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UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Regular champion Carlos Ulberg 0 defenses

Contest history

This title has not been contested on a published event yet.

Title lineage

  1. Won Regular title
    Carlos Ulberg Jiří Procházka Winner
    0 defenses 153 days Current
    April 11, 2026
    UFC 237
  2. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Weight Change
    February 27, 2026
  3. Won Regular title
    Alex Pereira Magomed Ankalaev Winner
    0 defenses 146 days
    October 4, 2025
    UFC 320
  4. Won Regular title
    Magomed Ankalaev Alex Pereira Winner
    0 defenses 210 days
    March 8, 2025
    UFC 313
  5. Defended Regular title
    Alex Pereira Khalil Rountree Jr Winner Defense #3
    October 5, 2024
    UFC 307
  6. Defended Regular title
    Alex Pereira Jiří Procházka Winner Defense #2
    June 29, 2024
    UFC 303
  7. Defended Regular title
    Alex Pereira Jamahal Hill Winner Defense #1
    April 13, 2024
    UFC 300
  8. Won Regular title
    Alex Pereira Jiří Procházka Winner
    3 defenses 1 year, 118 days
    November 11, 2023
    UFC 295
  9. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Injury
    July 13, 2023
  10. Won Regular title
    Jamahal Hill Glover Teixeira Winner
    0 defenses 173 days
    January 21, 2023
    UFC 283
  11. Draw
    Jan Błachowicz Magomed Ankalaev Draw
    December 10, 2022
    UFC 282
  12. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Injury
    November 23, 2022
  13. Won Regular title
    Jiří Procházka Glover Teixeira Winner
    0 defenses 164 days
    June 12, 2022
    UFC 275
  14. Won Regular title
    Glover Teixeira Jan Błachowicz Winner
    0 defenses 225 days
    October 30, 2021
    UFC 267
  15. Defended Regular title
    Jan Błachowicz Israel Adesanya Winner Defense #1
    March 6, 2021
    UFC 259
  16. Won Regular title
    Jan Błachowicz Dominick Reyes Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 33 days
    September 27, 2020
    UFC 253
  17. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Contract Dispute
    August 17, 2020
  18. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Dominick Reyes Winner Defense #3
    February 8, 2020
    UFC 247
  19. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Thiago Santos Winner Defense #2
    July 6, 2019
    UFC 239
  20. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Anthony Smith Winner Defense #1
    March 2, 2019
    UFC 235
  21. Won Regular title
    Jon Jones Alexander Gustafsson Winner
    3 defenses 1 year, 232 days
    December 29, 2018
    UFC 232
  22. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Weight Class Change
    December 28, 2018
  23. Defended Regular title
    Daniel Cormier Volkan Oezdemir Winner Defense #3
    January 20, 2018
    UFC 220
  24. No contest
    Jon Jones Daniel Cormier NC
    July 29, 2017
    UFC 214
  25. Defended Regular title
    Daniel Cormier Anthony Johnson Winner Defense #2
    April 8, 2017
    UFC 210
  26. Interim vacant
    Interim title vacated — Failed Drug Test
    November 9, 2016
  27. Won Interim title
    Jon Jones Ovince Saint Preux Winner
    0 defenses 200 days
    April 23, 2016
    UFC 197
  28. Defended Regular title
    Daniel Cormier Alexander Gustafsson Winner Defense #1
    October 3, 2015
    UFC 192
  29. Won Regular title
    Daniel Cormier Anthony Johnson Winner
    3 defenses 3 years, 220 days
    May 23, 2015
    UFC 187
  30. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Legal Issues
    April 28, 2015
  31. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Daniel Cormier Winner Defense #8
    January 3, 2015
    UFC 182
  32. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Glover Teixeira Winner Defense #7
    April 26, 2014
    UFC 172
  33. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Alexander Gustafsson Winner Defense #6
    September 21, 2013
    UFC 165
  34. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Chael Sonnen Winner Defense #5
    April 27, 2013
    UFC 159
  35. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Vitor Belfort Winner Defense #4
    September 22, 2012
    UFC 152
  36. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Rashad Evans Winner Defense #3
    April 21, 2012
    UFC 145
  37. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Lyoto Machida Winner Defense #2
    December 10, 2011
    UFC 140
  38. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Quinton Jackson Winner Defense #1
    September 24, 2011
    UFC 135
  39. Won Regular title
    Jon Jones Mauricio Rua Winner
    8 defenses 4 years, 41 days Longest reign
    March 19, 2011
    UFC 128
  40. Won Regular title
    Mauricio Rua Lyoto Machida Winner
    0 defenses 315 days
    May 8, 2010
    UFC 113
  41. Defended Regular title
    Lyoto Machida Mauricio Rua Winner Defense #1
    October 24, 2009
    UFC 104
  42. Won Regular title
    Lyoto Machida Rashad Evans Winner
    1 defense 350 days
    May 23, 2009
    UFC 98
  43. Won Regular title
    Rashad Evans Forrest Griffin Winner
    0 defenses 147 days
    December 27, 2008
    UFC 92
  44. Won Regular title
    Forrest Griffin Quinton Jackson Winner
    0 defenses 175 days
    July 5, 2008
    UFC 86
  45. Defended Regular title
    Quinton Jackson Dan Henderson Winner Defense #1
    September 8, 2007
    UFC 75
  46. Won Regular title
    Quinton Jackson Chuck Liddell Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 41 days
    May 26, 2007
    UFC 71
  47. Defended Regular title
    Chuck Liddell Tito Ortiz Winner Defense #4
    December 30, 2006
    UFC 66
  48. Defended Regular title
    Chuck Liddell Renato Sobral Winner Defense #3
    August 26, 2006
    UFC 62
  49. Defended Regular title
    Chuck Liddell Randy Couture Winner Defense #2
    February 4, 2006
    UFC 57
  50. Defended Regular title
    Chuck Liddell Jeremy Horn Winner Defense #1
    August 20, 2005
    UFC 54
  51. Won Regular title
    Chuck Liddell Randy Couture Winner
    4 defenses 2 years, 40 days
    April 16, 2005
    UFC 52
  52. Won Regular title
    Randy Couture Vitor Belfort Winner
    0 defenses 238 days
    August 21, 2004
    UFC 49
  53. Won Regular title
    Vitor Belfort Randy Couture Winner
    0 defenses 203 days
    January 31, 2004
    UFC 46
  54. Unified (Regular → Regular)
    Randy Couture Tito Ortiz Winner
    0 defenses 127 days
    September 26, 2003
    UFC 44
  55. Won Interim title
    Randy Couture Chuck Liddell Winner
    0 defenses 112 days
    June 6, 2003
    UFC 43
  56. Defended Regular title
    Tito Ortiz Ken Shamrock Winner Defense #5
    November 22, 2002
    UFC 40
  57. Defended Regular title
    Tito Ortiz Vladimir Matyushenko Winner Defense #4
    September 28, 2001
    UFC 33
  58. Defended Regular title
    Tito Ortiz Elvis Sinosic Winner Defense #3
    June 29, 2001
    UFC 32
  59. Defended Regular title
    Tito Ortiz Evan Tanner Winner Defense #2
    February 23, 2001
    UFC 30
  60. Defended Regular title
    Tito Ortiz Yuki Kondo Winner Defense #1
    December 15, 2000
    UFC 29
  61. Won Regular title
    Tito Ortiz Wanderlei Silva Winner
    5 defenses 3 years, 165 days
    April 14, 2000
    UFC 25
  62. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Retired
    November 24, 1999
  63. Defended Regular title
    Frank Shamrock Tito Ortiz Winner Defense #4
    September 24, 1999
    UFC 22
  64. Defended Regular title
    Frank Shamrock John Lober Winner Defense #3
    October 16, 1998
    UFC Brazil
  65. Defended Regular title
    Frank Shamrock Jeremy Horn Winner Defense #2
    May 15, 1998
    UFC 17
  66. Defended Regular title
    Frank Shamrock Igor Zinoviev Winner Defense #1
    March 13, 1998
    UFC 16
  67. Won Regular title
    Frank Shamrock Kevin Jackson Winner
    4 defenses 1 year, 338 days
    December 21, 1997
    UFC Japan

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