List of PFL champions
Professional Fighters League (formerly the World Series of Fighting, "WSOF") is an American 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.
Final WSOF champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
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Heavyweight | Vacant | April 25, 2018 |
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Light Heavyweight | Vacant | February 6, 2017 |
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Middleweight | Vacant | February 6, 2017 |
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Welterweight | Vacant | March 1, 2018 |
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Lightweight | Vacant | April 27, 2017 |
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Featherweight | WSOF 35 March 18, 2017 |
1 | |
Bantamweight | WSOF 35 March 18, 2017 |
0 | |
Flyweight | Vacant | January 5, 2017 |
Men's Championship history
Heavyweight Championship
- 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Derrick Mehmen |
WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
October 11, 2014 | 237 days | |
2 | WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
June 5, 2015 | 1226 days |
1. def. Derrick Mehmen at WSOF 24 on Oct 17, 2015 | |
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 |
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1 | def. Teddy Holder |
WSOF 23 Phoenix, AZ, USA |
September 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)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Jesse Taylor |
WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
June 21, 2014 | 961 days |
1. def. Yushin Okami at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 |
Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
Welterweight Championship
- 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Josh Burkman |
WSOF 6 Coral Gables, FL, USA |
October 26, 2013 | 154 days | |
2 | WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
March 29, 2014 | 492 days |
1. def. Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 on Dec 13, 2014 | |
Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015. | |||||
3 | def. João Zeferino |
WSOF 30 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
April 2, 2016 | 698 days |
1. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
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 |
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1 | def. Richard Patishnock |
WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA |
January 18, 2014 | 1729 days |
1. def. Nick Newell at WSOF 11 on July 5, 2014 |
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 |
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1 | def. Lance Palmer |
WSOF 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada |
December 7, 2013 | 196 days | |
2 | WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
June 21, 2014 | 176 days | ||
3 | WSOF 16 Sacramento, CA, USA |
December 13, 2014 | 371 days |
1. def. Chris Horodecki at WSOF 21 on June 5, 2015 | |
4 | WSOF 26 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
December 18, 2015 | 226 days | ||
5 | WSOF 32 Everett, WA, USA |
July 30, 2016 | 231 days | ||
6 | WSOF 35 Verona, NY, USA |
March 18, 2017 | 574 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Steven Rodriguez at PFL Everett on July 29, 2017 | |
Bantamweight Championship
- 126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | 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, 2015 |
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 | 574 days (incumbent) |
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Flyweight Championship
- 116 to 125 lbs (53 to 57 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Donavon Frelow |
WSOF 24 Mashantucket, CT, USA |
October 17, 2015 | 446 days | |
Bibulatov vacated title on January 5, 2017, after joining the UFC. | |||||
Women's Championship history
Women's Strawweight Championship
- 106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Alida Gray |
WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA |
January 18, 2014 | 484 days |
1. def. Emi Fujino at WSOF 10 on June 21, 2014 |
Aguilar vacated title on May 18, 2015, after joining the UFC. | |||||
International Championship history
Canada
Canadian Welterweight Championship
- 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | 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. |
WSOF - GC
Global Heavyweight Championship
- 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Brandon Cash |
WSOF Global Championship 2: Japan Tokyo, Japan |
February 7, 2016 | 979 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Richard Odoms at WSOF Global Championship 3: Philippines |
Global Flyweight Championship
- 125 lbs (57 kg)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | def. Lawrence Diguilio |
Deep Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan |
December 17, 2016 | 665 days (incumbent) |
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Tournament Champions
Event(s) | Date | Division | Champion | Runner-up |
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WSOF 5 WSOF 7 WSOF 10 |
June 21, 2014 | Middleweight | ||
WSOF 20 WSOF 23 |
September 18, 2015 | Light Heavyweight | ||
WSOF 25 | November 20, 2015 | Lightweight |
Champions by nationality
Division champions include title holders and interim title holders. Interim champions who become undisputed champions are listed only once. Tournament runners-up are not included.
Country | Division champions | International champions | Tournament champions | Total |
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9 | - | 3 | 12 | |
3 | - | - | 3 | |
2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
1 | - | - | 1 | |
1 | - | - | 1 | |
1 | - | - | 1 | |
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
Multi-division Champions
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[1] Tournament champions are not included.
Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total reign |
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Middleweight | June 21, 2014 (WSOF 10) |
February 6, 2017 (Free Agency) |
3 | 961 days | 1468 days | |
Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 (WSOF 23) |
February 6, 2017 (Free Agency) |
1 | 507 days |
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 |
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5 | Lightweight | Jan 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017 | |
Bantamweight | Mar 29, 2014 - Jan 3, 2017 | ||
3 | Middleweight | June 21, 2014 - Feb 6, 2017 | |
Heavyweight | June 5, 2015 - Apr 25, 2018 | ||
2 | Women's Strawweight | Jan 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 | |
Welterweight | Mar 29, 2014 - Aug 4, 2015 |
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.
Title wins |
Champion |
Weight class |
Record in title bouts (Win-Loss-Draw) |
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6 | Lightweight | 6 - 0 - 0 | |
Bantamweight | 6 - 0 - 0 | ||
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
4 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 | ||
4 | Heavyweight | 4 - 0 - 0 | |
3 | Women's Strawweight | 3 - 0 - 0 | |
Welterweight | 3 - 0 - 0 | ||
Featherweight | 3 - 3 - 0 |
See also
References
- ↑ "MMA All-time Record Holders". sportsillustrated.