All-time UFC welterweight champions

Jul 28, 2024, 04:24 PM

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.

Current champion

Jack Della Maddalena
• Won title: May 10, 2025
• Outcome: UD over Belal Muhammad (UFC 315)
• Defenses: 0

Belal Muhammad
• Won title: July 27, 2024
• Outcome: UD over Leon Edwards (UFC 304)
• Defenses: 0

Leon Edwards
• Won title: Aug. 20, 2022
• Outcome: KO5 over Kamaru Usman (UFC 278)
• Defenses: 2

Kamaru Usman
• Won title: March 2, 2019
• Outcome: UD over Tyron Woodley (UFC 235)
• Defenses: 5

Tyron Woodley
• Won title: July 30, 2016
• Outcome: KO1 over Robbie Lawler (UFC 201)
• Defenses: 4

Robbie Lawler
• Won title: Dec. 6, 2014
• Outcome: SD5 over Johny Hendricks (UFC 181)
• Defenses: 2

Johny Hendricks
• Won title: March 15, 2014
• Outcome: UD5 over Robbie Lawler (UFC 171)
• Defenses: 0

Georges St-Pierre
• Won title: April 19, 2008
• Outcome: TKO2 over Matt Serra (UFC 83)
• Defenses: 9*

* -- Vacated title on Dec. 13, 2013, to take time off from the sport

Matt Serra
• Won title: April 7, 2007
• Outcome: KO1 over Georges St-Pierre (UFC 69)
• Defenses: 0

Georges St-Pierre
• Won title: Nov. 18, 2006
• Outcome: TKO2 over Matt Hughes (UFC 65)
• Defenses: 0

Matt Hughes
• Won title: Oct. 22, 2004
• Outcome: SUB1 over Georges St-Pierre (UFC 50)
• Defenses: 2

BJ Penn
• Won title: Jan. 31, 2004
• Outcome: SUB1 over Matt Hughes (UFC 46)
• Defenses: 0*

* -- Stripped of title on May 17, 2004, when he left UFC for K-1

Matt Hughes
• Won title: Nov. 2, 2001
• Outcome: KO2 over Carlos Newton (UFC 34)
• Defenses: 5

Carlos Newton
• Won title: May 4, 2001
• Outcome: SUB3 over Pat Miletich (UFC 31)
• Defenses: 0

Pat Miletich
• Won title: Oct. 16, 1998
• Outcome: Decision over Mikey Burnett (UFC Brazil)
• Defenses: 4