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List of Dream champions
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This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class. Dream was a Japanese mixed martial arts organization, originally promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, and over management of Glory Sports International since October 2012. The first two champions were crowned after the 2008 Lightweight and Middleweight Grand Prix, while the 2009 Welterweight and Featherweight GPs have crowned the champions at those weights. The 2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion at Dream 16. The 2011 World Bantamweight Grand Prix crowned the first ever Dream Bantamweight Champion at Dynamite!!! 2011.
Last champions
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses | Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight | Middleweight | Welterweight | Lightweight | Featherweight | Bantamweight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Alistair Overeem | December 31, 2010 | 0 | ||||||||
| NED Gegard Mousasi | September 25, 2010 | 1 | ||||||||
| NED Gegard Mousasi | September 23, 2008 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lithuania Marius Zaromskis | July 20, 2009 | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan Shinya Aoki | October 6, 2009 | 2 | ||||||||
| Japan Hiroyuki Takaya | December 31, 2010 | 2 | ||||||||
| Brazil Bibiano Fernandes | December 31, 2011 | 0 |
Title history
Heavyweight championship
::Weight limit: Unlimited
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED Alistair Overeem | ||||||
| def. Todd Duffee | Dynamite!! 2010 | |||||
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 521 days |
Light heavyweight championship
::Weight limit: 95 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Gegard Mousasi | ||||||
| def. Tatsuya Mizuno | Dream 16 | |||||
| Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | 618 days |
Middleweight championship
::Weight limit: 85 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Gegard Mousasi | ||||||
| def. Ronaldo Souza | Dream 6 | |||||
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 267 days | |||||
| Title vacated after Mousasi moved up to light heavyweight. | ||||||
| Ronaldo Souza and Jason Miller fought to a No-Contest (cut via illegal soccer kick) on May 26, 2009, at Dream 9 in Yokohama, Japan for the vacant title. |
Welterweight championship
::Weight limit: 77 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTU Marius Zaromskis | ||||||
| def. Jason High | Dream 10 | |||||
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 1050 days |
Lightweight championship
::Weight limit: 70 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR Joachim Hansen | |||||||
| def. Shinya Aoki | Dream 5 | ||||||
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan | 442 days | ||||||
| JPN Shinya Aoki | Dream 11 | ||||||
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | 972 days |
Featherweight championship
::Weight limit: 65 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Bibiano Fernandes | |||||||
| def. Hiroyuki Takaya | Dream 11 | ||||||
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | 451 days | ||||||
| JPN Hiroyuki Takaya | Dynamite!! 2010 | ||||||
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 521 days |
Bantamweight championship
::Weight limit: 60 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Bibiano Fernandes | ||||||
| def. Antonio Banuelos | Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 | |||||
| Saitama, Saitama, Japan | 156 days |
Tournament winners
| Division | Event | Date | Winner | Runner-up | Lightweight | Middleweight | Welterweight | Featherweight | Open-weight | Light Heavyweight | Bantamweight | Bantamweight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream 5 | Jul 21, 2008 | Norway Joachim Hansen | JPN Shinya Aoki | |||||||||
| Dream 6 | Sep 23, 2008 | Netherlands Gegard Mousasi | Brazil Ronaldo Souza | |||||||||
| Dream 10 | Jul 20, 2009 | Lithuania Marius Zaromskis | USA Jason High | |||||||||
| Dream 11 | Oct 6, 2009 | BRA Bibiano Fernandes | JPN Hiroyuki Takaya | |||||||||
| Dynamite!! 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | JPN Ikuhisa Minowa | Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | |||||||||
| Dream 16 | Sep 25, 2010 | Netherlands Gegard Mousasi | JPN Tatsuya Mizuno | |||||||||
| Dream: Japan GP Final | Jul 26, 2011 | JPN Hideo Tokoro | JPN Masakazu Imanari | |||||||||
| Dynamite!! 2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | BRA Bibiano Fernandes | USA Antonio Banuelos |
By nationality
Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division are only counted once. Interim champions who never became linear champions are only listed in parentheses.
| Country | Division | Tournament | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Japan Japan | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brazil Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Norway Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lithuania Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
References
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