EVERY UFC Heavyweight Title Change EVER (Ranked) - 2022

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In this video, we take every UFC heavyweight championship fight that resulted in a title change and ranked them! This includes heavyweight champions like Francis Ngannou, Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic, Frank Mir, Brock Lesnar, Randy Couture, Kevin Randleman, Josh Barnett, Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, Fabricio Werdum and many more! Did your favorite fight make it to the top of our list? Did you notice my typo? Let us know in the comments! If you like this video be sure to SUBSCRIBE and check back every week for more Ultimate MMA!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Rutten def. Randleman
1:21 Smith def. Coleman
2:07 Couture def. Smith
3:15 Coleman def. Severn
4:12 Randleman def. Williams
6:00 Couture def. Randleman
7:21 Rodriguez def. Couture
8:56 Velasquez def. Dos Santos
10:29 Barnett def. Couture
12:01 Sylvia def. Rodriguez
13:04 Lesnar def. Couture
14:09 Werdum def. Velasquez
15:25 Couture def. Sylvia
16:52 Velasquez def. Lesnar
18:20 Mir def. Sylvia
19:27 Dos Santos def. Velasquez
20:42 Miocic def. Cormier
21:53 Interim Title Fights
24:33 Ngannou def. Miocic
25:51 Cormier def. Miocic
27:13 Sylvia def. Arlovski
#UFC #MMA #heavyweight

[@GhalaZoy]

Can we appreciate how far Bruce Buffer has come? From voice cracks & awkward word rhythm to being the GOAT.

[@googleisshit1965]

That voice crack when he announced Randy couture the winner was brutal I had to play it back a couple times 😂😂

[@187btokes]

I love when people say Brock wasn't doing any damage with those short shots on Randy while Randy is literally flopping around on the floor trying to figure out what dimension he lives in

[@CocoCrispy_]

Haha honestly. Anyone else would be kind of a weak shot but a Brock forearm to the head cant be fun at whatever range😂

[@jaredgilmore5792]

The only people that think those shots wouldn’t hurt, damage, and disorient are people who have never been in a combat sport.

[@Mrderful]

You stay away from those people at all cost. Stupidity is slightly contagious.

[@ricowhoo1313]

Still it shows his amateur way of ground and pound

[@dallasdoobman]

Randy had no shot against Brock's ground and pound but he did last about 10 shots longer than most would.

[@sparrow13x]

Stipe vs Cormier 2 is my favorite, Stipe was getting pieced up badly until he started blasting DC with body shots near the end of the 3rd round. One of the best mid-fight adjustments of all time.

[@gravypatron]

Agreed.🤟

[@kwalterrasquinha413]

Not one of the, THE absolute best mid fight adjustment of all time The emotion was unreal

[@random__joe]

Especially how DC was intentionally gouging Stipe's eyes in both fights. Very satisfying seeing DC wilt from the body shots

[@tyronasaurusrx7863]

Lmao that smith vs couture fight was so weird, from Randy’s tights to Bruce Buffer’s voice crack at the end

[@gregwhaley1395]

Bruce sounded like he was howling 😂😂

[@sumangrg7479]

Definitely

[@Vikn01]

I was coming to the comments to say this exact thing and point out those same two idiosyncrasies. Another weird, fever dream element was how, despite that event occuring very much after the previous entry (which still looked like a UFC event sorta) it seemed 50yrs older. Between Randy's tights, his out of shape/in shape body being in a pro sport and everything else, that's gonna be the sort of footage that makes the past look inexplicably weird and dorky to young MMA fans watch in decades from now. Y'know, like literally every video of sports in the first half of the 20th century.

[@albertolopez-nq9ep]

​@@gregwhaley1395 im happy I'm not the to only one that heard that dog howling teenage boy voice cracking screeching

[@yeaboy707]

I absolutely love that Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez fight. So much aggression from Lesnar and so much patience and skill from a young Velasquez. The way Mike Goldberg says “flying knee from Lesnar!” always takes me back to the excitement of seeing that fight live on PPV.

[@MichaelBrown-rg8oi]

Really tired of people crapping on Lesnar's legacy... The dude was a legit threat in the cage and he was past his prime at the point and still got in there and competed with a top 5 all-time heavyweight in Cain Velasquez

[@noremains1499]

@@MichaelBrown-rg8oi Well he was in his prime during his UFC run. The thing is he was diagnosed with mononucleosis and diverticulitis after the 2nd Mir fight. Took some time off and then fought Carwin and Valasquez then his diverticulitis came back, he almost died and he had a foot of his colon removed before the Overeem fight.

[@MichaelBrown-rg8oi]

@@noremains1499 And that's what I'm referring to. Many people including myself believe that he went downhill once that happened... Now I'm not saying he would beat Cain if he was in his prime I fully believe Cain would have still won but just saying.

[@Helldog6]

@@MichaelBrown-rg8oi It's the idea of what if, I think. People love to talk about how much of a beat down Brock was getting from Cain, but he hit Cain was some decent shots. Imagine if he had really had time to develop his skill and didn't take so much time off almost dying.

[@randumo24]

@@Helldog6 Anybody with a functioning brain can visually see the difference in athleticism Brock lost from his first few fights in the UFC. We'll never know whether or not he would have beaten Cain, but it certainly made a difference in his chances of winning by a lot.

[@MartyLeonXIIIGaming]

So weird how the UFC doesn't pay tribute to so many former champs. Alot of them have died in obscurity. RIP Randleman.

[@leadedbison1997]

The ufc is extremely scummy with that kind of thing in general. They never pay any homage to fighters that pass. The only thing I'm aware of that they've done for anyone after passing away, is the guy who made Tapout, his name is on the fence when they're in Vegas. The ufc is a corrupt monopoly that could care less about its fighters.

[@padraigin2929]

How can people forget when he suplexed Fedor. What an amazing fight. In an interview with Bas 'El Guapo' Rutten, Fedor admits to Bas that Randleman was one of his toughest fights. And not to forget, before that fight Randleman's father died, and the fight was taking place on father's day. Pretty incredible willpower, RIP.

[@gravypatron]

Surely you don't mean Randleman died in obscurity.

[@leadedbison1997]

I say as they pay tribute to rumble lol

[@gaiali453]

I met Kevin Randleman during a Fedor fight and we shook hands. His hand completely covered my hand like it it were a chicks hand or even a kid. lol RIP KR

[@jasonsingh3489]

Randy Couture is a regular in the heavyweight mix as well as in the LH... Randy is for me the Toughest of them all.. Considering his age and learning the MMA at age 37

[@joelbuff3254]

And size disadvantage- was fighting heavyweight at 220 lbs

[@stephenmurray2851]

@@joelbuff3254 and the fact he did it all while wearing women's leggings. Real champ

[@joelbuff3254]

@@stephenmurray2851 the only ufc champx5 that was man enough to fight in yoga capri pants!

[@waysasunder2434]

Would love to see this in chronological order! would be like a fast history lesson in HW UFC

[@delamotta]

it's really weird that it isn't in chronological order =/

[@willyk-fv6ok]

Randy Vs Silvia is wild! You can hear the audio cracking from how loud the arena got after Randy dropped Silvia with Dan Hendos combo (inside leg kick to an over hand right)

[@hunterfisherpokerpoolguy7502]

I remember watching that with friends and all of us going crazy when it happened. That fight and the one between Griffin and Shogun are about as excited as I have ever been watching a fight.

[@MyDudeMatt]

Tim Sylvia is one of the most wildly overrated fighters of all time. I can't stand watching that uncoordinated doofus fight.

[@oIFIFeNSe]

He was such a massive underdog! It’s wild to think about, but at the time it was one of the biggest upsets in the history of MMA!

[@throwinshapesnolan1879]

Has to be one of the loudest crowd reactions I've ever seen when Sylvia got dropped place went mental

[@mr.brenman2132]

Stipe knocked out Werdum moving backwards? Hello?

[@sirswaggins1794]

THANK YOU

[@andrewverrett568]

Randleman vs Ruten was the biggest robbery ever. The whole fight was randleman on top and boss ruten not threatening with any submission or strikes from the bottom

[@Amusicbelgium]

Steroïds thoughs

[@andrewverrett568]

@@Amusicbelgium they were definitely both on steroids

[@respectedlocalgentleman7108]

That was one of the fights that led to the scoring changing.

[@rr3102]

Even big John thought so.

[@CarpeDiem23]

Randleman was a true beast, rip

[@alvxnw]

ya gotta just respect randy couture man, a true athlete and legend of the sport

[@yaaason]

Velasquez beating lesnar was such an exciting fight to watch

[@Chosimba_ng]

More like pure chaos! In ozzyman's voice "Lesnar does some spinney shit"

[@yeaboy707]

Top 10 fight to rewatch. Such a fun fight to watch as a fan.

[@MrRobjs83]

Yeah I remember watching it. 1st big UFC PPV main event I watched

[@gageboy14]

Miocic actually stunned Ngannou with that left but just didn't have enough on it.

[@faffyclash6616]

That's why miocic charged even dazed he knew one more shot and it was over but ngannou threw a jab that got him right on the nose. Shows how hard ngannou hits.

[@madgavin7568]

@@faffyclash6616 Ngannou has a granite chin, no matter what Miocic landed it wasn't going to put Ngannou out. That much was evident in the first fight when Miocic was landing clean shots on Ngannou who ate them like nothing. Ngannou however, only needs to land one shot clean to put your lights out. That's exactly what he did with that check hook.

[@jamesbaggett3655]

Yeah but i think he loses that fight 9 times outta 10.

[@carlmyrick3422]

@@madgavin7568 facts bro

[@agentorange1156]

The counter right Stipe hit on Ngannou sleeps every other heavyweight alive

[@willyschitumba5914]

Except Jones.

[@thesilencer4638]

@@willyschitumba5914 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@willyschitumba5914]

@@thesilencer4638 you know Jones has never even been wobbled right?

[@thesilencer4638]

@@willyschitumba5914 in your opinion guys like reyes, Santos, smith and Gustafson hit the same as Stipe, Francis, Curtis and Lewis. Lol

[@thesilencer4638]

@@willyschitumba5914 in your opinion guys like reyes, Santos, smith and Gustafson hit the same as Stipe, Francis, Curtis and Lewis. Lol

[@dakinwatson3782]

Am I the only one that notice Stipe KOing Werdum wasn't on here? Or did I miss that one?

[@andrewcullum1835]

Either was Lesnar Vs Carwin or Mir

[@abrahamGzzv]

@@andrewcullum1835 Those were successful title defenses. As for Stipe KOing Werdum, yes that is missing.

[@lbhrn2007]

@@abrahamGzzv i thought they were unification bouts as both Mir and Carwin were interim champs when Brock fought them. I know Carwin was because Brock had stomach AIDS before their fight

[@jesses5463]

@@eg4329 What are you talking about? This isn't in chronological order. It's ranked from least favorite to favorite.

[@RicardoGutierrez-yx9mi]

Well this is what we want to see! Thank you Ultimate MMA! Muchas Gracias this is great!!!!!

[@Chosimba_ng]

Ngannou's hammer fist finish is always hilarious AF...

[@MichaelBrown-rg8oi]

I shouldn't laugh but I do as well lol... ESP because I feel like he is taking a year of life every time one of those land ESP when he has landed them on the unconscious such as Overeem...

[@ts1depth286]

Yeah he's going to taste his own medicine against Jones

[@fongsungjaupseio5542]

Watching this kinda makes me realize HWs were pretty much dominated by a guy who could make middleweight for most of its history.

[@kaki4forks]

If Couture can tap to strikes, there should never be shame in it for anyone else

[@DNyCe36]

3:10 LMFAO at Buffer's voice cracking when he said Couture's last name. LMFAO 3:10

[@sycotic7697]

1:14 even the ref was surprised of the winner

[@haydenglendenning4305]

What about when Miocic flatlined Werdum?

[@rickypointon5979]

exactly i was saying the same thing this isnt every heavyweight title changer

[@alexmartin3143]

Was it interim at all? So weird to just completely forget one…

[@groscaramelmou2583]

@@alexmartin3143 nope, werdum submited Velasquez then got KO by miocic. I didn't Saw werdum Vélasquez either

[@srikanth6078]

Randy couture is legend He deserve hall of fame

[@WhitePony-zu5pi]

He’s literally in the Hall of Fame

[@user-ij4lt4ry6t]

Классный выпуск.Спасибо авторам канала.

[@Mr.Moptheman]

My favorite part is hearing how Bruce evolved his epicness

[@sanatsrivastava2814]

Cormier beating Stipe was a sight to behold.

[@joeyf9444]

Bruh the fact that Randleman even picks up couture to congratulate him even tho he just loss just shows how much of a warrior and real man these guys were back n the day showing Great sportsmanship 💯🥇

[@luizneto4786]

A vitória do Bas Ruten sobre o Randleman foi um dos maiores roubos da história do ufc. E olha que tem muitos!

[@bidenonabender5903]

1:27 i love how headbutts on the ground seem totaly fine while kicking someone in the head while he got one knee down already was illigal. way to favour the grappler, but still didn´t save coleman.^^

[@niccolodeparmapanini2036]

That is a bs rule made by the athletic commission. They watched many kunfu and bullshido movies and thought moves like 12->6 could kill since they break bricks. Thankfully Big John McCarthy convinced them to not make more bs rules.

[@MrBrockHeinz]

Coleman's most effective weapon throughout his career were grounded knees from north/south, so it goes both ways.

[@JI1losttribeofbuddha]

ending it on sylvia ...awesome video he's one of my very favorite

[@KT-xb8mw]

Randelman was always respectful to opponents

[@johnmorris8444]

Randy looked like he skipped a lot of leg days in the early years. His arms were about as big as his legs.

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

When Tim Silvia said that Randy Couture was too old and too small to land a punch....10 seconds into the first round BING!! hold that 😂😂

[@pauloxavier3802]

Congratulations to the Channel, a selection of legends from Vale Tudo to MMA.

[@MistaTofMaine]

Sylvia arlovski 2 was insane

[@patrickcrise5794]

Where is stipe over werdum?

[@hermanswords8629]

Was just going to comment this when I saw this.

[@daredevil2724]

​@@hermanswords8629 same stipe starched werdum

[@mybaddadventures144]

Greatest HWchampion of all time but he gets no love they give it to that dumbass Tim Silvia

[@rzn2258]

It's in my left front pocket for safe keeping

[@2S1L3NT]

Never happened

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks. ✌🏻👊

[@brettengel8364]

Lesnar did decent against Overeem and Velasquez for not being no where near 100%

[@commentarywithconnor]

People really forget how good werdum was. Like he legit had the best jui jitsu by a mile. More than mir and nogueira and was also a great Muay Thai practitioner. He was so good

[@smhgaming3259]

Nah big nog was better than werdum big nog was the best heavyweight until Fedor

[@PrimeMatt]

Excellent

[@Canio2002]

Didn’t enjoy it not being in order tbh

[@danamcardle1403]

Not bad, enjoyed the video, you gave everyone their proper dues

[@jakexavier4958]

Franks finish on Sylvia is fucking wild😳😳

[@pijerino91]

13:50 that spit hahaha :D

[@scottheaton8469]

Great video idea

[@denilsoninacio9346]

Man, Werdum smiling at the guillotine choke on Velasquez's was wild. I watched that and that was awesome.

[@djpavaozin4861]

Ele sabia que tava encaixado ai ele sorriu de felicidade, foi foda

[@jordonfox3485]

I was in ohio at ufc 68 with great seats that place was electric all night when Randy knocked Silvia down everyone was on our their feet the rest of the fight, the whole card, undercard and weigh ins was great Rich Franklin, Matt Hughes, Chris Lytle was so cool waiting to meet any fan who wanted to talk or take pics ! alot of great fighters we meet Dana White in the bar at the event he spent alot of time with us great guy! Hands down best ufc event ive ever been to.

[@averagecontent7641]

I thought the videos would go from 1st defense to last in order wtf lol

[@calamorta]

3:11 that "CoutUuUuuUre" always makes me laugh

[@claymac7895]

Man Frank Mir took 2 of the most viscous beatings I’ve ever seen.. One from Lesnar and one from Carwin. I can’t imagine what those fights did to his brain. Whatever he got paid wasn’t worth it.

[@hunterfisherpokerpoolguy7502]

He also had a bad motorcycle accident prior to those fights.

[@missmabelbasset4077]

Mir has said that Brock Lesnars punches are actually very weak for a UFC heavyweight.

[@claymac7895]

@@missmabelbasset4077 - Lol. Mir was literally unconscious, his head was being bounced off the canvas by Lesnar’s fists over and over, his face was mangled, covered in blood, and he couldn’t stand up after but na.. Those punches weren’t hard.

[@missmabelbasset4077]

@@claymac7895 The dude has 2 knockdowns via strikes, and 0 actual knockouts in his career. Only referee stoppages. He's a heavyweight, who is a known user of steroids, and still doesn't have real knockout power. He's a great wrestler, he's incredibly strong, but when it comes to striking, straight up garbage.

[@claymac7895]

@@missmabelbasset4077 - Let him get on top of you and rain down blows and then tell me he has no punching power. You said Mir said he had no punching power, which is ridiculous considering Lesnar crushed his face with punches.

[@smallies7154]

NOTHING EVEN COMES CLOSE TO CAIN DESTOYING LESNAR

[@bubbeldiebuuh9614]

Die old school mma Kämpfe sind einfach zu heftig. Das waren noch richtige Männer... Ich hätte schon Angst vor den Ringrichtern gehabt 🤣

[@RedEyePergo]

Cain vs Brock was the most satisfying ass whooping in Heavy Weight history second overall in UFC History to Holms headkicking Rousey

[@robwasilewski9273]

Can't believe Miocic is not getting a chance for his belt again

[@CrisAI]

Cormier beating Stipe in the first round was amazing, unbelievable, my favorite fight ever. DC Cormier is the GOAT.

[@patrickcrise5794]

4:55 imagine if Jon anik says “what a fucking position”

[@Ajayzmma]

Bro I was like 'pause'

[@cattycats4]

Jeff said funky position

[@johnmilner5485]

Wasn't Anik , pretty sure he was in grade/ jr high when that fight happened.

[@effdat6006]

Those tights looking like Peter Pan

[@battlebeard2041]

Coleman delivers half a dozen legal head butts then Smith gets a foul for kicking him in the head while Coleman was getting up. 🤣

[@kurtkaster1403]

Crazy seeing them wearing shoes, no gloves and kicking each other in the head while on the ground. I guess I'm old because I remember watching the fight where someone got a tooth kicked out.

[@kurtwpg]

1:06 when he says "NEW" neither fighter gives any kind of reaction until he finishes. The kind of class UFC fighters used to strive for.

[@jrwilliamsjeromejw28]

Man Brock striking Randy on the mat had me crying 😂😂😂

[@mikegold3130]

When werdum won the title I was convinced he was going to be champ for a long time.

[@TroyAnderson-nw7lg]

Awesome compilation. I didn't realize how many times Couture was Champion.

[@Lowe_Belowe]

I forgot about when Silva was punching the Matt instead of the other dude that’s an awesome moment like Tim or not

[@milord1814]

It’s really a compilation of Buffett how he evolves

[@andyhobaugh3104]

I remember watching Tim Silvia when he was champion and thinking he was the scariest dude I'd ever seen. Watching him now in 2023... he might be the most unathletic person to ever clod his way into the octagon.

[@levid5102]

1:15 even big John knows that call was ass

[@xBRAAAPx]

"What a f****** position" was the best line I've ever heard from an announcer🤣🤣

[@albertgutierrez1262]

What about Miocic when he koed Werdum??

[@BodhiNDaddy]

Epic

[@alfredsinkllc4870]

Nice

[@gunndan23]

My OCD is going crazy that these aren’t in order

[@aleonebrito3251]

Pularam um monte de lutas

[@Richard_dicky_Johnson]

Ummm. I think you missed miocic v Werdum.

[@nicholasgutierrez6488]

The fact that we watch Bruce buffer grown to this great announcer 💯💯

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

Greatness

[@deverewilkins3114]

Nice Jr 10 straight undefended shots!

[@ugopaleni2131]

The best of these videos is seeing Buffer’s evolution.

[@gassgames]

Randy C was such a savage

[@CookdIt]

How is Smith defeating coleman 19. This was a sport changing fight, one of the first times a striker survived a wrestling onslaught and got the win

[@mortexdreammusictv5020]

I will always be a Cain Velazquez fan 🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️🙅🏾‍♂️👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@mario10zeus]

Was Yamasaki counting the punches Lesnar was giving Randy.?

[@zrackmusic]

Randy wearing leggings is hilarious 😂

[@drewdonham]

good stuff but why not in order?

[@christianolson8543]

Shoutout Tim Sylvia. A great competitor

[@N0thingL0st236]

Are we not gonna talk abt how Silvia lifted a heavyweight with a broken arm?

[@DreadYgKuma]

You mean when Frank Mir caught him in a armbar?

[@jefftobey1102]

It really hurts watching Randy get beat, such a legend.

[@declamatory]

Some of the labels as to the winner are incorrect!

[@philo_beddoe4367]

Nothing more consistent than Herb Dean being out of position and late with a stoppage.

[@ghillie2259]

Sylvia getting thrust into every mid 2000’s lol gotta respect the guy from Maine

[@StMichael99]

Did I miss something or was there no Miocic over Werdum on this list?

[@Stricklands3rdNipple]

Hahaha 😂😂 how bad was Brucey boy Buffer back in the day 🤣

[@geneporreca3848]

What happened to Sylvia vs Arlovski

[@justsomeguy6474]

This video reminds just how long Couture was a monster!

[@joeosborne4522]

What criteria was used to rank these? Coin flips?

[@indrit66]

please dont put this filter in your videos i rather see the original footage with real colors

[@anthonyalbino]

Anyone notice john annick commentate in Velasquez vs Dos Santos 1 instead of Goldberg 😂

[@zacm9566]

Missing 2: Miocic vs Werdum and Mir v Nogueira (Interim). Great Video though

[@guywilliams6569]

Juicy JDS was SCARY!!!