Mixed Martial Arts Titles
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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Pride Fighting Championship (Pride FC)
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Shodai King of Pancrase
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K-1 World Grand Prix Championship (K-1)
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Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC)
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Other MMA Organizations
Ultimate Fighting Championship
UFC
UFC Heavyweight Championship History
UFC Heavyweight Division (200 lbs. and over - Pre "UFC 31" Weight Divisions)
11/12/93 - UFC 1 - Royce Gracie - Gerard Gordeau
03/11/94 - UFC 2 - Royce Gracie - Patrick Smith
09/09/94 - UFC 3 - Steve Jennum* - Harold Howard (* 2nd alternate, replaced
Royce Gracie)
12/16/94 - UFC 4 - Royce Gracie - Dan Severn
04/07/95 - UFC 5 - Dan Severn - Dave Beneteau
04/07/95 - Superfight - Royce Gracie draw Ken Shamrock
07/14/95 - UFC 6 - Oleg Taktarov - David Tank Abbott
07/14/95 - Superfight - Ken Shamrock - Dan Severn
09/08/95 - UFC 7 - Marco Ruas - Paul Varelans
09/08/95 - Superfight - Ken Shamrock draw Oleg Taktarov
12/16/95 - Ultimate Ultimate- Dan Severn - Oleg Taktarov
02/16/96 - UFC 8 - Don Frye - Gary Goodridge
02/16/96 - Superfight - Ken Shamrock - Kimo Leopoldo
05/17/96 - Superfight - Dan Severn - Ken Shamrock
07/12/96 - UFC 10 - Mark Coleman - Don Frye
09/20/96 - UFC 11 - Mark Coleman default (Scott Ferrozzo retired)
12/07/96 - Ultimate Ultimate- Don Frye - David Tank Abbott
02/07/97 - UFC 12 - Vitor Belfort - Scott Ferrozzo
02/07/97 - Superfight - Mark Coleman - Dan Severn
05/30/97 - UFC 13 - Randy Couture - Steve Graham
05/30/97 - Superfight - Vitor Belfort - David Tank Abbott
07/27/97 - UFC 14 - Mark Kerr - Daniel Bobish
07/27/97 - Superfight - Maurice Smith - Mark Coleman
official world championship bouts:
10/17/97 - UFC 15 - Maurice Smith - David Tank Abott
12/21/97 - Ultimate Japan 1- Randy Couture - Maurice Smith
Vacant - Team RAW and SEG could not come to a contractual agreement
05/07/99 - UFC 20 - Bas Rutten - Kevin Randleman
Vacant - Bas Rutten drops down to the Middleweight division
11/14/99 - UFC 23 - Kevin Randleman - Pete Williams
06/09/00 - UFC 26 - Kevin Randleman - Pedro Rizzo
11/17/00 - UFC 28 - Randy Couture - Kevin Randleman
Note: Beginning with "UFC 12", the Heavyweight division was originally
set at 200 lbs. and over until the UFC adopted the weight classes used in boxing
at "UFC 31" which resulted in the Heavyweight division being changed to 205 lbs.
to 264 lbs. Randy Couture remained the UFC Heavyweight Champion after the
restructuring of the weight divisions.
UFC Heavyweight Division (205 lbs. to 264.9 lbs. -"UFC 31" Weight Divisions)
05/04/01 - UFC 31 - Randy Couture - Pedro Rizzo
11/02/01 - UFC 34 - Randy Couture - Pedro Rizzo
03/22/02 - UFC 36 - Josh Barnett - Randy Couture
07/26/02 - Vacant - Josh Barnett is stripped of the title after testing positive
for steroids
09/27/02 - UFC 39 - Ricco Rodriguez - Randy Couture
02/28/03 - UFC 41 - Tim Sylvia - Ricco Rodriguez
09/26/03 - UFC 44 - Tim Sylvia - Gan McGee
10/15/03 - Vacant - Tim Sylvia vacated the title after testing positive for
steroids
06/19/04 - UFC 48 - Frank Mir - Tim Sylvia
Note:
11/21/03 - UFC 45- Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie selected into the UFC Hall of
Fame
UFC Middleweight/Light Heavyweight Championship History
UFC Middleweight Division (171 lbs. to 199.9 lbs. - Pre "UFC 31" Weight
Divisions)
07/27/97 - UFC 14 - Kevin Jackson - Anthony Fryklund
official world championship bouts:
12/21/97 Ultimate Japan 1 - Frank Shamrock - Kevin Jackson
03/13/98 - UFC 16 - Frank Shamrock - Igor Zinoviev
05/15/98 - UFC 17- Frank Shamrock - Jeremy Horn
10/16/98 - Ultimate Brazil - Frank Shamrock - John Lober
09/24/99 - UFC 22 - Frank Shamrock - Tito Ortiz
Vacant - Frank Shamrock vacated the title after announcing his retirement
04/14/00 - UFC 25 - Tito Ortiz - Vanderlei Silva
12/16/00 - UFC 29 - Tito Ortiz - Yuki Kondo
02/23/01 - UFC 30 - Tito Ortiz - Evan Tanner
Note: This division became the Light Heavyweight division after "UFC 30".
Beginning with "UFC 14", the Middleweight division was originally set to be 171
lbs. to 199.9 lbs. until the UFC adopted the weight classes used in boxing at "UFC
31" which resulted in the Middleweight division being changed to 170 lbs. to
184.9 lbs. Due to the restructuring of the UFC weight divisions for "UFC 31"
Tito Ortiz (UFC Middleweight Champion) was now considered a Light Heavyweight
therefore making him the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion for the newly added
Light Heavyweight division beginning with "UFC 31".
UFC Light Heavyweight Division (185 lbs. to 204.9 lbs. - "UFC 31" Weight
Divisions)
06/29/01 - UFC 32 - Tito Ortiz - Elvis Sinosic
11/22/02 - UFC 40 - Tito Ortiz - Ken Shamrock
09/26/03 - UFC 44 - Randy Couture - Tito Ortiz
01/31/04 - UFC 46 - Vitor Belfort - Randy Couture
08/21/04 - UFC 49 - Randy Couture - Vitor Belfort
UFC Middleweight Championship History
UFC Middleweight Division (170 lbs. to 184.9 lbs. -"UFC 31" Weight Divisions)
09/28/01 - UFC 33 - Dave Menne - Gill Castillo
01/11/02 - UFC 35 - Murilo Bustamante - Dave Menne
05/10/02 - UFC 37 - Murilo Bustamante - Matt Lindland
Vacant - Murilo Bustamante and Zuffa could not come to a contractual agreement
Note: New weight class beginning with "UFC 31"
UFC Lightweight/Welterweight Championship History
UFC Lightweight Division (169.9 lbs. and below -Pre "UFC 31" Weight Divisions)
02/07/97 - UFC 12 - Jerry Bohlander - Nick Sanzo
05/30/97 - UFC 13 - Guy Mezger - Tito Ortiz
03/13/98 - UFC 16 - Pat Miletich - Chris Brennan
official world championship bouts:
10/16/98 - Ultimate Brazil - Pat Miletich - Mikey Burnett
01/08/99 - UFC 18 - Pat Miletich - Jorge Patino
07/16/99 - UFC 21 - Pat Miletich - Andre Pederneiras
06/09/00 - UFC 26 - Pat Miletich - John Alessio
12/16/00 - UFC 29 - Pat Miletich - Kenicho Yamamiya
Note: This division became the Welterweight division after "UFC 30".
Beginning with "UFC: Ultimate Brazil", the Lightweight division was originally
set to be 169.9 lbs. and below until the UFC adopted the weight classes used in
boxing at "UFC 31" which resulted in the Lightweight division being changed to
145 lbs. to 154.9 lbs. Due to the restructuring of the UFC weight divisions for
"UFC 31" Pat Miletich (UFC Lightweight Champion) was now considered a
Welterweight therefore making him the UFC Welterweight Champion for the newly
added Welterweight division beginning with "UFC 31".
UFC Welterweight Division (155 lbs. to 169.9 lbs. -"UFC 31" Weight Divisions)
05/04/01 - UFC 31 - Carlos Newton - Pat Miletich
11/02/01 - UFC 34 - Matt Hughes - Carlos Newton
03/22/02 - UFC 36 - Matt Hughes - Hayato Sakurai
07/13/02 - UFC 38 - Matt Hughes - Carlos Newton
11/22/02 - UFC 40 - Matt Hughes - Gill Castillo
04/25/03 - UFC 42 - Matt Hughes - Sean Sherk
11/21/03 - UFC 45 - Matt Hughes - Frank Trigg
01/31/04 - UFC 46 - BJ Penn - Matt Hughes
Vacant - BJ Penn is stripped of the title after competing in a K-1 event
10/22/04 - UFC 50 - Matt Hughes - Georges St Pierre
UFC Bantamweight/Lightweight Championship History
UFC Bantamweight Division (154.9 lbs. and below -Pre "UFC 31" Weight
Divisions)
02/23/01 - UFC 30 - Jens Pulver - Caol Uno
Note: This division became the Lightweight division after "UFC 30".
Beginning with "UFC 28", the Bantamweight division was created and set at 154.9
lbs. and below therefore making the Lightweight division 155 lbs. to 169.9.
Beginning with "UFC 31" the Lightweight division was once again modified and
would become 145 lbs. to 154 lbs. Due to the restructuring of the UFC weight
divisions for "UFC 31" Jens Pulver (UFC Bantamweight Champion) was now
considered a Lightweight therefore making Jens Pulver the UFC Lightweight
Champion beginning with "UFC 31".
UFC Lightweight Division (145 lbs. to 154.9 lbs. -"UFC 31" Weight Divisions)
09/28/01 - UFC 33 - Jens Pulver - Dennis Hallman
01/11/02 - UFC 35 - Jens Pulver - BJ Penn
Vacant - Jens Pulver and Zuffa could not come to a contractual agreement
Pride Fighting Championship
Pride FC
PRIDE Heavyweight Division (204.6 lbs. and above)
09/24/01 - PRIDE 16 - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Mark Coleman
11/03/01 - PRIDE 17 - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Heath Herring
03/16/03 - PRIDE 25 - Fedor Emelianenko - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Vacant - Fedor Emelianenko is stripped of the title after competing in a Inoki
event, a rematch was planned between Emelianenko and Nogueira, but a contract
dispute ensued with Emelianenko, which at the time looked to go on indefinitely.
Unwilling to wait for Emelianenko, PRIDE FC scheduled a match to determine an
interim heavyweight champion
11/09/03 -PRIDE FC - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Mirko Filipovic
PRIDE Middleweight Division (below 204.6 lbs.)
11/03/01 - PRIDE 17 Vanderlei Silva - Kazushi Sakuraba
02/24/02 - PRIDE 19 Vanderlei Silva - Kiyoshi Tamura
11/24/02 - PRIDE 23 Vanderlei Silva - Hiromitsu Kanehara
10/31/04 - PRIDE 28 Vanderlei Silva - Quinton Jackson
King of Pancrase
Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
Shodai King of Pancrase Open Weight Championship History
12/17/94 - Ken Shamrock - Manabu Yamada
03/10/95 - Ken Shamrock - Bas Rutten
05/13/95 - Minoru Suzuki - Ken Shamrock
09/01/95 - Bas Rutten - Minoru Suzuki
01/28/96 - Frank Shamrock - Minoru Suzuki
Bas Rutten is set to defend against Frank Shamrock on 1/28/96, but he can't
compete due to a broken bone. Frank Shamrock faces Minoru Suzuki to crown a
Temporary King of Pancrase. A match pitting Frank Shamrock against champion Bas
Rutten is set for 5/16/96 with the winner becoming the undisputed King Of
Pancrase
05/16/96 - Bas Rutten - Frank Shamrock
09/07/96 - Bas Rutten - Masakatsu Funaki
10/19/96 - Bas Rutten is forced to vacate the title after telling Pancrase he
won't be able to defend on 12/15/96 because he'll be taking off until sometime
in 1997 to be with his pregnant wife. A 4-man tournament is held on 11/9/96 &
12/15/96 to crown a new King of Pancrase.
12/15/96 - Masakatsu Funaki - Jason Delucia
04/27/97 - Yuki Kondo - Masakatsu Funaki
09/06/97 - Yuki Kondo - Jason Delucia
12/20/97 - Masakatsu Funaki - Yuki Kondo
04/26/98 - Guy Mezger - Masakatsu Funaki
09/14/98 - Guy Mezger - Ryushi Yanagisawa
12/19/98 - Guy Mezger - Yuki Kondo
02/10/99 - Guy Mezger vacates the title to fight in the UFC
Guy Mezger was set to defend against Semmy Schilt on 4/18/99. Yuki Kondo is
selected as Schilt's opponent for the decision match to crown the 8th King of
Pancrase.
04/18/99 - Yuki Kondo - Semmy Schilt
09/18/99 - Yuki Kondo - Kiuma Kunioku
11/28/99 - Semmy Schilt - Yuki Kondo
04/30/00 - Semmy Schilt - Yoshiki Takahashi
09/24/00 - Semmy Schilt - Osami Shibuya
Title was vacant for 3 years as Semmy Schilt did not defend his title. He fought
in other MMA organizations. At this time the Pancrase title was divided up into
weight classes (Open Weight, Super Heavyweight, Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight,
Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight and Featherweight.
08/31/03 - Josh Barnett - Yuki Kondo
K-1 World Grand Prix Championship
K-1
K-1 World Grand Prix Championship
04/30/93- Branco Cikatic - Ernesto Hoost
04/30/94- Peter Aerts - Masaaki Satake
05/04/95- Peter Aerts - Jerome LeBanner
05/06/96- Andy Hug - Mike Bernardo
11/09/97- Ernesto Hoost - Andy Hug
12/13/98- Peter Aerts - Andy Hug
12/05/99- Ernesto Hoost - Mirko Filipovic
12/20/00- Ernesto Hoost - Ray Sefo
12/08/01- Mark Hunt - Francisco Filho
12/07/02- Ernesto Hoost - Jerome LeBanner
12/06/03- Remy Bonjasky - Musashi
12/04/04- Remy Bonjasky - Musashi
Extreme Fighting Championship
EFC
Extreme Fighting Championships (EFC)
11/18/95 - EFC-1 Marcus Silviera - Gary Meyers
04/26/96 - EFC-2 Marcos Silviera - Cal Franks
10/18/96 - EFC-3 Maurice Smith - Marcos Silviera
03/24/97 - EFC-4 Maurice Smith - Murakami Kazunari
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