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Oldest champions

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
101Cody Garbrandt25 years, 176 daysBantamweightDec 30, 2016Nov 4, 2017
102Tito Ortiz25 years, 82 daysLight HeavyweightApr 14, 2000Sep 26, 2003
103Ricco Rodriguez25 years, 39 daysHeavyweightSep 27, 2002Feb 28, 2003
104Frank Mir25 years, 26 daysHeavyweightJun 19, 2004Oct 7, 2005
105Frank Shamrock25 years, 13 daysLight HeavyweightDec 21, 1997Apr 14, 2000
106Carlos Newton24 years, 260 daysWelterweightMay 4, 2001Nov 2, 2001
107Jose Aldo24 years, 233 daysFeatherweightApr 30, 2011Dec 12, 2015
108Josh Barnett24 years, 132 daysHeavyweightMar 22, 2002Sep 27, 2002
109Joshua Van24 years, 57 daysFlyweightDec 6, 2025Champion

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