UFC
UFC Champions – Title holders for each weight division
See a complete list of UFC title holders for each weight division. The UFC currently has eight weight divisions for men and four for women.
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Fast Facts:
- The UFC hosts most of the top-ranked MMA fighters in the world.
- The WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) merged with the UFC in 2010.
- Dana White has been the UFC president since 2001.
- The first UFC event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado.
- MMA became legal in the state of New York on April 12, 2016. The UFC held their first New York event on November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden.
- Conor McGregor was the first UFC fighter to hold Championship title belts in two different weight divisions at the same time by becoming the Lightweight Champion at UFC 205 in New York City. He was the Featherweight Champion before he became the Lightweight Champion.
- Henry Cejudo was a UFC double champion holding title belts in the bantamweight and flyweight divisions until December 19, 2019, when he was forced to vacate the flyweight title.
- Amanda Nunes is currently a UFC double champion holding title belts in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Nunes has defended her bantamweight title five times since becoming the champion.
Men’s UFC Champions:
| Fighter | Weight Class | Weight | Champ since | Title defenses |
| Francis Ngannou (CMR) | Heavyweight | 265 lb (120 kg) | Mar 27, 2021 | 1 |
| Cyril Gane (FRA) (Interim champion) | Heavyweight | 265 lb (120 kg) | Aug 7, 2021 | 0 |
| Glover Teixeira (BRA) | Light Heavyweight | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 30, 2021 | 0 |
| Israel Adesanya (NIG) | Middleweight | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 6, 2019 | 4 |
| Kamaru Usman (NIG) | Welterweight | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 2, 2019 | 5 |
| Vacant | Lightweight | 155 lb (70 kg) | 0 | |
| Alexander Volkanovski (AUS) | Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg) | Dec 14, 2019 | 3 |
| Aljamain Sterling (USA) | Bantamweight | 135 lb (61.2 kg) | March 6, 2021 | 1 |
| Deiveson Figueiredo (BRA) | Flyweight | 125 lb (56 kg) | Jan 22, 2022 | 0 |
Women’s UFC Champions:
| Fighter | Weight Class | Weight | Champ since | Title defenses |
| Amanda Nunes (BRA) | Featherweight | 145 lb (66 kg) | Dec 29, 2018 | 2 |
| Julianna Peña (USA) | Bantamweight | 135 lb (61 kg) | Dec 11, 2021 | 0 |
| Valentina Shevchenko (KGZ) | Flyweight | 125 lb (56.7 kg) | Dec 8, 2018 | 6 |
| Carla Esparza (USA) | Strawweight | 115 lb (52 kg) | May 7, 2022 | 0 |
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