UFC Welterweight Championship

Title lineage

1. Won title
   Islam Makhachev vs Jack Della Maddalena

   November 15, 2025

   UFC 322
2. Won title
   Jack Della Maddalena vs Belal Muhammad

   May 10, 2025

   UFC 315
3. Won title
   Belal Muhammad vs Leon Edwards

   July 27, 2024

   UFC 304
4. Defense
   Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington

   December 16, 2023

   UFC 296
5. Defense
   Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman

   March 18, 2023

   UFC 286
6. Won title
   Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman

   April 20, 2022

   UFC 278
7. Defense
   Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

   November 6, 2021

   UFC 268
8. Defense
   Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal

   April 24, 2021

   UFC 261
9. Defense
   Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns

   February 13, 2021

   UFC 258
10. Defense
    Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal

    July 12, 2020

    UFC 251
11. Defense
    Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington

    December 14, 2019

    UFC 245
12. Won title
    Kamaru Usman vs Tyron Woodley

    March 2, 2019

    UFC 235
13. Interim vacant
    Interim title vacated — Injury

    September 8, 2018
14. Defense
    Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till

    September 8, 2018

    UFC 228
15. Won interim
    Colby Covington vs Rafael dos Anjos

    June 9, 2018

    UFC 225
16. Defense
    Tyron Woodley vs Demian Maia

    July 29, 2017

    UFC 214
17. Defense
    Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson

    March 4, 2017

    UFC 209
18. Draw (defense)
    Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson

    December 12, 2016

    UFC 205
19. Won title
    Tyron Woodley vs Robbie Lawler

    July 30, 2016

    UFC 201
20. Defense
    Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit

    January 2, 2016

    UFC 195
21. Defense
    Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald

    July 11, 2015

    UFC 189
22. Won title
    Robbie Lawler vs Johnny Hendricks

    December 6, 2014

    UFC 181
23. Won title
    Johnny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler

    March 15, 2014

    UFC 171
24. Vacant
    Title vacated — Retired

    December 13, 2013
25. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Johnny Hendricks

    November 16, 2013

    UFC 167
26. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Nick Diaz

    March 16, 2013

    UFC 158
27. Unified defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Carlos Condit

    November 17, 2012

    UFC 154
28. Won interim
    Carlos Condit vs Nick Diaz

    February 4, 2012

    UFC 143
29. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Jake Shields

    April 30, 2011

    UFC 129
30. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Josh Koscheck

    December 11, 2010

    UFC 124
31. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Dan Hardy

    March 27, 2010

    UFC 111
32. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Thiago Alves

    July 11, 2009

    UFC 100
33. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs B.J. Penn

    January 31, 2009

    UFC 94
34. Defense
    Georges St-Pierre vs Jon Fitch

    August 9, 2008

    UFC 87
35. Unified
    Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Serra

    April 19, 2008

    UFC 83
36. Won interim
    Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes

    December 29, 2007

    UFC 79
37. Won title
    Matt Serra vs Georges St-Pierre

    April 7, 2007

    UFC 69
38. Won title
    Georges St-Pierre vs Matt Hughes

    November 18, 2006

    UFC 65
39. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs B.J. Penn

    September 23, 2006

    UFC 63
40. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs Frank Trigg

    April 16, 2005

    UFC 52
41. Won title
    Matt Hughes vs Georges St-Pierre

    October 22, 2004

    UFC 50
42. Won title
    B.J. Penn vs Matt Hughes

    January 31, 2004

    UFC 40
43. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs Frank Trigg

    November 21, 2003

    UFC 45
44. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs Sean Sherk

    April 25, 2003

    UFC 42
45. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs Gil Castillo

    November 22, 2002

    UFC 40
46. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton

    July 13, 2002

    UFC 38
47. Defense
    Matt Hughes vs Hayato Sakurai

    March 22, 2002

    UFC 36
48. Won title
    Matt Hughes vs Carlos Newton

    November 2, 2001

    UFC 34
49. Won title
    Carlos Newton vs Pat Miletich

    May 4, 2001

    UFC 31
50. Defense
    Pat Miletich vs Kenichi Yamamoto

    December 16, 2000

    UFC 29
51. Defense
    Pat Miletich vs John Alessio

    June 9, 2000

    UFC 26
52. Defense
    Pat Miletich vs André Pederneiras

    June 16, 1999

    UFC 21
53. Defense
    Pat Miletich vs Jorge Patino

    January 8, 1999

    UFC 18
54. Won title
    Pat Miletich vs Mikey Burnett

    October 16, 1998

    Pat Miletich