Most consecutive UFC title defenses
as of 8/29/2010
| Rank | Fighter | Streak | Timeframe |
| 1 | Anderson Silva | 7 | 2007-2010 (active) |
| 2/ | Tito Ortiz | 5 | 2000-2002 |
| 2/ | Matt Hughes | 5 | 2002-2003 |
| 4/ | Pat Miletich | 4 | 1999-2000 |
| 4/ | Chuck Liddell | 4 | 2005-2006 |
| 4/ | Frank Shamrock | 4 | 1998-1999 |
| 4/ | Georges St. Pierre | 4 | 2008-2010 (active) |
| 8 | BJ Penn | 3 | 2008-2009 |
| 9/ | Andrei Arlovski | 2 | 2005 |
| 9/ | Rich Franklin | 2 | 2005-2006 |
| 9/ | Randy Couture | 2 | 2001 |
| 9/ | Tim Sylvia | 2 | 2006 |
| 9/ | Jens Pulver | 2 | 2001 – 2002 |
| 9/ | Brock Lesnar | 2 | 2008-2010 (active) |
Records reflect UFC title bouts only. Tournament wins and Superfight titles are not included.
All fighters with 2 or more consecutive title defenses in the UFC are included.
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July 1st, 2010 at 10:48 am
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March 24th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
shouldn’t hughes have another streak of 2 from 2005-06, def. trigg and penn?
December 9th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Dave, you’re right. Thanks for the correction.
December 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Shouldn’t jens pulver be on this list with 2? Could be wrong, but I thought he beat Penn and Hallman