The featherweight title is on the road Saturday within the UFC 308 principal occasion when Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) places his belt up for the primary time when he takes on former champ Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC).
Check out a chronological historical past of the UFC’s 145-pound title, which migrated over from the WEC in 2010 when the promotions merged.
Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo
Date: Nov. 20, 2010
Occasion: UFC 123
Opponent: N/A
Complete reign: 1.848 days
Title defenses: Mark Hominick, Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar, Chan Sung Jung, Ricardo Lamas, Chad Mendes
Conor McGregor (interim)
Jul 11, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Conor McGregor (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Chad Mendes (not pictured) of their interim featherweight title bout throughout UFC 189 at MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment. McGregor gained by way of second spherical TKO. Obligatory Credit score: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports activities
Date: July 11, 2015
Occasion: UFC 189
Opponent: Chad Mendes
Complete reign: N/A
Title defenses: None
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor after knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194.
Date: Dec. 12, 2015
Occasion: UFC 194
Opponent: Joe Aldo
Complete reign: 350 days
Title defenses: None (stripped of title)
Jose Aldo (interim)
Jose Aldo
Date: July 9, 2016
Occasion: UFC 200
Opponent: Frankie Edgar
Complete reign: N/A
Title defenses: None
Jose Aldo
Date: Nov. 26, 2016
Occasion: N/A
Opponent: N/A
Complete reign: 189 days
Title defenses: None
Max Holloway (interim)
Date: Dec. 10, 2016
Occasion: UFC 206
Opponent: Anthony Pettis
Complete reign: N/A
Title defenses: None
Max Holloway
Date: June 3, 2017
Occasion: UFC 212
Opponent: Jose Aldo
Complete reign: 925 days
Title defenses: Jose Aldo, Brian Ortega, Frankie Edgar
Alexander Volkanovski
Date: Dec. 14, 2019
Occasion: UFC 245
Opponent: Max Holloway
Complete reign: 1,526 days
Title defenses: Max Holloway, Brian Ortega, Chan Sung Jung, Max Holloway, Yair Rodriguez
Yair Rodriguez (interim)
Date: Feb. 12, 2023
Occasion: UFC 284
Opponent: Josh Emmett
Complete reign: N/A
Title defenses: None
Ilia Topuria
Date: Feb. 17, 2024
Occasion: UFC 298
Opponent: Yair Rodriguez
Complete reign: Incumbent
Title defenses: None
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