Chris Weidman to enter UFC Hall of Fame Modern Wing
Chris Weidman will enter the UFC Hall of Fame’s Modern Wing this summer during International Fight Week in Las Vegas. The former middleweight champion gets the honor after a UFC career built on the July 2013 knockout of Anderson Silva, three title defenses, and a 12-8 record inside the promotion.
UFC 328 Announces Weidman
The UFC announced the Hall of Fame news during the UFC 328 broadcast, pairing Weidman with Thomas Gerbasi in the 2026 class. Weidman is now a UFC analyst on the Paramount+ broadcasting crew, but the recognition points back to the stretch that made him one of the division’s defining champions.
He beat Silva by knockout at UFC 162 to win the middleweight title, then defended it three times. Those defenses came against Silva in a rematch, Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort, before Luke Rockhold took the belt from him in December 2015.
Weidman’s UFC Run
Weidman finished with a 16-8 MMA record and a 12-8 mark in the UFC. Ten of his 16 career victories came by stoppage, and his win list also includes Kelvin Gastelum, Demian Maia, Mark Munoz and Uriah Hall.
That run ended in January 2025 after a knockout loss to Eryk Anders in his final fight, closing a UFC career that had already stretched across title fights, defenses and one of the sport’s most recognizable upsets. The Hall of Fame call now gives that resume a permanent place in the promotion’s Modern Wing.
Thomas Gerbasi Joins Him
Gerbasi will be inducted posthumously into the Contributor Wing after his death on September 16, 2025, following a heart attack at age 57. He spent over 20 years as editorial director at UFC.com and wrote the UFC Encyclopedia, giving the class a second name tied to the promotion’s history rather than its cage.
For Weidman, the honor lands after the end of his fighting career and while he is already working around the sport from the broadcast side. The Hall of Fame recognition freezes the achievements that mattered most: the Silva knockout, the three defenses, and the 12-8 UFC record that followed him to the end.
