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Longest title reign

Longest single reigns as undisputed UFC champion, in days.

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Reigns are derived from championship bouts. When a belt was vacated or stripped outside a title fight, the reign is shown ending at the next title fight in that division, so a few run long; a title awarded without a fight (José Aldo's in 2010, for one) starts at the champion's first UFC title fight.

144 reigns.

#FighterDaysDivisionWonEnded
1Amanda Nunes2,842 daysWomen's FeatherweightDec 29, 2018Champion
2Anderson Silva2,457 daysMiddleweightOct 14, 2006Jul 6, 2013
3Georges St-Pierre2,156 daysWelterweightApr 19, 2008Mar 15, 2014
4Demetrious Johnson2,142 daysFlyweightSep 22, 2012Aug 4, 2018
5Amanda Nunes1,981 daysWomen's BantamweightJul 9, 2016Dec 11, 2021
6Jose Aldo1,687 daysFeatherweightApr 30, 2011Dec 12, 2015
7Valentina Shevchenko1,547 daysWomen's FlyweightDec 8, 2018Mar 4, 2023
=8Jon Jones1,526 daysLight HeavyweightMar 19, 2011May 23, 2015
=8Alexander Volkanovski1,526 daysFeatherweightDec 14, 2019Feb 17, 2024
10Daniel Cormier1,316 daysLight HeavyweightMay 23, 2015Dec 29, 2018
11Kamaru Usman1,267 daysWelterweightMar 2, 2019Aug 20, 2022
12Tito Ortiz1,260 daysLight HeavyweightApr 14, 2000Sep 26, 2003
=13Khabib Nurmagomedov1,134 daysLightweightApr 7, 2018May 15, 2021
=13Israel Adesanya1,134 daysMiddleweightOct 5, 2019Nov 12, 2022
15Murilo Bustamante1,121 daysMiddleweightJan 11, 2002Feb 5, 2005
16Zhang Weili1,078 daysWomen's StrawweightNov 12, 2022Oct 25, 2025
17Ronda Rousey994 daysWomen's BantamweightFeb 23, 2013Nov 14, 2015
18Islam Makhachev980 daysLightweightOct 22, 2022Jun 28, 2025
=19Joanna Jedrzejczyk966 daysWomen's StrawweightMar 14, 2015Nov 4, 2017
=19Jon Jones966 daysHeavyweightMar 4, 2023Oct 25, 2025
=21Dominick Cruz945 daysBantamweightJul 2, 2011Feb 1, 2014
=21Tyron Woodley945 daysWelterweightJul 30, 2016Mar 2, 2019
23Pat Miletich931 daysWelterweightOct 16, 1998May 4, 2001
24Max Holloway924 daysFeatherweightJun 3, 2017Dec 14, 2019
=25Cain Velasquez896 daysHeavyweightDec 29, 2012Jun 13, 2015
=25Aljamain Sterling896 daysBantamweightMar 6, 2021Aug 19, 2023
27Chris Weidman889 daysMiddleweightJul 6, 2013Dec 12, 2015
28Alexandre Pantoja882 daysFlyweightJul 8, 2023Dec 6, 2025
29Frank Shamrock845 daysLight HeavyweightDec 21, 1997Apr 14, 2000
30Matt Hughes820 daysWelterweightNov 2, 2001Jan 31, 2004
31BJ Penn812 daysLightweightJan 19, 2008Apr 10, 2010
32Stipe Miocic784 daysHeavyweightMay 14, 2016Jul 7, 2018
33Chuck Liddell770 daysLight HeavyweightApr 16, 2005May 26, 2007
34Matt Hughes757 daysWelterweightOct 22, 2004Nov 18, 2006
35Valentina Shevchenko749 daysWomen's FlyweightSep 14, 2024Oct 3, 2026
36Jens Pulver735 daysLightweightFeb 23, 2001Feb 28, 2003
37Henry Cejudo714 daysFlyweightAug 4, 2018Jul 18, 2020
=38Brock Lesnar707 daysHeavyweightNov 15, 2008Oct 23, 2010
=38Francis Ngannou707 daysHeavyweightMar 27, 2021Mar 4, 2023
=38Leon Edwards707 daysWelterweightAug 20, 2022Jul 27, 2024
41Georges St-Pierre700 daysMiddleweightNov 4, 2017Oct 5, 2019
42Frankie Edgar686 daysLightweightApr 10, 2010Feb 25, 2012
43Jon Jones637 daysLight HeavyweightDec 29, 2018Sep 26, 2020
44Randy Couture623 daysHeavyweightMar 3, 2007Nov 15, 2008
45TJ Dillashaw603 daysBantamweightMay 24, 2014Jan 17, 2016
=46Robbie Lawler602 daysWelterweightDec 6, 2014Jul 30, 2016
=46Zhang Weili602 daysWomen's StrawweightAug 31, 2019Apr 24, 2021
48Stipe Miocic588 daysHeavyweightAug 17, 2019Mar 27, 2021
49TJ Dillashaw581 daysBantamweightNov 4, 2017Jun 8, 2019
50Dricus Du Plessis574 daysMiddleweightJan 20, 2024Aug 16, 2025
=51Anthony Pettis560 daysLightweightAug 31, 2013Mar 14, 2015
=51Alexa Grasso560 daysWomen's FlyweightMar 4, 2023Sep 14, 2024
=53Benson Henderson553 daysLightweightFeb 25, 2012Aug 31, 2013
=53Rose Namajunas553 daysWomen's StrawweightNov 4, 2017May 11, 2019
55Alexander Volkanovski546 daysFeatherweightApr 12, 2025Champion
=56Conor McGregor539 daysFeatherweightDec 12, 2015Jun 3, 2017
=56Amanda Nunes539 daysWomen's BantamweightJul 30, 2022Jan 20, 2024
58Charles Oliveira525 daysLightweightMay 15, 2021Oct 22, 2022
=59Michael Bisping518 daysMiddleweightJun 4, 2016Nov 4, 2017
=59Cristiane Justino518 daysWomen's FeatherweightJul 29, 2017Dec 29, 2018
61Conor McGregor511 daysLightweightNov 12, 2016Apr 7, 2018
62Randy Couture502 daysHeavyweightDec 21, 1997May 7, 1999
63Rich Franklin497 daysMiddleweightJun 4, 2005Oct 14, 2006
=64Randy Couture490 daysHeavyweightNov 17, 2000Mar 22, 2002
=64Kayla Harrison490 daysWomen's BantamweightJun 7, 2025Champion
66Alex Pereira483 daysLight HeavyweightNov 11, 2023Mar 8, 2025
67Rafael Dos Anjos481 daysLightweightMar 14, 2015Jul 7, 2016
68Tim Sylvia477 daysHeavyweightFeb 28, 2003Jun 19, 2004
69Frank Mir475 daysHeavyweightJun 19, 2004Oct 7, 2005
70Sean Sherk462 daysLightweightOct 14, 2006Jan 19, 2008
71Merab Dvalishvili448 daysBantamweightSep 14, 2024Dec 6, 2025
72Ilia Topuria420 daysFeatherweightFeb 17, 2024Apr 12, 2025
73Junior Dos Santos413 daysHeavyweightNov 12, 2011Dec 29, 2012
=74Quinton Jackson406 daysLight HeavyweightMay 26, 2007Jul 5, 2008
=74Daniel Cormier406 daysHeavyweightJul 7, 2018Aug 17, 2019
=76Henry Cejudo399 daysBantamweightJun 8, 2019Jul 11, 2020
=76Jan Blachowicz399 daysLight HeavyweightSep 26, 2020Oct 30, 2021
78Sean O'Malley392 daysBantamweightAug 19, 2023Sep 14, 2024
79Cain Velasquez385 daysHeavyweightOct 23, 2010Nov 12, 2011
=80Matt Serra378 daysWelterweightApr 7, 2007Apr 19, 2008
=80Rose Namajunas378 daysWomen's StrawweightApr 24, 2021May 7, 2022
82Nicco Montano372 daysWomen's FlyweightDec 1, 2017Dec 8, 2018
=83Kevin Randleman364 daysHeavyweightNov 19, 1999Nov 17, 2000
=83Deiveson Figueiredo364 daysFlyweightJan 22, 2022Jan 21, 2023
85Ilia Topuria351 daysLightweightJun 28, 2025Jun 14, 2026
=86Lyoto Machida350 daysLight HeavyweightMay 23, 2009May 8, 2010
=86Tom Aspinall350 daysHeavyweightOct 25, 2025Champion
=86Mackenzie Dern350 daysWomen's StrawweightOct 25, 2025Champion
89Dominick Cruz348 daysBantamweightJan 17, 2016Dec 30, 2016
90Fabricio Werdum336 daysHeavyweightJun 13, 2015May 14, 2016
=91Deiveson Figueiredo329 daysFlyweightJul 18, 2020Jun 12, 2021
=91Islam Makhachev329 daysWelterweightNov 15, 2025Champion
93Tim Sylvia322 daysHeavyweightApr 15, 2006Mar 3, 2007
94Mauricio Rua315 daysLight HeavyweightMay 8, 2010Mar 19, 2011
95Cody Garbrandt309 daysBantamweightDec 30, 2016Nov 4, 2017
=96Joshua Van308 daysFlyweightDec 6, 2025Champion
=96Petr Yan308 daysBantamweightDec 6, 2025Champion
98Jamahal Hill294 daysLight HeavyweightJan 21, 2023Nov 11, 2023
99Belal Muhammad287 daysWelterweightJul 27, 2024May 10, 2025
=100Johny Hendricks266 daysWelterweightMar 15, 2014Dec 6, 2014
=100Khamzat Chimaev266 daysMiddleweightAug 16, 2025May 9, 2026
102BJ Penn265 daysWelterweightJan 31, 2004Oct 22, 2004
103Raquel Pennington259 daysWomen's BantamweightJan 20, 2024Oct 5, 2024
104Julianna Pena245 daysWomen's BantamweightOct 5, 2024Jun 7, 2025
=105Randy Couture238 daysLight HeavyweightAug 21, 2004Apr 16, 2005
=105Petr Yan238 daysBantamweightJul 11, 2020Mar 6, 2021
107Julianna Pena231 daysWomen's BantamweightDec 11, 2021Jul 30, 2022
=108Brandon Moreno224 daysFlyweightJun 12, 2021Jan 22, 2022
=108Glover Teixeira224 daysLight HeavyweightOct 30, 2021Jun 11, 2022
110Magomed Ankalaev210 daysLight HeavyweightMar 8, 2025Oct 4, 2025
111Vitor Belfort203 daysLight HeavyweightJan 31, 2004Aug 21, 2004
112Bas Rutten196 daysHeavyweightMay 7, 1999Nov 19, 1999
113Andrei Arlovski190 daysHeavyweightOct 7, 2005Apr 15, 2006
=114Josh Barnett189 daysHeavyweightMar 22, 2002Sep 27, 2002
=114Carla Esparza189 daysWomen's StrawweightMay 7, 2022Nov 12, 2022
=114Jack Della Maddalena189 daysWelterweightMay 10, 2025Nov 15, 2025
=114Alex Pereira189 daysLight HeavyweightOct 4, 2025Apr 11, 2026
=118Carlos Newton182 daysWelterweightMay 4, 2001Nov 2, 2001
=118Jiri Prochazka182 daysLight HeavyweightJun 11, 2022Dec 10, 2022
=118Carlos Ulberg182 daysLight HeavyweightApr 11, 2026Champion
=121Forrest Griffin175 daysLight HeavyweightJul 5, 2008Dec 27, 2008
=121Luke Rockhold175 daysMiddleweightDec 12, 2015Jun 4, 2016
123Mark Coleman170 daysHeavyweightFeb 7, 1997Jul 27, 1997
=124Germaine de Randamie168 daysWomen's FeatherweightFeb 11, 2017Jul 29, 2017
=124Brandon Moreno168 daysFlyweightJan 21, 2023Jul 8, 2023
=126Ricco Rodriguez154 daysHeavyweightSep 27, 2002Feb 28, 2003
=126Israel Adesanya154 daysMiddleweightApr 8, 2023Sep 9, 2023
=126Sean Strickland154 daysMiddleweightMay 9, 2026Champion
=129Maurice Smith147 daysHeavyweightJul 27, 1997Dec 21, 1997
=129Rashad Evans147 daysLight HeavyweightDec 27, 2008May 23, 2009
=129Alex Pereira147 daysMiddleweightNov 12, 2022Apr 8, 2023
132Georges St-Pierre140 daysWelterweightNov 18, 2006Apr 7, 2007
133Sean Strickland133 daysMiddleweightSep 9, 2023Jan 20, 2024
134Eddie Alvarez128 daysLightweightJul 7, 2016Nov 12, 2016
135Randy Couture127 daysLight HeavyweightSep 26, 2003Jan 31, 2004
136Miesha Tate126 daysWomen's BantamweightMar 5, 2016Jul 9, 2016
137Evan Tanner119 daysMiddleweightFeb 5, 2005Jun 4, 2005
138Justin Gaethje118 daysLightweightJun 14, 2026Champion
=139Renan Barao112 daysBantamweightFeb 1, 2014May 24, 2014
=139Holly Holm112 daysWomen's BantamweightNov 14, 2015Mar 5, 2016
=139Jessica Andrade112 daysWomen's StrawweightMay 11, 2019Aug 31, 2019
142Dave Menne105 daysMiddleweightSep 28, 2001Jan 11, 2002
143Carla Esparza92 daysWomen's StrawweightDec 12, 2014Mar 14, 2015
144Natalia Silva7 daysWomen's FlyweightOct 3, 2026Champion

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