UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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The UFC Light Heavyweight Championship is a premier mixed martial arts title contested in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s 205-pound division, historically held by some of the sport’s most dominant and celebrated fighters.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion | 1 |
| UFC Light Heavyweight Champion | 1 |
| UFC Light Heavyweight division | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UFC championship
ⓘ
mixed martial arts championship ⓘ |
| discipline |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
ⓘ
Muay Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ boxing ⓘ grappling ⓘ striking ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| division | UFC light heavyweight division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Tito Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men ⓘ |
| governingRules | Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the UFC’s marquee titles ⓘ |
| lowerWeightLimit |
186 lb
ⓘ
84 kg ⓘ |
| notableFormerChampion |
Chuck Liddell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Cormier NERFINISHED ⓘ Forrest Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Glover Teixeira NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamahal Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Błachowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiří Procházka NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyoto Machida NERFINISHED ⓘ Mauricio Rua NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinton Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Couture NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashad Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Tito Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitor Belfort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Zuffa era UFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roundDuration | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| sport | mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| successorTo | UFC Middleweight Championship (old 199 lb class) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleType | world championship ⓘ |
| typicalBoutLength | 5 rounds ⓘ |
| upperWeightLimit |
205 lb
ⓘ
93 kg ⓘ |
| weightClass | light heavyweight ⓘ |
| winCondition |
corner stoppage
ⓘ
decision ⓘ disqualification ⓘ doctor stoppage ⓘ knockout ⓘ submission ⓘ technical knockout ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UFC Light Heavyweight division
this entity surface form:
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
this entity surface form:
UFC Interim Light Heavyweight Champion