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The longest Anderson Silva went without defending his title was 364 days between defending against Chael the second time, and defending against Weidman. He stepped up to 205 to face Bonnar in between. The second longest he ever went without defending his title was 357 days between defending vs Leites and Maia, in which he (again) went up to 205 in between these fights. He never went a year without defending his title, despite moving up to 205 in between title fights 3 times. As the longest reigning champion in UFC history, this is one hell of a feat and often goes overlooked in GOAT discussions. 2,457 days as champ without an interim title issued.
The longest DJ ever went without defending his title was 225 days between defending against Cejudo and Elliot. That's less than 8 months over a record setting 13 straight FLW victories with 11 title defenses. As the second longest reigning champion in UFC history, this is also one hell of a feat and often goes overlooked in GOAT discussions. 2,142 days as champ without an interim title issued.
Jones, Fedor, Aldo, and GSP have all had interim titles issued during their reigns, for one reason or another.
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