List of Deep champions
This is a list of DEEP champions at each weight class. DEEP is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization.
Current Champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
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Megatonweight | ![]() |
July 15, 2017 | 0 |
Cruiserweight | ![]() |
April 17, 2010 | 3 |
Middleweight | ![]() |
February 24, 2018 | 0 |
Welterweight | ![]() |
July 20, 2015 | 0 |
Lightweight | ![]() |
April 26, 2013 | 4 |
Featherweight | ![]() |
December 23, 2017 | 0 |
Bantamweight | ![]() |
April 29, 2014 | 3 |
Flyweight | ![]() |
June 26, 2016 | 0 |
Strawweight | ![]() |
September 16, 2017 | 1 |
Men's Championship History
Megatonweight
- Weight limit: Unlimited
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Shunsuke Inoue |
Club DEEP Tokyo "Megaton GP 2008 Final" Tokyo, Japan |
August 2, 2008 |
1. def. Baru Harn at DEEP 38 Impact on Oct 23, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan |
Yusuke Kawaguchi vacated the title in January 2011. | ||||
2 | ![]() def. Yuji Sakuragi |
DEEP 52 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 25.2011 | |
3 | ![]() |
DEEP 55 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
August 26, 2011 |
1. def. Ryuta Noji at DEEP 57 Impact on Feb 18, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan |
Levan Razmadze vacated the title in February 2012. | ||||
4 | ![]() def. Seigo Mizuguchi |
DEEP 61 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 16, 2013 |
1. def. Hirohide Fujinuma at DEEP 63 Impact on Aug. 25, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan |
Hasegawa vacated the title when he started competing at a lower weight class. | ||||
5 | ![]() def. Carlos Toyota |
DEEP 73 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
October 17, 2015 | |
6 | ![]() |
DEEP Cage Impact 2017: At Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan |
July 15, 2017 |
Cruiserweight
- Weight limit: 93 kg (205 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Ryuta Noji |
DEEP 47 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 17, 2010 |
1. def. Bernard Ackah at DEEP 54 Impact on Jun 24, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan |
Middleweight
- Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Eiji Ishikawa |
DEEP 5 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
June 9, 2002 |
1. def. Masanori Suda at DEEP 12 Impact on Sep 15, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan |
2 | ![]() |
DEEP 17 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
December 8, 2004 | |
3 | ![]() |
DEEP 23 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 5, 2006 |
1. def. Ryuta Sakurai at DEEP 28 Impact on Feb 16, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan |
Ryo Chonan vacated the title on December 12, 2007. | ||||
4 | ![]() def. Riki Fukuda |
DEEP 35 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
May 19, 2008 | |
5 | ![]() |
Deep: 42 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
June 30, 2009 |
1. def. Ryuta Sakurai at DEEP 49 Impact on Aug 27, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
Riki Fukuda vacated the title in October 2010. | ||||
6 | ![]() def. Young Choi |
DEEP 61 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 16, 2013 | |
7 | ![]() |
DEEP 70 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
December 20, 2014 | |
8 | ![]() |
DEEP Cage Impact 2015 in Osaka Osaka, Japan |
October 11, 2015 | |
Young Choi vacated the title in 2016 when he signed with Road FC. | ||||
8 | ![]() def. Taisuke Okuno |
DEEP 82 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 24, 2018 |
Welterweight
- Weight limit: 77 kg (169.7 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Daisuke Nakamura |
DEEP 16 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
October 30, 2004 |
1. def. Seichi Ikemoto at RealRhythm 3rd Stage on Mar 4, 2006 in Osaka, Japan |
2 | ![]() |
DEEP 28 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 16, 2007 |
1. drew with Dong Hyun Kim at DEEP 32 Impact on Oct 10, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan |
3 | ![]() |
DEEP 36 Impact Osaka, Japan |
July 27, 2008 |
1. def. Hidetaka Monma at Deep: 40 Impact on Feb 20, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan |
4 | ![]() |
DEEP 45 Impact Osaka, Japan |
January 24, 2010 |
1. def. Shigetoshi Iwase at DEEP 50 Impact on Oct 24, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
5 | ![]() |
DEEP 62 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 26, 2013 | |
6 | ![]() |
DEEP - Tribe Tokyo Night Tokyo, Japan |
October 20, 2013 | |
Ryo Chonan won the title in his retirement fight and retired as champion. | ||||
7 | ![]() |
DEEP - 66 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 29, 2014 |
1. def. Yuya Shirai at DEEP 70 Impact on Dec 20, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan |
8 | ![]() |
DEEP - Cage Impact 2015 Tokyo, Japan |
July 20, 2015 | |
Title vacant when Nakamura signed with the UFC. | ||||
9 | ![]() def. Ken Hasegawa |
DEEP - Cage Impact 2017: at Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan |
July 15, 2017 |
1. def. Yoichiro Sato at DEEP 83 Impact on Apr 28, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan |
Lightweight
- Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Tomomi "Taisho" Iwama |
DEEP 18 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 12, 2005 | |
Dokonjonosuke Mishima vacated the title in February 2006. | ||||
2 | ![]() def. Ryan Bow |
DEEP 24 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 11, 2006 | |
3 | ![]() |
DEEP 28 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 16, 2007 | |
4 | ![]() |
DEEP 35 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
May 19, 2008 | |
Seung-Hwan Bang vacated the title in October 2008. | ||||
5 | ![]() def. Koichiro Matsumoto |
Deep: 41 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 16, 2009 |
1. def. Nobuhiro Obiya at DEEP 50 Impact on Oct 24, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
6 | ![]() |
DEEP 55 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
August 26, 2011 |
1. def. Seichi Ikemoto at DEEP 57 Impact on Feb 18, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan |
Mizuto Hirota vacated the title in April 2012.[1] | ||||
7 | ![]() def. Yasuaki Kishimoto |
DEEP 58 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
June 15, 2012 |
1. def. Takafumi Ito at DEEP 60 Impact on Oct 19, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan |
8 | ![]() |
DEEP 62 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 26, 2013 |
1. def. Naoto Miyazaki at DEEP 66 Impact on Apr 29, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan |
Featherweight
- Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Yoshiro Maeda |
DEEP 22 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
December 2, 2005 |
1. def. Tsuyoshi Yamazaki at DEEP 26 Impact on Oct 10, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan |
2 | ![]() |
DEEP 35 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
May 19, 2008 | |
3 | ![]() |
Deep: 43 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
August 23, 2009 | |
4 | ![]() |
DEEP 48 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
July 3, 2010 |
1. def. Tatsunao Nagakura at DEEP 55 Impact on Aug 26, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan |
Koichiro Matsumoto retired on August 26, 2011, thereby vacating the title. | ||||
5 | ![]() def. Hideki Kadowaki |
DEEP 57 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 18, 2012 |
1. def. Katusnori Tsuda at DEEP 66 Impact on Apr 29, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan |
Kazunori Yokota vacated the title in May 2016 when he left to compete for ONE Championship. | ||||
6 | ![]() def. Tatsunao Nagakura |
DEEP Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan |
December 17, 2016 | |
Imanari vacated the title for unknown reasons. | ||||
7 | ![]() def. Koichi Ishizuka |
DEEP Cage Impact 2017: At Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan |
July 15, 2017 | |
8 | ![]() |
DEEP 81 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
December 23, 2017 |
Bantamweight
- Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Hiroshi Umemura |
DEEP 37 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
August 17, 2008 |
1. def. Tomohiko Hori at Deep: 43 Impact on Aug 23, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan |
Masakazu Imanari vacated the title on May 31, 2011. | ||||
2 | ![]() def. Hiroshi Nakamura |
DEEP 54 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
June 24, 2011 | |
3 | ![]() |
DEEP 57 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
February 18, 2012 |
1. def. Tatsumitsu Wada at DEEP 59 Impact on Aug 18, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan |
4 | ![]() |
DEEP 62 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 26, 2013 | |
Daiki Hata vacated the title. | ||||
5 | ![]() def. Kenji Osawa |
DEEP 66 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
April 29, 2014 |
1. def. Toshinori Tsunemura at DEEP 69 Impact on Oct 26, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan |
Flyweight
- Weight limit: 56 kg (123.4 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Akira Kibe |
DEEP Nagoya Impact Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
July 22, 2012 | |
2 | ![]() |
DEEP - 63 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
Aug 25, 2013 | |
3 | ![]() |
DEEP - 68 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
Aug 23, 2014 | 1. def. Sota Kojima at Deep: 73 Impact on October 17, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan |
Yuki Motoya vacated the title in April 2016. | ||||
4 | ![]() def. Yuya Shibata |
DEEP - 76 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
June 26, 2016 |
Strawweight
- Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Sota Kojima |
DEEP Cage Impact 2016: Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan |
October 18, 2016 | |
2 | ![]() |
DEEP 79 Impact Tokyo, Japan |
September 16, 2017 | 1. def. Yuya Shibata at DEEP Cage Impact in Osaka 2018 on Apr. 8, 2018 in Osaka, Japan |
Women's Championship History
Openweight
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Yumiko Hotta |
DEEP 57 Impact Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
February 18, 2012 | |
Lightweight
- Weight limit: 50 kg (110.2 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Satoko Shinashi |
DEEP 25 Impact Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
August 4, 2006 | |
2 | ![]() |
DEEP 31 Impact Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
August 5, 2007 |
1. def. Misaki Takimoto at DEEP 37 Impact on Aug 17, 2008 in Bunkyō, Tokyo |
Miku Matsumoto vacated the title on April 17, 2010. |
Flyweight
- Weight limit: 45 kg (99.2 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Sachiko Yamamoto |
DEEP 34 Impact Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan |
February 22, 2008 |