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List of Pancrase champions
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Summary
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This is a list of Pancrase champions at each weight class. Pancrase is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization founded in 1993. The champions of Pancrase are referred to by the title of "King of Pancrase" and "Queen of Pancrase".
Current champions
Men
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses | Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight | Middleweight | Welterweight | Lightweight | Featherweight | Bantamweight | Flyweight | Strawweight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | — | |||||||||||
| Vacant | — | |||||||||||
| JPN Yura Naito | 0 | |||||||||||
| JPN Ryuichiro Sumimura | 0 | |||||||||||
| JPN Tatsuya Saika | 0 | |||||||||||
| JPN Suguru Nii | 0 | |||||||||||
| JPN Tokitaka Nakanishi | 0 | |||||||||||
| JPN Seiichiro Ito | 1 | |||||||||||
| JPN Keito Yamakita | 0 |
Women
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses | Bantamweight | Flyweight | Strawweight | Atomweight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | 0 | ||||||
| JPN Fumika Watanabe | 0 | ||||||
| JPN Haruka Hasegawa | 0 | ||||||
| JPN Satomi Takano | 0 |
Men's championship history
Heavyweight Championship
::Weight limit: 120 kg ::On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 105 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Yoshiki Takahashi | |||||||
| def. Shamoji Fujii | Pancrase Proof 7 | ||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Dec 1, 2001 | ||||||
| Takahashi vacated the Heavyweight title. | |||||||
| Lithuania Kestutis Arbocius | |||||||
| def. Poai Suganuma | Pancrase Blow 6 | ||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Aug 27, 2006 | ||||||
| Arbocius was stripped of Heavyweight title in May 2007 due to injury. | |||||||
| BRA Assuério Silva | |||||||
| def. Tatsuya Mizuno | Pancrase Rising 5 | ||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | May 30, 2007 | ||||||
| Assuerio Silva vacated the title in January 2008 when he left the organization. |
Light Heavyweight Championship
::Weight limit: 93 kg ::Formerly known as Cruiserweight until 2008 ::On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 95 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Keiichiro Yamamiya | ||||||||
| def. Ikuhisa Minowa | Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show | |||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Sep 24, 2000 | |||||||
| Title Vacated. | ||||||||
| JPN Sanae Kikuta | ||||||||
| def. Ikuhisa Minowa | Pancrase 2001 Anniversary Show | |||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Sep 30, 2001 | |||||||
| JPN Yuki Kondo | Pancrase Hybrid 10 | |||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov 30, 2003 | |||||||
| Yuki Kondo vacated the title in January 2008 to move down to middleweight. | ||||||||
| JPN Ryo Kawamura | ||||||||
| def. Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase Shining 8 | |||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Oct 1, 2008 | |||||||
| Ryo Kawamura vacated the title in May 2011 to move down to middleweight. |
Middleweight Championship
::Weight limit: 84 kg ::On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 85 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Nathan Marquardt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Shonie Carter | Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Sep 24, 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kiuma Kunioku | Pancrase Proof 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Dec 1, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Nathan Marquardt (2) | Pancrase Spirit 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 21, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ricardo Almeida | Pancrase Hybrid 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov 30, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Almeida vacated the title in July 2004 when he retired from active competition. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Nathan Marquardt (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kazuo Misaki | Pancrase Brave 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chiba, Japan | Nov 7, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marquardt vacated the title in October 2006 when he left Pancrase for the UFC. | last = Breen | first = Jordan | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=5929 | date = 2006-10-23 | accessdate = 2007-02-15 | work = Sherdog.com | title = With Eye on UFC, Marquardt Relinquishes KOP Belt | |||||||||||||
| JPN Yuichi Nakanishi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Izuru Takeuchi | Pancrase Blow 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 2, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Izuru Takeuchi | Pancrase Rising 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov 28, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ichiro Kanai | Pancrase: Changing Tour 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 6, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuki Kondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to interim champion after vacating the Light Heavyweight title | — | Jan 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuki Kondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Ichiro Kanai for undisputed title | Pancrase Passion Tour 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 29, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Rikuhei Fujii | Pancrase: Passion Tour 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 5, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rikuhei Fujii vacated the title in May 2011. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ryo Kawamura | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Ikkei Nagamura | Pancrase Progress Tour 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jan 28, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shinsho Anzai | Pancrase 259 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | June 29, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shinsho Anzai vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ryo Kawamura (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Yuki Niimura | Pancrase 281 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Oct 2, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuki Niimura | Pancrase 291 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov 12, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Niimura vacated the title when he signed with ONE Championship. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yura Naito | ||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Ryo Kawamura | Pancrase 326 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Mar 21, 2022 |
Welterweight Championship
::Weight limit: 77 kg ::Formerly known as Lightweight until 2006 ::On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 75 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | 13 | — | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Kiuma Kunioku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Takafumi Ito | Pancrase 2002 Neo-Blood tournament second round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jul 28, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kunioku vacated the title in September 2004 when he left the organization. | last = Fukui | first = Masa | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews.asp?n_id=2027 | date = 2004-09-15 | accessdate = 2007-02-21 | work = Sherdog.com | title = Former Welterweight & Middleweight King of Pancrase Kiuma Kunioku | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuya Inoue | — | ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Daizo Ishige | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Katsuya Inoue for undisputed title | Pancrase Blow 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Aug 27, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuya Inoue | last = Nowe | first = Jason | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8423 | date = 2004-07-27 | accessdate = 2007-07-28 | work = Sherdog.com | title = Inoue Takes Interim King of Pancrase Title | Pancrase 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jul 27, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daizo Ishige vacated the title in January 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuya Inoue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Satoru Kitaoka for undisputed title | Pancrase Shining 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jan 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Katsuya Inoue vacated the title in February 2008 in order to compete at Lightweight. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuya Wada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Jason Palacios for interim title | Pancrase Shining 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takuya Wada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Takuya Wada vacated the title on April 30, 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kengo Ura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase Passion Tour 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jun 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takenori Sato | Pancrase Impressive Tour 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Feb 6, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Takenori Sato vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Gota Yamashita | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Akihiro Murayama | Pancrase 260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | August 10, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shingo Suzuki | Pancrase 270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | October 4, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Akihiro Murayama | Pancrase 276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | March 13, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiromitsu Miura | Pancrase 281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | October 2, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Daichi Abe | Pancrase 288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 2, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daichi Abe vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Glaico França | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Takashi Sato | Pancrase 297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glaico França vacated the title when he signed with the PFL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroyuki Tetsuka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Kenta Takagi for interim title | Pancrase 306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroyuki Tetsuka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Tetsuka vacated the title when he signed with the ONE Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masayuki Kikuiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Akihiro Murayama for interim title | Pancrase 324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masayuki Kikuiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | May 26, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kikuiri vacated the title when he signed with Bellator. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Genpei Hayashi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| def. Akihiro Murayama | Pancrase 334 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | June 4, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Ryuichiro Sumimura | Pancrase 340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | December 24, 2023 |
Lightweight Championship
::Weight limit: 70 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Shoji Maruyama | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Artur Oumakhanov | Pancrase Shining 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jan 30, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Shoji Maruyama vacated the title in May 2008 to compete at Featherweight. | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuya Inoue | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Koji Oishi | Pancrase Shining 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 7, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Venezuela Maximo Blanco | Pancrase: Changing Tour 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Aug 8, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Maximo Blanco vacated the title in April 2011 citing an inability to defend his belt due to numerous injuries. | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koji Oishi | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Daisuke Hanazawa | Pancrase Impressive Tour 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | May 3, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Isao Kobayashi | Pancrase Progress Tour 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 1, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Isao Kobayashi vacated the title in 2014. | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazuki Tokudome | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Satoru Kitaoka | Pancrase 271 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | November 1, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Takasuke Kume | Pancrase 280 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | September 11, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan Salimkhan Sadulloev | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Yusuke Kasuya for interim title | Pancrase 308 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | September 29, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Tatsuya Saika | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Genpei Hayashi for interim title | Pancrase 318 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | September 27, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Akira Okada | ||||||||||||||||
| def. Koshi Matsumoto for interim title | Pancrase 329 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | September 11, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Akira Okada | Pancrase 333 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | April 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Tatsuya Saika | Pancrase 341 | |||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | March 31, 2024 |
Featherweight Championship
::Weight limit: 66 kg ::Formerly known as Lightweight until 2008 ::On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 65 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Yoshiro Maeda | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Daiki "D.J.Taiki" Hata | Pancrase Blow 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | Aug 27, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yoshiro Maeda vacated the title when he left Pancrase for the WEC. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Marlon Sandro | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Masaya Takita | Pancrase: Shining 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Oct 26, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takumi Nakayama | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Tomonari Kanomata for interim title | Pancrase Impressive Tour 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Sep 4, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sandro was stripped of title for refusing to attend the title defense. | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takumi Nakayama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promoted to undisputed champion. | — | August 9, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Nam Phan | Pancrase 264 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | January 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Andy Main | Pancrase 270 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | October 4, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Issei Tamura | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Juntaro Ushiku for interim title | Pancrase 277 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 24, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Nazareno Malegarie | Pancrase 285 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Mar 12, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Nazareno Malegarie | ||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Main was stripped of the title and Nazareno Malegarie was promoted to the Undisputed Champion in 2018. | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Isao Kobayashi | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Koyomi Matsushima for interim title | Pancrase 295 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 15, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Title Unification. | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Isao Kobayashi | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Nazareno Malegarie for undisputed title | Pancrase 305 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | May 26, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kobayashi vacated the title when he signed with Bellator. | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tokitaka Nakanishi | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Shinsuke Kamei for interim title | Pancrase 328 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 18, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tokitaka Nakanishi | ||||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Nakanishi vacated the title when he choose to compete at Bantamrweight.. | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Suguru Nii | ||||||||||||||||||
| def. Shinsuke Kamei | Pancrase 337 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | September 24, 2023 |
Bantamweight Championship
::Weight limit: 61 kg ::In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 62 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Manabu Inoue | ||||||||||||
| def. Seiya Kawahara | Pancrase Shining 10 | |||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | Dec 7, 2008 | |||||||||||
| JPN Shintaro Ishiwatari | Pancrase Impressive Tour 13 | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 3, 2011 | |||||||||||
| Ishiwatari was stripped of the title when he left Pancrase for Rizin. | ||||||||||||
| BRA Rafael Silva | ||||||||||||
| def. Masakatsu Ueda for interim title | Pancrase 296 | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | May 20, 2018 | |||||||||||
| BRA Rafael Silva | ||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | ||||||||||
| Silva retired on October 7, 2022. Nakajima was promoted to full champion status. | ||||||||||||
| JPN Taichi Nakajima | ||||||||||||
| def. Rui Imura for interim title | Pancrase 325 | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 11, 2021 | |||||||||||
| JPN Taichi Nakajima | ||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | Oct 7, 2022 | ||||||||||
| JPN Ryo Tajima | ||||||||||||
| def. Toshinori Tsunemura for interim title | Pancrase 330 | |||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | Dec 25, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Nakajima vacated the title on November 16, 2023.. | ||||||||||||
| JPN Tokitaka Nakanishi | ||||||||||||
| def. Yasuhiro Kawamura | Pancrase 340 | |||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | December 24, 2023 |
Flyweight Championship
::Weight limit: 57 kg ::In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 58 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Mitsuhisa Sunabe | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Takuya Eizumi | Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jun 7, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kiyotaka Shimizu | Pancrase Passion Tour 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Feb 7, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shimizu was stripped of the title after losing to Ryuichi Miki in "champion's assessment bout" in Dec 2015. | last = Breen | first = Jordan | url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/TUF-12-Winner-Brookins-Rematches-Ishiwatari-for-BW-Crown-at-Pancrase-279-Title-Doubleheader-105079 | date = 2016-05-16 | accessdate = 2016-06-01 | work = Sherdog.com | title = 'TUF 12' Winner Brookins Rematches Ishiwatari for BW Crown at Pancrase 279 Title Doubleheader | ||||||||||
| JPN Ryuichi Miki | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Yuki Yasunaga | Pancrase 279 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 24, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Mamoru Yamaguchi | Pancrase 285 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Mar 12, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Senzo Ikeda | Pancrase 289 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Aug 20, 2017 | 1. def. Yuya Wakamatsu at Pancrase 293 on Feb. 4, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Shohei Masumizu | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Masatatsu Ueda for interim title | Pancrase 307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Jul 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toru Ogawa | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Masatatsu Ueda for interim title | Pancrase 324 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Oct 16, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ikeda vacated the title on January 24, 2022, in order to compete with ONE Championship. | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toru Ogawa | |||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Satoru Enomoto | Pancrase 326 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | March 21, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Rei Tsuruya | Pancrase 330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | December 25, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Seiichiro Ito | |||||||||||||||||
| def. Naoki Arikawa for interim title | Pancrase 340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | December 24, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tsuruya vacated the title on April 3, 2024. | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Seiichiro Ito | |||||||||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | April 3, 2024 | 1. def. Muhammad Salohidinov at Pancrase 346 on July 21, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan |
Strawweight Championship
::Weight limit: 52 kg ::In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 52 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Mitsuhisa Sunabe | ||||||||
| Pancrase 271 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Nov. 1, 2015 | |||||||
| JPN Daichi Kitakata | ||||||||
| Pancrase 307 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 21, 2019 | |||||||
| JPN Keito Yamakita | Pancrase 328 | |||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 18, 2022 | |||||||
| JPN Ryohei Kurosawa | ||||||||
| def. Takafumi Ato for interim title | Pancrase 342 | |||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | April 29, 2024 |
Women's championship history
Women's Bantamweight Championship
::Weight limit: 61 kg ::In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 62 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Rin Nakai | |||||
| def. Danielle West | Pancrase Progress Tour 14 | ||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 1, 2012 | 1. def. Brenda Gonzales at Pancrase 247 on May 10, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan | |||
| 2. def. Tara LaRosa at Pancrase 252 on Sep 29, 2013 in Kanagawa, Japan | |||||
| 3. def. Sarah D'Alelio at Pancrase 258 on May 11, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| 4. def. Emiko Raika at Pancrase 279 on Jul 24, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| 5. def. Charlene Watt-Broome at Pancrase 282 on Nov 13, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan | |||||
| Nakai vacated the title in 2018 when she left Pancrase for the DEEP. |
Women's Flyweight Championship
::Weight limit: 57 kg ::In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 58 kg to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA Sidy Rocha | ||||||||||
| def. Takayo Hashi | Pancrase 304 | |||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 14, 2019 | |||||||||
| JPN Takayo Hashi | ||||||||||
| def. Nori Date for interim title | Pancrase 324 | |||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 2021 | |||||||||
| JPN Takayo Hashi | ||||||||||
| promoted to undisputed champion | — | March 30, 2023 | 1. def. Nori Date at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan | |||||||
| JPN Honoka Shigeta | Pancrase 341 | |||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | March 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| USA Shizuka Sugiyama | Pancrase 346 | |||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | July 21, 2024 | |||||||||
| JPN Fumika Watanabe | Pancrase 352 | |||||||||
| Yokohama, Japan | March 9, 2025 |
Women's Strawweight Championship
::Weight limit: 52 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Syuri Kondo | |||||||||
| def. Kinberly Tanaka Novaes | Pancrase 287 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | May 28, 2017 | ||||||||
| Kondo vacated the title in September 2017 when she left Pancrase for the UFC. | |||||||||
| BRA Viviane Araujo | |||||||||
| def. Emi Fujino | Pancrase 298 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Aug. 5, 2018 | ||||||||
| Araujo vacated the title in 2019 when she signed with the UFC. | |||||||||
| JPN Emi Fujino | |||||||||
| def. Hyun Ji Jang | Pancrase 311 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | December 8, 2019 | ||||||||
| JPN Karen | Pancrase 326 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | March 21, 2022 | ||||||||
| JPN Haruka Hasegawa | Pancrase 333 | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | April 30, 2023 |
Women's Atomweight Championship
::Weight limit: 47.6 kg
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Satomi Takano | |||||
| def. Sayako Fujita | Pancrase 341 | ||||
| Tokyo, Japan | March 31, 2024 |
Defunct titles
Openweight Championship
:No weight restrictions
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Ken Shamrock | |||||||||||||||
| def. Manabu Yamada | King of Pancrase tournament | ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 17, 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Minoru Suzuki | Pancrase Eyes Of Beast 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | May 13, 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| NED Bas Rutten | Pancrase 1995 Anniversary Show | ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Sep 1, 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| USA Frank Shamrock | |||||||||||||||
| def. Minoru Suzuki for interim title | Pancrase Truth 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Jan 28, 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Rutten vacated the title in October 1996 for family matters. | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Masakatsu Funaki | |||||||||||||||
| def. Jason DeLucia | Pancrase Truth 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 15, 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuki Kondo | Pancrase Alive 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Apr 27, 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Masakatsu Funaki (2) | Pancrase Alive 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Dec 20, 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| USA Guy Mezger | Pancrase Advance 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Apr 26, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Mezger vacated the title in February 1999 when he left Pancrase for the UFC. | |||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuki Kondo (2) | |||||||||||||||
| def. Semmy Schilt | Pancrase Breakthrough 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Kanagawa, Japan | Apr 18, 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| NED Semmy Schilt | Pancrase Breakthrough 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Osaka, Japan | Nov 28, 1999 | ||||||||||||||
| Schilt vacated the title in 2001 when he signed with the UFC. | |||||||||||||||
| USA Josh Barnett | |||||||||||||||
| def. Yuki Kondo | Pancrase 10th Anniversary Show | ||||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Aug 31, 2003 |
Super Heavyweight Championship
::Weight limit: Over 105 kg ::On January 30, 2008 Pancrase adopted a variant of Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts and retires the super heavyweight championship.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Tsuyoshi Kosaka | |||||
| def. Ron Waterman | Pancrase Brave 10 | ||||
| Chiba, Japan | Nov 7, 2004 | ||||
| Kosaka vacated the title in January 2006. |
Light Flyweight Championship
::Weight limit: 54 kg ::This weight class was disabled in 2016
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Mitsuhisa Sunabe | ||||||
| def. Hiroyuki Abe | Pancrase Impressive Tour 13 | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec 3, 2011 | |||||
| Sunabe vacated the title on September 9, 2015, when he dropped to compete in a lower weight class. | ||||||
| JPN Kento Kambe | ||||||
| def. Yukitaka Musashi | Pancrase 273 | |||||
| Tokyo, Japan | Dec. 13, 2015 |
By nationality
The following include championship title holders by nationality.
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| Japan | 74 |
| United States | 8 |
| Brazil | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Venezuela | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
References and footnotes
References
- "GBR>ニュース>【パンクラス】6・5川村亮、ライトヘビー級王座返上！ミドル級転向第一戦で秋山成勲の愛弟子と対決".
- "週刊プロレスmobileはプロレスのニュース・試合速報を完全網羅！".
- (29 June 2014). "安西信昌が川村亮下し新ミドル級王者もUFCウェルター級転出で王座返上、次は砂辺光久x江泉卓哉、あの窪田幸生KO勝利～PANCRASE 259".
- (May 29, 2019). "Kenta Takagi replaces Hiromitsu Miura in Pancrase 306 headliner".
- (August 17, 2021). "Akihiro Murayama faces Masayuki Kikuiri in interim welterweight title fight at Pancrase 3241".
- Nelson, Chris. (2011-04-11). "Blanco Abdicates Pancrase Throne; Lightweight GP Begins May 3". Sherdog.com.
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- (2022-10-07). "パンクラス 12.25 横浜武道館：中島太一のバンタム級王座に4連勝中のTSUNEが挑戦。石渡・瀧澤・金太郎・佐藤将光と戦ったハファエル・シウバは引退 {{!}} BOUTREVIEW".
- "【パンクラス】仙三がフライ級王座返上、正規王者となった小川徹が早くも1位・猿飛流の挑戦を受ける".
- Rutten was injured in January 1996 and could not defend his title; Shamrock captured an interim championship en route to his title-unification fight with Rutten.
- [http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2007/pancrase_to_adopt_unified_rules_of_mma_weight_classes.html MMAFighting.com - Pancrase to adopt Unified Rules of MMA weight classes<!—- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive. link. (2008-02-13)
- [http://www.pancrase.co.jp/en/ Pancrase Official Site<!—- Bot generated title -->]
- "[NEWS パンクラス] 砂辺光久×阿部博之でライトフライ級王座決定戦。三浦広光×KAZZも追加：11.1 有明".
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