Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:
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 | - |
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] |
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. |
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 |
An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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