Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship History
All Shows Include United States Air Dates
155 Pounds To 169.9 Pounds

001. "The Croatian Sensation" Pat Miletich (1) [931 Days]
     0. DEC Mikey "The Eastside Assassin" Burnett, UFC Ultimate Brazil 98.10.16
        Match For Vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
     1. DEC Jorge "Macaco" Patino, Ultimate Fighting Championship XVIII: "Road To The Heavyweight Title" 99.01.08
     2. TKO Andre Pederneiras, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXI: "Return Of The Champions" 99.07.16
     3. d. John "The Natural" Alessio, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXVI: "Ultimate Field Of Dreams" 00.06.09
     4. d. Kenichi Yamamoto, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXIX: "Defense Of The Belts" 00.12.16
     -. Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Championship is renamed the Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship, 01.05.04
        Weight Class changes from 169.9 Pounds and Below to 155 Pounds To 169.9 Pounds
002. Carlos "The Ronin" Newton (1) [182 Days]
     0. d. Pat Miletich, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXI: "Locked And Loaded" 01.05.04
003. Matt Hughes (1) [820 Days]
     0. KO Carlos "The Ronin" Newton, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXIV: "High Voltage" 01.11.02
     1. TKO Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXVI: "Worlds Collide" 02.03.22
     2. TKO Carlos "The Ronin" Newton, Ultimate Fighting Championship XXXVIII: Brawl At The Hall" 02.07.13
     3. TKO Gil Castillo, Ultimate Fighting Championship XL: "Vendetta" 02.11.22
     4. DEC (3-0) Sean Sherk, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLII: "Sudden Impact" 03.04.25
     5. d. Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLV: "Revolution" 03.11.21
004. "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn (1) [109 Days]
     0. d. Matt Hughes, Ultimate Fighting Championship XLVI: "Super Natural" 04.01.31
---. Vacant [156 Days]
     0. Penn competes in Japan against Duane "Bang" Ludwig and is stripped of the title by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 04.05.19
005. Matt Hughes (2) [757 Days]
     0. d. Georges "Rush" St. Pierre, Ultimate Fighting Championship L: "The War Of '04" 04.10.22
        Match For Vacant UFC Welterweight Championship.
     1. d. Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg, Ultimate Fighting Championship LII: "Couture Vs. Liddell 2" 05.04.16
     2. TKO "The Prodigy" B.J. Penn, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXIII: "Hughes Vs. Penn" 06.09.23
006. Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (1) [140 Days]
     0. d. Matt Hughes, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXV: "Bad Intentions" 06.11.18
007. Matt "The Terror" Serra (1) [378 Days]
     0. TKO Georges "Rush" St. Pierre, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXIX: "Shootout" 07.04.07
---. Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (2) [112 Days/224 + Days] (--> 8/9/08)
     0. d. Matt Hughes, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXIX: "Nemesis" 07.12.29
        Match For The Interim UFC Welterweight Championship.
008. Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (2) [112+ Days/224+ Days] (--> 8/9/08)
     0. d. Matt "The Terror" Serra, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXXIII: "Serra Vs. St. Pierre 2" 08.04.19
        Match To Unify The Iterim UFC Welterweight and UFC Welterweight Championships.
     v. Jon Fitch, Ultimate Fighting Championship LXXXVII: "Seek And Destroy" 08.08.09