List of Pancrase champions

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Below is a list of King of Pancrase Champions at each weight class.

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[edit] Title histories

[edit] Featherweight Championship

135 to 145 lb (61.2 kg to 65.8 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Japan Yoshiro Maeda
(def. Daiki "DJ.taiki" Hata)		 August 27, 2006 Yokohama, Japan
Weight class revised January 30, 2008 Pancrase revises weight classes follow those designated in the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts The Featherweight division moves from under 141.4 lb (64 kg) to between 135 lbs (61.2 kg) and 145 lbs (65.8 kg).
2 Brazil Marlon Sandro
(def. Masaya Takita)		 October 26, 2008 Tokyo, Japan

[edit] Lightweight Championship

145 to 155 lbs (65.8 to 70.3 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
Weight class revised January 30, 2008 The Lightweight class is revised from 141.4 to 152.5 lb (64 to 69 kg) to its current limits.
1 Japan Shoji Maruyama
(def. Artur Oumakhanov)		 January 30, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated May 2008 Shoji Maruyama vacates Lightweight Championship in order to compete in the Featherweight Division.
2 Japan Katsuya Inoue
(def. Koji Oishi)		 December 7, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
  • def. Daisuke Hanazawa on February 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
3 Venezuela Maximo Blanco
(def. Katsuya Inoue)		 August 8, 2009 Tokyo, Japan

[edit] Welterweight Championship

155 to 170 lb (70.3 to 77.1 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Japan Kiuma Kunioku
(def. Takafumi Ito)		 July 28, 2002 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated September 2004 Kunioku vacates Welterweight Championship to pursue new competition.[1]
Japan Katsuya Inoue[2]
(declared interim champion by committee; opponent was injured)		 May 1, 2005 Kanagawa, Japan
2 Japan Daizo Ishige
(def. Katsuya Inoue for undisputed title)		 August 27, 2006 Kanagawa, Japan
Japan Katsuya Inoue[3]
(def. Fabricio Nascimento for interim title)		 July 27, 2007 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated January 2008 Daizo Ishige vacates the Welterweight Championship.
Weight class revised January 30, 2008 The Welterweight class is revised from 152.5 to 165.7 lb (69 to 75 kg) to its current limits.
3 Japan Katsuya Inoue
(def. Satoru Kitaoka for vacant title)		 January 30, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated February 2008 Katsuya Inoue vacates the Welterweight Championship in order to compete in the Lightweight division.
Japan Takuya Wada
(def. United States Jason Palacios for interim title)		 April 27, 2008 Tokyo, Japan

[edit] Middleweight Championship

170 to 185 lb (77.1 to 83.9 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Nathan Marquardt
(def. Shonie Carter)		 Sept. 24, 2000 Kanagawa, Japan
2 Japan Kiuma Kunioku December 1, 2001 Kanagawa, Japan
3 United States Nathan Marquardt (2) Dec. 21, 2002 Tokyo, Japan
4 United States Ricardo Almeida Nov. 30, 2003 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated July 2004 Almeida vacates Middleweight Championship; retires from active competition.
5 United States Nathan Marquardt (3)
(def. Kazuo Misaki)		 November 7, 2004 Chiba, Japan
  • def. Izuru Takeuchi on May 1, 2005 in Kanagawa, Japan
Title vacated October 2006 Marquardt vacates Middleweight Championship to pursue UFC career.[4]
6 Japan Yuichi Nakanishi
(def. Izuru Takeuchi)		 December 2, 2006 Tokyo, Japan
7 Japan Izuru Takeuchi
(def. Yuichi Nakanishi)		 November 28, 2007 Tokyo, Japan
Japan Yuki Kondo

(Interim Championship)

 January 2008 Yuki Kondo vacates the Light Heavyweight Championship and moves to the middleweight division, where he is awarded the interim Middleweight Championship.
Weight class revised January 30, 2008 The Middleweight class is revised from 165.7 to 181 lb (75 to 82 kg) to its current limits.

[edit] Light Heavyweight Championship

185 to 205 lb (83.9 to 93 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Japan Keiichiro Yamamiya
(def. Ikuhisa Minowa)		 Sept. 24, 2000 Kanagawa, Japan
2 Japan Sanae Kikuta
(def. Ikuhisa Minowa)		 Sept. 30, 2001 Kanagawa, Japan
  • drew with Yuki Kondo on May 18, 2003 in Kanagawa, Japan
3 Japan Yuki Kondo Nov. 30, 2003 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated January 2008 Yuki Kondo vacates the Light Heavyweight Championship and moves to the middleweight division.
Weight class revised January 30, 2008 The Light Heavyweight class is revised from 181 to 199 lb (82 to 90.5 kg) to its current limits.
4 Japan Ryo Kawamura
(def. Keiichiro Yamamiya)		 October 1, 2008 Tokyo, Japan

[edit] Heavyweight Championship

205 to 265 lb (93 to 120.2 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Japan Yoshiki Takahashi
(def. Shamoji Fujii)		 December 1, 2001 Kanagawa, Japan
Title vacated Takahashi vacates Heavyweight Championship.
2 Lithuania Kestutis "Tiger" Arbocius
(def. Poai Suganuma)		 August 27, 2006 Kanagawa, Japan
Title vacated May 2007 Arbocius is stripped of Heavyweight Championship due to injury.
3 Brazil Assuerio Silva
(def. Tatsuya Mizuno)		 May 30, 2007 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated January 2008 Assuerio Silva vacates Heavyweight Championship after signing an exclusive contract to compete in the Hardcore Championship Fighting promotion.
Weight class revised January 30, 2008 The Heavyweight class is revised from 199 to 221 lb (90.5 to 100.5 kg) to its current limits.

[edit] Super Heavyweight Championship

Over 221 lb (100.5 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(def. Ron Waterman)		 November 7, 2004 Chiba, Japan
Title vacated January 2006 Kosaka vacates Super Heavyweight Championship.
Title retired January 2008 Pancrase adopts the weightclasses outlined in the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts and retires the Super Heavyweight Championship.[5][6]

[edit] Openweight Championship

No weight limit.
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Ken Shamrock
(def. Manabu Yamada)		 Dec. 17, 1994 Tokyo, Japan
  • def. Bas Rutten on March 10, 1995 in Kanagawa, Japan
2 Japan Minoru Suzuki May 13, 1995 Tokyo, Japan
3 Netherlands Bas Rutten Sept. 1, 1995 Tokyo, Japan
United States Frank Shamrock[7]
(def. Minoru Suzuki for interim championship; Rutten was injured)		 January 28, 1996 Kanagawa, Japan
3 Netherlands Bas Rutten[8]
(def. Frank Shamrock to defend undisputed King of Pancrase title)		 May 16, 1996 Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated October 1996 Rutten vacates Openweight King of Pancrase Championship for family matters.[8]
4 Japan Masakatsu Funaki
(def. Jason DeLucia)		 Dec. 15, 1996 Japan
5 Japan Yuki Kondo April 27, 1997 Tokyo, Japan
  • def. Jason DeLucia on September 6, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan
6 Japan Masakatsu Funaki (2) Dec. 20, 1997 Kanagawa, Japan
7 United States Guy Mezger April 26, 1998 Kanagawa, Japan
  • def. Ryushi Yanagisawa on September 14, 1998 in Japan
  • def. Yuki Kondo on December 19, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated February 1999 Mezger vacates the title to compete in the UFC[8]
8 Japan Yuki Kondo (2)
(def. Semmy Schilt)		 April 18, 1999 Kanagawa, Japan
9 Netherlands Semmy Schilt Nov. 28, 1999 Osaka, Japan
10 United States Josh Barnett
(def. Yuki Kondo)		 August 31, 2003 Tokyo, Japan

[edit] References and footnotes

  1. ^ Fukui, Masa (2004-09-15). "Former Welterweight & Middleweight King of Pancrase Kiuma Kunioku". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews.asp?n_id=2027. Retrieved 2007-02-21. 
  2. ^ "News Page 17: Pancrase 2005 Spiral Tour". StarzWorld.com. http://www.starzworld.com/news_page_17.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-21. 
  3. ^ Nowe, Jason (2004-07-27). "Inoue Takes Interim King of Pancrase Title". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8423. Retrieved 2007-07-28. 
  4. ^ Breen, Jordan (2006-10-23). "With Eye on UFC, Marquardt Relinquishes KOP Belt". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=5929. Retrieved 2007-02-15. 
  5. ^ MMAFighting.com - Pancrase to adopt Unified Rules of MMA weight classes
  6. ^ PANCRASE Official Site
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "King of Pancrase Title History". Quebrada.net. http://www.quebrada.net/titles/KingofPancrasetitle.html. Retrieved 2007-02-22. 

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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