Most consecutive UFC title defenses
Last Updated: 12/13/2020
| Fighter | Streak | Timeframe |
| Demetrious Johnson | 11 | 2013-2017 |
| Anderson Silva | 10 | 2007-2012 |
| Georges St. Pierre | 9 | 2008-2013 (relinquished title) |
| Jon Jones | 8, 3 | 2011-2015 (relinquished), 2019-2020 (relinquished) |
| Jose Aldo * | 7 | 2011-2014 |
| Ronda Rousey + | 6 | 2013-2015 |
| Matt Hughes | 5, 2 | 2002-2003, 2005-2006 |
| Joanna Jedrzejczyk | 5 | 2015-2017 |
| Tito Ortiz | 5 | 2000-2002 |
| Tyron Woodley | 4 | 2016-2018 |
| Renan Barao | 4 | 2013-2014 |
| Chuck Liddell | 4 | 2005-2006 |
| Pat Miletich | 4 | 1999-2000 |
| Frank Shamrock | 4 | 1998-1999 |
| Amanda Nunes | 4 | 2016-2019 (active) |
| Valentina Shevchenko | 4 | 2019-2020 (active) |
| Chris Weidman | 3 | 2013-2015 |
| Benson Henderson | 3 | 2012-2013 |
| Frankie Edgar | 3 | 2010-2012 |
| BJ Penn | 3 | 2008-2009 |
| Max Holloway | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| Stipe Miocic | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| Khabib Nurmagomedov | 3 | 2018-2020 (active) |
| Kamaru Usman | 3 | 2019-2021 (active) |
| Robbie Lawler | 2 | 2015-2016 |
| TJ Dillashaw | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| Cain Velasquez | 2 | 2013 |
| Dominick Cruz * | 2 | 2011 (relinquished title in 2014) |
| Brock Lesnar | 2 | 2008-2010 |
| Tim Sylvia | 2 | 2006 |
| Rich Franklin | 2 | 2005-2006 |
| Andrei Arlovski | 2 | 2005 |
| Jens Pulver | 2 | 2001-2002 |
| Randy Couture | 2 | 2001 |
| Cristiane Justino | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| Daniel Cormier | 2 | 2015-2017 |
| Israel Adesanya | 2 | 2020 (active) |
| Deiveson Figueiredo | 2 | 2020 (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 defenses.
+ StrikeForce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was awarded the UFC championship title as a part of the StrikeForce/UFC merger, technically marking her first UFC bout as a title defense.
