List of Road FC champions
List of Road FC (Road Fighting Championship) champions is a list of fighters who have won Road FC championships.
Current champions
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openweight | Vacant | N/A | N/A |
| Light Heavyweight |  Tae In Kim |
December 18, 2022 | 0 |
| Middleweight | In Su Hwang |
July 3, 2021 | 0 |
| Lightweight | Si Won Park |
July 23, 2022 | 1 |
| Featherweight | Hae Jin Park |
December 18, 2022 | 0 |
| Bantamweight | Vacant | N/A | N/A |
| Flyweight | Vacant | N/A | N/A |
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomweight | Yu Ri Shim |
Sept. 4, 2021 | 0 |
Men's championship history
Openweight championship
no weight limit
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mighty Modef. Hong Man Choi |
Road FC 033 Seoul, South Korea |
September 24, 2016 | 723 days | 1. def. Carlos Toyota at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016 2. def. Dong Kook Kang at Road FC 040 on July 15, 2017 |
Light Heavyweight championship
~ 93 kg (205.3 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tae In Kim def. Daniel Gomez |
Road FC 062 Seoul, South Korea |
December 18, 2022 | 295 (incumbent) |
|
Middleweight championship
~ 84 kg (185.2 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shungo Oyamadef. Hye Suk Son |
Road FC 006 Seoul, South Korea |
February 5, 2012 | 294 days |
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| 2 | Eun Soo Lee def. Shungo Oyama |
Road FC 010 Busan, South Korea |
November 24, 2012 | 585 days |
|
| Lee vacated the title in July 2014 after dropping down to welterweight.[1] | |||||
| 3 | Riki Fukuda def. Uh Jin Jeon |
Road FC 024 Tokyo, Japan |
July 25, 2015 | 190 days |
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| 4 | Jung Hwan Cha |
Road FC 028 Seoul, South Korea |
January 31, 2016 | 890 days | 1. def. Young Choi at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016 |
| - | Young Choi def. Hoon Kim for interim title |
Road FC 043 Seoul, South Korea |
October 28, 2017 | 254 days | |
| Cha was stripped of the title in July 2018 due to injury. Choi was promoted to undisputed status.[2] | |||||
| 5 | Young Choi |
July 9, 2018 | 20 days | ||
| 6 | In Jae La def. Young Choi |
Road FC 048 Wonju, South Korea |
July 28, 2018 | 323 days | |
| 7 | Hae Jun Yang def. In Jae La |
Road FC 054 Wonju, South Korea |
June 15, 2019 | 683 days | |
| Title was left vacant, following Yang's retirement.[3] | |||||
| 8 | In Su Hwang def. Il Hak Oh |
Road FC 058 Changwon, South Korea |
July 3, 2021 | 828 (incumbent) |
|
Lightweight championship
~ 70 kg (154.3 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yui Chul Nam def. Takasuke Kume |
Road FC 011 Seoul, South Korea |
April 13, 2013 | 295 days |
1. def. Takasuke Kume at Road FC 013 on October 12, 2013 |
| Nam vacated the title in February 2014 after signing a contract with Las Vegas based Zuffa's Ultimate Fighting Championship.[4] | |||||
| 2 | A Sol Kwon def. Takasuke Kume |
Road FC 017 Seoul, South Korea |
August 17, 2014 | 1735 days |
1. def. Kwang Hee Lee at Road FC 022 on March 21, 2015 2. def. Shinji Sasaki at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016 |
| 3 |  Mansour Barnaoui |
Road FC 053 Jeju, South Korea |
May 18, 2019 | 594 days |
|
| In January 2021, due to the unfavourable circumstances of COVID-19, the game could not be played, and the contract was terminated by mutual agreement with Road FC and the title returned. | |||||
| 4 | Si Won Park def. Seung Mo Park |
Road FC 061 Wonju, South Korea |
July 23, 2022 | 443 (incumbent) |
1. def. Je Woo Yeo at Road FC 062 on December 18, 2022 |
Featherweight championship
~ 66 kg (145.5 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mu Gyeom Choi def. Bae Yong Kwon |
Road FC 014 Seoul, South Korea |
February 9, 2014 | 1728 days | 1. def. Doo Won Seo at Road FC 021 on February 1, 2015 2. def. Marlon Sandro at Road FC 029 on March 12, 2016 3. def. Murat Kazgan at Road FC 034 on November 19, 2016 |
| 2 | Jung Young Lee |
Road FC 050 Seoul, South Korea |
November 3, 2018 | 1036 | 1. def. Hae Jin Park at Road FC 055 on September 8, 2019 |
| Lee was stripped of the title due to inactivity. | |||||
| 3 | Hae Jin Park def. Soo Chul Kim |
Road FC 059 Wonju, South Korea |
September 4, 2021 | 252 | |
| 4 | Soo Chul Kim |
Road FC 060 Daegu, South Korea |
May 14, 2022 | ??? days | |
| Kim vacated the title in 2022 after signing with Rizin FF | |||||
| 5 | Hae Jin Park (2) def. Seung Mo Park |
Road FC 062 Seoul, South Korea |
December 18, 2022 | 295 (incumbent) |
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Bantamweight championship
~ 61 kg (134.5 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyung Ho Kang def. Andrew Leone |
Road FC 008 Wonju, South Korea |
Jule 16, 2012 | 16 days |
|
| Kang vacated the title in July 2012 after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5] | |||||
| 2 | Kil Woo Lee def. Min Jong Song |
Road FC 012 Wonju, South Korea |
June 22, 2013 | 540 days |
|
| 3 | Yoon Jun Lee def. Kil Woo Lee |
Road FC 020 Seoul, South Korea |
December 14, 2014 | 593 days |
1. def. Je Hoon Moon at Road FC 023 on May 2, 2015 |
| Lee vacated the title in July 2016 suffering cerebral infarction.[6] | |||||
| 4 | Soo Chul Kim def. Min Woo Kim |
Road FC 038 Seoul, South Korea |
April 15, 2017 | 253 days | |
| Kim vacated the title in December 2017 due to retirement.[7] | |||||
| 5 | Min Woo Kim def. Ik Hwan Jang |
Road FC 052 Seoul, South Korea |
February 23, 2019 | ??? days | 1. def. Ik Hwan Jang at Road FC 056 on Nov 9, 2019 |
| Kim vacated the title in ????. | |||||
| 6 | Je Hoon Moon def. Ik Hwan Jang |
Road FC 062 Seoul, South Korea |
December 18, 2022 | 295 (incumbent) |
|
| Moon vacated the title in June 2023 due to retirement.[8] | |||||
Flyweight championship
~ 57 kg (125.7 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nam Jin Jo def. Min Jong Song |
Road FC 016 Gumi, South Korea |
July 27, 2014 | 439 days |
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| - | Min Jong Song def. Takeshi Kasugai for interim title |
Road FC 021 Seoul, South Korea |
February 1, 2015 | 250 days |
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| 2 | Min Jong Song def. Nam Jin Jo |
Road FC 026 Seoul, South Korea |
October 9, 2015 | 1271 |
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| Title was left vacant on April 2, 2019, as Song didn't renew his contract with Road FC.[9] | |||||
Women's championship history
Women's Atomweight championship
~ 48 kg (105.8 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seo Hee Ham def. Mina Kurobe |
Road FC 039 Seoul, South Korea |
June 10, 2017 | 741 days | 1. def. Jinh Yu Frey at Road FC 045 on Dec. 23, 2017 2. def. Jung Eun Park at Road FC 051 on Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Ham vacated the title in June 2019 after signing with Rizin FF.[10] | |||||
| 2 | Yu Ri Shim def. Jeong Eun Park |
Road FC 59 Wonju, South Korea |
September 4, 2021 | 765 (incumbent) |
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Tournament winners
Road FC held its first tournament in the middleweight division in 2012. Since then, it has held tournaments in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and openweight divisions, which have all led to a championship.
| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road FC 006: Final 4 | Feb 5, 2012 | Middleweight | Shungo Oyama |
Hye Seok Son |
| Road FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals | Jun 16, 2012 | Bantamweight | Kyung Ho Kang |
 Andrew Leone |
| Road FC 011 | Apr 13, 2013 | Lightweight | Yui Chul Nam |
Takasuke Kume |
| Road FC 012 | Jun 22, 2013 | Bantamweight | Kil Woo Lee |
Min Jong Song |
| Road FC 014 | Feb 9, 2014 | Featherweight | Mu Gyeom Choi |
Bae Yong Kwon |
| Road FC 033 | Sep 21, 2016 | Openweight | Mighty Mo |
Hong Man Choi |
| Road FC 052 | Feb 23, 2019 | Lightweight | Mansour Barnaoui[11] |
 Shamil Zavurov |
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of Road FC events
- List of current Road FC fighters
- List of Deep champions
- List of Deep Jewels Champions
- List of Pancrase champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of WEC champions
- List of Pride champions
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
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- Park, Chan-hyeong (28 April 2021). "로드FC 챔피언 양해준 종합격투기 은퇴…배우 도전". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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- "Report: UFC Signs Korean Bantamweight Champ, Kyung Ho Kang For Macau Event". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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- "2017 ROAD FC Awards Ceremony Winners". roadfc.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- "태권도를 가슴에 새긴 남자…로드FC 마지막 밴텀급 챔피언 문제훈, 은퇴 선언". spotvnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- Jeong, Seong-wook. "[원챔피언십] '더블 하츠' 송민종, 원 워리어 시리즈 5 출전…러시아 ACA 출신과 대결". rank5.kr. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "[로드FC 영건즈]펀치를 작렬시키는 박정은, 김은혜는 너무 어렸어[포토]". daum.net. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- "KWON A-SOL(권아솔) VS MANSOUR BARNAOUI(만수르 바르나위) 풀경기 FULL FIGHT 굽네몰 ROAD FC 053 제주". YouTube. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
External links
- Current Title Holders roadfc.co.kr
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