List of Bellator champions
Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class.
At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded Bellator Fighting Championships as a tournament based organization. The inaugural champion for each weight class was determined by the winner of an eight-man tournament. All subsequent title challengers were required to first win an eight-man tournament in a specific weight class in order to earn the right to challenge that division's reigning champion. Dethroned champions were required to re-enter the tournaments in order to attempt to regain their title. Under Bjorn Rebney's sole leadership, Bellator MMA would strictly adhere to these rules during the first four years of its operation.
The first changes to this format would begin to appear not long after Viacom, Inc. purchased a controlling stake in the organization.[1] In November 2012, CEO Bjorn Rebney announced the introduction of a "championship rematch clause". This would allow Bellator to schedule an immediate title-fight rematch if officials deemed the fight necessary.[2] The next major change occurred during Bellator's 2013 Summer Series when it was announced that all three tournaments would be shorter, four-man affairs instead of the standard eight.[3] Though originally stated to return to the eight-man only tournaments afterwards, officials instead decided to add two additional four-man tournaments to the existing tournament lineup in a effort to provide a more consistent flow of title challengers for their champions to face.[4]
Two additional rule changes would be announced. The first was the "tournament champion replacement clause" introduced in August 2013. This allowed officials to grant title shots to replacement fighters when tournament winners were injured, or otherwise unavailable, through a complex voting and points system.[5] Then, in June 2014, CEO Bjorn Rebney made an announcement stating that any fighter who had previously won a Bellator tournament would maintain permanent eligibility to fight for a title without having to re-enter another tournament.[6] Neither of these changes would ever be implemented, however, as one week later Bellator MMA and its founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted ways, bringing about an end to the organization's tournament based model.[7][8]
Contents
- 1 Current champions
- 2 Men's Championship history
- 3 Women's Championship history
- 4 Tournament Winners
- 4.1 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One
- 4.2 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two
- 4.3 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three
- 4.4 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four
- 4.5 Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series
- 4.6 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five
- 4.7 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six
- 4.8 Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series
- 4.9 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven
- 4.10 Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight
- 4.11 Bellator Fighting Championships: 2013 Summer Series
- 4.12 Bellator MMA: Season Nine
- 4.13 Bellator MMA: Season Ten
- 4.14 Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series
- 4.15 Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1
- 5 Champions by nationality
- 6 Multi-division Champions
- 7 Most consecutive title defenses
- 8 Most wins in title bouts
- 9 See also
- 10 References
Current champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
Heavyweight | Vitaly Minakov | November 15, 2013 | 1 |
Light Heavyweight | Liam McGeary | February 27, 2015 | 1 |
Middleweight | Rafael Carvalho | October 23, 2015 | 0 |
Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | July 17, 2015 | 0 |
Lightweight | Will Brooks | November 15, 2014 | 2 |
Featherweight | Daniel Straus | November 6, 2015 | 0 |
Bantamweight | Marcos Galvão | March 27, 2015 | 0 |
Men's Championship history
Heavyweight Championship
206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cole Konrad def. Neil Grove |
Bellator 32 Kansas City, MO, USA |
October 14, 2010 | 699 days |
1. def. Eric Prindle at Bellator 70 on May 25, 2012 in New Orleans, LA, USA |
Konrad vacated the title on September 12, 2012 when he retired from MMA competition.[10] | |||||
2 | Alexander Volkov def. Rich Hale |
Bellator 84 Hammond, IN, USA |
December 14, 2012 | 337 days | |
3 | Vitaly Minakov | Bellator 108 Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
November 15, 2013 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
1. def. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 115 on Apr 4, 2014 in Reno, NV, USA |
Light Heavyweight Championship
186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian M'Pumbu def. Rich Hale |
Bellator 45 Lake Charles, LA, USA |
May 21, 2011 | 650 days | |
2 | Attila Vegh | Bellator 91 Rio Rancho, NM, USA |
February 28, 2013 | 387 days | |
- | Emanuel Newton def. Muhammed Lawal for interim title |
Bellator 106 Long Beach, CA, USA |
November 2, 2013 | — | |
3 | Emanuel Newton | Bellator 113 Mulvane, KS, USA |
March 21, 2014 | 343 days |
1. def. Joey Beltran at Bellator 124 on Sep 12, 2014 in Plymouth Township, MI, USA |
4 | Liam McGeary | Bellator 134 Uncasville, CT, USA |
February 27, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
1. def. Tito Ortiz at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on Sep 19, 2015 in San Jose, CA, USA |
Middleweight Championship
171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hector Lombard def. Jared Hess |
Bellator 12 Hollywood, FL, USA |
June 19, 2009 | 1,040 days |
1. def. Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 34 on Oct 28, 2010 in Hollywood, FL, USA |
Lombard vacated the title on April 24, 2012 when he left Bellator for the UFC.[11] | |||||
2 | Alexander Shlemenko def. Maiquel Falcão |
Bellator 88 Duluth, GA, USA |
February 7, 2013 | 597 days |
1. def. Brett Cooper at Bellator 98 on Sep 7, 2013 in Uncasville, CT, USA |
3 | Brandon Halsey | Bellator 126 Phoenix, AZ, USA |
September 26, 2014 | 230 days | |
Halsey was stripped of the title on May 14, 2015 after failing to make weight for his Bellator 137 title defense.[12] | |||||
4 | Rafael Carvalho def. Brandon Halsey |
Bellator 144 Uncasville, Connecticut |
October 23, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
Welterweight Championship
156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lyman Good def. Omar de la Cruz |
Bellator 11 Uncasville, CT, USA |
June 12, 2009 | 485 days | |
2 | Ben Askren | Bellator 33 Philadelphia, PA, USA |
October 21, 2010 | 1120 days |
1. def. Jay Hieron at Bellator 56 on Oct 29, 2011 in Kansas City, KS, USA |
Title vacated on November 14, 2013 when Askren was released from Bellator.[13] | |||||
3 | Douglas Lima def. Rick Hawn |
Bellator 117 Council Bluffs, IA, USA |
April 18, 2014 | 455 days | |
4 | Andrey Koreshkov | Bellator 140 Uncasville, CT, USA |
July 17, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
Lightweight Championship
146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddie Alvarez def. Toby Imada |
Bellator 12 Hollywood, FL, USA |
June 19, 2009 | 883 days |
1. def. Pat Curran at Bellator 39 on Apr 2, 2011 in Uncasville, CT, USA |
2 | Michael Chandler | Bellator 58 Hollywood, FL, USA |
November 19, 2011 | 715 days |
1. def. Rick Hawn at Bellator 85 on Jan 17, 2013 in Irvine, CA, USA |
3 | Eddie Alvarez (2) | Bellator 106 Long Beach, CA, USA |
November 2, 2013 | 290 days (1,173 days) |
|
- | Will Brooks def. Michael Chandler for interim title |
Bellator 120 Southaven, MS, USA |
May 17, 2014 | — | |
Title was vacated on August 19, 2014 when Alvarez was granted a release from the promotion.[14] | |||||
4 | Will Brooks def. Michael Chandler for undisputed title |
Bellator 131 San Diego, CA, USA |
November 15, 2014 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
1. def. Dave Jansen at Bellator 136 on Apr 10, 2015 in Irvine, CA, USA |
Featherweight Championship
136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Soto def. Yahir Reyes |
Bellator 10 Ontario, CA, USA |
June 5, 2009 | 454 days | |
2 | Joe Warren | Bellator 27 San Antonio, TX, USA |
September 2, 2010 | 554 days | |
3 | Pat Curran | Bellator 60 Hammond, IN, USA |
March 9, 2012 | 604 days | 1. def. Patrício Freire at Bellator 85 on Jan 17, 2013 in Irvine, CA, USA 2. def. Shahbulat Shamhalaev at Bellator 95 on Apr 4, 2013 in Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
4 | Daniel Straus | Bellator 106 Long Beach, CA, USA |
November 2, 2013 | 133 days | |
5 | Pat Curran (2) | Bellator 112 Hammond, IN, USA |
March 14, 2014 | 176 days (780 days) |
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6 | Patrício Freire | Bellator 123 Uncasville, CT, USA |
September 5, 2014 | 428 days | 1. def. Daniel Straus at Bellator 132 on Jan 16, 2015 in Temecula, CA, USA 2. def. Daniel Weichel at Bellator 138 on Jun 19, 2015 in St. Louis, MO, USA |
7 | Daniel Straus (2) | Bellator 145 St. Louis, MO, USA |
November 6, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
Bantamweight Championship
126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zach Makovsky def. Ed West |
Bellator 32 Kansas City, MO, USA |
October 14, 2010 | 547 days | |
2 | Eduardo Dantas | Bellator 65 Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
April 13, 2012 | 911 days | 1. def. Marcos Galvão at Bellator 89 on Feb 14, 2013 in Charlotte, NC, USA 2. def. Anthony Leone at Bellator 111 on Mar 8, 2014 in Thackerville, OK, USA |
- | Joe Warren def. Rafael Silva for interim title |
Bellator 118 Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
May 2, 2014 | — | |
3 | Joe Warren | Bellator 128 Thackerville, OK, USA |
October 10, 2014 | 169 days | |
4 | Marcos Galvão | Bellator 135 Thackerville, OK, USA |
March 27, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days (incumbent) |
Women's Championship history
Women's Strawweight Championship
106 pounds (48 kg) to 115 pounds (52 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zoila Gurgel def. Megumi Fujii |
Bellator 34 Hollywood, FL, USA |
October 28, 2010 | 831 days | |
Gurgel vacated the title on February 5, 2013 when she left Bellator for Invicta FC.[15] |
Tournament Winners
Originally, all title challengers were determined through these tournaments with the winners earning the right to challenge the reigning champion at that weight class or, if necessary, be allowed to compete for an interim or vacant title.
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One
(April 3, 2009 - June 19, 2009)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight1[›] | Joe Soto | Yahir Reyes | Bellator 10 | June 5, 2009 |
Welterweight2[›] | Lyman Good | Omar De La Cruz | Bellator 11 | June 12, 2009 |
Middleweight3[›] | Hector Lombard | Jared Hess | Bellator 12 | June 19, 2009 |
Lightweight4[›] | Eddie Alvarez | Toby Imada | Bellator 12 | June 19, 2009 |
^ 1: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Featherweight Champion.
^ 2: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Welterweight Champion.
^ 3: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Middleweight Champion.
^ 4: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Lightweight Champion.
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two
(April 8, 2010 - June 24, 2010)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lightweight | Pat Curran | Toby Imada | Bellator 21 | June 10, 2010 |
Welterweight | Ben Askren | Dan Hornbuckle | Bellator 22 | June 17, 2010 |
Middleweight | Alexander Shlemenko | Bryan Baker | Bellator 23 | June 24, 2010 |
Featherweight | Joe Warren | Patricio Freire | Bellator 23 | June 24, 2010 |
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three
(August 12, 2010 - October 28, 2010)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heavyweight1[›] | Cole Konrad | Neil Grove | Bellator 32 | October 14, 2010 |
Bantamweight2[›] | Zach Makovsky | Ed West | Bellator 32 | October 14, 2010 |
Women's Strawweight3[›] | Zoila Gurgel | Megumi Fujii | Bellator 34 | October 28, 2010 |
^ 1: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Heavyweight Champion.
^ 2: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Bantamweight Champion.
^ 3: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Women's Strawweight Champion.
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four
(March 5, 2011 - May 21, 2011)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welterweight | Jay Hieron | Rick Hawn | Bellator 43 | May 7, 2011 |
Lightweight | Michael Chandler | Patricky Freire | Bellator 44 | May 14, 2011 |
Light Heavyweight1[›] | Christian M'Pumbu | Richard Hale | Bellator 45 | May 21, 2011 |
Featherweight | Patrício Freire | Daniel Straus | Bellator 45 | May 21, 2011 |
^ 1: Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.
Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series
(June 25, 2011 - August 20, 2011)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight | Pat Curran | Marlon Sandro | Bellator 48 | August 20, 2011 |
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five
(September 27, 2011 - November 26, 2011)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Middleweight1[›] | Alexander Shlemenko | Vitor Vianna | Bellator 57 | November 12, 2011 |
Welterweight | Douglas Lima | Ben Saunders | Bellator 57 | November 12, 2011 |
Bantamweight | Eduardo Dantas | Alexis Vila | Bellator 59 | November 26, 2011 |
Heavyweight2[›] | Eric Prindle | Thiago Santos | Bellator 62 | March 23, 2012 |
^ 1: Shlemenko next faced Season Six tournament winner Maiquel Falcão for the vacant middleweight title.
^ 2: Following a no contest in the finals at Bellator 59, a rematch between Prindle and Santos was cancelled at Bellator 61, and again at Bellator 62 when Santos was unable to make weight. Prindle was awarded the tournament victory.[16]
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six
(March 9, 2012 - May 25, 2012)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight | Daniel Straus | Marlon Sandro | Bellator 68 | May 11, 2012 |
Middleweight1[›] | Maiquel Falcão | Andreas Spang | Bellator 69 | May 18, 2012 |
Lightweight | Rick Hawn | Brent Weedman | Bellator 70 | May 25, 2012 |
Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | Bryan Baker | Bellator 72 | July 20, 2012 |
Bantamweight | Marcos Galvao | Luis Nogueira | Bellator 73 | August 24, 2012 |
^ 1: Falcão next faced Season Five tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko for the vacant middleweight title.
Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series
(June 22, 2012 - July 24, 2012)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | Travis Wiuff | Bellator 73 | August 24, 2012 |
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven
(September 28, 2012 - December 14, 2012)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | Lyman Good | Bellator 82 | November 30, 2012 |
Heavyweight1[›] | Alexander Volkov | Richard Hale | Bellator 84 | December 14, 2012 |
Featherweight | Shahbulat Shamhalaev | Rad Martinez | Bellator 90 | February 21, 2013 |
Lightweight2[›] | Dave Jansen | Marcin Held | Bellator 93 | March 21, 2013 |
^ 1: Tournament determined the new Bellator Heavyweight champion.
^ 2: After an extended layoff due to injury, Jansen would choose to forfeit his title shot for the opprotunity to take an immediate fight upon his return.[17]
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight
(January 17, 2013 - April 4, 2013)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Light Heavyweight1[›] | Emanuel Newton | Mikhail Zayats | Bellator 94 | March 28, 2013 |
Lightweight | David Rickels | Saad Awad | Bellator 94 | March 28, 2013 |
Middleweight | Doug Marshall | Brett Cooper | Bellator 95 | April 4, 2013 |
Featherweight2[›] | Magomedrasul Khasbulaev | Mike Richman | Bellator 95 | April 4, 2013 |
Welterweight3[›] | Douglas Lima | Ben Saunders | Bellator 100 | September 20, 2013 |
^ 1: Newton next faced 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed Lawal for the Interim Light Heavyweight title.
^ 2: After repeated visa issues prevented Khasbulaev from returning to the USA to claim his title shot, the fighter was granted his release from the pomotion in December 2014.[18]
^ 3: Lima next faced Season Nine tournament winner Rick Hawn for the vacant welterweight title.
Bellator Fighting Championships: 2013 Summer Series
(June 19, 2013 - July 31, 2013)
All three tournaments were shortened, four-man tournaments instead of the standard eight.
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heavyweight | Vitaly Minakov | Ryan Martinez | Bellator 97 | July 31, 2013 |
Light Heavyweight1[›] | Muhammed Lawal | Jacob Noe | Bellator 97 | July 31, 2013 |
Bantamweight2[›] | Rafael Silva | Anthony Leone | Bellator 102 | October 4, 2013 |
^ 1: Lawal next faced Season Eight tournament winner Emanuel Newton for the Interim Light Heavyweight title.
^ 2: Silva next faced Season Nine tournament winner Joe Warren for the Interim Bantamweight title.
Bellator MMA: Season Nine
(September 7, 2013 - November 22, 2013)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Heavyweight1[›] | Cheick Kongo | Peter Graham | Bellator 107 | November 8, 2013 |
Middleweight | Brennan Ward | Mikkel Parlo | Bellator 107 | November 8, 2013 |
Bantamweight1[›]2[›] | Joe Warren | Travis Marx | Bellator 107 | November 8, 2013 |
Featherweight | Patrício Freire | Justin Wilcox | Bellator 108 | November 15, 2013 |
Welterweight3[›] | Rick Hawn | Ron Keslar | Bellator 109 | November 22, 2013 |
Lightweight4[›] | Will Brooks | Alexander Sarnavskiy | Bellator 109 | November 22, 2013 |
^ 1: Tournament was a shortened, four-man tournament instead of the standard eight.
^ 2: Warren next faced 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Rafael Silva for the Interim Bantamweight title.
^ 3: Hawn next faced Season Eight tournament winner Douglas Lima for the vacant welterweight title.
^ 4: Brooks next faced former champion Michael Chandler for the Interim Lightweight Championship at Bellator 120. Chandler was originally scheduled for an immediate rematch with champion Eddie Alvarez at the event.[19]
Bellator MMA: Season Ten
(February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2014)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Featherweight3[›] | Daniel Weichel | Desmond Green | Bellator 119 | May 9, 2014 |
Heavyweight3[›] | Alexander Volkov | Blagoy Ivanov | Bellator 120 | May 17, 2014 |
Light Heavyweight1[›]2[›] | Quinton Jackson | Muhammed Lawal | Bellator 120 | May 17, 2014 |
Middleweight1[›] | Brandon Halsey | Brett Cooper | Bellator 122 | July 25, 2014 |
Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | Adam McDonough | Bellator 122 | July 25, 2014 |
Lightweight3[›] | Marcin Held | Patricky Freire | Bellator 126 | September 26, 2014 |
^ 1: Tournament was a shortened, four-man tournament instead of the standard eight.
^ 2: Jackson would end up leaving Bellator MMA for the UFC and never claim his title shot.[20]
^ 3: Despite initial assurances to the contrary,[21][22] Bellator's new management would not honor the title shots Volkov, Weichel and Held earned while under the tournament format.
Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series
(June 6, 2014 – July 25, 2014)
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Light Heavyweight | Liam McGeary | Kelly Anundson | Bellator 124 | September 14, 2014 |
Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1
(September 19, 2015)
A one night, four-man light heavyweight tournament.
Weight Division | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | Francis Carmont | Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 | September 19, 2015 |
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 |
Tournament champions |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
USA | 19 | 27 | 46 |
Brazil | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Russia | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
England | 1 | 1 | 2 |
France | - | 2 | 2 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Germany | - | 1 | 1 |
Poland | - | 1 | 1 |
Multi-division Champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[23] Tournament champions are not included.
Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Warren | Featherweight | Sep 2, 2010 (Bellator 27) |
Mar 9, 2012 (Bellator 60) |
0 | 554 days | 723 days |
Bantamweight (interim champion) |
May 2, 2014 (Bellator 118) |
October 10, 2014 (Bellator 128) |
0 | - | ||
Bantamweight | October 10, 2014 (Bellator 128) |
March 27, 2015 (Bellator 135) |
0 | 169 days |
Most consecutive title defenses
The following includes all Bellator 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 | Ben Askren | Welterweight | Oct 21, 2010 - July 31, 2013 |
3 | Alexander Shlemenko | Middleweight | Feb 7, 2013 - Sep 26, 2014 |
2 | Michael Chandler | Lightweight | Nov 19, 2011 - Nov 2, 2013 |
Pat Curran | Featherweight | Mar 9, 2012 - Nov 2, 2013 | |
Eduardo Dantas | Bantamweight | Feb 14, 2013 - Oct 10, 2014 | |
Emanuel Newton | Light Heavyweight | Mar 21, 2013 - Feb 27, 2015 | |
Patrício Freire | Featherweight | Sep 5, 2014 - Nov 6, 2015 | |
Will Brooks | Lightweight | Nov 15, 2014 - present |
Most wins in title bouts
The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title wins. 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 | Ben Askren | Welterweight | 5 - 0 - 0 |
4 | Pat Curran | Lightweight Featherweight |
0 - 1 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 |
Alexander Shlemenko | Middleweight | 4 - 2 - 0 | |
Emanuel Newton | Light Heavyweight | 4 - 1 - 0 | |
Will Brooks | Lightweight | 4 - 0 - 0 | |
3 | Michael Chandler | Lightweight | 3 - 3 - 0 |
Patrício Freire | Featherweight | 3 - 2 - 0 | |
Joe Warren | Featherweight Bantamweight |
1 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 |
|
Eddie Alvarez | Lightweight | 3 - 1 - 0 | |
Eduardo Dantas | Bantamweight | 3 - 1 - 0 |
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of current Bellator fighters
- List of Bellator events
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
References
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