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List of Pancrase champions

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This is a list of Pancrase champions at each weight class. Pancrase is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization founded in 1993. The champions of Pancrase are referred to by the title of "King of Pancrase" and "Queen of Pancrase".

Current champions

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Men

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Division Champion Since Defenses
Openweight   Josh Barnett August 31, 2003 2
Heavyweight Vacant January 2008 —
Light Heavyweight Vacant May 2011 —
Middleweight   Yura Naito March 21, 2022 0
Welterweight   Ryuichiro Sumimura December 24, 2023 0
Lightweight   Tatsuya Saika March 31, 2024 0
Featherweight   Suguru Nii September 24, 2023 0
Bantamweight   Tokitaka Nakanishi December 24, 2023 0
Flyweight   Seiichiro Ito April 3, 2024 1
Strawweight   Keito Yamakita July 18, 2022 0

Women

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Division Champion Since Defenses
Bantamweight Vacant February 9, 2017 0
Flyweight   Shizuka Sugiyama July 21, 2024 0
Strawweight   Haruka Hasegawa April 30, 2023 0
Atomweight   Satomi Takano March 31, 2024 0

Men's championship history

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Openweight Championship

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No weight restrictions
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Ken Shamrock
def. Manabu Yamada 		King of Pancrase tournament
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 17, 1994

1. def. Bas Rutten at Pancrase Eyes Of Beast 2 on Mar 10, 1995 in Kanagawa, Japan

2   Minoru Suzuki Pancrase Eyes Of Beast 4
Tokyo, Japan 		May 13, 1995
3   Bas Rutten Pancrase 1995 Anniversary Show
Tokyo, Japan 		Sep 1, 1995

1. def. interim champion Frank Shamrock at Pancrase Truth 5 on May 16, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Masakatsu Funaki at Pancrase 1996 Anniversary Show on Sep 7, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan

—   Frank Shamrock[1]
def. Minoru Suzuki for interim title 		Pancrase Truth 1
Kanagawa, Japan 		Jan 28, 1996
Rutten vacated the title in October 1996 for family matters.[2]
4   Masakatsu Funaki
def. Jason DeLucia 		Pancrase Truth 10
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 15, 1996
5   Yuki Kondo Pancrase Alive 4
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 27, 1997

1. def. Jason DeLucia at Pancrase 1997 Anniversary Show on Sep 6, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan

6   Masakatsu Funaki (2) Pancrase Alive 11
Kanagawa, Japan 		Dec 20, 1997
7   Guy Mezger Pancrase Advance 5
Kanagawa, Japan 		Apr 26, 1998

1. def. Ryushi Yanagisawa at Pancrase 1998 Anniversary Show on Sep 14, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Yuki Kondo at Pancrase Advance 12 on Dec 19, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan

Mezger vacated the title in February 1999 when he left Pancrase for the UFC.[2]
8   Yuki Kondo (2)
def. Semmy Schilt 		Pancrase Breakthrough 4
Kanagawa, Japan 		Apr 18, 1999

1. def. Kiuma Kunioku at Pancrase 1999 Anniversary Show on Sep 18, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan

9   Semmy Schilt Pancrase Breakthrough 10
Osaka, Japan 		Nov 28, 1999

1. def. Yoshiki Takahashi at Pancrase Trans 3 on Apr 30, 2000 in Kanagawa, Japan
2. def. Osami Shibuya at Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show on Sep 24, 2000 in Kanagawa, Japan

Schilt vacated the title in 2001 when he signed with the UFC.
10   Josh Barnett
def. Yuki Kondo 		Pancrase 10th Anniversary Show
Tokyo, Japan 		Aug 31, 2003

1. def. Yoshiki Takahashi at NJPW Ultimate Crush II on October 13, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Semmy Schilt at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival on Dec 31, 2003 in Kobe, Japan

Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 120 kg (264.6 lb)
On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 105 kg (231.5 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Yoshiki Takahashi
def. Shamoji Fujii 		Pancrase Proof 7
Kanagawa, Japan 		Dec 1, 2001

1. def. Tsuyoshi Ozawa at Pancrase 2003 Neo-Blood tournament opening round on July 27, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan

Takahashi vacated the Heavyweight title.
2   Kestutis Arbocius
def. Poai Suganuma 		Pancrase Blow 6
Kanagawa, Japan 		Aug 27, 2006
Arbocius was stripped of Heavyweight title in May 2007 due to injury.
3   Assuério Silva
def. Tatsuya Mizuno 		Pancrase Rising 5
Tokyo, Japan 		May 30, 2007
Assuerio Silva vacated the title in January 2008 when he left the organization.

Light Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 93 kg (205.0 lb)
Formerly known as Cruiserweight until 2008
On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 95 kg (209.4 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Keiichiro Yamamiya
def. Ikuhisa Minowa 		Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show
Kanagawa, Japan 		Sep 24, 2000
Title Vacated.
2   Sanae Kikuta
def. Ikuhisa Minowa 		Pancrase 2001 Anniversary Show
Kanagawa, Japan 		Sep 30, 2001

1. drew with Yuki Kondo at Pancrase Hybrid 5 on May 18, 2003 in Kanagawa, Japan

3   Yuki Kondo Pancrase Hybrid 10
Tokyo, Japan 		Nov 30, 2003

1. def. Daijiro Matsui at Pancrase Blow 6 on Aug 27, 2006 in Kanagawa, Japan

Yuki Kondo vacated the title in January 2008 to move down to middleweight.
4   Ryo Kawamura
def. Keiichiro Yamamiya 		Pancrase Shining 8
Tokyo, Japan 		Oct 1, 2008

1. def. Yukiya Naito at Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 on Jun 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Shunsuke Inoue at Pancrase: Changing Tour 8 on Dec 6, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
3. drew with Yuji Sakuragi at Pancrase Passion Tour 11 on Dec 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan

Ryo Kawamura vacated the title in May 2011 to move down to middleweight.

Middleweight Championship

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Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 85 kg (187.4 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Nathan Marquardt
def. Shonie Carter 		Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show
Kanagawa, Japan 		Sep 24, 2000

1. drew with Kiuma Kunioku at Pancrase Trans 7 on Dec 4, 2000 in Japan
2. def. Yuji Hoshino at Pancrase Proof 6 on Oct 30, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan

2   Kiuma Kunioku Pancrase Proof 7
Kanagawa, Japan 		Dec 1, 2001
3   Nathan Marquardt (2) Pancrase Spirit 9
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 21, 2002

1. def. Izuru Takeuchi at Pancrase Hybrid 3 on Mar 8, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan

4   Ricardo Almeida Pancrase Hybrid 10
Tokyo, Japan 		Nov 30, 2003
Almeida vacated the title in July 2004 when he retired from active competition.
5   Nathan Marquardt (3)
def. Kazuo Misaki 		Pancrase Brave 10
Chiba, Japan 		Nov 7, 2004

1. def. Izuru Takeuchi at Pancrase Spiral 4 on May 1, 2005 in Kanagawa, Japan

Marquardt vacated the title in October 2006 when he left Pancrase for the UFC.[3]
6   Yuichi Nakanishi
def. Izuru Takeuchi 		Pancrase Blow 10
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 2, 2006
7   Izuru Takeuchi Pancrase Rising 9
Tokyo, Japan 		Nov 28, 2007

1. drew with Takenori Sato at Pancrase: Changing Tour 4 on August 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan

8   Ichiro Kanai Pancrase: Changing Tour 8
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 6, 2009
—   Yuki Kondo
promoted to interim champion after vacating the Light Heavyweight title 		— Jan 2008

1. def. Ki Bum Kim at Pancrase: Changing Tour 4 on Aug 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
2. drew with Yuji Hisamatsu at Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 on Oct 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Takenori Sato at Pancrase Passion Tour 1 on Feb 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan

9   Yuki Kondo
def. Ichiro Kanai for undisputed title 		Pancrase Passion Tour 4
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 29, 2010

1. drew with Yuji Hisamatsu at Pancrase Passion Tour 6 on Jul 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan

10   Rikuhei Fujii Pancrase: Passion Tour 11
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 5, 2010
Rikuhei Fujii vacated the title in May 2011.
11   Ryo Kawamura
def. Ikkei Nagamura 		Pancrase Progress Tour 1
Tokyo, Japan 		Jan 28, 2012

1. def. Shungo Oyama at Pancrase Progress Tour 7 on Jun 2, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan

12   Shinsho Anzai Pancrase 259
Tokyo, Japan 		June 29, 2014
Shinsho Anzai vacated the title when he signed with the UFC.
13   Ryo Kawamura (2)
def. Yuki Niimura 		Pancrase 281
Tokyo, Japan 		Oct 2, 2016
14   Yuki Niimura Pancrase 291
Tokyo, Japan 		Nov 12, 2017
Niimura vacated the title when he signed with ONE Championship.
15   Yura Naito
def. Ryo Kawamura 		Pancrase 326
Tokyo, Japan 		Mar 21, 2022

Welterweight Championship

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Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)
Formerly known as Lightweight until 2006
On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 75 kg (165.3 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Kiuma Kunioku
def. Takafumi Ito 		Pancrase 2002 Neo-Blood tournament second round
Tokyo, Japan 		Jul 28, 2002

1. def. Hiroki Nagaoka at Pancrase 2002 Anniversary Show on Sep 29, 2002 in Kanagawa, Japan
2. def. Kenichi Serizawa at Pancrase Hybrid 10 on Nov 30, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan

Kunioku vacated the title in September 2004 when he left the organization.[4]
—   Katsuya Inoue[5]
promoted to interim champion when opponent withdrew due to injury 		— ?

1. def. Kenji Arai at Pancrase Spiril 4 on May 1, 2005 in Kanagawa, Japan
2. drew with Satoru Kitaoka at Pacrase - Blow 1 on Jan 26, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan

2   Daizo Ishige
def. Katsuya Inoue for undisputed title 		Pancrase Blow 6
Kanagawa, Japan 		Aug 27, 2006
—   Katsuya Inoue[6]
def. Fabricio Nascimento for interim title 		Pancrase 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Tokyo, Japan 		Jul 27, 2007
Daizo Ishige vacated the title in January 2008.
3   Katsuya Inoue
def. Satoru Kitaoka for undisputed title 		Pancrase Shining 1
Tokyo, Japan 		Jan 30, 2008
Katsuya Inoue vacated the title in February 2008 in order to compete at Lightweight.
—   Takuya Wada
def. Jason Palacios for interim title 		Pancrase Shining 3
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 27, 2008
4   Takuya Wada
promoted to undisputed champion 		— —

1. def. Tomoyoshi Iwamiya at Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 on Apr 5, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan

Takuya Wada vacated the title on April 30, 2010.
5   Kengo Ura
def. Keiichiro Yamamiya 		Pancrase Passion Tour 5
Tokyo, Japan 		Jun 5, 2010
6   Takenori Sato Pancrase Impressive Tour 1
Tokyo, Japan 		Feb 6, 2011

1. def. Sojiro Orui at Pancrase Impressive Tour 5 on Jun 5, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
2. drew with Eiji Ishikawa at Pancrase Impressive Tour 10 on Oct 2, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Kiichi Kunimoto at Pancrase Progress Tour 3 on Mar 11, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
4. def. Keiichiro Yamamiya at Pancrase Progress Tour 10 on Sep 1, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
5. drew with Akihiro Murayama at Pancrase 246 on Mar 17, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan
6. def. Shingo Suzuki at Pancrase 247 on May 19, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan

Takenori Sato vacated the title when he signed with the UFC.
7   Gota Yamashita
def. Akihiro Murayama 		Pancrase 260
Tokyo, Japan 		August 10, 2014

1. def. Yuki Kondo at Pancrase 263 on Dec 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan

8   Shingo Suzuki Pancrase 270
Tokyo, Japan 		October 4, 2015
9   Akihiro Murayama Pancrase 276
Tokyo, Japan 		March 13, 2016
10   Hiromitsu Miura Pancrase 281
Tokyo, Japan 		October 2, 2016
11   Daichi Abe Pancrase 288
Tokyo, Japan 		July 2, 2017
Daichi Abe vacated the title when he signed with the UFC.
12   Glaico França
def. Takashi Sato 		Pancrase 297
Tokyo, Japan 		July 1, 2018
Glaico França vacated the title when he signed with the PFL.[7]
—   Hiroyuki Tetsuka
def. Kenta Takagi for interim title 		Pancrase 306
Tokyo, Japan 		June 30, 2019
13   Hiroyuki Tetsuka
promoted to undisputed champion 		— —
Hiroyuki Tetsuka vacated the title when he signed with the ONE Championship.[8]
—   Masayuki Kikuiri
def. Akihiro Murayama for interim title 		Pancrase 324
Tokyo, Japan 		October 16, 2021
14   Masayuki Kikuiri
promoted to undisputed champion 		— May 26, 2022
Kikuiri vacated the title when he signed with Bellator.
15   Genpei Hayashi
def. Akihiro Murayama 		Pancrase 334
Tokyo, Japan 		June 4, 2023
16   Ryuichiro Sumimura Pancrase 340
Yokohama, Japan 		December 24, 2023

Lightweight Championship

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Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Shoji Maruyama
def. Artur Oumakhanov 		Pancrase Shining 1
Tokyo, Japan 		Jan 30, 2008
Shoji Maruyama vacated the title in May 2008 to compete at Featherweight.
2   Katsuya Inoue
def. Koji Oishi 		Pancrase Shining 10
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 7, 2008

1. def. Daisuke Hanazawa at Pancrase: Changing Tour 1 on Feb 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan

3   Maximo Blanco Pancrase: Changing Tour 4
Tokyo, Japan 		Aug 8, 2009
Maximo Blanco vacated the title in April 2011 citing an inability to defend his belt due to numerous injuries.[9]
4   Koji Oishi
def. Daisuke Hanazawa 		Pancrase Impressive Tour 4
Tokyo, Japan 		May 3, 2011
5   Isao Kobayashi Pancrase Progress Tour 4
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 1, 2012

1. def. Yoshiaki Takahashi at Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary on Sep 29, 2013 in Yokohama, Japan

Isao Kobayashi vacated the title in 2014.
6   Kazuki Tokudome
def. Satoru Kitaoka 		Pancrase 271
Tokyo, Japan 		November 1, 2015

1. def. Akbarh Arreola at Pancrase 277 on Apr 23, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan

7   Takasuke Kume Pancrase 280
Tokyo, Japan 		September 11, 2016

1. def. Kazuki Tokudome at Pancrase 292 on Dec 10, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Tom Santos at Pancrase 304 on Apr 14, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Tatsuya Saika at Pancrase 325 on Dec 11, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

—   Salimkhan Sadulloev
def. Yusuke Kasuya for interim title 		Pancrase 308
Tokyo, Japan 		September 29, 2019
—   Tatsuya Saika
def. Genpei Hayashi for interim title 		Pancrase 318
Tokyo, Japan 		September 27, 2020
—   Akira Okada
def. Koshi Matsumoto for interim title 		Pancrase 329
Tokyo, Japan 		September 11, 2022
8   Akira Okada Pancrase 333
Tokyo, Japan 		April 30, 2023
9   Tatsuya Saika Pancrase 341
Tokyo, Japan 		March 31, 2024

Featherweight Championship

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Weight limit: 66 kg (145.5 lb)
Formerly known as Lightweight until 2008
On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 65 kg (143.3 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Yoshiro Maeda
def. Daiki "D.J.Taiki" Hata 		Pancrase Blow 6
Yokohama, Japan 		Aug 27, 2006

1. def. Danny Batten at Pancrase Rising 4 on Apr 27, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiro Maeda vacated the title when he left Pancrase for the WEC.
2   Marlon Sandro
def. Masaya Takita 		Pancrase: Shining 9
Tokyo, Japan 		Oct 26, 2008
—   Takumi Nakayama
def. Tomonari Kanomata for interim title 		Pancrase Impressive Tour 9
Tokyo, Japan 		Sep 4, 2011

1. def. Jon Shores at Pancrase Progress Tour 7 on Jun 2, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan

Sandro was stripped of title for refusing to attend the title defense. [10]
3   Takumi Nakayama
Promoted to undisputed champion. 		— August 9, 2012
4   Nam Phan Pancrase 264
Tokyo, Japan 		January 31, 2015
5   Andy Main Pancrase 270
Tokyo, Japan 		October 4, 2015
—   Issei Tamura
def. Juntaro Ushiku for interim title 		Pancrase 277
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 24, 2016
—   Nazareno Malegarie Pancrase 285
Tokyo, Japan 		Mar 12, 2017
6   Nazareno Malegarie
promoted to undisputed champion 		— —
Andy Main was stripped of the title and Nazareno Malegarie was promoted to the Undisputed Champion in 2018.
—   Isao Kobayashi
def. Koyomi Matsushima for interim title 		Pancrase 295
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 15, 2018
Title Unification.
7   Isao Kobayashi
def. Nazareno Malegarie for undisputed title 		Pancrase 305
Tokyo, Japan 		May 26, 2019

1. def. Kyle Aguon at Pancrase 309 on Oct 20, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Taichi Nakajima at Pancrase 321 on May 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

Kobayashi vacated the title when he signed with Bellator.
—   Tokitaka Nakanishi
def. Shinsuke Kamei for interim title 		Pancrase 328
Tokyo, Japan 		July 18, 2022
8   Tokitaka Nakanishi
promoted to undisputed champion 		— —
Nakanishi vacated the title when he choose to compete at Bantamrweight..
9   Suguru Nii
def. Shinsuke Kamei 		Pancrase 337
Tokyo, Japan 		September 24, 2023

Bantamweight Championship

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Weight limit: 61 kg (134.5 lb)
In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 62 kg (136.7 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Manabu Inoue
def. Seiya Kawahara 		Pancrase Shining 10
Yokohama, Japan 		Dec 7, 2008

1. def. Masahiro Oishi at Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 on Oct 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Tashiro Nishiuichi at Pancrase Passion Tour 8 on Sep 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan

2   Shintaro Ishiwatari Pancrase Impressive Tour 13
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 3, 2011

1. def. Tashiro Nishiuchi at Pancrase Progress Tour 3 on March 11, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Yo Saito at Pancrase 256 on Feb 2, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Trevor Ward at Pancrase 258 on May 11, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan
4. def. Victor Henry at Pancrase 273 on Dec 13, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan
5. def. Jonathan Brookins at Pancrase 279 on July 24, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
6. def. Rafael Silva at Pancrase 287 on May 28, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan

Ishiwatari was stripped of the title when he left Pancrase for Rizin.
—   Rafael Silva
def. Masakatsu Ueda for interim title 		Pancrase 296
Tokyo, Japan 		May 20, 2018
3   Rafael Silva
promoted to undisputed champion 		— —

1. def. Kenta Takizawa at Pancrase 303 on March 17, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Yuto Hokamura at Pancrase 307 on July 21, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan

Silva retired on October 7, 2022. Nakajima was promoted to full champion status. [11]
—   Taichi Nakajima
def. Rui Imura for interim title 		Pancrase 325
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 11, 2021
4   Taichi Nakajima
promoted to undisputed champion 		— Oct 7, 2022

1. def. interim champion Ryo Tajima at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan

—   Ryo Tajima
def. Toshinori Tsunemura for interim title 		Pancrase 330
Yokohama, Japan 		Dec 25, 2022
Nakajima vacated the title on November 16, 2023..
5   Tokitaka Nakanishi
def. Yasuhiro Kawamura 		Pancrase 340
Yokohama, Japan 		December 24, 2023

Flyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 58 kg (127.9 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Mitsuhisa Sunabe
def. Takuya Eizumi 		Pancrase: Changing Tour 3
Tokyo, Japan 		Jun 7, 2009

1. def. Isao Hirose at Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 on Oct 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan

2   Kiyotaka Shimizu Pancrase Passion Tour 1
Tokyo, Japan 		Feb 7, 2010

1. def. Isao Hirose at Pancrase Passion Tour 6 on Jul 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan
2. drew with Mitsuhisa Sunabe at Pancrase Passion Tour 11 on Dec 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan
3. def. Mitsuhisa Sunabe at Pancrase Impressive Tour 5 on Jun 5, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
4. drew with Seiji Ozuka at Pancrase Progress Tour 1 on Jan 28, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
5. def. Yuki Yasunaga at Pancrase Progress Tour 14 on Dec 1, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan
6. def. Atshushi Yamamoto at Pancrase 257 on March 30, 2014 in Yokohama, Japan

Shimizu was stripped of the title after losing to Ryuichi Miki in "champion's assessment bout" in Dec 2015.[12]
3   Ryuichi Miki
def. Yuki Yasunaga 		Pancrase 279
Tokyo, Japan 		July 24, 2016
4   Mamoru Yamaguchi Pancrase 285
Tokyo, Japan 		Mar 12, 2017
5   Senzo Ikeda Pancrase 289
Tokyo, Japan 		Aug 20, 2017 1. def. Yuya Wakamatsu at Pancrase 293 on Feb. 4, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan
—   Shohei Masumizu
def. Masatatsu Ueda for interim title 		Pancrase 307
Tokyo, Japan 		Jul 21, 2019
—   Toru Ogawa
def. Masatatsu Ueda for interim title 		Pancrase 324
Tokyo, Japan 		Oct 16, 2021
Ikeda vacated the title on January 24, 2022, in order to compete with ONE Championship.[13]
6   Toru Ogawa
promoted to undisputed champion 		— —
7   Satoru Enomoto Pancrase 326
Tokyo, Japan 		March 21, 2022
8   Rei Tsuruya Pancrase 330
Yokohama, Japan 		December 25, 2022
—   Seiichiro Ito
def. Naoki Arikawa for interim title 		Pancrase 340
Yokohama, Japan 		December 24, 2023
Tsuruya vacated the title on April 3, 2024.
9   Seiichiro Ito
promoted to undisputed champion 		— April 3, 2024 1. def. Muhammad Salohidinov at Pancrase 346 on July 21, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan

Strawweight Championship

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Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 50 kg (110.2 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Mitsuhisa Sunabe
 Pancrase 271
Tokyo, Japan 		Nov. 1, 2015

1. def. Daichi Kitakata at Pancrase 283 on Dec 18, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Shinya Murofushi at Pancrase 295 on Apr 15, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan

2   Daichi Kitakata
 Pancrase 307
Tokyo, Japan 		July 21, 2019

1. def. Yuta Miyazawa at Pancrase 325 on Dec. 12, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan

3   Keito Yamakita Pancrase 328
Tokyo, Japan 		July 18, 2022
—   Ryohei Kurosawa
def. Takafumi Ato for interim title 		Pancrase 342
Tokyo, Japan 		April 29, 2024

Women's championship history

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Women's Bantamweight Championship

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Weight limit: 61 kg (134.5 lb)
In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 62 kg (136.7 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Rin Nakai
def. Danielle West 		Pancrase Progress Tour 14
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 1, 2012 1. def. Brenda Gonzales at Pancrase 247 on May 10, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Tara LaRosa at Pancrase 252 on Sep 29, 2013 in Kanagawa, Japan
3. def. Sarah D'Alelio at Pancrase 258 on May 11, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan
4. def. Emiko Raika at Pancrase 279 on Jul 24, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
5. def. Charlene Watt-Broome at Pancrase 282 on Nov 13, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
Nakai vacated the title in 2018 when she left Pancrase for the DEEP.

Women's Flyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 58 kg (127.9 lb) to its current limits.
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Sidy Rocha
def. Takayo Hashi 		Pancrase 304
Tokyo, Japan 		Apr 14, 2019
—   Takayo Hashi
def. Nori Date for interim title 		Pancrase 324
Tokyo, Japan 		October 16, 2021
2   Takayo Hashi
promoted to undisputed champion 		— March 30, 2023 1. def. Nori Date at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan
3   Honoka Shigeta Pancrase 341
Tokyo, Japan 		March 31, 2024
4   Shizuka Sugiyama Pancrase 346
Tokyo, Japan 		July 21, 2024

Women's Strawweight Championship

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Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Syuri Kondo
def. Kinberly Tanaka Novaes 		Pancrase 287
Tokyo, Japan 		May 28, 2017
Kondo vacated the title in September 2017 when she left Pancrase for the UFC.
2   Viviane Araujo
def. Emi Fujino 		Pancrase 298
Tokyo, Japan 		Aug. 5, 2018
Araujo vacated the title in 2019 when she signed with the UFC.
3   Emi Fujino
def. Hyun Ji Jang 		Pancrase 311
Tokyo, Japan 		December 8, 2019
4   Karen Pancrase 326
Tokyo, Japan 		March 21, 2022
5   Haruka Hasegawa Pancrase 333
Tokyo, Japan 		April 30, 2023

Women's Atomweight Championship

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Weight limit: 47.6 kg (104.9 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Satomi Takano
def. Sayako Fujita 		Pancrase 341
Tokyo, Japan 		March 31, 2024

Defunct titles

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Super Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: unlimited
On January 30, 2008 Pancrase adopted a variant of Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts and retires the super heavyweight championship.[14][15]
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Tsuyoshi Kosaka
def. Ron Waterman 		Pancrase Brave 10
Chiba, Japan 		Nov 7, 2004
Kosaka vacated the title in January 2006.

Light Flyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 54 kg (119.0 lb)
This weight class was disabled in 2016
No. Name Event Date Defenses
1   Mitsuhisa Sunabe
def. Hiroyuki Abe 		Pancrase Impressive Tour 13
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec 3, 2011

1. def. Noboru Tahara at Pancrase 252: 20th Anniversary on Sept. 29, 2013 in Yokohama, Japan

Sunabe vacated title when he dropped to compete in a lower weight class.
2   Kento Kambe
def. Yukitaka Musashi 		Pancrase 273
Tokyo, Japan 		Dec. 13, 2015

By nationality

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The following include championship title holders by nationality.

Country Titles
  Japan 65
  United States 10
  Brazil 6
  Netherlands 2
  Venezuela 1
  Lithuania 1
  Argentina 1

References and footnotes

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  1. ^ Rutten was injured in January 1996 and could not defend his title; Shamrock captured an interim championship en route to his title-unification fight with Rutten.
  2. ^ a b "King of Pancrase Title History". Quebrada.net. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  3. ^ Breen, Jordan (2006-10-23). "With Eye on UFC, Marquardt Relinquishes KOP Belt". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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