Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 22d 12h 13m

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HeavyweightTom Aspinall Light HeavyCarlos Ulberg MiddleweightSean Strickland WelterweightIslam Makhachev LightweightJustin Gaethje FeatherweightAlexander Volkanovski BantamweightPetr Yan FlyweightJoshua Van W. BantamweightKayla Harrison W. FlyweightValentina Shevchenko W. StrawweightMackenzie Dern W. Featherweight145 lbs

Current champion

20-5-0

Undisputed belt

Dec 6, 2025

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The lineage

Bantamweight

14 recorded reigns · 29 title bouts

Latest → Jul 3, 2011

14

Petr YanCurrent

Took the belt from Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2•Dec 6, 2025

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defenses

13

Merab Dvalishvili

Took the belt from Sean O'Malley

UFC 306 – Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili•Sep 14, 2024

3

defenses

3 successful defenses⌄

1

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

vs. Umar Nurmagomedov · Jan 18, 2025

2

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

vs. Sean O'Malley · Jun 7, 2025

3

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2

vs. Cory Sandhagen · Oct 4, 2025

12

Took the belt from Aljamain Sterling

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley•Aug 19, 2023

1

defenses

1 successful defense⌄

1

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

vs. Marlon Vera · Mar 9, 2024

11

Petr YanInterim

Won the interim title against Cory Sandhagen

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira•Oct 30, 2021

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10

Aljamain Sterling

Took the belt from Petr Yan

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya•Mar 6, 2021

3

defenses

3 successful defenses⌄

1

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

vs. Petr Yan · Apr 9, 2022

2

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

vs. TJ Dillashaw · Oct 22, 2022

3

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

vs. Henry Cejudo · May 6, 2023

9

Petr YanCurrent

Won the next title bout against Jose Aldo

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal•Jul 11, 2020

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defenses

8

Won the next title bout against Marlon Moraes

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes•Jun 9, 2019

1

defenses

1 successful defense⌄

1

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

vs. Dominick Cruz · May 9, 2020

7

Took the belt from Cody Garbrandt

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre•Nov 5, 2017

1

defenses

1 successful defense⌄

1

UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2

vs. Cody Garbrandt · Aug 4, 2018

6

Took the belt from Dominick Cruz

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey•Dec 31, 2016

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5

Took the belt from TJ Dillashaw

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz•Jan 18, 2016

1

defenses

1 successful defense⌄

1

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

vs. Urijah Faber · Jun 5, 2016

4

Won the next title bout against Joe Soto

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto•Feb 21, 2014

2

defenses

2 successful defenses⌄

1

UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw

vs. Renan Barao · May 25, 2014

2

UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2

vs. Renan Barao · Jul 25, 2015

3

Won the next title bout against Urijah Faber

UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2•Feb 2, 2014

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defenses

2

Renan BaraoInterim

Won the interim title against Urijah Faber

UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao•Jul 22, 2012

2

defenses

2 successful defenses⌄

1

UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs. McDonald

vs. Michael McDonald · Feb 17, 2013

2

UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson

vs. Eddie Wineland · Sep 22, 2013

1

Earliest recorded title win, against Urijah Faber

UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2•Jul 3, 2011

1

defenses

1 successful defense⌄

1

UFC on Versus: Cruz vs. Johnson

vs. Demetrious Johnson · Oct 2, 2011