| 12 |  Jon Jones |
UFC 128 Newark, NJ, USA |
Mar 19, 2011 | 762 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Quinton Jackson at UFC 135 on Sept 24, 2011 2. def. Lyoto Machida at UFC 140 on Dec 10, 2011 3. def. Rashad Evans at UFC 145 on Apr 21, 2012 4. def. Vitor Belfort at UFC 152 on Sep 22, 2012 |
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Born Jonathan Dwight Jones[1][2]
July 19, 1987 (age 24)[3]
Rochester, New York, United States[4]Other names Bones[5] Nationality American[4] Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[5][6] Weight 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st)[7] Division Light Heavyweight (205 lb)[5] Reach 84.5 in (215 cm)[5] Fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States[4] Team Jackson’s MMA[3] Trainer Greg Jackson Years active 2008–present Mixed martial arts record Total 18 Wins 17 By knockout 8 By submission 6 By decision 3 Losses 1 By disqualification 1
Opponents Combined Record Wins
The Pride World Middleweight Title (204.6 lb) was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Title on September 8, 2007 when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75. last updated on: May 03, 2012
| 11 |  Maurício Rua |
UFC 113 Montreal, QC, Canada |
May 8, 2010 | 315 days | No title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 20 Losses 6
| 10 | Lyoto Machida |
UFC 98 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
May 23, 2009 | 350 days | 1. def. Maurício Rua at UFC 104 on Oct 24, 2009 |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 17 Losses 3
| 9 | Rashad Evans |
UFC 92 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Dec 27, 2008 | 147 days | No title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 17 Losses 2
| 8 | Forrest Griffin |
UFC 86 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Jul 5, 2008 | 175 days | No title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 18 Losses 7
| 7 | Quinton Jackson |
UFC 71 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
May 26, 2007 | 406 days | 1. def. Dan Henderson at UFC 75 on Sep 8, 2007 |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 32 Losses 10
| 6 | Chuck Liddell |
UFC 52 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Apr 16, 2005 | 770 days | 1. def. Jeremy Horn at UFC 54 on Aug 20, 2005 2. def. Randy Couture at UFC 57 on Feb 4, 2006 3. def. Renato Sobral at UFC 62 on Aug 26, 2006 4. def. Tito Ortiz at UFC 66 on Dec 30, 2006 |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 21 Losses 8
| 5 | Randy Couture |
UFC 49 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Aug 21, 2004 | 238 days (365 days) |
Not title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 19 Losses 11
| 4 | Vitor Belfort |
UFC 46 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Jan 31, 2004 | 203 days | No title defenses |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 21 Losses 9
| 3 | Randy Couture |
UFC 44 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
Sep 26, 2003 | 127 days |
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| 2 | Tito Ortiz def. Wanderlei Silva |
UFC 25 Tokyo, Japan |
Apr 14, 2000 | 1,260 days | 1. def. Yuki Kondo at UFC 29 on Dec 16, 2000 2. def. Evan Tanner at UFC 30 on Feb 23, 2001 3. def. Elvis Sinosic at UFC 32 on Jun 29, 2001 4. def. Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 33 on Sep 28, 2001 5. def. Ken Shamrock at UFC 40 on Nov 22, 2002 |
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Mixed martial arts record Wins 16 Losses 10
| 1 | Frank Shamrock def. Kevin Jackson |
UFC Japan Yokohama, Japan |
Dec 21, 1997 | 703 days | 1. def. Igor Zinoviev at UFC 16 on Mar 13, 1998 2. def. Jeremy Horn at UFC 17 on May 15, 1998 3. def. John Lober at UFC Brazil on Oct 16, 1998 4. def. Tito Ortiz at UFC 22 on Sep 24, 1999 |
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| Shamrock vacated the title on November 24, 1999 when he retired from the UFC, citing a lack of competition. | |||||
Mixed martial arts record Wins 23 Losses 10
