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All-time UFC women's bantamweight champions

The champions are listed in reverse chronological order.

Click here for the list of current UFC champions in each division and here for the champions in each MMA promotion.

All-time UFC champions by division:
Heavyweight | Light heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women's featherweight
Women's bantamweight
Women's flyweight
Women's strawweight

Current champion

Raquel Pennington
Won title: Jan. 20, 2024
Outcome: UD over Mayra Bueno Silva (UFC 297)
Defenses: 0

Past champions

Amanda Nunes
Won title: July 30, 2022
Outcome: UD over Julianna Peña (UFC 277)
Defenses: 0


Julianna Peña
Won title: Dec. 11, 2021
Outcome: SUB2 over Amanda Nunes (UFC 269)
Defenses: 0


Amanda Nunes
Won title: July 9, 2016
Outcome: SUB1 over Miesha Tate (UFC 200)
Defenses: 5


Miesha Tate
Won title: March 5, 2016
Outcome: SUB5 over Holly Holm (UFC 196)
Defenses: 0


Holly Holm
Won title: Nov. 15, 2015
Outcome: KO2 over Ronda Rousey (UFC 193)
Defenses: 0


Ronda Rousey
Won title: Dec. 6, 2012*
Defenses: 6

* -- As Strikeforce champion, Rousey was promoted to undisputed UFC champion at a pre-event press conference

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