UFC Featherweight — title history
Every UFC Featherweight title fight, in order. The most recent was won by Alexander Volkanovski on 2025-04-12.
Title fights (23)
| Date | Winner | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-30 | José Aldo | Mark Hominick | Decision (unanimous) (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) | UFC 129 |
| 2011-10-08 | José Aldo | Kenny Florian | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 136 |
| 2012-01-14 | José Aldo | Chad Mendes | KO (knee) | UFC 142 |
| 2013-02-02 | José Aldo | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | UFC 156 |
| 2013-08-03 | José Aldo | Chan Sung Jung | TKO (punches) | UFC 163 |
| 2014-02-01 | José Aldo | Ricardo Lamas | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber II |
| 2014-10-25 | José Aldo | Chad Mendes | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 179 |
| 2015-07-11 | Conor McGregor (interim) | Chad Mendes | TKO (punches) | UFC 189 |
| 2015-12-12 | Conor McGregor | José Aldo | KO (punch) | UFC 194 |
| 2016-07-09 | José Aldo (interim) | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | UFC 200 |
| 2017-06-03 | Max Holloway | José Aldo | TKO (punches) | UFC 212 |
| 2017-12-02 | Max Holloway | José Aldo | TKO (punches) | UFC 218 |
| 2018-12-08 | Max Holloway | Brian Ortega | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 231 |
| 2019-07-27 | Max Holloway | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) | UFC 240 |
| 2019-12-14 | Alexander Volkanovski | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 50–45) | UFC 245 |
| 2020-07-12 | Alexander Volkanovski | Max Holloway | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 251 |
| 2021-09-25 | Alexander Volkanovski | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–44) | UFC 266 |
| 2022-04-09 | Alexander Volkanovski | Chan Sung Jung | TKO (punches) | UFC 273 |
| 2022-07-02 | Alexander Volkanovski | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | UFC 276 |
| 2023-02-12 | Yair Rodríguez (interim) | Josh Emmett | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 284 |
| 2023-07-08 | Alexander Volkanovski | Yair Rodríguez | TKO (punches) | UFC 290 |
| 2024-02-17 | Ilia Topuria | Alexander Volkanovski | KO (punch) | UFC 298 |
| 2025-04-12 | Alexander Volkanovski | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 314 |
Where this came from
Derived from UFC event articles on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): the title fights are the bouts whose notes name this championship. Title eliminators are excluded; interim-title bouts are marked. Vacancies and strippings are not inferred. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the UFC.