(10) (tied with Kamaru Usman, Frankie Edgar and Neil Magny) Most takedowns in UFC history (90) Most successful title defenses in the UFC welterweight division (9) Most consecutive title defenses in the UFC welterweight division (9) Black Belt Magazine Fighter of the Year (2008) Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame 2017 Comeback Fighter of the Year vs. Michael Bisping MMAjunkie.com 2009 Fighter of the Year 2017 Comeback Fighter of the Year Fight Matrix Fighter of the Year (2009) Fighter of the Year (2010) 2012 Comeback of the Year vs. Carlos Condit on November 17, 2012 2006 Most Noteworthy Match of Year vs. Matt Hughes on November 16, 2006 2007 Most Noteworthy Match of Year vs. Matt Serra on April 7, 2007 2009 Most Noteworthy Match of Year vs. B.J. Penn on January 31, 2009 Rogers Sportsnet 2008 Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year 2009 Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year 2010 Rogers Sportsnet Canadian Athlete of the Year Spike Guys' Choice Awards 2010 Most Dangerous Man of the Year Sports Illustrated (SI.com) 2009 Fighter of the Year Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards 2013 Best Box Office Draw 2008 Most Outstanding Fighter 2009 Most Outstanding Fighter 2010 Most Outstanding Fighter 2011 MMA Most Valuable Fighter 2013 MMA Most Valuable Fighter 2017 MMA Most Valuable Fighter World MMA Awards 2008 Submission of the Year vs. Matt Hughes at UFC 79 2009 Fighter of the Year ESPY Award 2008 Nomination - Best Fighter ESPY Award 2010 Nomination - Best Fighter ESPY Award 2011 Nomination - Best Fighter ESPY Award 2018 Nomination - Best Fighter ESPY Award Mixed martial arts record |- |Win |align=center|26–2 |Michael Bisping |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |UFC 217 | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:23 |New York City, New York, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 25–2 | Johny Hendricks | Decision (split) | UFC 167 | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 24–2 | Nick Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 158 | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |- | Win | align=center| 23–2 | Carlos Condit | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 154 | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |- | Win | align=center| 22–2 | Jake Shields | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 129 | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada