UFC Bantamweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won Regular title
   Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili Winner

   0 defenses 279 days Current

   December 6, 2025

   UFC 323
2. Defended Regular title
   Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen Winner Defense #3

   October 4, 2025

   UFC 320
3. Defended Regular title
   Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley Winner Defense #2

   June 7, 2025

   UFC 316
4. Defended Regular title
   Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov Winner Defense #1

   January 18, 2025

   UFC 311
5. Won Regular title
   Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley Winner

   3 defenses 1 year, 83 days

   September 14, 2024

   UFC 306
6. Defended Regular title
   Sean O'Malley def. Marlon Vera Winner Defense #1

   March 9, 2024

   UFC 299
7. Won Regular title
   Sean O'Malley def. Aljamain Sterling Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 27 days

   August 19, 2023

   UFC 292
8. Defended Regular title
   Aljamain Sterling def. Henry Cejudo Winner Defense #3

   May 6, 2023

   UFC 288
9. Defended Regular title
   Aljamain Sterling def. T.J. Dillashaw Winner Defense #2

   October 22, 2022

   UFC 280
10. Defended Regular title
    Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan Winner Defense #1

    April 9, 2022

    UFC 273
11. Won Interim title
    Petr Yan def. Cory Sandhagen Winner

    0 defenses 4 years, 38 days Longest reign

    October 30, 2021

    UFC 267
12. Won Regular title
    Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 166 days

    March 6, 2021

    UFC 259
13. Won Regular title
    Petr Yan def. Jose Aldo Winner

    0 defenses 237 days

    July 12, 2020

    UFC 251
14. Defended Regular title
    Henry Cejudo def. Dominick Cruz Winner Defense #1

    May 9, 2020

    UFC 249
15. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Retired

    May 9, 2020
16. Won Regular title
    Henry Cejudo def. Marlon Maraes Winner

    1 defense 336 days

    June 8, 2019

    UFC 238
17. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Failed Drug Test

    March 20, 2019
18. Defended Regular title
    T.J. Dillashaw def. Cody Garbrandt Winner Defense #1

    August 4, 2018

    UFC 227
19. Won Regular title
    T.J. Dillashaw def. Cody Garbrandt Winner

    1 defense 1 year, 136 days

    November 4, 2017

    UFC 217
20. Won Regular title
    Cody Garbrandt def. Dominick Cruz Winner

    0 defenses 309 days

    December 30, 2016

    UFC 207
21. Defended Regular title
    Dominick Cruz def. Urijah Faber Winner Defense #1

    June 4, 2016

    UFC 199
22. Won Regular title
    Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw Winner

    1 defense 348 days

    January 17, 2016

    UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
23. Defended Regular title
    T.J. Dillashaw def. Renan Barão Winner Defense #2

    June 25, 2015

    UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs Barão 2
24. Defended Regular title
    T.J. Dillashaw def. Joe Soto Winner Defense #1

    August 30, 2014

    UFC 177
25. Won Regular title
    T.J. Dillashaw def. Renan Barão Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 238 days

    May 24, 2014

    UFC 173
26. Defended Regular title
    Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber Winner Defense #1

    February 1, 2014

    UFC 169
27. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Injury

    January 6, 2014
28. Promoted Regular → Regular
    Renan Barão

    1 defense 138 days

    January 6, 2014
29. Defended Interim title
    Renan Barão def. Eddie Wineland Winner Defense #2

    September 21, 2013

    UFC 165
30. Defended Interim title
    Renan Barão def. Michael McDonald Winner Defense #1

    February 11, 2013

    UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs McDonald
31. Won Interim title
    Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber Winner

    2 defenses 1 year, 169 days

    July 21, 2012

    UFC 149
32. Defended Regular title
    Dominick Cruz def. Demetrious Johnson Winner Defense #2

    October 1, 2011

    UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
33. Defended Regular title
    Dominick Cruz def. Urijah Faber Winner Defense #1

    July 2, 2011

    UFC 132
34. Won Regular title
    Dominick Cruz def. Scott Jorgensen Winner

    2 defenses 3 years, 22 days

    December 16, 2010

    WEC 53