The 11 Longest Title Reigns in UFC History
Measured in days rather than defences, which is why one or two of these names land higher than you would guess.
1Anderson SilvaHeld the middleweight belt for 2,457 days and defended it ten times, the longest reign the promotion has had.
2Jon JonesLight heavyweight champion from 2011, with eight defences before the belt was stripped rather than lost.
3Demetrious JohnsonRan the flyweight division for nearly six years and eleven straight title defences.
4Georges St-PierreWelterweight king for over 2,000 days across nine consecutive defences.
5Kamaru UsmanWent unbeaten as welterweight champion for more than three years and five defences.
6Valentina ShevchenkoThe longest women's reign in the company, seven defences at flyweight before a draw and a rematch.
7Jose AldoFeatherweight champion from the WEC merger until Conor McGregor's thirteen seconds in 2015.
8Ronda RouseyThe UFC's first women's champion, six straight defences between 2012 and 2015, three of them inside a minute.
9Tito OrtizLight heavyweight champion for over three years at the turn of the 2000s, with five defences.
10Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight champion for over three years, with five defences before Alex Pereira.
11Randy CoutureWon titles in two weight classes across three separate reigns spread over eight years.
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2,457 days at the top with ten defences, against Demetrious Johnson's 2,142 days and eleven: https://youpick.best/articles/anderson-silva-ranked-many-ways https://youpick.best/articles/ronda-rousey-ranked-many-ways
