Most consecutive UFC title defenses

Last Updated: 4/28/2013

Fighter Streak Timeframe
Anderson Silva 10 2007-2012(active)
Georges St. Pierre 8 2008-2013(active)
Matt Hughes 5, 2 2002-2003, 2005-2006
Tito Ortiz 5 2000-2002
Jon Jones 5 2011-2013 (active)
Frank Shamrock 4 1998-1999
Pat Miletich 4 1999-2000
Chuck Liddell 4 2005-2006
Jose Aldo * 4 2011-2013 (active)
BJ Penn 3 2008-2009
Frankie Edgar 3 2010-2012
Benson Henderson 3 2012 – 2013 (active)
Randy Couture 2 2001
Tim Sylvia 2 2006
Jens Pulver 2 2001-2002
Brock Lesnar 2 2008-2010
Andrei Arlovski 2 2005
Dominick Cruz * 2 2011 (active)
Rich Franklin 2 2005-2006

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.

* WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and WEC bantamweight champion Dominic Cruz were awarded UFC championship titles as a part of the WEC/UFC merger, technically marking their first UFC bouts as title defences.



Comments (35)



35 Comments

1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

Have a Comment?

Please use the box below to submit a comment. Before clicking the "submit" button, review the information above the button, or else your comment is subject to deletion.

Before asking where a specific fighter is ranked or why they aren't ranked:

- We update the rankings once per week, usually on Sunday or Monday.

- Fighters who have not fought in 450 days or more ARE NOT RANKED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

- Use the "Fighter Search" option in the upper-right of the page. The fighter may be ranked in a different division.

- Most of the divisions have multiple pages beyond this one. See the clickable ranges above and below the ranking table.


Furthermore, we do not maintain the "next fight" data. This is gathered from Sherdog. Any issues regarding this data should be forwarded to them.