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The oldest fighters to win or defend an undisputed UFC title
The oldest fighters ever to win an undisputed UFC title fight, ranked by their age on the night of their last title win - the belt-winning fight or a successful defence. It is the list that shows how late a championship career can run.
Only undisputed titles count. For the other end of the scale see the youngest UFC champions, for fighters still winning at any level late in their careers the oldest fighters to win a UFC fight, and for the length of a championship career most days as UFC champion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the oldest UFC champion ever?
Randy Couture. He was 44 when he beat Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 74 in August 2007 to defend the heavyweight title, the oldest anyone has won an undisputed UFC title fight.
Does a title defence count?
Yes. Winning a title fight as the champion is still a title win, so each fighter is ranked on the last time they won an undisputed title fight, whether it won them the belt or kept it.
Do interim titles count?
Only when the interim champion was promoted to undisputed champion with no unification fight (Aldo, Barao, Whittaker, Aspinall, Arlovski): that interim win is the fight that made them champion. Any other interim belt, and the BMF title, is not a championship win - the same rule as every title board on MMA.SOCIAL.
Who is the oldest fighter to win the UFC title for the first time?
Glover Teixeira. He was 42 when he submitted Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title at UFC 267 in October 2021, and that first title win was also his last. Randy Couture was older when he won his final title fight, but he had first become champion in 1997.
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