MMA Champions

Heavyweight champions

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Jon
Jones

27-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

432 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Won against

Gane (11-1-0) SUB 1 04-Mar-2023

Time held

432 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

Tom
Aspinall

14-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

180 days - (5 months & 28 days)

Won against

Pavlovich (18-1-0) KO 1 11-Nov-2023

Time held

180 days - (5 months & 28 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

31-8-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Emelianenko (40-6-0) KO 1 04-Feb-2023

Time inactive

460 days - (1 year & 3 months)

Won against

Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019

Time held

1930 days - (5 years & 3 months)

Total defences

Feb 04 2023

KO 1

Emelianenko (40-6-0)

May 06 2022

UD 5

Kongo (31-11-2)

Jan 29 2022

UD 5

Moldavsky (11-1-0)

Sep 07 2019

NC 1

Kongo (30-10-2)

Activity average

Every 483 days - (1 year & 3 months)

ONE Heavyweight Champion

Anatoly
Malykhin

14-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

321 days - (10 months & 16 days)

Won against

Bhullar (11-1-0) KO 3 23-Jun-2023

Time held

321 days - (10 months & 16 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

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Light Heavyweight champions

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Alex
Pereira

10-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Hill (12-1-0) KO 1 13-Apr-2024

Time inactive

26 days - (26 days)

Won against

Prochazka (29-3-1) KO 2 11-Nov-2023

Time held

180 days - (5 months & 28 days)

Total defences

Apr 13 2024

KO 1

Hill (12-1-0)

Activity average

Every 180 days - (5 months & 28 days)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Corey
Anderson

18-6-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

48 days - (1 month & 18 days)

Won against

Moore (12-2-0) UD 5 22-Mar-2024

Time held

48 days - (1 month & 18 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

ONE Light Heavyweight Champion

Anatoly
Malykhin

14-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Ridder (16-1-0) KO 3 01-Mar-2024

Time inactive

69 days - (2 months & 8 days)

Won against

Ridder (16-0-0) KO 1 02-Dec-2022

Time held

524 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Total defences

Mar 01 2024

KO 3

Ridder (16-1-0)

Activity average

Every 524 days - (1 year & 5 months)

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Middleweight champions

UFC Middleweight Champion

Dricus Du Plessis

21-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

110 days - (3 months & 20 days)

Won against

Strickland (28-5-0) SD 5 20-Jan-2024

Time held

110 days - (3 months & 20 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

15-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Edwards (12-2-0) KO 3 23-Sep-2023

Time inactive

229 days - (7 months & 16 days)

Won against

Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022

Time held

685 days - (1 year & 10 months)

Total defences

Sep 23 2023

KO 3

Edwards (12-2-0)

Feb 04 2023

UD 5

Tokov (31-2-0)

Activity average

Every 343 days - (11 months & 8 days)

ONE Middleweight Champion

Reinier de Ridder

16-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

1287 days - (3 years & 6 months)

Won against

Nsang (26-10-0) SUB 1 30-Oct-2020

Time held

1287 days - (3 years & 6 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

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Welterweight champions

UFC Welterweight Champion

Leon
Edwards

22-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Covington (17-3-0) UD 5 16-Dec-2023

Time inactive

145 days - (4 months & 24 days)

Won against

Usman (20-1-0) KO 5 20-Aug-2022

Time held

628 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Total defences

Dec 16 2023

UD 5

Covington (17-3-0)

Mar 18 2023

MD 5

Usman (20-2-0)

Activity average

Every 314 days - (10 months & 9 days)

Bellator Welterweight Champion

Jason
Jackson

18-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Kuramagomedov (12-0-0) 22-Jun-2024

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

174 days - (5 months & 22 days)

Won against

Amosov (27-0-0) KO 3 17-Nov-2023

Time held

174 days - (5 months & 22 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

ONE Welterweight Champion

Christian
Lee

17-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

538 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Won against

Abbasov (23-5-0) KO 4 18-Nov-2022

Time held

538 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

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Lightweight champions

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Poirier (30-8-0) 01-Jun-2024

Last defence

Volkanovski (26-2-0) KO 1 21-Oct-2023

Time inactive

201 days - (6 months & 19 days)

Won against

Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022

Time held

565 days - (1 year & 6 months)

Total defences

Oct 21 2023

KO 1

Volkanovski (26-2-0)

Feb 11 2023

UD 5

Volkanovski (25-1-0)

Activity average

Every 283 days - (9 months & 9 days)

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

18-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Primus (12-3-0) UD 5 07-Oct-2023

Time inactive

215 days - (7 months & 2 days)

Won against

Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022

Time held

538 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Total defences

Oct 07 2023

UD 5

Primus (12-3-0)

Mar 10 2023

SUB 1

Henderson (30-11-0)

Activity average

Every 269 days - (8 months & 26 days)

ONE Lightweight Champion

Christian
Lee

17-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

622 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Won against

Ok (16-3-0) KO 2 26-Aug-2022

Time held

622 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Rizin Lightweight Champion

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza

16-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Case (27-7-1) SUB 1 17-Apr-2022

Time inactive

753 days - (2 years)

Won against

Musayev (19-3-0) SUB 1 13-Jun-2021

Time held

1061 days - (2 years & 10 months)

Total defences

Apr 17 2022

SUB 1

Case (27-7-1)

Dec 30 2021

SUB 2

Yachi (23-11-0)

Activity average

Every 531 days - (1 year & 5 months)

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Featherweight champions

UFC Featherweight Champion

Ilia
Topuria

15-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

82 days - (2 months & 21 days)

Won against

Volkanovski (26-3-0) KO 2 17-Feb-2024

Time held

82 days - (2 months & 21 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Bellator Featherweight Champion

Patricio
Pitbull

35-6-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Kennedy (19-3-0) KO 3 22-Mar-2024

Time inactive

48 days - (1 month & 18 days)

Won against

McKee Jr (18-0-0) UD 5 15-Apr-2022

Time held

755 days - (2 years)

Total defences

Mar 22 2024

KO 3

Kennedy (19-3-0)

Oct 01 2022

UD 5

Borics (18-1-0)

Activity average

Every 378 days - (1 year & 12 days)

ONE Featherweight Champion

Kai
Tang

18-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Le (14-3-0) KO 3 01-Mar-2024

Time inactive

69 days - (2 months & 8 days)

Won against

Le (13-2-0) UD 5 26-Aug-2022

Time held

622 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Total defences

Mar 01 2024

KO 3

Le (14-3-0)

Activity average

Every 622 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Rizin Featherweight Champion

Chihiro
Suzuki

13-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Kanehara (29-12-5) KO 1 29-Apr-2024

Time inactive

10 days - (10 days)

Won against

()

Time held

19852 days - (54 years & 4 months)

Total defences

Apr 29 2024

KO 1

Kanehara (29-12-5)

Activity average

Every 19852 days - (54 years & 4 months)

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Bantamweight champions

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Sean
O’Malley

18-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Vera (23-8-1) UD 5 09-Mar-2024

Time inactive

61 days - (2 months)

Won against

Sterling (23-3-0) KO 2 19-Aug-2023

Time held

264 days - (8 months & 21 days)

Total defences

Mar 09 2024

UD 5

Vera (23-8-1)

Activity average

Every 264 days - (8 months & 21 days)

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

Patchy
Mix

19-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Magomedov (20-3-0) 17-May-2024

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

174 days - (5 months & 22 days)

Won against

Pettis (23-5-0) KO 2 17-Nov-2023

Time held

174 days - (5 months & 22 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

ONE Bantamweight Champion

Fabricio de Andrade

9-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

454 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Won against

Lineker (35-9-0) KO 4 10-Feb-2023

Time held

454 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Rizin Bantamweight Champion

Kai
Asakura

20-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

130 days - (4 months & 9 days)

Won against

Archuleta (29-4-0) KO 2 31-Dec-2023

Time held

130 days - (4 months & 9 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

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Flyweight champions

UFC Flyweight Champion

Alexandre
Pantoja

28-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Erceg (12-1-0) UD 5 04-May-2024

Time inactive

5 days - (5 days)

Won against

Moreno (21-6-2) SD 5 08-Jul-2023

Time held

306 days - (10 months & 1 day)

Total defences

May 04 2024

UD 5

Erceg (12-1-0)

Dec 16 2023

UD 5

Royval (15-6-0)

Activity average

Every 153 days - (5 months & 1 day)

ONE Flyweight Champion

Demetrious
Johnson

25-4-1

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Moraes (20-4-0) UD 5 05-May-2023

Time inactive

370 days - (1 year & 4 days)

Won against

Moraes (20-3-0) KO 4 26-Aug-2022

Time held

622 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Total defences

May 05 2023

UD 5

Moraes (20-4-0)

Activity average

Every 622 days - (1 year & 8 months)

Rizin Flyweight Champion

Kyoji
Horiguchi

31-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

130 days - (4 months & 9 days)

Won against

Takahashi (16-1-1) SUB 2 31-Dec-2023

Time held

130 days - (4 months & 9 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

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Women’s Featherweight champions

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion

Cris
Cyborg

27-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Zingano (14-4-0) KO 1 07-Oct-2023

Time inactive

215 days - (7 months & 2 days)

Won against

Budd (13-2-0) KO 4 25-Jan-2020

Time held

1566 days - (4 years & 3 months)

Total defences

Oct 07 2023

KO 1

Zingano (14-4-0)

Apr 23 2022

UD 5

Blencowe (15-8-0)

Nov 12 2021

KO 1

Kavanagh (7-4-0)

May 21 2021

KO 5

Smith (12-8-1)

Oct 15 2020

SUB 2

Blencowe (13-7-0)

Activity average

Every 313 days - (10 months & 8 days)

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Women’s Bantamweight champions

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion

Raquel
Pennington

16-8-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Silva (10-2-1) UD 5 20-Jan-2024

Time inactive

110 days - (3 months & 20 days)

Won against

()

Time held

19852 days - (54 years & 4 months)

Total defences

Jan 20 2024

UD 5

Silva (10-2-1)

Activity average

Every 19852 days - (54 years & 4 months)

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Women’s Flyweight champions

UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion

Alexa
Grasso

16-3-1

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

432 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Won against

Shevchenko (23-3-0) SUB 4 04-Mar-2023

Time held

432 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion

Liz
Carmouche

21-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Macfarlane (13-2-0) KO 5 07-Oct-2023

Time inactive

215 days - (7 months & 2 days)

Won against

Velasquez (12-0-0) KO 4 22-Apr-2022

Time held

748 days - (2 years)

Total defences

Oct 07 2023

KO 5

Macfarlane (13-2-0)

Apr 21 2023

SUB 4

Bennett (13-7-1)

Dec 09 2022

SUB 2

Velasquez (12-1-0)

Activity average

Every 249 days - (8 months & 6 days)

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Women’s Strawweight champions

UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion

Weili
Zhang

24-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Yan (18-3-0) UD 5 13-Apr-2024

Time inactive

26 days - (26 days)

Won against

Esparza (19-6-0) SUB 2 12-Nov-2022

Time held

544 days - (1 year & 5 months)

Total defences

Apr 13 2024

UD 5

Yan (18-3-0)

Aug 19 2023

UD 5

Lemos (13-2-1)

Activity average

Every 272 days - (8 months & 29 days)

ONE Women’s Strawweight Champion

Jingnan
Xiong

18-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Fairtex (11-2-0) 06-Sep-2024

Last defence

Lee (11-2-0) UD 5 30-Sep-2022

Time inactive

587 days - (1 year & 7 months)

Won against

Teo (7-0-0) KO 4 20-Jan-2018

Time held

2301 days - (6 years & 3 months)

Total defences

Sep 30 2022

UD 5

Lee (11-2-0)

Jan 14 2022

UD 5

Miura (11-3-0)

Sep 03 2021

UD 5

Nicolini (6-2-0)

Oct 30 2020

UD 5 Teo (9-1-0)

Mar 31 2019

KO 5

Lee (9-0-0)

Sep 08 2018

KO 3

Santos (11-5-1)

Jun 23 2018

UD 5

Balin (10-2-0)

Activity average

Every 329 days - (10 months & 24 days)

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Women’s Atomweight champions

ONE Women’s Atomweight Champion

Stamp
Fairtex

11-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

Zamboanga (10-2-0) 07-Jun-2024

Last defence

Not Defended Yet

Time inactive

251 days - (8 months & 8 days)

Won against

Ham (26-8-0) KO 3 01-Sep-2023

Time held

251 days - (8 months & 8 days)

Total defences

Activity average

N/A

Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight Champion

Ayaka
Hamasaki

24-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence

TBA

Last defence

Izawa (5-0-0) UD 3 17-Apr-2022

Time inactive

753 days - (2 years)

Won against

Yamamoto (6-4-0) SUB 1 31-Dec-2020

Time held

1225 days - (3 years & 4 months)

Total defences

Apr 17 2022

UD 3

Izawa (5-0-0)

Mar 21 2021

SD 3

Asakura (18-4-0)

Activity average

Every 613 days - (1 year & 8 months)

View full Women’s Atomweight rankings

All Current MMA World Champions

MMA World Champions
Weight	UFC	Bellator	One Championship
Heavyweight (200 lb+)	Jon Jones (27-1-0) (UFC Heavyweight) Tom Aspinall (14-3-0) (UFC Interim Heavyweight)	Ryan Bader (31-8-0)	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb)	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	Corey Anderson (18-6-0)	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)
Middleweight (185 lb)	Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0)	Johnny Eblen (15-0-0)	Reinier de Ridder (16-2-0)
Welterweight (170 lb)	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	Jason Jackson (18-4-0)	Christian Lee (17-4-0)
Lightweight (155 lb)	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)	Christian Lee (17-4-0)
Featherweight (145 lb)	Ilia Topuria (15-0-0)	Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)	Kai Tang (18-2-0)
Bantamweight (135 lb)	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	Patchy Mix (19-1-0)	Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0)
Flyweight (125 lb)	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	-	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)
Women’s Featherweight (145 lb)	-	Cris Cyborg (27-2-0)	-
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb)	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	-	-
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb)	Alexa Grasso (16-3-1)	Liz Carmouche (21-7-0)	-
Women’s Strawweight (115 lb)	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	-	Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0)
Women’s Atomweight (105 lb)	-	-	Stamp Fairtex (11-2-0)

Champion Stats & Records

Total Number of Recognised Champions

Total Number Of Active Titles

33.3

Average Age Of A MMA World Champion

1670

days

Average Reign

1.22

Average Total Defences

Longest Reigning Champions in UFC

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Time held
1st	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	19852 days - (54 years & 4 months)
2nd	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	628 days - (1 year & 8 months)
3rd	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	565 days - (1 year & 6 months)
4th	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	UFC Women's Strawweight	544 days - (1 year & 5 months)
5th	Alexa Grasso (16-3-1)	UFC Women's Flyweight	432 days - (1 year & 2 months)
6th	Jon Jones (27-1-0)	UFC Heavyweight	432 days - (1 year & 2 months)
7th	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	UFC Flyweight	306 days - (10 months & 1 day)
8th	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	UFC Bantamweight	264 days - (8 months & 21 days)
9th	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	UFC Light Heavyweight	180 days - (5 months & 28 days)
10th	Tom Aspinall (14-3-0)	UFC Interim Heavyweight	180 days - (5 months & 28 days)

Longest Reigning Champions in Bellator

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position	Champion	Belt	Time held
1st	Ryan Bader (31-8-0)	Bellator Heavyweight	1930 days - (5 years & 3 months)
2nd	Cris Cyborg (27-2-0)	Bellator Women’s Featherweight	1566 days - (4 years & 3 months)
3rd	Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)	Bellator Featherweight	755 days - (2 years)
4th	Liz Carmouche (21-7-0)	Bellator Women’s Flyweight	748 days - (2 years)
5th	Johnny Eblen (15-0-0)	Bellator Middleweight	685 days - (1 year & 10 months)
6th	Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)	Bellator Lightweight	538 days - (1 year & 5 months)
7th	Jason Jackson (18-4-0)	Bellator Welterweight	174 days - (5 months & 22 days)
8th	Patchy Mix (19-1-0)	Bellator Bantamweight	174 days - (5 months & 22 days)
9th	Corey Anderson (18-6-0)	Bellator Light Heavyweight	48 days - (1 month & 18 days)

Longest Reigning Champions in One Championship

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in One Championship
Position	Champion	Belt	Time held
1st	Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0)	ONE Women’s Strawweight	2301 days - (6 years & 3 months)
2nd	Reinier de Ridder (16-2-0)	ONE Middleweight	1287 days - (3 years & 6 months)
3rd	Christian Lee (17-4-0)	ONE Lightweight	622 days - (1 year & 8 months)
4th	Kai Tang (18-2-0)	ONE Featherweight	622 days - (1 year & 8 months)
5th	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	ONE Flyweight	622 days - (1 year & 8 months)
6th	Christian Lee (17-4-0)	ONE Welterweight	538 days - (1 year & 5 months)
7th	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Light Heavyweight	524 days - (1 year & 5 months)
8th	Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0)	ONE Bantamweight	454 days - (1 year & 2 months)
9th	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Heavyweight	321 days - (10 months & 16 days)
10th	Stamp Fairtex (11-2-0)	ONE Women’s Atomweight	251 days - (8 months & 8 days)

Most Defences in UFC

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Total Defences
1st	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	2
=	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	UFC Flyweight	2
=	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	UFC Women's Strawweight	2
=	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	2
5th	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	UFC Bantamweight	1
=	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	1
=	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	UFC Light Heavyweight	1

Most Defences in Bellator

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in Bellator
Position	Champion	Belt	Total Defences
1st	Cris Cyborg (27-2-0)	Bellator Women’s Featherweight	5
2nd	Ryan Bader (31-8-0)	Bellator Heavyweight	4
3rd	Liz Carmouche (21-7-0)	Bellator Women’s Flyweight	3
4th	Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)	Bellator Lightweight	2
=	Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)	Bellator Featherweight	2
=	Johnny Eblen (15-0-0)	Bellator Middleweight	2

Most Defences in One Championship

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in One Championship
Position	Champion	Belt	Total Defences
1st	Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0)	ONE Women’s Strawweight	7
2nd	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	ONE Flyweight	1
=	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Light Heavyweight	1
=	Kai Tang (18-2-0)	ONE Featherweight	1

Most Active in UFC

Most Active MMA World Champions in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	UFC Flyweight	153 days
2nd	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	UFC Light Heavyweight	180 days
3rd	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	UFC Bantamweight	264 days
4th	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	UFC Women's Strawweight	272 days
5th	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	283 days
6th	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	314 days
7th	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	19852 days

Most Active in Bellator

Most Active MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position	Champion	Belt	Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st	Liz Carmouche (21-7-0)	Bellator Women’s Flyweight	249 days
2nd	Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)	Bellator Lightweight	269 days
3rd	Cris Cyborg (27-2-0)	Bellator Women’s Featherweight	313 days
4th	Johnny Eblen (15-0-0)	Bellator Middleweight	343 days
5th	Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)	Bellator Featherweight	378 days
6th	Ryan Bader (31-8-0)	Bellator Heavyweight	483 days

Most Active in One Championship

Most Active MMA World Champions in One Championship
Position	Champion	Belt	Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st	Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0)	ONE Women’s Strawweight	329 days
2nd	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Light Heavyweight	524 days
3rd	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	ONE Flyweight	622 days
4th	Kai Tang (18-2-0)	ONE Featherweight	622 days

Least Active in UFC

Least Active MMA World Champions in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	19852 days
2nd	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	314 days
3rd	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	283 days
4th	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	UFC Women's Strawweight	272 days
5th	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	UFC Bantamweight	264 days
6th	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	UFC Light Heavyweight	180 days
7th	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	UFC Flyweight	153 days

Least Active in Bellator

Least Active MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position	Champion	Belt	Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st	Ryan Bader (31-8-0)	Bellator Heavyweight	483 days
2nd	Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)	Bellator Featherweight	378 days
3rd	Johnny Eblen (15-0-0)	Bellator Middleweight	343 days
4th	Cris Cyborg (27-2-0)	Bellator Women’s Featherweight	313 days
5th	Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)	Bellator Lightweight	269 days
6th	Liz Carmouche (21-7-0)	Bellator Women’s Flyweight	249 days

Least Active in One Championship

Least Active MMA World Champions in One Championship
Position	Champion	Belt	Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	ONE Flyweight	622 days
2nd	Kai Tang (18-2-0)	ONE Featherweight	622 days
3rd	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Light Heavyweight	524 days
4th	Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0)	ONE Women’s Strawweight	329 days

Longest Since Last Defence in UFC

MMA World Champions With Longest Time Since They Defended Their Belt in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Time inactive
1st	Alexa Grasso (16-3-1)	UFC Women's Flyweight	432 days - (1 year & 2 months)
2nd	Jon Jones (27-1-0)	UFC Heavyweight	432 days - (1 year & 2 months)
3rd	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
4th	Tom Aspinall (14-3-0)	UFC Interim Heavyweight	180 days - (5 months & 28 days)
5th	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	145 days - (4 months & 24 days)
6th	Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0)	UFC Middleweight	110 days - (3 months & 20 days)
7th	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	110 days - (3 months & 20 days)
8th	Ilia Topuria (15-0-0)	UFC Featherweight	82 days - (2 months & 21 days)
9th	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	UFC Bantamweight	61 days - (2 months)
10th	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	UFC Light Heavyweight	26 days - (26 days)

Longest Since Last Defence in Bellator

MMA World Champions With Longest Time Since They Defended Their Belt in Bellator
Position	Champion	Belt	Time inactive
1st	Ryan Bader (31-8-0)	Bellator Heavyweight	460 days - (1 year & 3 months)
2nd	Johnny Eblen (15-0-0)	Bellator Middleweight	229 days - (7 months & 16 days)
3rd	Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0)	Bellator Lightweight	215 days - (7 months & 2 days)
4th	Cris Cyborg (27-2-0)	Bellator Women’s Featherweight	215 days - (7 months & 2 days)
5th	Liz Carmouche (21-7-0)	Bellator Women’s Flyweight	215 days - (7 months & 2 days)
6th	Jason Jackson (18-4-0)	Bellator Welterweight	174 days - (5 months & 22 days)
7th	Patchy Mix (19-1-0)	Bellator Bantamweight	174 days - (5 months & 22 days)
8th	Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0)	Bellator Featherweight	48 days - (1 month & 18 days)
9th	Corey Anderson (18-6-0)	Bellator Light Heavyweight	48 days - (1 month & 18 days)

Longest Since Last Defence in One Championship

MMA World Champions With Longest Time Since They Defended Their Belt in One Championship
Position	Champion	Belt	Time inactive
1st	Reinier de Ridder (16-2-0)	ONE Middleweight	1287 days - (3 years & 6 months)
2nd	Christian Lee (17-4-0)	ONE Lightweight	622 days - (1 year & 8 months)
3rd	Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0)	ONE Women’s Strawweight	587 days - (1 year & 7 months)
4th	Christian Lee (17-4-0)	ONE Welterweight	538 days - (1 year & 5 months)
5th	Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0)	ONE Bantamweight	454 days - (1 year & 2 months)
6th	Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1)	ONE Flyweight	370 days - (1 year & 4 days)
7th	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Heavyweight	321 days - (10 months & 16 days)
8th	Stamp Fairtex (11-2-0)	ONE Women’s Atomweight	251 days - (8 months & 8 days)
9th	Kai Tang (18-2-0)	ONE Featherweight	69 days - (2 months & 8 days)
10th	Anatoly Malykhin (14-0-0)	ONE Light Heavyweight	69 days - (2 months & 8 days)

Youngest Champions in UFC

Youngest MMA World Champions in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Age
1st	Ilia Topuria (15-0-0)	UFC Featherweight	27 years & 3 months
2nd	Sean O’Malley (18-1-0)	UFC Bantamweight	29 years & 6 months
3rd	Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0)	UFC Middleweight	30 years & 3 months
4th	Alexa Grasso (16-3-1)	UFC Women's Flyweight	30 years & 8 months
5th	Tom Aspinall (14-3-0)	UFC Interim Heavyweight	31 years
6th	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	32 years & 7 months
7th	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	32 years & 8 months
8th	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	UFC Flyweight	34 years
9th	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	UFC Women's Strawweight	34 years & 8 months
10th	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	35 years & 8 months

Oldest Champions in UFC

Oldest MMA World Champions in UFC
Position	Champion	Belt	Age
1st	Alex Pereira (10-2-0)	UFC Light Heavyweight	36 years & 10 months
2nd	Jon Jones (27-1-0)	UFC Heavyweight	36 years & 9 months
3rd	Raquel Pennington (16-8-0)	UFC Women's Bantamweight	35 years & 8 months
4th	Weili Zhang (24-3-0)	UFC Women's Strawweight	34 years & 8 months
5th	Alexandre Pantoja (28-5-0)	UFC Flyweight	34 years
6th	Leon Edwards (22-3-0)	UFC Welterweight	32 years & 8 months
7th	Islam Makhachev (25-1-0)	UFC Lightweight	32 years & 7 months
8th	Tom Aspinall (14-3-0)	UFC Interim Heavyweight	31 years
9th	Alexa Grasso (16-3-1)	UFC Women's Flyweight	30 years & 8 months
10th	Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0)	UFC Middleweight	30 years & 3 months

Most Champions by Country

Countries With Most MMA Champions
Position	Country	No. of Champions	Champion's Names
1st	United States	9	Jon Jones Ryan Bader Corey Anderson Johnny Eblen Sean O’Malley Patchy Mix Demetrious Johnson Raquel Pennington Liz Carmouche
2nd	Brazil	6	Alex Pereira Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza Patricio Pitbull Fabricio de Andrade Alexandre Pantoja Cris Cyborg
3rd	Japan	4	Chihiro Suzuki Kai Asakura Kyoji Horiguchi Ayaka Hamasaki
4th	Russian Federation	3	Anatoly Malykhin Islam Makhachev Usman Nurmagomedov
=	China	3	Kai Tang Weili Zhang Jingnan Xiong
6th	United Kingdom	2	Tom Aspinall Leon Edwards
7th	South Africa	1	Dricus Du Plessis
=	Netherlands	1	Reinier de Ridder
=	Jamaica	1	Jason Jackson
=	Canada	1	Christian Lee
=	Germany	1	Ilia Topuria
=	Mexico	1	Alexa Grasso
=	Thailand	1	Stamp Fairtex

Most Belts Held By Country

Most World MMA Titles Held By Country
Position	Country	No. of Belts	Belts
1st	United States	9	UFC Heavyweight (Jon Jones) Bellator Heavyweight (Ryan Bader) Bellator Light Heavyweight (Corey Anderson) Bellator Middleweight (Johnny Eblen) UFC Bantamweight (Sean O’Malley) Bellator Bantamweight (Patchy Mix) ONE Flyweight (Demetrious Johnson) UFC Women’s Bantamweight (Raquel Pennington) Bellator Women’s Flyweight (Liz Carmouche)
2nd	Brazil	6	UFC Light Heavyweight (Alex Pereira) Rizin Lightweight (Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza) Bellator Featherweight (Patricio Pitbull) ONE Bantamweight (Fabricio de Andrade) UFC Flyweight (Alexandre Pantoja) Bellator Women’s Featherweight (Cris Cyborg)
3rd	Russian Federation	4	ONE Heavyweight (Anatoly Malykhin) ONE Light Heavyweight (Anatoly Malykhin) UFC Lightweight (Islam Makhachev) Bellator Lightweight (Usman Nurmagomedov)
=	Japan	4	Rizin Featherweight (Chihiro Suzuki) Rizin Bantamweight (Kai Asakura) Rizin Flyweight (Kyoji Horiguchi) Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight (Ayaka Hamasaki)
5th	China	3	ONE Featherweight (Kai Tang) UFC Women’s Strawweight (Weili Zhang) ONE Women’s Strawweight (Jingnan Xiong)
6th	United Kingdom	2	UFC Interim Heavyweight (Tom Aspinall) UFC Welterweight (Leon Edwards)
=	Canada	2	ONE Welterweight (Christian Lee) ONE Lightweight (Christian Lee)
8th	South Africa	1	UFC Middleweight (Dricus Du Plessis)
=	Netherlands	1	ONE Middleweight (Reinier de Ridder)
=	Jamaica	1	Bellator Welterweight (Jason Jackson)
=	Germany	1	UFC Featherweight (Ilia Topuria)
=	Mexico	1	UFC Women’s Flyweight (Alexa Grasso)
=	Thailand	1	ONE Women’s Atomweight (Stamp Fairtex)

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