HEAVYWEIGHT (206-265 POUNDS)
UFC 12: Judgement Day at Dothan Civic Center, Dothan, Alabama, Feb. 7, 1997
Mark Coleman def. Dan Severn, submission, choke, 2:57, Round 1 (becomes first UFC heavyweight champion)
UFC 14: Showdown at Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, July 27, 1997
Maurice Smith def. Mark Coleman, decision (wins UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 15: Collision Course at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Oct. 17. 1997
Maurice Smith def. Tank Abbott, submission, strikes, 8:08, Round 1 (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan 1 at Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 21, 1997
Randy Couture def. Maurice Smith, split dec. (wins UFC heavyweight title)
(Title stripped from Randy Couture due to contract dispute in January 1998)
UFC 20: Battle for the Gold at Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, May 7, 1999
Bas Rutten def. Kevin Randleman, split dec. (wins vacant UFC heavyweight title)
(Title vacated by Bas Rutten after leaving the UFC in June 1999)
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 at Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Kevin Randleman def. Pete Williams, una. dec. (wins vacant UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 9, 2000
Kevin Randleman def. Pedro Rizzo, una. dec. (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 28: High Stakes at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, N.J., Nov. 17, 2000
Randy Couture def. Kevin Randleman, TKO, strikes, 4:13, Round 3 (wins UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, N.J., May 4, 2001
Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo, una. dec. (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 34: High Voltage at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nov. 2, 2001
Randy Couture def. Pero Rizzo, TKO, strikes, 1:38, Round 3 (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 36: Worlds Collide at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, March 22, 2002
Josh Barnett def. Randy Couture, TKO, strikes, 4:35, Round 2 (wins UFC heavyweight title)
(Josh Barnett stripped of title after testing positive for steroids in post-fight drug test)
UFC 39: The Warriors Return at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., Sept. 27, 2002
Ricco Rodriguez def. Randy Couture, submission, strikes, 3:04, Round 5 (wins vacant UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 41: Onslaught at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J., Feb. 28, 2003
Tim Sylvia def. Ricco Rodriguez, TKO, strikes, 3:09, Round 1
UFC 44: Undisputed at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Sept. 26, 2003
Tim Sylvia def. Gan McGee, TKO, strikes, 1:54, Round 1 (retains UFC heavyweight title)
(Tim Sylvia stripped of title after testing positive for steroids in post-fight drug test)
UFC 48: Payback at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, June 19, 2004
Frank Mir def. Tim Sylvia, technical submission, armbar, 0:50, Round 1 (wins vacant UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 51: Super Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Feb. 5, 2005
Andrei Arlovski def. Tim Sylvia, submission, achille’s lock, 0:47, Round 1 (wins interim UFC heavyweight title, Frank Mir unable to defend his title against No. 1 contender Arlovski because of motocycle accident)
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J., June 4, 2005
Andrei Arlovski def. Justin Eilers, TKO, 4:10, Round 1 (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 55: Fury at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., Oct. 7, 2005
Andrei Arlovski def. Paul Buentello, KO, punch, 0:15, Round 1 (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 59: Reality Check at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, April 15, 2006
Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski, TKO, KO, punch, 2:43, Round 1 (wins UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, July 8, 2006
Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski, una. dec. (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 65: Bad Intentions at ARCO Arena, Sacramento, Nov. 18, 2006
Tim Sylvia def. Jeff Monson, una. dec. (retains UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 68: The Uprising at Nationwide Arena, Columbis, Ohio, March 3, 2007
Randy Couture def. Tim Sylvia, una. dec. (wins UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 74: Respect at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Aug. 25, 2007
UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture def. Gabriel Gonzaga, TKO, strikes, 1:37, Round 3 (retains UFC heavyweight title)
(Randy Couture resigns from the UFC and vacates the UFC heavyweight title on Oct. 11, 2007)
UFC 81: Breaking Point at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Feb. 2, 2008
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia, submission, guillotine choke, 1:28, Round 3 (wins interim UFC heavyweight title)
(Randy Couture rejoins the UFC on Sept. 2, 2008)
UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nov. 15, 2008
Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture, TKO, punches, 3:07, Round 2 (wins UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Dec. 27, 2008
Frank Mir def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, TKO, punches, 1:54, Round 2 (wins interim UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 100: Making History at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, July 11, 2009
Brock Lesnar def. Frank Mir, TKO, punches, 1:48, Round 2 (wins undisputed UFC heavyweight title)
UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nov. 21, 2009
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT (186-205 POUNDS)
UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan at Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 21, 1997
Frank Shamrock def. Kevin Jackson, submission, armbar, 0:16, Round 1 (becomes first UFC light-heavyweight champion)
UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou at Pontchartrain Center, New Orleans, La., March 13, 1998
Frank Shamrock def. Igor Zinoviev, KO, slam, 0:22, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 17: Redemption at Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, Alabama, May 15, 1998
Frank Shamrock def. jeremy Horn, submission, kneebar, 16:28, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil at Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 16, 1998
Frank Shamrock def. John Lober, submission, strikes, 7:40, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 22: Only One Can Be Champion at Lake Charles Civic Center, Lake Charles, La., Sept. 24, 1999
Frank Shamrock def. Tito Ortiz, submission, strikes, 4:42, Round 4 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
(Title vacated after Frank Shamrock retires from UFC)
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, April 14, 2000
Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva, 5-round una. dec. (wins vacant UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts at Differ Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 16, 2000
Tito Ortiz def. Yuki Kondo, submission, neck crank, 1:52, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 30: battle on the Boardwalk at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, N.J., Feb. 23, 2001
Tito Ortiz def. Evan Tanner, KO, slam, 0:32, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J., June 29, 2001
Tito Ortiz def. Elvis Sinosic, TKO, cut, 3:32, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Sept. 28, 2001
Tito Ortiz def. Vladimir Matyushenko, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 40: Vendetta at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nov. 22, 2002
Tito Ortiz def. Ken Shamrock, TKO, corner stoppage, 5:00, Round 3 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 43: Meltdown at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, June 6, 2003
Randy Couture def. Chuck Liddell, TKO, punches, 2:39, Round 3 (wins interim UFC light-heavyweight title, Tito Ortiz was in a contract dispute with UFC and refused to fight No. 1 contender Chuck Liddell until the issue was resolved)
UFC 44: Undisputed at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Sept. 26, 2003
Randy Couture def. Tito Ortiz, 5-round una. dec. (becomes undisputed UFC light-heavyweight champion)
UFC 46: Supernatural at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Jan. 31, 2004
Vitor Belfort def. Randy Couture, TKO, cut, 0:49, Round 1 (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 49: Unfinished Business at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Aug. 21, 2004
Randy Couture def. Vitor Belfort, TKO, doctor stoppage, 5:00, Round 3 (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, April 16, 2005
Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture, KO, punches, 2:06, Round 1 (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 54: Boiling Point at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Aug. 20, 2005
Chuck Liddell def. Jeremy Horn, TKO, 2:46, Round 4 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Feb. 4, 2006
Chuck Liddell def. Randy Couture, KO, punch, 1:28, Round 2 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Aug. 26, 2006
Chuck Liddell def. Renato Sobral, TKO, strikes, 1:35, Round 1 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz II at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Dec. 30, 2006
Chuck Liddell def. Tito Ortiz, TKO, punches, 3:59, Round 3 (retains UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, May 26, 2007
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. Chuck Liddell, TKO, punches, 1:53, Round 1 (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion at 02 Arena, London, England, Sept 8, 2007
UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson def. PRIDE champion Dan Henderson, 5-round una. dec. (unifies UFC and PRIDE 205-pound titles)
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, July 5, 2008
Forrest Griffin def. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, 5-round una. dec. (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Dec. 27, 2008
Rashad Evans def. Forrest Griffin, TKO, punches, 2:46, Round 3 (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, May 23, 2009
Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans, KO, punches, 3:57, Round 2 (wins UFC light-heavyweight title)
UFC 104 at Staples Center, Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 2009
UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
MIDDLEWEIGHT (171-185 POUNDS)
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Sept. 28, 2001
Dave Menne def. Gil Castillo, 5-round una. dec. (becomes first UFC middleweight champion)
UFC 35: Throwdown at Mohegan Suna Arena, Uncasville, Conn., Jan. 11, 2002
Murilo Bustamante def. Dave Menne, TKO, punches, 0:44, Round 2 (wins UFC middleweight title)
UFC 37: High Impact at CenturyTel Center at Bossier, La., May 10, 2002
Murilo Bustamante def. Matt Lindland, submission, guillotine choke, 1:33, Round 3 (retains UFC middleweight title)
(Title vacated by Bustamante on Oct. 5, 2002, after he signed with PRIDE Fighting Championships)
UFC 51: Super Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Feb. 5, 2005
Evan Tanner def. David Terrell, TKO, strikes, 4:35, Round 1 (wins vacant UFC middleweight title)
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J., June 4, 2005
Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner, TKO, doctor stoppage, 3:25, Round 4 (wins UFC middleweight title)
UFC 56: Full Force at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2005
Rich Franklin def. Nathan Quarry, KO punch, 2:34, Round 1 (retains UFC middleweight title)
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, March 4, 2006
Rich Franklin def. David Loiseau, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC middleweight title)
UFC 64: Unstoppable at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Oct. 14, 2006
Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin, TKO, strikes, 2:59, Round 1 (wins UFC middleweight title)
UFC 73: Stacked at ARCO Arena, Sacramento, July 7, 2007
Anderson Silva def. Nate Marquardt, TKO, strikes, 4:50, Round 1 (retains UFC middleweight title)
UFC 77: Hostile Territory at US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2007
Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin, TKO, strikes, 1:07, Round 2 (retains UFC middleweight title)
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio, March 1, 2008
Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson, submission, rear-naked choke, 4:52, Round 2 (retains UFC middleweight title)
UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote at Allstate Arena, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 25, 2008
Anderson Silva def. Patrick Cote, TKO, injured knee, 0:39, Round 3 (retains UFC middleweight title)
UFC 97: Redemption at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 18, 2009
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva def. Thales Leites, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC middleweight title)
WELTERWEIGHT (156-170 POUNDS)
UFC Brazil: Ultimate Brazil at Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 16, 1998
Pat Miletich def. Mikey Burnett, decision (becomes first UFC welterweight champion)
UFC 18: Road to the Heavyweight Title at Ponchartrain Center, New Orleans, La., Jan. 8, 1999
Pat Miletich def. Jorge Patino, decision (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 21 Return of the Champions at Five Seasons Events Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 16, 1999
Pat Miletich def. Andre Pederneiras, TKO, cut, 2:20, Round 2 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams at Five Seasons Events Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 9, 2000
Pat Miletich def. John Alessio, submission, armbar, 1:43, Round 2 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts at Differ Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 16, 2000
Pat Miletich def. Kenichi Yamamoto, submission, guillotine choke, 1:58, Round 2 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 31: Locked & Loaded at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, N.J., May 4, 2001
Carlos Newton def. Pat Miletich, submission, bulldog choke, 2:50, Round 3 (wins UFC welterweight title)
UFC 34: High Voltage at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nov. 2, 2001
Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton, KO, slam, 1:27, Rounds 2 (wins UFC welterweight title)
UFC 36: Worlds Collide at MGM Grand Garden Arena, March 22, 2002
Matt Hughes def. Hayato Sakurai, TKO, strikes, 3:01, Round 4 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, July 13, 2002
Matt Hughes def. Carlos Newton, TKO, strikes, 3:27, Round 4 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 40: Vendetta at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nov. 22, 2002
Matt Hughes def. Gil Castillo, TKO, cut, 5:00, Round 1 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 42: Sudden Impact at American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fla., April 25, 2003
Matt Hughes def. Sean Sherk, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 45: Revolution at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., Nov. 21, 2003
Matt Hughes def. Frank Trigg, submission, rear naked choke, 3:54, Round 1 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 46: Supernatural at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Jan. 31, 2004
B.J. Penn def. Matt Hughes, submission, rear naked choke, 4:39, Round 1 (wins UFC welterweight title)
(Penn was stripped of the title after signing with K-1)
UFC 50: The War of ‘04 at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J., Oct. 22, 2004
Matt Hughes def. Georges St. Pierre, submission, armbar, 4:59, Round 1 (wins vacant UFC welterweight title)
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, April 16, 2005
Matt Hughes def. Frank Trigg, submission, rear naked choke, 4:05, Round 1 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Sept. 23, 2006
Matt Hughes def. B.J. Penn, TKO, strikes, 3:53, Round 3 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 65: Bad Intentions at ARCO Arena, Sacramento, Nov. 18, 2006
Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes, TKO, strikes, 1:25, Round 2 (wins UFC welterweight title)
UFC 69: Shootout at Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, April 7, 2007
Matt Serra def. Georges St. Pierre, TKO, punches, 3:25, Round 1 (wins UFC welterweight title)
UFC 79: Nemesis at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Dec. 29, 2007
(Matt Serra injures back and is unable to defend title)
Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Hughes, verbal submission, armbar, 4:54, Round 2 (wins interim UFC welterweight title)
UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 at Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 19, 2008
Georges St. Pierre def. Matt Serra, TKO, knees to the body, 4:45, Round 2 (becomes unified UFC welterweight champion)
UFC 87: Seek and Destroy at Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Aug. 9, 2008
Georges St. Pierre def. Jon Fitch, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Jan. 31, 2009
Georges St. Pierre def. B.J. Penn, TKO, corner stoppage, 5:00, Round 4 (retains UFC welterweight title)
UFC 100: Making History at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, July 11, 2009
Georges St. Pierre def. Thiago Alves, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC welterweight title)
LIGHTWEIGHT (145-155 POUNDS)
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, N.J., Feb. 23, 2001
Jens Pulver def. Caol Uno, 5-round split dec. (becomes the first UFC lightweight champion)
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Sept. 28, 2001
Jens Pulver def. Dennis Hallman, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC lightweight title)
UFC 35: Throwdown at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., Jan. 11, 2002
Jens Pulver def. B.J. Penn, 5-round maj. dec. (retains UFC lightweight title)
(Pulver stripped of the title in March 2002 and left the UFC due to a contract dispute)
UFC 64: Unstoppable at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Oct. 14, 2006
Sean Sherk def. Kenny Florian, 5-round una. dec. (wins vacant UFC lightweight title)
UFC 73: Stacked at ARCO Arena, Sacramento, July 7, 2007
UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk def. Hermes Franca, 5-round una. dec. (retains UFC lightweight title)
(Sherk tested positive for steroids following Franca bout and was stripped of the title on Dec. 4 when his appeal with the California State Athletic Commission was denied)
UFC 80: Rapid Fire at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England, Jan. 19, 2008
B.J. Penn def. Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, submission, rear-naked choke, 4:02, Round 2 (wins vacant UFC lightweight title)
UFC 84: Ill Will at MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, May 24, 2008
B.J. Penn def. Sean Sherk, TKO, knees and punches, 5:00, Round 3 (retains UFC lightweight title)
UFC 101: Declaration at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 8, 2009
B.J. Penn def. Kenny Florian, submission, rear-naked choke, 3:54, Round 4 (retains UFC lightweight title)
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez at FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 12, 2009
UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez
