List of King of the Cage champions
Heavyweight Championship

List of King of the Cage champions

Section Title: Heavyweight Championship
Table Section Text: None

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses

1	United States Bobby Hoffman def. Jason Godsey	February 21, 2003 KOTC 21: Invasion	Albuquerque, NM, USA	1. def. Paul Buentello on Aug 10, 2003 at KOTC 27: Aftermath

2	United States Paul Buentello	November 2, 2003 KOTC 30: The Pinnacle	Pala, CA, USA	1. def. Bo Cantrell on Nov 14, 2004 at KOTC: Revenge

Buentello vacated the title to compete in the UFC.

3	United States Manny Rodriguez def. Jerry Davis	March 10, 2007 KOTC: Caged Chaos	Laughlin, NV, USA

Rodriguez vacated the title after he was forced to retire due to injuries.

4	United States Tony Lopez def. Wes Combs	July 19, 2008 KOTC: Rock Solid	Lac Du Flambeau, WI, USA	1. def.

5	United States Tony Johnson	March 26, 2010 KOTC: Legacy	Reno, NV, USA

6	United States Daniel Cormier	August 13, 2010 KOTC: Imminent Danger	Mescalero, NM, USA

Cormier vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.

7	United States Tyler East def. Nick Gaston	June 24, 2011 KOTC: Epic Force	Thackerville, OK, USA

East was stripped of the title.

8	United States Tony Lopez (2) def. Esteves Jones	December 15, 2011 KOTC: Magnaflow	San Bernardino, CA, USA	1. def.

9	United States Nick Rossborough	April 11, 2013 KOTC: Devastation	Highland, CA, USA

10	United States Cody East	June 22, 2013 KOTC: East vs. West	Albuquerque, NM, USA

East was stripped of the title when he signed with Legacy FC.

11	United States Tony Lopez (3) def. Anthony McDonald	Sept 5, 2015 KOTC: Rogue Wave	Lincoln City, OR, USA	1. def.

Sentence(s)

Buentello is the former King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion.

final_sentence: Buentello is the former King of the Cage Heavyweight Champion.