List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses:

World champions

Heavyweight Championship
Weight limit: Over 93 kg (205 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Heath Herring		 Pride 17
Tokyo, Japan		 November 3, 2001 498 days
2 Russia 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
- Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
def. Mirko Cro Cop for interim title		 Pride Final Conflict 2003
Tokyo, Japan		 November 9, 2003 -

Middleweight Championship
Weight limit: 83 kg (183 lb) to 93 kg (205 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Brazil 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 United States 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]

Welterweight Championship
Weight limit: 73 kg (160.9 lb) to 83 kg (183 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 United States 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.

Lightweight Championship
Weight limit: Below 73 kg (160.9 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Japan 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

Grand Prix Winners

An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.

Event Division Winner Runner-up Final
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round
Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals		 Openweight United States Mark Coleman Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn May 1, 2000
Pride Total Elimination 2003
Pride Final Conflict 2003		 Middleweight Brazil Wanderlei Silva United States Quinton Jackson November 9, 2003
Pride Total Elimination 2004
Pride Critical Countdown 2004
Pride Final Conflict 2004
Pride Shockwave 2004		 Heavyweight Russia Fedor Emelianenko * Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira December 31, 2004
Pride Total Elimination 2005
Pride Critical Countdown 2005
Pride Final Conflict 2005		 Middleweight Brazil Mauricio Rua Brazil Ricardo Arona August 28, 2005
Pride Bushido 9
Pride Shockwave 2005		 Welterweight United States Dan Henderson * Brazil Murilo Bustamante December 31, 2005
Lightweight Japan Takanori Gomi * Japan Hayato Sakurai
Pride Total Elimination Absolute
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
Pride Final Conflict Absolute		 Openweight Croatia Mirko Filipović United States Josh Barnett September 10, 2006
Pride Bushido 11
Pride Bushido 12
Pride Bushido 13		 Welterweight Japan Kazuo Misaki Canada Denis Kang November 5, 2006

Records

Most wins in title bouts
Victories Champion Division V D NC L
5 Brazil Wanderlei Silva Middleweight 5 0 0 1
4 Russia Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight 4 0 0 0
2 Brazil Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Heavyweight 2 0 0 2
Japan Takanori Gomi Lightweight 2 0 0 0
United States Dan Henderson Middleweight
Welterweight		 1
1		 0
0		 0
0		 0
0

Most consecutive title defenses
Defenses Champion Division Period
4 Brazil Wanderlei Silva Middleweight November 3, 2001 – February 24, 2007
3 Russia Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight March 16, 2003 – October 4, 2007
1 Japan Takanori Gomi Lightweight December 31, 2005 – October 4, 2007

Multi-division champions
Interim title
No.ChampionDivisionWonLostDefensesReignTotal reign
1 United States 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

Simultaneous two division champions

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.ChampionDivisionSpanDefensesSimultaneous Reign
1 United States Dan Henderson Middleweight February 24, 2007 – September 8, 2007 0 196 days
Welterweight 0

Champions by nationality

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.

CountryDivision
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

See also

References
  1. UFC (September 11, 2007). ""UFC 75" on Spike TV is the most watched UFC event in history". Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05. Dana White: "Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles..."
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