Top 10 UFC champions who never successfully defended their titles

#5 Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans is legendary

Evans is one of the most storied UFC fighters that is still actively competing today.

Despite the recent hardships he has faced – like losing 3 in a row or making an unsuccessful debut at middleweight - his past feats are enough to consider him a worthy hall of famer. Evans’ first and only taste of gold was when he won the UFC Light Heavyweight title against Forrest Griffin at UFC 92.

That title bout was an incredibly memorable one, mostly because these two men were major stars at the time and Griffin’s chin was certainly tested to its ultimate breaking point.

But when Evans defended his title against karate practitioner Lyoto Machida at UFC 98, his own chin was also tested and he ended up losing the belt via KO in round 2.