List of Shooto champions
The following is a list of Shooto World champions at each weight class.
Title Histories
Strawweight Championship
- 52.2 kilograms (115 lb) and below
- (Shooto refers to this division as Flyweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: |
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![]() (def. Noboru Tahara) |
November 23, 2009 |
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Somdet vacated the title on April 16, 2011 due to a partially torn left biceps.[1] | ||
![]() (def. Junji Ito) |
April 29, 2011 | |
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November 5, 2011 |
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Yamagami vacated the title in December 2013 when he moved up in weight. | ||
![]() (def. Junji Ito) |
January 13, 2014 | |
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September 27, 2014 |
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Naito vacated the title on April 7, 2016 when he signed with ONE Championship. | ||
![]() (def. Ryuto Sawada) |
July 17, 2016 |
Flyweight Championship
- 52.2 to 56.7 kilograms (115 to 125 lb)
- (Shooto refers to this division as Bantamweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: |
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![]() (def. Yasuhiro Urushitani) |
December 14, 2003 |
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October 14, 2006 |
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Kojima vacated the title on March 1, 2010 after suffering an ACL injury in his right knee which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations. | ||
![]() (def. Ryuichi Miki) |
May 30, 2010 |
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Urushitani vacated the title on December 10, 2011 to compete in the UFC. | ||
Ryuichi Miki drew with Yosuke Saruta for the vacant title on July 27, 2013. | ||
![]() (def. Yosuke Saruta) |
November 9, 2013 | |
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May 3, 2015 | |
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April 23, 2016 |
Bantamweight Championship
- 56.7 to 61.2 kilograms (125 to 135 lb)
- (Shooto refers to this division as Featherweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: |
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![]() (def. Jin Akimoto) |
December 17, 2000 | |
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November 25, 2001 |
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August 10, 2003 |
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Matsune vacated the title in February 2006 after suffering a knee injury which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations. | ||
![]() (def. Kenji Osawa) |
July 21, 2006 | |
Hokazono announced his retirement on January 26, 2008 and thus relinquished the title. | ||
![]() (def. Koetsu Okazaki) |
March 28, 2008 |
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March 22, 2010 | |
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April 29, 2011 | |
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May 18, 2012 | |
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March 16, 2013 |
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Horiguchi vacated the title in December 2015 to compete in the UFC. |
Featherweight Championship
- 61.2 to 65.8 kilograms (135 to 145 lb)
- (Shooto refers to this division as Lightweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: |
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![]() (def. Kazuhiro Sakamoto) |
September 8, 1990 | |
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May 31, 1991 |
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March 27, 1992 |
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September 5, 1999 |
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Nogueira vacated the title on May 7, 2006 after suffering a knee injury which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations. | ||
![]() (def. Antonio Carvalho) |
May 12, 2006 | |
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May 18, 2007 | |
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March 28, 2008 | |
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November 29, 2008 |
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May 30, 2010 | |
Hioki vacated the title on May 31, 2011 to compete in the UFC. | ||
![]() (def. Yoshifumi Nakamura) |
January 11, 2016 | |
Lightweight Championship
- 65.8 to 70.3 kilograms (145 to 155 lb)
- (Shooto refers to this division as Welterweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: |
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![]() (def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi) |
March 29, 1991 | |
Watanabe vacated the title in 1991 for unknown reasons. | ||
![]() (def. Yoshimasa Ishikawa) |
October 17, 1991 |
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Ohara announced his retirement in November 1992 and thus relinquished the title. | ||
![]() (def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi) |
November 7, 1994 | |
Nakai suffered an eye injury which forced him into retirement in April 1995. | ||
![]() (def. Rumina Sato) |
May 29, 1999 |
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Uno vacated the title on December 17, 2000 to compete in the UFC. | ||
![]() (def. Rumina Sato) |
December 16, 2001 |
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August 10, 2003 | |
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December 14, 2003 | |
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December 14, 2004 |
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Kawajiri relinquished the title on January 23, 2007 after suffering a knee injury which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations. | ||
![]() (def. Ganjo Tentsuku) |
May 3, 2008 | |
Nakakura relinquished the title on September 21, 2009, declaring that he wasn't ready to properly defend it after losing a non-title fight to Takanori Gomi. | ||
![]() (def. Kenichiro Togashi) |
October 30, 2009 |
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Freire vacated the title on May 30, 2010 to compete in the UFC.[2] | ||
![]() (def. Kotetsu Boku) |
July 18, 2011 |
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Hironaka vacated the title in December 2015 for unknown reasons. | ||
![]() (def. Yuki Kawana) |
April 23, 2016 |
Welterweight Championship
- 70.3 to 77.1 kilograms (155 to 170 lb)
- (Shooto refers to this division as Middleweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: |
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![]() (def. Yoshimasa Ishikawa) |
May 12, 1990 |
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August 3, 1991 | |
Ishikawa vacated the title in 1991 to compete as a lightweight. | ||
![]() (def. Yasuto Sekishima) |
October 17, 1991 |
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Sakurada announced his retirement on January 18, 1997 thus relinquishing the title. | ||
![]() (def. Ray Cooper) |
July 9, 2004 | |
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December 14, 2004 | |
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February 17, 2006 |
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Aoki vacated the title on May 21, 2010 after years of not defending it, fighting for other promotions, and fighting primarily as a lightweight. | ||
![]() (def. Igor Fernandes) |
August 6, 2010 | |
Ramos vacated the title on August 9, 2011 after signing with the UFC. | ||
![]() (def. Tommy Depret) |
August 25, 2013 | |
Middleweight Championship
- 77.1 to 83.9 kilograms (170 to 185 lb)
- (Shooto refers to this division as Light Heavyweight)
Name: | Date: | Defenses: | |
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![]() (def. Manabu Yamada) |
May 31, 1991 |
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May 13, 1998 |
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August 26, 2001 | ||
Silva vacated the title on January 9, 2002 after signing with PRIDE. | |||
![]() (def. Lance Gibson) |
January 12, 2002 |
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Suda announced his retirement on February 26, 2006 thus relinquishing the title. | |||
![]() (def. Dustin Denes) |
April 22, 2006 | ||
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July 15, 2007 |
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Bahadurzada acvated the title on April 14, 2012 after signing with the UFC. | |||
By nationality
The following include championship title holders by nationality.
Country | Titles |
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39 |
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5 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
See also
- List of Shooto Pacific Rim champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of Pride champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of Dream champions
- List of Pancrase champions
- List of WEC champions
References
- ↑ Nelson, Chris (2011-04-16). "Hioki Joins April 29 Shooto Card; 'M-16' Vacates Title". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ↑ Butterfield, Jon (2011-01-14). "411 Fighter Profile 01.14.11: Willamy Freire". 411Mania.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- Chan, Sam. The Japanese Pro-Wrestling: Reality Based Martial Art Connection. bjj.org. URL last accessed January 7, 2006.
- Shootoamericas. SHOOTO: History and Overview. www.shootoamericas.com. URL last accessed January 7, 2006.
External links
- Australia Shooto Commission official website
- shootoresult.versus.jp
- Shooto Japan official website(Japanese)
- First Documented Introduction and Presence of Shooto in the Philippines
- Bulgarian Shooto federation Official Site
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