# List of Professional Fighters League champions

Professional Fighters League ("PFL") is an American mixed martial arts promotion company, and the following is a history of its super fights champions in each weight class. This list also includes championship histories for their international partners PFL Europe and PFL MENA, as well as the championship histories for their predecessor World Series of Fighting ("WSOF") and its international partners WSOF: Canada and WSOF Global.

## PFL
### Men's World Super Fights Championship History
#### Super Fights World Heavyweight Championship

206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Renan Ferreira def. Ryan Bader | PFL Super Fights: PFL vs. Bellator Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Feb 24, 2024 | 386 days (incumbent) | |
| 2 | Francis Ngannou def. Renan Ferreira | PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Oct 19, 2024 | 148 days (incumbent) | |

### Women's World Super Fights Championship History
#### Super Fights Women's World Featherweight Championship

135 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Cris Cyborg def. Larissa Pacheco | PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Oct 19, 2024 | 148 days (incumbent) | |

### World Championship Tournament winners

| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
| PFL 11 (2018) | Dec 31, 2018 | Heavyweight | Philipe Lins | Josh Copeland |
| PFL 11 (2018) | Dec 31, 2018 | Light Heavyweight | Sean O'Connell | Vinny Magalhães |
| PFL 11 (2018) | Dec 31, 2018 | Middleweight | Louis Taylor | Abus Magomedov |
| PFL 11 (2018) | Dec 31, 2018 | Welterweight | Magomed Magomedkerimov | Ray Cooper III |
| PFL 11 (2018) | Dec 31, 2018 | Lightweight | Natan Schulte | Rashid Magomedov |
| PFL 11 (2018) | Dec 31, 2018 | Featherweight | Lance Palmer | Steven Siler |
| PFL 10 (2019) | Dec 31, 2019 | Heavyweight | Ali Isaev | Jared Rosholt |
| PFL 10 (2019) | Dec 31, 2019 | Light Heavyweight | Emiliano Sordi | Jordan Johnson |
| PFL 10 (2019) | Dec 31, 2019 | Welterweight | Ray Cooper III | David Michaud |
| PFL 10 (2019) | Dec 31, 2019 | Lightweight | Natan Schulte (2) | Loik Radzhabov |
| PFL 10 (2019) | Dec 31, 2019 | Featherweight | Lance Palmer (2) | Alex Gilpin |
| PFL 10 (2019) | Dec 31, 2019 | Women's Lightweight | Kayla Harrison | Larissa Pacheco |
| PFL 10 (2021) | Oct 27, 2021 | Heavyweight | Bruno Cappelozza | Ante Delija |
| PFL 10 (2021) | Oct 27, 2021 | Light Heavyweight | Antônio Carlos Júnior | Marthin Hamlet |
| PFL 10 (2021) | Oct 27, 2021 | Welterweight | Ray Cooper III (2) | Magomed Magomedkerimov |
| PFL 10 (2021) | Oct 27, 2021 | Lightweight | Raush Manfio | Loik Radzhabov |
| PFL 10 (2021) | Oct 27, 2021 | Featherweight | Movlid Khaybulaev | Chris Wade |
| PFL 10 (2021) | Oct 27, 2021 | Women's Lightweight | Kayla Harrison (2) | Taylor Guardado |
| PFL 10 (2022) | Nov 25, 2022 | Heavyweight | Ante Delija | Matheus Scheffel |
| PFL 10 (2022) | Nov 25, 2022 | Light Heavyweight | Rob Wilkinson | Omari Akhmedov |
| PFL 10 (2022) | Nov 25, 2022 | Welterweight | Sadibou Sy | Dilano Taylor |
| PFL 10 (2022) | Nov 25, 2022 | Lightweight | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Stevie Ray |
| PFL 10 (2022) | Nov 25, 2022 | Featherweight | Brendan Loughnane | Bubba Jenkins |
| PFL 10 (2022) | Nov 25, 2022 | Women's Lightweight | Larissa Pacheco | Kayla Harrison |
| PFL 10 (2023) | Nov 24, 2023 | Heavyweight | Renan Ferreira | Denis Goltsov |
| PFL 10 (2023) | Nov 24, 2023 | Light Heavyweight | Impa Kasanganay | Josh Silveira |
| PFL 10 (2023) | Nov 24, 2023 | Welterweight | Magomed Magomedkerimov (2) | Sadibou Sy |
| PFL 10 (2023) | Nov 24, 2023 | Lightweight | Olivier Aubin-Mercier (2) | Clay Collard |
| PFL 10 (2023) | Nov 24, 2023 | Featherweight | Jesus Pinedo | Gabriel Alves Braga |
| PFL 10 (2023) | Nov 24, 2023 | Women's Featherweight | Larissa Pacheco (2) | Marina Mokhnatkina |
| PFL 10 (2024) | November 29, 2024 | Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | Oleg Popov |
| PFL 10 (2024) | November 29, 2024 | Light Heavyweight | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Impa Kasanganay |
| PFL 10 (2024) | November 29, 2024 | Welterweight | Shamil Musaev | Magomed Umalatov |
| PFL 10 (2024) | November 29, 2024 | Lightweight | Gadzhi Rabadanov | Brent Primus |
| PFL 10 (2024) | November 29, 2024 | Featherweight | Timur Khizriev | Brendan Loughnane |
| PFL 10 (2024) | November 29, 2024 | Women's Flyweight | Dakota Ditcheva | Taila Santos |

### European Championship Tournament winners

| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
| PFL Europe 4 (2023) | Dec 8, 2023 | Light Heavyweight | Jakob Nedoh | Simeón Powell |
| PFL Europe 4 (2023) | Dec 8, 2023 | Lightweight | Jakub Kaszuba | John Mitchell |
| PFL Europe 4 (2023) | Dec 8, 2023 | Bantamweight | Khurshed Kakhorov | Frans Mlambo |
| PFL Europe 4 (2023) | Dec 8, 2023 | Women's Flyweight | Dakota Ditcheva | Valentina Scatizzi |
| PFL Europe 4 (2024) | Dec 14, 2024 | Welterweight | Florim Zendeli | Daniele Miceli |
| PFL Europe 4 (2024) | Dec 14, 2024 | Lightweight | Jakub Kaszuba (2) | Connor Hughes |
| PFL Europe 4 (2024) | Dec 14, 2024 | Bantamweight | Lewis McGrillen-Evans | Alexander Luster |
| PFL Europe 4 (2024) | Dec 14, 2024 | Women's Flyweight | Paulina Wiśniewska | Valentina Scatizzi |

### MENA Championship Tournament winners

| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
| PFL 10 (2024) | Nov 29, 2024 | Welterweight | Omar El Dafrawy | Mohammad Alaqraa |
| PFL 10 (2024) | Nov 29, 2024 | Lightweight | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | Georges Eid |
| PFL 10 (2024) | Nov 29, 2024 | Featherweight | Abdullah Al-Qahtani | Maraoune Bellagouit |
| PFL 10 (2024) | Nov 29, 2024 | Bantamweight | Ali Taleb | Rachid El Hazoume |

## WSOF
### Men's Championship History (defunct)

    All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018, when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.

#### Heavyweight Championship

    206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Smealinho Rama def. Derrick Mehmen | WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada | Oct 11, 2014 | 237 days | |
| 2 | Blagoy Ivanov | WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada | Jun 5, 2015 | 3572 days | 1. def. Derrick Mehmen at WSOF 24 on Oct 17, 2015 2. def. Josh Copeland at WSOF 31 on Jun 17, 2016 3. def. Shawn Jordan at WSOF 35 on Mar 18, 2017 4. def. Caio Alencar at PFL Fight Night on Nov 2, 2017 |
| Ivanov vacated title on April 25, 2018, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. ||||||

#### Light Heavyweight Championship

    186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | David Branch def. Teddy Holder | WSOF 23 Phoenix, AZ, U.S. | Sep 18, 2015 | 507 days | 1. def. Vinny Magalhães at WSOF 33 on Oct 7, 2016 |
| Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. ||||||

#### Middleweight Championship

    171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | David Branch def. Jesse Taylor | WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | June 21, 2014 | 961 days | 1. def. Yushin Okami at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 2. def. Clifford Starks at WSOF 30 on Apr 2, 2016 3. def. Louis Taylor at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
| Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. ||||||

#### Welterweight Championship

    156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Steve Carl def. Josh Burkman | WSOF 6 Coral Gables, FL, U.S. | Oct 26, 2013 | 154 days | |
| 2 | Rousimar Palhares | WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Mar 29, 2014 | 492 days | 1. def. Jon Fitch at WSOF 16 on Dec 13, 2014 2. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 22 on Aug 1, 2015 |
| Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015. ||||||
| 3 | Jon Fitch def. João Zeferino | WSOF 30 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Apr 2, 2016 | 698 days | 1. def. Jake Shields at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 2. def. Brian Foster at PFL Daytona on Jun 30, 2017 |
| Fitch vacated title on March 1, 2018, after signing with Bellator. ||||||

#### Lightweight Championship

    146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Justin Gaethje def. Richard Patishnock | WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, U.S. | Jan 18, 2014 | 1196 days | 1. def. Nick Newell at WSOF 11 on July 5, 2014 2. def. Luis Palomino at WSOF 19 on Mar 28, 2015 3. def. Luis Palomino at WSOF 23 on Sep 18, 2015 4. def. Brian Foster at WSOF 29 on Mar 12, 2016 5. def. Luiz Firmino at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
| Gaethje vacated title on April 27, 2017, after signing with the UFC. ||||||

#### Featherweight Championship

    136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Georgi Karakhanyan def. Lance Palmer | WSOF 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada | Dec 7, 2013 | 196 days | |
| 2 | Ricky Glenn | WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014 | 176 days | |
| 3 | Lance Palmer | WSOF 16 Sacramento, CA, U.S. | Dec 13, 2014 | 371 days | 1. def. Chris Horodecki at WSOF 21 on June 5, 2015 |
| 4 | Alexandre Almeida | WSOF 26 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Dec 18, 2015 | 226 days | |
| 5 | Lance Palmer (2) | WSOF 32 Everett, WA, U.S. | Jul 30, 2016 | 231 days (602 days) | |
| 6 | Andre Harrison | WSOF 35 Verona, NY, U.S. | Mar 18, 2017 | 446 days | 1. def. Steven Rodriguez at PFL Everett on Jul 29, 2017 |
| The WSOF Featherweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. ||||||

#### Bantamweight Championship

    126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Marlon Moraes def. Josh Rettinghouse | WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA | March 29, 2014 | 1,011 days | 1. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 18 on Feb 12, 2015 2. def. Sheymon Moraes at WSOF 22 on Aug 1, 2015 3. def. Joseph Barajas at WSOF 28 on Feb 20, 2016 4. def. Josh Hill at WSOF 32 on Jul 30, 2016 5. def. Josenaldo Silva at WSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
| Moraes vacated title on January 3, 2017, after becoming a free agent and signing with the UFC. ||||||
| 2 | Bekbulat Magomedov def. Donavon Frelow | WSOF 35 Verona, NY, USA | March 18, 2017 | 446 days | |
| The WSOF Bantamweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. ||||||

#### Flyweight Championship

    116 to 125 lbs (53 to 57 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Magomed Bibulatov def. Donavon Frelow | WSOF 24 Mashantucket, CT, USA | October 17, 2015 | 446 days | |
| Bibulatov vacated title on January 5, 2017, after joining the UFC. ||||||

### Women's Championship History (defunct)

    All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.

#### Women's Strawweight Championship

    106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Jessica Aguilar def. Alida Gray | WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA | January 18, 2014 | 484 days | 1. def. Emi Fujino at WSOF 10 on June 21, 2014 2. def. Kalindra Faria at WSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 |
| Aguilar vacated title on May 18, 2015, after joining the UFC. ||||||

### International Championship History (defunct)

    All WSOF International Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. The PFL crowns seasonal champions as an alternative to recognizing a single lineal champion.

#### Canadian Welterweight Championship

    156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Ryan Ford def. Joel Powell | WSOF Canada 1 Edmonton, AB, Canada | February 21, 2014 | 472 days | |
| Ford vacated title on June 8, 2015, after retiring from the sport of MMA. ||||||

#### Global Heavyweight Championship

    206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Evgeny Erokhin def. Brandon Cash | WSOF Global Championship 2: Japan Tokyo, Japan | February 7, 2016 | 851 days | 1. def. Richard Odoms at WSOF Global Championship 3: Philippines |
| All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. ||||||

#### Global Flyweight Championship

    125 lbs (57 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
| 1 | Yusaku Nakamura def. Lawrence Diguilio | Deep Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan | December 17, 2016 | 537 days | |
| All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1. ||||||

### Tournament winners

| Event(s) | Division | Champion | Runner-up | Final |
| WSOF 5, WSOF 7 e WSOF 10 | Middleweight | David Branch | Jesse Taylor | June 21, 2014 |
| WSOF 20 e WSOF 23 | Light Heavyweight | David Branch | Teddy Holder | September 18, 2015 |
| WSOF 25 | Lightweight | Brian Foster | João Zeferino | November 20, 2015 |

## Records
### Most wins in title bouts

The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title fights. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title bouts. Tournament championships are not included.
| Title wins | Champion | Weight class | W | D | NC | L |
| 6 | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marlon Moraes | Bantamweight | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | David Branch | Light Heavyweight Middleweight | 2 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 5 | Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lance Palmer | Featherweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rousimar Palhares | Welterweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Most consecutive title defenses

The following includes all WSOF champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.
| Defenses | Champion | Weight class | Span |
| 5 | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | January 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017 |
| 5 | Marlon Moraes | Bantamweight | March 29, 2014 - January 3, 2017 |
| 4 | Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | June 5, 2015 - April 25, 2018 |
| 3 | David Branch | Middleweight | June 21, 2014 - February 6, 2017 |
| 2 | Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | January 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 |
| 2 | Rousimar Palhares | Welterweight | March 29, 2014 - August 4, 2015 |

### Multi-division champions

* Interim title
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. Tournament champions are not included.
| No. | Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total Reign |
| 1 | David Branch | Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 (WSOF 23) | February 6, 2017 (Vacated) | 1 | 507 days | 1468 days |
| 1 | David Branch | Middleweight | June 21, 2014 (WSOF 10) | February 6, 2017 (Vacated) | 3 | 961 days | 1468 days |

### Simultaneous two division champions

This table, different from the previous one, only counts the periods in which the fighter loaded the titles simultaneously and the defenses in that period of time.
| No. | Champion | Division | Span | Defenses | Simultaneous Reign |
| 1 | David Branch | Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017 | 1 | 507 days |
| 1 | David Branch | Middleweight | September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017 | 2 | 507 days |

## Champions by nationality

Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will be counted once in the Division champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions.
| Country | Tournament champions | Division champions | International champions | Total |
| United States | 8 | 8 | - | 16 |
| Russia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | - | 9 |
| Canada | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Greece | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Japan | - | - | 1 | 1 |