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Oldest fighters to win an undisputed UFC title, by age on the day.

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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.

109 fighters.

#FighterAgeDivisionWonEnded
51Aljamain Sterling31 years, 218 daysBantamweightMar 6, 2021Aug 19, 2023
52Charles Oliveira31 years, 210 daysLightweightMay 15, 2021Oct 22, 2022
53Anderson Silva31 years, 183 daysMiddleweightOct 14, 2006Jul 6, 2013
54Brock Lesnar31 years, 126 daysHeavyweightNov 15, 2008Oct 23, 2010
55Khamzat Chimaev31 years, 107 daysMiddleweightAug 16, 2025May 9, 2026
56Luke Rockhold31 years, 56 daysMiddleweightDec 12, 2015Jun 4, 2016
57Matt Hughes31 years, 9 daysWelterweightOct 22, 2004Nov 18, 2006
58Leon Edwards30 years, 360 daysWelterweightAug 20, 2022Jul 27, 2024
59Lyoto Machida30 years, 358 daysLight HeavyweightMay 23, 2009May 8, 2010
60Dominick Cruz30 years, 314 daysBantamweightJan 17, 2016Dec 30, 2016
61Rich Franklin30 years, 242 daysMiddleweightJun 4, 2005Oct 14, 2006
62Pat Miletich30 years, 221 daysWelterweightOct 16, 1998May 4, 2001
63Johny Hendricks30 years, 184 daysWelterweightMar 15, 2014Dec 6, 2014
64Cain Velasquez30 years, 154 daysHeavyweightDec 29, 2012Jun 13, 2015
65Rafael Dos Anjos30 years, 139 daysLightweightMar 14, 2015Jul 7, 2016
66Tim Sylvia30 years, 41 daysHeavyweightApr 15, 2006Mar 3, 2007
67Dricus Du Plessis30 years, 6 daysMiddleweightJan 20, 2024Aug 16, 2025
68Natalia Silva29 years, 242 daysWomen's FlyweightOct 3, 2026Champion
69Jiri Prochazka29 years, 240 daysLight HeavyweightJun 11, 2022Dec 10, 2022
70Alexa Grasso29 years, 207 daysWomen's FlyweightMar 4, 2023Sep 14, 2024
71Miesha Tate29 years, 200 daysWomen's BantamweightMar 5, 2016Jul 9, 2016
72Khabib Nurmagomedov29 years, 199 daysLightweightApr 7, 2018May 15, 2021
73Forrest Griffin29 years, 111 daysLight HeavyweightJul 5, 2008Dec 27, 2008
74Rashad Evans29 years, 93 daysLight HeavyweightDec 27, 2008May 23, 2009
75Brandon Moreno29 years, 45 daysFlyweightJan 21, 2023Jul 8, 2023
76BJ Penn29 years, 37 daysLightweightJan 19, 2008Apr 10, 2010
77Chris Weidman29 years, 19 daysMiddleweightJul 6, 2013Dec 12, 2015
78Nicco Montano28 years, 350 daysWomen's FlyweightDec 1, 2017Dec 8, 2018
79Quinton Jackson28 years, 340 daysLight HeavyweightMay 26, 2007Jul 5, 2008
=80Rose Namajunas28 years, 299 daysWomen's StrawweightApr 24, 2021May 7, 2022
=80Sean O'Malley28 years, 299 daysBantamweightAug 19, 2023Sep 14, 2024
82Jack Della Maddalena28 years, 242 daysWelterweightMay 10, 2025Nov 15, 2025
83Frankie Edgar28 years, 176 daysLightweightApr 10, 2010Feb 25, 2012
84Mauricio Rua28 years, 164 daysLight HeavyweightMay 8, 2010Mar 19, 2011
85Ilia Topuria28 years, 158 daysLightweightJun 28, 2025Jun 14, 2026
86Conor McGregor28 years, 121 daysLightweightNov 12, 2016Apr 7, 2018
=87Kevin Randleman28 years, 101 daysHeavyweightNov 19, 1999Nov 17, 2000
=87Benson Henderson28 years, 101 daysLightweightFeb 25, 2012Aug 31, 2013
89Junior Dos Santos27 years, 286 daysHeavyweightNov 12, 2011Dec 29, 2012
90Jessica Andrade27 years, 228 daysWomen's StrawweightMay 11, 2019Aug 31, 2019
91Joanna Jedrzejczyk27 years, 208 daysWomen's StrawweightMar 14, 2015Nov 4, 2017
92Dave Menne27 years, 61 daysMiddleweightSep 28, 2001Jan 11, 2002
93Renan Barao27 years, 1 dayBantamweightFeb 1, 2014May 24, 2014
94Vitor Belfort26 years, 305 daysLight HeavyweightJan 31, 2004Aug 21, 2004
95Andrei Arlovski26 years, 245 daysHeavyweightOct 7, 2005Apr 15, 2006
96Anthony Pettis26 years, 216 daysLightweightAug 31, 2013Mar 14, 2015
97Jens Pulver26 years, 79 daysLightweightFeb 23, 2001Feb 28, 2003
98Demetrious Johnson26 years, 40 daysFlyweightSep 22, 2012Aug 4, 2018
99Ronda Rousey26 years, 22 daysWomen's BantamweightFeb 23, 2013Nov 14, 2015
100Max Holloway25 years, 181 daysFeatherweightJun 3, 2017Dec 14, 2019

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