IWGP Heavyweight Championship Combined reigns Combined reigns

| Rank_ | Wrestler | No_of_reigns | Combined_defenses | Combined_days_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiji Mutoh | 4 | 19 | 1238 |
| 2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6 | 27 | 1237 |
| 3 | Shinya Hashimoto | 3 | 20 | 1052 |
| 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 6 | 13 | 785 |
| 5 | Kensuke Sasaki | 5 | 9 | 647 |
| 6 | Yuji Nagata | 2 | 12 | 570 |
| 7 | Kazuchika Okada† | 2 | 10 | 556+ |
| 8 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 3 | 3 | 478 |
| 9 | Big Van Vader | 3 | 4 | 451 |
| 10 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 3 | 9 | 390 |
| 11 | Riki Chōshū | 3 | 5 | 383 |
| 12 | Antonio Inoki | 1 | 4 | 325 |
| 13 | Brock Lesnar | 1 | 3 | 280 |
| 14 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 | 2 | 197 |
| 15 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 1 | 3 | 185 |
| 16 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 | 2 | 168 |