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Most title defences in one reign: since 2020

Most successful title defences in a single reign.

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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.

A drawn title fight keeps the belt but is not counted as a defence.

23 reigns.

#FighterTotalDivisionWonEnded
=1Islam Makhachev4LightweightOct 22, 2022Jun 28, 2025
=1Alexandre Pantoja4FlyweightJul 8, 2023Dec 6, 2025
=3Aljamain Sterling3BantamweightMar 6, 2021Aug 19, 2023
=3Zhang Weili3Women's StrawweightNov 12, 2022Oct 25, 2025
=3Alex Pereira3Light HeavyweightNov 11, 2023Mar 8, 2025
=3Merab Dvalishvili3BantamweightSep 14, 2024Dec 6, 2025
=7Leon Edwards2WelterweightAug 20, 2022Jul 27, 2024
=7Dricus Du Plessis2MiddleweightJan 20, 2024Aug 16, 2025
=7Valentina Shevchenko2Women's FlyweightSep 14, 2024Oct 3, 2026
=7Joshua Van2FlyweightDec 6, 2025Champion
=11Deiveson Figueiredo1FlyweightJul 18, 2020Jun 12, 2021
=11Jan Blachowicz1Light HeavyweightSep 26, 2020Oct 30, 2021
=11Francis Ngannou1HeavyweightMar 27, 2021Mar 4, 2023
=11Rose Namajunas1Women's StrawweightApr 24, 2021May 7, 2022
=11Charles Oliveira1LightweightMay 15, 2021Oct 22, 2022
=11Amanda Nunes1Women's BantamweightJul 30, 2022Jan 20, 2024
=11Jon Jones1HeavyweightMar 4, 2023Oct 25, 2025
=11Sean O'Malley1BantamweightAug 19, 2023Sep 14, 2024
=11Tom Aspinall1Heavyweight (interim)Nov 11, 2023Oct 25, 2025
=11Ilia Topuria1FeatherweightFeb 17, 2024Apr 12, 2025
=11Alexander Volkanovski1FeatherweightApr 12, 2025Champion
=11Mackenzie Dern1Women's StrawweightOct 25, 2025Champion
=11Islam Makhachev1WelterweightNov 15, 2025Champion

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