UFC Bantamweight championship
Champions: 9 · interim: 2 · since 16 December 2010
No. Champion Won Defences Days How it ended
11 
Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley UFC 306 14 SEPT 2024 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 3 defences 448days Lost to Petr Yan 6 DEC 2025
Merab Dvalishvili def. Sean O'Malley UFC 306 14 SEPT 2024 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 3 defences 448days Lost to Petr Yan 6 DEC 2025 10 
Sean O'Malley def. Aljamain Sterling UFC 292 19 AUG 2023 · TKO (punches) Round 2 1 defences 392days Lost to Merab Dvalishvili 14 SEPT 2024
Sean O'Malley def. Aljamain Sterling UFC 292 19 AUG 2023 · TKO (punches) Round 2 1 defences 392days Lost to Merab Dvalishvili 14 SEPT 2024 9 Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan UFC 259 6 MAR 2021 · DQ (illegal knee) Round 4 3 defences 896days Lost to Sean O'Malley 19 AUG 2023
Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan UFC 259 6 MAR 2021 · DQ (illegal knee) Round 4 3 defences 896days Lost to Sean O'Malley 19 AUG 2023 InterimInt. 
Petr Yan def. Cory Sandhagen UFC 267 30 OCT 2021 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 0 defences 161days Lost to Aljamain Sterling 9 APR 2022
Petr Yan def. Cory Sandhagen UFC 267 30 OCT 2021 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 0 defences 161days Lost to Aljamain Sterling 9 APR 2022 8 Petr Yan def. José Aldo UFC 251 12 JUL 2020 · TKO (punches) Round 5 0 defences 237days Lost to Aljamain Sterling 6 MAR 2021
Petr Yan def. José Aldo UFC 251 12 JUL 2020 · TKO (punches) Round 5 0 defences 237days Lost to Aljamain Sterling 6 MAR 2021 7 Henry Cejudo def. Marlon Moraes UFC 238 8 JUN 2019 · TKO (punches) Round 3 1 defences 352days Retired 25 MAY 2020
Henry Cejudo def. Marlon Moraes UFC 238 8 JUN 2019 · TKO (punches) Round 3 1 defences 352days Retired 25 MAY 2020 6 T.J. Dillashaw def. Cody Garbrandt UFC 217 4 NOV 2017 · TKO (punches) Round 2 1 defences 501days Vacated 20 MAR 2019
T.J. Dillashaw def. Cody Garbrandt UFC 217 4 NOV 2017 · TKO (punches) Round 2 1 defences 501days Vacated 20 MAR 2019 5 Cody Garbrandt def. Dominick Cruz UFC 207 30 DEC 2016 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 0 defences 309days Lost to T.J. Dillashaw 4 NOV 2017
Cody Garbrandt def. Dominick Cruz UFC 207 30 DEC 2016 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 0 defences 309days Lost to T.J. Dillashaw 4 NOV 2017 4 Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw UFC Fight Night 17 JAN 2016 · Decision (split) Round 5 1 defences 348days Lost to Cody Garbrandt 30 DEC 2016
Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw UFC Fight Night 17 JAN 2016 · Decision (split) Round 5 1 defences 348days Lost to Cody Garbrandt 30 DEC 2016 3 T.J. Dillashaw def. Renan Barão UFC 173 24 MAY 2014 · TKO (head kick and punches) Round 5 2 defences 603days Lost to Dominick Cruz 17 JAN 2016
T.J. Dillashaw def. Renan Barão UFC 173 24 MAY 2014 · TKO (head kick and punches) Round 5 2 defences 603days Lost to Dominick Cruz 17 JAN 2016 2 
Renan Barão Promoted from interim 6 JAN 2014 6 JAN 2014 1 defences 138days Lost to T.J. Dillashaw 24 MAY 2014
Renan Barão Promoted from interim 6 JAN 2014 6 JAN 2014 1 defences 138days Lost to T.J. Dillashaw 24 MAY 2014 1 Dominick Cruz Promoted from interim 16 DEC 2010 16 DEC 2010 2 defences 1,117days Vacated 6 JAN 2014
Dominick Cruz Promoted from interim 16 DEC 2010 16 DEC 2010 2 defences 1,117days Vacated 6 JAN 2014 InterimInt. Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber UFC 149 21 JUL 2012 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 2 defences 534days Promoted to champion 6 JAN 2014
Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber UFC 149 21 JUL 2012 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 2 defences 534days Promoted to champion 6 JAN 2014