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UFC Middleweight Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Regular champion Sean Strickland 0 defenses

Contest history

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

Title lineage

  1. Won Regular title
    Sean Strickland Khamzat Chimaev Winner
    0 defenses 125 days Current
    May 9, 2026
    UFC 328
  2. Won Regular title
    Khamzat Chimaev Dricus Du Plessis Winner
    0 defenses 266 days
    August 16, 2025
    UFC 319
  3. Defended Regular title
    Dricus Du Plessis Sean Strickland Winner Defense #2
    February 9, 2025
    UFC 312
  4. Defended Regular title
    Dricus Du Plessis Israel Adesanya Winner Defense #1
    August 18, 2024
    UFC 305
  5. Won Regular title
    Dricus Du Plessis Sean Strickland Winner
    2 defenses 1 year, 209 days
    January 20, 2024
    UFC 297
  6. Won Regular title
    Sean Strickland Israel Adesanya Winner
    0 defenses 132 days
    September 10, 2023
    UFC 293
  7. Won Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Alex Pereira Winner
    0 defenses 155 days
    April 8, 2023
    UFC 287
  8. Won Regular title
    Alex Pereira Israel Adesanya Winner
    0 defenses 117 days
    December 12, 2022
    UFC 281
  9. Defended Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Jared Cannonier Winner Defense #5
    July 2, 2022
    UFC 276
  10. Defended Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Robert Whittaker Winner Defense #4
    February 12, 2022
    UFC 271
  11. Defended Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Marvin Vettori Winner Defense #3
    June 12, 2021
    UFC 263
  12. Defended Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Paulo Costa Winner Defense #2
    September 27, 2020
    UFC 253
  13. Defended Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Yoel Romero Winner Defense #1
    March 7, 2020
    UFC 248
  14. Won Regular title
    Israel Adesanya Robert Whittaker Winner
    5 defenses 3 years, 68 days
    October 6, 2019
    UFC 243
  15. Won Interim title
    Israel Adesanya Robert Whittaker Winner
    0 defenses 176 days
    April 13, 2019
    UFC 236
  16. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Illness
    December 7, 2017
  17. Promoted Regular → Regular
    Robert Whittaker
    0 defenses 1 year, 303 days
    December 7, 2017
  18. Won Regular title
    Georges St-Pierre Michael Bisping Winner
    0 defenses 33 days
    November 4, 2017
    UFC 217
  19. Won Interim title
    Robert Whittaker Yoel Romero Winner
    0 defenses 152 days
    July 8, 2017
    UFC 213
  20. Defended Regular title
    Michael Bisping Dan Henderson Winner Defense #1
    October 8, 2016
    UFC 204
  21. Won Regular title
    Michael Bisping Luke Rockhold Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 153 days
    June 4, 2016
    UFC 199
  22. Won Regular title
    Luke Rockhold Chris Weidman Winner
    0 defenses 175 days
    December 12, 2015
    UFC 194
  23. Defended Regular title
    Chris Weidman Vitor Belfort Winner Defense #3
    May 23, 2015
    UFC 187
  24. Defended Regular title
    Chris Weidman Lyoto Machida Winner Defense #2
    July 5, 2014
    UFC 175
  25. Defended Regular title
    Chris Weidman Anderson Silva Winner Defense #1
    December 28, 2013
    UFC 168
  26. Won Regular title
    Chris Weidman Anderson Silva Winner
    3 defenses 2 years, 159 days
    July 6, 2013
    UFC 162
  27. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Chael Sonnen Winner Defense #10
    July 7, 2012
    UFC 148
  28. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Yushin Okami Winner Defense #9
    August 27, 2011
    UFC 134
  29. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Vitor Belfort Winner Defense #8
    February 5, 2011
    UFC 126
  30. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Chael Sonnen Winner Defense #7
    August 7, 2010
    UFC 117
  31. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Demian Maia Winner Defense #6
    April 10, 2010
    UFC 112
  32. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Thales Leites Winner Defense #5
    April 18, 2009
    UFC 97
  33. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Patrick Côté Winner Defense #4
    October 25, 2008
    UFC 90
  34. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Dan Henderson Winner Defense #3
    March 1, 2008
    UFC 82
  35. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Rich Franklin Winner Defense #2
    October 20, 2007
    UFC 77
  36. Defended Regular title
    Anderson Silva Nate Marquardt Winner Defense #1
    July 7, 2007
    UFC 73
  37. Won Regular title
    Anderson Silva Rich Franklin Winner
    10 defenses 6 years, 267 days Longest reign
    October 14, 2006
    UFC 64
  38. Defended Regular title
    Rich Franklin David Loiseau Winner Defense #2
    March 4, 2006
    UFC 58
  39. Defended Regular title
    Rich Franklin Nate Quarry Winner Defense #1
    October 19, 2005
    UFC 56
  40. Won Regular title
    Rich Franklin Evan Tanner Winner
    2 defenses 1 year, 132 days
    June 4, 2005
    UFC 53
  41. Won Regular title
    Evan Tanner David Terrell Winner
    0 defenses 119 days
    February 5, 2005
    UFC 51
  42. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Left UFC for Pride
    October 5, 2002
  43. Defended Regular title
    Murilo Bustamante Matt Lindland Winner Defense #1
    May 10, 2002
    UFC 37
  44. Won Regular title
    Murilo Bustamante Dave Menne Winner
    1 defense 267 days
    January 11, 2002
    UFC 35
  45. Won Regular title
    Dave Menne Gil Castillo Winner
    0 defenses 105 days
    September 28, 2001
    UFC 33

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