List of Strikeforce champions
Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts organization. It crowned male champions in the lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, and female champions in featherweight and bantamweight.
Contents
Men's champions
Heavyweight Championship
206 pounds (93 kg) to 265 pounds (120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alistair Overeemdef. Paul Buentello |
Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives San Jose, CA, USA |
November 16, 2007 |
1. def. Brett Rogers at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery on May 15, 2010 in St.Louis, Missouri, USA |
| The title was vacated on July 29, 2011 when Overeem was released from the organization.[1] | ||||
Light Heavyweight Championship
186 pounds (84 kg) to 205 pounds (93 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bobby Southworthdef. Vernon White |
Strikeforce: Triple Threat San Jose, CA, USA |
December 8, 2006 |
1. def. Anthony Ruiz at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson on Jun 27, 2008 in San Jose, CA, USA |
| 2 |  Renato Sobral |
Strikeforce: Destruction San Jose, CA, USA |
November 21, 2008 | |
| 3 | Gegard Mousasi |
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg San Jose, CA, USA |
August 15, 2009 | |
| 4 | Muhammed Lawal |
Strikeforce: Nashville Nashville, TN, USA |
April 17, 2010 | |
| 5 | Rafael Cavalcante |
Strikeforce: Houston Houston, TX, USA |
August 21, 2010 | |
| 6 | Dan Henderson |
Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Columbus, OH, USA |
March 5, 2011 | |
| The title was vacated on September 19, 2011 when Henderson signed with the UFC.[2] | ||||
Middleweight Championship
171 pounds (78 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Shamrock def. Phil Baroni |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni San Jose, CA, USA |
June 22, 2007 | |
| 2 |  Cung Le |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le San Jose, CA, USA |
March 29, 2008 | |
| The title was vacated on September 17, 2009 when Le stepped down due to filming obligations.[3] | ||||
| 3 | Jake Shields def. Jason Miller |
Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers Hoffman Estates, IL, USA |
November 7, 2009 |
1. def. Dan Henderson at Strikeforce: Nashville on Apr 17, 2010 in Nashville, TN, USA |
| The title was vacated on July 1, 2010 when Shields left Strikeforce and signed with the UFC.[4] | ||||
| 4 | Ronaldo Souza def. Tim Kennedy |
Strikeforce: Houston Houston, TX, USA |
August 21, 2010 |
1. def. Robbie Lawler at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg on Jan 29, 2011 in San Jose, CA, USA |
| 5 | Luke Rockhold |
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov Cincinnati, OH, USA |
September 10, 2011 |
1. def. Keith Jardine at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine on Jan 7, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| The Strikeforce Middleweight title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013. | ||||
Welterweight Championship
156 pounds (71 kg) to 170 pounds (77 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Diaz def. Marius Žaromskis |
Strikeforce: Miami Sunrise, FL, USA |
January 30, 2010 |
1. def. K.J. Noons at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II on Oct 9, 2010 in San Jose, CA, USA |
| The title was vacated on June 9, 2011 when Diaz signed with the UFC.[5] | ||||
| 2 | Nate Marquardt def. Tyron Woodley |
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy Portland, OR, USA |
July 14, 2012 | |
| 3 |  Tarec Saffiedine |
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
January 12, 2013 | |
| The Strikeforce Welterweight title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013. | ||||
Lightweight Championship
146 pounds (66 kg) to 155 pounds (70 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Guida def. Josh Thomson |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie San Jose, CA, USA |
March 10, 2006 | |
| 2 | Gilbert Melendez |
Strikeforce: Revenge San Jose, CA, USA |
June 9, 2006 |
1. def. Gabe Lemley at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le on March 29, 2008 in San Jose, CA, USA |
| 3 | Josh Thomson |
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson San Jose, CA, USA |
June 27, 2008 | |
| - | Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm for interim title |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz San Jose, CA, USA |
April 11, 2009 |
1. def. Mitsuhiro Ishida at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg on Aug 15, 2009 in San Jose, CA, USA |
| 4 | Gilbert Melendez |
Strikeforce: Evolution San Jose, CA, USA |
December 19, 2009 |
1. def. Shinya Aoki at Strikeforce: Nashville on Apr 17, 2010 in Nashville, TN, USA |
| The Strikeforce Lightweight title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013. | ||||
| Gilbert Melendez, the final title holder received an immediate title shot against the UFC Lightweight Champion at UFC on Fox 7. | ||||
Women's champions
Women's Featherweight Championship
136 pounds (62 kg) to 145 pounds (66 kg)
Formerly known as the Women's Lightweight Championship and the Women's Middleweight Championship
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiane Santos def. Gina Carano |
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg San Jose, CA, USA |
August 15, 2009 |
1. def. Marloes Coenen at Strikeforce: Miami on Jan 30, 2010 in Sunrise, FL, USA |
| Santos was stripped of the title on January 6, 2012 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.[6] | ||||
Women's Bantamweight Championship
126 pounds (57 kg) to 135 pounds (61 kg)
Formerly known as the Women's Welterweight Championship
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sarah Kaufmandef. Takayo Hashi |
Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi San Jose, CA, USA |
February 26, 2010 |
1. def. Roxanne Modafferi at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe on Jul 23, 2010 in Everett, WA, USA |
| 2 | Marloes Coenen |
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II San Jose, CA, USA |
October 9, 2010 |
1. def. Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson on Mar 5th, 2011 in Columbus, OH, USA |
| 3 | Miesha Tate |
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson Hoffman Estates, IL, USA |
July 30, 2011 | |
| 4 | Ronda Rousey |
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey Columbus, OH, USA |
March 3, 2012 |
1. def. Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman on Aug 18, 2012 in San Diego, CA, USA |
| The title was vacated on December 6, 2012 when Rousey became the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.[7] | ||||
U.S. Championships
Middleweight U.S. Championship
170 pounds (77 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Jackson def. Ronald Jhun |
Strikeforce: Triple Threat San Jose, CA, USA |
December 8, 2006 |
Lightweight U.S. Championship
145 pounds (66 kg) to 155 pounds (70 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Thomson def. Nam Phan |
Strikeforce: Triple Threat San Jose, CA, USA |
December 8, 2006 |
1. def. Nick Gonzalez at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni on Jun 22, 2007 in San Jose, CA, USA |
Tournament Winners
| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | Nov 17, 2007 | Middleweight | Jorge Santiago |
 Trevor Prangley |
| Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor | Aug 13, 2010 | Women's Welterweight | Miesha Tate |
 Hitomi Akano |
| Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier | May 19, 2012 | Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier |
Josh Barnett |
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of Strikeforce events
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
References
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