# List of Pancrase champions

This is a list of Pancrase champions at each weight class. Pancrase is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization founded in 1993. The champions of Pancrase are referred to by the title of "King of Pancrase" and "Queen of Pancrase".

## Current champions
### Men

| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
| Openweight | vacant | August 31, 2003 | — |
| Heavyweight | Vacant | January 2008 | — |
| Light Heavyweight | Vacant | May 2011 | — |
| Middleweight | Yura Naito | March 21, 2022 | 0 |
| Welterweight | Ryuichiro Sumimura | December 24, 2023 | 0 |
| Lightweight | Tatsuya Saika | March 31, 2024 | 0 |
| Featherweight | Suguru Nii | September 24, 2023 | 0 |
| Bantamweight | Tokitaka Nakanishi | December 24, 2023 | 0 |
| Flyweight | Seiichiro Ito | April 3, 2024 | 1 |
| Strawweight | Keito Yamakita | July 18, 2022 | 0 |

### Women

| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
| Bantamweight | Vacant | February 9, 2017 | 0 |
| Flyweight | Shizuka Sugiyama | July 21, 2024 | 0 |
| Strawweight | Haruka Hasegawa | April 30, 2023 | 0 |
| Atomweight | Satomi Takano | March 31, 2024 | 0 |

## Men's championship history
### Openweight Championship

    No weight restrictions
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Ken Shamrock def. Manabu Yamada | King of Pancrase tournament Tokyo, Japan | Dec 17, 1994 | 1. def. Bas Rutten at Pancrase Eyes Of Beast 2 on Mar 10, 1995 in Kanagawa, Japan |
| 2 | Minoru Suzuki | Pancrase Eyes Of Beast 4 Tokyo, Japan | May 13, 1995 | |
| 3 | Bas Rutten | Pancrase 1995 Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan | Sep 1, 1995 | 1. def. interim champion Frank Shamrock at Pancrase Truth 5 on May 16, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Masakatsu Funaki at Pancrase 1996 Anniversary Show on Sep 7, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan |
| — | Frank Shamrock def. Minoru Suzuki for interim title | Pancrase Truth 1 Kanagawa, Japan | Jan 28, 1996 | |
| Rutten vacated the title in October 1996 for family matters. |||||
| 4 | Masakatsu Funaki def. Jason DeLucia | Pancrase Truth 10 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 15, 1996 | |
| 5 | Yuki Kondo | Pancrase Alive 4 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 27, 1997 | 1. def. Jason DeLucia at Pancrase 1997 Anniversary Show on Sep 6, 1997 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 6 | Masakatsu Funaki (2) | Pancrase Alive 11 Kanagawa, Japan | Dec 20, 1997 | |
| 7 | Guy Mezger | Pancrase Advance 5 Kanagawa, Japan | Apr 26, 1998 | 1. def. Ryushi Yanagisawa at Pancrase 1998 Anniversary Show on Sep 14, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Yuki Kondo at Pancrase Advance 12 on Dec 19, 1998 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Mezger vacated the title in February 1999 when he left Pancrase for the UFC. |||||
| 8 | Yuki Kondo (2) def. Semmy Schilt | Pancrase Breakthrough 4 Kanagawa, Japan | Apr 18, 1999 | 1. def. Kiuma Kunioku at Pancrase 1999 Anniversary Show on Sep 18, 1999 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 9 | Semmy Schilt | Pancrase Breakthrough 10 Osaka, Japan | Nov 28, 1999 | 1. def. Yoshiki Takahashi at Pancrase Trans 3 on Apr 30, 2000 in Kanagawa, Japan 2. def. Osami Shibuya at Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show on Sep 24, 2000 in Kanagawa, Japan |
| Schilt vacated the title in 2001 when he signed with the UFC. |||||
| 10 | Josh Barnett def. Yuki Kondo | Pancrase 10th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan | Aug 31, 2003 | 1. def. Yoshiki Takahashi at NJPW Ultimate Crush II on October 13, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Semmy Schilt at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival on Dec 31, 2003 in Kobe, Japan |

### Heavyweight Championship

       Weight limit: 120 kg (264.6 lb)
       On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 105 kg (231.5 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Yoshiki Takahashi def. Shamoji Fujii | Pancrase Proof 7 Kanagawa, Japan | Dec 1, 2001 | 1. def. Tsuyoshi Ozawa at Pancrase 2003 Neo-Blood tournament opening round on July 27, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Takahashi vacated the Heavyweight title. |||||
| 2 | Kestutis Arbocius def. Poai Suganuma | Pancrase Blow 6 Kanagawa, Japan | Aug 27, 2006 | |
| Arbocius was stripped of Heavyweight title in May 2007 due to injury. |||||
| 3 | Assuério Silva def. Tatsuya Mizuno | Pancrase Rising 5 Tokyo, Japan | May 30, 2007 | |
| Assuerio Silva vacated the title in January 2008 when he left the organization. |||||

### Light Heavyweight Championship

       Weight limit: 93 kg (205.0 lb)
       Formerly known as Cruiserweight until 2008
       On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 95 kg (209.4 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Keiichiro Yamamiya def. Ikuhisa Minowa | Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show Kanagawa, Japan | Sep 24, 2000 | |
| Title Vacated. |||||
| 2 | Sanae Kikuta def. Ikuhisa Minowa | Pancrase 2001 Anniversary Show Kanagawa, Japan | Sep 30, 2001 | 1. drew with Yuki Kondo at Pancrase Hybrid 5 on May 18, 2003 in Kanagawa, Japan |
| 3 | Yuki Kondo | Pancrase Hybrid 10 Tokyo, Japan | Nov 30, 2003 | 1. def. Daijiro Matsui at Pancrase Blow 6 on Aug 27, 2006 in Kanagawa, Japan |
| Yuki Kondo vacated the title in January 2008 to move down to middleweight. |||||
| 4 | Ryo Kawamura def. Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase Shining 8 Tokyo, Japan | Oct 1, 2008 | 1. def. Yukiya Naito at Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 on Jun 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Shunsuke Inoue at Pancrase: Changing Tour 8 on Dec 6, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan 3. drew with Yuji Sakuragi at Pancrase Passion Tour 11 on Dec 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Ryo Kawamura vacated the title in May 2011 to move down to middleweight. |||||

### Middleweight Championship

       Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
       On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight class limit from 85 kg (187.4 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Nathan Marquardt def. Shonie Carter | Pancrase 2000 Anniversary Show Kanagawa, Japan | Sep 24, 2000 | 1. drew with Kiuma Kunioku at Pancrase Trans 7 on Dec 4, 2000 in Japan 2. def. Yuji Hoshino at Pancrase Proof 6 on Oct 30, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | Kiuma Kunioku | Pancrase Proof 7 Kanagawa, Japan | Dec 1, 2001 | |
| 3 | Nathan Marquardt (2) | Pancrase Spirit 9 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 21, 2002 | 1. def. Izuru Takeuchi at Pancrase Hybrid 3 on Mar 8, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 4 | Ricardo Almeida | Pancrase Hybrid 10 Tokyo, Japan | Nov 30, 2003 | |
| Almeida vacated the title in July 2004 when he retired from active competition. |||||
| 5 | Nathan Marquardt (3) def. Kazuo Misaki | Pancrase Brave 10 Chiba, Japan | Nov 7, 2004 | 1. def. Izuru Takeuchi at Pancrase Spiral 4 on May 1, 2005 in Kanagawa, Japan |
| Marquardt vacated the title in October 2006 when he left Pancrase for the UFC. |||||
| 6 | Yuichi Nakanishi def. Izuru Takeuchi | Pancrase Blow 10 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 2, 2006 | |
| 7 | Izuru Takeuchi | Pancrase Rising 9 Tokyo, Japan | Nov 28, 2007 | 1. drew with Takenori Sato at Pancrase: Changing Tour 4 on August 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 8 | Ichiro Kanai | Pancrase: Changing Tour 8 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 6, 2009 | |
| — | Yuki Kondo promoted to interim champion after vacating the Light Heavyweight title | — | Jan 2008 | 1. def. Ki Bum Kim at Pancrase: Changing Tour 4 on Aug 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan 2. drew with Yuji Hisamatsu at Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 on Oct 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan 3. def. Takenori Sato at Pancrase Passion Tour 1 on Feb 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 9 | Yuki Kondo def. Ichiro Kanai for undisputed title | Pancrase Passion Tour 4 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 29, 2010 | 1. drew with Yuji Hisamatsu at Pancrase Passion Tour 6 on Jul 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 10 | Rikuhei Fujii | Pancrase: Passion Tour 11 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 5, 2010 | |
| Rikuhei Fujii vacated the title in May 2011. |||||
| 11 | Ryo Kawamura def. Ikkei Nagamura | Pancrase Progress Tour 1 Tokyo, Japan | Jan 28, 2012 | 1. def. Shungo Oyama at Pancrase Progress Tour 7 on Jun 2, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 12 | Shinsho Anzai | Pancrase 259 Tokyo, Japan | June 29, 2014 | |
| Shinsho Anzai vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. |||||
| 13 | Ryo Kawamura (2) def. Yuki Niimura | Pancrase 281 Tokyo, Japan | Oct 2, 2016 | |
| 14 | Yuki Niimura | Pancrase 291 Tokyo, Japan | Nov 12, 2017 | |
| Niimura vacated the title when he signed with ONE Championship. |||||
| 15 | Yura Naito def. Ryo Kawamura | Pancrase 326 Tokyo, Japan | Mar 21, 2022 | |

### Welterweight Championship

       Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)
       Formerly known as Lightweight until 2006
       On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 75 kg (165.3 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Kiuma Kunioku def. Takafumi Ito | Pancrase 2002 Neo-Blood tournament second round Tokyo, Japan | Jul 28, 2002 | 1. def. Hiroki Nagaoka at Pancrase 2002 Anniversary Show on Sep 29, 2002 in Kanagawa, Japan 2. def. Kenichi Serizawa at Pancrase Hybrid 10 on Nov 30, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Kunioku vacated the title in September 2004 when he left the organization. |||||
| — | Katsuya Inoue promoted to interim champion when opponent withdrew due to injury | — | ? | 1. def. Kenji Arai at Pancrase Spiril 4 on May 1, 2005 in Kanagawa, Japan 2. drew with Satoru Kitaoka at Pacrase - Blow 1 on Jan 26, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | Daizo Ishige def. Katsuya Inoue for undisputed title | Pancrase Blow 6 Kanagawa, Japan | Aug 27, 2006 | |
| — | Katsuya Inoue def. Fabricio Nascimento for interim title | Pancrase 2007 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals Tokyo, Japan | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| Daizo Ishige vacated the title in January 2008. |||||
| 3 | Katsuya Inoue def. Satoru Kitaoka for undisputed title | Pancrase Shining 1 Tokyo, Japan | Jan 30, 2008 | |
| Katsuya Inoue vacated the title in February 2008 in order to compete at Lightweight. |||||
| — | Takuya Wada def. Jason Palacios for interim title | Pancrase Shining 3 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 27, 2008 | |
| 4 | Takuya Wada promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | 1. def. Tomoyoshi Iwamiya at Pancrase: Changing Tour 2 on Apr 5, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Takuya Wada vacated the title on April 30, 2010. |||||
| 5 | Kengo Ura def. Keiichiro Yamamiya | Pancrase Passion Tour 5 Tokyo, Japan | Jun 5, 2010 | |
| 6 | Takenori Sato | Pancrase Impressive Tour 1 Tokyo, Japan | Feb 6, 2011 | 1. def. Sojiro Orui at Pancrase Impressive Tour 5 on Jun 5, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan 2. drew with Eiji Ishikawa at Pancrase Impressive Tour 10 on Oct 2, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan 3. def. Kiichi Kunimoto at Pancrase Progress Tour 3 on Mar 11, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan 4. def. Keiichiro Yamamiya at Pancrase Progress Tour 10 on Sep 1, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan 5. drew with Akihiro Murayama at Pancrase 246 on Mar 17, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan 6. def. Shingo Suzuki at Pancrase 247 on May 19, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Takenori Sato vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. |||||
| 7 | Gota Yamashita def. Akihiro Murayama | Pancrase 260 Tokyo, Japan | August 10, 2014 | 1. def. Yuki Kondo at Pancrase 263 on Dec 6, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 8 | Shingo Suzuki | Pancrase 270 Tokyo, Japan | October 4, 2015 | |
| 9 | Akihiro Murayama | Pancrase 276 Tokyo, Japan | March 13, 2016 | |
| 10 | Hiromitsu Miura | Pancrase 281 Tokyo, Japan | October 2, 2016 | |
| 11 | Daichi Abe | Pancrase 288 Tokyo, Japan | July 2, 2017 | |
| Daichi Abe vacated the title when he signed with the UFC. |||||
| 12 | Glaico França def. Takashi Sato | Pancrase 297 Tokyo, Japan | July 1, 2018 | |
| Glaico França vacated the title when he signed with the PFL. |||||
| — | Hiroyuki Tetsuka def. Kenta Takagi for interim title | Pancrase 306 Tokyo, Japan | June 30, 2019 | |
| 13 | Hiroyuki Tetsuka promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |
| Hiroyuki Tetsuka vacated the title when he signed with the ONE Championship. |||||
| — | Masayuki Kikuiri def. Akihiro Murayama for interim title | Pancrase 324 Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 2021 | |
| 14 | Masayuki Kikuiri promoted to undisputed champion | — | May 26, 2022 | |
| Kikuiri vacated the title when he signed with Bellator. |||||
| 15 | Genpei Hayashi def. Akihiro Murayama | Pancrase 334 Tokyo, Japan | June 4, 2023 | |
| 16 | Ryuichiro Sumimura | Pancrase 340 Yokohama, Japan | December 24, 2023 | |

### Lightweight Championship

       Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Shoji Maruyama def. Artur Oumakhanov | Pancrase Shining 1 Tokyo, Japan | Jan 30, 2008 | |
| Shoji Maruyama vacated the title in May 2008 to compete at Featherweight. |||||
| 2 | Katsuya Inoue def. Koji Oishi | Pancrase Shining 10 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 7, 2008 | 1. def. Daisuke Hanazawa at Pancrase: Changing Tour 1 on Feb 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | Maximo Blanco | Pancrase: Changing Tour 4 Tokyo, Japan | Aug 8, 2009 | |
| Maximo Blanco vacated the title in April 2011 citing an inability to defend his belt due to numerous injuries. |||||
| 4 | Koji Oishi def. Daisuke Hanazawa | Pancrase Impressive Tour 4 Tokyo, Japan | May 3, 2011 | |
| 5 | Isao Kobayashi | Pancrase Progress Tour 4 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 1, 2012 | 1. def. Yoshiaki Takahashi at Pancrase 252 - 20th Anniversary on Sep 29, 2013 in Yokohama, Japan |
| Isao Kobayashi vacated the title in 2014. |||||
| 6 | Kazuki Tokudome def. Satoru Kitaoka | Pancrase 271 Tokyo, Japan | November 1, 2015 | 1. def. Akbarh Arreola at Pancrase 277 on Apr 23, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 7 | Takasuke Kume | Pancrase 280 Tokyo, Japan | September 11, 2016 | 1. def. Kazuki Tokudome at Pancrase 292 on Dec 10, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Tom Santos at Pancrase 304 on Apr 14, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan 3. def. Tatsuya Saika at Pancrase 325 on Dec 11, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan |
| — | Salimkhan Sadulloev def. Yusuke Kasuya for interim title | Pancrase 308 Tokyo, Japan | September 29, 2019 | |
| — | Tatsuya Saika def. Genpei Hayashi for interim title | Pancrase 318 Tokyo, Japan | September 27, 2020 | |
| — | Akira Okada def. Koshi Matsumoto for interim title | Pancrase 329 Tokyo, Japan | September 11, 2022 | |
| 8 | Akira Okada | Pancrase 333 Tokyo, Japan | April 30, 2023 | |
| 9 | Tatsuya Saika | Pancrase 341 Tokyo, Japan | March 31, 2024 | |

### Featherweight Championship

       Weight limit: 66 kg (145.5 lb)
       Formerly known as Lightweight until 2008
       On January 30, 2008 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 65 kg (143.3 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Yoshiro Maeda def. Daiki "D.J.Taiki" Hata | Pancrase Blow 6 Yokohama, Japan | Aug 27, 2006 | 1. def. Danny Batten at Pancrase Rising 4 on Apr 27, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Yoshiro Maeda vacated the title when he left Pancrase for the WEC. |||||
| 2 | Marlon Sandro def. Masaya Takita | Pancrase: Shining 9 Tokyo, Japan | Oct 26, 2008 | |
| — | Takumi Nakayama def. Tomonari Kanomata for interim title | Pancrase Impressive Tour 9 Tokyo, Japan | Sep 4, 2011 | 1. def. Jon Shores at Pancrase Progress Tour 7 on Jun 2, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Sandro was stripped of title for refusing to attend the title defense. |||||
| 3 | Takumi Nakayama Promoted to undisputed champion. | — | August 9, 2012 | |
| 4 | Nam Phan | Pancrase 264 Tokyo, Japan | January 31, 2015 | |
| 5 | Andy Main | Pancrase 270 Tokyo, Japan | October 4, 2015 | |
| — | Issei Tamura def. Juntaro Ushiku for interim title | Pancrase 277 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 24, 2016 | |
| — | Nazareno Malegarie | Pancrase 285 Tokyo, Japan | Mar 12, 2017 | |
| 6 | Nazareno Malegarie promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |
| Andy Main was stripped of the title and Nazareno Malegarie was promoted to the Undisputed Champion in 2018. |||||
| — | Isao Kobayashi def. Koyomi Matsushima for interim title | Pancrase 295 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 15, 2018 | |
| Title Unification. |||||
| 7 | Isao Kobayashi def. Nazareno Malegarie for undisputed title | Pancrase 305 Tokyo, Japan | May 26, 2019 | 1. def. Kyle Aguon at Pancrase 309 on Oct 20, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Taichi Nakajima at Pancrase 321 on May 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Kobayashi vacated the title when he signed with Bellator. |||||
| — | Tokitaka Nakanishi def. Shinsuke Kamei for interim title | Pancrase 328 Tokyo, Japan | July 18, 2022 | |
| 8 | Tokitaka Nakanishi promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |
| Nakanishi vacated the title when he choose to compete at Bantamrweight.. |||||
| 9 | Suguru Nii def. Shinsuke Kamei | Pancrase 337 Tokyo, Japan | September 24, 2023 | |

### Bantamweight Championship

       Weight limit: 61 kg (134.5 lb)
       In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 62 kg (136.7 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Manabu Inoue def. Seiya Kawahara | Pancrase Shining 10 Yokohama, Japan | Dec 7, 2008 | 1. def. Masahiro Oishi at Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 on Oct 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Tashiro Nishiuichi at Pancrase Passion Tour 8 on Sep 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | Shintaro Ishiwatari | Pancrase Impressive Tour 13 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 3, 2011 | 1. def. Tashiro Nishiuchi at Pancrase Progress Tour 3 on March 11, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Yo Saito at Pancrase 256 on Feb 2, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan 3. def. Trevor Ward at Pancrase 258 on May 11, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan 4. def. Victor Henry at Pancrase 273 on Dec 13, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan 5. def. Jonathan Brookins at Pancrase 279 on July 24, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan 6. def. Rafael Silva at Pancrase 287 on May 28, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Ishiwatari was stripped of the title when he left Pancrase for Rizin. |||||
| — | Rafael Silva def. Masakatsu Ueda for interim title | Pancrase 296 Tokyo, Japan | May 20, 2018 |
| 3 | Rafael Silva promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | 1. def. Kenta Takizawa at Pancrase 303 on March 17, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Yuto Hokamura at Pancrase 307 on July 21, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Silva retired on October 7, 2022. Nakajima was promoted to full champion status. |||||
| — | Taichi Nakajima def. Rui Imura for interim title | Pancrase 325 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 11, 2021 |
| 4 | Taichi Nakajima promoted to undisputed champion | — | Oct 7, 2022 | 1. def. interim champion Ryo Tajima at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan |
| — | Ryo Tajima def. Toshinori Tsunemura for interim title | Pancrase 330 Yokohama, Japan | Dec 25, 2022 |
| Nakajima vacated the title on November 16, 2023.. |||||
| 5 | Tokitaka Nakanishi def. Yasuhiro Kawamura | Pancrase 340 Yokohama, Japan | December 24, 2023 | |

### Flyweight Championship

       Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
       In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 58 kg (127.9 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Mitsuhisa Sunabe def. Takuya Eizumi | Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 Tokyo, Japan | Jun 7, 2009 | 1. def. Isao Hirose at Pancrase: Changing Tour 6 on Oct 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Pancrase Passion Tour 1 Tokyo, Japan | Feb 7, 2010 | 1. def. Isao Hirose at Pancrase Passion Tour 6 on Jul 4, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan 2. drew with Mitsuhisa Sunabe at Pancrase Passion Tour 11 on Dec 5, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan 3. def. Mitsuhisa Sunabe at Pancrase Impressive Tour 5 on Jun 5, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan 4. drew with Seiji Ozuka at Pancrase Progress Tour 1 on Jan 28, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan 5. def. Yuki Yasunaga at Pancrase Progress Tour 14 on Dec 1, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan 6. def. Atshushi Yamamoto at Pancrase 257 on March 30, 2014 in Yokohama, Japan |
| Shimizu was stripped of the title after losing to Ryuichi Miki in "champion's assessment bout" in Dec 2015. |||||
| 3 | Ryuichi Miki def. Yuki Yasunaga | Pancrase 279 Tokyo, Japan | July 24, 2016 | |
| 4 | Mamoru Yamaguchi | Pancrase 285 Tokyo, Japan | Mar 12, 2017 | |
| 5 | Senzo Ikeda | Pancrase 289 Tokyo, Japan | Aug 20, 2017 | 1. def. Yuya Wakamatsu at Pancrase 293 on Feb. 4, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan |
| — | Shohei Masumizu def. Masatatsu Ueda for interim title | Pancrase 307 Tokyo, Japan | Jul 21, 2019 | |
| — | Toru Ogawa def. Masatatsu Ueda for interim title | Pancrase 324 Tokyo, Japan | Oct 16, 2021 | |
| Ikeda vacated the title on January 24, 2022, in order to compete with ONE Championship. |||||
| 6 | Toru Ogawa promoted to undisputed champion | — | — | |
| 7 | Satoru Enomoto | Pancrase 326 Tokyo, Japan | March 21, 2022 | |
| 8 | Rei Tsuruya | Pancrase 330 Yokohama, Japan | December 25, 2022 | |
| — | Seiichiro Ito def. Naoki Arikawa for interim title | Pancrase 340 Yokohama, Japan | December 24, 2023 | |
| Tsuruya vacated the title on April 3, 2024. |||||
| 9 | Seiichiro Ito promoted to undisputed champion | — | April 3, 2024 | 1. def. Muhammad Salohidinov at Pancrase 346 on July 21, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan |

### Strawweight Championship

       Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
       In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 50 kg (110.2 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Mitsuhisa Sunabe | Pancrase 271 Tokyo, Japan | Nov. 1, 2015 | 1. def. Daichi Kitakata at Pancrase 283 on Dec 18, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Shinya Murofushi at Pancrase 295 on Apr 15, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | Daichi Kitakata | Pancrase 307 Tokyo, Japan | July 21, 2019 | 1. def. Yuta Miyazawa at Pancrase 325 on Dec. 12, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | Keito Yamakita | Pancrase 328 Tokyo, Japan | July 18, 2022 | |
| — | Ryohei Kurosawa def. Takafumi Ato for interim title | Pancrase 342 Tokyo, Japan | April 29, 2024 | |

## Women's championship history
### Women's Bantamweight Championship

       Weight limit: 61 kg (134.5 lb)
       In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 62 kg (136.7 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Rin Nakai def. Danielle West | Pancrase Progress Tour 14 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 1, 2012 | 1. def. Brenda Gonzales at Pancrase 247 on May 10, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Tara LaRosa at Pancrase 252 on Sep 29, 2013 in Kanagawa, Japan 3. def. Sarah D'Alelio at Pancrase 258 on May 11, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan 4. def. Emiko Raika at Pancrase 279 on Jul 24, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan 5. def. Charlene Watt-Broome at Pancrase 282 on Nov 13, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Nakai vacated the title in 2018 when she left Pancrase for the DEEP. |||||

### Women's Flyweight Championship

       Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)
       In 2016 Pancrase revised this weight limit from 58 kg (127.9 lb) to its current limits.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Sidy Rocha def. Takayo Hashi | Pancrase 304 Tokyo, Japan | Apr 14, 2019 | |
| — | Takayo Hashi def. Nori Date for interim title | Pancrase 324 Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 2021 | |
| 2 | Takayo Hashi promoted to undisputed champion | — | March 30, 2023 | 1. def. Nori Date at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | Honoka Shigeta | Pancrase 341 Tokyo, Japan | March 31, 2024 | |
| 4 | Shizuka Sugiyama | Pancrase 346 Tokyo, Japan | July 21, 2024 | |

### Women's Strawweight Championship

       Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date |
| 1 | Syuri Kondo def. Kinberly Tanaka Novaes | Pancrase 287 Tokyo, Japan | May 28, 2017 |
| Kondo vacated the title in September 2017 when she left Pancrase for the UFC. |||||
| 2 | Viviane Araujo def. Emi Fujino | Pancrase 298 Tokyo, Japan | Aug. 5, 2018 |
| Araujo vacated the title in 2019 when she signed with the UFC. |||||
| 3 | Emi Fujino def. Hyun Ji Jang | Pancrase 311 Tokyo, Japan | December 8, 2019 |
| 4 | Karen | Pancrase 326 Tokyo, Japan | March 21, 2022 |
| 5 | Haruka Hasegawa | Pancrase 333 Tokyo, Japan | April 30, 2023 |

### Women's Atomweight Championship

       Weight limit: 47.6 kg (104.9 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Satomi Takano def. Sayako Fujita | Pancrase 341 Tokyo, Japan | March 31, 2024 | |

## Defunct titles
### Super Heavyweight Championship

       Weight limit: unlimited
       On January 30, 2008 Pancrase adopted a variant of Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts and retires the super heavyweight championship.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. Ron Waterman | Pancrase Brave 10 Chiba, Japan | Nov 7, 2004 | |
| Kosaka vacated the title in January 2006. |||||

### Light Flyweight Championship

       Weight limit: 54 kg (119.0 lb)
       This weight class was disabled in 2016
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
| 1 | Mitsuhisa Sunabe def. Hiroyuki Abe | Pancrase Impressive Tour 13 Tokyo, Japan | Dec 3, 2011 | 1. def. Noboru Tahara at Pancrase 252: 20th Anniversary on Sept. 29, 2013 in Yokohama, Japan |
| Sunabe vacated title when he dropped to compete in a lower weight class. |||||
| 2 | Kento Kambe def. Yukitaka Musashi | Pancrase 273 Tokyo, Japan | Dec. 13, 2015 | |

## By nationality

The following include championship title holders by nationality.
| Country | Titles |
| Japan | 65 |
| United States | 10 |
| Brazil | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Venezuela | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |

## References and footnotes

* ↑ Rutten was injured in January 1996 and could not defend his title; Shamrock captured an interim championship en route to his title-unification fight with Rutten.
* 1 2 "King of Pancrase Title History". Quebrada.net. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
* ↑ Breen, Jordan (2006-10-23). "With Eye on UFC, Marquardt Relinquishes KOP Belt". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
* ↑ Fukui, Masa (2004-09-15). "Former Welterweight & Middleweight King of Pancrase Kiuma Kunioku". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
* ↑ "News Page 17: Pancrase 2005 Spiral Tour". StarzWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
* ↑ Nowe, Jason (2004-07-27). "Inoue Takes Interim King of Pancrase Title". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
* ↑ "Kenta Takagi replaces Hiromitsu Miura in Pancrase 306 headliner". asianmma.com. May 29, 2019.
* ↑ "Akihiro Murayama faces Masayuki Kikuiri in interim welterweight title fight at Pancrase 3241". asianmma.com. August 17, 2021.
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