How many title defenses to be considered a dominant champion?

[andgonsil]

3 is enough imo

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Jon (205) DJ , GSP and Anderson were dominate champs... everyone else is just holding the belt until they were never that good

 

[OldBoy91]

Its a weird one.

There are more requirements than there were a decade or 15 years ago.

I remember when people used to call Rich Franklin a dominant champion and I saw the UFC refer to him as "longtime middleweight champion" on countless occasions.

He had 2 title defenses and held the belt a little over a year.

Nowadays 2 title defenses still isn't anything to sniff at but having the belt for a year and some change is the average title reign, a little on the shorter side even.

 

[mister piscadinha]

5 title defenses against different opponents seems fair to me

 

[surgeyou1]

Quality over quantity for me. Islam finishing Charles and Volk is enough for me to consider him a dominant champ.

 

[Wormwood]

No magic number.. when there is a general consensus the reigning champ cleaned out the division ie Silva, GSP, Nunes, Jones, MM, etc… when the question starts becoming “Who’s left?”

 

[Blayt7hh]

Jon (205) DJ , GSP and Anderson were dominate champs... everyone else is just holding the belt until they were never that good

I agree with TS here. 3 is dominant. Those guys are beyond dominate

 

[b00tysweat]

5 is a good number. 3 is too few for a "dominant champ."

 

[Katsushyro]

Who you defend against is also a factor. If you fight the top of the division you are more dominant than someone that defends only against people moving up from a lower weight

 

[GrantB13]

Truly dominant? Probably 5. Preferably against 5 different challengers.

 

[Dr. Rose]

Its a weird one.

There are more requirements than there were a decade or 15 years ago.

I remember when people used to call Rich Franklin a dominant champion and I saw the UFC refer to him as "longtime middleweight champion" on countless occasions.

He had 2 title defenses and held the belt a little over a year.

Nowadays 2 title defenses still isn't anything to sniff at but having the belt for a year and some change is the average title reign, a little on the shorter side even.

Was the Franklin thing because of the chaos that was mw for the past five years at that time? I mean, it was vacated for four years. Or is it that Goldie and Rogan were prone to hyperbole. Rogan, less so then, than he is now. But your point is well taken.

I think the equivalent today is people who don't really understand fighting on here claiming people are the GOAT after barely starting their career.

 

[arcadeperfect]

5, since you've probably wiped out most of the top 10 if you include beating the champion and beating a contender or 2 on your way to the belt. Most fighters can't even achieve it since it's so difficult.

 

[Psychojoe86]

0-1 basic champ

2-3 decent champ

4-6 dominant champ

7-… extraordinary