Most title fights in UFC heavyweight history
Randy Couture and Tim Sylvia and Stipe Miocic share the UFC heavyweight records for most title fights with 9 title fights.
UFC fights only. Updated October 20, 2026.
| # | Fighter | Title fights |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Couture | 9 |
| 1 | Tim Sylvia | 9 |
| 1 | Stipe Miocic | 9 |
| 4 | Cain Velasquez | 6 |
| 5 | Frank Mir | 5 |
| 5 | Andrei Arlovski | 5 |
| 5 | Junior Dos Santos | 5 |
| 5 | Ciryl Gane | 5 |
| 9 | Kevin Randleman | 4 |
| 9 | Brock Lesnar | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Cormier | 4 |
| 12 | Maurice Smith | 3 |
| 12 | Pedro Rizzo | 3 |
| 12 | Fabricio Werdum | 3 |
| 12 | Francis Ngannou | 3 |
| 12 | Tom Aspinall | 3 |
| 17 | Mark Coleman | 2 |
| 17 | Ricco Rodriguez | 2 |
| 17 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 2 |
| 17 | Shane Carwin | 2 |
| 17 | Derrick Lewis | 2 |
| 17 | Jon Jones | 2 |
| 23 | Dan Severn | 1 |
| 23 | David Abbott | 1 |
| 23 | Bas Rutten | 1 |
| 23 | Pete Williams | 1 |
| 23 | Josh Barnett | 1 |
| 23 | Gan McGee | 1 |
| 23 | Justin Eilers | 1 |
| 23 | Paul Buentello | 1 |
| 23 | Jeff Monson | 1 |
| 23 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 1 |
| 23 | Antonio Silva | 1 |
| 23 | Mark Hunt | 1 |
| 23 | Alistair Overeem | 1 |
| 23 | Sergei Pavlovich | 1 |
| 23 | Curtis Blaydes | 1 |
| 23 | Alex Pereira | 1 |
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How we count: results and statistics are from official UFC fight data. Strike and takedown numbers only exist for fights where the UFC recorded them.