Most consecutive UFC title defenses

Fighter Streak Timeframe
Anderson Silva 9 2007-2011(active)
Georges St. Pierre 6 2008-2011(active)
Matt Hughes 5, 2 2002-2003, 2005-2006
Tito Ortiz 5 2000-2002
Chuck Liddell 4 2005-2006
Frank Shamrock 4 1998-1999
Pat Miletich 4 1999-2000
BJ Penn 3 2008-2009
Frankie Edgar 3 2010-2012
Jon Jones 3 2011-2012 (active)
Jose Aldo * 3 2011-2012 (active)
Rich Franklin 2 2005-2006
Randy Couture 2 2001
Tim Sylvia 2 2006
Jens Pulver 2 2001-2002
Brock Lesnar 2 2008-2010
Andrei Arlovski 2 2005
Dominic Cruz * 2 2011 (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.

* 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 (31)



31 Comments

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  • Norman says:
    December 11, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    Dominick Cruz and Jon Jones? Where are they?

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  • Norman says:
    October 18, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    And now that I think about it, that should qualify Dominick Cruz for the Most Title Wins list.

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  • Norman says:
    October 18, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    Aldo was promoted from WEC to UFC champion last year so he was champion before the Hominick fight and therefore it was his first defense of the title.
    Cruz first fought for the UFC title when he faced Scott Jorgensen WEC 53. That fight was to determine the last ever WEC Bantamweight champion and the first ever UFC Bantamweight champion.

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  • oleg says:
    October 15, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    I’m not sure about this one… I don’t think Hominick/Faber should be counted as a “defense” for Aldo & Cruz when it was their first time fighting for a UFC title.

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  • Norman says:
    October 15, 2011 at 5:19 pm

    How come Frankie Edgar was updated with 3 defenses but Dominick Cruz and Jose Aldo haven’t been added to the list. They each have two defenses. Cruz beat Urijah Faber and Demetrious Johnson. Aldo beat Mark Hominick and Kenny Florian. They both belong on this list.

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  • perhuto says:
    August 29, 2011 at 12:44 am

    Silva is now at 9 officially. But he should be at 10…if only Travis Lutter had made weight.

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  • ThonolansGhost says:
    April 7, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    About time… just kidding.

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  • oleg says:
    April 6, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    All right, I give. Here’s your second Hughes reign. :)

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  • ThonolansGhost says:
    April 6, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    As someone else said, Hughes should be on this list twice. In his second title reign, he successfully defended against Trigg and Penn.

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  • ThonolansGhost says:
    April 6, 2011 at 11:59 am

    If title fight is ruled a draw, the champ keeps the title. Therefore, it should absolutely count as a successful title defense.

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