Heavyweight championship (265 lbs, 120.2 kg) ZNE`zsSo
Name lXI\oavB
Date y VyP`5MF
Location [e1{}Ox"U
Defenses 4ZIw+aMk2
V: 71.vma_
Mark Coleman K"zo sncu
(def. Dan Severn) r6GN*,`#)
February 7, 1997 _fF:qIo
(UFC 12) :"7_SaE
Dothan, Alabama, USA Lp,8l@X:
Maurice Smith +O_F=O6P
July 27, 1997 I %nBv{
(UFC 14) _K p|"` +
Birmingham, Alabama, USA |$\ I+@Y
def. David Abbott on October 17, 1997 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA (UFC 15) `K)oBWh^/
Randy Couture l {z =1e[
December 21, 1997 S&DXb~`
(UFC Japan) mg#iS)F T
Yokohama, Japan ?.J O4 !
Couture was stripped of the title in January 1998 due to a contract dispute.[1] =ws),v
Bas Rutten |Pp GJ$d
(def. Kevin Randleman) >Gv[Z% tQ
May 7, 1999 Vf:.8,
(UFC 20) kg0 <I
Birmingham, Alabama, USA GfRa AT
The title was vacated in June 1999 when Rutten left the heavyweight division.[6] xE[`*Z
Kevin Randleman 2 j3-fq
(def. Pete Williams) QH,GA[h
November 19, 1999 (a@u:H{y
(UFC 23) *q~[#J 7o6
Tokyo, Japan &dPTI0
def. Pedro Rizzo on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA (UFC 26) \g@wcy
Randy Couture (2) Ogjbi3 Y
November 17, 2000 y.h4jw?v
(UFC 28) 8} v\e.N
Tokyo, Japan 4lx]4G7
def. Pedro Rizzo on May 4, 2001 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA (UFC 31) @d8SJ{
def. Pedro Rizzo on November 2, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 34) dj):8:M
Josh Barnett ] >niB+5d
March 22, 2002 f9, gE{6
(UFC 36) "#c e!!L
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA dcPT P)~
Barnett was stripped of the title in March 2002 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.[7] U[vxD09E
Ricco Rodriguez D6=qGnb]x
(def. Randy Couture) N" 9 !O
September 27, 2002 ~f1PJh)
(UFC 39) y2bR% ,Y
Uncasville, Connecticut, USA 4=66Wa %
Tim Sylvia b!/q 7s
February 28, 2003 0",J , yi#
(UFC 41) e\,RNah ;
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA b- 7|8u
def. Gan McGee on September 26, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 44) iFT1~ BYr
Sylvia relinquished his title in September 2003 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.[8] I3 &uhLQG
Frank Mir H!iqf' Hx
(def. Tim Sylvia) ts%+}Oa''
June 19, 2004 bCPjdkB1
(UFC 48) C0=
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA zj$8Us
Andrei Arlovski ;p8xIosA
(def. Tim Sylvia for interim title) #l2 ETFB
February 5, 2005 p/*Yk4'QJ
(UFC 51) - C*%"x
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Vq{ z R?
def. Justin Eilers on June 4, 2005 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA (UFC 53) )t,'{ "
Mir was stripped of the title in August 2005 after being unable to defend due to an injury.[9] |sc ?u
Andrei Arlovski I9/kAE A2
(promoted to undisputed champion) xf`:f
August 12, 2005 kdA8PUI
def. Paul Buentello on October 7, 2005 in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA (UFC 55) mg8 yB\$
Tim Sylvia (2) o El ?|6m?
April 15, 2006 0Mp <WC
(UFC 59) 2vK?w gNB
Anaheim, California, USA Xr_IE]
def. Andrei Arlovski on July 8, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 61) $4cl y}gZ
def. Jeff Monson on November 18, 2006 in Sacramento, California, USA (UFC 65) j_oiW E
Randy Couture (3) l+1!g}"p
March 3, 2007 `SU[_`
(UFC 68) M3{.(mH .
Columbus, Ohio, USA :^: \%
def. Gabriel Gonzaga on August 25, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 74) I=I&$ T*0/
Name lXI\oavB
Date y VyP`5MF
Location [e1{}Ox"U
Defenses 4ZIw+aMk2
V: 71.vma_
Mark Coleman K"zo sncu
(def. Dan Severn) r6GN*,`#)
February 7, 1997 _fF:qIo
(UFC 12) :"7_SaE
Dothan, Alabama, USA Lp,8l@X:
Maurice Smith +O_F=O6P
July 27, 1997 I %nBv{
(UFC 14) _K p|"` +
Birmingham, Alabama, USA |$\ I+@Y
def. David Abbott on October 17, 1997 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA (UFC 15) `K)oBWh^/
Randy Couture l {z =1e[
December 21, 1997 S&DXb~`
(UFC Japan) mg#iS)F T
Yokohama, Japan ?.J O4 !
Couture was stripped of the title in January 1998 due to a contract dispute.[1] =ws),v
Bas Rutten |Pp GJ$d
(def. Kevin Randleman) >Gv[Z% tQ
May 7, 1999 Vf:.8,
(UFC 20) kg0 <I
Birmingham, Alabama, USA GfRa AT
The title was vacated in June 1999 when Rutten left the heavyweight division.[6] xE[`*Z
Kevin Randleman 2 j3-fq
(def. Pete Williams) QH,GA[h
November 19, 1999 (a@u:H{y
(UFC 23) *q~[#J 7o6
Tokyo, Japan &dPTI0
def. Pedro Rizzo on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA (UFC 26) \g@wcy
Randy Couture (2) Ogjbi3 Y
November 17, 2000 y.h4jw?v
(UFC 28) 8} v\e.N
Tokyo, Japan 4lx]4G7
def. Pedro Rizzo on May 4, 2001 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA (UFC 31) @d8SJ{
def. Pedro Rizzo on November 2, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 34) dj):8:M
Josh Barnett ] >niB+5d
March 22, 2002 f9, gE{6
(UFC 36) "#c e!!L
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA dcPT P)~
Barnett was stripped of the title in March 2002 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.[7] U[vxD09E
Ricco Rodriguez D6=qGnb]x
(def. Randy Couture) N" 9 !O
September 27, 2002 ~f1PJh)
(UFC 39) y2bR% ,Y
Uncasville, Connecticut, USA 4=66Wa %
Tim Sylvia b!/q 7s
February 28, 2003 0",J , yi#
(UFC 41) e\,RNah ;
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA b- 7|8u
def. Gan McGee on September 26, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 44) iFT1~ BYr
Sylvia relinquished his title in September 2003 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.[8] I3 &uhLQG
Frank Mir H!iqf' Hx
(def. Tim Sylvia) ts%+}Oa''
June 19, 2004 bCPjdkB1
(UFC 48) C0=
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA zj$8Us
Andrei Arlovski ;p8xIosA
(def. Tim Sylvia for interim title) #l2 ETFB
February 5, 2005 p/*Yk4'QJ
(UFC 51) - C*%"x
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Vq{ z R?
def. Justin Eilers on June 4, 2005 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA (UFC 53) )t,'{ "
Mir was stripped of the title in August 2005 after being unable to defend due to an injury.[9] |sc ?u
Andrei Arlovski I9/kAE A2
(promoted to undisputed champion) xf`:f
August 12, 2005 kdA8PUI
def. Paul Buentello on October 7, 2005 in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA (UFC 55) mg8 yB\$
Tim Sylvia (2) o El ?|6m?
April 15, 2006 0Mp <WC
(UFC 59) 2vK?w gNB
Anaheim, California, USA Xr_IE]
def. Andrei Arlovski on July 8, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 61) $4cl y}gZ
def. Jeff Monson on November 18, 2006 in Sacramento, California, USA (UFC 65) j_oiW E
Randy Couture (3) l+1!g}"p
March 3, 2007 `SU[_`
(UFC 68) M3{.(mH .
Columbus, Ohio, USA :^: \%
def. Gabriel Gonzaga on August 25, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 74) I=I&$ T*0/
