Title History
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
| N/A | The specific information has not been found |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes everyday. |
| † | Indicates Championship reigns after the UWA closed down |
| # | Wrestler name | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Matematico, ElEl Matematico | 01 !1 | 01975-12-21December 21, 1975 | 7002373000000000000373 | Pachuca, Mexico | Live event | |
| 02 !2 | Signo, ElEl Signo | 01 !1 | 01976-12-28December 28, 1976 | 7002436000000000000436 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 02.5 !— | x !Vacated | — | 01978-03-19March 19, 1978 | — | — !N/A | — !N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 03 !3 | Black Man | 01 !1 | 01978-09-10September 10, 1978 | 70031116000000000001,116 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 04 !4 | Black Terry | 01 !1 | 01981-09-30September 30, 1981 | 7002823000000000000823 ! | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 05 !5 | Casas, NegroNegro Casas | 01 !1 | 01984-01-01January 1984 | 7002271000000000000271 ! | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 06 !6 | Hijo !El Hijo del Santo | 01 !1 | 01984-10-28October 28, 1984 | 7002249000000000000249 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 07 !7 | Aristotle I | 01 !1 | 01985-07-14July 14, 1985 | 700149000000000000049 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 08 !8 | Hijo !El Hijo del Santo | 02 !2 | 01985-09-01September 1, 1985 | 7002693000000000000693 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 09 !9 | Espanto, Jr. | 01 !1 | 01987-07-26July 26, 1987 | 7002280000000000000280 | Torreon, Mexico | Live event | |
| 10 !10 | Hijo !El Hijo del Santo | 03 !3 | 01988-05-01May 1, 1988 | 7002975000000000000975 ! | Naucalpan, Mexico | Live event | |
| 10.5 !— | Vacated | — | 01991-01-01January 1991 | — | — !N/A | — !N/A | Championship vacated when El Hijo del Santo moves up to the Welterweight division |
| 11 !11 | Lasser | 01 !1 | 01991-02-05February 5, 1991 | 7002579000000000000579 | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | Live event | Defeated El Khalifa in the finals of a 24-man championship tournament to win the vacant title. |
| 12 !12 | Santana, RockyRocky Santana | 01 !1 | 01992-09-06September 6, 1992 | 70007000000000000007 | Tokyo, Japan | Live event | The first major title defence ever held outside Mexico. |
| 13 !13 | Lasser | 02 !2 | 01992-09-09September 9, 1992 | 700150000000000000050 | Sapporo, Japan | Live event | |
| 14 !14 | Cassandro | 01 !1 | 01992-10-29October 29, 1992 | 7002593000000000000593 | Toluca, Mexico | Live event | |
| 15 !15 | Semanarista !Semanarista | 01 !1 | 01994-06-14June 14, 1994 | 7002100000000000000100 | Querétaro, Mexico | Live event | |
| 16 !16 | Valentino !Loco Valentino | 01 !1 | 01994-09-22September 22, 1994 | 7002101000000000000101 ! | Tulancingo, Mexico | Live event | |
| 16.5 !— | Vacated | — | 1995 | — | — !N/A | — !N/A | Championship vacated the UWA Closes |
| 17 !17 | Kung Lee, Jr., KatoKato Kung Lee, Jr. | 01 !1 | 01997-05-09May 9, 1997 | 7002967000000000000967 | Tulancingo, Mexico | Live event | Kato Kung Lee, Jr. wins the vacant title which had been inactive for two years. |
| 18 !18 | Inactive | — | 02000-01-012000 | — | — !N/A | — !N/A | Kato Kung Lee, Jr. has not defended the title since. |
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