UFC Middleweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won title
   Sean Strickland vs Khamzat Chimaev

   May 9, 2026

   UFC 328
2. Won title
   Khamzat Chimaev vs Dricus Du Plessis

   August 16, 2025

   UFC 319
3. Defense
   Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland

   February 9, 2025

   UFC 312
4. Defense
   Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya

   August 18, 2024

   UFC 305
5. Won title
   Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland

   January 20, 2024

   UFC 297
6. Won title
   Sean Strickland vs Israel Adesanya

   September 10, 2023

   UFC 293
7. Won title
   Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira

   April 8, 2023

   UFC 287
8. Won title
   Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya

   December 12, 2022

   UFC 281
9. Defense
   Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier

   July 2, 2022

   UFC 276
10. Defense
    Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker

    February 12, 2022

    UFC 271
11. Defense
    Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vera

    June 12, 2021

    UFC 263
12. Defense
    Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa

    September 27, 2020

    UFC 253
13. Defense
    Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero

    March 7, 2020

    UFC 248
14. Won title
    Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker

    October 6, 2019

    UFC 243
15. Won interim
    Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker

    April 13, 2019

    UFC 236
16. Vacant
    Title vacated — Illness

    December 7, 2017
17. Promoted
    Robert Whittaker

    December 7, 2017
18. Won title
    Georges St-Pierre vs Michael Bisping

    November 4, 2017

    UFC 217
19. Won interim
    Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero

    July 8, 2017

    UFC 213
20. Defense
    Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson

    October 8, 2016

    UFC 204
21. Won title
    Michael Bisping vs Luke Rockhold

    June 4, 2016

    UFC 199
22. Won title
    Luke Rockhold vs Chris Weidman

    December 12, 2015

    UFC 194
23. Defense
    Chris Weidman vs Vitor Belfort

    May 23, 2015

    UFC 187
24. Defense
    Chris Weidman vs Lyoto Machida

    July 5, 2014

    UFC 175
25. Defense
    Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva

    December 28, 2013

    UFC 168
26. Won title
    Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva

    July 6, 2013

    UFC 162
27. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen

    July 7, 2012

    UFC 148
28. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Yushin Okami

    August 27, 2011

    UFC 134
29. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort

    February 5, 2011

    UFC 126
30. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen

    August 7, 2010

    UFC 117
31. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Demian Maia

    April 10, 2010

    UFC 112
32. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Thales Leites

    April 18, 2009

    UFC 97
33. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Patrick Côté

    October 25, 2008

    UFC 90
34. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Dan Henderson

    March 1, 2008

    UFC 82
35. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Rich Franklin

    October 20, 2007

    UFC 77
36. Defense
    Anderson Silva vs Nate Marquardt

    July 7, 2007

    UFC 73
37. Won title
    Anderson Silva vs Rich Franklin

    October 14, 2006

    UFC 64
38. Defense
    Rich Franklin vs David Loiseau

    March 4, 2006

    UFC 58
39. Defense
    Rich Franklin vs Nate Quarry

    October 19, 2005

    UFC 56
40. Won title
    Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner

    June 4, 2005

    UFC 53
41. Won title
    Evan Tanner vs David Terrell

    February 5, 2005

    UFC 51
42. Vacant
    Title vacated — Left UFC for Pride

    October 5, 2002
43. Defense
    Murilo Bustamante vs Matt Lindland

    May 10, 2002

    UFC 37
44. Won title
    Murilo Bustamante vs Dave Menne

    January 11, 2002

    UFC 35
45. Won title
    Dave Menne vs Gil Castillo

    September 28, 2001

    UFC 33