Statwell Patterns

What UFC history shows

Findings from every UFC bout on record, each with its count, its window and how it was measured. History describes what has happened; it does not predict a fight.

Data as of 24 October 2026

  • Championship fights

    Immediate UFC title rematches: the record, case by case

    When the same two fighters met in back-to-back undisputed UFC title fights, the winner of the first won again 16 times in 25. Champions who had lost the belt regained it in the immediate rematch 7 times in 20. Too few cases to call a tendency: every case is listed.

    16 of 25Immediate title rematches won by the winner of the first title fight

    16 of 25 · UFC history since UFC 2 (1994)