Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Global. ...
(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, incor ...
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 di ...
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
{, class="wikitable" width="60%"
, + Men
! width="25%", Division !!width="35%", Champion !!width="20%", Since !!width="5%", Defenses
, -
,
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
,
,
, align=center, 2
, -
,
,
,
, align=center, 3
, -
,
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
,
,
, align=center, 0
, -
, rowspan=2,
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
,
,
, align=center, 0
, -
,
,
, align=center, 0
, -
,
Lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight boxe ...
,
,
, align=center, 0
, -
,
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
, {{Nowrap, {{flagicon, BRA
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, {{Nowrap,
April 15, 2022
, align=center, 1
, -
, rowspan=2,
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. B ...
, {{Nowrap, {{flagicon, USA
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 Fi ...
, {{Nowrap,
May 7, 2021
, align=center, 1
, -
, {{Nowrap, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{small, (interim)
, {{Nowrap,
April 23, 2022
, align=center, 1
{, class="wikitable" width="60%"
, + Women
! width="25%", Division !!width="35%", Champion !!width="20%", Since !!width="5%", Defenses
, -
, {{Nowrap,
Women's Featherweight
, {{Nowrap, {{flagicon, BRA
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 MM ...
, {{Nowrap,
January 25, 2020
, align=center, 4
, -
, {{Nowrap,
Women's Flyweight
, {{Nowrap, {{flagicon, USA
Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. Carmouche competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
, {{Nowrap,
April 22, 2022
, style="text-align:center;" , 1
Men's championship history
Heavyweight World Championship
''206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Cole Konrad
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Cole Konrad (born April 2, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter. Konrad won a gold medal at the 2005 Pan-American Championships. He won the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCA ...
{{small, def.
Neil Grove
Neil Grove (born 18 January 1971) is a South African-English Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Grove has competed for the UFC, Bellator Cage Rage, UCMMA, and the SFL.
Background
Originally ...
,
Bellator 32
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, {{nowrap, Kansas City, MO, USA
, October 14, 2010
, 699 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Eric Prindle
Eric Prindle (born August 30, 1976) is an American Heavyweight mixed martial artist who last competed in 2018. A professional competitor since 2008 he has fought in Bellator MMA and Pancrase, and was the Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tourname ...
at
Bellator 70
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 ...
on May 25, 2012
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Konrad vacated the title on September 12, 2012 when he retired from MMA competition.''
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, RUS
Alexander Volkov{{small, def.
Rich Hale
Richard "Rich" Hale (born May 17, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional since 2006, he is perhaps best known for his 10-fight stint with Bellator MMA, and made it to the finals ...
,
Bellator 84
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 ...
{{small, Hammond, IN, USA
, December 14, 2012
, 337 days
,
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, RUS
Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Viktorovich Minakov (russian: Виталий Викторович Минаков; born February 6, 1985, Bryansk) is a Russian mixed martial artist, sambist and judoka currently competing in the heavyweight division of Bellator MMA, whe ...
,
Bellator 108
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 ...
{{small, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
, November 15, 2013
, 911 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo is a French heavyweight Mixed Martial artist and former Kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 10, 2022, he is #4 in the ...
at
Bellator 115 on April 4, 2014
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Minakov was stripped of the title on May 14, 2016 after failing to make title defenses.''
[{{cite web, url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/05/bellator-grants-lightweight-champ-will-brooks-immediate-release-strips-heavyweight-champ-vitaly-minakov, title=Bellator cuts lightweight champ Will Brooks, strips Heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov, publisher=sherdog.com, author=Mike Sloan, date=2016-05-14, access-date=2016-05-14]
, -
! 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Ryan Bader
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA where he is the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, an ...
{{small, def.
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko ( rus, Фёдор Влади́мирович Емелья́ненко, r=Fyodor Vladimirovich Yemelyanenko, p=ˈfʲɵdər vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ jɪmʲɪˈlʲjænʲɪnkə, IPA; born ...
,
Bellator 214{{small, Inglewood, CA, USA
, January 26, 2019
, {{formatnum:{{age in days, 2019, 1, 26 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, NC. vs.
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo is a French heavyweight Mixed Martial artist and former Kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 10, 2022, he is #4 in the ...
at
Bellator 226 on September 7, 2019
{{nowrap, 1. def. interim champion
Valentin Moldavsky
Valentin Igorevich Moldavsky (russian: Валенти́н И́горевич Молда́вский; born 6 February 1992) is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo practitioner. He is currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is a fo ...
at
Bellator 273
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA, it took place on January 29, 2022 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Background
A winner in eight of his last 11 bouts, Bader will be making ...
on January 29, 2022
2. def.
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo is a French heavyweight Mixed Martial artist and former Kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 10, 2022, he is #4 in the ...
at
Bellator 280
''Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 6, 2022, at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
Background
After successfully defending his Bellator Heavyweight Title over in ...
on May 6, 2022
, -
! —
, align=left, {{flagicon, RUS
Valentin Moldavsky
Valentin Igorevich Moldavsky (russian: Валенти́н И́горевич Молда́вский; born 6 February 1992) is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo practitioner. He is currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he is a fo ...
{{small, {{nowrap, def.
Timothy Johnson for interim title
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 261
Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 25, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Background
With current heavyweight champion Ryan Bader moving on ...
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, June 25, 2021
, —
,
Light Heavyweight World Championship
''186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, COD
Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu (born June 2, 1977) is a French-Congolese professional mixed martial artist. He was the inaugural Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.
Background
M'Pumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of ...
{{small, def.
Rich Hale
Richard "Rich" Hale (born May 17, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional since 2006, he is perhaps best known for his 10-fight stint with Bellator MMA, and made it to the finals ...
,
Bellator 45
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 ...
{{small, Lake Charles, LA, USA
, May 21, 2011
, 650 days
,
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, Slovakia
Attila Végh
,
Bellator 91
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 ...
{{small, Rio Rancho, NM, USA
, February 28, 2013
, 387 days
,
, -
! —
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Emanuel Newton
Emanuel Newton (born February 1, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division, where he is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed for WEC, King of the ...
{{small, {{nowrap, def.
Muhammed Lawal
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Muhammed Lawal (born January 11, 1981), also known as "King Mo", is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to Major League Wr ...
for interim title
,
Bellator 106
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 ...
{{small, Long Beach, CA, USA
, November 2, 2013
, —
,
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Emanuel Newton
Emanuel Newton (born February 1, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division, where he is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed for WEC, King of the ...
,
Bellator 113
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, ...
{{small, Mulvane, KS, USA
, March 21, 2014
, 343 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Joey Beltran
José Felipe Beltran (born December 9, 1981) is an American bare-knuckle fighter and mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and King of the Cage. He currently compe ...
at
Bellator 124
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 ...
on September 12, 2014
{{small, 2. def.
Linton Vassell
Linton Vassell (born 3 June 1983) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the Heavyweight division of Bellator. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for UCMMA and Cage Warriors. He is the former UCMMA Light Heavyweigh ...
at
Bellator 130
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, ...
on October 24, 2014
, -
! 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, England
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
McGe ...
,
Bellator 134
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. ...
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, February 27, 2015
, 617 days
, align=left, {{small, {{nowrap, 1. def.
Tito Ortiz
Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...
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
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA where he is the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, an ...
,
Bellator 180{{small, {{nowrap, New York City, NY, USA
, June 24, 2017
, 1,155 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Linton Vassell
Linton Vassell (born 3 June 1983) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the Heavyweight division of Bellator. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for UCMMA and Cage Warriors. He is the former UCMMA Light Heavyweigh ...
at
Bellator 186 on November 3, 2017
, -
! 7
, align=left, {{flagicon, RUS
Vadim Nemkov
Vadim Aleksandrovich Nemkov (russian: Вадим Александрович Немков; born 20 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and a four-time Combat Sambo World Champion. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweig ...
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 244{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, August 21, 2020
, {{age in days, 2020, 8, 21 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Phil Davis at
Bellator 257
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 16, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Background
The event was headlined by two of the Quarterfinals of the B ...
on April 16, 2021
{{small, 2. def. Julius Anglickas at
Bellator 268
Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas (also known as ''Bellator Phoenix'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 16, 2021, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Background
The ev ...
on October 16, 2021
{{small, NC. vs.
Corey Anderson at
Bellator 277 on April 15, 2022
{{small, 3. def.
Corey Anderson at
Bellator 288 on November 18, 2022
Middleweight World Championship
''171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, CUB
Héctor Lombard
Héctor Miguel Lombard Pedrosa (born 2 February 1978) is a Cuban and Australian professional mixed martial artist, bodybuilder, and former Olympic judoka who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. Lomb ...
{{small, def.
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 ...
,
Bellator 12
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 ...
{{small, Hollywood, FL, USA
, June 19, 2009
, 1,040 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fi ...
at
Bellator 34
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 (MMA), featherweight, Lightweigh ...
on October 28, 2010
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Lombard vacated the title on April 24, 2012 when he left Bellator for the
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
.''
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{nowrap, {{flagicon, Russia
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fi ...
{{small, def.
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 ...
,
Bellator 88
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 ...
{{small, Duluth, GA, USA
, February 7, 2013
, 597 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Brett Cooper at
Bellator 98
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 September 7, 2013
{{small, 2. def.
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 ...
at
Bellator 109
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 November 22, 2013
{{small, 3. def.
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 Tou ...
at
Bellator 114
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 ...
on March 28, 2014
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Brandon Halsey
,
Bellator 126
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, ...
{{small, Phoenix, AZ, USA
, September 26, 2014
, 230 days
,
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Halsey was stripped of the title on May 14, 2015 after failing to make weight for his
Bellator 137 title defense. Halsey defeated
Kendall Grove
Kendall Grove (born November 12, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2003, he has also competed for the Bellator MMA, UFC, KSW, ProElite, King ...
in a catchweight (188 lbs) bout in which the title was at stake for Grove only''
, -
! 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
Rafael Carvalho{{small, def.
Brandon Halsey
,
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. ...
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, October 23, 2015
, 945 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...
at
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
{{small, 2. def.
Melvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...
at
Bellator 176 on April 8, 2017
{{small, 3. def.
Alessio Sakara at
Bellator 190 on December 9, 2017
, -
! 5
, align=left, {{flagicon, NED
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985), is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #10 in the Bellator MMA ...
,
Bellator 200{{small, London, United Kingdom
, May 25, 2018
, 394 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Rory MacDonald at
Bellator 206
Bellator, warrior in Latin, may refer to:
* Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States
* Bishop Bellator of Sufetula (5th century)
Taxonomy
* ''Bellator'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Triglidae (sea robins)
** ...
on September 29, 2018
, -
! 6
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Rafael Lovato Jr.
,
Bellator 223{{small, {{nowrap, London, United Kingdom
, June 22, 2019
, 233 days
,
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Lovato vacated the title on February 10, 2020 when it was revealed he had been diagnosed with a
cerebral cavernoma.''
, -
! 7
, align=left, {{flagicon, NED
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985), is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #10 in the Bellator MMA ...
{{small, (2)
{{small, def.
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{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, October 29, 2020
, 604 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
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 ...
at
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 M ...
on August 13, 2021
{{small, {{nowrap, 2. def.
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.
...
at
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
, -
! 8
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, June 24, 2022
, {{age in days, 2022, 6, 24 days
(incumbent)
,
Welterweight World Championship
''156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Lyman Good
Lyman Merrill Good (born May 26, 1985), also known as "American Cyborg", is an American mixed martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his time spent with Bellator, where he was the inaugural Bellator Welterweight Champion. Good currently c ...
{{small, def.
Omar de la Cruz
Jesús Omar de la Cruz, simply known as Omar de la Cruz (born November 5, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), is a Dominican professional mixed martial artist. Cruz is most known for his stint in Bellator Fighting Championships, fighting ...
,
Bellator 11
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 ...
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, June 12, 2009
, 485 days
,
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Ben Askren
,
Bellator 33
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, Philadelphia, PA, USA
, October 21, 2010
, 1,120 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Jay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus (born July 29, 1976) is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Hieron was the final IFL Welterweight Champion, competing for the Los Angeles Anacondas, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Affli ...
at
Bellator 56 on October 29, 2011
{{small, 2. def.
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. ...
at
Bellator 64
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 ...
on April 6, 2012
{{small, 3. def.
Karl Amoussou
Karl Amoussou (born November 21, 1985) is a French-German professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Cage Warriors, where he is the current Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since ...
at
Bellator 86 on January 24, 2013
{{small, 4. def.
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov ( Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welte ...
at
Bellator 97
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 July 31, 2013
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Askren vacated the title on November 14, 2013 when he left Bellator for the
ONE FC
ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...
.''
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
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. ...
{{small, def.
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 Tourn ...
,
Bellator 117
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, ...
{{small, {{nowrap, Council Bluffs, IA, USA
, April 18, 2014
, 455 days
,
, -
! 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, RUS
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov ( Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welte ...
,
Bellator 140
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 ...
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, July 17, 2015
, 482 days
, align=left, {{small, {{nowrap, 1. def.
Benson Henderson at
Bellator 153
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 Kickbox ...
on April 22, 2016
, -
! 5
, align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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. ...
{{small, (2)
,
Bellator 164{{small, Tel Aviv, Israel
, November 10, 2016
, 437 days
(892 days)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Lorenz Larkin
Lorenz Larkin (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009, Larkin formerly competed for Strikeforce and the Ulti ...
at
Bellator NYC on June 24, 2017
, -
! 6
, align=left, {{flagicon, CAN
Rory MacDonald
,
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 ...
{{small, Inglewood, CA, USA
, January 20, 2018
, 644 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. drew with
Jon Fitch
Jonathan Parker Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL), and most recently for ...
at
Bellator 220 on April 27, 2019
{{small, 2. def.
Neiman Gracie
Neiman Gracie Stambowsky (born December 12, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. A two-time Pan-American champion in coloured belts, Gracie medalled at the 2013 black belt World No-Gi Championship be ...
at
Bellator 222 on June 14, 2019
, -
! 7
, align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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. ...
{{small, (3)
,
Bellator 232{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, October 26, 2019
, 594 days
(1,486 days)
,
, -
! 8
, align=left, {{flagicon, UKR
Yaroslav Amosov
Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion ...
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 260
Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 11, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was the first Bellator event with fans in attendance since Bellator ...
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, June 11, 2021
, {{age in days, 2021, 6, 11 days
(incumbent)
,
, -
! —
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 Welterweig ...
{{small, {{nowrap, def.
Michael Page
Michael Jerome Reece-Pagewkaassociation.com, Retrieved 28 August 2017. (born 7 April 1987) is a British Kickboxing, kickboxer, Boxing, boxer, and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He is recognised in the MMA community for his unortho ...
for the interim title
,
Bellator 281{{small, London, England
, May 13, 2022
, {{age in days, 2022, 5, 13 days
(incumbent)
,
Lightweight World Championship
''146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{small, def.
Toby Imada
Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good i ...
,
Bellator 12
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 ...
{{small, Hollywood, FL, USA
, June 19, 2009
, 883 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Pat Curran at
Bellator 39
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 ...
on April 2, 2011
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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
2011 in Bellator MMA was the fourth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in multiple Mixed martial arts weight classes, weight classes, including three of the original tournament classes: We ...
{{small, Hollywood, FL, USA
, November 19, 2011
, 715 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
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 Tourn ...
at
Bellator 85
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 Mixed martial arts weight classes, weight classes and all of the ch ...
on January 17, 2013
{{small, 2. def.
David Rickels
David Rickels (born January 5, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional since 2010, he is a 23-fight veteran of the Bellat ...
at
Bellator 97
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 July 31, 2013
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{small, (2)
,
Bellator 106
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 ...
{{small, Long Beach, CA, USA
, November 2, 2013
, 290 days
(1,123 days)
,
, -
! —
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Will Brooks
Willie Love Brooks (born October 8, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he is the former Bellator MMA Lightweight World Champion, and has also competed for DRE ...
{{small, def.
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 ...
for interim title
,
Bellator 120
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, Southaven, MS, USA
, May 17, 2014
, —
,
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Alvarez vacated the title on August 19, 2014 when he left Bellator for the UFC.''
[{{cite web, url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/8/19/6045697/bellator-releases-lightweight-champion-eddie-alvarez-mma-news, title=Bellator releases lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, publisher=BloodyElbow.com, access-date=August 19, 2014, last=Alexander, first=Mookie, date=19 August 2014]
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Brooks was not promoted to champion, due to his desire not to renew with the event and the possibility of losing the last two champions of the division to a rival organization.''
[{{cite web, url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2640133-bellator-lightweight-champ-will-brooks-released-fight-for-vacant-title-booked, publisher=Bleacherreport, access-date=April 10, 2021, last=Steven Rondina, first=Mookie, title=Bellator Lightweight Champ Will Brooks Released, Fight for Vacant Title Booked]
, -
! 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Will Brooks
Willie Love Brooks (born October 8, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he is the former Bellator MMA Lightweight World Champion, and has also competed for DRE ...
{{small, {{nowrap, def.
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 ...
for undisputed title
,
Bellator 131
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, San Diego, CA, USA
, November 15, 2014
, 546 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Dave Jansen
David Hendrik Jansen (born August 21, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Jansen has also formerly competed for the WEC and M-1 Global.
Backg ...
at
Bellator 136 on April 10, 2015
{{small, 2. def.
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 ...
at
Bellator 145 on November 6, 2015
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Brooks vacated the title on May 14, 2016 when he left Bellator for the UFC.''
, -
! 5
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{small, (2)
{{small, def.
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{{small, St. Louis, MO, USA
, June 24, 2016
, 365 days
(1,080 days)
, align=left, {{small, {{nowrap, 1. def.
Benson Henderson at
Bellator 165 on November 19, 2016
, -
! 6
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Brent Primus
Brent Primus (born April 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing for Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Lightweight World Champion. As of November 1, 2022, he is #6 in the Bellator Lightweight Rankings.
Bac ...
, {{nowrap,
Bellator NYC{{small, {{nowrap, New York City, NY, USA
, June 24, 2017
, 539 days
,
, -
! 7
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{small, (3)
,
Bellator 212{{small, Honolulu, HI, USA
, December 14, 2018
, 149 days
(1,229 days)
,
, -
! 8
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
,
Bellator 221{{small, Rosemont, IL, USA
, May 11, 2019
, 879 days
,
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Patrício vacated the title on October 6, 2021.''
, -
! 9
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
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 ...
{{small, def.
Peter Queally
Peter Queally (born February 19, 1989) is an Irish mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also competed for Extreme Fighting Championship, BAMMA, Cage Warriors ...
,
Bellator 270{{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 ...
,
Bellator 288{{small, Chicago, IL, USA
, November 18, 2022
, {{age in days, 2022, 11, 18 days
(incumbent)
,
Featherweight World Championship
''136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Joe Soto
Joseph Angel Soto (born March 22, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2006, Soto has also form ...
{{small, def.
Yahir Reyes
Yahir Reyes (born August 14, 1985) is a Mexican former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2010, he competed for Bellator.
Mixed martial arts record
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 14-7
, Richard Schiller
...
,
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 ...
{{small, Ontario, CA, USA
, June 5, 2009
, 454 days
,
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Joe Warren
,
Bellator 27{{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 ...
{{small, Hammond, IN, USA
, March 9, 2012
, 604 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
at
Bellator 85
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 Mixed martial arts weight classes, weight classes and all of the ch ...
on Jan 17, 2013
{{small, {{nowrap, 2. def.
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 Champions ...
at
Bellator 95
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 Apr 4, 2013
, -
! 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Daniel Straus
,
Bellator 106
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 ...
{{small, Long Beach, CA, USA
, November 2, 2013
, 133 days
,
, -
! 5
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Pat Curran {{small, (2)
,
Bellator 112
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, ...
{{small, Hammond, IN, USA
, March 14, 2014
, 176 days
(780 days)
,
, -
! 6
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
,
Bellator 123
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, Uncasville, CT, USA
, September 5, 2014
, 428 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Daniel Straus at
Bellator 132 on Jan 16, 2015
{{small, 2. def.
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 ...
at
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)
,
Bellator 145{{small, St. Louis, MO, USA
, November 6, 2015
, 532 days
(665 days)
,
, -
! 8
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
{{small, (2)
,
Bellator 178{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, April 21, 2017
, 1,562 days
(1,990 days)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
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 ...
at
Bellator 203 on Jul 14, 2018
{{small, 2. def.
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 Allianc ...
at
Bellator 209 on Nov 15, 2018
{{small, 3. def.
Juan Archuleta at
Bellator 228 on Sept 28, 2019
{{small, 4. def. Pedro Carvalho at
Bellator 252 on Nov 12, 2020
{{small, 5. def.
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 Allianc ...
at
Bellator 255
Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 2, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was Bellator's first of the year following a four-month brea ...
on Apr 2, 2021
, -
! 9
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
A.J. McKee
,
Bellator 263
Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on July 31, 2021, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event marked Bellator's first outside of the Mohegan Sun bubble and the first B ...
{{small, Inglewood, CA, USA
, July 31, 2021
, 259 days
,
, -
! 10
, align=left, {{nowrap, {{flagicon, BRA
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
{{small, (3)
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 277{{small, San Jose, CA, USA
, April 15, 2022
, {{age in days, 2022, 04, 15 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
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 ...
at
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
''126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 Championshi ...
{{small, def.
Ed West
,
Bellator 32
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, 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{{small, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
, April 13, 2012
, 911 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
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 ...
at
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
{{small, {{nowrap, 2. def.
Anthony Leone at
Bellator 111
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, ...
on March 8, 2014
, -
! -
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Joe Warren{{small, def.
Rafael Silva for interim title
,
Bellator 118{{small, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
, May 2, 2014
, —
,
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Joe Warren
,
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
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 135
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. ...
{{small, Thackerville, OK, USA
, March 27, 2015
, 448 days
,
, -
! 5
, 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 ...
{{small, (2)
,
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 ...
{{small, Fresno, CA, USA
, June 17, 2016
, 477 days
(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 at
Bellator 195 on March 2, 2018
, -
! 7
, align=left, {{flagicon, JPN
Kyoji Horiguchi
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA and Rizin FF in the Flyweight division. He is the former bantamweight champion in both organizations. As of December 13, 2022, he is #6 in the Bellator Bantamweight Rankings ...
,
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
Juan Archuleta{{small, def.
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{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, September 12, 2020
, 237 days
,
, -
! 9
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 Fi ...
,
Bellator 258{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, May 7, 2021
, {{age in days, 2021, 5, 7 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Kyoji Horiguchi
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA and Rizin FF in the Flyweight division. He is the former bantamweight champion in both organizations. As of December 13, 2022, he is #6 in the Bellator Bantamweight Rankings ...
at
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 Bell ...
on December 3, 2021
, -
! —
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{nowrap, {{small, def.
Juan Archuleta for the interim title
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 279{{small, Honolulu, HI, USA
, April 23, 2022
, {{age in days, 2021, 12, 9 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, {{nowrap, 1. def.
Danny Sabatello at
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
''{{convert, 126, lb, kg to {{convert, 145, lb, kg''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{flagicon, CAN
Julia Budd
Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in MMA promotions '' Strikeforce'' and ''Invicta Fighti ...
{{small, {{nowrap, def.
Marloes Coenen
,
Bellator 174{{small, {{nowrap, Thackerville, OK, USA
, March 3, 2017
, 1,058 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Arlene Blencowe
Arlene Blencowe (born 11 April 1983) is a mixed martial artist and boxer, currently competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the first Australian female fighter in the promotion's history. As of June 28, ...
at
Bellator 189 on December 1, 2017
{{small, 2. def.
Talita Nogueira at
Bellator 202 on July 13, 2018
{{small, 3. def.
Olga Rubin at
Bellator 224 on July 12, 2019
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
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 MM ...
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 238{{small, Inglewood, CA, USA
, January 25, 2020
, {{formatnum:{{age in days, 2020, 01, 25 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def.
Arlene Blencowe
Arlene Blencowe (born 11 April 1983) is a mixed martial artist and boxer, currently competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the first Australian female fighter in the promotion's history. As of June 28, ...
at
Bellator 249 on Oct 15, 2020
{{small, 2. def.
Leslie Smith at
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 ...
on May 21, 2021
{{small, {{nowrap, 3. def.
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 ...
at
Bellator 271 on November 12, 2021
{{small, 4. def.
Arlene Blencowe
Arlene Blencowe (born 11 April 1983) is a mixed martial artist and boxer, currently competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the first Australian female fighter in the promotion's history. As of June 28, ...
at
Bellator 279 on April 23, 2022
Women's Flyweight World Championship
''{{convert, 116, lb, kg to {{convert, 125, lb, kg''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{nowrap, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
{{small, def. Emily Ducote
,
Bellator 186{{small, {{nowrap, University Park, PA, USA
, November 3, 2017
, 1,133 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def. Alejandra Lara at Bellator MMA in 2018#Bellator 201, Bellator 201 on June 29, 2018
{{small, {{nowrap, 2. def. Valérie Létourneau at Bellator MMA in 2018#Bellator 213, Bellator 213 on December 15, 2018
{{small, 3. def. Veta Arteaga at
Bellator 220 on April 27, 2019
{{small, 4. def. Kate Jackson (fighter), Kate Jackson at Bellator MMA in 2019#Bellator 236, Bellator 236 on December 21, 2019
, -
! 2
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA Juliana Velasquez
, Bellator MMA in 2020#Bellator 254, Bellator 254
{{small, Uncasville, CT, USA
, December 10, 2020
, 498 days
, align=left, {{small, 1. def. Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 262 on July 16, 2021
, -
! 3
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to Bellator MMA, where she is the current Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. Carmouche competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC ...
, {{nowrap, Bellator 278
{{small, Honolulu, HI, USA
, April 23, 2022
, {{formatnum:{{age in days, 2022, 04, 22 days
(incumbent)
, align=left, {{small, 1. def. Juliana Velasquez at
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
Defunct titles
Women's Strawweight World Championship
''Under {{convert, 115, lb, kg''
{, class="wikitable" width=100% style="text-align: center;"
! width=1%, No.
! width=23%, Name
! width=15%, Event
! width=17%, Date
! width=8%, Reign
! width=36%, Defenses
, -
! 1
, align=left, {{nowrap, {{flagicon, USA Zoila Gurgel
{{small, def. Megumi Fujii
, {{nowrap,
Bellator 34
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 (MMA), featherweight, Lightweigh ...
{{small, Hollywood, FL, USA
, October {{nowrap, 28, 2010
, 831 days
,
, -
! colspan=6 , ''Gurgel vacated the title on February 5, 2013 when she sign with Invicta FC. The title was subsequently deactivated.''
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
''(April 3, 2009 - June 19, 2009)''
{, 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, Cuba Hector Lombard , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 ...
, ,
Bellator 12
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 ...
, , June 19, 2009
, -
, Welterweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Lyman Good
Lyman Merrill Good (born May 26, 1985), also known as "American Cyborg", is an American mixed martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his time spent with Bellator, where he was the inaugural Bellator Welterweight Champion. Good currently c ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Dominican Republic Omar De La Cruz , ,
Bellator 11
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 ...
, , June 12, 2009
, -
, Lightweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Toby Imada
Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good i ...
, ,
Bellator 12
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 ...
, , June 19, 2009
, -
, Featherweight{{cref, 4 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Joe Soto
Joseph Angel Soto (born March 22, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2006, Soto has also form ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Mexico
Yahir Reyes
Yahir Reyes (born August 14, 1985) is a Mexican former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2010, he competed for Bellator.
Mixed martial arts record
, -
, Loss
, align=center, 14-7
, Richard Schiller
...
, ,
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 ...
, , June 5, 2009
{{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Middleweight World Championship, Bellator Middleweight Champion.
{{cnote, 2, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Welterweight World Championship, Bellator Welterweight Champion.
{{cnote, 3, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Lightweight World Championship, Bellator Lightweight Champion.
{{cnote, 4, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Featherweight World Championship, Bellator Featherweight Champion.
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two
''(April 8, 2010 - June 24, 2010)''
{, 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 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fi ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Bryan Baker (fighter), Bryan Baker , , Bellator 23 , , June 24, 2010
, -
, Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Ben Askren , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Dan Hornbuckle , , Bellator 22 , , June 17, 2010
, -
, Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Pat Curran , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Toby Imada
Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good i ...
, , Bellator 21 , , June 10, 2010
, -
, Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Joe Warren , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, , Bellator 23 , , June 24, 2010
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three
''(August 12, 2010 - October 28, 2010)''
{, 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
Cole Konrad
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Cole Konrad (born April 2, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter. Konrad won a gold medal at the 2005 Pan-American Championships. He won the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCA ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, South Africa
Neil Grove
Neil Grove (born 18 January 1971) is a South African-English Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Grove has competed for the UFC, Bellator Cage Rage, UCMMA, and the SFL.
Background
Originally ...
, ,
Bellator 32
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 ...
, , October 14, 2010
, -
, Bantamweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 Championshi ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Philippines
Ed West , ,
Bellator 32
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 ...
, , October 14, 2010
, -
, Women's Strawweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Zoila Gurgel , , align=left, {{flagicon, Japan Megumi Fujii , ,
Bellator 34
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 (MMA), featherweight, Lightweigh ...
, , October 28, 2010
{{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Heavyweight World Championship, Bellator Heavyweight Champion.
{{cnote, 2, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Bantamweight World Championship, Bellator Bantamweight Champion.
{{cnote, 3, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Women's Strawweight World Championship, 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
Christian M'Pumbu (born June 2, 1977) is a French-Congolese professional mixed martial artist. He was the inaugural Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.
Background
M'Pumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Rich Hale
Richard "Rich" Hale (born May 17, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional since 2006, he is perhaps best known for his 10-fight stint with Bellator MMA, and made it to the finals ...
, ,
Bellator 45
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 21, 2011
, -
, Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Jay Hieron
James Thomas Hieronymus (born July 29, 1976) is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Hieron was the final IFL Welterweight Champion, competing for the Los Angeles Anacondas, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Affli ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 Tourn ...
, , Bellator 43 , , May 7, 2011
, -
, Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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 44 , , May 14, 2011
, -
, Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Daniel Straus , ,
Bellator 45
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 21, 2011
{{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the inaugural List of Bellator champions#Light Heavyweight World Championship, Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.
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
Eric Prindle (born August 30, 1976) is an American Heavyweight mixed martial artist who last competed in 2018. A professional competitor since 2008 he has fought in Bellator MMA and Pancrase, and was the Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tourname ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Thiago Santos (heavyweight fighter), Thiago Santos , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six#Bellator LXII, Bellator 62 , , March 23, 2012
, -
, Middleweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fi ...
(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Vitor Vianna , , Bellator 57 , , November 12, 2011
, -
, Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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. ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ben Saunders (fighter), Ben Saunders , , Bellator 57 , , November 12, 2011
, -
, Bantamweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Cuba Alexis Vila , , 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 List of Bellator champions#Middleweight World Championship, 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
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Sweden Andreas Spång , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six#Bellator LXIX, Bellator 69 , , May 18, 2012
, -
, Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, France
Karl Amoussou
Karl Amoussou (born November 21, 1985) is a French-German professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Cage Warriors, where he is the current Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Bryan Baker (fighter), Bryan Baker , , Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series#Bellator LXXII, Bellator 72 , , July 20, 2012
, -
, Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 Tourn ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Brent Weedman , ,
Bellator 70
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 ...
, , May 25, 2012
, -
, Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Daniel Straus , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Marlon Sandro , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six#Bellator LXVIII, Bellator 68 , , May 11, 2012
, -
, Bantamweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil Luis Nogueira , , Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series#Bellator LXXIII, Bellator 73 , , August 24, 2012
{{cnote, 1, Falcão next faced Season Five tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko for the List of Bellator champions#Middleweight World Championship, 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 (fighter), Attila Vegh , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Travis Wiuff , , Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series#Bellator LXXIII, Bellator 73 , , 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 (fighter), Richard Hale , ,
Bellator 84
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 ...
, , December 14, 2012
, -
, Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov ( Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welte ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Lyman Good
Lyman Merrill Good (born May 26, 1985), also known as "American Cyborg", is an American mixed martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his time spent with Bellator, where he was the inaugural Bellator Welterweight Champion. Good currently c ...
, , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven#Bellator LXXXII, Bellator 82 , , November 30, 2012
, -
, Lightweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Dave Jansen
David Hendrik Jansen (born August 21, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Jansen has also formerly competed for the WEC and M-1 Global.
Backg ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Poland
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 Fighting Championships: Season Eight#Bellator XCIII, Bellator 93 , , March 21, 2013
, -
, Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia
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 Champions ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Rad Martinez , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight#Bellator XC, Bellator 90 , , February 21, 2013
{{cnote, 1, Tournament determined the new List of Bellator champions#Heavyweight World Championship, Bellator Heavyweight champion.
{{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
Emanuel Newton (born February 1, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division, where he is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed for WEC, King of the ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Mikhail Zayats , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight#Bellator XCIV, Bellator 94 , , March 28, 2013
, -
, Middleweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Brett Cooper , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight#Bellator XCV, Bellator 95 , , April 4, 2013
, -
, Welterweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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. ...
(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ben Saunders (fighter), Ben Saunders , , Bellator MMA: Season Nine#Bellator C, Bellator 100 , , September 20, 2013
, -
, Lightweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
David Rickels
David Rickels (born January 5, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional since 2010, he is a 23-fight veteran of the Bellat ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Saad Awad , , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight#Bellator XCIV, Bellator 94 , , March 28, 2013
, -
, Featherweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Magomedrasul Khasbulaev , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Mike Richman
, , Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight#Bellator XCV, Bellator 95 , , April 4, 2013
, -
{{cnote, 1, Newton next faced 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed Lawal for the List of Bellator champions#Light Heavyweight World Championship, 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 List of Bellator champions#Welterweight World Championship, 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
Vitaly Viktorovich Minakov (russian: Виталий Викторович Минаков; born February 6, 1985, Bryansk) is a Russian mixed martial artist, sambist and judoka currently competing in the heavyweight division of Bellator MMA, whe ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ryan Martinez , , ,
Bellator 97
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 ...
, , July 31, 2013
, -
, Light Heavyweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Muhammed Lawal
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Muhammed Lawal (born January 11, 1981), also known as "King Mo", is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to Major League Wr ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Jacob Noe , , ,
Bellator 97
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 ...
, , July 31, 2013
, -
, Bantamweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
Rafael Silva, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Anthony Leone, , Bellator MMA: Season Nine#Bellator CII, Bellator 102 , , October 4, 2013
{{cnote, 1, Lawal next faced Season Eight tournament winner Emanuel Newton for the List of Bellator champions#Light Heavyweight World Championship, Interim Light Heavyweight title.
{{cnote, 2, Silva next faced Season Nine tournament winner Joe Warren for the List of Bellator champions#Bantamweight World Championship, 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
Cheick Kongo is a French heavyweight Mixed Martial artist and former Kickboxer who fights in Bellator MMA. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of May 10, 2022, he is #4 in the ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Australia Peter Graham (fighter), Peter Graham , , , Bellator 107 , , November 8, 2013
, -
, Middleweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 Tou ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Denmark Mikkel Parlo , , , Bellator 107 , , November 8, 2013
, -
, Welterweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
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 Tourn ...
(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Ron Keslar , , ,
Bellator 109
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 ...
, , November 22, 2013
, -
, Lightweight{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Will Brooks
Willie Love Brooks (born October 8, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he is the former Bellator MMA Lightweight World Champion, and has also competed for DRE ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia Alexander Sarnavskiy , , ,
Bellator 109
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 ...
, , November 22, 2013
, -
, Featherweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Justin Wilcox (martial arts), Justin Wilcox , , ,
Bellator 108
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 ...
, , November 15, 2013
, -
, Bantamweight{{cref, 1{{cref, 4 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Joe Warren (2), , align=left, {{flagicon, USA Travis Marx , , , Bellator 107 , , 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 List of Bellator champions#Welterweight World Championship, vacant welterweight title.
{{cnote, 3, Brooks next faced former champion Michael Chandler for the List of Bellator champions#Lightweight World Championship, 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 List of Bellator champions#Bantamweight World Championship, 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 , , , Bellator MMA: Season Ten#Bellator 120, Bellator 120 , , May 17, 2014
, -
, Light Heavyweight{{cref, 2{{cref, 3 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Quinton Jackson, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Muhammed Lawal
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Muhammed Lawal (born January 11, 1981), also known as "King Mo", is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to Major League Wr ...
, , , Bellator MMA: Season Ten#Bellator 120, Bellator 120 , , May 17, 2014
, -
, Middleweight{{cref, 2 , , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Brandon Halsey, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Brett Cooper , , , Bellator 122 , , July 25, 2014
, -
, Welterweight , , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia
Andrey Koreshkov
Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov ( Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welte ...
(2), , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Adam McDonough, , , Bellator 122 , , July 25, 2014
, -
, Lightweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Poland
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
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 MMA: Season Eleven#Bellator 126, Bellator 126 , , September 26, 2014
, -
, Featherweight{{cref, 1 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Germany
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 ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Desmond Green , , , Bellator 119 , , 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
UFC
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
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
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
McGe ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States Kelly Anundson , , Bellator MMA: Season Eleven#Bellator 124, Bellator 124 , , September 14, 2014
, -
Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1, 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 MMA in 2018#Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament, 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
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA where he is the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, an ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, Russia
Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko ( rus, Фёдор Влади́мирович Емелья́ненко, r=Fyodor Vladimirovich Yemelyanenko, p=ˈfʲɵdər vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ jɪmʲɪˈlʲjænʲɪnkə, IPA; born ...
, , Bellator MMA in 2019#Bellator 214, Bellator 214: Fedor vs. Bader , , January 26, 2019
, -
Bellator MMA in 2018#Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Tournament, 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
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. ...
(3), , align=left, {{flagicon, CAN
Rory MacDonald , ,
Bellator 232 , , October 26, 2019
, -
Bellator MMA in 2019#Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament, 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 , , align=left, {{flagicon, Brazil
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, ,
Bellator 263
Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on July 31, 2021, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event marked Bellator's first outside of the Mohegan Sun bubble and the first B ...
, , July 31, 2021
, -
Bellator MMA in 2021#Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament, Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament
''(April 9, 2021 - November 18, 2022)''
Year long, eight-man Light Heavyweight tournament. Current Light Heavyweight champion,
Vadim Nemkov
Vadim Aleksandrovich Nemkov (russian: Вадим Александрович Немков; born 20 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and a four-time Combat Sambo World Champion. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweig ...
, 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
Vadim Nemkov
Vadim Aleksandrovich Nemkov (russian: Вадим Александрович Немков; born 20 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and a four-time Combat Sambo World Champion. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweig ...
, , align=left, {{flagicon, United States
Corey Anderson , ,
Bellator 288 , , 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
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, Lightweight
Featherweight
, 1
10 , , 0
0 , , 0
0 , , 0
3
, -
! 6
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
, Lightweight
, 6 , , 0 , , 0 , , 5
, -
! rowspan=4, 5
, 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 ...
, Bantamweight
, 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
, Women's Flyweight
, 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, NED
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985), is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #10 in the Bellator MMA ...
, Middleweight
, 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Ben Askren
, Welterweight
, 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0
, -
! rowspan=9, 4
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Ryan Bader
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA where he is the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, an ...
, Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
, 2
2 , , 0
0 , , 1
0 , , 0
1
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
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. ...
, 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
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fi ...
, Middleweight
, 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, Canada
Julia Budd
Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in MMA promotions '' Strikeforce'' and ''Invicta Fighti ...
, Women's Featherweight
, 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Emanuel Newton
Emanuel Newton (born February 1, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division, where he is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed for WEC, King of the ...
, Light Heavyweight
, 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
Rafael Carvalho
, Middleweight
, 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, USA
Will Brooks
Willie Love Brooks (born October 8, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he is the former Bellator MMA Lightweight World Champion, and has also competed for DRE ...
, Lightweight
, 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, align=left, {{flagicon, BRA
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 MM ...
, 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
Ben Askren
, align=center, Welterweight
, align=center, October 21, 2010 – July 31, 2013
, align=center, 1014
, -
, {{flagicon, USA
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 ...
, align=center, Women's Flyweight
, align=center, November 3, 2017 – December 10, 2020
, align=center, 1133
, -
, {{flagicon, BRA
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 MM ...
, align=center, Women's Featherweight
, align=center, January 25, 2020 – ''present''
, align=center, ''{{age in days, 2020, 01, 25''
, -
! rowspan=4, 3
, {{flagicon, RUS
Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighting for Bellator Fi ...
, align=center, Middleweight
, align=center, February 7, 2013 – September 26, 2014
, align=center, 596
, -
, {{flagicon, BRA
Rafael Carvalho
, align=center, Middleweight
, align=center, October 23, 2015 – May 25, 2018
, align=center, 945
, -
, {{flagicon, CAN
Julia Budd
Julia Olivia Budd (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). She has fought in MMA promotions '' Strikeforce'' and ''Invicta Fighti ...
, align=center, Women's Featherweight
, align=center, March 3, 2017 – January 25, 2020
, align=center, 1058
, -
, {{flagicon, RUS
Vadim Nemkov
Vadim Aleksandrovich Nemkov (russian: Вадим Александрович Немков; born 20 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and a four-time Combat Sambo World Champion. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweig ...
, 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
(
Bellator 27)
, align=center, March 9, 2012
(
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 ...
)
, 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
(
Bellator 118)
, align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, October 10, 2014
(
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 ...
)
, align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, 0
, align=center bgcolor=#C0C0C0, –
, -
, align=center, October 10, 2014
(
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 ...
)
, align=center, March 27, 2015
(
Bellator 135
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. ...
)
, align=center, 0
, align=center, 169 days
, -
! rowspan=2 , 2
, align=left rowspan=2, {{flagicon, USA
Ryan Bader
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA where he is the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, an ...
, 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 MMA in 2017#Bellator NYC/Bellator 180, 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
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, 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
(Bellator MMA: Season Eleven#Bellator 123, Bellator 123)
, align=center, November 6, 2015
(
Bellator 145)
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 428 days
, -
, align=center, April 21, 2017
(
Bellator 178)
, align=center, July 31, 2021
(Bellator MMA in 2021#Bellator 263, Bellator 263)
, align=center, 5
, align=center, 1562 days
, -
, align=center, April 15, 2022
(Bellator MMA in 2017#Bellator 277, Bellator 277)
, align=center, ''Present''
, align=center, 0
, align=center, {{age in days, 2022, 04, 15 days
Simultaneous two division champions
{{small , 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.
{, class="wikitable"
, -
! No. !! Champion !! Division !! Span !! Defenses !! Simultaneous Reign
, -
! rowspan=2 , 1
, align=left rowspan=2, {{flagicon, USA
Ryan Bader
Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan DuWayne Bader (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to Bellator MMA where he is the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, an ...
, align=center rowspan=1, Heavyweight
, align=center rowspan=2, January 26, 2019 – August 21, 2020
, align=center, 0
, align=center rowspan=2, {{formatnum:{{age in days, 2019, 1, 26, show unit=, 2020, 8, 21 days
, -
, align=center rowspan=1, Light Heavyweight
, align=center, 1
, -
! rowspan=2 , 2
, align=left rowspan=2, {{flagicon, BRA
Patrício Pitbull
Patrício Freire (born July 7, 1987, in Natal, Brazil), known professionally by his ring name Patrício Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator MMA where he is the current three-time Bellator Featherweight ...
, 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
See also
* List of current Bellator fighters
* List of Bellator MMA alumni
* List of Bellator MMA events
* Bellator Kickboxing, List of Bellator Kickboxing champions
* List of current mixed martial arts champions
* Elite Xtreme Combat, List of EliteXC champions
* Invicta Fighting Championships, List of Invicta FC champions
* List of ONE Championship champions
* List of Pride champions
* List of Professional Fighters League champions, List of PFL champions
* List of Strikeforce champions
* List of UFC champions
* List of WEC champions
* Mixed martial arts weight classes
References
{{reflist
{{Bellator Championships
{{Bellator Heavyweight Championship
{{Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship
{{Bellator Middleweight Championship
{{Bellator Welterweight Championship
{{Bellator Lightweight Championship
{{Bellator Featherweight Championship
{{Bellator Bantamweight Championship
{{Bellator Women's Featherweight Championship
{{Bellator Women's Flyweight Championship
{{Mixed martial arts champions
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Bellator Champions
Bellator MMA champions, *
Lists of mixed martial artists, Bellator Champions, List Of