List of ONE Championship champions

This is a list of ONE Championship champions in each weight division.[1]

Current champions

World Champions

Men

DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Heavyweight Philippines Brandon Vera Dec 11. 2015 1
Cruiserweight Myanmar Aung La N'Sang Feb 23, 2018 0
Middleweight Jun 30, 2017 1
Welterweight United States Ben Askren Aug 29, 2014 3
Lightweight Australia Martin Nguyen Nov 10, 2017 0
Featherweight Aug 18, 2017 1
Bantamweight Brazil Bibiano Fernandes Oct 18, 2013 7
Philippines Kevin Belingon (interim) July 29, 2018 0
Flyweight Philippines Geje Eustaquio June. 24, 2018 0
Strawweight Philippines Joshua Pacio Sept. 22, 2018 0

Women

DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Women's Strawweight China Jing Nan Xiong January 20, 2018 2
Women's Atomweight Singapore Angela Lee May 6, 2016 3

Champions by nationality

Champions with multiple title reigns in same weight class are counted only once. Interim champions are also counted.

CountryNumber of Champions
Philippines Philippines 6
Japan Japan 4
Brazil Brazil
South Korea South Korea 2
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Russia Russia
Australia Australia
Myanmar Myanmar
Mongolia Mongolia 1
United States United States
Thailand Thailand
Singapore Singapore
China China

World Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 120 kg (264.6 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Philippines Brandon Vera
def. Paul Cheng		 ONE: Spirit of Champions
Manila, Philippines		 Dec 11, 2015 1044 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Hideki Sekine at ONE: Age of Domination on Dec 2, 2016

Cruiserweight Championship

Weight limit: 102 kg (224.9 lb)
Also known as Light Heavyweight
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Brazil Roger Gracie
def. Michal Pasternak		 ONE: Ascent to Power
Kallang, Singapore		 May 6, 2016 527 days
The title was vacated after Roger Gracie announced his retirement from MMA on October 14, 2017.[2]
2 Myanmar Aung La N'Sang
def. Alexandre Machado		 ONE: Quest for Gold
Yangon, Myanmar		 February 23, 2018 239 days
(incumbent)

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 93 kg (205.0 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Kazakhstan Igor Svirid
def. Leandro Ataides		 ONE FC: Battle of the Lions
Kallang, Singapore		 Nov 7, 2014 336 days
2 Russia Vitaly Bigdash ONE: Tigers of Asia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Oct 9, 2015 633 days 1. def. Aung La N'Sang at ONE: Quest for Power on Jan 14, 2017
3 Myanmar Aung La N'Sang ONE : Light of a Nation
Yangon, Myanmar		 June 30, 2017 477 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Ken Hasegawa at ONE: Spirit of a Warrior on Jun 29, 2018

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Japan Nobutatsu Suzuki
def. Brock Larson		 ONE FC: War of Nations
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Mar 14, 2014 167 days
2 United States Ben Askren ONE FC: Reign of Champions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates		 Aug 29, 2014 1513 days
(incumbent)		 − No contest against Luis Santos at ONE: Valor of Champions on Apr 24, 2015.
1. def. Agilan Thani at ONE Championship: Global Warriors on May 26, 2017
2. def. Zebaztian Kadestam at ONE Championship: Shanghai on September 2, 2017
3. def. Shinya Aoki at ONE Championship: Immortal Pursuit on November 24, 2017

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 South Korea Kotetsu Boku
def. Zorobabel Moreira		 ONE FC: Rise of Kings
Kallang, Singapore		 Oct 6, 2012 181 days
2 Japan Shinya Aoki
 ONE FC: Kings and Champions
Kallang, Singapore		 Apr 5, 2013 1316 days 1. def. Kamal Shalorus at ONE FC: Reign of Champions on Aug 29, 2014.
2. def. Koji Ando at ONE: Warrior's Quest on May 22, 2015.
3 Philippines Eduard Folayang
 ONE FC: Defending Honor
Kallang, Singapore		 Nov 11, 2016 364 days 1. def. Ev Ting at ONE FC: Kings of Destiny on Apr 21, 2017.
4 Australia Martin Nguyen
 ONE FC: Legends of the World
Manila, Philippines		 Nov 10, 2017 344 days
(incumbent)

Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Philippines Honorio Banario
def. Eric Kelly		 ONE FC: Return of Warriors
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Feb 2, 2013 118 days
2 Japan Koji Oishi ONE FC: Rise to Power
Pasay City, Philippines		 May 31, 2013 455 days 1. def. Honorio Banario at ONE FC: Moment of Truth on Dec 6, 2013.
3 Mongolia Jadamba Narantungalag ONE FC: Reign of Champions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates		 Aug 29, 2014 449 days
- Russia Marat Gafurov
def. Martin Nguyen for interim title		 ONE: Odyssey of Champions
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Sep 27, 2015 —
4 Russia Marat Gafurov ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II)
Beijing, China		 Nov 21, 2015 636 days 1. def. Kazunori Yokota at ONE: Kingdom of Champions on May 27, 2016.
2. def. Jadamba Naratungalag at ONE: Defending Honor on Nov 11, 2016.
5 Australia Martin Nguyen ONE: Quest for Greatness
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Aug. 18, 2017 428 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Christian Lee at ONE: Unstoppable Dreams on May 18, 2018

Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 66 kg (145.5 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 South Korea Soo Chul Kim
def. Leandro Issa		 ONE FC: Rise of Kings
Kallang, Singapore		 Oct 6, 2012 377 days
- Brazil Bibiano Fernandes
def. Koetsu Okazaki for interim title		 ONE FC: Rise to Power
Pasay City, Philippines		 May 31, 2013 —
2 Brazil Bibiano Fernandes ONE FC: Total Domination
Kallang, Singapore		 Oct 18, 2013 1828 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Masakatsu Ueda at ONE FC: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014
2. def. Dae Hwan Kim at ONE FC: Warrior's Way on Dec 5, 2014
3. def. Toni Tauru at ONE: Kingdom of Warriors on Jul 18, 2015
4. def. Kevin Belingon at ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha) on Jan 23, 2016
5. def. Reece McLaren at ONE: Age of Domination on Dec 2, 2016
6. def. Andrew Leone at ONE: Kings & Conquerors on Aug 5, 2017
7. def. Martin Nguyen at ONE: Iron Will on Mar. 24, 2018

- Philippines Kevin Belingon
def. Martin Nguyen for interim title		 ONE Championship: Reign of Kings
Manila, Philippines		 July 27, 2018 —

Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 61 kg (134.5 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Brazil Adriano Moraes
def. Geje Eustaquio		 ONE FC: Rise of the Kingdom
Phnom Penh, Cambodia		 Sep 12, 2014 435 days 1. def. Asuka Mikami (now known as Riku Shibuya) at ONE: Age of Champions on March 13, 2015
2 Kazakhstan Kairat Akhmetov Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II)
Beijing, China		 Nov 21, 2015 625 days
- Brazil Adriano Moraes
def. Tilek Batyrov for interim title		 Heroes of the World
Macau, China		 Aug 13, 2016 —
1 (2) Brazil Adriano Moraes Kings & Conquerors
Macau, China		 Aug 5, 2017 323 days 1. def. Danny Kingad at ONE: Legends of the World on November 10, 2017
- Philippines Geje Eustaquio
def. Kairat Akhmetov for interim title		 Global Superheroes
Manila, Philippines		 Jan. 26, 2018 —
3 Philippines Geje Eustaquio
 Pinnacle of Power
Beijing, China		 Jun. 23, 2018 119 days
(incumbent)

Strawweight Championship

Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Thailand Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke
def. Roy Doliguez		 ONE: Warrior's Quest
Kallang, Singapore		 May 22, 2015 371 days
2 Japan Yoshitaka Naito ONE: Kingdom of Champions
Bangkok, Thailand		 May 27, 2016 561 days 1. def. Joshua Pacio at ONE: State of Warriors on October 7, 2016
3 Brazil Alex Silva ONE: Warriors of the World
Bangkok, Thailand		 Dec. 9, 2017 154 days
2 (2) Japan Yoshitaka Naito ONE: Grits And Glory
Jakarta, Indonesia		 May 12, 2018 133 days
4 Philippines Joshua Pacio ONE: Conquest of Heroes
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Sep. 22, 2018 28 days
(incumbent)

Women's Strawweight Championship

Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 China Jing Nan Xiong
def. Tiffany Teo		 ONE: Kings of Courage
Jakarta, Indonesia		 January 20, 2018 273 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Laura Balin at ONE: Pinnacle of Power on Jun 23, 2018
2. def. Samara Santos at ONE: Beyond the Horizons on Sept 8, 2018

Women's Atomweight Championship

Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses
1 Singapore Angela Lee
def. Mei Yamaguchi		 ONE: Ascent to Power
Kallang, Singapore		 May 6, 2016 897 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Jenny Huang at ONE: Warrior Kingdom on March 11, 2017
2. def. Istela Nunes at ONE: Dynasty of Heroes on May 26, 2017

3. def. Mei Yamaguchi at ONE: Unstoppable Dreams on May 18, 2018

Tournament Winners

Tournament Event Date Winner Runner-up
Bantamweight Grand Prix ONE FC: Rise to Power May 31, 2013 Japan Masakatsu Ueda Philippines Kevin Belingon
Malaysian Featherweight Championship Tournament ONE FC: Warrior Spirit November 15, 2013 Malaysia A.J. Lias Mansor Malaysia Melvin Yeoh
Cambodian Featherweight Grand Prix ONE FC: Rise of the Kingdom September 12, 2014 Cambodia Sam Ang Dun Cambodia Chan Rothana
Beijing Featherweight Tournament ONE FC: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing) December 19, 2014 China Li Kai Wen China Wang Ya Wei
Beijing Flyweight Tournament China Wei Bin Li China Wang Wei
Guangzhou Featherweight Tournament ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Guangzhou) June 20, 2015 China Huang Di Yuan China Ma Jia Wen
Guangzhou Flyweight Tournament China Wu Ze China Yang Jian Bing
Myanmar Featherweight Tournament ONE: Kingdom of Warriors July 18, 2015 Myanmar Tha Pyay Nyo Myanmar Myo Man Thit
Myanmar Lightweight Tournament Myanmar Thway Thit Aung Myanmar Saw Ba Oo
Beijing Featherweight Tournament ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Beijing II) November 21, 2015 China Yang Sen China Zhang Jia Cai
Changsha Bantamweight Tournament ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha) January 23, 2016 China Ma Hao Bin China Bu Huo You Ga
Hefei Flyweight Tournament ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui) July 2, 2016 China Huo You Xia Bu China Hao Jie Li
Myanmar Featherweight Tournament ONE: State of Warriors October 7, 2016 Myanmar Phoe Thaw Myanmar Saw Yan Paing

References

  1. ↑ "About ONE - ONE Championship". ONE Championship.
  2. ↑ "ONE champion Roger Gracie retires from MMA".
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