List of Professional Fighters League champions
Professional Fighters League 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.
PFL Tournament winners
PFL Europe Tournament winners
Event
Date
Division
Winner
Runner-up
PFL Europe 4 (2023)
Dec 8, 2023
Light Heavyweight
Lightweight
Bantamweight
Women's Flyweight
Dakota Ditcheva
PFL Europe 4 (2024)
Dec 14, 2024
Welterweight
Lightweight
Bantamweight
Women's Flyweight
All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018, when the PFL league format began at PFL 1 . The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.
Heavyweight Championship
206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
Smealinho Rama def. Derrick Mehmen
WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada Oct 11, 2014
237 days
2
Blagoy Ivanov
WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada
Jun 5, 2015
3349 days
1. def. Derrick Mehmen at WSOF 24 on Oct 17, 20152. def. Josh Copeland at WSOF 31 on Jun 17, 20163. def. Shawn Jordan at WSOF 35 on Mar 18, 20174. def. Caio Alencar at PFL Fight Night on Nov 2, 2017
Ivanov vacated title on April 25, 2018, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC.
Light Heavyweight Championship
186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
David Branch def. Teddy Holder
WSOF 23 Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Sep 18, 2015
507 days
1. def. Vinny Magalhães at WSOF 33 on Oct 7, 2016
Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC.
Middleweight Championship
171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
Welterweight Championship
156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
Steve Carl def. Josh Burkman
WSOF 6 Coral Gables, FL, U.S. Oct 26, 2013
154 days
2
Rousimar Palhares WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, U.S.
Mar 29, 2014
492 days
1. def. Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 on Dec 13, 20142. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 22 on Aug 1, 2015
Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015.
3
Jon Fitch def. João Zeferino
WSOF 30 Las Vegas, NV, U.S.
Apr 2, 2016
698 days
1. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 20162. def. Brian Foster at PFL Daytona on Jun 30, 2017
Fitch vacated title on March 1, 2018, after signing with Bellator.
Lightweight Championship
146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
Justin Gaethje def. Richard Patishnock WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, U.S. Jan 18, 2014
1196 days
1. def. Nick Newell at WSOF 11 on July 5, 20142. def. Luis Palomino at WSOF 19 on Mar 28, 20153. def. Luis Palomino at WSOF 23 on Sep 18, 20154. def. Brian Foster at WSOF 29 on Mar 12, 20165. def. Luiz Firmino at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016
Gaethje vacated title on April 27, 2017, after signing with the UFC.
Featherweight Championship
136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
Georgi Karakhanyan def. Lance Palmer
WSOF 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada Dec 7, 2013
196 days
2
Ricky Glenn
WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S.
Jun 21, 2014
176 days
3
Lance Palmer
WSOF 16 Sacramento, CA, U.S.
Dec 13, 2014
371 days
1. def. Chris Horodecki at WSOF 21 on June 5, 2015
4
WSOF 26 Las Vegas, NV, U.S.
Dec 18, 2015
226 days
5
Lance Palmer (2)
WSOF 32 Everett, WA, U.S.
Jul 30, 2016
231 days
6
WSOF 35 Verona, NY, U.S.
Mar 18, 2017
446 days
1. def. Steven Rodriguez at PFL Everett on Jul 29, 2017
The WSOF Featherweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1 . [1] [2]
Bantamweight Championship
126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
Marlon Moraes def. Josh Rettinghouse
WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA
March 29, 2014
1,011 days
1. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 18 on Feb 12, 20152. def. Sheymon Moraes at WSOF 22 on Aug 1, 20153. def. Joseph Barajas at WSOF 28 on Feb 20, 20164. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 32 on Jul 30, 20165. def. Josenaldo Silva at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016
Moraes vacated title on January 3, 2017, after becoming a free agent and signing with the UFC.
2
def. Donavon Frelow
WSOF 35 Verona, NY, USA
March 18, 2017
446 days
The WSOF Bantamweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1 . [1] [2]
Flyweight Championship
116 to 125 lbs (53 to 57 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
Magomed Bibulatov def. Donavon Frelow
WSOF 24 Mashantucket, CT, USA
October 17, 2015
446 days
Bibulatov vacated title on January 5, 2017, after joining the UFC.
All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1 . The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.
106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
Symbolic Titles
All WSOF International Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1 . The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.
Canadian Welterweight Championship
156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
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.
Global Heavyweight Championship
206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
Global Flyweight Championship
125 lbs (57 kg)
No.
Name
Event
Date
Reign
Defenses
1
def. Lawrence Diguilio
Deep Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan
December 17, 2016
537 days
All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1 . [1] [2]
WSOF Tournament champions
Records
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.
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
5
Justin Gaethje
Lightweight
January 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017
Marlon Moraes
Bantamweight
March 29, 2014 - January 3, 2017
4
Blagoy Ivanov
Heavyweight
June 5, 2015 - April 25, 2018
3
David Branch
Middleweight
June 21, 2014 - February 6, 2017
2
Jessica Aguilar
Women's Strawweight
January 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015
Rousimar Palhares
Welterweight
March 29, 2014 - August 4, 2015
Multi-division champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[3]
No.
Champion
Division
Won
Lost
Defenses
Reign
Total Reign
1
David Branch
Light Heavyweight
September 18, 2015 WSOF 23 )
February 6, 2017
1
507 days
1468 days
Middleweight
June 21, 2014 WSOF 10 )
February 6, 2017
3
961 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.
Champion
Division
Span
Defenses
Simultaneous Reign
1
David Branch
Light Heavyweight
September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017
1
507 days
Middleweight
2
Champions by nationality
Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will be counted once in the Division champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions.
See also
References
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WSOF events(2012–2017)
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Upcoming events are in italics
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