HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY

205-265 pounds

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Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn by Submission (Side Choke), at UFC 12,

February 7th, 1997 to become the first World Heavyweight Champion.

Maurice Smith defeated Mark Coleman by Unanimous Decision, at UFC 14,

July 27th, 1997 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith by Majority Decision, at UFC Japan

1, December 21st, 1997 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Enson Inoue defeated Randy Couture by Submission (Arm Bar), at Vale Tudo

Japan 98, October 28th 1998 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Mark Kerr defeated Enson Inoue by Decision, at Pride: Grand Prix 2000,

January 30th, 2000 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Mark Kerr by Unanimous Decision, at Pride:

Grand Prix 2000, May 1st, 2000 to become the new World Heavyweight

Champion.

Mark Coleman defeated Kazuyuki Fujita by TKO (Corner Threw in the Towel

due to a Knee Injury), at Pride: Grand Prix 2000, May 1st, 2000 to

become the first TWO-TIME World Heavyweight Champion.

Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Mark Coleman by Submission (Triangle Arm Bar),

at Pride 16, September 24th, 2001 to become the new World Heavyweight

Champion.

Fedor Emelianenko defeated Rodrigo Nogueira by Unanimous Decision, at

Pride 25, March 16th, 2003 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Fabricio Werdum defeated Fedor Emelianenko by Submission (Triangle Armbar), at Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Werdum, June 26, 2010 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Alistair Overeem defeated Fabricio Werdum by Unanimous Decision, at Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum, June 18th, 2011 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Antonio Silva defeated Alistair Overeem by KO, at UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar, Feb. 2nd, 2013 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Cain Velasquez defeated Antonio Silva by TKO (punches) , at UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2, May 25th, 2013 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

Fabricio Werdum defeated Cain Velasquez by Submission (Guillotine Choke), at UFC 188 - Velasquez vs. Werdum, June 13th, 2015 to regain the World Heavyweight Championship.

Stipe Miocic defeated Fabricio Werdum by KO (1st Rd), at UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic, May 14th, 2016 to become the new World Heavyweight Championship.

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