Professional Fighters League (formerly the World Series of Fighting, or "WSOF") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. As well as championship history for their International promotions WSOF: Canada and WSOF Global Championship.
Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFL 11 (2018) December 31, 2018 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Middleweight | Until 84 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Welterweight | Until 77 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Featherweight | Until 66 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFL 10 (2019) December 31, 2019 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Welterweight | Until 77 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Featherweight | Until 66 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Women's Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFL 10 (2021) October 27, 2021 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Welterweight | Until 77 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Featherweight | Until 66 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Women's Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFL 10 (2022) November 25 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Welterweight | Until 77 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Featherweight | Until 66 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Women's Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFL 10 (2023) November 24 |
Heavyweight | Until 120 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Welterweight | Until 77 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Featherweight | Until 66 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Women's Featherweight | Until 66 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Event(s) | Division | Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PFL Europe 4 December 8 | |||||
Light Heavyweight | Until 93 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Lightweight | Until 70 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Bantamweight | Until 61 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() | |
Women's Flyweight | Until 57 kg | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() BYE[a] |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Derrick Mehmen |
WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
Oct 11, 2014 | 237 days | |
2 | ![]() |
WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada |
Jun 5, 2015 | 3325 days |
1. def. Derrick MehmenatWSOF 24 on Oct 17, 2015 |
Ivanov vacated title on April 25, 2018, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Teddy Holder |
WSOF 23 Phoenix, AZ, U.S. |
Sep 18, 2015 | 507 days |
1. def. Vinny MagalhãesatWSOF 33 on Oct 7, 2016 |
Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Jesse Taylor |
WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. |
June 21, 2014 | 961 days |
1. def. Yushin OkamiatWSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 |
Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Josh Burkman |
WSOF 6 Coral Gables, FL, U.S. |
Oct 26, 2013 | 154 days | |
2 | ![]() |
WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. |
Mar 29, 2014 | 492 days |
1. def. Jon FitchatWSOF 16 on Dec 13, 2014 |
Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015. | |||||
3 | ![]() def. João Zeferino |
WSOF 30 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. |
Apr 2, 2016 | 698 days |
1. def. Jake ShieldsatWSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
Fitch vacated title on March 1, 2018, after signing with Bellator. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Richard Patishnock |
WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, U.S. |
Jan 18, 2014 | 1196 days |
1. def. Nick NewellatWSOF 11 on July 5, 2014 |
Gaethje vacated title on April 27, 2017, after signing with the UFC. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Lance Palmer |
WSOF 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada |
Dec 7, 2013 | 196 days | |
2 | ![]() |
WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. |
Jun 21, 2014 | 176 days | |
3 | ![]() |
WSOF 16 Sacramento, CA, U.S. |
Dec 13, 2014 | 371 days |
1. def. Chris HorodeckiatWSOF 21 on June 5, 2015 |
4 | ![]() |
WSOF 26 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. |
Dec 18, 2015 | 226 days | |
5 | ![]() |
WSOF 32 Everett, WA, U.S. |
Jul 30, 2016 | 231 days (602 days) |
|
6 | ![]() |
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.[1][2] |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Josh Rettinghouse |
WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA |
March 29, 2014 | 1,011 days |
1. def. Josh HillatWSOF 18 on Feb 12, 2015 |
Moraes vacated title on January 3, 2017, after becoming a free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
2 | ![]() 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.[1][2] |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Donavon Frelow |
WSOF 24 Mashantucket, CT, USA |
October 17, 2015 | 446 days | |
Bibulatov vacated title on January 5, 2017, after joining the UFC. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() def. Alida Gray |
WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA |
January 18, 2014 | 484 days |
1. def. Emi FujinoatWSOF 10 on June 21, 2014 |
Aguilar vacated title on May 18, 2015, after joining the UFC. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() 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. |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() 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.[1][2] |
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() 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.[1][2] |
Event(s) | Division | Champion | Runner-up | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|
WSOF 5, WSOF 7eWSOF 10 | Middleweight | ![]() |
![]() |
June 21, 2014 |
WSOF 20eWSOF 23 | Light Heavyweight | ![]() |
![]() |
September 18, 2015 |
WSOF 25 | Lightweight | ![]() |
![]() |
November 20, 2015 |
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 | ![]() |
Lightweight | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() |
Bantamweight | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() |
Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
2 4 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Heavyweight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
Featherweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
![]() |
Women's Strawweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() |
Welterweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | ![]() |
Lightweight | January 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017 |
![]() |
Bantamweight | March 29, 2014 - January 3, 2017 | |
4 | ![]() |
Heavyweight | June 5, 2015 - April 25, 2018 |
3 | ![]() |
Middleweight | June 21, 2014 - February 6, 2017 |
2 | ![]() |
Women's Strawweight | January 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 |
![]() |
Welterweight | March 29, 2014 - August 4, 2015 |
Interim title |
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[3] Tournament champions are not included.
No. | Champion | Division | Won | Lost | Defenses | Reign | Total Reign |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 (WSOF 23) |
February 6, 2017 (Vacated) |
1 | 507 days | 1468 days |
Middleweight | June 21, 2014 (WSOF 10) |
February 6, 2017 (Vacated) |
3 | 961 days |
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 | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017 | 1 | 507 days |
Middleweight | 2 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
8 | 8 | - | 16 |
![]() |
6 | 3 | - | 9 |
![]() |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
![]() |
1 | - | 1 | 1 |
![]() |
1 | - | - | 1 |
![]() |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
![]() |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
![]() |
- | 1 | - | 1 |
![]() |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Professional Fighters League champions
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||
WSOF events (2012–2017) |
| ||||||||||||||
PFL events (since 2017) |
| ||||||||||||||
|
| |
---|---|
Current champions for active organizations |
|
Legacy champions for defunct organizations |
|
Miscellaneous |
|