Who has Held UFC gold.. (sticky this)

jasonbass · 10:05 PM

just thought it would be interesting to see who has held a UFC strap

Heavyweight
Ken Shamrock beats Dan Severn for UFC Super fight Belt at UFC 6. Defends against Oleg Taktarov at UFC 7 (draw) and agianst Kimo at UFC 8 (kneebar)
Dan Severn beats ken Shamrock at UFC 9 in worst fight ever...)
Mark Coleman beats Dan Severn at ufc 12 for first UFC HW Title (front choke?)
Maurice Smith beats Mark Coleman at UFC 14 (dec.) Smith defends against Tank Abbott at UFC 15 (Stirkes)
Randy Couture wins his first strap beating Maurice Smith at UFC Japan (dec.)
Randy walks from title at UFC 17 (was gonna fight Mark Coleman)
Bas Rutten beats Kevin Randleman at UFC 20, thus winning the tourney (dec.)
Bas Rutten walks from title (injuires, cant make it to 205)
Kevin Randleman beats Pete Williams at UFC 23 (dec.) Kevin defends against Perdo Rizzo at UFC 26 (dec) after slipping on pipes backstage at UFC 24- the first time he was suppose to fight Rizzo
Randy Couture beats Kevin Randleman at UFC 28 (ref. stoppage/ TKO). randy defends against Perdo Rizzo at UFC 31 (contraversial dec.) and beats Rizzo again at UFC 34 (TKO)
Josh Barnett beats Randy Couture at UFC 36 (TKO)
Josh Barnett stipped of title for steriod use
Ricco Rodiguez beats Randy Couture 5th round, UFC 39 (TKO)
Tim Sylvia beats Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 41 (first heavy weight title fight to end with a KO) Tim defends against Gan Mcgee at UFC 44 (KO)
Tim Sylvia walks from title before he is stripped for steriod use, Dana comends him for his hosesty
Frank Mir beats Tim Sylvia at UFC 48 (breaks his arm, ref stops fight/ armbar)
Frank Mir is stripped after unable to defend due to a motorcycle accident
Arlovksi beat Tim Sylvia at UFC 51 (Sub, foot lock) Arlovski defends against Justin Eilers at UFC 53 (torn ACL) and against Paul Buentello at UFC 55 (KO)
Sylvia Beats Arlovski at UFC 59 (KO) Syliva defends against Arlovski at UFC 61 (dec-shit fight) and against Jeff Monson at UFC 65 (dec-another shit fight, making tim Sylvia the most boring champ in history)
Randy Couture beats Tim Syliva at UFC 68 (dec.)
Randy Couture beats Gabriel Gonzaga at ufc 74 (TKO)
Randy Couture steps downs (does not vacate title)
Antonio Nogueira Beats Tim Sylvia at ufc 81 (sub- giullitine) iterim title
Randy Couture Signs 3 fight deal and is still champ ( fighting brock lesnar next)
UFC waits to unify titles

Light Heavy Weight
Frank Shamrock beats Kevin jackson for first UFC LHW belt at UFC Ultimate Japan? (armbar) defends against Igor Zinoviev at UFC 16, (KO-slam) forcing Igor to retire, then defends agaisnt Jeremy Horn at UFC 17 (Kneebar). then defends against John Lober at UFC Brazil. Frank Walks fromt belt after 4th round stoppage of Tito Ortiz at UFC 22
Tito Beats Wanderlei Silva at UFC at UFC 25. Tito goes on a tear beating Yuki Kondo at UFC 29 (neck crank), Evan Tanner at UFC 30 (KO-slam), Vladdy at UFC 33 (dec.) and Ken Shamrock at UFC 40 (didnt answer round 4)
Tito hold out with a fight with Chuck Liddell, forcing Dana to create iterm title
Randy beats Chuck for iterm Title at UFC 43 (TKO)
Randy Couture beats Tito Ortiz for the real title at UFC 44 (dec)
Vitor Belfort beat Randy Couture at UFC 46 (doc. stoppage, round 1, cut)
Randy Couture beats Vitor Belfort at UFC 49 (couldnt answer the bell, round 4, doc. stoppage
Chuck Liddell beats Randy Couture UFC 52 (KO) Chuck cuts through compitition by beating Jeremey Horn (UFC54), Randy Couture(UFC57) Babalu (UFC62) and Tito Ortiz (ufc 66) all by KO
Rampage Jackson beats Chuck Liddell at UFC 71 (KO)
RAmpage defends title against Dan Henderson ufc 75 (DEC)
Forrest Griffin beats Rampage Jackson at ufc 86 (dec.)

Middle Weight
Dave Menne beats Gil Castillo at UFC 33 for First UFC Middle Weight belt (dec)
Murilo Bustamante beats Dave Menne at UFC 35 (TKO) Defends against matt Linland beating him twice in one night (front choke)
Murilo is stripped for signing with pride
Evan Tanner beats Dave Terrell at UFC 51 after long awaited title bout (TKO, 1st round)
Rich Franklin Beats Evan Tanner At UFC 53 (4th round TKO) Franklin defends against Nate quarry (UFC 56) with a huge KO, and dec. The Crow at UFC 58
Anderson Silva Beats Rich Franklin at UFC 64 (KO, round one... Most brutal stoppage for a title, IMO) Silva defends agaisnt Travis Lutter, UFC 67 (Choke) and Nate Marguardt at UFC 73 (TKO) Rich Franklin at ufc 77 (TKO) then Dan Henderson at ufc 82 (RNC)

Welter Weight
Pat Miletich beats Mikey Burnett at UFC 18 ( dec) Pat defends Jorge Patino at UFC 18 (dec) Andre pedernieras (UFC 21, cut) UFC 26 against John Alsseio (dec), Kenichi Yamamoto at UFC 29 (choke)
Carlos Newton beats Pat Miletich at UFC 31 (bulldog choke)
Matt Hughes Beats Carlos Newton at UFC 34 (KO, slam.. contraversial, beats him again at UFC 38, TKO, defends against mach Sakurai (UFC 36 TKO), Gil Castillo at UFC 40 (TKO), Sean Sherk at UFC 42(dec), Frank Trigg at UFC 45 (first of many RNC's on Frank Trigg
BJ Penn beats Matt Hughes at UFC 46 (RNC, round one)
BJ Penn walks from title due to pressure from Dana about fighting in other orgs. (beat dwayne ludwig in K!1)
Matt Hughes Beats GSP at UFC 50 (Armbar, round one, one second left) defends Against frank Trigg at UFC 52 (RNC), Riggs fight wasnt for the title, Royce Gracie at UFC 60 (TKO) and BJ at UFC 63 (TKO)
GSP beats Matt Hughes at UFC 65 (KO/TKO, what ever have ya, High Kick, to elbows)
Matt Serra beats GSP at UFC 69 (KO/TKO, wow, what an uspet)
GSP beats Matt Serra at ufc 83 (TKO)
GSP defends against Jon Fitch at ufc 87 (dec)

Light Weight
Jens Pulver beats Caol Uno UFC 30 (dec.) defends Against BJ Penn, UFC 34 (DEC.)
Jens walks, UFC puts on a Light Weight Tourney that ends with a draw between BJ Penn and kaol Uno at UFC 41, no UFC light weight title for 5 years
Sean Sherk Beats Kenny florian UFC 64 (dec.) Sherk Defends against Hermes Franca at UFC 73 (Dec)
Sean test positive for steriods, Then stripped 6 months later
BJ Penn beats Joe Stevenson at ufc 80 (Sub, RNC) super bloody....
Defends against Sean Sherk at ufc 84 (TKO)

Wow, it seems a lot of people were stripped or walked away from title, that def. hurt the ufc at first. Frank Shamrock, Randy Couture, Jens Pulver, BJ Penn, Muirlo Bustamante walked, Josh Barnett, Tim Syliva, Frank Mir, and Sean Sherk were stripped... its funny to look at this list and see some of the old cats on there... anyway, enjoy the list, and remember the yester year!