The champions are listed in reverse chronological order.
Click here for the list of current UFC champions in each division and here for the champions in each MMA promotion.
All-time UFC champions by division:
Heavyweight | Light heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Men's featherweight
Men's bantamweight | Men's flyweight
Women's featherweight
Women's bantamweight
Women's flyweight
Strawweight
Current champion
Magomed Ankalaev
• Won title: March 8, 2025
• Outcome: UD over Alex Pereira (UFC 313)
• Defenses: 0
Past champions
Alex Pereira
• Won title: Nov. 11, 2023
• Outcome: TKO2 over Jirà Procházka (UFC 295)
• Defenses: 2
Jamahal Hill
• Won title: Jan. 21, 2023
• Outcome: UD over Glover Teixeira (UFC 283)
• Defenses: 0*
* -- Vacated title on July 14, 2023, after suffering an Achilles injury with a long recovery time
Jiri Prochazka
• Won title: June 11, 2022
• Outcome: Sub5 over Glover Teixeira (UFC 275)
• Defenses: 0*
* -- Vacated title on Nov. 23, 2022, after suffering a shoulder injury with a long recovery time
Glover Teixeira
• Won title: Oct. 30, 2021
• Outcome: Sub2 over Jan Blachowicz (UFC 267)
• Defenses: 0
Jan Blachowicz
• Won title: Sept. 26, 2020
• Outcome: TKO2 over Dominick Reyes (UFC 253)
• Defenses: 1
Jon Jones
• Won title: Dec. 29, 2018
• Outcome: TKO3 over Alexander Gustafsson (UFC 232)
• Defenses: 3*
* -- Vacated title on Aug. 17, 2020, amid contentious contract negotiations with the UFC
Daniel Cormier
• Won title: May 23, 2015
• Outcome: SUB3 over Anthony Johnson (UFC 187)
• Defenses: 2*
* -- Vacated title on Dec. 28, 2018, after opting to defend only his heavyweight belt
Jon Jones
• Won title: March 19, 2011
• Outcome: TKO3 over Mauricio Rua (UFC 128)
• Defenses: 8*
* -- Stripped of title on April 28, 2015, for violating UFC's Athlete Code of Conduct policy
Mauricio Rua
• Won title: May 8, 2010
• Outcome: KO1 over Lyoto Machida (UFC 113)
• Defenses: 0
Lyoto Machida
• Won title: May 23, 2009
• Outcome: TKO2 over Rashad Evans (UFC 98)
• Defenses: 1
Rashad Evans
• Won title: Dec. 27, 2008
• Outcome: KO3 over Forrest Griffin (UFC 92)
• Defenses: 0
Forrest Griffin
• Won title: July 5, 2008
• Outcome: UD5 over Quinton Jackson (UFC 86)
• Defenses: 0
Quinton Jackson
• Won title: May 26, 2007
• Outcome: KO1 over Chuck Liddell (UFC 71)
• Defenses: 1
Chuck Liddell
• Won title: April 16, 2005
• Outcome: KO1 over Randy Couture (UFC 52)
• Defenses: 4
Randy Couture
• Won title: Aug. 21, 2004
• Outcome: KO3 over Vitor Belfort
• Defenses: 0
Vitor Belfort
• Won title: Jan. 31, 2004
• Outcome: KO1 over Randy Couture (UFC 46)
• Defenses: 0
Randy Couture
• Won title: Sept. 26, 2003
• Outcome: UD5 over Tito Ortiz (UFC 44)
• Defenses: 0
Tito Ortiz
• Won title: April 14, 2000
• Outcome: UD5 over Wanderlei Silva (UFC 25)
• Defenses: 5
Frank Shamrock
• Won title: Sept. 21, 1997
• Outcome: SUB1 over Kevin Jackson (UFC Japan)
• Defenses: 4*
* -- Vacated title on Nov. 24, 1999, when he retired from the UFC