UFC Middleweight — title history
Every UFC Middleweight title fight, in order. The most recent was won by Sean Strickland on 2026-05-09.
Title fights (49)
| Date | Winner | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-21 | Frank Shamrock | Kevin Jackson | Submission (armbar) | UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan |
| 1998-10-16 | Frank Shamrock | John Lober | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC Brazil |
| 1999-09-24 | Frank Shamrock | Tito Ortiz | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC 22 |
| 2001-09-28 | Dave Menne | Gil Castillo | Decision (unanimous) (49–43, 49–44, 49–45) | UFC 33 |
| 2002-01-11 | Murilo Bustamante | Dave Menne | TKO (punches) | UFC 35 |
| 2002-05-10 | Murilo Bustamante | Matt Lindland | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 37 |
| 2005-02-05 | Evan Tanner | David Terrell | TKO (punches) | UFC 51 |
| 2005-06-04 | Rich Franklin | Evan Tanner | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 53 |
| 2005-10-03 | David Loiseau | Evan Tanner | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 |
| 2005-11-19 | Rich Franklin | Nate Quarry | KO (punch) | UFC 56 |
| 2006-03-04 | Rich Franklin | David Loiseau | Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–42, 50–42) | UFC 58 |
| 2006-10-14 | Anderson Silva | Rich Franklin | KO (knee) | UFC 64 |
| 2007-02-03 | Anderson Silva | Travis Lutter | Submission (triangle choke with elbows) | UFC 67 |
| 2007-07-07 | Anderson Silva | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | UFC 73 |
| 2007-10-20 | Anderson Silva | Rich Franklin | TKO (knees) | UFC 77 |
| 2008-03-01 | Anderson Silva | Dan Henderson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 82 |
| 2008-10-25 | Anderson Silva | Patrick Côté | TKO (knee injury) | UFC 90 |
| 2009-04-18 | Anderson Silva | Thales Leites | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 50–46) | UFC 97 |
| 2010-04-10 | Anderson Silva | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | UFC 112 |
| 2010-08-07 | Anderson Silva | Chael Sonnen | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC 117 |
| 2011-02-05 | Anderson Silva | Vitor Belfort | KO (front kick and punches) | UFC 126 |
| 2011-08-27 | Anderson Silva | Yushin Okami | TKO (punches) | UFC 134 |
| 2011-11-05 | Mark Muñoz | Chris Leben | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 138 |
| 2012-07-07 | Anderson Silva | Chael Sonnen | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | UFC 148 |
| 2013-07-06 | Chris Weidman | Anderson Silva | KO (punches) | UFC 162 |
| 2013-12-28 | Chris Weidman | Anderson Silva | TKO (leg injury) | UFC 168 |
| 2014-07-05 | Chris Weidman | Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 175 |
| 2015-05-23 | Chris Weidman | Vitor Belfort | TKO (punches) | UFC 187 |
| 2015-12-12 | Luke Rockhold | Chris Weidman | TKO (punches) | UFC 194 |
| 2016-06-04 | Michael Bisping | Luke Rockhold | KO (punches) | UFC 199 |
| 2016-10-08 | Michael Bisping | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 204 |
| 2017-07-08 | Robert Whittaker (interim) | Yoel Romero | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 213 |
| 2017-11-04 | Georges St-Pierre | Michael Bisping | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 217 |
| 2018-06-08 | Robert Whittaker | Yoel Romero | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 225 |
| 2019-04-13 | Israel Adesanya (interim) | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision (unanimous) (48–46, 48–46, 48–46) | UFC 236 |
| 2019-10-06 | Israel Adesanya | Robert Whittaker | KO (punches) | UFC 243 |
| 2020-03-07 | Israel Adesanya | Yoel Romero | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 248 |
| 2020-09-27 | Israel Adesanya | Paulo Costa | TKO (punches) | UFC 253 |
| 2021-06-12 | Israel Adesanya | Marvin Vettori | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | UFC 263 |
| 2022-02-12 | Israel Adesanya | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) | UFC 271 |
| 2022-07-02 | Israel Adesanya | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45) | UFC 276 |
| 2022-11-12 | Alex Pereira | Israel Adesanya | TKO (punches) | UFC 281 |
| 2023-04-08 | Israel Adesanya | Alex Pereira | KO (punches) | UFC 287 |
| 2023-09-10 | Sean Strickland | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | UFC 293 |
| 2024-01-20 | Dricus du Plessis | Sean Strickland | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 297 |
| 2024-08-17 | Dricus du Plessis | Israel Adesanya | Submission (face crank) | UFC 305 |
| 2025-02-09 | Dricus du Plessis | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) | UFC 312 |
| 2025-08-16 | Khamzat Chimaev | Dricus du Plessis | Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–44, 50–44) | Q134466754 |
| 2026-05-09 | Sean Strickland | Khamzat Chimaev | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | UFC 328 |
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.