Past/Current Champions

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Current Champions

Weight Class	Champion	Defeated for Title	Defenses
Heavyweight	Fedor Emelianenko	Def. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned	Def. Andrei Arlovski at Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Light Heavyweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Middleweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Welterweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Lightweight	Shinya Aoki	Def. Eddie Alvarez at Dynamite!! 2008	N/A
Featherweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Bantamweight	(Vacant)	X	X

Weight Class	Champion	Defeated for Title	Defenses
Heavyweight	Antonio Silva	Def. Justin Eilers	N/A
Light Heavyweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Middleweight	Robbie Lawler	Def. Murilo Rua	NC vs. Scott Smith on May 31, 2008 in Newark, NJ (EliteXC: Primetime) Def. Scott Smith on July 26, 2008 in Stockton, CA (EliteXC: Unfinished Business)
Welterweight	Jake Shields	Def. Nick Thompson	Def. Paul Daley on October 4, 2008 in Sunrise, FL (EliteXC: Heat)
Lightweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Featherweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Bantamweight	Wilson Reis	Def. Abel Cullum	N/A

Weight Class	Champion	Defeated for Title	Defenses
Heavyweight	Alistair Overeem	Def. Paul Buentello	N/A
Light Heavyweight	Gegard Mousasi	Def. Renato Sobral	N/A
Middleweight	Cung Le	Def. Frank Shamrock	N/A
Welterweight	(Vacant)	X	X
Lightweight	Josh Thomson	Def. Nam Phan	Def. Nick Gonzalez on June 22, 2007 at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni Def. Adam Lynn on September 29, 2007 at Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion Def. Gilbert Melendez on June 27, 2008 at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson Def. Ashe Bowman on September 20, 2008 at Strikeforce: At The Mansion II
Interim Lightweight	Gilbert Melendez	Def. Rodrigo Damm	Def. Mitsuhiro Ishida on August 15, 2009 at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
Women's	Cristiane Santos	Def. Gina Carano	N/A

Weight Class	Champion	Defeated for Title	Defenses
Heavyweight	Brock Lesnar	Def. Randy Couture	Def. Frank Mir on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 100)
Light Heavyweight	Lyoto Machida	Def. Rashad Evans	N/A
Middleweight	Anderson Silva	Def. Rich Franklin	Def. Nate Marquardt on July 7, 2007 in Sacramento, California, USA (UFC 73) Def. Rich Franklin on October 20, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (UFC 77) Def. Dan Henderson on March 1, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio, USA (UFC 82) Def. Patrick Cote on October 25, 2008 in Rosemont, Illinois, USA (UFC 90) Def. Thales Leites on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (UFC 97)
Welterweight	Georges St. Pierre	Def. Matt Serra	Def. Jon Fitch on August 9, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (UFC 87) Def. B.J. Penn on January 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 94) Def. Thiago Alves on July 11, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 100)
Lightweight	B.J. Penn	Def. Joe Stevenson	Def. Sean Sherk on May 24, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (UFC 84) Def. Kenny Florian on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (UFC 101)

Weight Class	Champion	Defeated for Title	Defenses
Lightweight	Jamie Varner	Def. Rob McCullough	Def. Marcus Hicks on August 3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV (WEC 35) Def. Donald Cerrone on January 25, 2009 in San Diego, CA (WEC 38)
Featherweight	Mike Brown	Def. Urijah Faber	Def. Leonard Garcia on March 1, 2009 (WEC 39)
Bantamweight	Miguel Torres	Def. Chase Beebe	Def. Yoshiro Maeda on June 1, 2008 in Sacramento, CA (WEC 34) Def. Manny Tapia on December 3, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV (WEC 37)
Flyweight	(Vacant)	X	X

No Past Champions

Champion	Defeated for Title	Defenses	Notes
K.J. Noons	Def. Nick Diaz	Def. Yves Edwards on June 14, 2008 in Honolulu, HI (EliteXC: Return of the King)	Stripped of Title for not defending it