UFC Heavyweight — title history
Every UFC Heavyweight title fight, in order. The most recent was won by Jon Jones on 2023-03-04.
Title fights (51)
| Date | Winner | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-07 | Mark Coleman | Dan Severn | Submission (neck crank) | UFC 12 |
| 1997-07-27 | Maurice Smith | Mark Coleman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 14 |
| 1997-10-17 | Maurice Smith | Tank Abbott | TKO (leg kicks) | UFC 15 |
| 1997-12-21 | Randy Couture | Maurice Smith | Decision (majority) | UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan |
| 1999-05-07 | Bas Rutten | Kevin Randleman | Decision (split) | UFC 20 |
| 1999-11-19 | Kevin Randleman | Pete Williams | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 23 |
| 2000-06-09 | Kevin Randleman | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 26 |
| 2000-11-17 | Randy Couture | Kevin Randleman | TKO (punches) | UFC 28 |
| 2001-05-04 | Randy Couture | Pedro Rizzo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 31 |
| 2001-11-02 | Randy Couture | Pedro Rizzo | TKO (punches) | UFC 34 |
| 2002-03-22 | Josh Barnett | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 36 |
| 2002-09-27 | Ricco Rodriguez | Randy Couture | TKO (submission due to elbows) | UFC 39 |
| 2003-02-28 | Tim Sylvia | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | UFC 41 |
| 2003-09-26 | Tim Sylvia | Gan McGee | TKO (punches) | UFC 44 |
| 2004-06-19 | Frank Mir | Tim Sylvia | Technical Submission (armbar) | UFC 48 |
| 2005-02-05 | Andrei Arlovski (interim) | Tim Sylvia | Submission (achilles lock) | UFC 51 |
| 2005-06-04 | Andrei Arlovski (interim) | Justin Eilers | TKO (punches) | UFC 53 |
| 2005-10-07 | Andrei Arlovski | Paul Buentello | KO (punch) | UFC 55 |
| 2006-04-15 | Tim Sylvia | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | UFC 59 |
| 2006-07-08 | Tim Sylvia | Andrei Arlovski | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 48–47) | UFC 61 |
| 2006-11-18 | Tim Sylvia | Jeff Monson | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 65 |
| 2007-03-03 | Randy Couture | Tim Sylvia | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | UFC 68 |
| 2007-08-25 | Randy Couture | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | UFC 74 |
| 2008-02-02 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (interim) | Tim Sylvia | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 81 |
| 2008-11-15 | Brock Lesnar | Randy Couture | TKO (punches) | UFC 91 |
| 2008-12-27 | Frank Mir (interim) | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | TKO (punches) | UFC 92 |
| 2009-07-11 | Brock Lesnar | Frank Mir | TKO (punches) | UFC 100 |
| 2010-03-27 | Shane Carwin (interim) | Frank Mir | KO (punches) | UFC 111 |
| 2010-07-03 | Brock Lesnar | Shane Carwin | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 116 |
| 2010-10-23 | Cain Velasquez | Brock Lesnar | TKO (punches) | UFC 121 |
| 2011-11-12 | Junior dos Santos | Cain Velasquez | KO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. dos Santos |
| 2012-05-26 | Junior dos Santos | Frank Mir | TKO (punches) | UFC 146 |
| 2012-12-29 | Cain Velasquez | Junior dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–43, 50–44) | UFC 155 |
| 2013-05-25 | Cain Velasquez | Antônio Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC 160 |
| 2013-10-19 | Cain Velasquez | Junior dos Santos | TKO (slam and punch) | UFC 166 |
| 2014-11-15 | Fabrício Werdum (interim) | Mark Hunt | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 180 |
| 2015-06-13 | Fabrício Werdum | Cain Velasquez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 188 |
| 2016-05-14 | Stipe Miocic | Fabrício Werdum | KO (punch) | UFC 198 |
| 2016-09-10 | Stipe Miocic | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches) | UFC 203 |
| 2017-05-13 | Stipe Miocic | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC 211 |
| 2018-01-20 | Stipe Miocic | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) | UFC 220 |
| 2018-07-07 | Daniel Cormier | Stipe Miocic | KO (punches) | UFC 226 |
| 2018-11-03 | Daniel Cormier | Derrick Lewis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 230 |
| 2019-08-17 | Stipe Miocic | Daniel Cormier | TKO (punches) | UFC 241 |
| 2020-08-15 | Stipe Miocic | Daniel Cormier | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | UFC 252 |
| 2021-03-27 | Francis Ngannou | Stipe Miocic | KO (punch) | UFC 260 |
| 2021-08-07 | Ciryl Gane (interim) | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | UFC 265 |
| 2022-01-22 | Francis Ngannou | Ciryl Gane | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 270 |
| 2023-03-04 | Jon Jones | Ciryl Gane | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 285 |
| 2023-11-11 | Tom Aspinall (interim) | Sergei Pavlovich | KO (punches) | UFC 295 |
| 2026-06-14 | Ciryl Gane (interim) | Alex Pereira | TKO (punches) | UFC Freedom 250 |
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.