Demetrious Johnson’s 11 defenses top list of longest single-title UFC defense streaks

Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson holds the record for the most consecutive UFC title defenses — 11 — a run completed in 2017 at UFC 216 when he defeated Ray Borg by submission. The five longest single-title defense streaks also feature Anderson Silva (10 consecutive defenses), Georges St-Pierre (nine), Jon Jones (whose eighth defense was voided and led to him being stripped) and a seven-defense tie that includes Valentina Shevchenko and José Aldo.

A UFC title defense streak counts consecutive successful championship defenses without losing the title, and this list considers only single-title reign streaks rather than combined totals. Valentina Shevchenko reached seven straight defenses in her first Flyweight reign after defeating Taila Santos via split decision at UFC 275; she originally captured the Flyweight title in 2018 versus Joanna Jędrzejczyk and, after regaining the belt in 2024, has defended it twice against Manon Fiorot and Zhang Weili. The list excludes Amanda Nunes despite her combined seven UFC defenses because five were at Bantamweight and two at Featherweight, and the feature focuses on single-reign streaks.

José Aldo is credited with seven consecutive Featherweight title defenses in the UFC, a run that began with his win over Mark Hominick in 2011 and reached seven with his 2014 rematch victory over Chad Mendes. Aldo’s UFC title reign ended when he lost to Conor McGregor in 2015, a defeat that also broke a broader sequence of 10 consecutive title defenses when his World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) title defenses are included.

Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is listed fourth on the compilation for his dominant Light Heavyweight tenure; the article notes Jones never lost the title inside the octagon, but his eighth title defense was negated after his win over Daniel Cormier was ruled a no-contest by the California State Athletic Commission following a positive test for the anabolic steroid Turinabol, and Jones was subsequently stripped of the title, bringing that defense streak to an end.

Georges ‘Rush’ St-Pierre reached nine consecutive title defenses after reclaiming the Welterweight title following an upset loss to Matt Serra. The sequence began after St-Pierre returned with a win over Josh Koscheck, which set up a title shot against Matt Hughes that GSP won in avenging his earlier defeat; he later vacated the title and retired in 2013, then returned in 2017 to win the Middleweight title against Michael Bisping before announcing his retirement again in 2019.

Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva compiled 10 official consecutive UFC Middleweight title defenses during a championship reign running from October 2006 to July 2013; that run ended with an upset loss to Chris Weidman, which also snapped an undefeated stretch Silva had maintained since 2006. Silva additionally recorded a 16-fight UFC win streak that was noted in the article as having been matched until Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Garry at UFC 330 in August 2026 to break the tie with Silva.

Demetrious Johnson’s 11th consecutive flyweight defense at UFC 216 — the bout with Ray Borg that produced a mid-air suplex-to-armbar submission — remains the promotion record according to the article, and the piece closes by directing readers to follow Khel Now on social platforms or download the Khel Now apps for further updates.