UFC Heavyweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won interim
   Ciryl Gane vs Alex Pereira

   June 14, 2026

   UFC Freedom 250
2. No contest
   Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane

   October 25, 2025

   UFC 231
3. Vacant
   Title vacated — Retirement

   June 21, 2025
4. Promoted
   Tom Aspinall

   June 21, 2025
5. Defense
   Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic

   November 16, 2024

   UFC 309
6. Interim defense
   Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes

   July 27, 2024

   UFC 304
7. Won interim
   Tom Aspinall vs Sergei Pavlovich

   November 11, 2023

   UFC 295
8. Won title
   Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane

   March 4, 2023

   UFC 285
9. Vacant
   Title vacated — Contract Dispute

   January 14, 2023
10. Unified defense
    Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane

    January 22, 2022

    UFC 270
11. Won interim
    Ciryl Gane vs Derrick Lewis

    August 7, 2021

    UFC 265
12. Won title
    Francis Ngannou vs Stipe Miocic

    March 27, 2021

    UFC 260
13. Defense
    Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier

    August 15, 2020

    UFC 252
14. Won title
    Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier

    August 17, 2019

    UFC 241
15. Defense
    Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis

    November 3, 2018

    UFC 230
16. Won title
    Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic

    July 7, 2018

    UFC 226
17. Defense
    Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou

    January 20, 2018

    UFC 220
18. Defense
    Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos

    May 13, 2017

    UFC 211
19. Defense
    Stipe Miocic vs Alistair Overeem

    September 10, 2016

    UFC 203
20. Won title
    Stipe Miocic vs Fabricio Werdum

    May 14, 2016

    UFC 198
21. Unified
    Fabricio Werdum vs Cain Velasquez

    June 13, 2015

    UFC 188
22. Won interim
    Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt

    November 15, 2014

    UFC 180
23. Defense
    Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos

    October 19, 2013

    UFC 166
24. Defense
    Cain Velasquez vs Antônio Silva

    May 25, 2013

    UFC 160
25. Won title
    Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos

    December 29, 2012

    UFC 155
26. Defense
    Junior dos Santos vs Frank Mir

    May 26, 2012

    UFC 146
27. Won title
    Junior dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez

    November 12, 2011

    UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs dos Santos
28. Won title
    Cain Velasquez vs Brock Lesnar

    October 23, 2010

    UFC 121
29. Unified defense
    Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin

    July 3, 2010

    UFC 116
30. Won interim
    Shane Carwin vs Frank Mir

    March 27, 2010

    UFC 111
31. Unified defense
    Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir

    July 11, 2009

    UFC 100
32. Won interim
    Frank Mir vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

    December 27, 2008

    UFC 92
33. Won title
    Brock Lesnar vs Randy Couture

    November 15, 2008

    UFC 91
34. Won interim
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Tim Sylvia

    February 2, 2008

    UFC 81
35. Defense
    Randy Couture vs Gabriel Gonzaga

    August 25, 2007

    UFC 74
36. Won title
    Randy Couture vs Tim Sylvia

    March 3, 2007

    UFC 68
37. Defense
    Tim Sylvia vs Jeff Monson

    November 18, 2006

    UFC 65
38. Defense
    Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski

    July 8, 2006

    UFC 61
39. Won title
    Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski

    April 15, 2006

    UFC 59
40. Vacant
    Title vacated — Injury

    August 12, 2005
41. Promoted
    Andrei Arlovski

    August 12, 2005
42. Interim defense
    Andrei Arlovski vs Justin Eilers

    June 4, 2005

    UFC 53
43. Won interim
    Andrei Arlovski vs Tim Sylvia

    February 5, 2005

    UFC 51
44. Won title
    Frank Mir vs Tim Sylvia

    June 19, 2004

    UFC 48
45. Defense
    Tim Sylvia vs Gan McGee

    September 26, 2003

    UFC 44
46. Won title
    Tim Sylvia vs Ricco Rodriguez

    February 28, 2003

    UFC 41
47. Won title
    Ricco Rodriguez vs Randy Couture

    September 27, 2002

    UFC 39
48. Vacant
    Title vacated — Failed drug test

    July 26, 2002
49. Defense
    Randy Couture vs Pedro Rizzo

    November 2, 2001

    UFC 34
50. Defense
    Randy Couture vs Pedro Rizzo

    May 4, 2001

    UFC 31
51. Won title
    Randy Couture vs Kevin Randleman

    October 17, 2000 · TKO

    UFC 28
52. Defense
    Kevin Randleman vs Pedro Rizzo

    June 9, 2000 · Unanimous Decision

    UFC 26
53. Won title
    Kevin Randleman vs Pete Williams

    November 19, 1999 · Unanimous Decision

    UFC 23
54. Won title
    Bas Rutten vs Kevin Randleman

    May 7, 1999 · Split Decision

    UFC 20
55. Won title
    Randy Couture vs Maurice Smith

    December 21, 1997 · Majority Decision

    UFC Japan
56. Defense
    Maurice Smith vs Tank Abbott

    October 17, 1997 · TKO

    UFC 15
57. Won title
    Maurice Smith vs Mark Coleman

    July 27, 1997 · Unanimous Decsion

    UFC 14
58. Won title
    Mark Coleman vs Dan Severn

    February 7, 1997 · Submission

    UFC 12