CHAMPIONSHIP FEATS
The UFC crowned 56 new undisputed champions over the past decade.
Those 56 champions were born from 13 different countries, with nine of those getting their first titleholder. The United States had the most title wins, with 32 of the 56.
[autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] became inaugural UFC featherweight champion when he was awarded the title at UFC 123 in November 2010.
[autotag]Dominick Cruz[/autotag] became inaugural UFC bantamweight champion when he was awarded the title at WEC 53 in December 2010.
[autotag]Demetrious Johnson[/autotag] became inaugural UFC flyweight champion when he defeated Joseph Benavidez to conclude a four-man tournament at UFC 152 in September 2012.
[autotag]Ronda Rousey[/autotag] became inaugural UFC women’s bantamweight champion when he was awarded the title at UFC on FOX 5 in December 2012.
[autotag]Carla Esparza[/autotag] became the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion when she defeated Rose Namajunas at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December 2014.
[autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] became the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight champion when she defeated Holly Holm at UFC 208 in February 2017.
[autotag]Nicco Montano[/autotag] became the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion when she defeated Roxanne Modafferi at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale in December 2017.
McGregor became the first simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history when he defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November 2016. [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag], [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] and [autotag]Henry Cejudo[/autotag] would subsequently accomplish the feat.
Cormier became the first fighter in UFC history to record successful title defense in two weight classes when he defended the heavyweight belt against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 in November 2018 following multiple defenses at light heavyweight.
A. Silva became the first champion in UFC history to achieve 10 consecutive title defenses when he defeated Chael Sonnen at UFC 148 in July 2012.
[autotag]Demetrious Johnson[/autotag] eventually broke Silva’s mark when he recorded his 11th consecutive defense in a win over Ray Borg at UFC 216 in October 2017.
[autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] finally broke Tito Ortiz’s longstanding record for most consecutive light heavyweight title defenses when he recorded his sixth with a defense against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 in September 2013.
[autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] became the first heavyweight champion in history to earn three consecutive title defenses when he defeated Francis Ngannou at UFC 220 in January 2018. Four other champions were previously tied at two defenses.
[autotag]Michael Bisping[/autotag] earned a UFC championship in his 26th octagon appearance at UFC 199 in June 2016, the most bouts it’s ever taken for a fighter to claim a belt.
[autotag]Georges St-Pierre[/autotag] became the first UFC champion to voluntarily vacate his belt since Frank Shamrock in November 1999 when he walked away from the welterweight title in December 2013.
St-Pierre returned and set a new mark for most victories in UFC championship fights with his 13th at UFC 217 in November 2017. Jones would later tie that record with a win at UFC 239 in July 2019.
Rousey’s 14-second submission of Cat Zingano at UFC 184 in February 2015 marked the fastest submission in title-fight history.
Rousey vs. Zingano at UFC 184 marked the only title fight in company history to feature zero strikes landed by either competitor.
Rousey’s streak of six consecutive stoppage wins in championship fights, capped off against Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in August 2015, is the longest title-fight finishing streak in company history.
McGregor’s 13-second knockout of Aldo at UFC 194 in December 2015 marked the fastest title-fight stoppage company history.
Cejudo became the only fighter in history to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship when he claimed the flyweight title at UFC 227 in August 2018.
[autotag]Robbie Lawler[/autotag] became the first in history to force a UFC title to change hands by split decision when he defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 181 in December 2014.
[autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] outlanded Tyron Woodley by a margin of 336-60 (+275) in total strikes at UFC 235 in March 2019, the company record for largest disparity in a championship fight.
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