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UFC Heavyweight Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Regular champion Tom Aspinall 0 defenses
Interim Ciryl Gane 0 defenses

Contest history

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

Title lineage

  1. Won Interim title
    Ciryl Gane Alex Pereira Winner
    0 defenses 89 days Current
    June 14, 2026
    UFC Freedom 250
  2. No contest
    Tom Aspinall Ciryl Gane NC
    October 25, 2025
    UFC 231
  3. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Retirement
    June 21, 2025
  4. Promoted Regular → Regular
    Tom Aspinall
    0 defenses 1 year, 82 days Current
    June 21, 2025
  5. Defended Regular title
    Jon Jones Stipe Miocic Winner Defense #1
    November 16, 2024
    UFC 309
  6. Defended Interim title
    Tom Aspinall Curtis Blaydes Winner Defense #1
    July 27, 2024
    UFC 304
  7. Won Interim title
    Tom Aspinall Sergei Pavlovich Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 223 days
    November 11, 2023
    UFC 295
  8. Won Regular title
    Jon Jones Ciryl Gane Winner
    1 defense 2 years, 110 days
    March 4, 2023
    UFC 285
  9. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Contract Dispute
    January 14, 2023
  10. Unified defense (kept Regular)
    Francis Ngannou Ciryl Gane Winner Defense #1
    January 22, 2022
    UFC 270
  11. Won Interim title
    Ciryl Gane Derrick Lewis Winner
    0 defenses 168 days
    August 7, 2021
    UFC 265
  12. Won Regular title
    Francis Ngannou Stipe Miocic Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 293 days
    March 27, 2021
    UFC 260
  13. Defended Regular title
    Stipe Miocic Daniel Cormier Winner Defense #1
    August 15, 2020
    UFC 252
  14. Won Regular title
    Stipe Miocic Daniel Cormier Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 223 days
    August 17, 2019
    UFC 241
  15. Defended Regular title
    Daniel Cormier Derrick Lewis Winner Defense #1
    November 3, 2018
    UFC 230
  16. Won Regular title
    Daniel Cormier Stipe Miocic Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 41 days
    July 7, 2018
    UFC 226
  17. Defended Regular title
    Stipe Miocic Francis Ngannou Winner Defense #3
    January 20, 2018
    UFC 220
  18. Defended Regular title
    Stipe Miocic Junior dos Santos Winner Defense #2
    May 13, 2017
    UFC 211
  19. Defended Regular title
    Stipe Miocic Alistair Overeem Winner Defense #1
    September 10, 2016
    UFC 203
  20. Won Regular title
    Stipe Miocic Fabricio Werdum Winner
    3 defenses 2 years, 54 days
    May 14, 2016
    UFC 198
  21. Unified (Regular → Regular)
    Fabricio Werdum Cain Velasquez Winner
    0 defenses 336 days
    June 13, 2015
    UFC 188
  22. Won Interim title
    Fabricio Werdum Mark Hunt Winner
    0 defenses 210 days
    November 15, 2014
    UFC 180
  23. Defended Regular title
    Cain Velasquez Junior dos Santos Winner Defense #2
    October 19, 2013
    UFC 166
  24. Defended Regular title
    Cain Velasquez Antônio Silva Winner Defense #1
    May 25, 2013
    UFC 160
  25. Won Regular title
    Cain Velasquez Junior dos Santos Winner
    2 defenses 2 years, 166 days Longest reign
    December 29, 2012
    UFC 155
  26. Defended Regular title
    Junior dos Santos Frank Mir Winner Defense #1
    May 26, 2012
    UFC 146
  27. Won Regular title
    Junior dos Santos Cain Velasquez Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 48 days
    November 12, 2011
    UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs dos Santos
  28. Won Regular title
    Cain Velasquez Brock Lesnar Winner
    0 defenses 1 year, 20 days
    October 23, 2010
    UFC 121
  29. Unified defense (kept Regular)
    Brock Lesnar Shane Carwin Winner Defense #2
    July 3, 2010
    UFC 116
  30. Won Interim title
    Shane Carwin Frank Mir Winner
    0 defenses 98 days
    March 27, 2010
    UFC 111
  31. Unified defense (kept Regular)
    Brock Lesnar Frank Mir Winner Defense #1
    July 11, 2009
    UFC 100
  32. Won Interim title
    Frank Mir Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Winner
    0 defenses 196 days
    December 27, 2008
    UFC 92
  33. Won Regular title
    Brock Lesnar Randy Couture Winner
    2 defenses 1 year, 342 days
    November 15, 2008
    UFC 91
  34. Won Interim title
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Tim Sylvia Winner
    0 defenses 329 days
    February 2, 2008
    UFC 81
  35. Defended Regular title
    Randy Couture Gabriel Gonzaga Winner Defense #1
    August 25, 2007
    UFC 74
  36. Won Regular title
    Randy Couture Tim Sylvia Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 258 days
    March 3, 2007
    UFC 68
  37. Defended Regular title
    Tim Sylvia Jeff Monson Winner Defense #2
    November 18, 2006
    UFC 65
  38. Defended Regular title
    Tim Sylvia Andrei Arlovski Winner Defense #1
    July 8, 2006
    UFC 61
  39. Won Regular title
    Tim Sylvia Andrei Arlovski Winner
    2 defenses 322 days
    April 15, 2006
    UFC 59
  40. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Injury
    August 12, 2005
  41. Promoted Regular → Regular
    Andrei Arlovski
    0 defenses 246 days
    August 12, 2005
  42. Defended Interim title
    Andrei Arlovski Justin Eilers Winner Defense #1
    June 4, 2005
    UFC 53
  43. Won Interim title
    Andrei Arlovski Tim Sylvia Winner
    1 defense 188 days
    February 5, 2005
    UFC 51
  44. Won Regular title
    Frank Mir Tim Sylvia Winner
    0 defenses 1 year, 54 days
    June 19, 2004
    UFC 48
  45. Defended Regular title
    Tim Sylvia Gan McGee Winner Defense #1
    September 26, 2003
    UFC 44
  46. Won Regular title
    Tim Sylvia Ricco Rodriguez Winner
    1 defense 1 year, 112 days
    February 28, 2003
    UFC 41
  47. Won Regular title
    Ricco Rodriguez Randy Couture Winner
    0 defenses 154 days
    September 27, 2002
    UFC 39
  48. Regular vacant
    Regular title vacated — Failed drug test
    July 26, 2002
  49. Defended Regular title
    Randy Couture Pedro Rizzo Winner Defense #2
    November 2, 2001
    UFC 34
  50. Defended Regular title
    Randy Couture Pedro Rizzo Winner Defense #1
    May 4, 2001
    UFC 31
  51. Won Regular title
    Randy Couture Kevin Randleman Winner
    2 defenses 1 year, 282 days
    October 17, 2000 · TKO
    UFC 28
  52. Defended Regular title
    Kevin Randleman Pedro Rizzo Winner Defense #1
    June 9, 2000 · Unanimous Decision
    UFC 26
  53. Won Regular title
    Kevin Randleman Pete Williams Winner
    1 defense 333 days
    November 19, 1999 · Unanimous Decision
    UFC 23
  54. Won Regular title
    Bas Rutten Kevin Randleman Winner
    0 defenses 196 days
    May 7, 1999 · Split Decision
    UFC 20
  55. Won Regular title
    Randy Couture Maurice Smith Winner
    0 defenses 1 year, 137 days
    December 21, 1997 · Majority Decision
    UFC Japan
  56. Defended Regular title
    Maurice Smith Tank Abbott Winner Defense #1
    October 17, 1997 · TKO
    UFC 15
  57. Won Regular title
    Maurice Smith Mark Coleman Winner
    1 defense 147 days
    July 27, 1997 · Unanimous Decsion
    UFC 14
  58. Won Regular title
    Mark Coleman Dan Severn Winner
    0 defenses 170 days
    February 7, 1997 · Submission
    UFC 12

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