1
ISLAM MAKHACHEV
2
ALEXANDER "THE GREAT" VOLKANOVSKI
3
PETR "NO MERCY" YAN
4
JUSTIN "THE HIGHLIGHT" GAETHJE
5
ILIA "EL MATADOR" TOPURIA
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TOM ASPINALL
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SEAN "TARZAN" STRICKLAND
8
ALEX "POATAN" PEREIRA
9
MERAB "THE MACHINE" DVALISHVILI
10
CIRYL "BON GAMIN" GANE
11
JOSHUA "THE FEARLESS" VAN
12
KHAMZAT "BORZ" CHIMAEV
13
ALEXANDRE "THE CANNIBAL" PANTOJA
14
ARMAN "AHALKALAKETS" TSARUKYAN
15
CHARLES "DO BRONXS" OLIVEIRA
UFC Champions History
All belt changes, auto-synced with live rankings
Women's Strawweight — 115 lb
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
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2025
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| 9 | Mackenzie Dern | 25 October 2025, UFC 321 | Zhang Weili vacated the title to move up to the flyweight division. Mackenzie Dern defeated Virna Jandiroba for the vacant title to become the current strawweight champion. |
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2022
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| 8 | Zhang Weili | 12 November 2022, UFC 281 | Defeated Carla Esparza to win the title for the second time. |
| 7 | Carla Esparza | 7 May 2022, UFC 274 | Defeated Rose Namajunas to become champion for the second time. |
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2021
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| 6 | Rose Namajunas | 24 April 2021, UFC 261 | Defeated Zhang Weili to become champion for the second time. |
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2019
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| 5 | Zhang Weili | 31 August 2019, UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | Defeated Jéssica Andrade to become the champion. |
| 4 | Jéssica Andrade | 11 May 2019, UFC 237 | Defeated Rose Namajunas to win the title. |
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2017
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| 3 | Rose Namajunas | 4 November 2017, UFC 217 | Defeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk to become the champion. |
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2015
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| 2 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | 14 March 2015, UFC 185 | Defeated Carla Esparza to win the title. |
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2014
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| 1 | Carla Esparza | 12 December 2014 | Defeated Rose Namajunas to become the inaugural UFC Women's Strawweight champion. |
Women's Flyweight — 125 lb
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2024
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| 4 | Valentina Shevchenko | 14 September 2024, UFC 306 | Defeated Alexa Grasso to win back the title. Later defended the title against Manon Fiorot and Zhang Weili; Valentina Shevchenko is the current women's flyweight champion. |
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2023
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| 3 | Alexa Grasso | 4 March 2023, UFC 285 | Defeated Valentina Shevchenko by submission to win the title. |
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2018
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| 2 | Valentina Shevchenko | 8 December 2018, UFC 231 | Nicco Montaño was stripped of the title due to weight-cutting issues and failing to show up. Valentina Shevchenko defeated Joanna Jędrzejczyk for the vacant title. |
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2017
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| 1 | Nicco Montaño | 1 December 2017 | Defeated Roxanne Modafferi to become the inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight champion. |
Women's Bantamweight — 135 lb
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2025
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| 9 | Kayla Harrison | 7 June 2025, UFC 316 | Defeated Julianna Peña in the second round by submission to become the current women's bantamweight champion. |
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2024
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| 8 | Julianna Peña | 5 October 2024, UFC 307 | Defeated Raquel Pennington by split decision to become champion for the second time. |
| 7 | Raquel Pennington | 20 January 2024, UFC 297 | The title was vacated following Amanda Nunes' retirement. Raquel Pennington defeated Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant title. |
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2022
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| 6 | Amanda Nunes | 30 July 2022, UFC 277 | Defeated Julianna Peña to win back the title. |
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2021
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| 5 | Julianna Peña | 11 December 2021, UFC 269 | Defeated Amanda Nunes by submission to win the title. |
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2016
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| 4 | Amanda Nunes | 9 July 2016, UFC 200 | Defeated Miesha Tate to win the title. |
| 3 | Miesha Tate | 5 March 2016, UFC 196 | Defeated Holly Holm to become the champion. |
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2015
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| 2 | Holly Holm | 15 November 2015, UFC 193 | Defeated Ronda Rousey in a major upset to win the title. |
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2012
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| 1 | Ronda Rousey | 6 December 2012 | Rousey was crowned the inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight champion as she was the reigning Strikeforce champion. She did not win the belt in a fight; it was awarded to her. |
Women's Featherweight — 145 lb
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2018
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| 3 | Amanda Nunes | 29 December 2018, UFC 232 | Knocked out Cris Cyborg to win the women's featherweight title, becoming a double champion. |
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2017
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| 2 | Cris Cyborg | 29 July 2017, UFC 214 | Germaine de Randamie was stripped of the title for refusing to fight Cris Cyborg. Cyborg defeated Tonya Evinger for the vacant title. |
| 1 | Germaine de Randamie | 11 February 2017, UFC 208 | Defeated Holly Holm to become the inaugural UFC Women's Featherweight champion. |
Heavyweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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YEAR NOT SPECIFIED
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| 25 | Ciryl Gane | Defeated Alex Pereira to become the interim champion. | Defeated Alex Pereira to become the interim heavyweight champion. |
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2025
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| 24 | Tom Aspinall | 21 June 2025 | Initially defeated Sergei Pavlovich for the interim title at UFC 295, then defended the interim title against Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304. Following Jon Jones' announced retirement, Aspinall was promoted to undisputed UFC heavyweight champion. ESPN lists Tom Aspinall as the current undisputed heavyweight champion, noting he took over the title following Jon Jones' retirement. |
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2023
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| 23 | Jon Jones | 4 March 2023, UFC 285 | Defeated Ciryl Gane for the vacant title. Later defended the title against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. |
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2021
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| 22 | Francis Ngannou | 27 March 2021, UFC 260 | Defeated Stipe Miocic. Unified the title by defeating interim champion Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. Later left the UFC due to a contract dispute and was stripped of the title. |
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2019
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| 21 | Stipe Miocic | 17 August 2019, UFC 241 | Defeated Daniel Cormier to win back the title. Defended the title in a trilogy fight against Cormier at UFC 252. |
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2018
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| 20 | Daniel Cormier | 7 July 2018, UFC 226 | Defeated Stipe Miocic to become the heavyweight champion. Defended the title against Derrick Lewis. |
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2016
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| 19 | Stipe Miocic | 14 May 2016, UFC 198 | Defeated Fabrício Werdum. Defended the title against Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos, and Francis Ngannou. |
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2015
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| 18 | Fabrício Werdum | 13 June 2015, UFC 188 | Previously defeated Mark Hunt for the interim title; then defeated Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 to become the undisputed champion. |
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2012
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| 17 | Cain Velasquez | 29 December 2012, UFC 155 | Defeated Junior dos Santos to win back the title. Defended the title against Antônio Silva and Junior dos Santos. |
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2011
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| 16 | Junior dos Santos | 12 November 2011, UFC on Fox 1 | Defeated Cain Velasquez. Later defended the title against Frank Mir. |
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2010
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| 15 | Cain Velasquez | 23 October 2010, UFC 121 | Defeated Brock Lesnar to become the champion. |
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2008
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| 14 | Brock Lesnar | 15 November 2008, UFC 91 | Defeated Randy Couture. Later unified and defended the title by defeating interim champion Frank Mir at UFC 100 and Shane Carwin at UFC 116. |
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2007
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| 13 | Randy Couture | 3 March 2007, UFC 68 | Defeated Tim Sylvia to become heavyweight champion for the third time. Defended the title against Gabriel Gonzaga. |
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2006
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| 12 | Tim Sylvia | 15 April 2006, UFC 59 | Defeated Andrei Arlovski to win the title for the second time. Later defended the title against Arlovski and Jeff Monson. |
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2005
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| 11 | Andrei Arlovski | 12 August 2005 | Defeated Tim Sylvia at UFC 51 for the interim title. Promoted to undisputed champion after Frank Mir was stripped of the title due to injury/inactivity. |
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2004
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| 10 | Frank Mir | 19 June 2004, UFC 48 | Defeated Tim Sylvia for the vacant title. Later stripped of the title due to being unable to fight for a long time following a motorcycle accident. |
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2003
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| 9 | Tim Sylvia | 28 February 2003, UFC 41 | Defeated Ricco Rodriguez. Defended it against Gan McGee, then stripped of the title due to a positive steroid test. |
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2002
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| 8 | Ricco Rodriguez | 27 September 2002, UFC 39 | Defeated Randy Couture for the vacant title. |
| 7 | Josh Barnett | 22 March 2002, UFC 36 | Defeated Randy Couture. Later stripped of the title due to a positive steroid test. |
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2000
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| 6 | Randy Couture | 17 November 2000, UFC 28 | Defeated Kevin Randleman to become heavyweight champion for the second time. Defended the title twice against Pedro Rizzo. |
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1999
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| 5 | Kevin Randleman | 19 November 1999, UFC 23 | Defeated Pete Williams for the vacant title. Later defended the title against Pedro Rizzo. |
| 4 | Bas Rutten | 7 May 1999, UFC 20 | Defeated Kevin Randleman for the vacant title. Later vacated the title due to injuries and a desire to move down to light heavyweight. |
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1997
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| 3 | Randy Couture | 21 December 1997, UFC Japan | Defeated Maurice Smith to become the champion. Later stripped of the title due to leaving the UFC / contract dispute. |
| 2 | Maurice Smith | 27 July 1997, UFC 14 | Defeated Mark Coleman to win the title. Later defended the title against Tank Abbott. |
| 1 | Mark Coleman | 7 February 1997, UFC 12 | Defeated Dan Severn to become the inaugural UFC Heavyweight champion. |
Light Heavyweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2026
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| 22 | Carlos Ulberg | 11 April 2026, UFC 327 | Defeated Jiří Procházka for the vacant title to become champion; currently listed as the undisputed UFC Light Heavyweight champion. |
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2025
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| 21 | Alex Pereira | 4 October 2025, UFC 320 | Defeated Magomed Ankalaev to win back the title. Later vacated the title to move up to heavyweight. |
| 20 | Magomed Ankalaev | 8 March 2025, UFC 313 | Defeated Alex Pereira to become champion. |
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2023
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| 19 | Alex Pereira | 11 November 2023, UFC 295 | Defeated Jiří Procházka for the vacant title. Defended the title against Jamahal Hill, Jiří Procházka, and Khalil Rountree Jr. |
| 18 | Jamahal Hill | 21 January 2023, UFC 283 | Defeated Glover Teixeira for the vacant title. Later vacated the title due to an achilles tendon injury. |
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2022
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| 17 | Jiří Procházka | 12 June 2022, UFC 275 | Defeated Glover Teixeira to win the title. Later vacated the title due to a shoulder injury. |
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2021
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| 16 | Glover Teixeira | 30 October 2021, UFC 267 | Defeated Jan Błachowicz to become champion. |
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2020
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| 15 | Jan Błachowicz | 27 September 2020, UFC 253 | Defeated Dominick Reyes for the vacant title. |
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2018
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| 14 | Jon Jones | 29 December 2018, UFC 232 | Defeated Alexander Gustafsson for the vacant title. Vacated the title in 2020 with the intention of moving up to heavyweight. |
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2015
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| 13 | Daniel Cormier | 23 May 2015, UFC 187 | Defeated Anthony Johnson for the vacant title after Jon Jones was stripped of the belt. |
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2011
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| 12 | Jon Jones | 19 March 2011, UFC 128 | Defeated Shogun Rua to become champion. Defended the title 8 times during his first reign. |
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2010
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| 11 | Maurício “Shogun” Rua | 8 May 2010, UFC 113 | Defeated Lyoto Machida to win the title. |
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2009
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| 10 | Lyoto Machida | 23 May 2009, UFC 98 | Defeated Rashad Evans to become champion. |
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2008
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| 9 | Rashad Evans | 27 December 2008, UFC 92 | Defeated Forrest Griffin to win the title. |
| 8 | Forrest Griffin | 5 July 2008, UFC 86 | Defeated Quinton Jackson to become champion. |
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2007
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| 7 | Quinton “Rampage” Jackson | 26 May 2007, UFC 71 | Defeated Chuck Liddell to win the title. Later defeated Dan Henderson to unify the UFC title with the PRIDE 205 lb title. |
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2005
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| 6 | Chuck Liddell | 16 April 2005, UFC 52 | Defeated Randy Couture to become champion. |
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2004
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| 5 | Randy Couture | 21 August 2004, UFC 49 | Defeated Vitor Belfort to win back the title. |
| 4 | Vitor Belfort | 31 January 2004, UFC 46 | Defeated Randy Couture to win the title. |
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2003
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| 3 | Randy Couture | 26 September 2003, UFC 44 | Defeated Tito Ortiz to become the undisputed champion. |
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2000
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| 2 | Tito Ortiz | 14 April 2000, UFC 25 | Defeated Wanderlei Silva to win the title. |
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1997
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| 1 | Frank Shamrock | 21 December 1997, UFC Japan | Defeated Kevin Jackson to become the inaugural champion. |
Lightweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2026
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| 14 | Justin Gaethje | 15 June 2026, UFC Beyaz Saray Kartı | Defeated Ilia Topuria to become the UFC Lightweight champion. |
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2025
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| 13 | Ilia Topuria | 28 June 2025, UFC 317 | After Islam Makhachev vacated the title to move up to welterweight, Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira in the first round to become the UFC Lightweight champion. He later lost the title to Justin Gaethje. |
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2022
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| 12 | Islam Makhachev | 22 October 2022, UFC 280 | Defeated Charles Oliveira by submission for the vacant title. Later defended the title 4 times, breaking the lightweight defense record. |
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2021
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| 11 | Charles Oliveira | 15 May 2021, UFC 262 | Defeated Michael Chandler by TKO for the vacant title following Khabib's retirement. |
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2018
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| 10 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 7 April 2018, UFC 223 | Defeated Al Iaquinta for the vacant title. |
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2016
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| 9 | Conor McGregor | 12 November 2016, UFC 205 | Defeated Eddie Alvarez to become a double division champion. |
| 8 | Eddie Alvarez | 7 July 2016, UFC Fight Night 90 | Defeated Rafael dos Anjos by TKO. |
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2015
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| 7 | Rafael dos Anjos | 14 March 2015, UFC 185 | Defeated Anthony Pettis to become champion. |
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2013
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| 6 | Anthony Pettis | 31 August 2013, UFC 164 | Defeated Benson Henderson by submission. |
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2012
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| 5 | Benson Henderson | 26 February 2012, UFC 144 | Defeated Frankie Edgar to win the title. |
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2010
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| 4 | Frankie Edgar | 10 April 2010, UFC 112 | Defeated B.J. Penn to become champion. |
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2008
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| 3 | B.J. Penn | 19 January 2008, UFC 80 | Defeated Joe Stevenson for the vacant title. |
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2006
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| 2 | Sean Sherk | 14 October 2006, UFC 64 | Defeated Kenny Florian for the vacant title. The title had remained vacant for a long time following Jens Pulver's departure. |
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2001
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| 1 | Jens Pulver | 23 February 2001, UFC 30 | Defeated Caol Uno to become the inaugural UFC Lightweight champion. |
Featherweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2025
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| 7 | Alexander Volkanovski | 12 April 2025, UFC 314 | Alexander Volkanovski won back the title by defeating Diego Lopes after Ilia Topuria vacated it to move to lightweight. Currently listed as the undisputed UFC Featherweight champion. |
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2024
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| 6 | Ilia Topuria | 17 February 2024, UFC 298 | Knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to become champion. Later defended the title against Max Holloway. |
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2019
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| 5 | Alexander Volkanovski | 14 December 2019, UFC 245 | Defeated Max Holloway to win the title. |
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2017
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| 4 | Max Holloway | 3 June 2017, UFC 212 | Defeated José Aldo to become the undisputed featherweight champion. |
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2016
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| 3 | José Aldo | 26 November 2016 | Aldo was promoted back to undisputed champion after McGregor vacated/was stripped of the title. |
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2015
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| 2 | Conor McGregor | 12 December 2015, UFC 194 | Knocked out José Aldo in 13 seconds to win the title. |
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2010
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| 1 | José Aldo | 20 November 2010 | Became the inaugural UFC Featherweight champion following the WEC merger. |
Bantamweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2025
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| 12 | Petr Yan | 6 December 2025, UFC 323 | Defeated Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision to win back the title; currently listed as the undisputed UFC Bantamweight champion. |
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2024
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| 11 | Merab Dvalishvili | 14 September 2024, UFC 306 | Defeated Sean O’Malley by unanimous decision to become champion. |
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2023
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| 10 | Sean O’Malley | 19 August 2023, UFC 292 | Defeated Aljamain Sterling by TKO to win the title. |
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2021
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| 9 | Aljamain Sterling | 6 March 2021, UFC 259 | Became champion after Petr Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee strike. |
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2020
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| 8 | Petr Yan | 12 July 2020, UFC 251 | Defeated José Aldo for the vacant title. |
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2019
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| 7 | Henry Cejudo | 8 June 2019, UFC 238 | Defeated Marlon Moraes for the vacant title. |
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2017
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| 6 | T.J. Dillashaw | 4 November 2017, UFC 217 | Defeated Cody Garbrandt to become champion for the second time. |
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2016
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| 5 | Cody Garbrandt | 30 December 2016, UFC 207 | Defeated Dominick Cruz to become champion. |
| 4 | Dominick Cruz | 17 January 2016, UFC Fight Night 81 | Defeated T.J. Dillashaw to win back the title. |
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2014
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| 3 | T.J. Dillashaw | 24 May 2014, UFC 173 | Defeated Renan Barão to win the title. |
| 2 | Renan Barão | January 2014 | Initially became interim champion in 2012; promoted to undisputed champion after Dominick Cruz vacated the title due to injuries. |
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2010
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| 1 | Dominick Cruz | 16 December 2010, WEC 53 | Defeated Scott Jorgensen to become the inaugural UFC Bantamweight champion. |
Flyweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2025
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| 8 | Joshua Van | 6 December 2025, UFC 323 | Defeated Alexandre Pantoja by TKO in the first round to become champion; currently listed as the undisputed UFC Flyweight champion. Reuters also reported that Joshua Van became the flyweight champion at UFC 323 following Pantoja's injury. |
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2023
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| 7 | Alexandre Pantoja | 8 July 2023, UFC 290 | Defeated Brandon Moreno by split decision. Later defended the title 4 times. |
| 6 | Brandon Moreno | 21 January 2023, UFC 283 | Defeated Deiveson Figueiredo by TKO in the third round to become the undisputed champion once again. |
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2022
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| 5 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 22 January 2022, UFC 270 | Defeated Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision to win back the title. |
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2021
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| 4 | Brandon Moreno | 12 June 2021, UFC 263 | Defeated Deiveson Figueiredo by submission in the third round. |
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2020
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| 3 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 18 July 2020, UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Defeated Joseph Benavidez by submission for the vacant title. |
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2018
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| 2 | Henry Cejudo | 4 August 2018, UFC 227 | Defeated Demetrious Johnson by split decision. |
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2012
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| 1 | Demetrious Johnson | 22 September 2012, UFC 152 | Defeated Joseph Benavidez to become the inaugural UFC Flyweight champion. Defended the title 11 times. |
Welterweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2025
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| 16 | Islam Makhachev | 15 November 2025, UFC 322 | Defeated Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision to become the welterweight champion; currently listed as the undisputed champion. |
| 15 | Jack Della Maddalena | 10 May 2025, UFC 315 | Defeated Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision to become champion. |
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2024
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| 14 | Belal Muhammad | 27 July 2024, UFC 304 | Defeated Leon Edwards by unanimous decision to win the title. |
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2022
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| 13 | Leon Edwards | 20 August 2022, UFC 278 | Knocked out Kamaru Usman in the fifth round to become champion. |
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2019
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| 12 | Kamaru Usman | 2 March 2019, UFC 235 | Defeated Tyron Woodley to win the title. |
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2016
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| 11 | Tyron Woodley | 30 July 2016, UFC 201 | Knocked out Robbie Lawler to become champion. |
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2014
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| 10 | Robbie Lawler | 6 December 2014, UFC 181 | Defeated Johny Hendricks to win the title. |
| 9 | Johny Hendricks | 15 March 2014, UFC 171 | Defeated Robbie Lawler to become champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the title. |
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2008
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| 8 | Georges St-Pierre | 19 April 2008, UFC 83 | Defeated Matt Serra to win back the title. |
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2007
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| 7 | Matt Serra | 7 April 2007, UFC 69 | Defeated Georges St-Pierre in a massive upset. |
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2006
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| 6 | Georges St-Pierre | 18 November 2006, UFC 65 | Defeated Matt Hughes to become the welterweight champion for the first time. |
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2004
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| 5 | Matt Hughes | 22 October 2004, UFC 50 | Boştaki kemer için Georges St-Pierre’i defeated. |
| 4 | B.J. Penn | 31 January 2004, UFC 46 | Defeated Matt Hughes to win the title. |
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2001
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| 3 | Matt Hughes | 2 November 2001, UFC 34 | Defeated Carlos Newton to become champion. |
| 2 | Carlos Newton | 4 May 2001, UFC 31 | Defeated Pat Miletich to win the title. |
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1998
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| 1 | Pat Miletich | 16 October 1998, UFC Brazil | Defeated Mikey Burnett to become the inaugural champion. |
Middleweight
Current Champion
| # | Champion | Date / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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2026
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| 17 | Sean Strickland | 9 May 2026, UFC 328 | Defeated Khamzat Chimaev by split decision to win the title for the second time; currently listed as the undisputed champion. |
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2025
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| 16 | Khamzat Chimaev | 16 August 2025, UFC 319 | Defeated Dricus du Plessis to become middleweight champion. |
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2024
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| 15 | Dricus du Plessis | 20 January 2024, UFC 297 | Defeated Sean Strickland. |
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2023
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| 14 | Sean Strickland | 10 September 2023, UFC 293 | Defeated Israel Adesanya. |
| 13 | Israel Adesanya | 8 April 2023, UFC 287 | Defeated Alex Pereira to win back the title. |
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2022
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| 12 | Alex Pereira | 12 November 2022, UFC 281 | Defeated Israel Adesanya. |
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2019
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| 11 | Israel Adesanya | 6 October 2019, UFC 243 | Defeated Robert Whittaker to unify the title. |
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2017
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| 10 | Robert Whittaker | 7 December 2017’de tartışmasız şampiyonluğa yükseltildi | Initially won the interim title by defeating Yoel Romero; promoted to undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the belt. |
| 9 | Georges St-Pierre | 4 November 2017, UFC 217 | Defeated Michael Bisping. Later vacated the title. |
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2016
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| 8 | Michael Bisping | 4 June 2016, UFC 199 | Defeated Luke Rockhold. |
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2015
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| 7 | Luke Rockhold | 12 December 2015, UFC 194 | Defeated Chris Weidman. |
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2013
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| 6 | Chris Weidman | 6 July 2013, UFC 162 | Defeated Anderson Silva. |
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2006
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| 5 | Anderson Silva | 14 October 2006, UFC 64 | Defeated Rich Franklin. Established one of the longest and most dominant title reigns in UFC middleweight history. |
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2005
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| 4 | Rich Franklin | 4 June 2005, UFC 53 | Defeated Evan Tanner. |
| 3 | Evan Tanner | 5 February 2005, UFC 51 | Defeated David Terrell for the vacant title. |
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2002
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| 2 | Murilo Bustamante | 11 January 2002, UFC 35 | Defeated Dave Menne. The title was later vacated when Murilo Bustamante moved to PRIDE. |
|
2001
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| 1 | Dave Menne | 28 September 2001, UFC 33 | Defeated Gil Castillo to become the inaugural UFC Middleweight champion. |