Changing of the guard: Every new UFC champion crowned in 2021

The UFC promoted a number of memorable title fights over the past 12 months.

From one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport in Julianna Peña’s submission win over former two-division champion Amanda Nunes to Aljamain Sterling becoming champ via disqualification from an illegal knee by Petr Yan, this year had a little bit of everything.

Take a peek inside the numbers and the new champions of 2021 (in order of lightest to heaviest weight class):