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    Most Title-Fight Losses in UFC History

    Fighters who reached the most title bouts but came up short

    2026 Stats
    50 Fighters
    6 #1 Title-Fight Losses
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    Randy Couture Heavyweight · 16-8
    6
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    BJ Penn Lightweight · 12-13-2
    5
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    Frankie Edgar Featherweight · 18-11-1
    5
    4
    Max Holloway Featherweight · 23-9
    5
    5
    Tito Ortiz Light Heavyweight · 15-11-1
    4
    6
    Vitor Belfort Middleweight · 15-10
    4
    7
    Jose Aldo Featherweight · 14-9
    4
    8
    Holly Holm Women's Bantamweight · 8-7
    4
    9
    Urijah Faber Bantamweight · 11-7
    4
    10
    Israel Adesanya Middleweight · 13-6
    4
    11
    Joanna Jedrzejczyk Women's Strawweight · 10-5
    4
    12
    TJ Dillashaw Bantamweight · 13-5
    4
    13
    Kenny Florian Lightweight · 12-5
    4
    14
    Tim Sylvia Heavyweight · 9-4
    4
    15
    Jessica Andrade Women's Strawweight · 17-13
    3
    16
    Frank Mir Heavyweight · 16-11
    3
    17
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    David Abbott Heavyweight · 8-10
    3
    18
    Dustin Poirier Lightweight · 22-9
    3
    19
    Dan Henderson Middleweight · 9-9
    3
    20
    Lyoto Machida Light Heavyweight · 16-8
    3
    21
    Junior Dos Santos Heavyweight · 15-8
    3
    22
    Alexander Gustafsson Light Heavyweight · 10-8
    3
    23
    Rose Namajunas Women's Flyweight · 12-7
    3
    24
    Glover Teixeira Light Heavyweight · 16-7
    3
    25
    Matt Hughes Welterweight · 18-7
    3
    26
    Chael Sonnen Middleweight · 7-7
    3
    27
    Joseph Benavidez Flyweight · 15-6
    3
    28
    Stipe Miocic Heavyweight · 14-5
    3
    29
    Colby Covington Welterweight · 12-5
    3
    30
    Chad Mendes Featherweight · 9-5
    3
    31
    Pedro Rizzo Heavyweight · 9-5
    3
    32
    Carlos Newton Welterweight · 3-4
    3
    33
    Jiri Prochazka Light Heavyweight · 6-3
    3
    34
    Alex Pereira Light Heavyweight · 10-3
    3
    35
    Zhang Weili Women's Strawweight · 10-3
    3
    36
    Daniel Cormier Light Heavyweight · 11-3
    3
    37
    Alexander Volkanovski Featherweight · 15-3
    3
    38
    Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight · 23-18
    2
    39
    Rafael Dos Anjos Lightweight · 21-15
    2
    40
    Derrick Lewis Heavyweight · 20-12
    2
    41
    Mauricio Rua Light Heavyweight · 11-12-1
    2
    42
    Patrick Cote Middleweight · 10-11
    2
    43
    Charles Oliveira Lightweight · 25-11
    2
    44
    Demian Maia Welterweight · 22-11
    2
    45
    Robbie Lawler Welterweight · 15-10
    2
    46
    Carlos Condit Welterweight · 9-10
    2
    47
    Jorge Masvidal Welterweight · 12-10
    2
    48
    Anthony Pettis Lightweight · 11-9
    2
    49
    Johny Hendricks Welterweight · 13-8
    2
    50
    Renan Barao Bantamweight · 9-8
    2

    🥈 About Most Title-Fight Losses in UFC History

    This leaderboard ranks the fighters with the most title-fight losses in UFC history — the perennial contenders and former champions who reached championship gold repeatedly but came up short more than anyone. Every entry here is, by definition, an elite competitor: you cannot rack up title-fight losses without repeatedly being one of the two best fighters in your division.

    It's a bittersweet record — a testament to sustained excellence just below (or at) the very top. Compare it with our most title fights leaderboard to see who converted their shots, and the GOAT rankings to see where these contenders land all-time.

    ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

    What counts as a title-fight loss?
    Any bout flagged as a championship fight — for a UFC title (or interim title) — that the fighter lost. It includes failed challenges and unsuccessful title defenses alike.
    Is a lot of title-fight losses a bad thing?
    Quite the opposite. To lose several title fights you first have to reach several title fights, which means being an elite, top-of-the-division contender for years. These are some of the best fighters to never fully own their era — or champions who defended and eventually fell.
    Does this include interim titles?
    Yes, wherever the bout is recorded as a title fight in our database, including interim championships.

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