vs McGregor and White would request St-Pierre remain at welterweight. On December 13, 2018, St-Pierre revealed on La Sueur podcast that he had recovered completely from ulcerative colitis, but had not yet decided whether or not he would return to fighting. St-Pierre announced his official retirement on February 21, 2019, at a press conference at the Bell Centre in Montreal. On May 9, 2020, UFC announced St-Pierre will be inducted into the Modern-Era Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. On 9 June 2021, Saint-Isidore honoured St-Pierre with the unveiling of a life-sized 136 kg bronze statue of himself, complete with a biography entitled “Place GSP”. The statue sits in an octagon representing the UFC cage with St-Pierre's eight core values engraved in French on the octagon floor: family, perseverance, wisdom, integrity, generosity, respect, creativity and honour. Personal life St-Pierre has founded a charity, the GSP Foundation, that aims to reduce bullying and encourage youth participation in sports. St-Pierre has spoken about mental illness in interviews. He has stated that at the time of his first retirement he 'was in some kind of depression' and said in 2014 that he suffered from obsessive–compulsive disorder. He credited his OCD in being a factor in his success. Championships and achievements Kyokushin kaikan 1992 All Canadian open Junior Kumite Champion 1993 All Canadian open Junior Kumite Champion 1994 All Canadian open Junior Kumite Finalist 1995 All Canadian open Junior Kumite Champion 1996 All Canadian open Junior Kumite Champion Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Hall of Fame (Modern-Era Wing, Class of 2020) UFC Middleweight Championship (one time) UFC Welterweight Championship (two times) Nine title defenses Interim UFC Welterweight Championship (one time, first) Fight of the Night (four times) vs. Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks Knockout of the Night (one time) vs. Matt Hughes Submission of the Night (one time) vs. Matt Hughes Performance of the Night (one time) vs. Michael Bisping Most UFC welterweight title fights (14) Second most wins in UFC welterweight division (19) Most wins in UFC welterweight title fights (12) Second most wins in UFC title fights (13) Third most consecutive title defenses in the UFC history (9) Fourth Multi-Divisional Champion in UFC History Tied for second most wins by decision in UFC history (12) (with Diego Sanchez, Brad Tavares, Rafael dos Anjos and Andrei Arlovski) Tied for second most unanimous decision wins in UFC history