Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship History
All Shows Include United States Air Dates
145 Pounds To 154.9 Pounds

001. "Little Evil" Jens Pulver (1) [432 Days]
     0. DEC Caol "Uno Shoten" Uno, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXX: "Battle On The Boardwalk" 01.02.23
        Match For Vacant UFC Bantamweight Championship.
     -. Ultimate Fighting Championship Bantamweight Championship is renamed the Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship, 01.05.04
        Weight Class changes from 154.9 Pounds And Below to 145 Pounds To 154.9 Pounds.
     1. DEC (3-0) Dennis "Superman" Hallman, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXIII: "Victory In Vegas" 01.09.28
     2. DEC (2-1) "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXV: "Throwdown" 02.01.11
---. Vacant [1627 Days]
     0. Jens Pulver and Zuffa are unable to agree on contract terms, vacating the title, 02.05.01
    00. "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn DRAW Caol "Uno Shoten" Uno, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLI: "Onslaught" 03.02.28
        Final Of A For Man, Single Elimination Tournament For Vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
        Semi-Finals: Penn DEC (3-0) Matt Serra and Uno DEC (3-0) Din Thomas, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXIX: "The Warriors Return" 02.09.27
002. "The Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk (1) [420 Days] (Through 9/30/07]
     0. DEC (3-0) Kenny "KenFlo" Florian, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXIV: "Unstoppable" 06.10.14
        Match For Vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
     1. DEC (3-0) Hermes Franca, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXIII: "Stacked" 07.07.07
---. Vacant []
     0. The California State Athletic Commission upholds the suspension of Sherk for a positive banned substance test, 07.12.04
    00. The Ultimate Fighting Championship withdraws recognition of Sean Sherk as UFC Lightweight Champion, 07.12.08
003. "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn (1)
     0. d. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXX: "Rapid Fire" 08.01.19
        Match For Vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
     1. TKO "The Muscle Shark" Sean Sherk, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXXIV: "Ill Will" 08.05.24
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