This week

UFC Featherweight championship

Champions: 5 · interim: 4 · since 20 November 2010

No. Champion Won Defences Days How it ended
7 Alexander Volkanovski def. Diego Lopes UFC 314 12 APR 2025 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 2 defences 580days Champion
6 Ilia Topuria def. Alexander Volkanovski UFC 298 17 FEB 2024 · KO (punches) Round 2 1 defences 419days Vacated 11 APR 2025
5 Alexander Volkanovski def. Max Holloway UFC 245 14 DEC 2019 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 5 defences 1,526days Lost to Ilia Topuria 17 FEB 2024
InterimInt. Yair Rodríguez def. Josh Emmett UFC 284 12 FEB 2023 · Submission (triangle choke) Round 2 0 defences 146days Lost to Alexander Volkanovski 8 JUL 2023
4 Max Holloway def. José Aldo UFC 212 3 JUN 2017 · TKO (punches) Round 3 3 defences 924days Lost to Alexander Volkanovski 14 DEC 2019
3 José Aldo Promoted from interim 26 NOV 2016 26 NOV 2016 0 defences 189days Lost to Max Holloway 3 JUN 2017
InterimInt. Max Holloway def. Anthony Pettis UFC 206 10 DEC 2016 · TKO (body kick and punches) Round 3 0 defences 175days Won the undisputed title 3 JUN 2017
2 Conor McGregor def. José Aldo UFC 194 12 DEC 2015 · KO (punches) Round 1 0 defences 350days Stripped 26 NOV 2016
InterimInt. José Aldo def. Frankie Edgar UFC 200 9 JUL 2016 · Decision (unanimous) Round 5 0 defences 140days Promoted to champion 26 NOV 2016
1 José Aldo Promoted from interim 20 NOV 2010 20 NOV 2010 7 defences 1,848days Lost to Conor McGregor 12 DEC 2015
InterimInt. Conor McGregor def. Chad Mendes UFC 189 11 JUL 2015 · TKO (punches) Round 2 0 defences 154days Won the undisputed title 12 DEC 2015