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
96 days - (3 months & 4 days)
Won against
France flag Gane (11-1-0) SUB 1 04-Mar-2023
Time held
96 days - (3 months & 4 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
124 days - (4 months & 4 days)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Emelianenko (38-5-0) KO 1 26-Jan-2019
Time held
1594 days - (4 years & 4 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 399 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Canada flag
Arjan Bhullar photo

ONE Heavyweight Champion

Arjan
Bhullar

11-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Russian Federation flag Malykhin (11-0-0) 23-Jun-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
753 days - (2 years)
Won against
United States flag Vera (16-9-0) KO 2 15-May-2021
Time held
753 days - (2 years)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Light Heavyweight champions

United States flag
Jamahal Hill photo

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Jamahal
Hill

12-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Teixeira (33-8-0) UD 5 21-Jan-2023
Time held
137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Nemkov photo

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

Vadim
Nemkov

15-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Cuba flag Romero (15-6-0) 16-Jun-2023
Last defence
United States flag Anderson (16-5-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time inactive
201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Carvalho (16-3-0) SUB 2 12-Oct-2019
Time held
1334 days - (3 years & 7 months)
Total defences
4
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 334 days - (10 months & 30 days)
Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Malykhin photo

ONE Light Heavyweight Champion

Anatoly
Malykhin

11-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
187 days - (6 months & 5 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Ridder (16-0-0) KO 1 02-Dec-2022
Time held
187 days - (6 months & 5 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Middleweight champions

Nigeria flag
Israel Adesanya photo

UFC Middleweight Champion

Israel
Adesanya

24-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
60 days - (1 month & 29 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pereira (7-1-0) KO 2 08-Apr-2023
Time held
60 days - (1 month & 29 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Johnny Eblen photo

Bellator Middleweight Champion

Johnny
Eblen

13-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United Kingdom flag Edwards (12-2-0) 23-Sep-2023
Last defence
Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0) UD 5 04-Feb-2023
Time inactive
123 days - (4 months & 3 days)
Won against
Netherlands flag Mousasi (49-7-2) UD 5 24-Jun-2022
Time held
348 days - (11 months & 13 days)
Total defences
1
Feb 04 2023
UD 5 Russian Federation flag Tokov (31-2-0)
Activity average
Every 348 days - (11 months & 13 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
951 days - (2 years & 7 months)
Won against
Myanmar flag Nsang (26-10-0) SUB 1 30-Oct-2020
Time held
951 days - (2 years & 7 months)
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
TBA
Last defence
Nigeria flag Usman (20-2-0) MD 5 18-Mar-2023
Time inactive
81 days - (2 months & 20 days)
Won against
Nigeria flag Usman (20-1-0) KO 5 20-Aug-2022
Time held
291 days - (9 months & 18 days)
Total defences
1
Mar 18 2023
MD 5 Nigeria flag Usman (20-2-0)
Activity average
Every 291 days - (9 months & 18 days)
Ukraine flag
Yaroslav Amosov photo

Bellator Welterweight Champion

Yaroslav
Amosov

27-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Storley (14-1-0) UD 5 25-Feb-2023
Time inactive
102 days - (3 months & 10 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Lima (32-8-0) UD 5 11-Jun-2021
Time held
726 days - (1 year & 11 months)
Total defences
1
Feb 25 2023
UD 5 United States flag Storley (14-1-0)
Activity average
Every 726 days - (1 year & 11 months)
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
201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
Won against
Kyrgyzstan flag Abbasov (23-5-0) KO 4 18-Nov-2022
Time held
201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Lightweight champions

Russian Federation flag
Islam Makhachev photo

UFC Lightweight Champion

Islam
Makhachev

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0) UD 5 11-Feb-2023
Time inactive
116 days - (3 months & 24 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Oliveira (33-8-0) SUB 2 22-Oct-2022
Time held
228 days - (7 months & 16 days)
Total defences
1
Feb 11 2023
UD 5 Australia flag Volkanovski (25-1-0)
Activity average
Every 228 days - (7 months & 16 days)
Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov photo

Bellator Lightweight Champion

Usman
Nurmagomedov

17-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Henderson (30-11-0) SUB 1 10-Mar-2023
Time inactive
89 days - (2 months & 28 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Pitbull (24-10-0) UD 5 18-Nov-2022
Time held
201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
Total defences
1
Mar 10 2023
SUB 1 United States flag Henderson (30-11-0)
Activity average
Every 201 days - (6 months & 19 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
285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Won against
South Korea flag Ok (16-3-0) KO 2 26-Aug-2022
Time held
285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Brazil flag
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza photo

Rizin Lightweight Champion

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza

15-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Case (27-7-1) SUB 1 17-Apr-2022
Time inactive
416 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Won against
Azerbaijan flag Musayev (19-3-0) SUB 1 13-Jun-2021
Time held
724 days - (1 year & 11 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 362 days - (11 months & 27 days)

Featherweight champions

Australia flag
Alexander Volkanovski photo

UFC Featherweight Champion

Alexander
Volkanovski

25-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Mexico flag Rodriguez (15-3-0) 08-Jul-2023
Last defence
United States flag Holloway (23-6-0) UD 5 02-Jul-2022
Time inactive
340 days - (11 months & 5 days)
Won against
United States flag Holloway (21-4-0) UD 5 14-Dec-2019
Time held
1271 days - (3 years & 5 months)
Total defences
4
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 318 days - (10 months & 14 days)
Mexico flag
Yair Rodriguez photo

UFC Interim Featherweight Champion

Yair
Rodriguez

15-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
116 days - (3 months & 24 days)
Won against
United States flag Emmett (18-2-0) SUB 2 11-Feb-2023
Time held
116 days - (3 months & 24 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Brazil flag
Patricio Pitbull photo

Bellator Featherweight Champion

Patricio
Pitbull

35-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Hungary flag Borics (18-1-0) UD 5 01-Oct-2022
Time inactive
249 days - (8 months & 6 days)
Won against
United States flag McKee Jr (18-0-0) UD 5 15-Apr-2022
Time held
418 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Total defences
1
Oct 01 2022
UD 5 Hungary flag Borics (18-1-0)
Activity average
Every 418 days - (1 year & 1 month)
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
285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Won against
United States flag Le (13-2-0) UD 5 26-Aug-2022
Time held
285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Brazil flag
Kleber Koike Erbst photo

Rizin Featherweight Champion

Kleber Koike Erbst

31-6-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
Japan flag Suzuki (10-3-0) 24-Jun-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
227 days - (7 months & 15 days)
Won against
Japan flag Ushiku (20-6-0) SUB 2 23-Oct-2022
Time held
227 days - (7 months & 15 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Bantamweight champions

United States flag
Aljamain Sterling photo

UFC Bantamweight Champion

Aljamain
Sterling

23-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag O'Malley (16-1-0) 19-Aug-2023
Last defence
United States flag Cejudo (16-2-0) SD 5 06-May-2023
Time inactive
32 days - (1 month & 1 day)
Won against
Russian Federation flag Yan (15-1-0) Others 4 06-Mar-2021
Time held
823 days - (2 years & 3 months)
Total defences
3
May 06 2023
SD 5 United States flag Cejudo (16-2-0)
Oct 22 2022
KO 2 United States flag Dillashaw (17-4-0)
Apr 09 2022
SD 5 Russian Federation flag Yan (16-2-0)
Activity average
Every 274 days - (9 months & 1 day)
United States flag
Sergio Pettis photo

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

Sergio
Pettis

22-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Brazil flag Pitbull (35-5-0) 16-Jun-2023
Last defence
Japan flag Horiguchi (29-3-0) KO 4 03-Dec-2021
Time inactive
551 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Won against
United States flag Archuleta (25-2-0) UD 5 07-May-2021
Time held
761 days - (2 years & 1 month)
Total defences
1
Dec 03 2021
KO 4 Japan flag Horiguchi (29-3-0)
Activity average
Every 761 days - (2 years & 1 month)
United States flag
Patchy Mix photo

Bellator Interim Bantamweight Champion

Patchy
Mix

18-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
46 days - (1 month & 15 days)
Won against
United States flag Stots (19-1-0) KO 1 22-Apr-2023
Time held
46 days - (1 month & 15 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
117 days - (3 months & 25 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Lineker (35-9-0) KO 4 10-Feb-2023
Time held
117 days - (3 months & 25 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
889 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Won against
Japan flag Asakura (16-2-0) KO 1 31-Dec-2020
Time held
889 days - (2 years & 5 months)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Flyweight champions

Mexico flag
Brandon Moreno photo

UFC Flyweight Champion

Brandon
Moreno

21-6-2

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Next Scheduled Defence
Brazil flag Pantoja (25-5-0) 08-Jul-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Figueiredo (21-2-1) KO 3 21-Jan-2023
Time held
137 days - (4 months & 17 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
33 days - (1 month & 2 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Moraes (20-3-0) KO 4 26-Aug-2022
Time held
285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
Total defences
1
May 05 2023
UD 5 Brazil flag Moraes (20-4-0)
Activity average
Every 285 days - (9 months & 12 days)

Women’s Featherweight champions

Brazil flag
Amanda Nunes photo

UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion

Amanda
Nunes

22-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Anderson (11-4-0) SUB 1 06-Mar-2021
Time inactive
823 days - (2 years & 3 months)
Won against
Brazil flag Cyborg (20-1-0) KO 1 29-Dec-2018
Time held
1621 days - (4 years & 5 months)
Total defences
2
Mar 06 2021
SUB 1 Australia flag Anderson (11-4-0)
Jun 06 2020
UD 5 Canada flag Spencer (8-1-0)
Activity average
Every 811 days - (2 years & 2 months)
Brazil flag
Cris Cyborg photo

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion

Cris
Cyborg

25-2-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Australia flag Blencowe (15-8-0) UD 5 23-Apr-2022
Time inactive
410 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Won against
Canada flag Budd (13-2-0) KO 4 25-Jan-2020
Time held
1229 days - (3 years & 4 months)
Total defences
4
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 307 days - (10 months & 3 days)

Women’s Bantamweight champions

Brazil flag
Amanda Nunes photo

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion

Amanda
Nunes

22-5-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Mexico flag Aldana (14-6-0) 10-Jun-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
312 days - (10 months & 8 days)
Won against
United States flag Pena (11-4-0) UD 5 30-Jul-2022
Time held
312 days - (10 months & 8 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A

Women’s Flyweight champions

Mexico flag
Alexa Grasso photo

UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion

Alexa
Grasso

16-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
96 days - (3 months & 4 days)
Won against
Kyrgyzstan flag Shevchenko (23-3-0) SUB 4 04-Mar-2023
Time held
96 days - (3 months & 4 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
United States flag
Liz Carmouche photo

Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion

Liz
Carmouche

19-7-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Bennett (13-7-1) SUB 4 21-Apr-2023
Time inactive
47 days - (1 month & 16 days)
Won against
Brazil flag Velasquez (12-0-0) KO 4 22-Apr-2022
Time held
411 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Total defences
2
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 206 days - (6 months & 24 days)

Women’s Strawweight champions

China flag
Weili Zhang photo

UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion

Weili
Zhang

23-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
Brazil flag Lemos (13-2-1) 19-Aug-2023
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
207 days - (6 months & 25 days)
Won against
United States flag Esparza (19-6-0) SUB 2 12-Nov-2022
Time held
207 days - (6 months & 25 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
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
251 days - (8 months & 8 days)
Won against
Teo (7-0-0) KO 4 20-Jan-2018
Time held
1965 days - (5 years & 4 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 281 days - (9 months & 8 days)

Women’s Atomweight champions

Canada flag
Angela Lee photo

ONE Women’s Atomweight Champion

Angela
Lee

11-3-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Thailand flag Fairtex (8-1-0) SUB 2 26-Mar-2022
Time inactive
438 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
2588 days - (7 years & 1 month)
Total defences
2
Mar 26 2022
SUB 2 Thailand flag Fairtex (8-1-0)
Oct 12 2019
SUB 5 China flag Xiong (14-1-0)
Activity average
Every 1294 days - (3 years & 6 months)
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
417 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Won against
Japan flag Yamamoto (6-4-0) SUB 1 31-Dec-2020
Time held
889 days - (2 years & 5 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 445 days - (1 year & 2 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
Ryan Bader
(31-7-0) United States flag
Arjan Bhullar
(11-1-0) Canada flag
Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Jamahal Hill
(12-1-0) United States flag
Vadim Nemkov
(15-2-0) Russian Federation flag
Anatoly Malykhin
(11-0-0) Russian Federation flag
Middleweight (185 lb) Israel Adesanya
(24-2-0) Nigeria flag
Johnny Eblen
(13-0-0) United States flag
Reinier de Ridder
(16-1-0) Netherlands flag
Welterweight (170 lb) Leon Edwards
(21-3-0) United Kingdom flag
Yaroslav Amosov
(27-0-0) Ukraine flag
Christian Lee
(17-4-0) Canada flag
Lightweight (155 lb) Islam Makhachev
(24-1-0) Russian Federation flag
Usman Nurmagomedov
(17-0-0) Russian Federation flag
Christian Lee
(17-4-0) Canada flag
Featherweight (145 lb) Alexander Volkanovski
(25-2-0) Australia flag
(UFC Featherweight)

Yair Rodriguez
(15-3-0) Mexico flag
(UFC Interim Featherweight)
Patricio Pitbull
(35-5-0) Brazil flag
Kai Tang
(15-2-0) China flag
Bantamweight (135 lb) Aljamain Sterling
(23-3-0) United States flag
Sergio Pettis
(22-5-0) United States flag
(Bellator Bantamweight)

Patchy Mix
(18-1-0) United States flag
(Bellator Interim Bantamweight)
Fabricio de Andrade
(9-2-0) Brazil flag
Flyweight (125 lb) Brandon Moreno
(21-6-2) Mexico flag
- Demetrious Johnson
(25-4-1) United States flag
Women’s Featherweight (145 lb) Amanda Nunes
(22-5-0) Brazil flag
Cris Cyborg
(25-2-0) Brazil flag
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Women’s Bantamweight (135 lb) Amanda Nunes
(22-5-0) Brazil flag
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Women’s Flyweight (125 lb) Alexa Grasso
(16-3-0) Mexico flag
Liz Carmouche
(19-7-0) United States flag
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Women’s Strawweight (115 lb) Weili Zhang
(23-3-0) China flag
- Jingnan Xiong
(18-2-0) China flag
Women’s Atomweight (105 lb) - - Angela Lee
(11-3-0) Canada flag

Champion Stats & Records

35
Total Number of Recognised Champions
37
Total Number Of Active Titles
33
Average Age Of A MMA World Champion
616
days
Average Reign
1.19
Average Total Defences

Longest Reigning Champions in UFC

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Time held
1st Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Featherweight 1621 days - (4 years & 5 months)
2nd Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 1271 days - (3 years & 5 months)
3rd Aljamain Sterling (23-3-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 823 days - (2 years & 3 months)
4th Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Bantamweight 312 days - (10 months & 8 days)
5th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 291 days - (9 months & 18 days)
6th Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 228 days - (7 months & 16 days)
7th Weili Zhang (23-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 207 days - (6 months & 25 days)
8th Jamahal Hill (12-1-0) United States flag UFC Light Heavyweight 137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
9th Brandon Moreno (21-6-2) Mexico flag UFC Flyweight 137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
10th Yair Rodriguez (15-3-0) Mexico flag UFC Interim Featherweight 116 days - (3 months & 24 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 1594 days - (4 years & 4 months)
2nd Vadim Nemkov (15-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 1334 days - (3 years & 7 months)
3rd Cris Cyborg (25-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 1229 days - (3 years & 4 months)
4th Sergio Pettis (22-5-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 761 days - (2 years & 1 month)
5th Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0) Ukraine flag Bellator Welterweight 726 days - (1 year & 11 months)
6th Patricio Pitbull (35-5-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 418 days - (1 year & 1 month)
7th Liz Carmouche (19-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 411 days - (1 year & 1 month)
8th Johnny Eblen (13-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 348 days - (11 months & 13 days)
9th Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
10th Patchy Mix (18-1-0) United States flag Bellator Interim Bantamweight 46 days - (1 month & 15 days)

Longest Reigning Champions in One Championship

Longest Reigning MMA World Champions in One Championship
Position Champion Belt Time held
1st Angela Lee (11-3-0) Canada flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 2588 days - (7 years & 1 month)
2nd Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 1965 days - (5 years & 4 months)
3rd Reinier de Ridder (16-1-0) Netherlands flag ONE Middleweight 951 days - (2 years & 7 months)
4th Arjan Bhullar (11-1-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 753 days - (2 years)
5th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Lightweight 285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
6th Kai Tang (15-2-0) China flag ONE Featherweight 285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
7th Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
8th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Welterweight 201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
9th Anatoly Malykhin (11-0-0) Russian Federation flag ONE Light Heavyweight 187 days - (6 months & 5 days)
10th Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0) Brazil flag ONE Bantamweight 117 days - (3 months & 25 days)

Most Defences in UFC

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in UFC
Position Champion Belt Total Defences
1st Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 4
2nd Aljamain Sterling (23-3-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 3
3rd Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Featherweight 2
4th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 1
= Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 1

Most Defences in Bellator

MMA World Champions With Most Defences in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Total Defences
1st Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 4
= Vadim Nemkov (15-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 4
= Cris Cyborg (25-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 4
4th Liz Carmouche (19-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 2
5th Johnny Eblen (13-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 1
= Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0) Ukraine flag Bellator Welterweight 1
= Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 1
= Patricio Pitbull (35-5-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 1
= Sergio Pettis (22-5-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 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 Angela Lee (11-3-0) Canada flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 2
3rd 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 (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 228 days
2nd Aljamain Sterling (23-3-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 274 days
3rd Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 291 days
4th Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 318 days
5th Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Featherweight 811 days

Most Active in Bellator

Most Active MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 201 days
2nd Liz Carmouche (19-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 206 days
3rd Cris Cyborg (25-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 307 days
4th Vadim Nemkov (15-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 334 days
5th Johnny Eblen (13-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 348 days
6th Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 399 days
7th Patricio Pitbull (35-5-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 418 days
8th Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0) Ukraine flag Bellator Welterweight 726 days
9th Sergio Pettis (22-5-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 761 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 281 days
2nd Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 285 days
3rd Angela Lee (11-3-0) Canada flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 1294 days

Least Active in UFC

Least Active MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Featherweight 811 days
2nd Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 318 days
3rd Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 291 days
4th Aljamain Sterling (23-3-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 274 days
5th Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 228 days

Least Active in Bellator

Least Active MMA World Champions in Bellator
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Sergio Pettis (22-5-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 761 days
2nd Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0) Ukraine flag Bellator Welterweight 726 days
3rd Patricio Pitbull (35-5-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 418 days
4th Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 399 days
5th Johnny Eblen (13-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 348 days
6th Vadim Nemkov (15-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 334 days
7th Cris Cyborg (25-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 307 days
8th Liz Carmouche (19-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 206 days
9th Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 201 days

Least Active in One Championship

Least Active MMA World Champions in One Championship
Position Champion Belt Activity Average (Days Between Defences)
1st Angela Lee (11-3-0) Canada flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 1294 days
2nd Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 285 days
3rd Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 281 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 Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Featherweight 823 days - (2 years & 3 months)
2nd Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 340 days - (11 months & 5 days)
3rd Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Bantamweight 312 days - (10 months & 8 days)
4th Weili Zhang (23-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 207 days - (6 months & 25 days)
5th Jamahal Hill (12-1-0) United States flag UFC Light Heavyweight 137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
6th Brandon Moreno (21-6-2) Mexico flag UFC Flyweight 137 days - (4 months & 17 days)
7th Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 116 days - (3 months & 24 days)
8th Yair Rodriguez (15-3-0) Mexico flag UFC Interim Featherweight 116 days - (3 months & 24 days)
9th Jon Jones (27-1-0) United States flag UFC Heavyweight 96 days - (3 months & 4 days)
10th Alexa Grasso (16-3-0) Mexico flag UFC Women's Flyweight 96 days - (3 months & 4 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 Sergio Pettis (22-5-0) United States flag Bellator Bantamweight 551 days - (1 year & 6 months)
2nd Cris Cyborg (25-2-0) Brazil flag Bellator Women’s Featherweight 410 days - (1 year & 1 month)
3rd Patricio Pitbull (35-5-0) Brazil flag Bellator Featherweight 249 days - (8 months & 6 days)
4th Vadim Nemkov (15-2-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Light Heavyweight 201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
5th Ryan Bader (31-7-0) United States flag Bellator Heavyweight 124 days - (4 months & 4 days)
6th Johnny Eblen (13-0-0) United States flag Bellator Middleweight 123 days - (4 months & 3 days)
7th Yaroslav Amosov (27-0-0) Ukraine flag Bellator Welterweight 102 days - (3 months & 10 days)
8th Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) Russian Federation flag Bellator Lightweight 89 days - (2 months & 28 days)
9th Liz Carmouche (19-7-0) United States flag Bellator Women’s Flyweight 47 days - (1 month & 16 days)
10th Patchy Mix (18-1-0) United States flag Bellator Interim Bantamweight 46 days - (1 month & 15 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 951 days - (2 years & 7 months)
2nd Arjan Bhullar (11-1-0) Canada flag ONE Heavyweight 753 days - (2 years)
3rd Angela Lee (11-3-0) Canada flag ONE Women’s Atomweight 438 days - (1 year & 2 months)
4th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Lightweight 285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
5th Kai Tang (15-2-0) China flag ONE Featherweight 285 days - (9 months & 12 days)
6th Jingnan Xiong (18-2-0) China flag ONE Women’s Strawweight 251 days - (8 months & 8 days)
7th Christian Lee (17-4-0) Canada flag ONE Welterweight 201 days - (6 months & 19 days)
8th Anatoly Malykhin (11-0-0) Russian Federation flag ONE Light Heavyweight 187 days - (6 months & 5 days)
9th Fabricio de Andrade (9-2-0) Brazil flag ONE Bantamweight 117 days - (3 months & 25 days)
10th Demetrious Johnson (25-4-1) United States flag ONE Flyweight 33 days - (1 month & 2 days)

Youngest Champions in UFC

Youngest MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Age
1st Brandon Moreno (21-6-2) Mexico flag UFC Flyweight 29 years & 6 months
2nd Alexa Grasso (16-3-0) Mexico flag UFC Women's Flyweight 29 years & 9 months
3rd Yair Rodriguez (15-3-0) Mexico flag UFC Interim Featherweight 30 years & 8 months
4th Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 31 years & 8 months
5th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 31 years & 9 months
6th Jamahal Hill (12-1-0) United States flag UFC Light Heavyweight 32 years
7th Weili Zhang (23-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 33 years & 9 months
8th Aljamain Sterling (23-3-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 33 years & 10 months
9th Israel Adesanya (24-2-0) Nigeria flag UFC Middleweight 33 years & 10 months
10th Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 34 years & 8 months

Oldest Champions in UFC

Oldest MMA World Champions in UFC
Position Champion Belt Age
1st Jon Jones (27-1-0) United States flag UFC Heavyweight 35 years & 10 months
2nd Amanda Nunes (22-5-0) Brazil flag UFC Women's Featherweight, UFC Women's Bantamweight 35 years
3rd Alexander Volkanovski (25-2-0) Australia flag UFC Featherweight 34 years & 8 months
4th Israel Adesanya (24-2-0) Nigeria flag UFC Middleweight 33 years & 10 months
5th Aljamain Sterling (23-3-0) United States flag UFC Bantamweight 33 years & 10 months
6th Weili Zhang (23-3-0) China flag UFC Women's Strawweight 33 years & 9 months
7th Jamahal Hill (12-1-0) United States flag UFC Light Heavyweight 32 years
8th Leon Edwards (21-3-0) United Kingdom flag UFC Welterweight 31 years & 9 months
9th Islam Makhachev (24-1-0) Russian Federation flag UFC Lightweight 31 years & 8 months
10th Yair Rodriguez (15-3-0) Mexico flag UFC Interim Featherweight 30 years & 8 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 9
2nd Brazil Brazil flag 7
3rd Canada Canada flag 4
= Russian Federation Russian Federation flag 4
5th Mexico Mexico flag 3
= China China flag 3
7th Japan Japan flag 2
8th Nigeria Nigeria flag 1
= Netherlands Netherlands flag 1
= United Kingdom United Kingdom flag 1
= Ukraine Ukraine flag 1
= Australia Australia flag 1