The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the most popular MMA organization in the world. Since it began in 1993, it has developed varieties of championship belts for its fighters, irrespective of them being men or women.
In the men’s category, the UFC has several championship titles, Thus includes the UFC Heavyweight title, the UFC Light Heavyweight title, the UFC Middleweight title, the UFC Welterweight title, the UFC Featherweight title, the UFC Bantamweight title and finally the UFC Flyweight title.
In the women’s category, the UFC has the UFC Women’s Featherweight title, the UFC Women’s Bantamweight title, the UFC Women’s Flyweight title and finally the UFC Women’s Strawweight title.
The UFC has produced lots of fighters who have held these titles in their MMA careers. Many more fighters will be claiming these titles in the future.
Longest Reigning UFC Champions
Many fighters have claimed the UFC title belts over the years. However, as per ufc.com, these are the champions who have held these titles the longest so far. These are presented in a table format.
| Fighter Name | Championship | Title Reigns | Number of Defenses | Status |
| Anderson Silva | UFC Middleweight Champion | 2457 days | 10 | Retired |
| Demetrious Johnson | UFC Flyweight Champion | 2142 days | 11 | Currently competing at ONE Championship (ONE Flyweight Champion currently) |
| Georges St-Pierre | UFC Welterweight Champion | 2064 days | 9 | Retired |
| Amanda Nunes | UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion | 1981 days | 5 | Active |
| Jose Aldo | UFC Featherweight Champion | 1848 days | 7 | Retired |
| Valentina Shevchenko | UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion | 1548 days | 7 | Active |
| Jon Jones | UFC Light Heavyweight Champion | 1501 days | 8 | Active |
| Amanda Nunes | UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion | 1520 days | 2 | Active |
| Daniel Cormier | UFC Light Heavyweight Champion | 1315 days | 3 | Retired |
| Kamaru Usman | UFC Welterweight Champion | 1267 days | 5 | Active |
FAQs
A. The UFC has a total of 11 championship titles consisting of both men and women fighters.
A. The longest reigning UFC champion is Anderson Silva. He was the UFC Middleweight Champion for 2457 days.
A. The longest reigning women’s champion in UFC is Amanda Nunes. She was the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion for 1981 days.
A. The UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship was the recent title added by the UFC. It was added on December 1, 2017.
A. Georges St-Pierre was the longest reigning UFC Welterweight Champion. He held the title for 2064 days.
