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UFC Lightweight Champions

By mahadwt
  • Sean Sherk

    Sean Sherk

    defeats Kenny Florian at UFC 64 (10/14/06) to win the vacant UFC lightweight title
  • BJ Penn

    BJ Penn

    defeats Joe Stevenson in the second round at UFC 80 (1/19/08) to win the vacant UFC crown
  • Frankie Edgar

    Frankie Edgar

    defeats BJ Penn via unanimous decision at UFC 112 (4/10/10) to win the UFC crown
  • Ben Henderson

    Ben Henderson

    defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision at UFC 144 (2/26/12) to win the UFC crown
  • Anthony Pettis

    Anthony Pettis

    Pettis defeats Benson Henderson via submission at UFC 164 (8/31/13) to win the UFC crown
  • Rafael Dos Anjos

    Rafael Dos Anjos

    defeats Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision at UFC 185 (3/14/15) to win the UFC crown
  • Eddie Alvarez

    Eddie Alvarez

    defeats Rafael Dos Anjos via first-round​ TKO on 7/7/16 to win UFC crown.
  • Conor Mcgregor

    Conor Mcgregor

    defeats Eddie Alvarez via second round KO at UFC 205 (11/12/16) to win UFC crown.
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Khabib Nurmagomedov

    defeats Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision at UFC 223 (4/7/18) to win the vacant UFC lightweight title
  • Charles Oliveira

    Charles Oliveira

    defeats Michael Chandler via first-round​ TKO on 5/15/21 to win UFC crown.