Professional Fighters League (formerly the World Series of Fighting, or "WSOF") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. As well as championship history for their International promotions WSOF: Canada and WSOF Global Championship.
PFL Tournament champions edit
2018 edit
| Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL 11 (2018) December 31, 2018 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg |  Philipe Lins
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 Josh Copeland
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Alex Nicholson Jared Rosholt
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| Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | Sean O'Connell
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Vinny Magalhães
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 Bazigit Atajev  Smealinho Rama
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| Middleweight | Until 84 kg | Louis Taylor
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Abusupiyan Magomedov
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 Sadibou Sy John Howard
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| Welterweight | Until 77 kg | Magomed Magomedkerimov
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Ray Cooper III
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Handesson Ferreira  Bojan Veličković
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| Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Natan Schulte
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Rashid Magomedov
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Chris Wade Thiago Tavares
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| Featherweight | Until 66 kg | Lance Palmer
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Steven Siler
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Andre Harrison Alexandre Almeida
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2019 edit
| Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL 10 (2019) December 31, 2019 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | Ali Isaev
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Jared Rosholt
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Denis Goltsov Kelvin Tiller
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| Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg |  Emiliano Sordi
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Jordan Johnson
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Bazigit Atajev Rashid Yusupov
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| Welterweight | Until 77 kg | Ray Cooper III
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David Michaud
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Glaico França Chris Curtis
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| Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Natan Schulte (2)
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 Loik Radzhabov
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Chris Wade Akhmet Aliev
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| Featherweight | Until 66 kg | Lance Palmer (2)
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Alex Gilpin
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Daniel Pineda Jeremy Kennedy
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| Women's Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Kayla Harrison
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Larissa Pacheco
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Sarah Kaufman Bobbi Jo Dalziel
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2021 edit
| Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL 10 (2021) October 27, 2021 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | Bruno Cappelozza
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 Ante Delija
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Denis Goltsov Jamelle Jones
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| Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | Antônio Carlos Júnior
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 Marthin Hamlet
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Cezar Ferreira Emiliano Sordi
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| Welterweight | Until 77 kg | Ray Cooper III (2)
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Magomed Magomedkerimov
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Rory MacDonald Sadibou Sy
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| Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Raush Manfio
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Loik Radzhabov
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Clay Collard  Alexander Martinez
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| Featherweight | Until 66 kg | Movlid Khaybulaev
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Chris Wade
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 Brendan Loughnane Bubba Jenkins
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| Women's Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Kayla Harrison (2)
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Taylor Guardado
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 Genah Fabian Mariana Morais
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2022 edit
| Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL 10 (2022) November 25 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | Ante Delija
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Matheus Scheffel
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Renan Ferreira Juan Adams
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| Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg |  Rob Wilkinson
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Omari Akhmedov
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Delan Monte Josh Silveira
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| Welterweight | Until 77 kg | Sadibou Sy
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Dilano Taylor
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Rory MacDonald Carlos Leal
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| Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Olivier Aubin-Mercier
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 Stevie Ray
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Anthony Pettis Alexander Martinez
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| Featherweight | Until 66 kg | Brendan Loughnane
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Bubba Jenkins
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Chris Wade  Ryoji Kudo
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| Women's Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Larissa Pacheco
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Kayla Harrison
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 Olena Kolesnyk  Martina Jindrová
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2023 edit
| Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL 10 (2023) November 24 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | Renan Ferreira
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Denis Goltsov
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Jordan Heiderman Maurice Greene
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| Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | Impa Kasanganay
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Josh Silveira
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Ty Flores Marthin Hamlet
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| Welterweight | Until 77 kg | Magomed Magomedkerimov (2)
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Sadibou Sy
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Solomon Renfro Carlos Leal
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| Lightweight | Until 70 kg | Olivier Aubin-Mercier (2)
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Clay Collard
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Shane Burgos Bruno Miranda
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| Featherweight | Until 66 kg |  Jesus Pinedo
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Gabriel Alves Braga
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Bubba Jenkins Chris Wade
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| Women's Featherweight | Until 66 kg | Larissa Pacheco (2)
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Marina Mokhnatkina
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Olena Kolesnyk Amber Leibrock
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PFL Europe Tournament champions edit
2023 edit
| Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL Europe 4 December 8 | |||||
| Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg |  Jakob Nedoh
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Simeón Powell
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 Daniel Ladero Anthony Salamone
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| Lightweight | Until 70 kg |  Jakub Kaszuba
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 John Mitchell
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Geysim Derouiche Dylan Tuke
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| Bantamweight | Until 61 kg | Khurshed Kakhorov
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 Frans Mlambo
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Moktar Benkaci Ali Taleb
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| Women's Flyweight | Until 57 kg | Dakota Ditcheva
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 Valentina Scatizzi
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Cornelia Holm BYE[a] |
- ^ Malin Hermansson missed weight and Scatizzi therefore got a bye to the finals
Men's Championship history (defunct) edit
- All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018, when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.
Heavyweight Championship edit
- 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Smealinho Ramadef. Derrick Mehmen |
WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
October 11, 2014 | 237 days | |
| 2 |  Blagoy Ivanov
|
WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
June 5, 2015 | 3250 days |
1. def. Derrick Mehmen at WSOF 24 on Oct 17, 2015 |
| Ivanov vacated title on April 25, 2018, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
Light Heavyweight Championship edit
- 186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch def. Teddy Holder |
WSOF 23 Phoenix, AZ, USA |
September 18, 2015 | 507 days | 1. def. Vinny Magalhães at WSOF 33 on Oct 7, 2016 |
| Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
Middleweight Championship edit
- 171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch def. Jesse Taylor |
WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
June 21, 2014 | 961 days |
1. def. Yushin Okami at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 |
| Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
Welterweight Championship edit
- 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Carl def. Josh Burkman |
WSOF 6 Coral Gables, FL, USA |
October 26, 2013 | 154 days | |
| 2 | Rousimar Palhares
|
WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
March 29, 2014 | 492 days |
1. def. Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 on Dec 13, 2014 |
| Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015. | |||||
| 3 | Jon Fitch def. João Zeferino |
WSOF 30 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
April 2, 2016 | 698 days |
1. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
| Fitch vacated title on March 1, 2018, after signing with Bellator. | |||||
Lightweight Championship edit
- 146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Gaethje def. Richard Patishnock |
WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA |
January 18, 2014 | 1196 days |
1. def. Nick Newell at WSOF 11 on July 5, 2014 |
| Gaethje vacated title on April 27, 2017, after signing with the UFC. | |||||
Featherweight Championship edit
- 136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgi Karakhanyan def. Lance Palmer |
WSOF 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada |
December 7, 2013 | 196 days | |
| 2 | Rick Glenn
|
WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
June 21, 2014 | 176 days | |
| 3 | Lance Palmer
|
WSOF 16 Sacramento, CA, USA |
December 13, 2014 | 371 days |
1. def. Chris Horodecki at WSOF 21 on June 5, 2015 |
| 4 | Alexandre Almeida
|
WSOF 26 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
December 18, 2015 | 226 days | |
| 5 | Lance Palmer (2)
|
WSOF 32 Everett, WA, USA |
July 30, 2016 | 231 days (602 days) |
|
| 6 | Andre Harrison
|
WSOF 35 Verona, NY, USA |
March 18, 2017 | 446 days |
1. def. Steven Rodriguez at PFL Everett on July 29, 2017 |
| The WSOF Featherweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1.[1][2] | |||||
Bantamweight Championship edit
- 126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Moraes def. Josh Rettinghouse |
WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
March 29, 2014 | 1,011 days |
1. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 18 on Feb 12, 2015 |
| Moraes vacated title on January 3, 2017, after becoming a free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
| 2 | Bekbulat Magomedov def. Donavon Frelow |
WSOF 35 Verona, NY, USA |
March 18, 2017 | 446 days | |
| The WSOF Bantamweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1.[1][2] | |||||
Flyweight Championship edit
- 116 to 125 lbs (53 to 57 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magomed Bibulatov def. Donavon Frelow |
WSOF 24 Mashantucket, CT, USA |
October 17, 2015 | 446 days | |
| Bibulatov vacated title on January 5, 2017, after joining the UFC. | |||||
Women's Championship history (defunct) edit
- All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.
Women's Strawweight Championship edit
- 106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jessica Aguilardef. Alida Gray |
WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA |
January 18, 2014 | 484 days |
1. def. Emi Fujino at WSOF 10 on June 21, 2014 |
| Aguilar vacated title on May 18, 2015, after joining the UFC. | |||||
Symbolic Titles edit
- All WSOF International Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.
Canadian Welterweight Championship edit
- 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Ford def. Joel Powell |
WSOF Canada 1 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
February 21, 2014 | 472 days | |
| Ford vacated title on June 8, 2015, after retiring from the sport of MMA. | |||||
Global Heavyweight Championship edit
- 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Erokhin def. Brandon Cash |
WSOF Global Championship 2: Japan Tokyo, Japan |
February 7, 2016 | 851 days | 1. def. Richard Odoms at WSOF Global Championship 3: Philippines |
| All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1.[1][2] | |||||
Global Flyweight Championship edit
- 125 lbs (57 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusaku Nakamura def. Lawrence Diguilio |
Deep Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan |
December 17, 2016 | 537 days | |
| All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1.[1][2] | |||||
WSOF Tournament champions edit
| Event(s) | Division | Champion | Runner-up | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOF 5, WSOF 7 e WSOF 10 | Middleweight | David Branch
|
Jesse Taylor
|
June 21, 2014 |
| WSOF 20 e WSOF 23 | Light Heavyweight | David Branch
|
Teddy Holder
|
September 18, 2015 |
| WSOF 25 | Lightweight | Brian Foster
|
João Zeferino
|
November 20, 2015 |
Records edit
Most wins in title bouts edit
The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title fights. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title bouts. Tournament championships are not included.
| Title wins |
Champion |
Weight class |
W | D | NC | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Justin Gaethje
|
Lightweight | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Moraes
|
Bantamweight | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Branch
|
Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
2 4 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 | |
| 5 | Blagoy Ivanov
|
Heavyweight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lance Palmer
|
Featherweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jessica Aguilar
|
Women's Strawweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rousimar Palhares
|
Welterweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most consecutive title defenses edit
The following includes all WSOF champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.
| Defenses | Champion | Weight class | Span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Justin Gaethje
|
Lightweight | January 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017 |
| Marlon Moraes
|
Bantamweight | March 29, 2014 - January 3, 2017 | |
| 4 | Blagoy Ivanov
|
Heavyweight | June 5, 2015 - April 25, 2018 |
| 3 | David Branch
|
Middleweight | June 21, 2014 - February 6, 2017 |
| 2 | Jessica Aguilar
|
Women's Strawweight | January 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 |
| Rousimar Palhares
|
Welterweight | March 29, 2014 - August 4, 2015 |
Multi-division champions edit
| Interim title |
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[3] Tournament champions are not included.
| No. | Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total Reign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch
|
Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 (WSOF 23) |
February 6, 2017 (Vacated) |
1 | 507 days | 1468 days |
| Middleweight | June 21, 2014 (WSOF 10) |
February 6, 2017 (Vacated) |
3 | 961 days |
Simultaneous two division champions edit
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. | Champion | Division | Span | Defenses | Simultaneous Reign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch
|
Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017 | 1 | 507 days |
| Middleweight | 2 |
Champions by nationality edit
Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will be counted once in the Division champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions.
| Country | Tournament champions |
Division champions |
International champions |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
8 | 8 | - | 16 |
| Brazil
|
6 | 3 | - | 9 |
| Russia
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Canada
|
1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| Bulgaria
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| Greece
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mexico
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| Japan
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
See also edit
- List of PFL events
- 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 Pride champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of WEC champions
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
References edit
- ^ a b c d Staff (2018-08-31). "Playoff matchups set for PFL's first season of $1 million winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b c d "Fight Card - PFL 11". PFL.
- ^ "MMA All-time Record Holders". sportsillustrated.