List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
Welterweight Championship
Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)

List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions

Section Title: Welterweight Championship
Table Section Text: Weight limit: 170 lb (77.1 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses

1	United States Nick Diaz def. Joe Hurley	WEC 6 Lemoore, CA, USA	March 27, 2003

Welterweight title vacated.

2	United States Shonie Carter def. J.T. Taylor	WEC 8 Lemoore, CA, USA	October 17, 2003

3	Armenia Karo Parisyan	WEC 10 Lemoore, CA, USA	May 21, 2004

Parisyan vacates the title to focus on fighting for the UFC.

4	United States Mike Pyle def. Bret Bergmark	WEC 17 Lemoore, CA, USA	October 14, 2005	1. def. Shonie Carter at WEC 18 on Jan 13, 2006 in Lemoore, CA, USA

The WEC Welterweight title was vacated December 2006 when Zuffa purchased the organization.

5	United States Carlos Condit def. John Alessio	WEC 26 Las Vegas, NV, USA	March 24, 2007	1. def.

The WEC Welterweight division was absorbed into the UFC on February 3, 2009, so the WEC could further concentrate on lighter weight classes.

Sentence(s)

Condit formerly fought in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), where he was the final Welterweight Champion.

final_sentence: Condit formerly fought in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), where he was the final Welterweight Champion.