2012 in UFC
Title fights
Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Featherweight Championship title defenses (3). Became the new Interim UFC Welterweight Championship.

2012 in UFC

Section Title: Title fights
Table Section Text: Extended the record for most consecutive UFC Featherweight Championship title defenses (3). Became the new Interim UFC Welterweight Championship.

Title fights in 2012

Weight class	Method	Round	Time	Event	Notes

Featherweight	José Aldo (c)	def.	Chad Mendes	KO (knee)	1	4:59	UFC 142

Welterweight	Carlos Condit	def.	Nick Diaz	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 143

Lightweight	Benson Henderson	def.	Frankie Edgar (c)	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 144

Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones (c)	def.	Rashad Evans	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)	5	5:00	UFC 145

Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos (c)	def.	Frank Mir	TKO (punches)	2	3:04	UFC 146

Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def.	Chael Sonnen	TKO (knee and punches)	2	1:55	UFC 148

Bantamweight	Renan Barão	def.	Urijah Faber	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 149

Lightweight	Benson Henderson (c)	def.	Frankie Edgar	Decision (split) (48–47, 48–47, 46–49)	5	5:00	UFC 150

Flyweight	Demetrious Johnson	def.	Joseph Benavidez	Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 49–46)	5	5:00	UFC 152

Light Heavyweight	Jon Jones (c)	def.	Vitor Belfort	Submission (americana)	4	0:54	UFC 152

Welterweight	Georges St-Pierre (c)	def.	Carlos Condit (ic)	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	UFC 154

Lightweight	Benson Henderson (c)	def.	Nate Diaz	Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00	UFC on Fox 5

Heavyweight	Cain Velasquez	def.	Junior dos Santos (c)	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–43, 50–44)	5	5:00	UFC 155

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The UFC 148 Middleweight Championship was between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen in 2012.

final_sentence: The UFC 148 Middleweight Championship was between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen in 2012.