List of WSOF champions
World Series of Fighting (also known as "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.
Current champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
Heavyweight | Blagoy Ivanov | WSOF 21 June 5, 2015 |
2 |
Light Heavyweight | David Branch | WSOF 23 September 18, 2015 |
1 |
Middleweight | David Branch | WSOF 10 June 21, 2014 |
2 |
Welterweight | Jon Fitch | WSOF 30 April 2, 2016 |
0 |
Lightweight | Justin Gaethje | WSOF 8 January 18, 2014 |
4 |
Featherweight | Lance Palmer | WSOF 32 July 30, 2016 |
0 |
Bantamweight | Marlon Moraes | WSOF 9 March 29, 2014 |
4 |
Flyweight | Magomed Bibulatov | WSOF 24 October 17, 2015 |
0 |
Men's Championship history
Heavyweight Championship
- 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Smealinho Rama def. Derrick Mehmen |
WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
October 11, 2014 | 237 days | |
2 | Blagoy Ivanov | WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
June 5, 2015 | 549 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Derrick Mehmen at WSOF 24 on Oct 17, 2015 |
Light Heavyweight Championship
- 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 | 444 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Vinny Magalhães at WSOF 33 on Oct 7, 2016 |
Middleweight Championship
- 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 | 898 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Yushin Okami at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 |
Welterweight Championship
- 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 | 247 days (incumbent) |
Lightweight Championship
- 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 | 1052 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Nick Newell at WSOF 11 on July 5, 2014 |
Featherweight Championship
- 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 | WSOF 32 Everett, WA, USA |
July 30, 2016 | 128 days (incumbent) |
Bantamweight Championship
- 126 to 135 lbs (up to 61 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marlon Moraes def. Josh Rettinghouse |
WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
March 29, 2014 | 982 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 18 on Feb 12, 2015 |
Flyweight Championship
- 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 | 415 days (incumbent) |
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Women's Championship history
Women's Strawweight Championship
- 106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jessica Aguilar def. 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. | |||||
International Championship history
Canada
Canadian Welterweight Championship
- 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. |
WSOF - GC
Global Heavyweight Championship
- 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 | 304 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Richard Odoms at WSOF Global Championship 3: Philippines |
Tournament Winners
Event(s) | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
WSOF 5 WSOF 7 WSOF 10 |
June 21, 2014 | Middleweight | David Branch | Jesse Taylor |
WSOF 20 WSOF 23 |
September 18, 2015 | Light Heavyweight | David Branch | Teddy Holder |
WSOF 25 | November 20, 2015 | Lightweight | Brian Foster | João Zeferino |
Champions by nationality
Division champions include title holders and interim title holders. Interim champions who become undisputed champions are listed only once. Tournament runners-up are not included.
Country | Division champions | International champions | Tournament champions | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 7 | - | 3 | 10 |
Brazil | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Armenia | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Russia | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Multi-division Champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[1] Tournament champions are not included.
Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Branch | Middleweight | June 21, 2014 (WSOF 10) |
current | 2 | 898 days (incumbent) |
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Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 (WSOF 23) |
current | 1 | 444 days (incumbent) |
Most consecutive title defenses
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 |
---|---|---|---|
4 | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | Jan 18, 2014 - present |
Marlon Moraes | Bantamweight | Mar 29, 2014 - present | |
2 | Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | Jan 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 |
Rousimar Palhares | Welterweight | Mar 29, 2014 - Aug 4, 2015 | |
David Branch | Middleweight | June 21, 2014 - present | |
Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | June 5, 2015 - present |
Most wins in title bouts
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 |
Record in title bouts (Win-Loss-Draw) |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | 5 - 0 - 0 |
Marlon Moraes | Bantamweight | 5 - 0 - 0 | |
David Branch | Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
3 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 | |
3 | Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | 3 - 0 - 0 |
Rousimar Palhares | Welterweight | 3 - 0 - 0 | |
Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | 3 - 0 - 0 | |
Lance Palmer | Featherweight | 3 - 2 - 0 |
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of current WSOF fighters
- List of WSOF events
- List of current WSOF-Global fighters
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
References
- ↑ "MMA All-time Record Holders". sportsillustrated.