Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship History
All Shows Include United States Air Dates
205 Pounds To 264.9 Pounds

---. Vacant [98 Days]
     0. Royce Gracie DRAW "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Ultimate Fighting Championship V: "Return Of The Beast" 95.04.07
        Match For Vacant UFC SuperFight Championship.
001. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock (1) [308 Days]
     0. d. Dan "The Beast" Severn, Ultimate Fighting Championship VI: "Clash Of The Titans" 95.07.14
        Match For Vacant UFC SuperFight Championship.
     1. DRAW "The Russian Bear" Oleg Taktarov, Ultimate Fighting Championship VII: "The Brawl In Buffalo" 95.09.08
     2. d. Kimo Leopoldo, Ultimate Fighting Championship VIII: "David Vs. Goliath" 96.02.16
002. Dan "The Beast" Severn [266 Days]
     0. DEC (2-1) "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Ultimate Fighting Championship IX: "Motor City Madness" 96.05.17
003. Mark "The Hammer" Coleman (1) [170 Days]
     0. d. Dan "The Beast" Severn, Ultimate Fighting Championship XII: "Judgement Day" 97.02.07
     -. UFC SuperFight Championship Renamed UFC Heavyweight Championship.
004. Maurice "Mo" Smith [147 Days]
     0. DEC Mark "The Hammer" Coleman, Ultimate Fighting Championship XIV: "Showdown" 97.07.27
     1. d. David "Tank" Abbott, Ultimate Fighting Championship XV: "Collision Course" 97.10.17
005. Randy "The Natural" Couture (1)
     0. DEC (3-0) Maurice "Mo" Smith, Ultimate Fighting Championship Ultimate Japan 97.12.21
---. Vacant
     0. Randy Couture (Team RAW) and SEG are unable to agree on contract terms, vacating the title.
006. "El Guapo" Bas Rutten (1)
     0. DEC (2-1) Kevin "The Monster" Randleman, Ultimate Fighting Championship XX: "Battle For The Gold" 99.05.07
     Match For Vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
---. Vacant
     0. Bas Rutten vacates the championship, deciding to move down to the Middleweight division.
007. Kevin "The Monster" Randleman (1) [364 Days]
     0. DEC (3-0) Pete "El Duro" Williams, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXIII: "Ultimate Japan 2" 99.11.19
        Match For Vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
     1. DEC (3-0) Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXVI: "Ultimate Field Of Dreams" 00.06.09
008. Randy "The Natural" Couture (2) [490 Days]
     0. TKO Kevin "The Monster" Randleman, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXVIII: "High Stakes" 00.11.17
     -. Ultimate Fighting Championship restructures their weight classes, 01.05.04
        Weight Class changes from 200 Pounds And Over to 205 Pounds To 264.9 Pounds
     1. DEC (3-0) Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXI: "Locked & Loaded" 01.05.04
     2. TKO Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXIV: "High Voltage" 01.11.02
009. Josh Barnett (1) [129 Days]
     0. TKO Randy "The Natural" Couture, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXVI: "Worlds Collide" 02.03.22
---. Vacant [60 Days]
     0. UFC officials withdrew the heavyweight title from Josh Barnett following his six-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, 02.07.29
        The NSAC concluded he violated Nevada's unarmed combat laws by having three separate anabolic agents in his body when he won the crown from Couture in Las Vegas.
010. Ricco Rodriguez (1) [154 Days]
     0. d. Randy "The Natural" Couture, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXIX: "The Warriors Return" 02.09.27
        Match For Vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
011. "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (1) [233 Days]
     0. TKO Ricco Rodriguez, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLI: "Onslaught" 03.02.28
     1. TKO Gan McGee, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLIV: "Undisputed" 03.09.26
---. Vacant [244 Days]
     0. "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia vacates the UFC Heavyweight Championship during a Nevada State Atheletic Commission Hearing due to testing positive for steroids, 03.10.19
012. Frank Mir (1) [420 Days]
     0. TKO "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLVIII: "Payback" 04.06.19
        Match For Vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship.
     -. Mir is injured in a motorcycle accident, 04.09.17
---. Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski [189 Days/434 Days]
     0. d. "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia, Ultimate Fighting Championship LI: "Super Saturday" 05.02.05
        Match For Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
     1. TKO Justin Eilers, Ultimate Fighting Championship LIII: "Heavy Hitters" 05.06.04
013. Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski (1) [245 Days/434 Days]
     -. UFC strips Frank Mir of the UFC Heavyweight Championship, 05.08.13
        Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion becomes UFC Heavyweight Champion.
     1. KO Paul "The Headhunter" Buentello, Ultimate Fighting Championship LV: "Fury" 05.10.07
014. "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (2) [322 Days]
     0. TKO Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski, Ultimate Fighting Championship LIX: "Reality Check" 06.04.15
     1. DEC (3-0) Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXI: "Bitter Rivals" 06.07.08
     2. DEC (3-0) "The Snowman" Jeff Monson, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXV: "Bad Intentions" 06.11.18
015. Randy "The Natural" Couture (3) [303+ Days] (--> 12/31/07)
     0. DEC (3-0) "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXVIII: "The Uprising" 07.03.03
     1. TKO Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXIV: "Respect" 07.08.25
---. Antonio "Minotaro" Rodrigo Nogueria (1) [Days/ Days]
     0. d. "The Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXXI: "Breaking Point" 08.02.01
        Match For The Interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
     1. v. Frank Mir, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXXIX? 08.12.30