List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

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Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:

World champions

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Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: Over 93 kg (205 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Heath Herring
Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan
November 3, 2001498 days
2 Fedor EmelianenkoPride 25
Yokohama, Japan
March 16, 20031,663 daysNC vs. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Final Conflict 2004 on August 15, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
1. def. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2004 on December 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Mirko Cro Cop at Pride Final Conflict 2005 on Aug 28, 2005 in Saitama, Japan
3. def. Mark Hunt at Pride Shockwave 2006 on December 31, 2006 in Saitama, Japan
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Mirko Cro Cop for interim title
Pride Final Conflict 2003
Tokyo, Japan
November 9, 2003-

Middleweight Championship

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Weight limit: 83 kg (183 lb) to 93 kg (205 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Wanderlei Silva
def. Kazushi Sakuraba
Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan
November 3, 20011,939 days1. def. Kiyoshi Tamura at Pride 19 on February 24, 2002 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Hiromitsu Kanehara at Pride 23 on November 24, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Quinton Jackson at Pride 28 on October 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
4. def. Ricardo Arona at Pride Shockwave 2005 on December 31, 2005 in Saitama, Japan
2 Dan HendersonPride 33
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
February 24, 2007196 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

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Weight limit: 73 kg (160.9 lb) to 83 kg (183 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Dan Henderson
def. Murilo Bustamante
Pride Shockwave 2005
Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2005791 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

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Weight limit: Below 73 kg (160.9 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Takanori Gomi
def. Hayato Sakurai
Pride Shockwave 2005
Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2005642 days1. def. Marcus Aurelio at Pride Bushido 13 on Nov 5, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan

Grand Prix Winners

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An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.

EventDivisionWinnerRunner-upFinal
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
Openweight Mark Coleman Igor VovchanchynMay 1, 2000
Pride Total Elimination 2003
Pride Final Conflict 2003
Middleweight Wanderlei Silva Quinton JacksonNovember 9, 2003
Pride Total Elimination 2004
Pride Critical Countdown 2004
Pride Final Conflict 2004
Pride Shockwave 2004
Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko * Antônio Rodrigo NogueiraDecember 31, 2004
Pride Total Elimination 2005
Pride Critical Countdown 2005
Pride Final Conflict 2005
Middleweight Mauricio Rua Ricardo AronaAugust 28, 2005
Pride Bushido 9
Pride Shockwave 2005
Welterweight Dan Henderson * Murilo BustamanteDecember 31, 2005
Lightweight Takanori Gomi * Hayato Sakurai
Pride Total Elimination Absolute
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
Pride Final Conflict Absolute
Openweight Mirko Filipović Josh BarnettSeptember 10, 2006
Pride Bushido 11
Pride Bushido 12
Pride Bushido 13
Welterweight Kazuo Misaki Denis KangNovember 5, 2006

Records

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Most wins in title bouts

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VictoriesChampionDivisionVDNCL
5 Wanderlei SilvaMiddleweight5001
4 Fedor EmelianenkoHeavyweight4000
2 Antônio Rodrigo NogueiraHeavyweight2002
Takanori GomiLightweight2000
Dan HendersonMiddleweight
Welterweight
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

Most consecutive title defenses

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DefensesChampionDivisionPeriod
4 Wanderlei SilvaMiddleweightNovember 3, 2001 – February 24, 2007
3 Fedor EmelianenkoHeavyweightMarch 16, 2003 – October 4, 2007
1 Takanori GomiLightweightDecember 31, 2005 – October 4, 2007

Multi-division champions

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Interim title
No.ChampionDivisionWonLostDefensesReignTotal reign
1 Dan HendersonMiddleweightFebruary 24, 2007
(Pride 33)
September 8, 2007
(UFC 75)
0196 days987 days
WelterweightDecember 31, 2005
(Pride Shockwave 2005)
March 1, 2008
(UFC 82)
0791 days

Simultaneous two division champions

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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.ChampionDivisionSpanDefensesSimultaneous Reign
1 Dan HendersonMiddleweightFebruary 24, 2007 – September 8, 20070196 days
Welterweight0

Champions by nationality

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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.

CountryDivision
champions
Interim
champions
Tournaments
champions
Total
 Brazil2124
 United States2-24
 Japan1-23
 Russia1-12
 Croatia--11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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..."
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