UFC Light Heavyweight — title history
Every UFC Light Heavyweight title fight, in order. The most recent was won by Alex Pereira on 2025-10-04.
Title fights (53)
| Date | Winner | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Ulberg | Jiří Procházka | KO (punches) | UFC 327 | |
| 1998-03-13 | Frank Shamrock | Igor Zinoviev | KO (slam) | UFC 16 |
| 1998-05-15 | Frank Shamrock | Jeremy Horn | Submission (kneebar) | UFC 17 |
| 2000-04-14 | Tito Ortiz | Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 25 |
| 2000-12-16 | Tito Ortiz | Yuki Kondo | Submission (cobra choke) | UFC 29 |
| 2001-02-23 | Tito Ortiz | Evan Tanner | KO (slam) | UFC 30 |
| 2001-06-29 | Tito Ortiz | Elvis Sinosic | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 32 |
| 2001-09-28 | Tito Ortiz | Vladimir Matyushenko | Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–44, 50–44) | UFC 33 |
| 2002-11-22 | Tito Ortiz | Ken Shamrock | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 40 |
| 2003-06-06 | Randy Couture (interim) | Chuck Liddell | TKO (punches) | UFC 43 |
| 2003-09-26 | Randy Couture | Tito Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–45) | UFC 44 |
| 2004-01-31 | Vitor Belfort | Randy Couture | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 46 |
| 2004-08-21 | Randy Couture | Vitor Belfort | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 49 |
| 2005-04-16 | Chuck Liddell | Randy Couture | KO (punches) | UFC 52 |
| 2005-08-20 | Chuck Liddell | Jeremy Horn | TKO (punches) | UFC 54 |
| 2006-02-04 | Chuck Liddell | Randy Couture | KO (punch) | UFC 57 |
| 2006-08-26 | Chuck Liddell | Renato Sobral | TKO (punches) | UFC 62 |
| 2006-12-30 | Chuck Liddell | Tito Ortiz | TKO (punches) | UFC 66 |
| 2007-05-26 | Quinton Jackson | Chuck Liddell | KO (punches) | UFC 71 |
| 2007-09-08 | Quinton Jackson | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 75 |
| 2008-07-05 | Forrest Griffin | Quinton Jackson | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 49–46) | UFC 86 |
| 2008-12-27 | Rashad Evans | Forrest Griffin | KO (punches) | UFC 92 |
| 2009-05-23 | Lyoto Machida | Rashad Evans | KO (punches) | UFC 98 |
| 2009-10-24 | Lyoto Machida | Maurício Rua | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 104 |
| 2010-05-08 | Maurício Rua | Lyoto Machida | KO (punches) | UFC 113 |
| 2011-03-19 | Jon Jones | Maurício Rua | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 128 |
| 2011-09-24 | Jon Jones | Quinton Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 135 |
| 2011-12-10 | Jon Jones | Lyoto Machida | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 140 |
| 2012-04-21 | Jon Jones | Rashad Evans | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | UFC 145 |
| 2012-09-22 | Jon Jones | Vitor Belfort | Submission (americana) | Q2082462 |
| 2013-04-27 | Jon Jones | Chael Sonnen | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 159 |
| 2013-09-21 | Jon Jones | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 165 |
| 2014-04-26 | Jon Jones | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | UFC 172 |
| 2015-01-03 | Jon Jones | Daniel Cormier | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 182 |
| 2015-05-23 | Daniel Cormier | Anthony Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 187 |
| 2015-10-03 | Daniel Cormier | Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 192 |
| 2016-04-23 | Jon Jones (interim) | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–45, 50–45) | UFC 197 |
| 2016-07-09 | Daniel Cormier | Anderson Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | UFC 200 |
| 2017-04-08 | Daniel Cormier | Anthony Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 210 |
| 2018-01-20 | Daniel Cormier | Volkan Oezdemir | TKO (punches) | UFC 220 |
| 2018-12-29 | Jon Jones | Alexander Gustafsson | KO (punches) | UFC 232 |
| 2019-03-02 | Jon Jones | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) (48–44, 48–44, 48–44) | UFC 235 |
| 2019-07-06 | Jon Jones | Thiago Santos | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 239 |
| 2020-02-08 | Jon Jones | Dominick Reyes | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 247 |
| 2020-09-27 | Jan Błachowicz | Dominick Reyes | TKO (punches) | UFC 253 |
| 2021-03-06 | Jan Błachowicz | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45) | UFC 259 |
| 2021-10-30 | Glover Teixeira | Jan Błachowicz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 267 |
| 2022-06-12 | Jiří Procházka | Glover Teixeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 275 |
| 2023-01-21 | Jamahal Hill | Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) | UFC 283 |
| 2023-11-11 | Alex Pereira | Jiří Procházka | TKO (elbows) | UFC 295 |
| 2024-04-13 | Alex Pereira | Jamahal Hill | KO (punches) | UFC 300 |
| 2024-06-29 | Alex Pereira | Jiří Procházka | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 303 |
| 2025-10-04 | Alex Pereira | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC 320 |
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.