Heavyweight champions

United States flag
Jon Jones photo

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Jon
Jones

27-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
Won against
France flag Gane (11-1-0) SUB 1 04-Mar-2023
Time held
271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United Kingdom flag
Tom Aspinall photo

UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion

Tom
Aspinall

14-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
19 days - (19 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Pavlovich (18-1-0) KO 1 11-Nov-2023
Time held
19 days - (19 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Ryan Bader photo

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

Ryan
Bader

31-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0) KO 1 04-Feb-2023
Time inactive
299 days - (9 months & 26 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
1769 days - (4 years & 10 months)
Total defences
4
Feb 04 2023
KO 1 Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (40-6-0)
May 06 2022
UD 5 France flag Kongo (31-11-2)
Jan 29 2022
UD 5 Ukraine flag Moldavsky (11-1-0)
Sep 07 2019
NC 1 France flag Kongo (30-10-2)
Activity average
Every 442 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Canada flag
Arjan Bhullar photo

ONE Heavyweight Champion

Arjan
Bhullar

11-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Malykhin (12-0-0) KO 3 23-Jun-2023
Time inactive
160 days - (5 months & 7 days)
Won against
United States flag Vera (16-9-0) KO 2 15-May-2021
Time held
929 days - (2 years & 6 months)
Total defences
1
Jun 23 2023
KO 3 Russian Federation flag Malykhin (12-0-0)
Activity average
Every 929 days - (2 years & 6 months)

Light Heavyweight champions

Brazil flag
Alex Pereira photo

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Alex
Pereira

9-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
19 days - (19 days)
Won against
Czech Republic flag Prochazka (29-3-1) KO 2 11-Nov-2023
Time held
19 days - (19 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Nemkov photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Vadim
Nemkov

16-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Cuba flag Romero (15-6-0) UD 5 16-Jun-2023
Time inactive
167 days - (5 months & 14 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Carvalho (16-3-0) SUB 2 12-Oct-2019
Time held
1510 days - (4 years & 1 month)
Total defences
5
Jun 16 2023
UD 5 Cuba flag Romero (15-6-0)
Nov 18 2022
UD 5 United States flag Anderson (16-5-0)
Oct 16 2021
SUB 4 Lithuania flag Anglickas (10-1-0)
Apr 16 2021
UD 5 United States flag Davis (22-5-0)
Aug 21 2020
KO 2 United States flag Bader (27-5-0)
Activity average
Every 302 days - (9 months & 29 days)
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Malykhin photo

ONE Light Heavyweight Champion

Anatoly
Malykhin

13-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
363 days - (11 months & 28 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Ridder (16-0-0) KO 1 02-Dec-2022
Time held
363 days - (11 months & 27 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Middleweight champions

United States flag
Sean Strickland photo

UFC Middleweight Champion

Sean
Strickland

28-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
South Africa flag Plessis (20-2-0) 20-Jan-2024
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
82 days - (2 months & 21 days)
Won against
Nigeria flag Adesanya (24-2-0) UD 5 09-Sep-2023
Time held
82 days - (2 months & 21 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Johnny Eblen photo

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

14-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0) KO 3 23-Sep-2023
Time inactive
68 days - (2 months & 7 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
524 days - (1 year & 5 months)
Total defences
2
Sep 23 2023
KO 3 United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0)
Feb 04 2023
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0)
Activity average
Every 262 days - (8 months & 17 days)
Netherlands flag
Reinier de Ridder photo

ONE Middleweight Champion

Reinier de Ridder

16-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
1126 days - (3 years & 1 month)
Won against
Myanmar flag Nsang (26-10-0) SUB 1 30-Oct-2020
Time held
1126 days - (3 years & 1 month)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Welterweight champions

United Kingdom flag
Leon Edwards photo

UFC Welterweight Champion

Leon
Edwards

21-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Covington (17-3-0) 16-Dec-2023
Last defence
Nigeria flag Usman (20-2-0) MD 5 18-Mar-2023
Time inactive
257 days - (8 months & 12 days)
Won against
Nigeria flag Usman (20-1-0) KO 5 20-Aug-2022
Time held
467 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Total defences
1
Mar 18 2023
MD 5 Nigeria flag Usman (20-2-0)
Activity average
Every 467 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Jamaica flag
Jason Jackson photo

Bellator Welterweight Champion

Jason
Jackson

17-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
13 days - (13 days)
Won against
Ukraine flag Amosov (27-0-0) KO 3 17-Nov-2023
Time held
13 days - (13 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Canada flag
Christian Lee photo

ONE Welterweight Champion

Christian
Lee

17-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
377 days - (1 year & 12 days)
Won against
Kyrgyzstan flag Abbasov (23-5-0) KO 4 18-Nov-2022
Time held
377 days - (1 year & 12 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Lightweight champions

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

25-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Volkanovski (26-2-0) KO 1 21-Oct-2023
Time inactive
40 days - (1 month & 9 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
404 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Total defences
2
Oct 21 2023
KO 1 Australia flag Volkanovski (26-2-0)
Feb 11 2023
UD 5 Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0)
Activity average
Every 202 days - (6 months & 18 days)
Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

18-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Primus (12-3-0) UD 5 07-Oct-2023
Time inactive
54 days - (1 month & 23 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
377 days - (1 year & 12 days)
Total defences
2
Oct 07 2023
UD 5 United States flag Primus (12-3-0)
Mar 10 2023
SUB 1 United States flag Henderson (30-11-0)
Activity average
Every 189 days - (6 months & 5 days)
Canada flag
Christian Lee photo

ONE Lightweight Champion

Christian
Lee

17-4-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Won against
South Korea flag Ok (16-3-0) KO 2 26-Aug-2022
Time held
461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Brazil flag
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza photo

Rizin Lightweight Champion

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza

15-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Case (27-7-1) SUB 1 17-Apr-2022
Time inactive
592 days - (1 year & 7 months)
Won against
Azerbaijan flag Musayev (19-3-0) SUB 1 13-Jun-2021
Time held
900 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
2
Apr 17 2022
SUB 1 United States flag Case (27-7-1)
Dec 30 2021
SUB 2 Japan flag Yachi (23-11-0)
Activity average
Every 450 days - (1 year & 2 months)

Featherweight champions

Australia flag
Alexander Volkanovski photo

UFC Featherweight Champion

Alexander
Volkanovski

26-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Germany flag Topuria (14-0-0) 17-Feb-2024
Last defence
Mexico flag Rodriguez (15-3-0) KO 3 08-Jul-2023
Time inactive
145 days - (4 months & 22 days)
Won against
United States flag Holloway (21-4-0) UD 5 14-Dec-2019
Time held
1447 days - (3 years & 11 months)
Total defences
5
Jul 08 2023
KO 3 Mexico flag Rodriguez (15-3-0)
Jul 02 2022
UD 5 United States flag Holloway (23-6-0)
Apr 09 2022
KO 4 South Korea flag Jung (17-6-0)
Sep 25 2021
UD 5 United States flag Ortega (15-1-0)
Jul 11 2020
SD 5 United States flag Holloway (21-5-0)
Activity average
Every 289 days - (9 months & 16 days)
Brazil flag
Patricio Pitbull photo

Bellator Featherweight Champion

Patricio
Pitbull

35-6-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Hungary flag Borics (18-1-0) UD 5 01-Oct-2022
Time inactive
425 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Won against
United States flag McKee Jr (18-0-0) UD 5 15-Apr-2022
Time held
594 days - (1 year & 7 months)
Total defences
1
Oct 01 2022
UD 5 Hungary flag Borics (18-1-0)
Activity average
Every 594 days - (1 year & 7 months)
China flag
Kai Tang photo

ONE Featherweight Champion

Kai
Tang

15-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Won against
United States flag Le (13-2-0) UD 5 26-Aug-2022
Time held
461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Bantamweight champions

United States flag
Sean O’Malley photo

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Sean
O’Malley

17-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Ecuador flag Vera (21-8-1) 09-Mar-2024
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
Won against
United States flag Sterling (23-3-0) KO 2 19-Aug-2023
Time held
103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Patchy Mix photo

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

Patchy
Mix

19-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
13 days - (13 days)
Won against
United States flag Pettis (23-5-0) KO 2 17-Nov-2023
Time held
13 days - (13 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Brazil flag
Fabricio de Andrade photo

ONE Bantamweight Champion

Fabricio de Andrade

9-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
293 days - (9 months & 20 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Lineker (35-9-0) KO 4 10-Feb-2023
Time held
293 days - (9 months & 20 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Japan flag
Kyoji Horiguchi photo

Rizin Bantamweight Champion

Kyoji
Horiguchi

31-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
1064 days - (2 years & 10 months)
Won against
Japan flag Asakura (16-2-0) KO 1 31-Dec-2020
Time held
1064 days - (2 years & 10 months)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Flyweight champions

Brazil flag
Alexandre Pantoja photo

UFC Flyweight Champion

Alexandre
Pantoja

26-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Royval (14-6-0) 16-Dec-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
145 days - (4 months & 22 days)
Won against
Mexico flag Moreno (21-6-2) SD 5 08-Jul-2023
Time held
145 days - (4 months & 22 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Demetrious Johnson photo

ONE Flyweight Champion

Demetrious
Johnson

25-4-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Brazil flag Moraes (20-4-0) UD 5 05-May-2023
Time inactive
209 days - (6 months & 25 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Moraes (20-3-0) KO 4 26-Aug-2022
Time held
461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Total defences
1
May 05 2023
UD 5 Brazil flag Moraes (20-4-0)
Activity average
Every 461 days - (1 year & 3 months)

Women’s Featherweight champions

Brazil flag
Cris Cyborg photo

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion

Cris
Cyborg

27-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Zingano (14-4-0) KO 1 07-Oct-2023
Time inactive
54 days - (1 month & 23 days)
Won against
Canada flag Budd (13-2-0) KO 4 25-Jan-2020
Time held
1405 days - (3 years & 10 months)
Total defences
5
Oct 07 2023
KO 1 United States flag Zingano (14-4-0)
Apr 23 2022
UD 5 Australia flag Blencowe (15-8-0)
Nov 12 2021
KO 1 Ireland flag Kavanagh (7-4-0)
May 21 2021
KO 5 United States flag Smith (12-8-1)
Oct 15 2020
SUB 2 Australia flag Blencowe (13-7-0)
Activity average
Every 281 days - (9 months & 8 days)

Women’s Bantamweight champions

Placeholder fighter photo

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion

Vacant

Women’s Flyweight champions

Mexico flag
Alexa Grasso photo

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
271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
Won against
Kyrgyzstan flag Shevchenko (23-3-0) SUB 4 04-Mar-2023
Time held
271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Liz Carmouche photo

Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion

Liz
Carmouche

20-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Macfarlane (13-2-0) KO 5 07-Oct-2023
Time inactive
54 days - (1 month & 23 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Velasquez (12-0-0) KO 4 22-Apr-2022
Time held
587 days - (1 year & 7 months)
Total defences
3
Oct 07 2023
KO 5 United States flag Macfarlane (13-2-0)
Apr 21 2023
SUB 4 United States flag Bennett (13-7-1)
Dec 09 2022
SUB 2 Brazil flag Velasquez (12-1-0)
Activity average
Every 196 days - (6 months & 12 days)

Women’s Strawweight champions

China flag
Weili Zhang photo

UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion

Weili
Zhang

24-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Brazil flag Lemos (13-2-1) UD 5 19-Aug-2023
Time inactive
103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
Won against
United States flag Esparza (19-6-0) SUB 2 12-Nov-2022
Time held
383 days - (1 year & 18 days)
Total defences
1
Aug 19 2023
UD 5 Brazil flag Lemos (13-2-1)
Activity average
Every 383 days - (1 year & 18 days)
China flag
Jingnan Xiong photo

ONE Women’s Strawweight Champion

Jingnan
Xiong

18-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Canada flag Lee (11-2-0) UD 5 30-Sep-2022
Time inactive
426 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Won against
Teo (7-0-0) KO 4 20-Jan-2018
Time held
2140 days - (5 years & 10 months)
Total defences
7
Sep 30 2022
UD 5 Canada flag Lee (11-2-0)
Jan 14 2022
UD 5 Japan flag Miura (11-3-0)
Sep 03 2021
UD 5 Brazil flag Nicolini (6-2-0)
Oct 30 2020
UD 5 Teo (9-1-0)
Mar 31 2019
KO 5 Canada flag Lee (9-0-0)
Sep 08 2018
KO 3 Brazil flag Santos (11-5-1)
Jun 23 2018
UD 5 Argentina flag Balin (10-2-0)
Activity average
Every 306 days - (10 months & 2 days)

Women’s Atomweight champions

Thailand flag
Stamp Fairtex photo

ONE Women’s Atomweight Champion

Stamp
Fairtex

11-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
90 days - (2 months & 29 days)
Won against
South Korea flag Ham (26-8-0) KO 3 01-Sep-2023
Time held
90 days - (2 months & 29 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Japan flag
Ayaka Hamasaki photo

Rizin Women’s Super Atomweight Champion

Ayaka
Hamasaki

24-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Japan flag Izawa (5-0-0) UD 3 17-Apr-2022
Time inactive
592 days - (1 year & 7 months)
Won against
Japan flag Yamamoto (6-4-0) SUB 1 31-Dec-2020
Time held
1064 days - (2 years & 10 months)
Total defences
2
Apr 17 2022
UD 3 Japan flag Izawa (5-0-0)
Mar 21 2021
SD 3 Japan flag Asakura (18-4-0)
Activity average
Every 532 days - (1 year & 5 months)

All Current MMA World Champions

MMA World Champions
Weight UFC Bellator One Championship
Heavyweight (200 lb+) Jon Jones
(27-1-0) United States flag
(UFC Heavyweight)

Tom Aspinall
(14-3-0) United Kingdom flag
(UFC Interim Heavyweight)
Ryan Bader
(31-7-0) United States flag
Arjan Bhullar
(11-2-0) Canada flag
Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Alex Pereira
(9-2-0) Brazil flag
Vadim Nemkov
(16-2-0) Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Malykhin
(13-0-0) Russian Federation flag
Middleweight (185 lb) Sean Strickland
(28-5-0) United States flag
Johnny Eblen
(14-0-0) United States flag
Reinier de Ridder
(16-1-0) Netherlands flag
Welterweight (170 lb) Leon Edwards
(21-3-0) United Kingdom flag
Jason Jackson
(17-4-0) Jamaica flag
Christian Lee
(17-4-0) Canada flag
Lightweight (155 lb) Islam Makhachev
(25-1-0) Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov
(18-0-0) Russian Federation flag
Christian Lee
(17-4-0) Canada flag
Featherweight (145 lb) Alexander Volkanovski
(26-3-0) Australia flag
Patricio Pitbull
(35-6-0) Brazil flag
Kai Tang
(15-2-0) China flag
Bantamweight (135 lb) Sean O’Malley
(17-1-0) United States flag
Patchy Mix
(19-1-0) United States flag
Fabricio de Andrade
(9-2-0) Brazil flag
Flyweight (125 lb) Alexandre Pantoja
(26-5-0) Brazil flag
- Demetrious Johnson
(25-4-1) United States flag
Women’s Featherweight (145 lb) - Cris Cyborg
(27-2-0) Brazil flag
-
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb) Vacant - -
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Alexa Grasso
(16-3-1) Mexico flag
Liz Carmouche
(20-7-0) United States flag
-
Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Weili Zhang
(24-3-0) China flag
- Jingnan Xiong
(18-2-0) China flag
Women’s Atomweight (105 lb) - - Stamp Fairtex
(11-2-0) Thailand flag

Champion Stats & Records

32
Total Number of Recognised Champions
33
Total Number Of Active Titles
33.5
Average Age Of A MMA World Champion
610
days
Average Reign
1.33
Average Total Defences

Longest Reigning Champions in UFC

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Time held
1st Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 1447 days - (3 years & 11 months)
2nd Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 467 days - (1 year & 3 months)
3rd Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 404 days - (1 year & 1 month)
4th Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 383 days - (1 year & 18 days)
5th Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) Mexico flag UFC Women's Flyweight 271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
6th Jon Jones (27-1-0) United States flag UFC Heavyweight 271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
7th Alexandre Pantoja (26-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Flyweight 145 days - (4 months & 22 days)
8th Sean O’Malley (17-1-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
9th Sean Strickland (28-5-0) United States flag UFC Middleweight 82 days - (2 months & 21 days)
10th Alex Pereira (9-2-0) Brazil flag UFC Light Heavyweight 19 days - (19 days)

Longest Reigning Champions in Bellator

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Time held
1st Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 1769 days - (4 years & 10 months)
2nd Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 1510 days - (4 years & 1 month)
3rd Cris Cyborg (27-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 1405 days - (3 years & 10 months)
4th Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 594 days - (1 year & 7 months)
5th Liz Carmouche (20-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 587 days - (1 year & 7 months)
6th Johnny Eblen (14-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 524 days - (1 year & 5 months)
7th Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 377 days - (1 year & 12 days)
8th Jason Jackson (17-4-0) Jamaica flag Bellator Welterweight 13 days - (13 days)
9th Patchy Mix (19-1-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 13 days - (13 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) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 2140 days - (5 years & 10 months)
2nd Reinier de Ridder (16-1-0) Netherlands flag ONE Middleweight 1126 days - (3 years & 1 month)
3rd Arjan Bhullar (11-2-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 929 days - (2 years & 6 months)
4th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Lightweight 461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
5th Kai Tang (15-2-0) China flag ONE Featherweight 461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
6th Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
7th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Welterweight 377 days - (1 year & 12 days)
8th Anatoly Malykhin (13-0-0) Russian Federation flag ONE Light Heavyweight 363 days - (11 months & 28 days)
9th Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0) Brazil flag ONE Bantamweight 293 days - (9 months & 20 days)
10th Stamp Fairtex (11-2-0) Thailand flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 90 days - (2 months & 29 days)

Most Defences in UFC

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in UFC
Position Champion Belt Total Defences
1st Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 5
2nd Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 2
3rd Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 1
= Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 1

Most Defences in Bellator

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Total Defences
1st Cris Cyborg (27-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 5
= Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 5
3rd Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 4
4th Liz Carmouche (20-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 3
5th Johnny Eblen (14-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 2
= Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 2
7th Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 1

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) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 7
2nd Arjan Bhullar (11-2-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 1
= Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 1

Most Active in UFC

Most Active MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 202 days
2nd Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 289 days
3rd Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 383 days
4th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 467 days

Most Active in Bellator

Most Active MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 189 days
2nd Liz Carmouche (20-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 196 days
3rd Johnny Eblen (14-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 262 days
4th Cris Cyborg (27-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 281 days
5th Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 302 days
6th Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 442 days
7th Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 594 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) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 306 days
2nd Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 461 days
3rd Arjan Bhullar (11-2-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 929 days

Least Active in UFC

Least Active MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 467 days
2nd Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 383 days
3rd Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 289 days
4th Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 202 days

Least Active in Bellator

Least Active MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 594 days
2nd Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 442 days
3rd Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 302 days
4th Cris Cyborg (27-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 281 days
5th Johnny Eblen (14-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 262 days
6th Liz Carmouche (20-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 196 days
7th Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 189 days

Least Active in One Championship

Least Active MMA World Champions in One Championship
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Arjan Bhullar (11-2-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 929 days
2nd Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 461 days
3rd Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 306 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) Mexico flag UFC Women's Flyweight 271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
2nd Jon Jones (27-1-0) United States flag UFC Heavyweight 271 days - (8 months & 26 days)
3rd Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 257 days - (8 months & 12 days)
4th Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 145 days - (4 months & 22 days)
5th Alexandre Pantoja (26-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Flyweight 145 days - (4 months & 22 days)
6th Sean O’Malley (17-1-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
7th Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 103 days - (3 months & 11 days)
8th Sean Strickland (28-5-0) United States flag UFC Middleweight 82 days - (2 months & 21 days)
9th Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 40 days - (1 month & 9 days)
10th Alex Pereira (9-2-0) Brazil flag UFC Light Heavyweight 19 days - (19 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 Patricio Pitbull (35-6-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 425 days - (1 year & 1 month)
2nd Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 299 days - (9 months & 26 days)
3rd Vadim Nemkov (16-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 167 days - (5 months & 14 days)
4th Johnny Eblen (14-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 68 days - (2 months & 7 days)
5th Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 54 days - (1 month & 23 days)
6th Cris Cyborg (27-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 54 days - (1 month & 23 days)
7th Liz Carmouche (20-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 54 days - (1 month & 23 days)
8th Jason Jackson (17-4-0) Jamaica flag Bellator Welterweight 13 days - (13 days)
9th Patchy Mix (19-1-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 13 days - (13 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 (16-1-0) Netherlands flag ONE Middleweight 1126 days - (3 years & 1 month)
2nd Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Lightweight 461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
3rd Kai Tang (15-2-0) China flag ONE Featherweight 461 days - (1 year & 3 months)
4th Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 426 days - (1 year & 2 months)
5th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Welterweight 377 days - (1 year & 12 days)
6th Anatoly Malykhin (13-0-0) Russian Federation flag ONE Light Heavyweight 363 days - (11 months & 28 days)
7th Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0) Brazil flag ONE Bantamweight 293 days - (9 months & 20 days)
8th Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 209 days - (6 months & 25 days)
9th Arjan Bhullar (11-2-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 160 days - (5 months & 7 days)
10th Stamp Fairtex (11-2-0) Thailand flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 90 days - (2 months & 29 days)

Youngest Champions in UFC

Youngest MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Age
1st Sean O’Malley (17-1-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 29 years & 1 month
2nd Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) Mexico flag UFC Women's Flyweight 30 years & 3 months
3rd Tom Aspinall (14-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Interim Heavyweight 30 years & 7 months
4th Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 32 years & 2 months
5th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 32 years & 3 months
6th Sean Strickland (28-5-0) United States flag UFC Middleweight 32 years & 9 months
7th Alexandre Pantoja (26-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Flyweight 33 years & 7 months
8th Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 34 years & 3 months
9th Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 35 years & 2 months
10th Jon Jones (27-1-0) United States flag UFC Heavyweight 36 years & 4 months

Oldest Champions in UFC

Oldest MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Age
1st Alex Pereira (9-2-0) Brazil flag UFC Light Heavyweight 36 years & 4 months
2nd Jon Jones (27-1-0) United States flag UFC Heavyweight 36 years & 4 months
3rd Alexander Volkanovski (26-3-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 35 years & 2 months
4th Weili Zhang (24-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 34 years & 3 months
5th Alexandre Pantoja (26-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Flyweight 33 years & 7 months
6th Sean Strickland (28-5-0) United States flag UFC Middleweight 32 years & 9 months
7th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 32 years & 3 months
8th Islam Makhachev (25-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 32 years & 2 months
9th Tom Aspinall (14-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Interim Heavyweight 30 years & 7 months
10th Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) Mexico flag UFC Women's Flyweight 30 years & 3 months

Most Champions by Country

Most Belts Held By Country

Most World MMA Titles Held By Country
Position Country No. of Belts Belts
1st United States United States flag 8
2nd Brazil Brazil flag 6
3rd Russian Federation Russian Federation flag 4
4th Canada Canada flag 3
= China China flag 3
6th United Kingdom United Kingdom flag 2
= Japan Japan flag 2
8th Netherlands Netherlands flag 1
= Jamaica Jamaica flag 1
= Australia Australia flag 1
= Mexico Mexico flag 1
= Thailand Thailand flag 1