Ultimate Fighting Championship
World Lightweight Title
[155lb/70kg limit]
(as of 2013/04/20)

Pat Miletich	98/10/16	São Paulo, BRA
Defeats Mikey Burnett to become the first UFC Lightweight champion.
Carlos Newton	01/05/04	Atlantic City, NJ
Becomes the World Welterweight Title according to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts established in 00.
Jens Pulver	01/02/23	Atlantic City, NJ
Defeats Caol Uno to become the UFC Bantamweight champion; becomes the World Lightweight Title according to the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts established in 00; stripped in 02/03 due to a contract dispute; B.J. Penn and Caol Uno fight to a draw on 03/02/28 in Atlantic City, NJ in the final of a 4-man tournament for the vacant title.
Sean Sherk	06/10/14	Las Vegas, NV
Defeats Kenny Florian; stripped 07/12/08 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.
B.J. Penn	08/01/19	Newcastle, GBR
Defeats Joe Stevenson.
Frankie Edgar	10/04/10	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Benson Henderson	12/02/26	Saitama, JPN