Which UFC Fighters Held Two Division Titles at the Same Time?
Four fighters have held two UFC division titles simultaneously. See their belts, title-winning fights and why other two-division champions do not count.
Four fighters have held undisputed UFC championships in two weight divisions at the same time: Conor McGregor, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes and Henry Cejudo. UFC’s “champ champs” history identifies them as the first through fourth simultaneous champions. That remains the historical list through October 31, 2026—not a list of current champions—according to CageGrid’s two-division championship register.
The counting rule matters: winning titles in two divisions during a career is not enough. A fighter must win the second division’s championship while still holding the first. This count covers undisputed UFC divisional titles, not interim belts, the BMF belt or championships in other promotions.
The four simultaneous UFC double champions
The table is ordered by the date each fighter first became a simultaneous champion. The final column identifies the win that added the second belt.
| Fighter | Titles held simultaneously | First became double champion | Second-title victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conor McGregor | Featherweight and lightweight | November 12, 2016 | Eddie Alvarez, UFC 205 |
| Daniel Cormier | Light heavyweight and heavyweight | July 7, 2018 | Stipe Miocic, UFC 226 |
| Amanda Nunes | Women’s bantamweight and women’s featherweight | December 29, 2018 | Cris Cyborg, UFC 232 |
| Henry Cejudo | Flyweight and bantamweight | June 8, 2019 | Marlon Moraes, UFC 238 |
UFC’s championship histories document McGregor, Cormier and Nunes, and Cejudo’s second-title win.
McGregor was therefore the first simultaneous double champion, not the first UFC fighter to win championships in two divisions. Randy Couture achieved the broader two-division milestone earlier, but his reigns did not overlap.
Why longer two-division champion lists give a different answer
Through the same cutoff, the broader register contains 11 fighters who won undisputed UFC titles in two divisions. The seven who do not qualify as simultaneous champions are Randy Couture, B.J. Penn, Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev. The register distinguishes career two-division winners from overlapping titleholders.
Two recent examples make the distinction clear:
- Topuria vacated the featherweight title before winning the lightweight championship at UFC 317. His two title wins belong to separate reigns. Vacancy announcement; UFC title history.
- Makhachev relinquished the lightweight belt before defeating Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight title at UFC 322. He became a two-division champion, but not a simultaneous one. UFC title history.
Nunes counts once, despite regaining double-champion status
Nunes first held both belts after UFC 232. She later lost the bantamweight championship to Julianna Peña at UFC 269 while retaining her featherweight title, then regained the bantamweight belt the following summer. She relinquished both championships when she announced her retirement after UFC 289. UFC’s Nunes championship account.
That interruption does not create a fifth fighter: this is a count of unique simultaneous champions, not separate periods of overlapping reigns.
Holding two titles also does not establish that a fighter defended both. McGregor never defended either championship; Nunes successfully defended both divisions while holding both belts. Those are separate records, as is the distinction between title-fight wins and title defenses. UFC championship history.