The ufc has seen some very long and very short title reigns over the course of the organisations 25year history. Anderson silva is the longest reigning champion in ufc history. Stipe miocic dominates francis ngannou to become longest. Use the buttons below for more on the list of the longest wwe title reigns in history. She now has the most wins among female fighters in ufc history with 12 and is the longest reigning current champion in the promotion, man or woman, at 1,252 days. His third title reign lasted over a year and ended with him having to forfeit the title due to. Feb 22, 2018 the ufc s golden boy has demolished the record for the longest ufc title reign without attempting a title defense. The lightweight championship was known as the bantamweight championship prior to ufc 31 may 4, 2001. Longest title reign with zero defenses page 3 sherdog. Use the buttons below for more on the list of the longest wwe title reigns in. Ufc 247 represents the 15th consecutive championship bout for jon jones, believed to be the longest in ufc history. Ufc fights to book in summer 2020 include jon jones vs.
Stipe miocic defeated daniel cormier by fourthround tko to reclaim his heavyweight belt at ufc 241. Jones, the dominant force in the light heavyweight division since 2011, and former middleweight king anderson silva, who holds the record for the longest title reign in ufc history, are also. Crashs first reign was the 15th overall, meaning over the next 18 months the title would change hands. The current format of two, three, or five rounds of five minutes each was implemented in ufc 21.
Still, the man ruled his division with an iron fist for six years. This list looks at the five men who have held ufc titles for the longest period. Pierre had the second longest combined title reign in ufc history at 2,204 days and the most title fight wins at 12. He has been so dominant that every fight he has been in, except for the first bout with chael sonnen, has more closely resembled a sparring match than a championship fight. John cena won his first wwe championship at wrestlemania 21 from jbl. Originally known as the middleweight division, the ufcs light. Most title defenses and longest championship reign are just some of them. Stipe miocic brought the hype surrounding francis ngannou to a crashing halt on saturday night as the reigning and defending heavyweight champion put on a five round clinic to retain his title. There is no better gauge of how long someone has been watching mma than. Max holloway hopes title reign can be a long and lucrative.
Ufc president dana white says hes targeting a fight between jon jones and alexander gustafsson for the year end card on dec. Over the last few years, ufc fans have seen champions come and go at a clip. Tito ortiz at ufc 22 on sep 24, 1999 shamrock vacated the title on november 24, 1999, when he retired from the ufc. With gaethje holding the interim title and nurmagomedov the divisions reigning. His 10 consecutive successful title defenses is the most in history, doubling the previous best. Nov 20, 2012 he also holds the records for most title wins, most consecutive ufc wins, longest title reign based on duration, and the most finishes.
Moxley might have already lost the aew championship, so they might not need to book. This is an updated list and features the 10 heavyweights who reigned over the division for the longest combined. The fight with lesnar has to happen between january 8 and that date. Wwe raw womens champion becky lynch now goes in the record books as the longest reigning raw womens champion in company history. A significant chunk of the record book belongs to him. Hell face dominick reyes, a former football player at stony brook university, on sa. Trinidad boxed from 1990 to 2008 after the fivetime national amateur champ turned pro at 17 years of age. The longest title reigns in ufc history mma on point. Ultimate fighting championship ufc champions are fighters who have won ufc. Dec, 2017 the average ufc welterweight title reign is the second longest we measured, coming in at 3. Ufc 244 viewers guide whos badder, jorge masvidal or nate.
However, the fight card is a program of all the boxing matches that are to take place during one boxing event. Aug 06, 2018 cormier, who also holds the ufc light heavyweight crown, plans to retire when he hits the age of 40 on march 20, 2019. Aug 19, 2011 the shortest title reigns in ufc history. Brock lesnar passes cm punks modernera title reign. Conor mcgregor breaks record for longest title reign. Career total time as champion for multiple time champions does not apply. The oldest championship in the ufc, the heavyweight title was created at ufc 12 when superfight champion dan severn faced ufc 11. Conor mcgregor insists he is vying for the greatest of all. Styles reign included title defenses against shinsuke nakamura, samoa joe, and daniel bryan. In a similar vein brock lesanr was the longest reigning guy in ufc, but iirc he only had like two title defenses in that time. Forums fight discussion ufc discussion longest title reign with zero defenses discussion in ufc discussion started by dipstickjimmy, aug 22, 2016. Pulver was stripped of the title on march 23, 2002, when he left the ufc due to a contract dispute.
As of today, conor mcgregors lightweight title reign has broken the record for the longest time a ufc champion has gone before first attempting to defend the belt 463 days. Jon jones and anderson silva drug bans make georges st. The ufc title reign and history of jon jones newsday. The long, winding road to jon jones retaking his spot atop the ufc light. Jones 251 mma, 191 ufc has been through a lot in his career, but it seems as though this latest title reign is. Formerly a dominant ufc middleweight champion, anderson silva boasts the longest title reign in the history of the company. Lynch has held the title for 232 days, surpassing the. Long title reigns used to be the norm, not the exception. Most victories, longest win streak, most title defenses and longest championship reign are just some of them. The 10 longestreigning welterweight boxing champions in. Who is the modernday longest reigning wwe champion. The list does not include the ring and lineal championship fights after 1921. Who are the longestreigning champions in wwe history. Ariel helwani on dominick cruzs future, the heavyweight title picture and ufc 249.
When it comes to the longest reigning heavyweight boxing champions the list has changed slightly over the past couple of years with vitali klitschko retiring and his younger brother wladimir losing his title belts to tyson fury. Brock lesnar passes cm punks modernera title reign record. He also set a record with 16 consecutive victories over that span. Oct 22, 2016 combine this with the reign earlier on this list and daniel bryans first two wwe championship reigns lasted for a combined total of less than a day. However, the following participants are going to compete with one another on april 18, 2020. A year and a half into the reign, backlund lost the championship in japan to antonio inoki. Silva holds the record for the longest title reign in ufc history at 2,457 days whilst mcgregor became the first fighter in history to hold title belts in two separate weight divisions simultaneously. Max holloway hopes title reign can be a long and lucrative new ufc featherweight champ max holloway hopes the money fights will come to him after showcase victory at ufc 212. As of today, conor mcgregors lightweight title reign has. Conor mcgregor etched his name in the ufc record books sunday without lifting a finger. The top 10 greatest title reigns in ufc history bleacher report. From ultimate ultimate 1995 to ufc 20, matches were set to a time limit between 12 to 30 minutes, with judges scoring the match. The current format of two, three, or five rounds of five minutes each was implemented in ufc 21 fastest finishes.
Mcgregor breaks ufc record for longest title reign without. Jun, 2018 10 longest title reigns in wrestling history. More array of finishes than three and still active, but champion status in just one division. A statistical marvel, silva ranks first on the ufc s alltime list in knockouts 11, second in knockdowns 18, third in finishes. Georges stpierre made ufc history while free of drugs, putting him a level.
Jones, khabib nurmagomedov, former featherweight best, max holloway, israel adesanya, and fellow ufc 247 feature, valentina shevchenko share that attribute. The wwe officially debuted the 247 championship on the may 20 episode of monday night raw. Below is a list of records held in the ultimate fighting championship ufc. The long, winding road to jon jones retaking his spot atop the ufc. He would win world titles in three weight divisions and went 423 as a pro with 35 kos. Mox is about to have the longest combined title reigns for. Wbo heavyweight title bouts before august 1997 are not included combined reigns all championship reigns. The benchmark remains the fabulous moolahs reign with the inaugural womens championship. Conor mcgregor breaks record for longest title reign without.
Anderson silva, proclaimed greatest ever by dana white. Jon jones details ufcs unwillingness to pay up for. Mox is about to have the longest combined title reigns for the iwgp us championship. Silva, who holds the record for the longest title reign in ufc history, are.
He was briefly without the wwe title when edge cashed in his money in the bank shot but he regained it a few weeks later. I understand that the general consensus is that dana white ufc dont want to promote ryan halls bjj inverted butt scooting 5050 style because its not what the uneducated in martial arts masses want to see. The ufc 249 event will be attended by several martial artists competing for the championships, which is produced by the ultimate fighting championship. This weekend in houston, texas an extremely active jon jones makes the third defense of his third reign as light heavyweight best, as he tackles the undefeated contender, dominick. Apr 24, 2020 johnson, the former flyweight champion, made a ufc record 11 consecutive successful title defenses during a reign from 2012 to 2018. The shortest title reigns in ufc history bleacher report. Who hold the record for the longest title reign in ufcs. Minimum 5 ufc fights and 350 significant strike attempts rnk fighter percent. Ufc poundforpound rankings a complete history duration. Nov 25, 2014 superstar billy graham may have had a problem with the bland image of bob backlund, but the wwe sure didnt. For the man with the longest title reign in organizational history, it has been since december 2003. Ariel helwani on why now is the time for the ufc to book jon jones vs. A recordbreaking year five ufc marks likely to fall in 2020. Yes, the single most memorable moment of his title reign is mcgregors left hand landing in the opening seconds of their 2015 bout.
Over the course of its 23 years in existence, the ufc has become the ultimate proving ground in the sport of mixed martial arts, building a rich history along the way. The longest reigning welterweight champion of all time was puerto ricos felix trinidad as he held the ibf title for six years, eight months and 14 days. At least he etched his name into the record books and now, in more. Appreciating the twilight of anderson silvas career. Name, title reign, weight class, successful defenses. Ufc 3 ranked championships page 3 operation sports. The average ufc welterweight title reign is the second longest we measured, coming in at 3. Ufc light heavyweight champion jon jones returns saturday after seven months off to put his title on the line against dominick reyes in the ufc 247 main event. The five shortest reigns in the history of the wwe title combined weigh in at an anemic minutes, 34 seconds. From the ultimate fighting championship in november 1993 to ufc 7, all matches ended in a draw or a finish. Funbook obituaries crosswords things to do entertainment restaurants family travel. Perhaps more shocking than the tally itself is the lineup of superstars who are included in the unfortunate five. Silva defeated rich franklin way back at ufc 64 with a brutal knockout to win the middleweight championship.
Movies tv celebrities music books theater reality tv nassau coliseum crosswords. Randy ortons first world heavyweight title reign came like the rko he executed to defeat chris benoit outta nowhere. He lost the title to rob van dam at ecw one night stand 2006 but would win it again from edge at unforgiven. The wwe championship has had a countless number of wrestlers bask in its glory, with cm punk being the modernday longest reigning champion. Longest title reign with zero defenses sherdog forums. Over the course of its 23 years in existence, the ufc has become the ultimate proving ground in the sport of mixed martial arts. Jon jones passes tito ortiz for longest light heavyweight title reign. These are some of the most venerable superstars in wwe history even john cena finds himself on the list. The current ufc lightweight champion passed anthony pettis and now owns the longest consecutive ufc title. Silva is in the midst of a historic championship run. Most famous ufc fighters of all time top 20 fighters. Dont judge a book by its cover the longest ever book title belongs to nigel tomm.
Despite being the longest reigning world champion in glory history and. Here are the 10 longest and the 10 shortest wwe championship reigns. Penn was stripped of the title on may 17, 2004, when he left the ufc for k1 reign 107 days conor mcgregor is at 254 days since he was fw champion. Jan 21, 2018 stipe miocic brought the hype surrounding francis ngannou to a crashing halt on saturday night as the reigning and defending heavyweight champion put on a five round clinic to retain his title in.
Sep 06, 2019 jones, the dominant force in the light heavyweight division since 2011, and former middleweight king anderson silva, who holds the record for the longest title reign in ufc history, are also. Watch the highlights of every ufc heavyweight champion in history, featuring stipe miocic, brock lesnar, daniel cormier and many. Below is a list of longest reigning featherweight champions in boxing measured by the individuals longest reign. After he won the championship from graham, backlund would go on to have the second longest reign ever, although it is on a bit of a technicality. Top 25 longest wwe championship reigns in history thesportster. Conor mcgregor now owns the dubious record of the longest ufc title reign without attempting to defend it. Its been a few years since conor mcgregor stepped inside of a boxing ring for his highlylucrative fight with floyd mayweather.
Jones and silva cant compare to stpierre as the goat due to. World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics. His career record in mma stands at 34101, with 24 of his victories coming by knockout. Silva is a former middleweight champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in ufc history at 2,457 days.
The 10 longest and 10 shortest wwe championship reigns. He was a threetime welterweight champion, winning the belt in 2006 and 2008 plus the interim title in 2007. Jon jones won the ufc lightheavyweight championship at ufc 128 on march 19, 2011 versus mauricio rua and from there embarked on an impressive fouryear reign with the championship before he was. Aldos epic five year reign as the finest featherweight in mma ended when he was knocked out in just seconds by conor mcgregor. Similar to the hardcore championship from the attitude era, the title can be won by any wrestler from. Following inaugural champion pat miletichs lead, champions at 170pounds have been more successful than their counterparts in other weight classes. The former ufc heavyweight champion is now wwes longest reigning title holder since hulk hogan held the world title for more than 1,500 days between january 1984 and february 1988. Jon jones ridicules conor mcgregors mma goat rankings. The previous record was held by former lightweight champion anthony pettis 462. Regretting what i said to you when you called me 11. The strikeforce lightweight championship was unified perhaps unofficially with the ufc lightweight championship on april 20, 20, when benson henderson defeated gilbert melendez at ufc on fox.
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