UFC Champions by age - LHW

[Fioretti]

*= interim champion

LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHTS

Frank Shamrock - 25W - 27 vacated
Tito Ortiz - 25W - 29L
Randy Couture - 40*/40W/L
Vitor Belfort - 27W/L
Randy Couture - 41W - 42L
Chuck LIddell - 35W - 37L
Quinton Jackson - 29W - 30L
Forrest Griffin - 29W - 29L
Rashad Evans - 29W - 30L
Lyoto Machida - 31W - 32L
Mauricio Rua - 28W - 29L
Jon Jones - 23W - 27 stripped
Daniel Cormier - 36W - 40L
Jon Jones - 28*/30W - 29 stripped/33 vacated
Jan Blachowicz - 37W - 38L
Glover Teixeira - 42W - 42L
Jiri Prochazka - 29W - 30 vacated
Jamahal Hill - 31W - 32 vacated
Alex Pereira - 36W

Youngest - 23
Oldest - 42
Average age when they won the title = 31.84
Average age when they were stripped of, lost, or vacated the title = 33.13

Current MMA Champions by age
UFC Champions by age - HW
UFC Champions by age - MW
UFC Champions by age - WW
UFC Champions by age - LW
UFC Champions by age - FW
UFC Champions by age - BW
UFC Champions by age - FLW


If they were within a few months (2-3) of their next birthday, I rounded up.

 

[E Undead]

Damn, Shogun wasn't even 30 years old when he won that title. He was already far past his prime at that point. Makes you realize what these guys sometimes go trough. Few PRIDE guys competed at their best for more than about 5 years. Kinda heartbreaking, but the memories are worth it

 

[sampuncher]

I'm suprised Rampage was so young even when he got to UFC. He's always around 35 even when he was in Pride to me lol.

 

[Gio]

I'm suprised Rampage was so young even when he got to UFC. He's always around 35 even when he was in Pride to me lol.

To me it was Chuck who was always 35 since he was in Pride til his last UFC fight, lol

 

[E Undead]

I'm suprised Rampage was so young even when he got to UFC. He's always around 35 even when he was in Pride to me lol.

Yeah Rampage was always really young at Pride, but his facial features and physique always made him look a little older.

 

[wwkirk]

Jones was exceptionally young!

 

[mjfan23]

Handy and Jan skewed the number

 

[Fioretti]

Jones was exceptionally young!

Youngest in history, and has held his position without a loss for over a decade. He's 33 now. Serious bizzniss.

 

[Fioretti]

Handy and Jan skewed the number

So did Jones.

Again, it's not taking into account how long each champ held their title, or how old they were when they lost it. Jones was champ from 23-33. It's fucks the numbers a bit. This is just to see the average age of champs when they became the champ.

 

[sampuncher]

To me it was Chuck who was always 35 since he was in Pride til his last UFC fight, lol

Haha yeah Chuck's never been anything less than 35 in my eyes.

 

[AnotherOldGuy]

Nice work. Going through all your posts wrt ages, the pattern seems to be lighter weight division have slightly lower (in general, except for MW) ages, but a noticeably smaller spread (LHW and HW especially have a big spread, perhaps in part because of Couture winning in his 40's).

 

[Fioretti]

Nice work. Going through all your posts wrt ages, the pattern seems to be lighter weight division have slightly lower (in general, except for MW) ages, but a noticeably smaller spread (LHW and HW especially have a big spread, perhaps in part because of Couture winning in his 40's).

Couture, Werdum, and Cormier raise the ceiling at HW.

Jones, Tito, and Shamrock lower the floor at LHW.

 

[Fioretti]

Updated OP to show the new LHW champ Glover Teixeira at age 42!

The average went from 31.21 to 31.94 with Glover's addition as the oldest LHW champ in history.

 

[Fioretti]

Updated the OP to include the age in which they were stripped of, lost, or vacated their title.

 

[Shaddows]

*= interim champion

LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHTS

Frank Shamrock - 25W - 27 vacated
Tito Ortiz - 25W - 29L
Randy Couture - 40*/40W/L
Vitor Belfort - 27W/L
Randy Couture - 41W - 42L
Chuck LIddell - 35W - 37L
Quinton Jackson - 29W - 30L
Forrest Griffin - 29W - 29L
Rashad Evans - 29W - 30L
Lyoto Machida - 31W - 32L
Mauricio Rua - 28W - 29L
Jon Jones - 23W - 27 stripped
Daniel Cormier - 36W - 40L
Jon Jones - 28*/30W - 29 stripped/33 vacated
Jan Blachowicz - 37W - 38L
Glover Teixeira - 42

Youngest - 23
Oldest - 42
Average age when they won the title = 31.94
Average age when they were stripped of, lost, or vacated the title = 32.88

Current MMA Champions by age
UFC Champions by age - HW
UFC Champions by age - MW
UFC Champions by age - WW
UFC Champions by age - LW
UFC Champions by age - FW
UFC Champions by age - BW
UFC Champions by age - FLW


If they were within a few months (2-3) of their next birthday, I rounded up.

Imagine young Jon against young Vitor!!! That would have been a matchup made in heaven!!!

 

[Hotora86]

Damn, Shogun wasn't even 30 years old when he won that title. He was already far past his prime at that point. Makes you realize what these guys sometimes go trough. Few PRIDE guys competed at their best for more than about 5 years. Kinda heartbreaking, but the memories are worth it

wow, how did this OG posted get banned?

 

[Thanat0s24]

Yeah Rampage was always really young at Pride, but his facial features and physique always made him look a little older.

Yeah and the mother fucker has a big ass dick

 

[Fioretti]

Added Jiri

• Average age when they won the title went from 31.94 to 31.47

 

[jjjjjjjjjjohnny]

very interesting stats.... thanks for taking the time to put it together @Fioretti

 

[Lee_]

No one skewed the numbers.

31 seems about right. It takes longer in MMA to get all the well-rounded skills to be champ.