Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:
World champions
editHeavyweight Championship
edit- Weight limit: Over 93 kg (205 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 |
- | ![]() def. Mirko Cro Cop for interim title | Pride Final Conflict 2003 Tokyo, Japan | November 9, 2003 | - |
Middleweight Championship
edit- Weight limit: 83 kg (183 lb) to 93 kg (205 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Kazushi Sakuraba | Pride 17 Tokyo, Japan | November 3, 2001 | 1,939 days | 1. 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 | ![]() | 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
edit- Weight limit: 73 kg (160.9 lb) to 83 kg (183 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
edit- Weight limit: Below 73 kg (160.9 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editAn asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.
Event | Division | Winner | Runner-up | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals | Openweight | ![]() | ![]() | May 1, 2000 |
Pride Total Elimination 2003 Pride Final Conflict 2003 | Middleweight | ![]() | ![]() | November 9, 2003 |
Pride Total Elimination 2004 Pride Critical Countdown 2004 Pride Final Conflict 2004 Pride Shockwave 2004 | Heavyweight | ![]() | ![]() | December 31, 2004 |
Pride Total Elimination 2005 Pride Critical Countdown 2005 Pride Final Conflict 2005 | Middleweight | ![]() | ![]() | August 28, 2005 |
Pride Bushido 9 Pride Shockwave 2005 | Welterweight | ![]() | ![]() | December 31, 2005 |
Lightweight | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Pride Total Elimination Absolute Pride Critical Countdown Absolute Pride Final Conflict Absolute | Openweight | ![]() | ![]() | September 10, 2006 |
Pride Bushido 11 Pride Bushido 12 Pride Bushido 13 | Welterweight | ![]() | ![]() | November 5, 2006 |
Records
editMost wins in title bouts
editVictories | Champion | Division | V | D | NC | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | ![]() | Middleweight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | Heavyweight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() | Heavyweight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | Lightweight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Middleweight Welterweight | 1 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Most consecutive title defenses
editDefenses | 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
editInterim title |
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
editThis 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Middleweight | February 24, 2007 – September 8, 2007 | 0 | 196 days |
Welterweight | 0 |
Champions by nationality
editThe 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
![]() | - | - | 1 | 1 |
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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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