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List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:

World champions edit

Heavyweight Championship edit

Weight limit: Over 93 kg (205 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Heath Herring
Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan
November 3, 2001 498 days
2   Fedor Emelianenko Pride 25
Yokohama, Japan
March 16, 2003 1,663 days NC vs. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Final Conflict 2004 on August 15, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
1. def. interim champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2004 on December 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Mirko Cro Cop at Pride Final Conflict 2005 on Aug 28, 2005 in Saitama, Japan
3. def. Mark Hunt at Pride Shockwave 2006 on December 31, 2006 in Saitama, Japan
-   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Mirko Cro Cop for interim title
Pride Final Conflict 2003
Tokyo, Japan
November 9, 2003 -

Middleweight Championship edit

Weight limit: 83 kg (183 lb) to 93 kg (205 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1   Wanderlei Silva
def. Kazushi Sakuraba
Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan
November 3, 2001 1,939 days 1. def. Kiyoshi Tamura at Pride 19 on February 24, 2002 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Hiromitsu Kanehara at Pride 23 on November 24, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Quinton Jackson at Pride 28 on October 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan
4. def. Ricardo Arona at Pride Shockwave 2005 on December 31, 2005 in Saitama, Japan
2   Dan Henderson Pride 33
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
February 24, 2007 196 days
The Pride World Middleweight Title was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on September 8, 2007 when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.[1]

Welterweight Championship edit

Weight limit: 73 kg (160.9 lb) to 83 kg (183 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1   Dan Henderson
def. Murilo Bustamante
Pride Shockwave 2005
Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2005 791 days
The Pride World Welterweight Title was unified with the UFC Middleweight Championship on March 1, 2008 when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82.

Lightweight Championship edit

Weight limit: Below 73 kg (160.9 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1   Takanori Gomi
def. Hayato Sakurai
Pride Shockwave 2005
Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2005 642 days 1. def. Marcus Aurelio at Pride Bushido 13 on Nov 5, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan

Grand Prix Winners edit

An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.

Event Division Winner Runner-up Final
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals
Openweight   Mark Coleman   Igor Vovchanchyn May 1, 2000
Pride Total Elimination 2003
Pride Final Conflict 2003
Middleweight   Wanderlei Silva   Quinton Jackson November 9, 2003
Pride Total Elimination 2004
Pride Critical Countdown 2004
Pride Final Conflict 2004
Pride Shockwave 2004
Heavyweight   Fedor Emelianenko *   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira December 31, 2004
Pride Total Elimination 2005
Pride Critical Countdown 2005
Pride Final Conflict 2005
Middleweight   Mauricio Rua   Ricardo Arona August 28, 2005
Pride Bushido 9
Pride Shockwave 2005
Welterweight   Dan Henderson *   Murilo Bustamante December 31, 2005
Lightweight   Takanori Gomi *   Hayato Sakurai
Pride Total Elimination Absolute
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
Pride Final Conflict Absolute
Openweight   Mirko Filipović   Josh Barnett September 10, 2006
Pride Bushido 11
Pride Bushido 12
Pride Bushido 13
Welterweight   Kazuo Misaki   Denis Kang November 5, 2006

Records edit

Most wins in title bouts edit

Victories Champion Division V D NC L
5   Wanderlei Silva Middleweight 5 0 0 1
4   Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight 4 0 0 0
2   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Heavyweight 2 0 0 2
  Takanori Gomi Lightweight 2 0 0 0
  Dan Henderson Middleweight
Welterweight
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

Most consecutive title defenses edit

Defenses Champion Division Period
4   Wanderlei Silva Middleweight November 3, 2001 – February 24, 2007
3   Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight March 16, 2003 – October 4, 2007
1   Takanori Gomi Lightweight December 31, 2005 – October 4, 2007

Multi-division champions edit

Interim title
No. Champion Division Won Lost Defenses Reign Total reign
1   Dan Henderson Middleweight February 24, 2007
(Pride 33)
September 8, 2007
(UFC 75)
0 196 days 987 days
Welterweight December 31, 2005
(Pride Shockwave 2005)
March 1, 2008
(UFC 82)
0 791 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   Dan Henderson Middleweight February 24, 2007 – September 8, 2007 0 196 days
Welterweight 0

Champions by nationality edit

The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once. Runners-up are not included in tournaments champions.

Country Division
champions
Interim
champions
Tournaments
champions
Total
  Brazil 2 1 2 4
  United States 2 - 2 4
  Japan 1 - 2 3
  Russia 1 - 1 2
  Croatia - - 1 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ UFC (September 11, 2007). . Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05. Dana White: "Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles..."

External links edit

  • PRIDE Title Histories

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Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses Contents 1 World champions 1 1 Heavyweight Championship 1 2 Middleweight Championship 1 3 Welterweight Championship 1 4 Lightweight Championship 2 Grand Prix Winners 3 Records 3 1 Most wins in title bouts 3 2 Most consecutive title defenses 3 3 Multi division champions 3 4 Simultaneous two division champions 4 Champions by nationality 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksWorld champions editHeavyweight Championship edit Weight limit Over 93 kg 205 lb No Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 nbsp Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def Heath Herring Pride 17 Tokyo Japan November 3 2001 498 days 2 nbsp Fedor Emelianenko Pride 25 Yokohama Japan March 16 2003 1 663 days NC vs interim champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Final Conflict 2004 on August 15 2004 in Saitama Japan 1 def interim champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at Pride Shockwave 2004 on December 31 2004 in Saitama Japan 2 def Mirko Cro Cop at Pride Final Conflict 2005 on Aug 28 2005 in Saitama Japan 3 def Mark Hunt at Pride Shockwave 2006 on December 31 2006 in Saitama Japan nbsp Antonio Rodrigo Nogueiradef Mirko Cro Cop for interim title Pride Final Conflict 2003 Tokyo Japan November 9 2003 Middleweight Championship edit Weight limit 83 kg 183 lb to 93 kg 205 lb No Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 nbsp Wanderlei Silva def Kazushi Sakuraba Pride 17Tokyo Japan November 3 2001 1 939 days 1 def Kiyoshi Tamura at Pride 19 on February 24 2002 in Saitama Japan 2 def Hiromitsu Kanehara at Pride 23 on November 24 2002 in Tokyo Japan 3 def Quinton Jackson at Pride 28 on October 31 2004 in Saitama Japan 4 def Ricardo Arona at Pride Shockwave 2005 on December 31 2005 in Saitama Japan 2 nbsp Dan Henderson Pride 33Las Vegas Nevada USA February 24 2007 196 days The Pride World Middleweight Title was unified with the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on September 8 2007 when Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75 1 Welterweight Championship edit Weight limit 73 kg 160 9 lb to 83 kg 183 lb No Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 nbsp Dan Hendersondef Murilo Bustamante Pride Shockwave 2005 Saitama Japan December 31 2005 791 days The Pride World Welterweight Title was unified with the UFC Middleweight Championship on March 1 2008 when Anderson Silva defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 82 Lightweight Championship edit Weight limit Below 73 kg 160 9 lb No Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 nbsp Takanori Gomi def Hayato Sakurai Pride Shockwave 2005 Saitama Japan December 31 2005 642 days 1 def Marcus Aurelio at Pride Bushido 13 on Nov 5 2006 in Yokohama JapanGrand Prix Winners editAn asterisk indicates that the tournament was also a title fight Event Division Winner Runner up Final Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals Openweight nbsp Mark Coleman nbsp Igor Vovchanchyn May 1 2000 Pride Total Elimination 2003 Pride Final Conflict 2003 Middleweight nbsp Wanderlei Silva nbsp Quinton Jackson November 9 2003 Pride Total Elimination 2004 Pride Critical Countdown 2004 Pride Final Conflict 2004 Pride Shockwave 2004 Heavyweight nbsp Fedor Emelianenko nbsp Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira December 31 2004 Pride Total Elimination 2005 Pride Critical Countdown 2005 Pride Final Conflict 2005 Middleweight nbsp Mauricio Rua nbsp Ricardo Arona August 28 2005 Pride Bushido 9 Pride Shockwave 2005 Welterweight nbsp Dan Henderson nbsp Murilo Bustamante December 31 2005 Lightweight nbsp Takanori Gomi nbsp Hayato Sakurai Pride Total Elimination Absolute Pride Critical Countdown Absolute Pride Final Conflict Absolute Openweight nbsp Mirko Filipovic nbsp Josh Barnett September 10 2006 Pride Bushido 11 Pride Bushido 12 Pride Bushido 13 Welterweight nbsp Kazuo Misaki nbsp Denis Kang November 5 2006Records editMost wins in title bouts edit Victories Champion Division V D NC L 5 nbsp Wanderlei Silva Middleweight 5 0 0 1 4 nbsp Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight 4 0 0 0 2 nbsp Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Heavyweight 2 0 0 2 nbsp Takanori Gomi Lightweight 2 0 0 0 nbsp Dan Henderson Middleweight Welterweight 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Most consecutive title defenses edit Defenses Champion Division Period 4 nbsp Wanderlei Silva Middleweight November 3 2001 February 24 2007 3 nbsp Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight March 16 2003 October 4 2007 1 nbsp Takanori Gomi Lightweight December 31 2005 October 4 2007 Multi division champions edit Interim title No Champion Division Won Lost Defenses Reign Total reign 1 nbsp Dan Henderson Middleweight February 24 2007 Pride 33 September 8 2007 UFC 75 0 196 days 987 days Welterweight December 31 2005 Pride Shockwave 2005 March 1 2008 UFC 82 0 791 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 nbsp Dan Henderson Middleweight February 24 2007 September 8 2007 0 196 days Welterweight 0Champions by nationality editThe division champions include only linear and true champions Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once Runners up are not included in tournaments champions Country Divisionchampions Interimchampions Tournamentschampions Total nbsp Brazil 2 1 2 4 nbsp United States 2 2 4 nbsp Japan 1 2 3 nbsp Russia 1 1 2 nbsp Croatia 1 1See also editList of Pride events List of Pride FC fighters 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 PFL champions List of Strikeforce champions List of UFC champions List of WEC champions Mixed martial arts weight classesReferences edit UFC September 11 2007 UFC 75 on Spike TV is the most watched UFC event in history Archived from the original on February 9 2008 Retrieved 2008 02 05 Dana White Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles External links editPRIDE Title Histories Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Pride Fighting Championships champions amp oldid 1214178929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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