UFC Welterweight Championship
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The UFC Welterweight Championship is a prestigious mixed martial arts title contested in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 170-pound weight division.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFC championship
ⓘ
mixed martial arts championship ⓘ |
| beltDesign |
UFC classic era belt
ⓘ
UFC legacy belt ⓘ |
| divisionAbove | UFC Middleweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionBelow | UFC Lightweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionName | UFC Welterweight Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Pat Miletich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampionCountry | United States GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstChampionDisciplineBackground |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
GENERATED
ⓘ
wrestling GENERATED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasInterimTitleOccasionally | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableChampion |
Georges St-Pierre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamaru Usman NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Lawler NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyron Woodley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProducedHallOfFamers | true ⓘ |
| hasWeightRangeLb | 156–170 ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightDate | 1998-10-16 ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightEvent | UFC Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightLocation | São Paulo, Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightLoser | Mikey Burnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightMethod | split decision ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightRound | 5 ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightTime | 5:00 ⓘ |
| inauguralTitleFightWinner | Pat Miletich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFiveRoundFightsForTitle | true ⓘ |
| isMainEventWhenDefended | usually ⓘ |
| isProfessional | true ⓘ |
| organizationCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestigeLevelWithinUFC | one of the most historically significant titles ⓘ |
| promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordMostConsecutiveTitleDefensesHolder | Georges St-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordMostConsecutiveTitleDefensesNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| recordMostTitleDefensesHolder | Georges St-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordMostTitleDefensesNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| ruleSet | Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | state athletic commissions ⓘ |
| sport | mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| standardTitleFightRoundDurationMinutes | 5 ⓘ |
| standardTitleFightRounds | 5 ⓘ |
| titleType | undisputed world championship ⓘ |
| weightClass | welterweight ⓘ |
| weightLimitKg | 77.1 ⓘ |
| weightLimitLb | 170 ⓘ |
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