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Glory (kickboxing)
World-wide kickboxing promotion
World-wide kickboxing promotion
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | GLORY |
| logo | [[File:Glory Logo.jpg]] |
| type | Private |
| key_people | Pierre Andurand (Chairman), |
| Marshall Zelaznik (CEO), | |
| Robbie Timmers, Gyp Tessier (Matchmakers) | |
| industry | Kickboxing |
| owner | GSUKCO Limited |
| foundation | 2012 |
| location | London, United Kingdom |
| homepage |
Marshall Zelaznik (CEO), Robbie Timmers, Gyp Tessier (Matchmakers)
Glory (formerly Glory World Series) is an international kickboxing promotion founded in 2012. It is owned by Pierre Andurand, and other investors.
Background
When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, Pierre Andurand, and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc.
In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and TSA decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory, and It's Showtime to secure a top event production team and contracts to each promotion's top fighters. Forming the Glory World Series, Pierre Andurand was named Chairman and Rudmann was named vice-chairman. A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants.
Glory World Series signed most of the world's top kickboxers, such as Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Semmy Schilt, Gokhan Saki, Daniel Ghiţă, Albert Kraus, and Giorgio Petrosyan.
History
The company includes a mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments. The company's current investors include Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and Nectar Capital and Yao Capital. Former investors have been Liberty Global, and TwinFocus Capital Partners.
In February 2013, Glory announced that former WWE Executive VP Andrew Whitaker had been hired as the global CEO of Glory Sports International. In August, 2014 Andrew Whitaker moved into an advisory role within GLORY and Jon J. Franklin was appointed as the new CEO. Under Franklin's leadership Glory was named the Number one kickboxing league in the world by Combat Press and one of the three most important global combat sports leagues by Fox Sports (along with the UFC and Bellator).
In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO Jon J. Franklin had moved to the role of Chief Development Officer, and former UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik had been hired as the new CEO.
On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO.
Financial hardships and change of ownership
On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership, and soon after ownership of Glory was transferred to London-based GSUKCO Limited.
Rudmann is the Executive Vice-Chairman, running the league since it was taken over by GSUKCO.
In a press release on October 2, 2023, Glory announced that Maurice Hols was named as the new Executive Director. Citing "different vision of the future of the organization" with Executive Vice Chairman Rudmann, Hols resigned on February 19, 2024, after just a few months as Executive Director.
In March 2024, it was announced by Glory that Zelaznik returned to the company and was appointed again as CEO.
Media coverage
In June 2013, after having its first U.S. event in New York, Glory 9: New York on June 22, 2013, Spike TV signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events; their partnership began with Glory 11: Chicago on October 12 of that year. The broadcast deal with Spike was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015.
In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.
Glory was broadcast on Veronica TV in the Netherlands from July, 2018 to February, 2020.
Beginning in 2019, Glory initiated a partnership with the UFC for the former's events to be exclusively carried in the U.S by UFC Fight Pass. The first event to be broadcast as part of this partnership was Glory 63: Houston on February 1 and the last event was Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020.
Events from Glory 76 to Glory 80 Studio were available through pay-per-view.
28 June 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Videoland in the Netherlands. The deal covered all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2. The last event broadcast by Videoland was Glory 98 headlined by Jamal Ben Saddik vs Uku Jürjendal.
On 16 February 2024 a multi-year broadcast deal with DAZN for most global viewers was announced.
In 6 January 2026, Talpa's OTT streaming platform KIJK become the new broadcaster of Glory in the Netherlands also replacing the previous global broadcaster DAZN after the DAZN's Glory broadcasting rights contract expired in the end of 2025. At the same time, Flipps Media's OTT streaming platform Triller TV also have the new broadcaster of Glory for global viewers (outside of the Netherlands).
Glory Rivals
In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with regional promotions. The first Rivals event with Enfusion was scheduled for May 21, 2022, at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities.
Glory Rivals 1 was instead held on June 11, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. In the main event Luis Tavares defeated Florent Kaouachi by knockout in the third round.
Glory Rivals 2 was held on September 17, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands.
Glory Rivals 3 was organized at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam on November 5, 2022. Ibrahim El Bouni defeated Muhammed Balli by knock-out in the first round.
Glory Rivals 4 took place on December 25 at Ryogoku Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Rise and Shoot boxing. Kento Haraguchi defeated Serhii Adamchuk by unanimous decision.
GLORY Rivals 5 was organized on January 28, 2023, at Zamna Tulum Hotel in Tulum, Mexico, in collaboration with War of Nations. Abraham Vidales defeated Tomás Aguirre by Unanimous Decision. On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings. A few days later, on February 6, the promotion put their lightweight and women's super bantamweight divisions on hold.
Roster
Main article: List of current GLORY fighters
Events
Glory events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Glory 103 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 121 | Glory 102 | Ota City General Gymnasium | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 121 | Glory 101 | Yokohama Buntai | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| 121 | Glory 100 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 12.000 | |
| 120 | Glory Underground | Betr HQ | Miami, USA | ||
| 119 | Glory 99 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 118 | Glory 98 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 117 | GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix | Makuhari Messe | Chiba, Japan | ||
| 116 | Glory Collision 7 | Gelredome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 22.000 | |
| 115 | Glory 96 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 114 | Glory 95 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| 114 | Glory 94 | Lotto Arena | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| 112 | Glory 93 | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 111 | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 110 | Glory 92 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 109 | Glory 91 | Dôme de Paris | Paris, France | ||
| 108 | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Gelredome | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| 107 | Glory 90 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 106 | Glory Collision 6 | Gelredome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 20.000 | |
| 105 | Glory 89 | Arena Burgas | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||
| 104 | Glory 88 | Dôme de Paris | Paris, France | ||
| 103 | Glory 87 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 102 | Glory Collision 5 | ||||
| 101 | Glory 86 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | ||
| 100 | Glory 85 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 99 | Glory 84 | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | |||
| 98 | Glory 83 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | ||
| 97 | Glory Rivals 5 | Zamna Tulum | Tulum, Mexico | ||
| 96 | Glory Rivals 4 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 95 | Glory 82 | Maritim Hotel | Bonn, Germany | ||
| 94 | Glory Rivals 3 | Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 93 | Glory Collision 4 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| 92 | Glory Rivals 2 | De Meent | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
| 91 | Glory 81 | Castello Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| 90 | Glory Rivals 1 | Zwembad Hoornse Vaart | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
| 89 | Glory 80 Studio | Sportcentrum Valken Huizen | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| 88 | Glory 80: Hasselt | Trixxo Arena | Hasselt, Belgium | ||
| 87 | Glory Collision 3 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 18,000 | |
| 86 | Glory 78: Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 85 | Glory 77: Rotterdam | ||||
| 84 | Glory 76: Rotterdam | ||||
| 83 | Glory 75: Utrecht | Central Studios | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 82 | Glory Collision 2 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 31,000 | |
| 81 | Glory 73: Shenzhen | Nanshan Culture & Sports Center | Shenzhen, China | ||
| 80 | Glory 72: Chicago | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| 79 | Glory 71: Chicago | ||||
| 78 | Glory 70: Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | ||
| 77 | Glory 69: Düsseldorf | ISS Dome | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| 76 | Glory 68: Miami | James L Knight Center | Miami, Florida, United States | ||
| 75 | Glory 67: Orlando | Silver Spurs Arena | Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
| 74 | Glory 66: Paris | Zénith Paris | Paris, France | ||
| 73 | Glory 65: Utrecht | Central Studios | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 72 | Glory 64: Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | Strasbourg, France | ||
| 71 | Glory 63: Houston | Arena Place | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
| 70 | Glory 62: Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 69 | Glory 61: New York | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| 68 | Glory 60: Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | ||
| 67 | Glory 59: Amsterdam | Johan Cruyff Arena | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 66 | Glory 58: Chicago | Sears Centre Arena | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | ||
| 65 | Glory 57: Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | Shenzhen, China | ||
| 64 | Glory 56: Denver | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | ||
| 63 | Glory 55: New York | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| 62 | Glory 54: Birmingham | Genting Arena | Birmingham, England | ||
| 61 | Glory 53: Lille | Zénith de Lille | Lille, France | ||
| 60 | Glory 52: Los Angeles | Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center | Long Beach, California, United States | ||
| 59 | Glory 51: Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 58 | Glory 50: Chicago | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| 57 | Glory 49: Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 56 | Glory 48: New York | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| 55 | Glory 47: Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | ||
| 54 | Glory 46: China | Guangzhou Gymnasium | Guangzhou, China | ||
| 53 | Glory 45: Amsterdam | Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 52 | Glory 44: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | ||
| 51 | Glory 43: New York | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| 50 | Glory 42: Paris | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | ||
| 49 | Glory 41: Holland | Brabanthallen 's-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | 5,000 | |
| 48 | Glory 40: Copenhagen | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2,500 | |
| 47 | Glory 39: Brussels | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | 1,500 | |
| 46 | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | Grantham Meres Leisure Centre | Grantham, England | ||
| 45 | Glory 38: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | ||
| 44 | Glory 37: Los Angeles | The Novo by Microsoft | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| 43 | Glory 36: Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen, Germany | 13,000 | |
| 42 | Glory 35: Nice | Palais Nikaïa | Nice, France | ||
| 41 | Glory 34: Denver | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | ||
| 40 | Glory 33: New Jersey | Sun National Bank Center | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | ||
| 39 | Glory 32: Virginia | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | ||
| 38 | Glory 31: Amsterdam | Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3,500 | |
| 37 | Glory 30: Los Angeles | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, United States | 1,750 | |
| 36 | Glory 29: Copenhagen | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1,250 | |
| 35 | Glory 28: Paris | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | 2,750 | |
| 34 | Glory 27: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | 2,000 | |
| 33 | Glory 26: Amsterdam | Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8,000 | |
| 32 | Glory 25: Milan | PalaIper | Milan, Italy | 6,750 | |
| 31 | Glory 24: Denver | Magness Arena | Denver, Colorado, United States | 3,500 | |
| 30 | Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 | SAP Center | San Jose, California, United States | 11,000 | |
| 29 | Glory 23: Las Vegas | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2,200 | |
| 28 | Glory 22: Lille | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | Lille, France | 6,500 | |
| 27 | Glory 21: San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego, California, United States | 1,500 | |
| 26 | Glory 20: Dubai | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1,000 | |
| 25 | Glory 19: Virginia | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, Virginia, United States | 3,500 | |
| 24 | Glory 18: Oklahoma | Grand Casino Hotel Resort | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | 1,000 | |
| 23 | Glory 17: Los Angeles | The Forum | Inglewood, California, United States | 4,000 | |
| 22 | Glory 16: Denver | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | 2,350 | |
| 21 | Glory 15: Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | Istanbul, Turkey | 11,000 | |
| 20 | Glory 14: Zagreb | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 10,000 | |
| 19 | Glory 13: Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | 8,000 | |
| 18 | Glory 12: New York | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States | 4,500 | |
| 17 | Glory 11: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | 1,500 | |
| 16 | Glory 10: Los Angeles | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, United States | 2,200 | |
| 15 | Glory 9: New York | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, United States | 1,950 | |
| 14 | 2013 Road to Glory: USA Heavyweight Tournament | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||
| 13 | 2013 Road to Glory: USA 70 kg Tournament | The Rave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
| 12 | Glory 8: Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | 3,500 | |
| 11 | Glory 7: Milan | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy | 10,000 | |
| 10 | Glory 6: Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | Istanbul, Turkey | 12,000 | |
| 9 | Glory 5: London | ExCeL Arena | London, England | 4,500 | |
| 8 | Road to Glory: USA 77 kg Tournament | Capitale | New York City, New York, United States | ||
| 7 | Road to Glory: Japan 65 kg Tournament | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 6 | Road to Glory: USA 85 kg Tournament | Hollywood Park Casino | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| 5 | Road to Glory: USA 95 kg Tournament | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||
| 4 | Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 15,000 | |
| 3 | Glory 3: Rome | PalaLottomatica | Rome, Italy | 6,450 | |
| 2 | Glory 2: Brussels | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | 5,250 | |
| 1 | Glory 1: Stockholm | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm, Sweden | 4,500 |
United Glory events
| # | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | United Glory 15: Glory World Series | Dynamo Sports Palace | RUS Moscow, Russia | ||
| 17 | United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals | Moscow Forum Hall | RUS Moscow, Russia | ||
| 16 | United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals | Spiroudome | BEL Charleroi, Belgium | ||
| 15 | United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals | Passenger Terminal | NED Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 14 | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 7 | Sportstudio H&A | NED Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| 13 | United Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | Passenger Terminal | NED Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 12 | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 5 | Sportstudio H&A | NED Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| 11 | United Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem | Rijnhal | NED Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| 10 | United Glory 9: Swiss Las Vegas | Markthalle | CHE Basel, Switzerland | ||
| 9 | United Glory 8 | Triavium | NED Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| 8 | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 2 | Zalencentrum de Kei | NED Ede, Netherlands | ||
| 7 | United Glory 7 | De Flint | NED Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 6 | United Glory 6: Ede's Best Against the Rest | Reehorst Sports Hall | NED Ede, Netherlands | ||
| 5 | United Glory 5: Stronger | De Flint | NED Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 4 | United Glory 4: 20 Year Anniversary | Hof van Salland | NED Diepenveen, Netherlands | ||
| 3 | United Glory 3: Upside Down | De Flint | NED Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 2 | United Glory 2 | De Flint | NED Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 1 | United Glory 1 | Sporthal de Zielhorst | NED Utrecht, Netherlands |
Current champions
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Unlimited | Vacant | Nov 20, 2025 | – |
| Light Heavyweight | 95 kg | MAR Tarik Khbabez | Oct 11, 2025 | 0 |
| Middleweight | 85 kg | SUR Donovan Wisse | Sep 4, 2021 | 6 |
| Welterweight | 77 kg | NED SUR Chico Kwasi | Apr 27, 2024 | 4 |
| Lightweight | 70 kg | Vacant | Sep 1, 2025 | – |
| Featherweight | 65 kg | THA Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Sep 29, 2018 | 9 |
| Women's Super Bantamweight | 55 kg | Vacant | Sep 9, 2023 | – |
Indicates former interim champions.
Indicates current lineal and interim champions.
Championship history
Glory Heavyweight Championship
Weight limit: Unlimited
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013. | 2 | – | Verhoeven vacated the title on November 20, 2025. | 3 | |||
| NED Semmy Schilt | ||||||||||
| def. Errol Zimmerman | Glory 1 | |||||||||
| Stockholm, Sweden | May 26, 2012 | days | ||||||||
| NED Rico Verhoeven | ||||||||||
| def. Daniel Ghiță | Glory 17 | |||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014 | days | ||||||||
| NGR Tariq Osaro | ||||||||||
| def. Antonio Plazibat for interim title | Glory: Collision 5 | |||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jun 17, 2023 | – | ||||||||
| TBD | ||||||||||
| by winning Glory 105: Glory Last Heavyweight Standing Final | Glory 105: Glory Last Heavyweight Standing Final | |||||||||
| Arnhem, Netherlands | Feb 7, 2026 | – |
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Weight limit: 95 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015. | 2 | 3 | – | – | Zhuravlev was stripped of his interim title when he left Glory for the FEA. | – | 4 | 5 | Vakhitov was stripped of the title on June 17, 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. | 6 | 7 | – | 8 | 9 | Maslobojev vacated the title on August 26, 2025, following a positive test to banned substances. | 10 | |||
| TUR Gökhan Saki | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tyrone Spong | Glory 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Istanbul, Turkey | Apr 12, 2014 | days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Saulo Cavalari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Zack Mwekassa | Bellator / Glory: Dynamite 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose, CA, U.S. | Sep 19, 2015 | 175 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Artem Vakhitov | Glory 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France | Mar 12, 2016 | 1,785 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DRC Zack Mwekassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Mourad Bouzidi for interim title | Glory 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Jun 25, 2016 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UKR Pavel Zhuravlev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Saulo Cavalari for interim title | Glory 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, U.S. | Jul 14, 2017 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Donegi Abena for interim title | Glory 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami, FL, U.S. | Sep 28, 2019 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | Glory 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jan 30, 2021 | 217 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Artem Vakhitov (2) | Glory 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sep 4, 2021 | 286 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (2,071 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LTU Sergej Maslobojev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tarik Khbabez | Glory: Collision 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnhem, Netherlands | Oct 8, 2022 | 126 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Suriname Donegi Abena | Glory 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Essen, Germany | Feb 11, 2023 | 329 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco Tarik Khbabez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Mohamed Amine for interim title | Glory: Collision 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jun 17, 2023 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MAR Tarik Khbabez | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnhem, Netherlands | Mar 9, 2024 | 462 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LIT Sergej Maslobojev (2) | Glory 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jun 14, 2025 | 73 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MAR Tarik Khbabez (2) | Glory 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Oct 11 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Glory Middleweight Championship
Weight limit: 85 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight division. | 6 | |||
| RUS Artem Levin | |||||||||||
| def. Joe Schilling | Glory 17 | ||||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014 | 615 days | |||||||||
| CAN Simon Marcus | Glory 27 | ||||||||||
| Hoffman Estates, IL, U.S. | Feb 26, 2016 | 196 days | |||||||||
| NED Jason Wilnis | Glory 33 | ||||||||||
| Trenton, NJ, U.S. | Sep 9, 2016 | 232 days | |||||||||
| CAN Simon Marcus (2) | Glory 40 | ||||||||||
| Copenhagen, Denmark | Apr 29, 2017 | 168 days | |||||||||
| (364 days) | |||||||||||
| BRA Alex Pereira | Glory 46 | ||||||||||
| Guangzhou, China | Oct 14, 2017 | 1,251 days | |||||||||
| SUR Donovan Wisse | |||||||||||
| def. Yousri Belgaroui | Glory 78 | ||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sep 4, 2021 | ||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Glory Welterweight Championship
Weight limit: 77 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | Valtellini vacated the title suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome on June 4, 2015. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | – | Glory declared the title vacant on November 16, 2021, following Doumbé's retirement from kickboxing. | 8 | 9 | |||
| BEL Marc de Bonte | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Karapet Karapetyan | Glory 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Broomfield, CO, U.S. | May 3, 2014 | 49 days | ||||||||||||||
| CAN Joseph Valtellini | Glory 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Inglewood, CA, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014 | 348 days | ||||||||||||||
| NED Nieky Holzken | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Raymond Daniels | Glory 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Aug 7, 2015 | 491 days | ||||||||||||||
| FRA Cédric Doumbé | Glory 36 | |||||||||||||||
| Oberhausen, Germany | Dec 10, 2016 | 258 days | ||||||||||||||
| NED Murthel Groenhart | Glory 44 | |||||||||||||||
| Hoffman Estates, IL, U.S. | Aug 25, 2017 | 175 days | ||||||||||||||
| BEL Harut Grigorian | Glory 50 | |||||||||||||||
| Chicago, IL, U.S. | Feb 16, 2018 | 386 days | ||||||||||||||
| France Cédric Doumbé (2) | Glory 64 | |||||||||||||||
| Strasbourg, France | Mar 9, 2019 | 983 days (1,241 days) | ||||||||||||||
| NED Murthel Groenhart | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Troy Jones for interim title | Glory 70 | |||||||||||||||
| Lyon, France | Oct 26, 2019 | – | ||||||||||||||
| CUR Endy Semeleer | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Alim Nabiev | Glory 82 | |||||||||||||||
| Bonn, Germany | Nov 19, 2022 | 525 days | ||||||||||||||
| NED Chico Kwasi | Glory 91 | |||||||||||||||
| Paris, France | Apr 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Glory Lightweight Championship
Weight limit: 70 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Grigorian vacated the title on August 23, 2020, when he signed for ONE Championship. | 5 | Beztati vacated the title on September 1, 2025, in order to transition to MMA. | |||
| GEO Davit Kiria | |||||||||||
| def. Andy Ristie | Glory 14 | ||||||||||
| Zagreb, Croatia | Mar 8, 2014 | 244 days | |||||||||
| NED Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 18 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Nov 7, 2014 | 596 days | |||||||||
| THA Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 31 | ||||||||||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Jun 25, 2016 | 1056 days | |||||||||
| BEL Marat Grigorian | Glory 65: Utrecht | ||||||||||
| Utrecht, Netherlands | May 17, 2019 | 464 days | |||||||||
| MAR Tyjani Beztati | |||||||||||
| def. Elvis Gashi | Glory 78 | ||||||||||
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sep 4, 2021 |
Glory Featherweight Championship
Weight limit: 65 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017. | 5 | – | – | 6 | |||
| CAN Gabriel Varga | |||||||||||||
| def. Mosab Amrani | Glory 20 | ||||||||||||
| Dubai, UAE | Apr 3, 2015 | 217 days | |||||||||||
| UKR Serhiy Adamchuk | Glory 25 | ||||||||||||
| Milan, Italy | Nov 6, 2015 | 259 days | |||||||||||
| CAN Gabriel Varga (2) | Glory 32 | ||||||||||||
| Norfolk, VA, U.S. | Jul 22, 2016 | 91 days | |||||||||||
| (308 days) | |||||||||||||
| NED Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 34 | ||||||||||||
| Denver, CO, U.S. | Oct 21, 2016 | 90 days | |||||||||||
| NED Robin van Roosmalen (2) | |||||||||||||
| def. Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Glory 41 | ||||||||||||
| Den Bosch, Netherlands | May 20, 2017 | 497 days | |||||||||||
| (587 days) | |||||||||||||
| USA Kevin VanNostrand | |||||||||||||
| def. Anvar Boynazarov for interim title | Glory 48 | ||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, U.S. | Dec 1, 2017 | – | |||||||||||
| THA Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | |||||||||||||
| def. Kevin VanNostrand for interim title | Glory 55 | ||||||||||||
| New York City, NY, U.S. | Jul 20, 2018 | – | |||||||||||
| Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Glory 59 | ||||||||||||
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sep 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| (incumbent) |
Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship
Weight limit: 55 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (total) | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Title was vacated when van Soest retired from the sport on September 9, 2023. | |||
| USA Tiffany van Soest | ||||||||||
| def. Amel Dehby | Glory 36 | |||||||||
| Oberhausen, Germany | Dec 10, 2016 | 356 days | ||||||||
| FRA Anissa Meksen | Glory 48 | |||||||||
| New York City, NY, U.S. | Dec 1, 2017 | 252 days | ||||||||
| BRA Jady Menezes | Glory 56 | |||||||||
| Broomfield, CO, U.S. | Aug 10, 2018 | 84 days | ||||||||
| FRA Anissa Meksen (2) | Glory 61 | |||||||||
| New York City, NY, U.S. | Nov 2, 2018 | 385 days | ||||||||
| (637 days) | ||||||||||
| USA Tiffany van Soest (2) | Glory 71 | |||||||||
| Chicago, IL, U.S. | Nov 22, 2019 | 1,387 days | ||||||||
| (1,743 days) |
Tournament champions
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | Glory 70 kg Slam Tournament | Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament | Glory 65 kg Slam Tournament | Glory 95 kg Slam Tournament | Glory Middleweight Championship Tournament | Glory Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Glory Lightweight Championship Tournament | Glory Welterweight Championship Tournament | Glory Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament | Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | Glory RISE Featherweight Grand Prix | Glory 4-man Light Heavyweight Tournament | Glory 4-man Welterweight Tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Giorgio Petrosyan | NED Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 3: Rome | November 3, 2012 | 70kg Slam Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Semmy Schilt | ROM Daniel Ghiţă | Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo | December 31, 2012 | Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuta Kubo | JPN Masaaki Noiri | Glory 8: Tokyo | May 3, 2013 | Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUR Tyrone Spong | GER Danyo Ilunga | Glory 9: New York | June 22, 2013 | Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Joe Schilling | RUS Artem Levin | Glory 10: Los Angeles | September 28, 2013 | Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Rico Verhoeven | ROM Daniel Ghiță | Glory 11: Chicago | October 12, 2013 | Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUR Andy Ristie | NED Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 12: New York | November 23, 2013 | Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Nieky Holzken | CAN Joseph Valtellini | Glory 13: Tokyo | December 21, 2013 | Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Gökhan Saki | SUR Tyrone Spong | Glory 15: Istanbul | April 12, 2014 | Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| RUS Artem Levin | USA Joe Schilling | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tiffany van Soest | FRA Amel Dehby | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAR Jamal Ben Saddik | ROU Benjamin Adegbuyi | Glory 62: Rotterdam | December 8, 2018 | Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Levi Rigters | FRA Nordine Mahieddine | Glory 76: Rotterdam | December 19, 2020 | Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Rico Verhoeven | MAR Tarik Khbabez | Glory 77: Rotterdam | January 30, 2021 | Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NGA Tariq Osaro | TUR Murat Aygün | Glory 85 | April 29, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AZE Bahram Rajabzadeh | EST Uku Jürjendal | Glory 87 | August 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Rico Verhoeven | NED Levi Rigters | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | March 9, 2024 | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suriname Donegi Abena | AZE Bahram Rajabzadeh | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | June 8, 2024 | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| THA Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 | POR Miguel Trindade | Glory RISE Featherweight Grand Prix | December 21, 2024 | GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana Michael Boapeah | SRB Miloš Cvjetićanin | Glory Collision 8 | December 13, 2025 | Glory Light Heavyweight Tournament bracket | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curaçao Endy Semeleer | BGR Teodor Hristov | Glory Collision 8 | December 13, 2025 | Glory Welterweight Tournament bracket |
Contender Tournament champions
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Alex Pereira | ARM Sahak Parparyan | Glory 14: Zagreb | March 8, 2014 | 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Errol Zimmerman | BRA Anderson Braddock | Glory 16: Denver | May 3, 2014 | 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Gabriel Varga | USA Shane Oblonsky | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Saulo Cavalari | DRC Zack Mwekassa | Glory 18: Oklahoma | November 7, 2014 | 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Nieky Holzken | USA Raymond Daniels | Glory 19: Virginia | February 6, 2015 | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Simon Marcus | NED Jason Wilnis | Glory 20: Dubai | April 3, 2015 | 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THA Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | CAN Josh Jauncey | Glory 22: Lille | June 5, 2015 | 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROM Benjamin Adegbuyi | NED Jahfarr Wilnis | Glory 24: Denver | October 9, 2015 | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Murthel Groenhart | FRA Karim Ghajji | Glory 25: Milan | November 6, 2015 | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAR Mosab Amrani | BRA Maykol Yurk | Glory 26: Amsterdam | December 4, 2015 | 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dustin Jacoby | USA Wayne Barrett | Glory 27: Chicago | February 26, 2016 | 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THA Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | BEL Marat Grigorian | Glory 28: Paris | March 12, 2016 | 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Ismael Londt | NED Jahfarr Wilnis | Glory 29: Copenhagen | April 16, 2016 | 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Murthel Groenhart | SUI Yoann Kongolo | Glory 31: Amsterdam | June 25, 2016 | 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Zinedine Hameur-Lain | BRA Ariel Machado | Glory 32: Virginia | July 22, 2016 | 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Matt Embree | GEO Giga Chikadze | Glory 33: New Jersey | September 9, 2016 | 2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NGR Israel Adesanya | TUN Yousri Belgaroui | Glory 34: Denver | October 21, 2016 | 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROM Benjamin Adegbuyi | CRO Mladen Brestovac | Glory 35: Nice | November 5, 2016 | 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Dylan Salvador | ALB Hysni Beqiri | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUI Yoann Kongolo | FRA Karim Benmansour | Glory 37: Los Angeles | January 20, 2017 | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Ariel Machado | FRA Zinedine Hameur-Lain | Glory 38: Chicago | February 24, 2017 | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THA Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | UKR Serhiy Adamchuk | Glory 39: Brussels | March 25, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TUN Yousri Belgaroui | BRA Alex Pereira | Glory 40: Copenhagen | April 29, 2017 | 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED D'Angelo Marshall | BRA Anderson Braddock | Glory 41: Holland | May 20, 2017 | 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Christian Baya | NED Massaro Glunder | Glory 42: Paris | June 10, 2017 | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Kevin VanNostrand | Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze | Glory 43: New York | July 14, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Harut Grigorian | FRA Antoine Pinto | Glory 44: Chicago | August 25, 2017 | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Michael Duut | USA Manny Mancha | Glory 45: Amsterdam | September 30, 2017 | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Abdellah Ezbiri | UZB Anvar Boynazarov | Glory 47: Lyon | October 28, 2017 | 2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUL Stoyan Koprivlenski | MAR Tyjani Beztati | Glory 49: Rotterdam | December 9, 2017 | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROM Benjamin Adegbuyi | AUS Junior Tafa | Glory 50: Chicago | February 16, 2018 | 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Eyevan Danenberg | THA Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 51: Rotterdam | March 3, 2018 | 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UKR Serhiy Adamchuk | FRA Victor Pinto | Glory 53: Lille | May 12, 2018 | 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
Qualification Tournament winners
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament | 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament | 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament | 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament | 2017 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament | 2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Xavier Vigney | ENG Chi Lewis Parry | Glory 21: San Diego | May 8, 2015 | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |||||||
| USA Dustin Jacoby | USA Casey Greene | Glory 23: Las Vegas | August 7, 2015 | 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |||||||
| USA Richard Abraham | USA Francois Ambang | Glory 30: Los Angeles | May 13, 2016 | 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |||||||
| CHN Chenglong Zhang | JPN Masaya Kubo | Glory 46: China | October 14, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |||||||
| CAN Robert Thomas | USA Mike Lemaire | Glory 48: New York | December 1, 2017 | 2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |||||||
| CHN Liu Xu | CHN Wensheng Zhang | Glory 57: Shenzhen | August 25, 2018 | 2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
Road to Glory Tournament champions
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament | Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Dustin Jacoby | USA Brian Collette | Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | February 2, 2013 | ||||||||||
| USA Mike Lemaire | USA Eddie Walker | Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | February 9, 2013 | ||||||||||
| JPN Masaaki Noiri | JPN Yuki | Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | March 10, 2013 | ||||||||||
| USA Francois Ambang | USA Brett Hlavacek | Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | March 22, 2013 | ||||||||||
| JPN Kengo Shimizu | JPN Magnum Sakai | Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament | May 3, 2013 | ||||||||||
| USA Michael Mananquil | USA Troy Sheridan | 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | May 11, 2013 | ||||||||||
| USA Xavier Vigney | USA Maurice Green | Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | June 14, 2013 | ||||||||||
| ENG Mo Abdurahman | ENG Bailey Sugden | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | March 11, 2017 |
Multi-division champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes (excluding tournament champions).
- NED Robin van Roosmalen - Won Glory Lightweight Championship on November 7, 2014, then Glory Featherweight Championship on October 21, 2016.
- BRA Alex Pereira - Won Glory Middleweight Championship on October 14, 2017, then Glory Light Heavyweight Championship on January 30, 2021.
Hall of Fame
| Image | ISO | Name | Date of Induction | Ref. | Event of Induction | ONE recognized accolades | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | Joseph Valtellini | 2021 | 2013 Glory Welterweight World Championship tournament runner-up. | ||||
| Glory Welterweight Champion. | |||||||
| [[File:Sem-schilt.jpg | 100px]] | NED | Semmy Schilt | 2022 | Glory Heavyweight Championship (One time; First) | ||
| Glory 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament Champion | |||||||
| [[File:Alex Pereira UFC 300.png | 100px]] | BRA | Alex Pereira | 2023 | 2021 Glory Light Heavyweight Champion | ||
| 2019 Glory interim Light Heavyweight Champion | |||||||
| 2017 Glory Middleweight Champion (five defenses) | |||||||
| 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner |
Records
| Record | Fighter | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest Champion | Tyjani Beztati | |
| Oldest Champion | Sergej Maslobojev | |
| Longest reign as a Champion | Rico Verhoeven | days |
| Most championship reigns | 7 fighters | 2 |
| Most Bouts | Rico Verhoeven, Badr Hari | 29 |
| Most Wins | Rico Verhoeven | 28 |
| Most Knockouts | Badr Hari | 15 |
| Most Decision Wins | Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 | 18 |
| Most wins in title bouts | Rico Verhoeven | 14 |
| Most title bouts | Rico Verhoeven | 14 |
| Most consecutive title defenses | Rico Verhoeven | 13 |
| Longest winning streak | Rico Verhoeven | 27 |
| Fastest knockout | Jon King | 0:10 |
| Fastest Title Fight Knockout | Alex Pereira | 1:54 |
Awards
- World Independent Promoters Union (WIPU)
- 2011 Runner up - Kickboxing Promotion of the Year
- Beyond Kickboxing
- Beyond Kickboxing's 2024 Promotion of the Year
References
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