The champions are listed in reverse chronological order.
Click here for the list of current UFC champions in each division and here for the champions in each MMA promotion.
All-time UFC champions by division:
Heavyweight | Light heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women's featherweight
Women's bantamweight
Women's flyweight
Women's strawweight
Current champion
Raquel Pennington
• Won title: Jan. 20, 2024
• Outcome: UD over Mayra Bueno Silva (UFC 297)
• Defenses: 0
Past champions
Amanda Nunes
• Won title: July 30, 2022
• Outcome: UD over Julianna Peña (UFC 277)
• Defenses: 0
Julianna Peña
• Won title: Dec. 11, 2021
• Outcome: SUB2 over Amanda Nunes (UFC 269)
• Defenses: 0
Amanda Nunes
• Won title: July 9, 2016
• Outcome: SUB1 over Miesha Tate (UFC 200)
• Defenses: 5
Miesha Tate
• Won title: March 5, 2016
• Outcome: SUB5 over Holly Holm (UFC 196)
• Defenses: 0
Holly Holm
• Won title: Nov. 15, 2015
• Outcome: KO2 over Ronda Rousey (UFC 193)
• Defenses: 0
Ronda Rousey
• Won title: Dec. 6, 2012*
• Defenses: 6
* -- As Strikeforce champion, Rousey was promoted to undisputed UFC champion at a pre-event press conference