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Frequency of Title Defenses - UFC

Jul 2nd, 2015
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  1. This is an update on how frequently various UFC titles are defended and, in some cases, just how often certain current or former champions fight. For titles with a scheduled defense coming up (Johnson on 9/5, Lawler on 11/14 etc.), those defenses were included. For the titles with no scheduled defense date, I'm going with the date of their last fight. Their defense frequency will obviously change once future dates are announced.
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  3. Frequency of Title Defenses (starting the day after becoming UFC champ or day they were awarded a UFC belt)
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  5. Fighter Every...
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  7. Benson Henderson 138 days
  8. Demetrious Johnson 154 days (includes 9/5/15 bout vs. Dodson)
  9. Ronda Rousey 162 days (appointed UFC champ 10/6/12 to UFC 190)
  10. Anderson Silva (1) 164 days (all fights from winning title to losing it, including 3 LHW fights)
  11. Bantamweight 187 days (Cruz/Barao/Dillashaw; WEC 53 to Fox 7/25/15; includes Barao interim title reign)
  12. Jon Jones 188 days (UFC 128 to being stripped 4/25/15)
  13. LHW: Rampage to Jones 199 days (UFC 71 to UFC 128)
  14. WW: Post-GSP 203 days (GSP vacates to UFC 189; includes 11/14/15 date)
  15. Anderson Silva (2) 205 days (title defenses, including his fight with Lutter)
  16. Chris Weidman 222 days (UFC 162 to UFC 194)
  17. Georges St-Pierre 229 days (most recent title reign)
  18. Jose Aldo 231 days (appointed UFC champ 11/20/10 to UFC 194 on 12/12/15)
  19. Anthony Pettis 281 days
  20. Cain Velasquez 283 days (Lesnar win to Werdum loss; this is his frequency of fights, not just defenses)
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  22. Of course, every division is different. Some divisions have multiple ready contenders, some might just have one. Timing things so certain fighters fight in certain places is a very real scheduling influence, too. See any surprises?
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