List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:
World champions[]
Heavyweight Championship[]
- Weight limit: Over 93 kg (205 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Heath Herring |
Pride 17 Tokyo, Japan |
November 3, 2001 | 498 days | |
2 | ![]() |
Pride 25 Yokohama, Japan |
March 16, 2003 | 1,663 days |
NC against interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Final Conflict 2004 on Aug 15, 2004 in Saitama, Japan |
- | ![]() def. Mirko Cro Cop for interim title |
Pride Final Conflict 2003 Tokyo, Japan |
November 9, 2003 | - |
Middleweight Championship[]
- Weight limit: 83 kg (183 lb) to 93 kg (205 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Kazushi Sakuraba |
Pride 17 Tokyo, Japan |
November 3, 2001 | 1,939 days |
1. def. Kiyoshi Tamura at Pride 19 on Feb 24, 2002 in Saitama, Japan |
2 | ![]() |
Pride 33 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
February 24, 2007 | 196 days | |
The Pride World Middleweight Title was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on September 8, 2007 when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.[1] |
Welterweight Championship[]
- Weight limit: 73 kg (160.9 lb) to 83 kg (183 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Murilo Bustamante |
Pride Shockwave 2005 Saitama, Japan |
December 31, 2005 | 791 days | |
The Pride World Welterweight Title was unified with the UFC Middleweight Championship on March 1, 2008 when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82. |
Lightweight Championship[]
- Weight limit: Below 73 kg (160.9 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Hayato Sakurai |
Pride Shockwave 2005 Saitama, Japan |
December 31, 2005 | 642 days |
1. def. Marcus Aurelio at Pride Bushido 13 on Nov 5, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan |
Grand Prix Winners[]
An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.
Event | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Final |
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Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals |
Openweight | ![]() |
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May 1, 2000 |
Pride Total Elimination 2003 Pride Final Conflict 2003 |
Middleweight | ![]() |
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November 9, 2003 |
Pride Total Elimination 2004 Pride Critical Countdown 2004 Pride Final Conflict 2004 Pride Shockwave 2004 |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
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December 31, 2004 |
Pride Total Elimination 2005 Pride Critical Countdown 2005 Pride Final Conflict 2005 |
Middleweight | ![]() |
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August 28, 2005 |
Pride Bushido 9 Pride Shockwave 2005 |
Welterweight | ![]() |
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December 31, 2005 |
Lightweight | ![]() |
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Pride Total Elimination Absolute Pride Critical Countdown Absolute Pride Final Conflict Absolute |
Openweight | ![]() |
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September 10, 2006 |
Pride Bushido 11 Pride Bushido 12 Pride Bushido 13 |
Welterweight | ![]() |
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November 5, 2006 |
Records[]
Most wins in title bouts[]
Victories | Champion | Division | V | D | NC | L |
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5 | ![]() |
Middleweight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
Heavyweight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
Heavyweight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Lightweight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Middleweight Welterweight |
1 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
Most consecutive title defenses[]
Defenses | Champion | Division | Period |
---|---|---|---|
4 | ![]() |
Middleweight | November 3, 2001 – February 24, 2007 |
3 | ![]() |
Heavyweight | March 16, 2003 – October 4, 2007 |
1 | ![]() |
Lightweight | December 31, 2005 – October 4, 2007 |
Multi-division champions[]
Interim title | |
* | Simultaneous two division champion |
No. | Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Middleweight | February 24, 2007 (Pride 33) |
September 8, 2007 (UFC 75) |
0 | 196 days | 987 days |
Welterweight | December 31, 2005 (Pride Shockwave 2005) |
March 1, 2008 (UFC 82) |
0 | 791 days |
Simultaneous two division champions[]
This table, different from the previous one, only counts the periods in which the fighter loaded the titles simultaneously and the defenses in that period of time.
No. | Champion | Division | Span | Defenses | Simultaneous Reign |
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1 | ![]() |
Middleweight | February 24, 2007 – September 8, 2007 | 0 | 196 days |
Welterweight | 0 |
Champions by nationality[]
The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once. Runners-up are not included in tournaments champions.
Country | Division champions |
Interim champions |
Tournaments champions |
Total |
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2 | - | 2 | 4 |
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2 | - | 2 | 4 |
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1 | - | 2 | 3 |
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1 | - | 1 | 2 |
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
See also[]
- List of Pride events
- List of Pride FC fighters
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of Bellator MMA champions
- List of EliteXC champions
- List of Invicta FC champions
- List of ONE Championship champions
- List of PFL champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of WEC champions
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
References[]
- ^ UFC (September 11, 2007). ""UFC 75" on Spike TV is the most watched UFC event in history". Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
Dana White: "Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles..."
External links[]
- Pride Fighting Championships champions
- Lists of sportspeople
- Lists of mixed martial artists