Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

(formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO

Bjorn Rebney Bjorn Rebney is an American businessman who served as chairman and chief executive officer of Bellator MMA from 2008 until June 2014. Background Rebney attended Ohio University on a football scholarship and then attended law school. Rebney d ...

founded Bellator Fighting Championships as a tournament based organization. The inaugural champion for each weight class was determined by the winner of an eight-man tournament. All subsequent title challengers were required to first win an eight-man tournament in a specific weight class in order to earn the right to challenge that division's reigning champion. Dethroned champions were required to re-enter the tournaments in order to attempt to regain their title. Under Bjorn Rebney's sole leadership, Bellator MMA would strictly adhere to these rules during the first four years of its operation. The first changes to this format would begin to appear not long after Viacom, Inc. purchased a controlling stake in the organization. In November 2012, CEO Bjorn Rebney announced the introduction of a ''"championship rematch clause"''. This would allow Bellator to schedule an immediate title-fight rematch if officials deemed the fight necessary. The next major change occurred during Bellator's 2013 Summer Series when it was announced that all three tournaments would be shorter, four-man affairs instead of the standard eight. Though originally stated to return to the eight-man only tournaments afterwards, officials instead decided to add two additional four-man tournaments to the existing tournament lineup in an effort to provide a more consistent flow of title challengers for their champions to face. Two additional rule changes would be announced. The first was the ''"tournament champion replacement clause"'' introduced in August 2013. This allowed officials to grant title shots to replacement fighters when tournament winners were injured, or otherwise unavailable, through a complex voting and points system. Then, in June 2014, CEO Bjorn Rebney made an announcement stating that any fighter who had previously won a Bellator tournament would maintain permanent eligibility to fight for a title without having to re-enter another tournament. Neither of these changes would ever be implemented, however, as one week later Bellator MMA and its founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted ways, bringing about an end to the organization's tournament based model.

Current champions

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Sergio Pettis Sergio Jerome Pettis (born August 18, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Prior to signing with Bellator, Pettis competed in the Ultimate Fig ...

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Raufeon Stots Raufeon Stots (born December 16, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler currently competing in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Interim Bellator Bantamweight Champion. As a ...

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Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...

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Men's championship history

Heavyweight World Championship

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Light Heavyweight World Championship

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Attila Végh Attila Végh (born August 9, 1985) is a Slovak mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He won the Bellator 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight ...

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for interim title ,

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Liam McGeary Liam McGeary (born 4 October 1982) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. He is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career McGea ...

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{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA , February 27, 2015 , 617 days , align=left, {{small, {{nowrap, 1. def. Tito Ortiz at Bellator 142: Dynamite 1 on September 19, 2015 , - ! 5 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Phil Davis , Bellator 163
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA , November 4, 2016 , 232 days , , - ! 6 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Ryan Bader , Bellator 180
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Vadim Nemkov Vadim Aleksandrovich Nemkov (russian: Вадим Александрович Немков; born 20 June 1992) is a Russian people, Russian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and a four-time Sambo (martial art), Combat Sambo Worl ...

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Bellator 277 ''Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 15, 2022, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States. Background The event was headlined by a rematch between ...

on April 15, 2022
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Bellator 288 ''Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on November 18, 2022, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Background The event was headlined by a rematch in ...

on November 18, 2022

Middleweight World Championship

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Jared Hess Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess ( Demke; born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers best known for their work on ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004), ''Nacho Libre'' (2006) and ''Gentlemen Broncos' ...

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Alexander Shlemenko Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighti ...

at Bellator 34 on October 28, 2010 , - ! colspan=6 , ''Lombard vacated the title on April 24, 2012 when he left Bellator for the

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Maiquel Falcão Maiquel José Falcão Gonçalves (8 March 1981 – 23 January 2022) was a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, Falcão was perhaps best known for his s ...

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Doug Marshall Douglas Garrett Marshall (born February 3, 1977) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2003 until 2014, Marshall has fought in Bellator, Tachi Palace Fights, the Super Fight League, and the Pala ...

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on November 22, 2013
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Brennan Ward Brennan Ward (born June 28, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2008, Ward formerly competed for CES MMA and was the Bellator Season Nine Middleweight Tourna ...

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Brandon Halsey Brandon Halsey (born September 16, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2012, he has formerly competed fo ...

, Bellator 126
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title defense. Halsey defeated Kendall Grove in a catchweight (188 lbs) bout in which the title was at stake for Grove only'' , - ! 4 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

Rafael Carvalho Rafael Carvalho de Souza (born 27 July 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions of Bellator MMA, where he was a former Bellator Middleweight World Champion. As o ...

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Bellator 144 2015 in Bellator MMA was the seventh year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 16 events in 2015. Background In June 2014, Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. ...

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Bellator 155 2016 in Bellator MMA was the eighth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promoter based in the United States. Bellator held 23 events in 2016. Background 2016 is notable for the launch of sibling promotion Bellator Kickboxi ...

on May 20, 2016
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Alessio Sakara Alessio Sakara (born September 2, 1981) is an Italian professional mixed martial artist, former professional boxer and Sanshou kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sakara has al ...

at Bellator 190 on December 9, 2017 , - ! 5 , align=left, {{flagicon, NED Gegard Mousasi , Bellator 200
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Rafael Lovato Jr. Rafael Lovato Jr. (born June 25, 1983) is a 4th degree black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner (8x world medallist) and a retired mixed martial artist who last competed in the Middleweight division of Bella ...

, Bellator 223
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Douglas Lima Douglas Lima (born 5 January 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is a former three-time Bellator Welterweight Champion. He is also the former MFC Welterweight Champion. ...

, Bellator 250
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John Salter John Salter (born March 21, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of Bellator. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also competed for the UFC and Strikeforce, King of the Cage, and the ...

Bellator 264 Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on August 13, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background Current Bellator Middleweight World Champion Gegard ...

on August 13, 2021
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Austin Vanderford Austin Vanderford (born March 21, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the Middleweight division. As of February 7, 2023, he is #6 in the Bellator Middleweight Rankings. ...

Bellator 275 Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on February 25, 2022, at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Background In the main event, Gegard Mousasi defended his Middleweight title ...

on February 25, 2022
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Johnny Eblen Johnny Eblen (born December 13, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Middleweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Bellator men's pound-for-po ...

Bellator 282 ''Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 24, 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States. Background Gegard Mousasi defended his Middleweight t ...

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Welterweight World Championship

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Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler. Askren was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade before competing in ...

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Rick Hawn Rick Hawn (born September 15, 1976) is a former Olympic judoka and professional mixed martial artist. A professional MMA fighter from 2009 - 2015, Hawn most notably competed for Bellator MMA, where he won the Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournam ...

, Bellator 117
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Benson Henderson Benson Henderson (born November 16, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes for Bellator MMA, currently competing in their Lightweight division. He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion. As of Novembe ...

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Bellator 192 2018 in Bellator MMA was the tenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 23 events in 2015. Background In addition to airing cards on the newly-rebranded Paramount Network ( ...

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Yaroslav Amosov Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion. As of June 28, 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator ...

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Logan Storley Logan Storley (born September 8, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Interim Bellator Welterweigh ...

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Bellator 281 ''Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley'' (also known as '' Bellator London'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 13, 2022, at SSE Arena in London, England. Background Yaroslav Amosov was to make his first ...

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Lightweight World Championship

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Eddie Alvarez Edward "Eddie" Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight (170 lb) division of ONE Championship. He also formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles ...

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Michael Chandler Michael Chandler (born April 24, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2009, Chandler first gained n ...

, Bellator 58
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Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut, Professional Fighters League, a ...

Bellator 145 2015 in Bellator MMA was the seventh year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 16 events in 2015. Background In June 2014, Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. ...

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Patricky Pitbull Patricky Freire (born January 21, 1986), known professionally by his ring name Patricky Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division, where he is a former Bellator Lightweight World Champio ...

Bellator 157 2016 in Bellator MMA was the eighth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promoter based in the United States. Bellator held 23 events in 2016. Background 2016 is notable for the launch of sibling promotion Bellator Kickboxi ...

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(1,080 days) , align=left, {{small, {{nowrap, 1. def.

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, {{nowrap, Bellator NYC
{{small, {{nowrap, New York City, NY, USA , June 24, 2017 , 539 days , , - ! 7 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA

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(1,229 days) , , - ! 8 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

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Bellator 270 Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2 (also known as ''Bellator Dublin'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on November 5, 2021 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The event marked Bellator's first return to Irish s ...

{{small, Dublin, Ireland , November 5, 2021 , 378 days , , - ! 10 , align=left, {{flagicon, RUS

Usman Nurmagomedov Usman Nurmagomedov (born April 17, 1998), is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Lightweight World Champion. He has previously competed in the UAE Warri ...

{{small, Chicago, IL, USA , November 18, 2022 , {{age in days, 2022, 11, 18 days
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Featherweight World Championship

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Bellator 10 2009 in Bellator MMA was the first installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started broadcasting April 3, 2009, through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. The episodes had a one-day t ...

{{small, Ontario, CA, USA , June 5, 2009 , 454 days , , - ! 2 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Joe Warren ,

Bellator 27 2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and m ...

{{small, San Antonio, TX, USA , September 2, 2010 , 554 days , , - ! 3 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Pat Curran ,

Bellator 60 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so ...

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on Jan 17, 2013
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Shahbulat Shamhalaev Shahbulat Shamhalaev (russian: Шахбулат Шамхалаев; born August 27, 1983) is a Russian retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Dargin heritage. He competed in the featherweight division for the Bellator Fighting Championshi ...

at Bellator 95 on Apr 4, 2013 , - ! 4 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Daniel Straus ,

{{small, Long Beach, CA, USA , November 2, 2013 , 133 days , , - ! 5 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Pat Curran {{small, (2) , Bellator 112
{{small, Hammond, IN, USA , March 14, 2014 , 176 days
(780 days) , , - ! 6 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

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{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA , September 5, 2014 , 428 days , align=left, {{small, 1. def. Daniel Straus at

Bellator 132 2015 in Bellator MMA was the seventh year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 16 events in 2015. Background In June 2014, Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. ...

on Jan 16, 2015
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Daniel Weichel Daniel Weichel (born November 22, 1984) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, he has also competed in M-1 Global and Shooto. As of November 22, 2022, he i ...

Bellator 138 2015 in Bellator MMA was the seventh year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 16 events in 2015. Background In June 2014, Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. ...

on Jun 19, 2015 , - ! 7 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Daniel Straus {{small, (2) ,

{{small, St. Louis, MO, USA , November 6, 2015 , 532 days
(665 days) , , - ! 8 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

{{small, (2) , Bellator 178
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA , April 21, 2017 , 1,562 days
(1,990 days) , align=left, {{small, 1. def.

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Emmanuel Sanchez Emmanuel Sanchez (born August 11, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Sanchez has also formerly competed for the Resurrection Fighting Alliance ...

at Bellator 209 on Nov 15, 2018
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Juan Archuleta Juan Archuleta (born September 13, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, and he is the former Bellator Bantamweight Champion. A professional MMA competitor sinc ...

at Bellator 228 on Sept 28, 2019
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on Apr 2, 2021 , - ! 9 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA A.J. McKee , Bellator 263
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Ádám Borics Ádám Borics (born July 7, 1993) is a Hungarian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. As of October 4, 2022, he is #1 in the Bellator Featherweight Rankings. Early life Ádám Borics was born in ...

Bellator 286 ''Bellator 286: Pitbull vs. Borics'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2022, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, United States. Background In his first bout since reclaiming t ...

on Oct 1, 2022

Bantamweight World Championship

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Zach Makovsky Zachary Paul "Zach" Makovsky (born April 19, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of the Brave Combat Federation. He has competed in EliteXC, ShoXC, Bellator, and Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

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{{small, Kansas City, MO, USA , October 14, 2010 , 547 days , , - ! 2 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

Eduardo Dantas Eduardo Dantas (born 3 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Dantas mostly fought for the Bellator MMA where he was the former two-ti ...

Bellator 65 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so i ...

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Marcos Galvão Marcos Galvão (born 23 June 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional competitor since 2003, Galvão peaked at a global ranking ...

Bellator 89 2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight ch ...

on Feb 14, 2013
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Bellator 128 2014 in Bellator MMA was the tenth season for Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion. It began on February 28, 2014 and aired on Spike TV. The season included tournaments for the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Light Heavyweigh ...

{{small, Thackerville, OK, USA , October 10, 2014 , 169 days , , - ! 4 , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, Bellator 135
{{small, Thackerville, OK, USA , March 27, 2015 , 448 days , , - ! 5 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

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Bellator 156 2016 in Bellator MMA was the eighth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promoter based in the United States. Bellator held 23 events in 2016. Background 2016 is notable for the launch of sibling promotion Bellator Kickboxin ...

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(1,338 days) , align=left, {{small, 1. def. Joe Warren at Bellator 166 on December 2, 2016 , - ! 6 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA

Darrion Caldwell Darrion Caldwell (born December 19, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler, who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion ...

, Bellator 184
{{small, Thackerville, OK, USA , October 6, 2017 , 617 days , align=left, {{small, 1. def.

Leandro Higo Leandro Higo (born January 19, 1989) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also competed for Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Legacy Fighting A ...

at Bellator 195 on March 2, 2018 , - ! 7 , align=left, {{flagicon, JPN Kyoji Horiguchi , Bellator 222
{{small, {{nowrap, New York City, NY, USA , June 14, 2019 , 166 days , , - ! colspan=6 , ''Horiguchi vacated the title on November 27, 2019 for the division not to stagnate when he announced he was injured.'' , - ! 8 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA

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Patchy Mix Patrick "Patchy" Mix (born August 16, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the Bantamweight division. As of February 1, 2022, he is #2 in the Bellator Bantamweight Rankings ...

, Bellator 246
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Bellator 258 Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 7, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This fight card is notable for being Anthony Johnson's final fight before ...

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Bellator 272 Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background Sergio Pettis made his first defence of the Bellato ...

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Bellator 279 ''Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA held on April 23, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Background The main event featured Bellator Women's Fea ...

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Danny Sabatello Danny Sabatello (born March 31, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Bellator Bantamweight Rankings. Background Coming from a Sicilian fa ...

Bellator 289 ''Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 9, 2022, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States. Background The semi-finals of the $1-mill ...

on December 9, 2022

Women's championship history

Women's Featherweight World Championship

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Julia Budd Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in M ...

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Marloes Coenen Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. She competed professionally from 2000 to 2017 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. Early life Coenen's brothers and grandfather were both involv ...

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Talita Nogueira Talita Nogueira (born October 13, 1985) is a female Brazilian practitioner and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist competing in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, Bellator. Talita Nogueira is most notable for be ...

at Bellator 202 on July 13, 2018
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Olga Rubin Olga Rubin ( he, אולגה רובין, russian: Ольга Рубин, born August 18, 1989) is an Israeli female mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2016, she fought in Bellator MMA, most notably ...

at Bellator 224 on July 12, 2019 , - ! 2 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

, {{nowrap, Bellator 238
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Bellator 259 Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 was a mixed martial arts event that was produced by Bellator MMA at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background The event featured a Bellator Women's Featherweight Championship bout between the ch ...

on May 21, 2021
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Sinead Kavanagh Sinead Kavanagh is an Irish female mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Bellator MMA. Fight Matrix had her ranked #10 Women's Featherweight from April 2021 till July 2021, and March 2022. She is currently ranke ...

Bellator 271 Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on November 12, 2021, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, United States. Background The event was h ...

on November 12, 2021
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on April 23, 2022

Women's Flyweight World Championship

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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (born April 2, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of Bellator MMA. She is the inaugural and former Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. As of December ...

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Alejandra Lara Alejandra Lara (born ) is a Colombian female mixed martial artist currently signed to the Bellator MMA promotion. As of October 4, 2022, she is #10 in the Bellator Women's Flyweight Rankings. Mixed martial arts career Early career Lara made h ...

at Bellator 201 on June 29, 2018
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Juliana Velasquez Juliana Velasquez Tonasse (born October 19, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the former Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. As of April 26, ...

, Bellator 254
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Denise Kielholtz Denise Kielholtz (born 30 March 1989) is a Dutch female Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current Bellator Kickboxing Women's Flyweight Champion. ...

Bellator 262 Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on July 16, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Background Undefeated Juliana Velasquez made her first title defen ...

on July 16, 2021 , - ! 3 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Liz Carmouche , {{nowrap,

Bellator 278 ''Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 22, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Background Bellator 278 was dedicated for ...

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on December 9, 2022

Defunct titles

Women's Strawweight World Championship

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Tournament winners

Originally, all title challengers were determined through these tournaments with the winners earning the right to challenge the reigning champion at that weight class or, if necessary, be allowed to compete for an interim or vacant title.

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One

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, , Bellator 12 , , June 19, 2009 , - , Welterweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Lyman Good , , align=left, {{flagicon, Dominican Republic Omar De La Cruz , , Bellator 11 , , June 12, 2009 , - , Lightweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

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, , Bellator 12 , , June 19, 2009 , - , Featherweight{{cref, 4 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Joe Soto , , align=left, {{flagicon, Mexico Yahir Reyes , ,

, , June 5, 2009 {{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the inaugural

Bellator Middleweight Champion Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded B ...

. {{cnote, 2, Tournament determined the inaugural

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. {{cnote, 3, Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Lightweight Champion. {{cnote, 4, Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Featherweight Champion.

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two

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, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Bryan Baker , , Bellator 23 , , June 24, 2010 , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

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, , June 17, 2010 , - , Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Pat Curran , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , Bellator 21 , , June 10, 2010 , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Joe Warren , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , Bellator 23 , , June 24, 2010

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three

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, , October 14, 2010 , - , Bantamweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Philippines Ed West , ,

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, , align=left, {{flagicon, Japan Megumi Fujii , , Bellator 34 , , October 28, 2010 {{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the inaugural

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. {{cnote, 2, Tournament determined the inaugural

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. {{cnote, 3, Tournament determined the inaugural Bellator Women's Strawweight Champion.

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four

''(March 5, 2011 - May 21, 2011)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Light Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Democratic Republic of the Congo Christian M'Pumbu , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Rich Hale , ,

, , May 21, 2011 , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Jay Hieron , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , Bellator 43 , , May 7, 2011 , - , Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, ,

Bellator 44 2011 in Bellator MMA was the fourth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in multiple weight classes, including three of the original tournament classes: Welterweight, Lightweight and Feathe ...

, , May 14, 2011 , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Daniel Straus , ,

, , May 21, 2011 {{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the inaugural

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded B ...

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series

''(June 25, 2011 - August 20, 2011)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Pat Curran (2) , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Marlon Sandro , , Bellator 48 , , August 20, 2011 , -

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five

''(September 27, 2011 - November 26, 2011)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Eric Prindle , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

Thiago Santos Thiago Santos de Lima (born January 7, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), competing in the light heavyweight division. Prior to signing with the PFL, Santos competed for the Ult ...

, ,

Bellator 62 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so i ...

, , March 23, 2012 , - , Middleweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia

(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Vitor Vianna , , Bellator 57 , , November 12, 2011 , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ben Saunders , , Bellator 57 , , November 12, 2011 , - , Bantamweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Cuba

Alexis Vila Alexis Vila Perdomo (born March 12, 1971) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist. An accomplished wrestler, Vila is also a two-time World Champion and 1996 Olympic bronze medallist. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in ...

, , Bellator 59 , , November 26, 2011 {{cnote, 1, Following a no contest in the finals at Bellator 59, a rematch between Prindle and Santos was cancelled at Bellator 61, and again at Bellator 62 when Santos was unable to make weight. Prindle was awarded the tournament victory. {{cnote, 2, Shlemenko next faced Season Six tournament winner Maiquel Falcão for the vacant middleweight title.

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six

''(March 9, 2012 - May 25, 2012)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Middleweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Sweden

Andreas Spång Andreas Christian Spång (born November 7, 1978) is a Swedish professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who last competed in 2014. A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for Bellator, the MFC, and Strikeforce. Personal life A ...

, , Bellator 69 , , May 18, 2012 , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, France Karl Amoussou , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Bryan Baker , ,

Bellator 72 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so ...

, , July 20, 2012 , - , Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Brent Weedman , ,

, , May 25, 2012 , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Daniel Straus , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Marlon Sandro , ,

Bellator 68 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so i ...

, , May 11, 2012 , - , Bantamweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

Luis Nogueira Luis Alberto Nogueira (born April 10, 1985) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Nogueira has mostly fought for Shooto Brazil before making his U.S. ...

, ,

Bellator 73 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so ...

, , August 24, 2012 {{cnote, 1, Falcão next faced Season Five tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko for the vacant middleweight title.

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series

''(June 22, 2012 - July 24, 2012)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Light Heavyweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Slovakia Attila Vegh , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Travis Wiuff , ,

, , August 24, 2012

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven

''(September 28, 2012 - December 14, 2012)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Alexander Volkov, , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Richard Hale , ,

, , December 14, 2012 , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Andrey Koreshkov , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Lyman Good , ,

Bellator 82 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so i ...

, , November 30, 2012 , - , Lightweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Dave Jansen , , align=left, {{flagicon, Poland

, ,

Bellator 93 2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight ch ...

, , March 21, 2013 , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

Rad Martinez Radley Martinez (born March 12, 1978) is retired American mixed martial artist. He was signed with Bellator Fighting Championships, where he competed in their featherweight division. Amateur Wrestling Career Martinez was a standout wrestler in ...

, ,

Bellator 90 2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight ch ...

, , February 21, 2013 {{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the new

Bellator Heavyweight champion Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded ...

. {{cnote, 2, After an extended layoff due to injury, Jansen would choose to forfeit his title shot for the opportunity to take an immediate fight upon his return.{{cite web, url=http://mmajunkie.com/2014/09/sidelined-18-months-tourney-champ-dave-jansen-returns-at-bellator-130-vs-rick-hawn, title=Sidelined 18 months, tourney champ Dave Jansen returns at Bellator 130 vs. Rick Hawn, publisher=MMAJunkie.com, access-date=September 16, 2014, last=Marrocco, first=Steven, date=15 September 2014

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight

''(January 17, 2013 - April 4, 2013)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Light Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Emanuel Newton , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Mikhail Zayats , , Bellator 94 , , March 28, 2013 , - , Middleweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Brett Cooper , , Bellator 95 , , April 4, 2013 , - , Welterweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ben Saunders , ,

Bellator 100 2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight ch ...

, , September 20, 2013 , - , Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States David Rickels , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Saad Awad , , Bellator 94 , , March 28, 2013 , - , Featherweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia

Magomedrasul Khasbulaev Magomedrasul Magomedalievich Khasbulaev (russian: Магомедрасул Магомедалиевич Хасбулаев; born October 23, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who at one time fought in the Featherweight division for ...

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Mike Richman , , Bellator 95 , , April 4, 2013 , - {{cnote, 1, Newton next faced 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed Lawal for the Interim Light Heavyweight title. {{cnote, 2, After repeated visa issues prevented Khasbulaev from returning to the USA to claim his title shot, the fighter was granted his release from the promotion in December 2014. {{cnote, 3, Lima next faced Season Nine tournament winner Rick Hawn for the vacant welterweight title.

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2013 Summer Series

''(June 19, 2013 - July 31, 2013)''
All three tournaments were shortened, four-man tournaments instead of the standard eight. {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Heavyweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Vitaly Minakov , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ryan Martinez , , ,

, , July 31, 2013 , - , Light Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

Jacob Noe Jacob Noe (born July 29, 1980) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor from 2000 until 2013, he also competed for Strikeforce. Background Noe was born in ...

, , ,

, , July 31, 2013 , - , Bantamweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Rafael Silva, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Anthony Leone, ,

Bellator 102 2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight cha ...

, , October 4, 2013 {{cnote, 1, Lawal next faced Season Eight tournament winner Emanuel Newton for the Interim Light Heavyweight title. {{cnote, 2, Silva next faced Season Nine tournament winner Joe Warren for the Interim Bantamweight title.

Bellator MMA: Season Nine

''(September 7, 2013 - November 22, 2013)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, France Cheick Kongo, , align=left, {{flagicon, Australia Peter Graham , , ,

Bellator 107 2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight cha ...

, , November 8, 2013 , - , Middleweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Denmark

Mikkel Parlo Mikkel Parlo (born May 3, 1990) is a Danish retired mixed martial artist who last competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career Parlo began competing as an amateur in 2008, compiling a record of 3- ...

, , ,

, , November 8, 2013 , - , Welterweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

Ron Keslar Ron Keslar (born April 17, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also formerly competed for Bellator, Strikeforce and King of the Cage. Backgrou ...

, , ,

, , November 22, 2013 , - , Lightweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Will Brooks, , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Alexander Sarnavskiy , , ,

, , November 22, 2013 , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Justin Wilcox , , ,

, , November 15, 2013 , - , Bantamweight{{cref, 1{{cref, 4 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Joe Warren (2), , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Travis Marx , , ,

, , November 8, 2013 {{cnote, 1, Tournament was a shortened, four-man tournament instead of the standard eight. {{cnote, 2, Hawn next faced Season Eight tournament winner Douglas Lima for the vacant welterweight title. {{cnote, 3, Brooks next faced former champion Michael Chandler for the Interim Lightweight Championship at Bellator 120. Chandler was originally scheduled for an immediate rematch with champion Eddie Alvarez at the event. {{cnote, 4, Warren next faced 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Rafael Silva for the Interim Bantamweight title.

Bellator MMA: Season Ten

''(February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2014)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Alexander Volkov (2), , align=left, {{flagicon, Bulgaria Blagoy Ivanov , , ,

, , May 17, 2014 , - , Light Heavyweight{{cref, 2{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Quinton Jackson, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , ,

, , May 17, 2014 , - , Middleweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Brett Cooper , , ,

Bellator 122 2014 in Bellator MMA was the tenth season for Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion. It began on February 28, 2014 and aired on Spike TV. The season included tournaments for the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Light Heavyweight, ...

, , July 25, 2014 , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Andrey Koreshkov (2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

Adam McDonough Adam McDonough (born September 24, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Welterweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career McDonough started his professional career in 2007. He fought mainly ...

, , ,

, , July 25, 2014 , - , Lightweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Poland

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , , Bellator 126 , , September 26, 2014 , - , Featherweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Germany

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

Desmond Green Desmond Green (born October 11, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division for Ultimate Fighting Championship. Green is the current BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Middleweight and Police Gazette Diamond Belt cha ...

, , ,

Bellator 119 2014 in Bellator MMA was the tenth season for Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion. It began on February 28, 2014 and aired on Spike TV. The season included tournaments for the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Light Heavyweight, ...

, , May 9, 2014 {{cnote, 1, Despite initial assurances to the contrary, Bellator's new management would not honor the title shots Volkov, Weichel and Held earned while under the tournament format. {{cnote, 2, Tournament was a shortened, four-man tournament instead of the standard eight. {{cnote, 3, Jackson would end up leaving Bellator MMA for the

and never claim his title shot.

Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series

''(June 6, 2014 – July 25, 2014)'' {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Light Heavyweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, England

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

Kelly Anundson Kelly Anundson (born August 29, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2010, Anundson has previously competed for Bellator, and was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 19. Background Born and raised in ...

, ,

, , September 14, 2014 , -

Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1

''(September 19, 2015)''
A one night, four-man light heavyweight tournament. {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Light Heavyweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Phil Davis , , align=left, {{flagicon, France Francis Carmont , , Bellator 142: Dynamite 1 , , September 19, 2015 , -

Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament

''(January 20, 2018 - January 26, 2019)''
Year long, eight-man heavyweight tournament to crown a new heavyweight champion. {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Heavyweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ryan Bader , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Fedor Emelianenko , , Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader , , January 26, 2019 , -

Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Tournament

''(September 29, 2018 - October 26, 2019)''
Year long, eight-man welterweight tournament. Current welterweight champion, Rory MacDonald, is a participant and will defend the title until the end of the tournament. If he loses, the winner will be declared the new linear champion. {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

(3), , align=left, {{flagicon, CAN Rory MacDonald , , Bellator 232 , , October 26, 2019 , -

Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament

''(September 28, 2019 - July 31, 2021)''
Year long, sixteen-man featherweight tournament. Current featherweight champion, Patrício Freire, is a participant and will defend the title until the end of the tournament. If he loses, the winner will be declared the new linear champion. {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States

A. J. McKee A. J. McKee (born April 7, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Featherweight and Lightweight division, where he is the former Bellator Featherweight Champion. As of February 28, 2023, he is #4 in the Bell ...

, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil

, , Bellator 263 , , July 31, 2021 , -

Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament

''(April 9, 2021 - November 18, 2022)''
Year long, eight-man Light Heavyweight tournament. Current Light Heavyweight champion,

, is a participant and will defend the title until the end of the tournament. If he loses, the winner will be declared the new linear champion. {, class="wikitable" width="99%" style="text-align:center;" !width="18%", Weight Division !width="23%", Champion !width="23%", Runner-up !width="20%", Event !width="15%", Date , - , Light Heavyweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia

, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Corey Anderson , ,

, , November 18, 2022 , -

Champions by nationality

The division champions includes only linear champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once. Tournaments runners-up are not included. {, class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:95%;" style="text-align: center;" ! Country ! Division champions ! Interim champions ! Tournament champions ! Total , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, United States United States , 25 , 2 , 29 , 54 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Brazil Brazil , 9 , — , 9 , 18 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Russia Russia , 5 , 1 , 9 , 15 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Canada Canada , 2 , — , — , 2 , - ! style="text-align:left" , {{flagicon, Cuba Cuba , 1 , — , 1 , 2 , - ! style="text-align:left" , {{flagicon, Democratic Republic of the Congo D.R. Congo , 1 , — , 1 , 2 , - ! style="text-align:left" , {{flagicon, England England , 1 , — , 1 , 2 , - ! style="text-align:left" , {{flagicon, Slovakia Slovakia , 1 , — , 1 , 2 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Japan Japan , 1 , — , — , 1 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Netherlands Netherlands , 1 , — , — , 1 , - ! style="text-align:left" , {{flagicon, Ukraine Ukraine , 1 , — , — , 1 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, France France , — , — , 2 , 2 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Germany Germany , — , — , 1 , 1 , - ! style="text-align:left", {{flagicon, Poland Poland , — , — , 1 , 1

Records

Most wins in title bouts

The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title wins. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of less title bouts losses. Tournament championships are not included. {, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" , - ! Title wins ! Champion ! Weight class ! V ! D ! NC ! L , - ! 11 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

, Lightweight
Featherweight , 1
10 , , 0
0 , , 0
0 , , 0
3 , - ! 6 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA

, Lightweight , 6 , , 0 , , 0 , , 5 , - ! rowspan=4, 5 , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

, Bantamweight , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, USA

, Women's Flyweight , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, NED Gegard Mousasi , Middleweight , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, USA

, Welterweight , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , - ! rowspan=9, 4 , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Ryan Bader , Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight , 2
2 , , 0
0 , , 1
0 , , 0
1 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

, Middleweight
Welterweight , 0
4 , , 0
0 , , 0
0 , , 1
4 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Pat Curran , Lightweight
Featherweight , 0
4 , , 0
0 , , 0
0 , , 1
2 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, RUS

, Middleweight , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, Canada

, Women's Featherweight , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Emanuel Newton , Light Heavyweight , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

, Middleweight , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Will Brooks , Lightweight , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , - , align=left, {{flagicon, BRA

, Women's Featherweight , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0

Most consecutive title defenses

The following includes all Bellator champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically. {, class="wikitable" , - ! Defenses ! Champion ! Weight class ! Span ! Days , - ! rowspan=1, 5 , {{flagicon, BRA Patrício Freire , align=center, Featherweight , align=center, April 21, 2017 – July 31, 2021 , align=center, 1562 , - ! rowspan=3, 4 , {{flagicon, USA

, align=center, Welterweight , align=center, October 21, 2010 – July 31, 2013 , align=center, 1014 , - , {{flagicon, USA

, align=center, Women's Flyweight , align=center, November 3, 2017 – December 10, 2020 , align=center, 1133 , - , {{flagicon, BRA

, align=center, Women's Featherweight , align=center, January 25, 2020 – ''present'' , align=center, ''{{age in days, 2020, 01, 25'' , - ! rowspan=4, 3 , {{flagicon, RUS

, align=center, Middleweight , align=center, February 7, 2013 – September 26, 2014 , align=center, 596 , - , {{flagicon, BRA

, align=center, Middleweight , align=center, October 23, 2015 – May 25, 2018 , align=center, 945 , - , {{flagicon, CAN

, align=center, Women's Featherweight , align=center, March 3, 2017 – January 25, 2020 , align=center, 1058 , - , {{flagicon, RUS

, align=center, Light Heavyweight , align=center, August 21, 2020 - Present , align=center, 832 {{Notelist

Multi-division champions

Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.{{cite web, url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1205/mma-through-the-years/content.13.html , title=MMA All-time Record Holders , work=sportsillustrated Tournament champions are not included. {, class="wikitable" , - , style="background-color:#C0C0C0", , Interim title {, class="wikitable" , - ! No. ! Champion ! Division ! Won ! Lost ! Defenses ! Reign ! Total Reign , - ! rowspan=3 , 1 , align=left rowspan=3, {{flagicon, USA Joe Warren , align=center rowspan=1, Featherweight , align=center, September 2, 2010
(

) , align=center, March 9, 2012
(

) , align=center, 0 , align=center, 554 days , align=center rowspan=3, {{#expr: 554 + 169 days , - , align=center rowspan=2, Bantamweight , align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, May 2, 2014
(

) , align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, October 10, 2014
(

) , align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, 0 , align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, – , - , align=center, October 10, 2014
(

) , align=center, March 27, 2015
( Bellator 135) , align=center, 0 , align=center, 169 days , - ! rowspan=2 , 2 , align=left rowspan=2, {{flagicon, USA Ryan Bader , align=center rowspan=1, Heavyweight , align=center, January 26, 2019
( Bellator 214) , align=center, ''Present'' , align=center, 1 , align=center, {{age in days, 2019, 1, 26 days
, align=center rowspan=2, {{#expr: {{age in days, 2019, 1, 26 + 1154 days , - , align=center rowspan=1, Light Heavyweight , align=center, June 24, 2017
( Bellator 180) , align=center, August 21, 2020
( Bellator 244) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1154 days , - ! rowspan=4 , 3 , align=left rowspan=4, {{flagicon, BRA

, align=center rowspan=1, Lightweight , align=center, May 11, 2019
( Bellator 221) , align=center, October 6, 2021
(Vacated) , align=center, 0 , align=center, 879 days , align=center rowspan=4, {{#expr: 879 + 428 + 1562+ {{age in days, 2022, 04, 15 days , - , align=center rowspan=3, Featherweight , align=center, September 5, 2014
(

) , align=center, November 6, 2015
(

) , align=center, 2 , align=center, 428 days , - , align=center, April 21, 2017
( Bellator 178) , align=center, July 31, 2021
( Bellator 263) , align=center, 5 , align=center, 1562 days , - , align=center, April 15, 2022
(

) , align=center, ''Present'' , align=center, 0 , align=center, {{age in days, 2022, 04, 15 days

Simultaneous two division champions

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, align=center rowspan=1, Lightweight , align=center rowspan=2, May 11, 2019 – July 31, 2021 , align=center, 0 , align=center rowspan=2, {{formatnum:{{age in days, 2019, 05, 11, show unit=, 2021, 07, 31 days , - , align=center rowspan=2, Featherweight , align=center, 3 {{notelist

References

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Current champions

Men's championship history

Heavyweight World Championship

Light Heavyweight World Championship

Middleweight World Championship

Welterweight World Championship

Lightweight World Championship

Featherweight World Championship

Bantamweight World Championship

Women's championship history

Women's Featherweight World Championship

Women's Flyweight World Championship

Defunct titles

Women's Strawweight World Championship

Tournament winners

Champions by nationality

Records

Most wins in title bouts

Most consecutive title defenses

Multi-division champions

Simultaneous two division champions

See also

References