Which fighter holds the UFC record for most consecutive title defenses?

Demetrious Johnson holds the UFC record for most consecutive title defenses, with 11.

Johnson defended the UFC flyweight championship 11 straight times between 2013 and 2017. His challengers included John Dodson, Henry Cejudo, Kyoji Horiguchi, Wilson Reis, and Ray Borg. The run ended when Henry Cejudo defeated him by split decision at UFC 227.

Johnson won the inaugural UFC flyweight title by defeating Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152 in 2012. He combined wrestling, scrambling, striking, and submission skills, earning a reputation for technical completeness and unusual speed.

Anderson Silva is often associated with a long UFC title reign, and Georges St-Pierre also made many defenses, but neither reached Johnson’s total of 11 consecutive defenses. The record concerns consecutive defenses of one UFC title, not every championship win or every bout in a fighter’s career.