List of UFC champions
Bantamweight Championship
126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg) Prior to UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.

List of UFC champions

Section Title: Bantamweight Championship
Table Section Text: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg) Prior to UFC-WEC merger, Dominick Cruz was the WEC Bantamweight Champion. At WEC 53, Cruz defeated Scott Jorgensen to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship and was awarded the inaugural UFC Bantamweight Championship.

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses

1	United States Dominick Cruz def. Scott Jorgensen	WEC 53 Glendale, AZ, US	Dec 16, 2010	1,117 days	1. def.

Brazil Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber for interim title	UFC 149 Calgary, AB, Canada	Jul 21, 2012	—	1. def.

Cruz vacated the title on January 6, 2014, after repeated injuries prevented him from returning to competition to defend his title.

2	Brazil Renan Barão promoted to undisputed champion	—	Jan 6, 2014	138 days	1. def. Urijah Faber at UFC 169 on Feb 1, 2014

3	United States T.J. Dillashaw	UFC 173 Las Vegas, NV, US	May 24, 2014	603 days	1. def.

4	United States Dominick Cruz (2)	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Boston, MA, US	Jan 17, 2016	348 days (1,465 days)	1. def. Urijah Faber at UFC 199 on Jun 4, 2016

5	United States Cody Garbrandt	UFC 207 Las Vegas, NV, US	Dec 30, 2016	309 days

6	United States T.J. Dillashaw (2)	UFC 217 New York City, NY, US	Nov 4, 2017	501 days (1,104 days)	1. def. Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 on Aug 4, 2018

T.J. Dillashaw vacated the title on March 20, 2019 due to a failed drug test.

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Renan Barão from Brazil was a UFC Bantamweight Champion.

final_sentence: Renan Barão from Brazil was a UFC Bantamweight Champion.