List of Strikeforce champions
Light Heavyweight Championship

List of Strikeforce champions

Section Title: Light Heavyweight Championship
Table Section Text: None

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses

1	United States Bobby Southworth def. Vernon White	Strikeforce: Triple Threat San Jose, CA, USA	December 8, 2006	1. def. Anthony Ruiz at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson on Jun 27, 2008 in San Jose, CA, USA

2	Brazil Renato Sobral	Strikeforce: Destruction San Jose, CA, USA	November 21, 2008

3	Netherlands Gegard Mousasi	Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg San Jose, CA, USA	August 15, 2009

4	United States Muhammed Lawal	Strikeforce: Nashville Nashville, TN, USA	April 17, 2010

5	Brazil Rafael Cavalcante	Strikeforce: Houston Houston, TX, USA	August 21, 2010

6	United States Dan Henderson	Strikeforce: Feijão vs. Henderson Columbus, OH, USA	March 5, 2011

The title was vacated on September 19, 2011 when Henderson signed with the UFC.

Sentence(s)

Bobby Southworth was the first Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

final_sentence: Bobby Southworth was the first Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.