on Jun 4, 2016}}
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cody Garbrandt]]
| [[UFC 207]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 30, 2016
| align=center| 309 days
|
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[T.J. Dillashaw]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 217]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 4, 2017
| align=center| 501 days<br>(1,104 days)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Cody Garbrandt]] at [[UFC 227]] on Aug 4, 2018}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Dillashaw vacated the title on March 20, 2019, due to a failed drug test.<ref>{{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
|publisher=BloodyElbow.com|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Cejudo]]<br>{{small|def. [[Marlon Moraes]]}}
| [[UFC 238]]<br>{{small|Chicago, IL, US}}
| align=center| Jun 8, 2019
| align=center| 352 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Dominick Cruz]] at [[UFC 249]] on May 9, 2020}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Cejudo announced his retirement on May 9, 2020. The title was officially vacated on May 24, 2020.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/05/henry-cejudo-explains-decision-to-retire-after-ufc-249-win-i-want-to-leave-on-top|title=Henry Cejudo explains decision to retire after UFC 249 win: 'I want to leave on top|publisher=MMAJunkie|date=May 10, 2020|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Petr Yan]]<br>{{small|def. [[José Aldo]]}}
| [[UFC 251]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Jul 12, 2020
| align=center| 237 days
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aljamain Sterling]]
| [[UFC 259]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 6, 2021
| align=center| 896 days
| 
{{small| 1. def. interim champion [[Petr Yan]] at [[UFC 273]] on Apr 9, 2022<br>
2. def. [[T.J. Dillashaw]] at [[UFC 280]] on Oct 22, 2022<br>
3. def. [[Henry Cejudo]] at [[UFC 288]] on May 6, 2023}}
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Petr Yan]]<br>{{small| {{nowrap|def. [[Cory Sandhagen]] for interim title}}}}
| [[UFC 267]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Oct 30, 2021
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 10
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sean O'Malley (fighter)|Sean O'Malley]]}}
| [[UFC 292]]<br>{{small|Boston, MA, US}}
| align=center| Aug 19, 2023
| align=center| 393 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Marlon Vera]] at [[UFC 299]] on Mar 9, 2024}}
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Merab Dvalishvili]]
| [[UFC 306]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Sep 14, 2024
| align=center| {{age in days|2024|9|14|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Umar Nurmagomedov]] at [[UFC 311]] on Jan 18, 2025<br>
2. def. [[Sean O'Malley (fighter)|Sean O'Malley]] at [[UFC 316]] on Jun 7, 2025}}
|}

===Flyweight Championship===
116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)<br>
[[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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2012/9/23/3375122/ufc-152-results-demetrious-johnson-wins-flyweight-title-split-decision-joseph-benavidez|title=UFC 152 results: Demetrious Johnson wins flyweight title with split decision victory over Joseph Benavidez|publisher=MMAmania.com|date=September 23, 2012|access-date=December 24, 2012|last=Mrosko|first=Geno}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!! style="width:14%;"|Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:10%;"|Reign<br>(Total)!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Demetrious Johnson]]}}<br>{{small|def. [[Joseph Benavidez]]}}
| [[UFC 152]]<br>{{small|Toronto, ON, Canada}}
| align=center| Sep 22, 2012
| align=center| 2,142 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[John Dodson (fighter)|John Dodson]] at [[UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson]] on Jan 26, 2013<br>
2. def. [[John Moraga]] at [[UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga]] on Jul 27, 2013<br>
3. def. [[Joseph Benavidez]] at [[UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2]] on Dec 14, 2013<br>
4. def. [[Ali Bagautinov]] at [[UFC 174]] on June 14, 2014<br>
5. def. [[Chris Cariaso]] at [[UFC 178]] on Sep 27, 2014<br>
6. def. [[Kyoji Horiguchi]] at [[UFC 186]] on Apr 25, 2015<br>
7. def. [[John Dodson (fighter)|John Dodson]] at [[UFC 191]] on Sep 5, 2015<br>
8. def. [[Henry Cejudo]] at [[UFC 197]] on Apr 23, 2016<br>
{{nowrap|9. def. [[Tim Elliott]] at [[The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions#The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale|The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale]] on Dec 3, 2016}}<br>
10. def. [[Wilson Reis]] at [[UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis]] on Apr 15, 2017<br>
11. def. [[Ray Borg]] at [[UFC 216]] on Oct 7, 2017}}
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Cejudo]]
| [[UFC 227]]<br>{{small|Los Angeles, CA, US}}
| align=center| Aug 4, 2018
| align=center| 574 days
| {{small| 1. def. [[T.J. Dillashaw]] at [[UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw]] on Jan 19, 2019}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center | ''Cejudo announced on December 20, 2019, that he would vacate his title to focus on defending the bantamweight title. It was officially vacated on February 29, 2020.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Deiveson Figueiredo KO's Joseph Benavidez; flyweight title stays vacant |url=https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/28811705/deiveson-figueiredo-ko-joseph-benavidez-flyweight-title-stays-vacant |work=espn.com|date=March 2020 }}</ref>
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Deiveson Figueiredo]]<br>{{small|def. [[Joseph Benavidez]]}}
| [[UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2]]<br>{{small|Abu Dhabi, UAE}}
| align=center| Jul 19, 2020
| align=center| 328 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Alex Perez (fighter)|Alex Perez]] at [[UFC 255]] on Nov 21, 2020 <br>
2. drew with [[Brandon Moreno]] at [[UFC 256]] on Dec 12, 2020}}
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Brandon Moreno]]
| [[UFC 263]]<br>{{small|Glendale, AZ, US}}
| align=center| Jun 12, 2021
| align=center| 223 days
|
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Deiveson Figueiredo]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 270]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Jan 22, 2022
| align=center| 364 days<br>(692 days)
| 
|-
! —
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Brandon Moreno]]<br>{{small|{{nowrap|def. [[Kai Kara-France]] for interim title}}}}
| [[UFC 277]]<br>{{small|Dallas, TX, US}}
| align=center| Jul 30, 2022
| align=center| —
|
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Brandon Moreno]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 283]]<br>{{small|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
| align=center| Jan 21, 2023
| align=center| 168 days<br>(391 days)
| 
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alexandre Pantoja]]
| [[UFC 290]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 8, 2023
| align=center| {{age in days|2023|07|08|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)<br>
|
{{small|1. def. [[Brandon Royval]] at [[UFC 296]] on Dec 16, 2023<br>
2. def. [[Steve Erceg]] at [[UFC 301]] on May 4, 2024<br>
3. def. [[Kai Asakura]] at [[UFC 310]] on Dec 7, 2024<br>
4. def. [[Kai Kara-France]] at [[UFC 317]] on Jun 28, 2025}}
|}

==Women's championship history==
===Women's Bantamweight Championship===
126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg)<br>
Prior to its folding and absorption by the UFC, [[Ronda Rousey]] was the [[Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/The-UFC-Crowns-Its-First-Queen|title=The UFC Crowns Its First Queen|publisher=UFC|date=December 6, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2013|last=Gerbasi|first=Thomas}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!! Name!! Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ronda Rousey]]<br>{{small| {{nowrap|promoted to undisputed champion}}}}
| [[UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz]]<br>{{small|Seattle, WA, US}}
| align=center| Dec 6, 2012
| align=center| 1,074 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Liz Carmouche]] at [[UFC 157]] on Feb 23, 2013<br>
2. def. [[Miesha Tate]] at [[UFC 168]] on Dec 28, 2013<br>
3. def. [[Sara McMann]] at [[UFC 170]] on Feb 22, 2014<br>
4. def. [[Alexis Davis (fighter)|Alexis Davis]] at [[UFC 175]] on Jul 5, 2014<br>
5. def. [[Cat Zingano]] at [[UFC 184]] on Feb 28, 2015<br>
6. def. [[Bethe Correia]] at [[UFC 190]] on Aug 1, 2015}}
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Holly Holm]]
| [[UFC 193]]<br>{{small|Melbourne, Australia}}
| align=center| Nov 15, 2015
| align=center| 111 days
|
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miesha Tate]]
| [[UFC 196]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 5, 2016
| align=center| 126 days
|
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]]
| [[UFC 200]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Jul 9, 2016
| align=center| 1,981 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Ronda Rousey]] at [[UFC 207]] on Dec 30, 2016<br>
2. def. [[Valentina Shevchenko]] at [[UFC 215]] on Sep 9, 2017<br>
3. def. [[Raquel Pennington]] at [[UFC 224]] on May 12, 2018<br>
4. def. [[Holly Holm]] at [[UFC 239]] on Jul 6, 2019<br>
{{nowrap|5. def. [[Germaine de Randamie]] at [[UFC 245]] on Dec 14, 2019}}}}
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julianna Peña]]
| [[UFC 269]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 11, 2021
| align=center| 232 days
|
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 277]]<br>{{small|Dallas, TX, US}}
| align=center| Jul 30, 2022
| align=center| 325 days<br>(2,306 days)
|{{small| 1. def. [[Irene Aldana]] at [[UFC 289]] on Jun 10, 2023}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Nunes announced her retirement on June 10, 2023.<ref name="nunes"/> The title was officially vacated on June 20, 2023.''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raquel Pennington]]<br>{{small|def. [[Mayra Bueno Silva]]}}
| [[UFC 297]]<br>{{small|Toronto, ON, Canada}}
| align=center| Jan 20, 2024
| align=center| 255 days
|
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julianna Peña]] {{small|(2)}}
| [[UFC 307]]<br>{{small|Salt Lake City, UT, US}}
| align=center| Oct 5, 2024
| align=center| 242 days<br>(474 days)
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kayla Harrison]]
| [[UFC 316]]<br>{{small|Newark, NJ, US}}
| align=center| Jun 7, 2025
| align=center| {{age in days|2025|6|7|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)<br>
|
|}

===Women's Flyweight Championship===
''116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 kg)''<br>
The inaugural title was contested on December 1, 2017, in Las Vegas, NV, US at [[The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion#The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale|The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale]]. The inaugural title fight was between two fighters who appeared on the [[The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion|26th season of The Ultimate Fighter]].

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!! Name!! Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicco Montaño]]<br>{{small|def. [[Roxanne Modafferi]]}}
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion#The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale|The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 1, 2017
| align=center| 280 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/9/7/17833436/dana-white-says-nicco-montano-is-no-longer-the-ufc-womens-flyweight-champion|title=Dana White says Nicco Montaño is no longer the UFC women's flyweight champion|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Marc Raimondi|date=2018-09-07|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref>''
|-
! 2
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Valentina Shevchenko]]}}<br>{{small|def. [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]]}}
| [[UFC 231]]<br>{{small|Toronto, ON, Canada}}
| align=center| Dec 8, 2018
| align=center| 1,547 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Jessica Eye]] at [[UFC 238]] on Jun 8, 2019<br>
2. def. [[Liz Carmouche]] at [[UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2]] on Aug 10, 2019<br>
3. def. [[Katlyn Chookagian]] at [[UFC 247]] on Feb 8, 2020<br>
4. def. [[Jennifer Maia]] at [[UFC 255]] on Nov 21, 2020<br>
5. def. [[Jéssica Andrade]] at [[UFC 261]] on Apr 24, 2021<br>
6. def. [[Lauren Murphy]] at [[UFC 266]] on Sep 25, 2021<br>
7. def. [[Taila Santos]] at [[UFC 275]] on Jun 12, 2022}}
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alexa Grasso]]
| [[UFC 285]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Mar 4, 2023
| align=center| 561 days
|
{{small| {{nowrap|1. drew with [[Valentina Shevchenko]] at [[UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2]] on Sep 16, 2023}}}}
|-
! 4
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Valentina Shevchenko]] {{small|(2)}}}}
| [[UFC 306]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Sep 14, 2024
| align=center| {{age in days|2024|09|14|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)<br>
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Manon Fiorot]] at [[UFC 315]] on May 10, 2025}}
|}

===Women's Strawweight Championship===
106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)<br>
Previously the [[Invicta FC#Strawweight championship|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]].<ref name="Doyle"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!! Name!! Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carla Esparza]]<br>{{small|def. [[Rose Namajunas]]}}
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned#The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale|The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale]]<br>{{small|Las Vegas, NV, US}}
| align=center| Dec 12, 2014
| align=center| 92 days
|
|-
! 2
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]]}}
| [[UFC 185]]<br>{{small|Dallas, TX, US}}
| align=center| Mar 14, 2015
| align=center| 966 days
|
{{small| {{nowrap|1. def. [[Jessica Penne]] at [[UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne]] on Jun 20, 2015}}<br>
2. def. [[Valérie Létourneau]] at [[UFC 193]] on Nov 15, 2015<br>
{{nowrap|3. def. [[Cláudia Gadelha]] at [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia#The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale]] on Jul 8, 2016}}<br>
4. def. [[Karolina Kowalkiewicz]] at [[UFC 205]] on Nov 12, 2016<br>
5. def. [[Jéssica Andrade]] at [[UFC 211]] on May 13, 2017}}
|-
! 3
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rose Namajunas]]}}
| [[UFC 217]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 4, 2017
| align=center| 554 days
|
{{small| {{nowrap| 1. def. [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]] at [[UFC 223]] on Apr 7, 2018}}}}
|-
! 4
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jéssica Andrade]]}}
| [[UFC 237]]<br>{{small|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
| align=center| May 11, 2019
| align=center| 112 days
|
|-
! 5
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Weili]]}}
| [[UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang]]<br>{{small|Shenzhen, China}}
| align=center| Aug 31, 2019
| align=center| 603 days
|
{{small| {{nowrap| 1. def. [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]] at [[UFC 248]] on Mar 7, 2020}}}}
|-
! 6
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rose Namajunas]] {{small|(2)}}}}
| [[UFC 261]]<br>{{small|Jacksonville, FL, US}}
| align=center| Apr 24, 2021
| align=center| 378 days<br>(932 days)
|
{{small| {{nowrap| 1. def. [[Zhang Weili]] at [[UFC 268]] on Nov 6, 2021}}}}
|-
! 7
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carla Esparza]] {{small|(2)}}}}
| [[UFC 274]]<br>{{small|Phoenix, AZ, US}}
| align=center| May 7, 2022
| align=center| 190 days<br>(282 days)
| 
|-
! 8
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Weili]] {{small|(2)}}}}
| [[UFC 281]]<br>{{small|New York City, NY, US}}
| align=center| Nov 12, 2022
| align=center| {{age in days|2022|11|12|show unit=full}}<br>(incumbent)
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Amanda Lemos]] at [[UFC 292]] on Aug 19, 2023<br>
2. def. [[Yan Xiaonan]] at [[UFC 300]] on Apr 13, 2024<br>
3. def. [[Tatiana Suarez]] at [[UFC 312]] on Feb 9, 2025}}
|}

==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.<ref>{{cite web |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AnbS9oIfkDYxeule15884RJZEo14?slug=dm-ufcsix040809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |title=Relive UFC 6: Clash of the Titans |work=Sports.yahoo.com |date=April 8, 2009 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!!Name!!Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign!!Defenses
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''[[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.<ref name="ocr" />''
|-
! 1
| {{nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Shamrock]]<br>{{small|def. [[Dan Severn]]}}}}
| [[UFC 6]]<br>{{small|Casper, WY, US}}
| align=center| Jul 14, 1995
| align=center| 308 days
|
{{small| {{nowrap| 1. drew with [[Oleg Taktarov]] at [[UFC 7]] on Sep 8, 1995}}
2. def. [[Kimo Leopoldo]] at [[UFC 8]] on Feb 16, 1996}}
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Severn]]
| [[UFC 9]]<br>{{small|Detroit, MI, US}}
| align=center| May 17, 1996
| align=center| 266 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''[[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 [[#Heavyweight Championship|UFC Heavyweight Champion]].<ref name="Champion vs. Champion" />''
|}

===Women's Featherweight Championship===
''136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg)''<br>
The inaugural title was contested on February 11, 2017, in Brooklyn, NY, US at [[UFC 208]].<ref name="WFW">{{cite news|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/holly-holm-and-germaine-de-randamie-fight-for-featherweight-title-at-ufc-208|title=Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie fight for inaugural featherweight title at UFC 208|publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Staff|date=2016-12-13|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="width:2%;"|No.!! Name!! Event!! style="width:9%;"|Date!! style="width:9%;"|Reign!!Defenses
|-
! 1
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Germaine de Randamie]]}}<br>{{small|def. [[Holly Holm]]}}
| [[UFC 208]]<br>{{small|Brooklyn, NY, US}}
| align=center| Feb 11, 2017
| align=center| 128 days
|
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''de Randamie was stripped of the title on June 19, 2017, after she refused to defend the title against [[Cris Cyborg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2017/06/ufc-214-cyborg-justino-megan-anderson-germaine-de-randamie-stripped|title='Cyborg' vs. Megan Anderson for title at UFC 214 after Germaine de Randamie stripped|author=Staff|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2017-06-19|access-date=2017-06-19}}</ref>''
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cris Cyborg]]<br>{{small|def. [[Tonya Evinger]]}}
| [[UFC 214]]<br>{{small|Anaheim, CA, US}}
| align=center| Jul 29, 2017
| align=center| 517 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Holly Holm]] at [[UFC 219]] on Dec 30, 2017<br>
2. def. [[Yana Kunitskaya]] at [[UFC 222]] on Mar 3, 2018}}
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]]
| [[UFC 232]]<br>{{small|Inglewood, CA, US}}
| align=center| Dec 29, 2018
| align=center| 1,634 days
|
{{small| 1. def. [[Felicia Spencer]] at [[UFC 250]] on Jun 6, 2020<br>
{{nowrap|2. def. [[Megan Anderson (fighter)|Megan Anderson]] at [[UFC 259]] on Mar 6, 2021}}}}
|-
! colspan=6 align=center |''Nunes announced her retirement on June 10, 2023.<ref name="nunes">{{cite web | url= https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/06/ufc-289-results-amanda-nunes-retires-vs-irene-aldana-video-title | title=UFC 289 results: Amanda Nunes retires after one-sided title defense vs. Irene Aldana |publisher=mmajunkie.com|author=Nolan King| date=2023-06-10}}</ref> The title was officially vacated on June 20, 2023.''
|}

==Tournament winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! Event !! Date !! Division !! Winner !! Runner-up
|-
| [[UFC 1]]
| Nov 12, 1993
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Royce Gracie]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Gerard Gordeau]]
|-
| [[UFC 2]]
| Mar 11, 1994
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Royce Gracie]] {{small|(2)}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Smith (fighter)|Patrick Smith]]
|-
| [[UFC 3]]
| Sep 9, 1994
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Jennum]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Harold Howard]]
|-
| [[UFC 4]]
| Dec 16, 1994
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Royce Gracie]] {{small|(3)}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Severn]]
|-
| [[UFC 5]]
| Apr 7, 1995
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Severn]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dave Beneteau]]
|-
| [[UFC 6]]
| Jul 14, 1995
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Taktarov]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tank Abbott]]
|-
| [[UFC 7]]
| Sep 8, 1995
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marco Ruas]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Varelans]]
|-
| [[Ultimate Ultimate 1995|The Ultimate Ultimate]]
| Dec 16, 1995
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Severn]] {{small|(2)}}
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oleg Taktarov]]
|-
| [[UFC 8]]
| Feb 16, 1996
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Frye]]
| {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Gary Goodridge]]
|-
| [[UFC 10]]
| Jul 12, 1996
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Coleman]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Frye]]
|-
| [[UFC 11]]
| Sep 20, 1996
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Coleman]] {{small|(2)}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Ferrozzo]]
|-
| [[Ultimate Ultimate 1996|The Ultimate Ultimate 2]]
| Dec 7, 1996
| Openweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Frye]] {{small|(2)}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tank Abbott]]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 12]]
| rowspan=2| Feb 7, 1997
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Belfort]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Ferrozzo]]
|-
| Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Bohlander]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Sanzo
|-
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 13]]
| rowspan=2| May 30, 1997
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Graham
|-
| LightHeavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Guy Mezger]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tito Ortiz]]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 14]]
| rowspan=2| Jul 27, 1997
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Kerr (fighter)|Mark Kerr]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Bobish]]
|-
| LightHeavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Jackson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Fryklund]]
|-
| [[UFC 15]]
| Oct 17, 1997
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Kerr (fighter)|Mark Kerr]] {{small|(2)}}
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Cason
|-
| [[UFC Japan|Ultimate Japan]]
| Dec 21, 1997
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazushi Sakuraba]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcus Silveira
|-
| [[UFC 16]]
| Mar 13, 1998
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Miletich]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Brennan]]
|-
| [[UFC 17]]
| May 15, 1998
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Henderson]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Carlos Newton]]
|-
| [[UFC 23]]
| Nov 19, 1999
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenichi Yamamoto (mixed martial artist)|Kenichi Yamamoto]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsuhisa Fujii]]
|-
| [[UFC 39]] <br> [[UFC 41]]
| Feb 28, 2003
| Lightweight
| colspan=2 | [[B.J. Penn]] drew with [[Caol Uno]] in the finale of the 4-man tournament.
|-
| [[UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann|UFC on FX 2]] <br> [[UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall|UFC on FX 3]] <br> [[UFC 152]]
| Sep 22, 2012
| Flyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Demetrious Johnson]]
| {{flagicon|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.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
!Season!!Finale!!Division!!Winner!!Runner-up
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 1|TUF 1: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale| Apr 9, 2005]]
| Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Forrest Griffin]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephan Bonnar]]
|-
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Diego Sanchez]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Florian]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 2|TUF 2: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale| Nov 5, 2005]]
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rashad Evans]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Imes]]
|-
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Stevenson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Cummo]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 3|TUF 3: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale|Jun 24, 2006]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kendall Grove]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Herman]]
|-
| Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Bisping]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Haynes]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 4|TUF 4: The Comeback]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale| Nov 11, 2006]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Travis Lutter]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Côté (fighter)|Patrick Côté]]
|-
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Serra]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Lytle]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 5|TUF 5: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale|Jun 23, 2007]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nate Diaz]]
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Manny Gamburyan]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 6|TUF 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale| Dec 8, 2007]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mac Danzig]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Speer]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 7|TUF 7: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale|Jun 21, 2008]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amir Sadollah]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[C. B. Dollaway]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 8|TUF 8: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale| Dec 13, 2008]]
| Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Bader]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vinny Magalhães]]
|-
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Efrain Escudero]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phillipe Nover]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 9|TUF 9: United States vs. United Kingdom]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale|Jun 20, 2009]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross Pearson]]
| {{flagicon|GRD}} [[Andre Winner]]
|-
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Wilks]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[DaMarques Johnson]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 10|TUF 10: Heavyweights]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale| Dec 5, 2009]]
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roy Nelson (fighter)|Roy Nelson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brendan Schaub]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 11|TUF 11: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale|Jun 19, 2010]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Court McGee]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kris McCray]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 12|TUF 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale| Dec 4, 2010]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Brookins]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Johnson (fighter)|Michael Johnson]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 13|TUF 13: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale|Jun 4, 2011]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Ferguson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ramsey Nijem]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF 14|TUF 14: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller| Dec 3, 2011]]
| Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Dodson (fighter)|John Dodson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[T.J. Dillashaw]]
|-
| Featherweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Diego Brandão]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Bermudez]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter 15|TUF 15: Live]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale|Jun 1, 2012]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chiesa]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Iaquinta]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[TUF: Brazil]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 147|Jun 23, 2012]]
| Featherweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rony Jason]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Godofredo Pepey]]
|-
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cezar Ferreira]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sérgio Moraes]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter 16|TUF 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale| Dec 15, 2012]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colton Smith (fighter)|Colton Smith]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Ricci (fighter)|Mike Ricci]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes|TUF: The Smashes]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson| Dec 15, 2012]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Norman Parke]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Fletcher
|-
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Whittaker (fighter)|Robert Whittaker]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brad Scott (fighter)|Brad Scott]]
|-
| align=left| [[TUF 17|TUF 17: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen| Apr 13, 2013]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelvin Gastelum]]
| {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Uriah Hall]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2|TUF: Brazil 2]]
| [[UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum|Jun 8, 2013]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Leonardo Santos (fighter)|Leonardo Santos]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[William Macario]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate|TUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale| Nov 30, 2013]]
| Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Holdsworth]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Davey Grant]]
|-
| Women's Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Julianna Peña]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jessica Rakoczy]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: China|TUF: China]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale|Mar 1, 2014]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Lipeng]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Sai
|-
| [[UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le|Ago 23, 2014]]
| Featherweight
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ning Guangyou]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Jianping
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia|TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia#The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy| Apr 16, 2014]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Chad Laprise]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Olivier Aubin-Mercier]]
|-
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Elias Theodorou]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sheldon Westcott]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3|TUF: Brazil 3]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale| May 31, 2014]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Warlley Alves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Márcio Alexandre Júnior
|-
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Carlos Júnior]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vitor Miranda]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn|TUF 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale| Jul 6, 2014]]
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Eddie Gordon (fighter)|Eddie Gordon]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dhiego Lima]]
|-
| Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Anderson (fighter)|Corey Anderson]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Van Buren]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America|TUF: Latin America]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 180| Nov 15, 2014]]
| Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Pérez (fighter)|Alejandro Pérez]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[José Alberto Quiñónez]]
|-
| Featherweight
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yair Rodríguez]]
| {{flagicon|NIC}} Leonardo Morales
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned|TUF 20: A Champion Will Be Crowned]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned#The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale| Dec 12, 2014]]
| Women's Strawweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carla Esparza]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rose Namajunas]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians|TUF 21: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians#The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale| Jul 12, 2015]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Kamaru Usman]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hayder Hassan]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4|TUF: Brazil 4]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 190| Aug 1, 2015]]
| Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Reginaldo Vieira
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dileno Lopes
|-
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Glaico França
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Bruno
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2|TUF: Latin America 2]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2#The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum| Nov 21, 2015]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Enrique Barzola]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Horacio Gutiérrez
|-
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Erick Montaño
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Enrique Marín
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber|TUF 22: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber| Dec 11, 2015]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Hall (fighter)|Ryan Hall]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Artem Lobov]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia|TUF 23: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia#The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale| Jul 8, 2016]]
| Women's Strawweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tatiana Suarez]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Amanda Brundage|Amanda Cooper]]
|-
| Light Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Sanchez]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Khalil Rountree Jr.]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3|TUF: Latin America 3]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3#The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson| Nov 5, 2016]]
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Martin Bravo]]
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Claudio Puelles]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions|TUF 24: Tournament of Champions]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions#The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale| Dec 3, 2016]]
| Flyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Elliott]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiromasa Ougikubo]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption|TUF 25: Redemption]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption#The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale| Jul 7, 2017]]
| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jesse Taylor]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Dhiego Lima]]
|-
| align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion|TUF 26: A New World Champion]]
| [[The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion#The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale| Dec 1, 2017]]
| Women's Flyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicco Montaño]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roxanne Modafferi]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated|TUF 27: Undefeated]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated#The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale| Jul 6, 2018]]
| Featherweight
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brad Katona]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jay Cucciniello
|-
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Trizano]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Giannetti
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters|TUF 28: Heavy Hitters]]
| rowspan=2| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters#The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale|Nov 30, 2018]]
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Espino]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Frazier]]
|-
| Women's Featherweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Macy Chiasson]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Pannie Kianzad]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega|TUF 29: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze|Aug 28, 2021]]
| Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Turcios
| {{flagicon|USA}} Brady Hiestand
|-
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryan Battle]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} Gilbert Urbina
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes|TUF 30: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill|Aug 6, 2022]]
| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|NGR}} Mohammed Usman
| {{flagicon|USA}} Zac Pauga
|-
| Women's Flyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} Juliana Miller
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brogan Walker-Sanchez]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler|TUF 31: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC 292|Aug 19, 2023]]
| Bantamweight
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brad Katona]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cody Gibson]]
|-
| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kurt Holobaugh (fighter)|Kurt Holobaugh]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin Hubbard]]
|-
| rowspan=2 align=left| [[The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko|TUF 32: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko]]
| rowspan=2| [[UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho|Aug 24, 2024]]
| Featherweight
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Mairon Santos
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kaan Ofli
|-
| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Loder
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Robert Valentin
|}

==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.<!-- Remember to update the individual champions -->

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Country !! Division<br>championships !! Tournament<br>championships !! Total<br>championships !! Individual<br>champions
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} United States || 83 || 17 || 100
|73
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil || 24 || 6 || 30
|22
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia || 5 || 1 || 6
|5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada || 4 || - || 4
|3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico || 4 || - || 4
|3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia || 4 || - || 4
|3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || 3 || - || 3
|3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|GEO}} Georgia|| 3 || - || 3
|2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGA}} Nigeria ||3|| - || 3
|2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands || 2 || - || 2
|2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland || 2 || - || 2
|2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} China || 2 || - || 2
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRE}} Ireland || 2 || - || 2
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KGZ}} Kyrgyzstan || 2 || - || 2
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} Belarus || 1 || - || 1
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CMR}} Cameroon|| 1 || - || 1
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} France|| 1 || - || 1
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Republic|| 1 || - || 1
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa|| 1 || - || 1
|1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Japan || 0 || 2 || 2
|2
|}

==TUF winners by nationality==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Country !! TUF<br>winners 
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} United States || 35
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil || 8
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico || 5
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada || 4
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} England || 3
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} China || 2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGA}} Nigeria || 2
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia || 1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JAM}} Jamaica || 1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland || 1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Peru || 1
|-
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain || 1
|}

==Most wins in title bouts==
Fighters with four or more championship and/or interim championship title wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightmatrix.com/ufc-records/title-wins/|title=Most wins in UFC title bouts|publisher=Fightmatrix.com|access-date=December 24, 2012}}</ref> Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title fights. Tournament [[Championship#Title match system|championships]] and TUF winners are not included.

{| class="wikitable"
! Title wins !! Champion !! Division !! {{vertical header|Win}} !! {{vertical header|Loss}} !! {{vertical header|Draw}} !! {{vertical header|No-Contest}}
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] || Heavyweight<br>Light Heavyweight ||align=center| 2<br>14 ||align=center| 0<br>0 || ||align=center| 0<br>1
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]] || Middleweight<br>Welterweight ||align=center| 1<br>12 ||align=center| 0<br>2 || ||
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Demetrious Johnson]] || Bantamweight<br>Flyweight ||align=center| 0<br>12 ||align=center| 1<br>1 || ||
|-
! rowspan=2| 11
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Anderson Silva]] || Middleweight ||align=center| 11 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]] || Women's Featherweight<br>Women's Bantamweight ||align=center| 3<br>8 ||align=center| 0<br>1 || ||
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Valentina Shevchenko]] || Women's Bantamweight<br>Women's Flyweight ||align=center| 0<br>10 ||align=center| 1<br>1 ||0<br>1||
|-
! rowspan=2| 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]] || Heavyweight<br>Light Heavyweight ||align=center| 6<br>3 ||align=center| 3<br>3 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] || Welterweight ||align=center| 9 ||align=center| 3 || ||
|-
! rowspan=2| 8
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Aldo]] || Featherweight<br>Bantamweight ||align=center| 8<br>0 ||align=center| 3<br>1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Israel Adesanya]] || Light Heavyweight<br>Middleweight ||align=center| 0<br>8 ||align=center| 1<br>3 || ||
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexander Volkanovski]] || Lightweight<br>Featherweight ||align=center| 0<br>7 ||align=center| 2<br>1 || ||
|-
! rowspan=7| 6
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]] || Women's Flyweight<br>Women's Strawweight ||align=center| 0<br>6 ||align=center| 1<br>3 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]] || Heavyweight<br>Light Heavyweight ||align=center| 2<br>4 ||align=center| 2<br>1 || ||align=center| 0<br>1
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tito Ortiz]] || Light Heavyweight ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 3 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stipe Miocic]] || Heavyweight ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 3 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ronda Rousey]] || Women's Bantamweight ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Kamaru Usman]] || Welterweight ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Weili]] || Women's Strawweight ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
! rowspan=11| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[B.J. Penn]] || Welterweight<br>Lightweight ||align=center| 1<br>4 ||align=center| 2<br>3 ||align=center| 0<br>1 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Max Holloway]] || Lightweight<br>Featherweight ||align=center| 0<br>5 ||align=center| 1<br>4 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Sylvia]] || Heavyweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 4 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[T.J. Dillashaw]] || Bantamweight<br>Flyweight ||align=center| 5<br>0 ||align=center| 2<br>1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chuck Liddell]] || Light Heavyweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominick Cruz]] || Bantamweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Pereira]] || Light Heavyweight<br>Middleweight ||align=center| 4<br>1 ||align=center| 1<br>1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Miletich]] || Welterweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Shamrock]] || Light Heavyweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 0 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Islam Makhachev]] || Lightweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 0 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alexandre Pantoja]] || Flyweight ||align=center| 5 ||align=center| 0 || ||
|-
! rowspan=9| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rose Namajunas]] || Women's Strawweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 3 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cain Velasquez]] || Heavyweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renan Barão]] || Bantamweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 2 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyron Woodley]] || Welterweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 1 ||align=center| 1 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Cejudo]] || Bantamweight<br>Flyweight ||align=center| 2<br>2 ||align=center| 1<br>1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Benson Henderson]] || Lightweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Weidman]] || Middleweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aljamain Sterling]] || Bantamweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 1 || ||
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khabib Nurmagomedov]] || Lightweight ||align=center| 4 ||align=center| 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightmatrix.com/ufc-records/title-defenses/|title=Most consecutive UFC title defenses|publisher=Fightmatrix.com|access-date=December 24, 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Defenses !! Champion !! Division !! Period
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Demetrious Johnson]] || Flyweight || Sep 22, 2012 — Aug 4, 2018
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Anderson Silva]] || Middleweight || Oct 14, 2006 — Jul 6, 2013
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]] || Welterweight || Apr 19, 2008 — Dec 13, 2013
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] || Light Heavyweight || Mar 19, 2011 — Apr 28, 2015
|-
! rowspan=2| 7
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Aldo]] || Featherweight || Nov 20, 2010 — Dec 12, 2015
|-
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Valentina Shevchenko]] || Women's Flyweight || Dec 8, 2018 — Mar 4, 2023
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ronda Rousey]] || Women's Bantamweight || Dec 6, 2012 — Nov 15, 2015
|-
! rowspan=7| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tito Ortiz]] || Light Heavyweight || Apr 14, 2000 — Sep 26, 2003
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] || Welterweight || Nov 2, 2001 — Jan 31, 2004
|-
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Joanna Jędrzejczyk]] || Women's Strawweight || Mar 14, 2015 — Nov 4, 2017
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]] || Women's Bantamweight || Jul 9, 2016 — Dec 11, 2021
|-
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Kamaru Usman]] || Welterweight || Mar 2, 2019 — Aug 20, 2022
|-
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Israel Adesanya]] || Middleweight || Oct 6, 2019 — Nov 12, 2022
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexander Volkanovski]] || Featherweight || Dec 14, 2019 — Feb 17, 2024
|-
! rowspan=6| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Shamrock]] || Light Heavyweight || Dec 21, 1997 — Nov 24, 1999
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Miletich]] || Welterweight || Oct 16, 1998 — May 4, 2001
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chuck Liddell]] || Light Heavyweight || Apr 16, 2005 — May 26, 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyron Woodley]]{{efn|Woodley successfully defended the UFC Welterweight Championship three times and retained the title once following a draw against [[Stephen Thompson (fighter)|Stephen Thompson]] at [[UFC 205]].}}
| Welterweight || Jul 30, 2016 — Mar 2, 2019
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Islam Makhachev]] || Lightweight || Oct 22, 2022 — Jun 28, 2025
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Alexandre Pantoja]]''' || Flyweight || Jul 8, 2023 — Present
|-
! rowspan=13| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[B.J. Penn]] || Lightweight || Jan 19, 2008 — Apr 10, 2010
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frankie Edgar]]{{efn|Edgar successfully defended the UFC Lightweight Championship twice and retained the title once following a draw against [[Gray Maynard]] at [[UFC 125]].}}
| Lightweight || Apr 10, 2010 — Feb 26, 2012
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Benson Henderson]] || Lightweight || Feb 26, 2012 — Aug 31, 2013
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renan Barão]]{{efn|Barão successfully defended the interim UFC Bantamweight Championship twice before being promoted to undisputed champion and defending his title once more.}} || Bantamweight || Jul 21, 2012 — May 24, 2014
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Weidman]] || Middleweight || Jul 6, 2013 — Dec 12, 2015
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]]{{efn|Cormier lost to [[Jon Jones]] attempting his 3rd consecutive defense. However, Jones' win was later overturned to a no-contest due to a failed pre-fight drug test. Cormier was later reinstated as champion and made his 3rd successful title defense at [[UFC 220]].}} || Light Heavyweight || May 23, 2015 — Dec 28, 2018
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stipe Miocic]] || Heavyweight || May 14, 2016 — Jul 7, 2018
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Max Holloway]] || Featherweight || Jun 3, 2017 — Dec 14, 2019
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] || Light Heavyweight || Dec 29, 2018 — Aug 17, 2020
|-
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Khabib Nurmagomedov]] || Lightweight || Apr 7, 2018 — Mar 19, 2021
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aljamain Sterling]] || Bantamweight || Mar 6, 2021 — Aug 19, 2023
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Pereira]] || Light Heavyweight || Nov 11, 2023 — Mar 8, 2025
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Zhang Weili]]''' || Women's Strawweight || Nov 12, 2022 — Present
|}
* '''Bold''' — Incumbent champion.
{{notelist}}

==Longest reigning champions==
The following is a list of the ten longest reigning UFC champions.

===Longest individual reigns===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! !! Name!! Title Reign !! Weight class !! Successful defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Anderson Silva]] || 2,457 days || [[#Middleweight Championship|MW]] ||align=center| 10
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Demetrious Johnson]] || 2,142 days || [[#Flyweight Championship|FLW]] ||align=center| 11
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Georges St-Pierre]] || 2,064 days || [[#Welterweight Championship|WW]] ||align=center| 9
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]] || 1,981 days || [[#Women's Bantamweight Championship Championship|W-BW]] ||align=center| 5
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Aldo]] || 1,848 days || [[#Featherweight Championship|FTW]] ||align=center| 7
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]] || 1,634 days || [[#Women's Featherweight Championship Championship|W-FTW]] ||align=center| 2
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} [[Valentina Shevchenko]] || 1,547 days || [[#Women's Flyweight Championship|W-FLW]] ||align=center| 7
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alexander Volkanovski ]] || 1,526 days || [[#Featherweight Championship|FTW]] ||align=center| 5
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] || 1,501 days || [[#Light Heavyweight Championship|LHW]] ||align=center| 8
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]] || 1,315 days || [[#Light Heavyweight Championship|LHW]] ||align=center| 3
|}

===Longest combined reigns===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! !! Name !! Days as champion !! Reigns !! Weight class !! Cumulative title defenses
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Amanda Nunes]] || 3,940 days || 3 || [[#Women's Bantamweight Championship Championship|W-BW]], [[#Women's Featherweight Championship Championship|W-FTW]] ||align=center| 8
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]] || 2,938 days || 3 || [[Light heavyweight (MMA)|LHW]], [[#Heavyweight Championship|HW]] || align="center" | 12
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Anderson Silva]] || 2,457 days || 1 || [[#Middleweight Championship|MW]] ||align=center| 10
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Georges St-Pierre]] || 2,237 days || 3 || [[#Welterweight Championship|WW]], [[#Middleweight Championship|MW]] ||align=center| 9
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Demetrious Johnson]] || 2,142 days || 1 || [[#Flyweight Championship|FLW]] ||align=center| 11
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Aldo]] || 2,037 days || 2 || [[#Featherweight Championship|FTW]] ||align=center| 7
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|KGZ}} '''[[Valentina Shevchenko]]''' || ''{{Formatnum:{{#expr: 1547 + {{ age in days | 2024|09|14}}}}}} days'' || 2 || [[#Women's Flyweight Championship|W-FLW]] ||align=center| 8
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]] || 1,722 days || 2 || [[#Light Heavyweight Championship|LHW]], [[#Heavyweight Championship|HW]] ||align=center| 4
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Alexander Volkanovski]]''' || ''{{Formatnum:{{#expr: 1526 + {{ age in days | 2025|04|12}}}}}} days'' || 2 || [[#Featherweight Championship|FTW]] ||align=center| 5
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] || 1,577 days || 2 || [[#Welterweight Championship|WW]] ||align=center| 7
|}
* '''Bold''' — Incumbent champion.

==Multi-division champions==
Fighters who have won [[Championship#Title match system|championships]] in multiple weight classes.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1205/mma-through-the-years/content.13.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517085317/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1205/mma-through-the-years/content.13.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 17, 2012 |title=MMA All-time Record Holders |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> Tournament [[Championship#Title match system|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.
<section begin=Multi/>
{| class="wikitable"
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|
| Interim
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
!
! Champion !! Division !! Won !! Lost !! Defenses !! Reign !! Total reign
|-
! rowspan="6" |'''1'''
| rowspan=6| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Couture]]
| rowspan=3| [[#Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight]]
| Dec 21, 1997 ([[UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan|UFC Japan]])
| Jan ?, 1998 (stripped)
| align=center| 0
| align=center| {{0}}{{0}}? days
| rowspan=6 align=center | 1,478 + ? days
|-
| Nov 17, 2000 ([[UFC 28]])
| Mar 22, 2002 ([[UFC 36]])
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 490 days
|-
| Mar 3, 2007 ([[UFC 68]])
| Nov 15, 2008 ([[UFC 91]])
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 623 days
|-
| rowspan=3| [[List of UFC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight]]
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Jun 6, 2003 ([[UFC 43]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |Sep 26, 2003 ([[UFC 44]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | 0
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | -
|-
| Sep 26, 2003 ([[UFC 44]])
| Jan 31, 2004 ([[UFC 46]])
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 127 days
|-
| Aug 21, 2004 ([[UFC 49]])
| Apr 16, 2005 ([[UFC 52]])
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 238 days
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[B.J. Penn]]
| [[List of UFC champions#Welterweight Championship|Welterweight]]
| Jan 31, 2004 ([[UFC 46]])
| May 17, 2004 (stripped)
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 107 days
| rowspan=2 align=center | 919 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Lightweight Championship|Lightweight]]
| Jan 19, 2008 ([[UFC 80]])
| Apr 10, 2010 ([[UFC 112]])
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 812 days
|-
! rowspan="3" |'''3'''
| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Conor McGregor]]
| rowspan=2| [[List of UFC champions#Featherweight Championship|Featherweight]]
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | Jul 11, 2015 ([[UFC 189]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | Dec 12, 2015 ([[UFC 194]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | 0
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | -
| rowspan=3 align=center | 861 days
|-
| Dec 12, 2015 ([[UFC 194]])
| Nov 26, 2016 (stripped)
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 350 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Lightweight Championship|Lightweight]]
| Nov 12, 2016 ([[UFC 205]])
| Apr 7, 2018 (stripped)
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 511 days
|-
! rowspan="4" |'''4'''
| rowspan=4| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Georges St-Pierre]]
| rowspan=3| [[List of UFC champions#Welterweight Championship|Welterweight]]
| Nov 18, 2006 ([[UFC 65]])
| Apr 7, 2007 ([[UFC 69]])
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 140 days
| rowspan=4 align=center | 2,237 days
|-
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | Dec 29, 2007 ([[UFC 79]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | Apr 19, 2008 ([[UFC 83]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | 0
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | -
|-
| Apr 19, 2008 ([[UFC 83]])
| Dec 13, 2013 (vacated)
| align=center| 9
| align=center| 2,064 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Middleweight Championship|Middleweight]]
| Nov 4, 2017 ([[UFC 217]])
| Dec 7, 2017 (vacated)
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 33 days
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''5'''
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]]
| [[List of UFC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight]]
| May 23, 2015 ([[UFC 187]])
| Dec 28, 2018 (vacated)
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1,315 days
| rowspan=2 align=center | 1,722 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight]]
| Jul 7, 2018 ([[UFC 226]])
| Aug 17, 2019 ([[UFC 241]])
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 407 days
|-
! rowspan="3" |'''6'''
| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]]
| rowspan=2| [[List of UFC champions#Women's Bantamweight Championship|Women's Bantamweight]]
| Jul 9, 2016 ([[UFC 200]])
| Dec 11, 2021 ([[UFC 269]])
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 1,981 days
| rowspan=3 align=center | 3,940 days
|-
| Jul 30, 2022 ([[UFC 277]])
| Jun 20, 2023 (vacated)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 325 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Women's Featherweight Championship|Women's Featherweight]]
| Dec 29, 2018 ([[UFC 232]])
| Jun 20, 2023 (vacated)
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1,634 days
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''7'''
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Cejudo]]
| [[List of UFC champions#Flyweight Championship|Flyweight]]
| Aug 4, 2018 ([[UFC 227]])
| Feb 29, 2020 (vacated)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 574 days
| rowspan=2 align=center | 926 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Bantamweight Championship|Bantamweight]]
| Jun 8, 2019 ([[UFC 238]])
| May 24, 2020 (vacated)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 352 days
|-
! rowspan="4" |'''8'''
| rowspan=4| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Jones]]
| rowspan=3| [[List of UFC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight]]
| Mar 19, 2011 ([[UFC 128]])
| Apr 28, 2015 (stripped)
| align=center| 8
| align=center| 1,501 days
| rowspan=4 align=center | 2938 days
|-
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | Apr 23, 2016 ([[UFC 197]])
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | Nov 19, 2016 (stripped)
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | 0
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center | -
|-
| Dec 29, 2018 ([[UFC 232]])
| Aug 17, 2020 (vacated)
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 597 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight]]
| Mar 4, 2023 ([[UFC 285]])
| Jun 21, 2025 (vacated)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 840 days
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''9'''
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alex Pereira]]
| [[List of UFC champions#Middleweight Championship|Middleweight]]
| Nov 12, 2022 ([[UFC 281]])
| Apr 8, 2023 ([[UFC 287]])
| align=center| 0
| align=center| 147 days
| rowspan=2 align=center | 630 days
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight]]
| Nov 11, 2023 ([[UFC 295]])
| Mar 8, 2025 ([[UFC 313]])
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 483 days
|-
! rowspan="2" |'''10'''
| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GEO}} '''[[Ilia Topuria]]'''
| [[List of UFC champions#Featherweight Championship|Featherweight]]
| Feb 17, 2024 ([[UFC 298]])
| Apr 12, 2025 (vacated)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 419 days
| rowspan=2 align=center | ''{{formatnum:{{#expr: 419 + {{age in days|2025|06|28}}}}}} days''
|-
| [[List of UFC champions#Lightweight Championship|Lightweight]]
| Jun 28, 2025 ([[UFC 317]])
| align=center| ''Incumbent''
| align=center| 0
| align=center| ''{{formatnum:{{age in days|2025|06|28|show unit=full}}}}''
|}

===Simultaneous two division champions===
* '''Note:''' Defenses shown are while champion was a two division champion.
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!
! Champion !! Division !! Period !! Defenses !! Reign
|-
!rowspan=2| 1
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Conor McGregor]]
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Featherweight Championship|Featherweight]]
|rowspan=2| Nov 12, 2016 – Nov 26, 2016
|0
|align=center rowspan=2| 14 days
|-
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Lightweight Championship|Lightweight]]
|0
|-
!rowspan=2| 2
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Daniel Cormier]]
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight]]
|rowspan=2| Jul 7, 2018  – Dec 28, 2018
|0
|align=center rowspan=2| 174 days
|-
|align=left| [[#Heavyweight Championship|Heavyweight]]
|1
|-
!rowspan=2| 3
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]]
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Women's Bantamweight Championship|Women's Bantamweight]]
|rowspan=2| Dec 29, 2018 – Dec 11, 2021
|2
|align=center rowspan=2| 1,078 days
|-
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Women's Featherweight Championship|Women's Featherweight]]
|2
|-
!rowspan=2| 4
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Cejudo]]
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Flyweight Championship|Flyweight]]
|rowspan=2| Jun 8, 2019 – Feb 29, 2020
|0
|align=center rowspan=2| 266 days
|-
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Bantamweight Championship|Bantamweight]] 
|1
|-
!rowspan=2| 5
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amanda Nunes]] {{small|(2)}}
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Women's Featherweight Championship|Women's Featherweight]]
|rowspan=2| Jul 30, 2022 – Jun 20, 2023
|0
|align=center rowspan=2| 325 days
|-
|align=left| [[List of UFC champions#Women's Bantamweight Championship|Women's Bantamweight]]
|1
|}

* '''Bold''' - Active reigns.<section end=Multi />

==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.

{| class="wikitable"
! Event !! Date !! Championship
! colspan=3| Result !! Notes
|-
| [[UFC 56]]
| Nov 19, 2005
| [[Welterweight (MMA)| Welterweight]]
| [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] (c) (170 lb)
| def.
| [[Joe Riggs]] (''172.5 lb'')
| Fight changed to non-title contest
|-
| [[UFC 67]]
| Feb 3, 2007
| [[Middleweight (MMA)| Middleweight]]
| [[Anderson Silva]] (c) (185 lb)
| def.
| [[Travis Lutter]] (''187 lb'')
| Fight changed to non-title contest
|-
| [[UFC 206]]
| Dec 10, 2016
| Interim [[Featherweight (MMA)| Featherweight]]
| [[Max Holloway]] (145 lb)
| def.
| [[Anthony Pettis]] (''148 lb'')
| Only Holloway was eligible to win title
|-
| [[UFC 221]]
| Feb 11, 2018
| Interim [[Middleweight (MMA)| Middleweight]]
| [[Yoel Romero]] (''187.7 lb'')
| def.
| [[Luke Rockhold]] (185 lb)
| Only Rockhold was eligible to win title
|-
| [[UFC 225]]
| Jun 9, 2018
| [[Middleweight (MMA)| Middleweight]]
| [[Robert Whittaker (fighter)|Robert Whittaker]] (c) (185 lb)
| def.
| [[Yoel Romero]] (''185.2 lb'')
| Fight changed to non-title contest
|-
| [[UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo]]
| Feb 29, 2020
| [[Flyweight (MMA)| Flyweight]]
| [[Deiveson Figueiredo]] (''127.5 lb'')
| def.
| [[Joseph Benavidez]] (124.5 lb)
| Only Benavidez was eligible to win title
|-
| [[UFC 274]]
| May 7, 2022
| [[Lightweight (MMA)|Lightweight]]
| [[Charles Oliveira]] <s>(c)</s> (''155.5 lb'')
| def.
| [[Justin Gaethje]] (155 lb)
| Oliveira was stripped of the title, only Gaethje was eligible to win title
|}

==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]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ufc.com/athletes Current Title Holders] at [http://www.UFC.com UFC.com]

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{{UFC Flyweight Championship}}
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