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

Men
Division Champion Since Defenses
Heavyweight Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov WSOF 21
June 5, 2015
1
Light Heavyweight United States David Branch WSOF 23
September 18, 2015
0
Middleweight United States David Branch WSOF 10
June 21, 2014
2
Welterweight United States Jon Fitch WSOF 30
April 2, 2016
0
Lightweight United States Justin Gaethje WSOF 8
January 18, 2014
4
Featherweight Brazil Alexandre Almeida WSOF 26
December 18, 2015
0
Bantamweight Brazil Marlon Moraes WSOF 9
March 29, 2014
3
Flyweight Russia Magomed Bibulatov WSOF 24
October 17, 2015
0
Women
Division Champion Since Defenses
Women's Strawweight N/A
International
Canada
Division Champion Since Defenses
Welterweight N/A

Men's Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Canada Smealinho Rama
def. Derrick Mehmen
WSOF 14
Edmonton, AB, Canada
October 11, 2014 237 days
2 Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov WSOF 21
Edmonton, AB, Canada
June 5, 2015 324 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 United States David Branch
def. Teddy Holder
WSOF 23
Phoenix, AZ, USA
September 18, 2015 219 days
(incumbent)

Middleweight Championship

171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States David Branch
def. Jesse Taylor
WSOF 10
Las Vegas, NV, USA
June 21, 2014 673 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Yushin Okami at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014
2. def. Clifford Starks at WSOF 30 on Apr 2, 2016

Welterweight Championship

156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States Steve Carl
def. Josh Burkman
WSOF 6
Coral Gables, FL, USA
October 26, 2013 154 days
2 Brazil Rousimar Palhares WSOF 9
Las Vegas, NV, USA
March 29, 2014 492 days

1. def. Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 on Dec 13, 2014
2. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 22 on Aug 1, 2015

Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015 for failing to let go of the submission after initial stoppage in the title fight against Jake Shields.
3 United States Jon Fitch
def. João Zeferino
WSOF 30
Las Vegas, NV, USA
April 2, 2016 22 days
(incumbent)

Lightweight Championship

146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States Justin Gaethje
def. Richard Patishnock
WSOF 8
Hollywood, FL, USA
January 18, 2014 827 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Nick Newell at WSOF 11 on July 5, 2014
2. def. Luis Palomino at WSOF 19 on Mar 28, 2015
3. def. Luis Palomino at WSOF 23 on Sep 18, 2015
4. def. Brian Foster at WSOF 29 on Mar 12, 2016

Featherweight Championship

136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Armenia Georgi Karakhanyan
def. Lance Palmer
WSOF 7
Vancouver, BC, Canada
December 7, 2013 196 days
2 United States Rick Glenn WSOF 10
Las Vegas, NV, USA
June 21, 2014 176 days
3 United States Lance Palmer WSOF 16
Sacramento, CA, USA
December 13, 2014 371 days

1. def. Chris Horodecki at WSOF 21 on June 5, 2015

4 Brazil Alexandre Almeida WSOF 26
Las Vegas, NV, USA
December 18, 2015 128 days
(incumbent)

Bantamweight Championship

126 to 135 lbs (up to 61 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Brazil Marlon Moraes
def. Josh Rettinghouse
WSOF 9
Las Vegas, NV, USA
March 29, 2014 757 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 18 on Feb 12, 2015
2. def. Sheymon Moraes at WSOF 22 on Aug 1, 2015
3. def. Joseph Barajas at WSOF 28 on Feb 20, 2016

Flyweight Championship

116 to 125 lbs (53 to 57 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Russia Magomed Bibulatov def. Donavon Frelow WSOF 24
Mashantucket, CT, USA
October 17, 2015 190 days
(incumbent)

Women's Championship history

Women's Strawweight Championship

106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States 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
2. def. Kalindra Faria at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014

Aguilar vacated title on May 18, 2015, after joining the UFC.

International Championship history

Canada Canada

Canadian Welterweight Championship

156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Canada 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.

Tournament Winners

Event(s)DateDivisionWinnerRunner-up
WSOF 5
WSOF 7
WSOF 10
June 21, 2014 Middleweight United States David Branch United States Jesse Taylor
WSOF 20
WSOF 23
September 18, 2015 Light Heavyweight United States David Branch United States Teddy Holder
WSOF 25 November 20, 2015 Lightweight United States Brian Foster Brazil Joáo 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 USA 7 - 3 10
Brazil Brazil 3 - - 3
Canada Canada 1 1 - 2
Armenia Armenia 1 - - 1
Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 - - 1
Russia Russia 1 - - 1

Multi-division Champions

Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[1] Tournament champions are not included.

ChampionDivisionWonLostDefensesReignTotal reign
United States David Branch Middleweight June 21, 2014
(WSOF 10)
current 2 673 days
(incumbent)
Light Heavyweight September 18, 2015
(WSOF 23)
current 0 219 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 United States Justin Gaethje Lightweight Jan 18, 2014 - present
3 Brazil Marlon Moraes Bantamweight Mar 29, 2014 - present
2 United States Jessica Aguilar Women's Strawweight Jan 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015
Brazil Rousimar Palhares Welterweight Mar 29, 2014 - Aug 4, 2015

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 United States Justin Gaethje Lightweight 5 - 0 - 0
4 Brazil Marlon Moraes Bantamweight 4 - 0 - 0
United States David Branch Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
3 - 0 - 0
1 - 0 - 0
3 United States Jessica Aguilar Women's Strawweight 3 - 0 - 0
Brazil Rousimar Palhares Welterweight 3 - 0 - 0

See also

References

  1. "MMA All-time Record Holders". sportsillustrated.
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