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Longest title reign: since 2001

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.

135 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
=12Khabib Nurmagomedov1,134 daysLightweightApr 7, 2018May 15, 2021
=12Israel Adesanya1,134 daysMiddleweightOct 5, 2019Nov 12, 2022
14Murilo Bustamante1,121 daysMiddleweightJan 11, 2002Feb 5, 2005
15Zhang Weili1,078 daysWomen's StrawweightNov 12, 2022Oct 25, 2025
16Ronda Rousey994 daysWomen's BantamweightFeb 23, 2013Nov 14, 2015
17Islam Makhachev980 daysLightweightOct 22, 2022Jun 28, 2025
=18Joanna Jedrzejczyk966 daysWomen's StrawweightMar 14, 2015Nov 4, 2017
=18Jon Jones966 daysHeavyweightMar 4, 2023Oct 25, 2025
=20Dominick Cruz945 daysBantamweightJul 2, 2011Feb 1, 2014
=20Tyron Woodley945 daysWelterweightJul 30, 2016Mar 2, 2019
22Max Holloway924 daysFeatherweightJun 3, 2017Dec 14, 2019
=23Cain Velasquez896 daysHeavyweightDec 29, 2012Jun 13, 2015
=23Aljamain Sterling896 daysBantamweightMar 6, 2021Aug 19, 2023
25Chris Weidman889 daysMiddleweightJul 6, 2013Dec 12, 2015
26Alexandre Pantoja882 daysFlyweightJul 8, 2023Dec 6, 2025
27Matt Hughes820 daysWelterweightNov 2, 2001Jan 31, 2004
28BJ Penn812 daysLightweightJan 19, 2008Apr 10, 2010
29Stipe Miocic784 daysHeavyweightMay 14, 2016Jul 7, 2018
30Chuck Liddell770 daysLight HeavyweightApr 16, 2005May 26, 2007
31Matt Hughes757 daysWelterweightOct 22, 2004Nov 18, 2006
32Valentina Shevchenko749 daysWomen's FlyweightSep 14, 2024Oct 3, 2026
33Jens Pulver735 daysLightweightFeb 23, 2001Feb 28, 2003
34Henry Cejudo714 daysFlyweightAug 4, 2018Jul 18, 2020
=35Brock Lesnar707 daysHeavyweightNov 15, 2008Oct 23, 2010
=35Francis Ngannou707 daysHeavyweightMar 27, 2021Mar 4, 2023
=35Leon Edwards707 daysWelterweightAug 20, 2022Jul 27, 2024
38Georges St-Pierre700 daysMiddleweightNov 4, 2017Oct 5, 2019
39Frankie Edgar686 daysLightweightApr 10, 2010Feb 25, 2012
40Jon Jones637 daysLight HeavyweightDec 29, 2018Sep 26, 2020
41Randy Couture623 daysHeavyweightMar 3, 2007Nov 15, 2008
42TJ Dillashaw603 daysBantamweightMay 24, 2014Jan 17, 2016
=43Robbie Lawler602 daysWelterweightDec 6, 2014Jul 30, 2016
=43Zhang Weili602 daysWomen's StrawweightAug 31, 2019Apr 24, 2021
45Stipe Miocic588 daysHeavyweightAug 17, 2019Mar 27, 2021
46TJ Dillashaw581 daysBantamweightNov 4, 2017Jun 8, 2019
47Dricus Du Plessis574 daysMiddleweightJan 20, 2024Aug 16, 2025
=48Anthony Pettis560 daysLightweightAug 31, 2013Mar 14, 2015
=48Alexa Grasso560 daysWomen's FlyweightMar 4, 2023Sep 14, 2024
=50Benson Henderson553 daysLightweightFeb 25, 2012Aug 31, 2013
=50Rose Namajunas553 daysWomen's StrawweightNov 4, 2017May 11, 2019
52Alexander Volkanovski546 daysFeatherweightApr 12, 2025Champion
=53Conor McGregor539 daysFeatherweightDec 12, 2015Jun 3, 2017
=53Amanda Nunes539 daysWomen's BantamweightJul 30, 2022Jan 20, 2024
55Charles Oliveira525 daysLightweightMay 15, 2021Oct 22, 2022
=56Michael Bisping518 daysMiddleweightJun 4, 2016Nov 4, 2017
=56Cristiane Justino518 daysWomen's FeatherweightJul 29, 2017Dec 29, 2018
58Conor McGregor511 daysLightweightNov 12, 2016Apr 7, 2018
59Rich Franklin497 daysMiddleweightJun 4, 2005Oct 14, 2006
60Kayla Harrison490 daysWomen's BantamweightJun 7, 2025Champion
61Alex Pereira483 daysLight HeavyweightNov 11, 2023Mar 8, 2025
62Rafael Dos Anjos481 daysLightweightMar 14, 2015Jul 7, 2016
63Tim Sylvia477 daysHeavyweightFeb 28, 2003Jun 19, 2004
64Frank Mir475 daysHeavyweightJun 19, 2004Oct 7, 2005
65Sean Sherk462 daysLightweightOct 14, 2006Jan 19, 2008
66Merab Dvalishvili448 daysBantamweightSep 14, 2024Dec 6, 2025
67Ilia Topuria420 daysFeatherweightFeb 17, 2024Apr 12, 2025
68Junior Dos Santos413 daysHeavyweightNov 12, 2011Dec 29, 2012
=69Quinton Jackson406 daysLight HeavyweightMay 26, 2007Jul 5, 2008
=69Daniel Cormier406 daysHeavyweightJul 7, 2018Aug 17, 2019
=71Henry Cejudo399 daysBantamweightJun 8, 2019Jul 11, 2020
=71Jan Blachowicz399 daysLight HeavyweightSep 26, 2020Oct 30, 2021
73Sean O'Malley392 daysBantamweightAug 19, 2023Sep 14, 2024
74Cain Velasquez385 daysHeavyweightOct 23, 2010Nov 12, 2011
=75Matt Serra378 daysWelterweightApr 7, 2007Apr 19, 2008
=75Rose Namajunas378 daysWomen's StrawweightApr 24, 2021May 7, 2022
77Nicco Montano372 daysWomen's FlyweightDec 1, 2017Dec 8, 2018
78Deiveson Figueiredo364 daysFlyweightJan 22, 2022Jan 21, 2023
79Ilia Topuria351 daysLightweightJun 28, 2025Jun 14, 2026
=80Lyoto Machida350 daysLight HeavyweightMay 23, 2009May 8, 2010
=80Tom Aspinall350 daysHeavyweightOct 25, 2025Champion
=80Mackenzie Dern350 daysWomen's StrawweightOct 25, 2025Champion
83Dominick Cruz348 daysBantamweightJan 17, 2016Dec 30, 2016
84Fabricio Werdum336 daysHeavyweightJun 13, 2015May 14, 2016
=85Deiveson Figueiredo329 daysFlyweightJul 18, 2020Jun 12, 2021
=85Islam Makhachev329 daysWelterweightNov 15, 2025Champion
87Tim Sylvia322 daysHeavyweightApr 15, 2006Mar 3, 2007
88Mauricio Rua315 daysLight HeavyweightMay 8, 2010Mar 19, 2011
89Cody Garbrandt309 daysBantamweightDec 30, 2016Nov 4, 2017
=90Joshua Van308 daysFlyweightDec 6, 2025Champion
=90Petr Yan308 daysBantamweightDec 6, 2025Champion
92Jamahal Hill294 daysLight HeavyweightJan 21, 2023Nov 11, 2023
93Belal Muhammad287 daysWelterweightJul 27, 2024May 10, 2025
=94Johny Hendricks266 daysWelterweightMar 15, 2014Dec 6, 2014
=94Khamzat Chimaev266 daysMiddleweightAug 16, 2025May 9, 2026
96BJ Penn265 daysWelterweightJan 31, 2004Oct 22, 2004
97Raquel Pennington259 daysWomen's BantamweightJan 20, 2024Oct 5, 2024
98Julianna Pena245 daysWomen's BantamweightOct 5, 2024Jun 7, 2025
=99Randy Couture238 daysLight HeavyweightAug 21, 2004Apr 16, 2005
=99Petr Yan238 daysBantamweightJul 11, 2020Mar 6, 2021
101Julianna Pena231 daysWomen's BantamweightDec 11, 2021Jul 30, 2022
=102Brandon Moreno224 daysFlyweightJun 12, 2021Jan 22, 2022
=102Glover Teixeira224 daysLight HeavyweightOct 30, 2021Jun 11, 2022
104Magomed Ankalaev210 daysLight HeavyweightMar 8, 2025Oct 4, 2025
105Vitor Belfort203 daysLight HeavyweightJan 31, 2004Aug 21, 2004
106Andrei Arlovski190 daysHeavyweightOct 7, 2005Apr 15, 2006
=107Josh Barnett189 daysHeavyweightMar 22, 2002Sep 27, 2002
=107Carla Esparza189 daysWomen's StrawweightMay 7, 2022Nov 12, 2022
=107Jack Della Maddalena189 daysWelterweightMay 10, 2025Nov 15, 2025
=107Alex Pereira189 daysLight HeavyweightOct 4, 2025Apr 11, 2026
=111Carlos Newton182 daysWelterweightMay 4, 2001Nov 2, 2001
=111Jiri Prochazka182 daysLight HeavyweightJun 11, 2022Dec 10, 2022
=111Carlos Ulberg182 daysLight HeavyweightApr 11, 2026Champion
=114Forrest Griffin175 daysLight HeavyweightJul 5, 2008Dec 27, 2008
=114Luke Rockhold175 daysMiddleweightDec 12, 2015Jun 4, 2016
=116Germaine de Randamie168 daysWomen's FeatherweightFeb 11, 2017Jul 29, 2017
=116Brandon Moreno168 daysFlyweightJan 21, 2023Jul 8, 2023
=118Ricco Rodriguez154 daysHeavyweightSep 27, 2002Feb 28, 2003
=118Israel Adesanya154 daysMiddleweightApr 8, 2023Sep 9, 2023
=118Sean Strickland154 daysMiddleweightMay 9, 2026Champion
=121Rashad Evans147 daysLight HeavyweightDec 27, 2008May 23, 2009
=121Alex Pereira147 daysMiddleweightNov 12, 2022Apr 8, 2023
123Georges St-Pierre140 daysWelterweightNov 18, 2006Apr 7, 2007
124Sean Strickland133 daysMiddleweightSep 9, 2023Jan 20, 2024
125Eddie Alvarez128 daysLightweightJul 7, 2016Nov 12, 2016
126Randy Couture127 daysLight HeavyweightSep 26, 2003Jan 31, 2004
127Miesha Tate126 daysWomen's BantamweightMar 5, 2016Jul 9, 2016
128Evan Tanner119 daysMiddleweightFeb 5, 2005Jun 4, 2005
129Justin Gaethje118 daysLightweightJun 14, 2026Champion
=130Renan Barao112 daysBantamweightFeb 1, 2014May 24, 2014
=130Holly Holm112 daysWomen's BantamweightNov 14, 2015Mar 5, 2016
=130Jessica Andrade112 daysWomen's StrawweightMay 11, 2019Aug 31, 2019
133Dave Menne105 daysMiddleweightSep 28, 2001Jan 11, 2002
134Carla Esparza92 daysWomen's StrawweightDec 12, 2014Mar 14, 2015
135Natalia Silva7 daysWomen's FlyweightOct 3, 2026Champion

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