Updated List of Current UFC Champions/Titleholders in 2021-2022
Check the list of current UFC Champions and titleholders in different weight classes(Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, Flyweight, and Strawweight) for men’s & women’s division.
Men’s UFC Champions/Titleholders
Heavyweight Champion: Francis Ngannou
| DATE WON | March 27, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 288+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 16-3-0 (W-L-D) |
Francis Ngannou became the 17th Undisputed UFC World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 on 27 March 2021. This win also saw him zoom into #4 position in pound for pound ranking.
Interim Heavyweight Champion: Ciryl Gane
| DATE WON | August 7, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 155+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 10-0-0 |
Ciryl Gane defeated Derrick Lewis by TKO at UFC 265 to become the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is also ranked at #14 in the UFC Pound for Pound rankings.
Light-Heavyweight Champion: Glover Teixeira
| DATE WON | October 30, 2020 |
| Reigns Days | 71+ |
| Defences | 0 |
| Records | 33-7-0 (W-L-D) |
Glover Teixeira defeated Jan Blanchowicz to become the Light Heavyweight Champion. He is the second oldest UFC Champion overall.
Middleweight Champion: Israel Adesanya
| DATE WON | October 6, 2019 |
| Reigns Days | 826+ |
| Defenses | 2 |
| Records | 20-1-0 (W-L-D) |
Israel Adesanya first won the interim Middleweight title at UFC 236 by defeating Kelvin Gastelum. He later unified the title after beating the champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 243. He is the 11th Middleweight titleholder in UFC. Since then, Adesanya has successfully defended the title twice- against Yoel Romero at UFC 248 and Paulo Costa at UFC 253. The Nigerian Born fighter’s 20 fights undefeated streak was broken by Jan Blachowicz recently. He is currently at #3 position in UFC Pound for Pound Rankings.
Welterweight Champion: Kamaru Usman
| DATE WON | March 2, 2019 |
| Reigns Days | 1044+ |
| Defenses | 4 |
| Records | 19-1-0 (W-L-D) |
After being undefeated for almost 6 years, Kamaru Usman got the title Welterweight title shot against Tyron Woodley at UFC 235. Usman has successfully defended the title against Colby Covington(UFC 245), Jorge Masvidal(UFC 251), Gilbert Burns(UFC 258) and Jorge Masvidal(UFC 261) to take his winning streak in UFC to 11 matches. Nigerian-born Usman is currently at #1 in UFC Pound for Pound rankings. A former NCAA Division II champion, he is the 12th UFC Welterweight titleholder.
Lightweight Champion: Charles Oliveira
| DATE WON | May 15, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 239+ |
| Defenses | 1 |
| Records | 31-8-0 (W-L-D) |
Charles Oliveira defeated Michael Chandler at UFC 262 to win the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship. Khabib vacated the Lightweight title upon his retirement from MMA. Oliveira is currently at #8 in UFC pound for pound ranking. Oliviera later defended the title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
Featherweight Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
| DATE WON | December 14, 2019 |
| Reigns Days | 754+ |
| Defenses | 2 |
| Records | 23-1-0 (W-L-D) |
Alexander Volkanovski won the UFC Featherweight title at UFC 245 defeating Max Halloway with a unanimous decision. He later defended the title successfully against Halloway at UFC 251 but won only with a split decision. He later defeated Brian Ortega with a unanimous decision at UFC 266. The Australian is currently on a 10 matches winning streak in UFC(22+3-1 overall). He is ranked at #2 in UFC pound for pound ranking.
Bantamweight Champion: Aljamain Sterling
| DATE WON | March 6 , 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 309+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 20-3-0 (W-L-D) |
Aljamain Sterling won the Bantamweight title at UFC 259 by getting a win by Disqualification against Petr Yan. The referee deemed a knee strike from Yan illegal when Sterling was down on his knee. Sterling is at #15 in UFC Pound for Pound rankings.
Interim Bantamweight Champion: Petr Yan
| DATE WON | October 30, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 71+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 16-2-0 (W-L-D) |
After Aljamain Sterling pulled out from his first title defence at UFC 267, UFC announced an interim title bout between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. Petr Yan won the bout to be crowned the interim Bantamweight Champion.
Flyweight Champion: Brandon Moreno
| DATE WON | June 12, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 211+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 19-5-2 (W-L-D) |
Brandon Moreno defeated Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263 to win the Flyweight title in their second fight. The first title fight ended in a majority draw. Moreno is the first Mexican fighter to become a UFC Champion. Moreno is ranked #11 in UFC PFP rankings.
Women’s UFC Champions/Titleholders
Women’s Featherweight Champion: Amanda Nunes
| DATE WON | December 29, 2018 |
| Reigns Days | 1108+ |
| Defenses | 2 |
| Records | 21-4-0 (W-L-D) |
Amanda Nunes became the first woman to hold two women’s division title in UFC when she defeated Chris Cyborg for the Featherweight title at UFC 232 via TKO in 51 seconds. Her first Featherweight title defense came against Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 before she defended it against Megan Anderson at UFC 259. With this win, she became first fighter in UFC history to successfully defend two title while simultanousely holding them. Nunes is currently #1 ranked fighter in women’s Pound for Pound rankings.
Women’s Bantamweight Champion: Julianna Pena
| DATE WON | December 11, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 29+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 12-4-0 (W-L-D) |
Julianna Pena ended Amanda Nunes’ 1000+ days reign as the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion at UFC 269 to pull off an upset result via submission win. This is Pena’s first title in UFC.
Women’s Flyweight Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
| DATE WON | December 8, 2018 |
| Reigns Days | 1128+ |
| Defenses | 6 |
| Records | 22-3-0 (W-L-D) |
Valentina Shevchenko won the vacant Flyweight title by defeating Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 231 with a unanimous decision. The Russian has since defended the title 5 times successfully against Jessica Eye(UFC 238, KO), Liz Carmouche(Fight Night, unanimous), Katlyn Chookagian(UFC 247, TKO), Jennifer Maia(UFC 255, unanimous), Jessica Andrade(UFC 261, TKO), and Lauren Murphy(UFC 266, TKO). Shevchenko currently holds #2 rank in UFC women’s Pound for Pound Ranking.
Women’s Strawweight Champion: Rose Namajunas
| DATE WON | April 24, 2021 |
| Reigns Days | 260+ |
| Defenses | 0 |
| Records | 11-4-0 (W-L-D) |
Rose Namajunas won the UFC Strawweight title for the second time after she defeated Zhang Weili at UFC 261 on 24 April 2021. Her first title reign was between November 2017 to May 2019. She is at #3 in UFC Women’s Pound for Pound rankings.
List of UFC Champions/Titleholders
| Weight Class | Champion | No. of Days | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Francis Ngannou | 288 | 0 |
| Interim Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | 154 | – |
| Light-Heavyweight | Glover Teixeira | 71 | 0 |
| Middleweight | Israel Adesanya | 826 | 2 |
| Welterweight | Kamaru Usman | 1044 | 4 |
| Lightweight | Charles Oliveira | 239 | 1 |
| Featherweight | Alexander Volkanovski | 157 | 2 |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | 309 | 0 |
| Interim Bantamweight | Petr Yan | 71 | – |
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | 211 | 0 |
| Women’s Featherweight | Amanda Nunes | 1110 | 2 |
| Women’s Bantamweight | Julianna Pena | 29 | 0 |
| Women’s Flyweight | Valentina Shevchenko | 1128 | 6 |
| Women’s Strawweight | Rose Namajunas | 260 | 0 |
Caine Velasquez is the first Mexican to hold a belt.
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