List Of UFC Champions
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Below is a list of UFC champions at each weight.
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Lightweight (formerly Bantamweight)
| Number | Name | Nationality | Reigned period | Defended |
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| 1 | Jens Pulver | USA | February 23, 2001 - unknown | 3 |
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Welterweight (formerly Lightweight)
| Number | Name | Nationality | Reigned period | Defended |
| 1 | Pat Miletich | USA | October 16, 1998 - May 4, 2001 | 5 |
| 2 | Carlos Newton | British Virgin islands | May 4, 2001 - November 2, 2001 | 1 |
| 3 | Matt Hughes | USA | November 2, 2001 - January 31, 2004 | 6 |
| 4 | BJ Penn | USA | January 31, 2004 - unknown | 0 |
| 5 | Matt Hughes | USA | October 22, 2004 - Present | 1 |
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Middleweight
| Number | Name | Nationality | Reigned period | Defended |
| 1 | Dave Menne | USA | September 28, 2001 - January 11, 2002 | 1 |
| 2 | Murilo Bustamante | Brazil | January 11, 2002 - unknown | 1 |
| 3 | Evan Tanner | USA | Feburary 5, 2005 - April 4, 2005 | 1 |
| 4 | Rich Franklin | USA | April 4 2005 - now | 1 |
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Light heavyweight (formerly Middleweight)
| Number | Name | Nationality | Reigned period | Defended |
| 1 | Frank Shamrock | USA | December 21, 1997 - unknown | 4 |
| 2 | Tito Ortiz | USA | April 14, 2000 - September 26, 2003 | 6 |
| Interim | Randy Couture | USA | June 6, 2003 - September 26, 2003 | 0 |
| 3 | Randy Couture | USA | September 26, 2003 - January 31, 2004 | 0 |
| 4 | Vitor Belfort | Brazil | January 31, 2004 - August 21, 2004 | 1 |
| 5 | Randy Couture | USA | August 21, 2004 - April 16, 2005 | 2 |
| 6 | Chuck Liddell | USA | April 16, 2005 - Now | 1 |
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Heavyweight
| Number | Name | Nationality | Reigned period | Defended |
| 1 | Mark Coleman | USA | February 7, 1997 - July 27, 1997 | 0 |
| 2 | Maurice Smith | USA | July 27, 1997 - December 21, 1997 | 1 |
| 3 | Randy Couture | USA | December 21, 1997 - unknown | 0 |
| 4 | Bas Rutten | Netherlands | May 7, 1995 - unknown | 0 |
| 5 | Kevin Randleman | USA | November 14, 1999 -November 17, 2000 | 1 |
| 6 | Randy Couture | USA | November 17, 2000 - March 11, 2002 | 2 |
| 7 | Josh Barnett | USA | March 11, 2002 - unknown | 0 |
| 8 | Ricco Rodriguez | USA | September 27, 2002 - February 28, 2003 | 0 |
| 9 | Tim Sylvia | USA | February 28, 2003 - June 19, 2004 | 1 |
| 10 | Frank Mir | USA | June 19, 2004 - August 14, 2005 | 0 |
| Interim | Andrei Arlovski | Belarus | May 5, 2005 - August 14, 2005 | 2 |
| 11 | Andrei Arlovski | Belarus | August 14, 2005 - Now | 1 |
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Tournaments
| Name of event | Name | Nationality | Weight class* | Date |
| UFC1 | Royce Gracie | Brazil | No limit | November 12, 1993 |
| UFC2 | Royce Gracie | Brazil | No limit | March 11, 1994 |
| UFC3 | Steve Jennum | USA | No limit | September 9, 1994 |
| UFC4 | Royce Gracie | Brazil | No limit | December 16, 1994 |
| UFC5 | Dan Severn | USA | No limit | February 16, 1995 |
| UFC6 | Oleg Taktarov | Russia | No limit | July 14, 1995 |
| UFC7 | Marco Ruas | Brazil | No limit | September 8, 1995 |
| UFC8 | Don Frye | USA | No limit | February 16, 1996 |
| UFC10 | Mark Coleman | USA | No limit | July 12, 1996 |
| UFC11 | Mark Coleman | USA | No limit | September 20, 1996 |
| UFC12 | Vitor Belfort | Brazil | Heavyweight | February 7, 1997 |
| UFC12 | Jerry Bolander | USA | Lightweight | February 7, 1997 |
| UFC13 | Randy Couture | USA | Heavyweight | May 30, 1997 |
| UFC13 | Guy Mezger | USA | Lightweight | May 30, 1997 |
| UFC14 | Mark Kerr | USA | Lightweight | March 13, 1997 |
| UFC14 | Kevin Jackson | USA | Middleweight | March 13, 1997 |
| UFC15 | Mark Kerr | USA | Heavyweight | October 17, 1997 |
| UFC16 | Pat Miletich | USA | Lightweight | March 13, 1998 |
| UFC17 | Dan Severn | USA | Middleweight | May 15, 1998 |
- Weight class names accurate at time of event.
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