List of King of the Cage champions
Welterweight Championship

List of King of the Cage champions

Section Title: Welterweight Championship
Table Section Text: None

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:

1	United States Erik Meaders def. Jeremy Williams	October 30, 1999 KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Charlie Kohler on Feb 5, 2000 at KOTC 2: Desert Storm

2	United States Joe Stevenson	November 29, 2000 KOTC 6: Road Warriors	Mt. Pleasent, MI, USA	1. def.

3	United States Romie Aram	October 19, 2002 KOTC 17: Nuclear Explosion	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Aram was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC.

4	United States Ronald Jhun def. Shonie Carter	May 16, 2003 KOTC 23: Sin City	Las Vegas, NV, USA

5	Canada John Alessio	September 5, 2003 KOTC 29: Renegades	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Alessio was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.

6	United States Diego Sanchez def. Jorge Santiago	June 12, 2004 KOTC 37: Unfinished Business	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Sanchez was stripped of the title after he left to compete on The Ultimate Fighter 1.

7	United States James Fanshier def. Thomas Denny	November 14, 2004 KOTC: Revenge	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Brandon Bell on Feb 4, 2005 at KOTC: Australia

8	United States Thomas Denny	December 2, 2005 KOTC: Final Conflict	San Jacinto, CA, USA

9	United States Matt Stansell	March 25, 2006 KOTC: The Return II	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Stansell vacated the title after retiring from competition.

10	United States Aaron Wetherspoon def. Thomas Kenney	August 4, 2006 KOTC: Rapid Fire	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def.

11	United States Anthony Lapsley	August 14, 2008 KOTC: Biohazard	Highland, CA, USA

12	United States Michael Guymon	December 11, 2008 KOTC: Prowler	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Quinn Mulhern on Oct 1, 2009 at KOTC: Distorted

Guymon was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC.

13	United States Quinn Mulhern def. Koffi Adzitso	March 26, 2010 KOTC: Legacy	Reno, NV, USA	1. def.

Mulhern vacated the title on May 6, 2011 after signing with Strikeforce.

14	United States David Gomez def. Brendan Tierney	June 30, 2011 KOTC: Next Generation	Highland, CA, USA

15	United States Bill Albrecht	September 17, 2011 KOTC: Apocalypse	Thackerville, OK, USA

16	United States Dom O’Grady	January 21, 2012 KOTC: Total Destruction	Thackerville, OK, USA

O'Grady was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.

17	United States David Gomez (2) def. Matt Conte	April 26, 2012 KOTC: Hardcore	Highland, CA, USA	1. def.

18	United States Sam Liera	December 20, 2012 KOTC: Vigilante	Highland, CA, USA

19	United States Joshua Aveles	February 7, 2013 KOTC: Restitution	Highland, CA, USA

20	United States David Gomez (3)	April 11, 2013 KOTC: Devastation	Highland, CA, USA

21	United States Joshua Aveles (2)	August 29, 2013 KOTC: Split Decision	Highland, CA, USA

22	United States Kito Andrews	November 30, 2013 KOTC: Enemy Territory	Oroville, CA, USA

23	United States Joshua Aveles (3)	February 22, 2014 KOTC: Radar Lock	Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Aveles vacated the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights.

24	United States Ben Egli def. Aaron Hedrick	October 1, 2016 KOTC: High Caliber	Lincoln City, OR, USA	1. def.

United States Dez Hill def. Anthony Rozema for interim title	April 8, 2017 KOTC: Starbound	Rio Rancho, NM, USA

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