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All of them came from the WEC. I looked up lists of all the MMA champs from the big 4 orgs and checked how old each champ was when they were crowned.
1. Nick Diaz born Aug 2, 1983. Won WEC WW title March 27, 2003. 19 years 5ish months old.
2. Cole Escovedo born Aug 30, 1981. Won WEC FW title Oct 18, 2002. 21 years 2ish months old.
3. Steve Cantwell born Aug 12, 1986. Won WEC LHW title Aug 3, 2008. 21 years old, 11 days away from 22.
4. Chase Beebe born Mar 29, 1985. Won WEC BW title Mar 24, 2007. 21 years old, a week away from 22.
5. Gilbert Melendez born April 12, 1982. Won WEC LW title May 21, 2004. 22 years 1ish month old.
Steve Cantwell is the youngest one overall today. He's still only 32. TKOing Prime Brian Stann at 21 is pretty impressive. After winning his 1st UFC fight, he was a 7-1 22 year old champ from another org who had avenged his only loss and finished all of his fights. It's too bad he lost 5 in a row and hasn't fought since he was released in 2012. He was never looking like a future GOAT but I hoped for more from him in the UFC than going 1-5.
1. Nick Diaz born Aug 2, 1983. Won WEC WW title March 27, 2003. 19 years 5ish months old.
2. Cole Escovedo born Aug 30, 1981. Won WEC FW title Oct 18, 2002. 21 years 2ish months old.
3. Steve Cantwell born Aug 12, 1986. Won WEC LHW title Aug 3, 2008. 21 years old, 11 days away from 22.
4. Chase Beebe born Mar 29, 1985. Won WEC BW title Mar 24, 2007. 21 years old, a week away from 22.
5. Gilbert Melendez born April 12, 1982. Won WEC LW title May 21, 2004. 22 years 1ish month old.
Steve Cantwell is the youngest one overall today. He's still only 32. TKOing Prime Brian Stann at 21 is pretty impressive. After winning his 1st UFC fight, he was a 7-1 22 year old champ from another org who had avenged his only loss and finished all of his fights. It's too bad he lost 5 in a row and hasn't fought since he was released in 2012. He was never looking like a future GOAT but I hoped for more from him in the UFC than going 1-5.