UFC Featherweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Defended Regular title
   Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes Winner Defense #1

   February 1, 2026

   UFC 325
2. Regular vacant
   Regular title vacated — Weight Change

   April 12, 2025
3. Won Regular title
   Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 152 days Current

   April 12, 2025

   UFC 314
4. Defended Regular title
   Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway Winner Defense #1

   October 26, 2024

   UFC 308
5. Unified (Regular → Regular)
   Alexander Volkanovski def. Yair Rodríguez Winner

   1 defense 1 year, 279 days

   July 8, 2023

   UFC 290
6. Won Interim title
   Yair Rodríguez def. Josh Emmett Winner

   0 defenses 146 days

   February 12, 2023

   UFC 284
7. Won Regular title
   Ilia Topuria def. Alexander Volkanovski Winner

   0 defenses 146 days

   February 12, 2023

   UFC 298
8. Defended Regular title
   Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway Winner Defense #4

   July 2, 2022

   UFC 276
9. Defended Regular title
   Alexander Volkanovski def. Jung Chan-sung Winner Defense #3

   April 9, 2022

   UFC 273
10. Defended Regular title
    Alexander Volkanovski def. Brian Ortega Winner Defense #2

    September 25, 2021

    UFC 266
11. Defended Regular title
    Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway Winner Defense #1

    July 12, 2020

    UFC 251
12. Unified (Regular → Regular)
    Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway Winner

    4 defenses 3 years, 61 days

    December 14, 2019

    UFC 245
13. Defended Regular title
    Max Holloway def. Frankie Edgar Winner Defense #3

    July 27, 2019

    UFC 240
14. Defended Regular title
    Max Holloway def. Frankie Edgar Winner Defense #2

    December 8, 2018

    UFC 231
15. Defended Regular title
    Max Holloway def. Jose Aldo Winner Defense #1

    December 2, 2017

    UFC 218
16. Unified (Regular → Regular)
    Max Holloway def. Jose Aldo Winner

    3 defenses 2 years, 194 days

    June 3, 2017

    UFC 212
17. Won Interim title
    Max Holloway def. Anthony Pettis Winner

    0 defenses 175 days

    December 10, 2016

    UFC 206
18. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Weight Change

    November 26, 2016
19. Promoted Regular → Regular
    Jose Aldo

    0 defenses 189 days

    November 26, 2016
20. Won Interim title
    Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar Winner

    0 defenses 140 days

    July 9, 2016

    UFC 200
21. Unified (Regular → Regular)
    Conor McGrgeor def. Jose Aldo Winner

    0 defenses 350 days

    December 12, 2015

    UFC 194
22. Won Interim title
    Conor McGrgeor def. Chad Mendes Winner

    0 defenses 154 days

    July 11, 2015

    UFC 189
23. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Chad Mendes Winner Defense #7

    October 25, 2014

    UFC 179
24. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Ricardo Lamas Winner Defense #6

    February 1, 2014

    UFC 169
25. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Jung Chan-sung Winner Defense #5

    August 3, 2013

    UFC 163
26. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar Winner Defense #4

    February 2, 2013

    UFC 156
27. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Chad Mendes Winner Defense #3

    January 14, 2012

    UFC 142
28. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian Winner Defense #2

    October 8, 2011

    UFC 136
29. Defended Regular title
    Jose Aldo def. Mark Hominick Winner Defense #1

    April 30, 2011

    UFC 129
30. Won Regular title
    Jose Aldo

    7 defenses 5 years, 23 days Longest reign

    November 20, 2010