Title History
- Key
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The specific information is not known |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| † | Indicates Championship reigns after the UWA closed down |
As of May 23, 2013.
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Lou Thesz | 01 !1 | 01977-08-15August 15, 1977 | 377 | N/A | Live event | Thesz was awarded the title after fighting Mil Máscaras to a time limit draw at the UWA's first event on 01976-07-26July 26, 1976. |
| 02 !2 | El Canek | 01 !1 | 01978-08-27August 27, 1978 | 508 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 03 !3 | Tiger Jeet Singh | 01 !1 | 01980-01-17January 17, 1980 | 87 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 04 !4 | Antonio Inoki | 01 !1 | 01980-04-13April 13, 1980 | 194 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 05 !5 | Tiger Jeet Singh | 02 !2 | 01980-10-24October 24, 1980 | 114 | Okinawa, Japan | Live event | |
| 06 !6 | El Canek | 02 !2 | 01981-02-15February 15, 1981 | 523 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 07 !7 | Riki Choshu | 01 !1 | 01982-07-23July 23, 1982 | 65 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 08 !8 | El Canek | 03 !3 | 01982-09-26September 26, 1982 | 219 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 09 !9 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 01 !1 | 01983-05-01May 1, 1983 | 42 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 10 !10 | El Canek | 04 !4 | 01983-06-12June 12, 1983 | 252 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 11.5 !— | Vacated | — | 01984-02-19February 19, 1984 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated Canek lost a triangle match02002-11-25November 25, 2002 |
| 11 !11 | Dos Caras | 01 !1 | 01984-02-26February 26, 1984 | 119 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | Defeated Enrique Vera in a tournament final. |
| 12 !12 | El Canek | 05 !5 | 01984-06-24June 24, 1984 | 310 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 13 !13 | Scorpio | 01 !1 | 01985-04-30April 30, 1985 | 61 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 14 !14 | El Canek | 06 !6 | 01985-06-30June 30, 1985 | 548 | N/A | Live event | |
| 15 !15 | Dos Caras | 02 !2 | 01986-12-30December 30, 1986 | Unknown | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 16 !16 | El Canek | 07 !7 | 1987 | Unknown | N/A | Live event | |
| 17 !17 | The Killer | 01 !1 | 1987 | Unknown | N/A | Live event | |
| 18 !18 | El Canek | 08 !8 | 1987 | Unknown | N/A | Live event | |
| 19 !19 | Perro Aguayo | 01 !1 | 01988-03-04March 4, 1988 | 62 | N/A | Live event | |
| 20 !20 | El Canek | 09 !9 | 01988-05-05May 5, 1988 | 566 | N/A | Live event | |
| 21 !21 | Big Van Vader | 01 !1 | 01989-11-22November 22, 1989 | 382 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 22 !22 | El Canek | 10 !10 | 01990-12-09December 9, 1990 | 420 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 23 !23 | Dos Caras | 03 !3 | 01992-02-02February 2, 1992 | 154 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 24 !24 | El Canek | 11 !11 | 01992-07-05July 5, 1992 | 210 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 25 !25 | Canadian Vampire Casanova | 01 !1 | 01993-01-31January 31, 1993 | 322 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 26 !26 | El Canek | 12 !12 | 01993-12-19December 19, 1993 | 75 | Naucalpan, México | Live event | |
| 27 !27 | Yamato | 01 !1 | 01994-03-14March 14, 1994 | 4 | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
| 28 !28 | El Canek † | 13 !13 | 01994-03-18March 18, 1994 | 1976 | Nezahualcóyotl, México | Live event | The UWA closed in 1995, however the title continued to be defended in other promotions. |
| 29 !29 | Cadaver de Ultratomba † | 01 !1 | 01999-08-15August 15, 1999 | 22 | Tehuacán, Puebla | Live event | |
| 30 !30 | El Canek † | 14 !14 | 01999-09-06September 6, 1999 | 867 | Tehuacán, Puebla | Live event | |
| 31 !31 | Cibernético † | 01 !1 | 02002-01-20January 20, 2002 | 299 | Salamanca, Guanajuato | Live event | |
| 32 !32 | El Canek † | 15 !15 | 02002-11-15November 15, 2002 | 581 | Orizaba, Veracruz | Live event | |
| 33 !33 | Dr. Wagner, Jr. † | 01 !1 | 02004-06-18June 18, 2004 | 3261+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event |
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