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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized. |
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| Code |
Country |
| AFG | Afghanistan |
| ALB | Albania |
| ALG | Algeria |
| AND | Andorra |
| ANG | Angola |
| ANT | Antigua and Barbuda |
| ARG | Argentina |
| ARM | Armenia |
| ARU | Aruba |
| ASA | American Samoa |
| AUS | Australia |
| AUT | Austria |
| AZE | Azerbaijan |
| BAH | Bahamas |
| BAN | Bangladesh |
| BAR | Barbados |
| BDI | Burundi |
| BEL | Belgium |
| BEN | Benin |
| BER | Bermuda |
| BHU | Bhutan |
| BIH | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| BIZ | Belize |
| BLR | Belarus |
| BOL | Bolivia |
| BOT | Botswana |
| BRA | Brazil |
| BRN | Bahrain |
| BRU | Brunei |
| BUL | Bulgaria |
| BUR | Burkina Faso |
| CAF | Central African Republic |
| CAM | Cambodia |
| CAN | Canada |
| CAY | Cayman Islands |
| CGO | Republic of the Congo |
| CHA | Chad |
| CHI | Chile |
| CHN | China |
| CIV |
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| CMR | Cameroon |
| COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| COK | Cook Islands |
| COL | Colombia |
| COM | Comoros |
| CPV | Cape Verde |
| CRC | Costa Rica |
| CRO | Croatia |
| CUB | Cuba |
| CUW |
Curaçao |
| CYP | Cyprus |
| CZE | Czech Republic |
| DEN | Denmark |
| DJI | Djibouti |
| DMA | Dominica |
| DOM | Dominican Republic |
| ECU | Ecuador |
| EGY | Egypt |
| ERI | Eritrea |
| ESA | El Salvador |
| ESP | Spain |
| EST | Estonia |
| ETH | Ethiopia |
| FIJ | Fiji |
| FIN | Finland |
| FRA | France |
| FSM | Federated States of Micronesia |
| GAB | Gabon |
| GAM | The Gambia |
| GBR | Great Britain |
| GBS | Guinea-Bissau |
| GEO | Georgia |
| GEQ | Equatorial Guinea |
| GER | Germany |
| GHA | Ghana |
| GRE | Greece |
| GRN | Grenada |
| GUA | Guatemala |
| GUI | Guinea |
| GUM | Guam |
| GUY | Guyana |
| HAI | Haiti |
| HKG | Hong Kong, China |
| HON | Honduras |
| HUN | Hungary |
| INA | Indonesia |
| IND | India |
| IRI | Iran |
| IRL | Ireland |
| IRQ | Iraq |
| ISL | Iceland |
| ISR | Israel |
| ISV | Virgin Islands |
| ITA | Italy |
| IVB | British Virgin Islands |
| JAM | Jamaica |
| JOR | Jordan |
| JPN | Japan |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan |
| KEN | Kenya |
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan |
| KIR | Kiribati |
| KOR | Korea, South |
| KOS | Kosovo |
| KSA | Saudi Arabia |
| KUW | Kuwait |
| LAO | Laos |
| LAT | Latvia |
| LBA | Libya |
| LBN | Lebanon |
| LBR | Liberia |
| LCA | Saint Lucia |
| LES | Lesotho |
| LIE | Liechtenstein |
| LTU | Lithuania |
| LUX | Luxembourg |
| MAD | Madagascar |
| MAR | Morocco |
| MAS | Malaysia |
| MAW | Malawi |
| MDA | Moldova |
| MDV | Maldives |
| MEX | Mexico |
| MGL | Mongolia |
| MHL | Marshall Islands |
| MKD | North Macedonia |
| MLI | Mali |
| MLT | Malta |
| MNE | Montenegro |
| MON | Monaco |
| MOZ | Mozambique |
| MRI | Mauritius |
| MTN | Mauritania |
| MYA | Myanmar |
| NAM | Namibia |
| NCA | Nicaragua |
| NED | Netherlands |
| NEP | Nepal |
| NGR | Nigeria |
| NIG | Niger |
| NOR | Norway |
| NRU | Nauru |
| NZL | New Zealand |
| OMA | Oman |
| PAK | Pakistan |
| PAN | Panama |
| PAR | Paraguay |
| PER | Peru |
| PHI | Philippines |
| PLE | Palestine |
| PLW | Palau |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| POL | Poland |
| POR | Portugal |
| PRK | Korea, North (DPR of Korea) |
| PUR | Puerto Rico |
| QAT | Qatar |
| ROU | Romania |
| RSA | South Africa |
| RUS | Russia |
| RWA | Rwanda |
| SAM | Samoa |
| SEN | Senegal |
| SEY | Seychelles |
| SGP | Singapore |
| SKN | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| SLE | Sierra Leone |
| SLO | Slovenia |
| SMR | San Marino |
| SOL | Solomon Islands |
| SOM | Somalia |
| SRB | Serbia |
| SRI | Sri Lanka |
| SSD | South Sudan |
| STP | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| SUD | Sudan |
| SUI | Switzerland |
| SUR | Suriname |
| SVK | Slovakia |
| SWE | Sweden |
| SWZ | Swaziland |
| SXM | Sint Maarten |
| SYR | Syria |
| TAN | Tanzania |
| TGA | Tonga |
| THA | Thailand |
| TJK | Tajikistan |
| TKM | Turkmenistan |
| TLS | East Timor |
| TOG | Togo |
| TPE | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| TTO | Trinidad and Tobago |
| TUN | Tunisia |
| TUR | Turkey |
| TUV | Tuvalu |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UGA | Uganda |
| UKR | Ukraine |
| URU | Uruguay |
| USA | United States |
| UZB | Uzbekistan |
| VAN | Vanuatu |
| VEN | Venezuela |
| VIE | Vietnam |
| VIN | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| YEM | Yemen |
| ZAM | Zambia |
| ZIM | Zimbabwe |
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
World Heavyweight Title
[265lb-120kg limit]
(as of 2024-11-16)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
| Mark Coleman | 1997-02-07 | Dothan, AL |
| Defeats Dan Severn to become the first champion; unifies UFC Superfight Title. |
| Maurice Smith | 1997-07-27 | Birmingham, AL |
| Randy Couture | 1997-12-21 | Yokohama, JPN |
| Stripped in 98-01 upon leaving UFC due to a contract dispute. |
| Bas Rutten | 1999-05-07 | Birmingham, AL |
| Defeats Kevin Randleman; vacant in 99-06 when Rutten retires due to training injuries. |
| Kevin Randleman | 1999-11-19 | Tōkyō, JPN |
| Defeats Pete Williams. |
| Randy Couture [2] | 2000-11-17 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Josh Barnett | 2002-03-22 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Stripped on 02-07-26 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test. |
| Ricco Rodriguez | 2002-09-27 | Uncasville, CT |
| Defeats Randy Couture. |
| Tim Sylvia | 2003-02-28 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Vacates in 03-09 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test. |
| Frank Mir | 2004-06-19 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Defeats Tim Sylvia; injured in a motorcycle accident on 04-09-17; Andrei Arlovski defeats Tim Sylvia on 05-02-05 in Las Vegas, NV for interim title; Mir is stripped in 05-08 after being unable to defend due to an injury. |
| Andrei Arlovski | 2005-08-12 |
| Promoted to undisputed champion. |
| Tim Sylvia [2] | 2006-04-15 | Anaheim, CA |
| Randy Couture [3] | 2007-03-03 | Columbus, OH |
| On 07-10-11, Couture announces his departure from UFC but continues to be recognized as the champion; Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Tim Sylvia on 08-02-02 in Las Vegas, NV for an interim title; Frank Mir defeats Nogueira on 08-12-27 in Las Vegas, NV for interim title. |
| Brock Lesnar |
2008-11-15 |
Las Vegas, NV |
| Defeats Courture (for an "interim" title according to the UFC Official Site as of 10-07-28; however, listed as a regular title on the DVD packages of UFC91 and UFC100); also defeats Frank Mir on 09-07-11 in Las Vegas, NV to become the undisputed champion; suffers mononucleosis later in the year; Shane Carwin defeats Frank Mir on 10-03-27 in Newark, NJ for an interim title; Lesnar defeats Carwin on 10-07-03 in Las Vegas, NV to become the undisputed champion. |
| Cain Velasquez |
2010-10-23 |
Anaheim, CA |
| Junior dos Santos |
2011-11-12 |
Anaheim, CA |
| Cain Velasquez [2] |
2012-12-29 |
Las Vegas, NV |
| Fabrício Werdum defeats Mark Hunt on 14-11-15 in Mexico City, DF, MEX for an interim title. |
| Fabrício Werdum |
2015-06-13 |
Mexico City, DF, MEX |
| Defeats Velasquez to become the undisputed champion. |
| Stipe Miocic |
2016-05-14 |
Curitiba, BRA |
| Daniel Cormier |
2018-07-07 |
Las Vegas, NV |
| Stipe Miocic [2] |
2019-08-17 |
Anaheim, CA |
| Francis Ngannou |
2021-03-27 |
Enterprise, NV |
| Also defeats interim champion Ciryl Gane on 22-01-22 in Anaheim, CA; stripped of the title on 23-01-14 due to a contractual dispute (CBS Sports, 23-01-15). |
| Jon Jones |
2023-03-04 |
Las Vegas, NV |
| Defeats Ciryl Gane. |
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