UFC championship record · 1997–2026
Who holds every belt right now, and the whole lineage behind it. Each reign takes up as much of the line as it lasted, so you can see a dynasty coming.
Days held, counted to today. Tap a belt to open that division’s line.
Valentina Shevchenko
684 days
since Sep 2024 · 2 def
Alexander Volkanovski
474 days
since Apr 2025 · 1 def
Kayla Harrison
418 days
since Jun 2025
Tom Aspinall
404 days
since Jun 2025
Mackenzie Dern
278 days
since Oct 2025
Islam Makhachev
257 days
since Nov 2025
Petr Yan
236 days
since Dec 2025
Joshua Van
236 days
since Dec 2025 · 1 def
Carlos Ulberg
110 days
since Apr 2026
Sean Strickland
82 days
since May 2026
Justin Gaethje
46 days
since Jun 2026
Not undisputed division belts
Def. Alex Pereira for interim title. Current interim champion alongside undisputed champion Aspinall.
PROMOTED from interim to undisputed. One title bout listed but as a No Contest: 'NC. Vs Ciryl Gane at UFC 321 on Oct 25, 2025' — not counted as a defence.
Won the belt at UFC 295
Def. Sergei Pavlovich for interim title; def. Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304.
Won vacant title vs Ciryl Gane. It does not say vacated/stripped explicitly; Aspinall was promoted the same day.
Belt vacant · 49 days
Jan 14, 2023 → Mar 4, 2023
Def. Derrick Lewis for interim title; lost unification to Ngannou at UFC 270.
Stripped when he left the UFC in a contract dispute.
Won the belt at UFC 180
Def. Mark Hunt for interim title; unified at UFC 188.
Def. Frank Mir for interim title; lost unification to Lesnar at UFC 116.
Def. interim champion Nogueira; lost unification to Lesnar at UFC 100.
Both defences were unifications vs interim champions (Mir UFC 100, Carwin UFC 116).
Interim title def. Tim Sylvia; lost interim belt to Frank Mir at UFC 92.
PROMOTED from interim to undisputed (no fight)
Won the belt at UFC 51
Interim title def. Tim Sylvia; def. Justin Eilers at UFC 53.
Won vacant title vs Tim Sylvia; stripped for inactivity after a road-accident injury.
Belt vacant · 248 days
Oct 15, 2003 → Jun 19, 2004
Stripped after a positive post-fight steroid test.
Won vacant title vs Randy Couture.
Belt vacant · 63 days
Jul 26, 2002 → Sep 27, 2002
Stripped after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.
Won vacant title vs Pete Williams.
Won vacant title vs Kevin Randleman.
No exact strip date. Title then vacant until 1999-05-07.
Def. Tank Abbott at UFC 15, 1997-10-17.
Inaugural HW champion; won by unifying the Superfight Championship with the UFC 11 Tournament Championship (def. Dan Severn).
Won vacant title vs Jiří Procházka.
Announced 2026-02-27 that he was vacating to move to heavyweight; 'officially vacated on April 11, 2026' — the same day Ulberg won the vacant belt.
Won vacant title vs Jiří Procházka.
Belt vacant · 120 days
Jul 14, 2023 → Nov 11, 2023
Won vacant title vs Glover Teixeira; vacated after an Achilles tendon rupture.
Belt vacant · 59 days
Nov 23, 2022 → Jan 21, 2023
Vacated after a severe shoulder injury. Title then stayed vacant: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev fought to a DRAW for the vacant title at UFC 282 (2022-12-10), so no champion was crowned.
Won the belt at UFC 253
Won vacant title vs Dominick Reyes.
Belt vacant · 41 days
Aug 17, 2020 → Sep 27, 2020
Won vacant title vs Alexander Gustafsson. Vacated citing salary negotiations and a desire to move to heavyweight.
Belt vacant · 472 days
Sep 13, 2017 → Dec 29, 2018
Won the belt at UFC 214
Win over Cormier overturned to a No Contest for a failed pre-fight drug test; Cormier retroactively reinstated.
Def. Ovince Saint Preux for interim title; stripped of the INTERIM title due to a one-year suspension for a failed pre-fight drug test.
Won vacant title vs Anthony Johnson. Cormier then vacated 2018-12-28, '174 days after winning the heavyweight title.'
Belt vacant · 25 days
Apr 28, 2015 → May 23, 2015
Stripped over his involvement/arrest in a felony hit-and-run.
His UFC 75 defence vs Dan Henderson also unified the Pride World Middleweight Championship.
Won the belt at UFC 43
Def. Chuck Liddell for interim title.
Won vacant title vs Wanderlei Silva; belt renamed Light Heavyweight mid-reign at UFC 31.
Belt vacant · 142 days
Nov 24, 1999 → Apr 14, 2000
Inaugural champion (def. Kevin Jackson). This title was called the MIDDLEWEIGHT Championship until UFC 31 (2001-05-04). Vacated on retirement from the UFC, citing lack of competition.
Won the belt at UFC 236
Def. Kelvin Gastelum for interim title.
PROMOTED from interim to undisputed.
Vacated due to ulcerative colitis.
Won the belt at UFC 213
Def. Yoel Romero for interim title.
His UFC 82 defence vs Dan Henderson also unified the Pride World Welterweight Championship.
Won the vacant title vs David Terrell.
Belt vacant · 854 days
Oct 5, 2002 → Feb 5, 2005
Stripped when he left the UFC for Pride.
Inaugural champion of the POST-2001 middleweight division (def. Gil Castillo). The pre-2001 'Middleweight' title is what became Light Heavyweight.
Def. Rafael dos Anjos for interim title; stripped of the INTERIM title due to injury.
Won vacant title vs Robbie Lawler.
Belt vacant · 92 days
Dec 13, 2013 → Mar 15, 2014
Def. Nick Diaz for interim title; lost unification to GSP at UFC 154.
Vacated 'when he decided to take time off'. One defence (UFC 154) was a unification vs interim champion Carlos Condit.
Won the belt at UFC 79
Def. Matt Hughes for interim title.
Won vacant title vs Georges St-Pierre.
Belt vacant · 158 days
May 17, 2004 → Oct 22, 2004
Won the belt at UFC 46
Stripped when he left the UFC for K-1.
Inaugural champion (def. Mikey Burnett). This title was called the LIGHTWEIGHT Championship until UFC 31 (2001-05-04).
It is his 1st undisputed reign.
Won the belt at UFC 324
Def. Paddy Pimblett for interim title (his 2nd interim reign).
Won vacant title vs Charles Oliveira.
Won vacant title vs Oliveira. Announced 2025-05-13 he was vacating to move to welterweight; 'officially vacated on June 28, 2025' — the same day Topuria won the vacant belt.
Belt vacant · 168 days
May 7, 2022 → Oct 22, 2022
Won vacant title vs Michael Chandler; stripped for missing weight before his UFC 274 defence vs Gaethje (he then won the fight but not the belt).
Belt vacant · 57 days
Mar 19, 2021 → May 15, 2021
Def. Tony Ferguson for interim title; lost unification to Nurmagomedov at UFC 254.
Def. Max Holloway for interim title; lost unification to Nurmagomedov at UFC 242.
Won vacant title vs Al Iaquinta. 'announced his retirement on October 24, 2020. The title was officially vacated on March 19, 2021.' Two of his defences were unifications vs interim champions.
Def. Kevin Lee for interim title; stripped of the INTERIM title due to injury on the same day McGregor was stripped.
'Both McGregor and Ferguson were stripped of their titles on April 7, 2018, due to inactivity and injury, respectively.'
Won the belt at UFC 80
Won vacant title vs Joe Stevenson.
Belt vacant · 42 days
Dec 8, 2007 → Jan 19, 2008
Won vacant title vs Kenny Florian; stripped after a positive post-fight steroid test.
Belt vacant · 1,666 days
Mar 23, 2002 → Oct 14, 2006
Inaugural champion (def. Caol Uno). This title was called the BANTAMWEIGHT Championship until UFC 31 (2001-05-04). Stripped when he left the UFC in a contract dispute.
No champion crowned
UFC 41 · the title bout ended in a draw
'B.J. Penn and Caol Uno fought to a draw on February 28, 2003, at UFC 41 ... in the finale of a four-man tournament for the vacant title.' No champion resulted; the division then went dormant until 2006.
Won vacant title vs Diego Lopes; def. Diego Lopes again at UFC 325 on 2026-02-01.
Announced 2025-02-19 he was vacating to move to lightweight; 'officially vacated on April 12, 2025' — same day Volkanovski won the vacant belt.
Def. Josh Emmett for interim title; lost unification to Volkanovski at UFC 290.
One defence (UFC 290) was a unification vs interim champion Yair Rodríguez.
Won the belt at UFC 206
Def. Anthony Pettis for interim title.
PROMOTED from interim to undisputed.
Won the belt at UFC 200
Def. Frankie Edgar for interim title.
'Stripped of the title on November 26, 2016, 14 days after winning the lightweight title.'
Won the belt at UFC 189
Def. Chad Mendes for interim title.
Won the belt at UFC 123
Reigning WEC Featherweight Champion, 'awarded the inaugural UFC Featherweight Championship ... in a ceremony prior to the event'.
Def. Cory Sandhagen for interim title; lost unification to Sterling at UFC 273.
One defence (UFC 273) was a unification vs interim champion Yan.
Won vacant title vs José Aldo.
Belt vacant · 49 days
May 24, 2020 → Jul 12, 2020
Won vacant title vs Marlon Moraes. Retirement announced 2020-05-09; 'officially vacated on May 24, 2020'.
Belt vacant · 80 days
Mar 20, 2019 → Jun 8, 2019
Won the belt at UFC 217
Won the belt at UFC 173
PROMOTED from interim to undisputed.
Won the belt at UFC 149
Def. Urijah Faber for interim title; made 2 interim defences (McDonald, Wineland).
Won the belt at WEC 53
Title 'won' at a NON-UFC event — he retained the WEC Bantamweight Championship vs Scott Jorgensen at WEC 53 and was awarded the inaugural UFC belt. Vacated after repeated injuries.
Def. Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328 on 2026-05-09.
Won the belt at UFC 277
Def. Kai Kara-France for interim title.
Won vacant title vs Joseph Benavidez.
Belt vacant · 141 days
Feb 29, 2020 → Jul 19, 2020
Announced 2019-12-20 he would vacate to focus on the bantamweight title; 'officially vacated on February 29, 2020'.
Inaugural champion — won a four-man tournament (UFC on FX 2 / UFC on FX 3 / UFC 152 final vs Joseph Benavidez).
Won vacant title vs Mayra Bueno Silva.
Belt vacant · 214 days
Jun 20, 2023 → Jan 20, 2024
Retirement announced 2023-06-10; 'officially vacated on June 20, 2023'.
Won the belt at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
Reigning Strikeforce champion, 'awarded the inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship on December 6, 2012, at a UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz pre-event press conference.'
Final champion; retirement announced 2023-06-10, 'officially vacated on June 20, 2023'. The division is listed under 'Defunct titles' and has not been re-filled.
Won the belt at UFC 214
Won vacant title vs Tonya Evinger.
Belt vacant · 40 days
Jun 19, 2017 → Jul 29, 2017
Inaugural champion (def. Holly Holm); stripped after refusing to defend against Cris Cyborg.
The single listed 'defence' is 'drew with Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2' — retained by draw, 0 wins.
Won vacant title vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk.
Belt vacant · 92 days
Sep 7, 2018 → Dec 8, 2018
Inaugural champion via the TUF 26 tournament (def. Roxanne Modafferi); stripped after withdrawing from her UFC 228 defence over weight-cut issues.
Won vacant title vs Virna Jandiroba.
Announced 2025-08-28 she was vacating to move to flyweight; 'officially vacated on October 25, 2025' — same day Dern won the vacant belt.
Inaugural champion via the TUF 20 tournament (def. Rose Namajunas); she was the former Invicta FC strawweight champion.
Contested at Lightweight.
Contested at Lightweight.
Contested at Lightweight (def. Dustin Poirier).
Belt vacant · 74 days
May 16, 2023 → Jul 29, 2023
Contested at Welterweight. Inaugural BMF champion (def. Nate Diaz); stripped after retiring at UFC 287. Symbolic belt, not a weight-class championship.
Every UFC championship reign, division by division. A reign runs from the night the belt was won to the night it was lost, vacated or stripped, and each reign takes up as much of the line as it lasted — so a dynasty is physically longer to scroll past than a one-fight champion. Where a belt genuinely sat empty you get a hole in the line, sized to the real gap, instead of a tidy hand-off that never happened.
Interim titles sit inset on the same line, dashed and half-width, at the date they were created. They were real, but they were not the undisputed belt, and they never count toward an undisputed total. Lengths are always measured from the recorded dates; where a source gives no end date, the reign is shown as unknown length rather than being run on to today.
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