List of Strikeforce champions
Welterweight Championship

List of Strikeforce champions

Section Title: Welterweight Championship
Table Section Text: None

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses

1	United States Nick Diaz def. Marius Žaromskis	Strikeforce: Miami Sunrise, FL, USA	January 30, 2010	1. def.

The title was vacated on June 9, 2011 when Diaz's contract was absorbed by the UFC.

2	United States Nate Marquardt def. Tyron Woodley	Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy Portland, OR, USA	July 14, 2012

3	Belgium Tarec Saffiedine	Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	January 12, 2013

The Strikeforce Welterweight title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013.

Sentence(s)

Woodley faced Nate Marquardt on July 14, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.

final_sentence: Woodley faced Nate Marquardt on July 14, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.