UFC Bantamweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won title
   Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili

   December 6, 2025

   UFC 323
2. Defense
   Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen

   October 4, 2025

   UFC 320
3. Defense
   Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley

   June 7, 2025

   UFC 316
4. Defense
   Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov

   January 18, 2025

   UFC 311
5. Won title
   Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley

   September 14, 2024

   UFC 306
6. Defense
   Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera

   March 9, 2024

   UFC 299
7. Won title
   Sean O'Malley vs Aljamain Sterling

   August 19, 2023

   UFC 292
8. Defense
   Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo

   May 6, 2023

   UFC 288
9. Defense
   Aljamain Sterling vs T.J. Dillashaw

   October 22, 2022

   UFC 280
10. Defense
    Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan

    April 9, 2022

    UFC 273
11. Won interim
    Petr Yan vs Cory Sandhagen

    October 30, 2021

    UFC 267
12. Won title
    Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan

    March 6, 2021

    UFC 259
13. Won title
    Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo

    July 12, 2020

    UFC 251
14. Defense
    Henry Cejudo vs Dominick Cruz

    May 9, 2020

    UFC 249
15. Vacant
    Title vacated — Retired

    May 9, 2020
16. Won title
    Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Maraes

    June 8, 2019

    UFC 238
17. Vacant
    Title vacated — Failed Drug Test

    March 20, 2019
18. Defense
    T.J. Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt

    August 4, 2018

    UFC 227
19. Won title
    T.J. Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt

    November 4, 2017

    UFC 217
20. Won title
    Cody Garbrandt vs Dominick Cruz

    December 30, 2016

    UFC 207
21. Defense
    Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

    June 4, 2016

    UFC 199
22. Won title
    Dominick Cruz vs T.J. Dillashaw

    January 17, 2016

    UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
23. Defense
    T.J. Dillashaw vs Renan Barão

    June 25, 2015

    UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs Barão 2
24. Defense
    T.J. Dillashaw vs Joe Soto

    August 30, 2014

    UFC 177
25. Won title
    T.J. Dillashaw vs Renan Barão

    May 24, 2014

    UFC 173
26. Defense
    Renan Barão vs Urijah Faber

    February 1, 2014

    UFC 169
27. Vacant
    Title vacated — Injury

    January 6, 2014
28. Promoted
    Renan Barão

    January 6, 2014
29. Interim defense
    Renan Barão vs Eddie Wineland

    September 21, 2013

    UFC 165
30. Interim defense
    Renan Barão vs Michael McDonald

    February 11, 2013

    UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs McDonald
31. Won interim
    Renan Barão vs Urijah Faber

    July 21, 2012

    UFC 149
32. Defense
    Dominick Cruz vs Demetrious Johnson

    October 1, 2011

    UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
33. Defense
    Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber

    July 2, 2011

    UFC 132
34. Won title
    Dominick Cruz vs Scott Jorgensen

    December 16, 2010

    WEC 53