Interesting World Championship statistics.

[HHJ]

Only counting Pride and UFC world titles as real world titles
Obviously it was easier to win a title faster in the old days when there were less fighters and more fights.

i did this just for fun,ill start off with a few and anyone wanna add any one,especially an exceptional one,go for it!

Robbie Lawler
Pro Debut:2001
WW World Champion:2014 (13 years) Won on second attempt.
Age when title was won:32
Record at the time of the win: 25–10 (1)
Reign: 2014 - 2016

Michael Bisping
Pro Debut: 2004
MW World Champion:2016 (12 years) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:37
Record at the time of the win: 29–7
Reign: Current

Fedor Emelianenko
Pro Debut: 2000
HW World Champion:2003 (3 years) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:25
Record at the time of the win:13 -1
Reign: 2003 - 2007 (Pride company dissolved in 2007,never lost belt)

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Pro Debut:1999
HW World Champion:2001 (2 years) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:25
Record at the time of the win:14–1–1
Reign: 2001 - 2003

Fabricio Werdum
Pro Debut:2002
HW World Champion:2015 (13 years) (interim since 2014) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:37
Record at the time of the win:20–5–1
Reign: 2015 - 2016

Chuck Liddell
Pro Debut:1998
LHW World Champion:2005 (7 years) Interim in 2003 which was lost to Couture
Age when title was won:36
Record at the time of the win:16–3
Reign:2005 - 2007

Wanderlei SIlva
Pro Debut:1996
LHW World Champion:2001 (5 years) Won on second attempt
Age when title was won:25
Record at the time of the win:17–3 (1)
Reign:2001 - 2006

Anderson Silva
Pro Debut:1997
MW World Champion:2006 (9 years) Won on first attempt
Age when title was won:31
Record at the time of the win: 19–4
Reign:2006 - 2013
Successfully Defended his title 10 times total (current record)

Conor Mcgregor
Pro Debut:2008
FW World Champion:2015 (7 years) Won on first attempt
Age at time of the win:27
Record at the time of the win: 19–2
Reign: Current

Dan Henderson
Pro Debut:1997
MW World Champion: 2005 (8 years) Won on first attempt
Record at time of win:19–4
LHW World Champion: 2007 (10 years) Won on first attempt
Record at time of win:22–5
Age when title was won:35 and 37
Reign: Lost both titles in 2007 and 2008

Ronda Rousey
Pro Debut:2011
BW World champion:2013(2 years)(BW strikeforce title turned into UFC belt) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:26
Record at time of win:7–0
Reign:2013 - 2015

Georges St Pierre
Pro Debut: 2002
WW World Champion:2006 (4 years) Won it on second attempt,lost in 2007 and regained in 2008
Age when title was won:25 and 27
Record at time of win:13–1 and
15–2
Reign: 2006 - 2007 + 2008 - 2013 (vacated belt in 2013,never lost it)
Successfully Defended his title 9 times total

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Pro Debut:2012
SW World Champion:2015 (3 years) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:27
Record at time of win:9–0
Reign: Current

Jon Jones
Pro Debut:2008
LHW Champion:2011(3 years)
Age when title was won:24
Record at the time of win:13–1
Reign:2011-2015 (stripped of belt)

Daniel Cormier
Pro Debut:2009
LHW Champion:2015(6 years) Won on second attempt.
Age when title was won:36
Record at the time of win:16–1
Reign: Current

Randy Couture
Pro Debut:1997
HW Champion:1997(less than a year)Won on first attempt. (vacated,never lost) 2000,and 2007
Age when title was won:33,36,41
Record at time of wins:4–0,7–2,15–8
LHW champion:2003 Won on first attempt,2004
Age when title was won:40,41
Record at time of wins:12–5,13-6
Reign:whatever bro,do it yourself
Note: Probably holds the record for winning the title in the fastest amount of time,most title reigns,and oldest champion

Dave Menne
Pro Debut:1997
MW World Champion:2001(5 years) Won the Inaugural UFC Middleweight Championship
Age when title was won:27
Record at the time of the win: 31-7-2
Reign: 2001 (3 1/2 months October-January)
Note: Probably has the most amount of fights ever for someone winning their first world title,but Alistair will surpass that if he succeeds against Stipe Miocic

Vitor Belfort
Pro Debut:1996
LHW World Champion:2004 (8 years) Won in first attempt.
Age when title was won:28
Record at the time of the win:12–3
Reign:Lost belt later that year.

Brock Lesnar
Pro Debut:2007
HW World title:2008 (less than 2 years) Won in first attempt.
Age when the title was won:31
Record at the time of the win:3–1
Reign:2008 - 2010
Note: Tied with Randy with winning the belt in 4 fights into career. Randy however won all 4 bouts.

BJ Penn
Pro Debut:2002
WW World title: 2004 (2 years) Won in first attempt(Note:debut at WW)
Age when the title was won:26
Record at the time of the win:7–1–1
LW World title:2008 (4 years) Won in third attempt,currently unsure if any fighter ever won a title in three tries.
Age when the title was won:28
Record at the time of the win:12–4–1
Reign:WW title vacated,never able to regain
LW World title:2008 - 2010
Note: Penn switched between weight classes,trying to regain the WW title while still holding the LW belt. Failing in two attempts to regain it.

Jose Aldo
Pro Debut:2004
FW World title: (6 years) WEC Title won in 2009 was absorbed by UFC in 2011.
Age when title was won:25
Record at the time of the win:19–1 when first defended against Mark Hominick in the UFC
Reign: 2011 - 2015

Bas Rutten
Pro Debut:1993 (record predates the Ultimate Fighting Championship)
HW world title:1999 (6 years) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:34
Record at time of the win: 27–4–1
Reign: Retired after win,returned for comeback fight in 2007,and retired again

Frank Shamrock
Pro Debut:1994 (record predates the Ultimate Fighting Championship)
LHW world title:1997 (3 years) Won on first attempt.
Age when title was won:25
Record at time of the win:19–7–2
Reign:1997 - 1999
Vacates belt in '99,leaves UFC ,fights sporadically from this point on. Officially retires in 2009 after loss to Nick Diaz.

Matt Hughes
Pro Debut:1998
Age when title was won:28,31
WW World title:2001,2004
Record at time of the win:30–3,37–4
Reign:2001 - 2004.2004 - 2006
Successfully Defended his title 7 times total

 

[Deleted member 359865]

I generally like your posts TS, but im really just trying to figure out why you made this particular thread and why you specifically chose those champions?

 

[HHJ]

I generally like your posts TS, but im really just trying to figure out why you made this particular thread and why you specifically chose those champions?

Robbie Lawler winning the belt so late in his career inspired me to think of others,and i just picked whoever came off the top of my head.

 

[Jermei]

Might as well do them all.

 

[HHJ]

Might as well do them all.

in time.

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

priders were juiced to the gillz, hard to compare

 

[HHJ]

in time.

Some of them are not worth doing,like any other woman other than rousey or Joanna.

 

[HHJ]

priders were juiced to the gillz, hard to compare

PEDs enabled those who used them to fight way more frequently. To me that evens things out. Some of these guys average 5 or 6 fights a year.

 

[HHJ]

So far Robbie Lawler,Werdum,and Bisping had the longest road to the title.I wonder if anyone took longer than 13 years to win.

 

[BRaVo cHoKe]

in time.

 

[HHJ]

impossibru!!!

 

[BRaVo cHoKe]

impossibru!!!

Great stats BTW!!

 

[HHJ]

keep checking for updates. Not all of them are worth doing tho,keep in mind.

 

[HHJ]

Jones def stands out for how quickly he won the belt. In 3 years he fought 14 times en route to the title,which is rare for modern mma.

 

[HHJ]

Randy Couture's is gonna crash this forum,stay tuned.

 

[BRaVo cHoKe]

Look I'm being helpful:

Dave Menne
Pro Debut:1997
MW World Champion:2001(5 years) Won the Inaugural UFC Middleweight Championship
Age when title was won:27
Record at the time of the win: 31-7-2
Reign: 2001 (3 1/2 months October-January)

 

[rapha1985]

Some old timers still have some gas in their tank.


If Overeem won the UFC strap, you will count his Strikeforce belt, Dream and K1 or just his road to UFC belt?

 

[HHJ]

Some old timers still have some gas in their tank.


If Overeem won the UFC strap, you will count his Strikeforce belt, Dream and K1 or just his road to UFC belt?

Strikeforce and Dream dont count and k-1 is legit title but i am not counting it since it isnt MMA. I will however just do the stats,even if he doesnt win the title,because surely his stats are interesting.

 

[HHJ]

Look I'm being helpful:

Dave Menne
Pro Debut:1997
MW World Champion:2001(5 years) Won the Inaugural UFC Middleweight Championship
Age when title was won:27
Record at the time of the win: 31-7-2
Reign: 2001 (3 1/2 months October-January)

he stands out as having a ridiculous number of fights before he won it.

 

[HHJ]

HYPOTHETICALLY if the reem won the belt from stipe:

Alistair Overeem
Pro Debut:1999
UFC HW Champion:2016 (17 years) (!!!!!!!)
Age when title was won:36
Record at the time:42–14 (1)