Alex Pereira has now won the UFC Light Heavyweight title twice. With a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, Alex demanded three UFC titles and defeated a total of seven champions. He is now the third two -time light heavyweight champion and joins one of the most exclusive clubs in MMA. The only thing that is rarer than becoming champion is doing twice.
The first person to reach this in the light heavyweight division was Randy Couture, who defeated Vorror Belfort in 2004 in UFC 49. After that there was a 14-year-old gap until Jones had his title, who was stripped. He recovered by beating Alexander Gustafsson.
Alex Pereira has now disabled the man who previously defeated him in just one minute and twenty seconds of the first round, which adds another chapter to his already solidified MMA defense.
UFC’s dual champions
In the modern belt era of the UFCOnly 18 people have once won a championship twice. Randy Couture stands out, even in today’s UFC. Randy is not only the oldest champion that the sport has ever seen, but he is the only athlete in the history of the promotion that becomes two-time champion in two separate Divisions-Zowel Light Heavyweight as a heavyweight. This is a performance that can fall as the most unbreakable record in the UFC history.
The heavyweight division is the home of various dual champions. Tim SylviaCain Velasquez, and Stipe Miocic Are the other three men who have protected the belt twice in this division. All were feared in their time and respected by both colleagues and fans. Being the worst man on the planet is twice is a frightening achievement.
Middleweight has only one double champion, Israel Adesanya, who joined the club by beating Alex Pereira in their rematch of 2023 UFC 287. This marked Pereira’s last middle -weighted fight before he permanently goes up to light heavyweight, where he is now his second rule as undisputed champion.
Welterweight contains one of the first members of the two -time Champions Club, none other than Georges “Rush” St-Pierre. He claimed his second welterweight title in a rematch against Matt Serra. Serra had disabled Georges in what many still regard as the biggest upset in the UFC history. St-Pierre rubbed the loss with a second round of TKO.
Vederweight has only one representative in this elite group: Jose Aldo Jr. The Hall of Fame Brazilian hunter won his second undisputed title when he defeated Frankie Edgar UFC 200After Conor McGregor had left the title to pursue the lightweight crown.
Bantam weight contains two men whose Vechtlot has been deep connected – Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw. Cruz recalled his championship after beating TJ after a note of long injury. TJ won the leash of Cody Garbrandt in a similar fate later, the same hunter who had made it from Cruz. These two legends would not be members of this club without each other.
The only members of the two -time Champions Club who earned their status through the belt are Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo in the flying weight division. They fought in the only quadrilogy in the UFC history, where every man claimed a victory and championship gold during their rivalry.
The women’s divisions have five members in the two -time Champions Club. Amanda Nunes, Rose Namajunas, Zhang Weili, and Carla Esparza Have all cemented themselves as legends within their respective weight classes.
Less than two percent of hunters in UFC history have become two-time champions. That small number represents more than just a statistics – it reflects the rare combination of skill, resilience and quantity needed to climb the mountain twice. In a sport that is defined by moments, becoming a double champion is an inheritance that cannot erase time.
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