Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts organization. It crowned male champions in the lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, and female champions in featherweight and bantamweight.
World champions Men's championships Heavyweight Championship to No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 November 16, 2007 days Overeem vacated the title on July 29, 2011 when his contract was absorbed by the UFC.
Light Heavyweight Championship to No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Bobby Southworth Strikeforce: Triple Threat December 8, 2006 days 2 Renato Sobral Strikeforce: Destruction November 21, 2008 days 3 Gegard Mousasi Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg August 15, 2009 days 4 Strikeforce: Nashville April 17, 2010 days 5 Rafael Cavalcante Strikeforce: Houston days August 21, 2010 days 6 Dan Henderson March 5, 2011 days Henderson vacated the title on September 19, 2011 when his contract was absorbed by the UFC.
Middleweight Championship to No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni June 22, 2007 days 2 Cung Le Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le March 29, 2008 days Le vacated the title on September 17, 2009 due to filming obligations. 3 Jake Shields Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers November 7, 2009 days Shields vacated the title on July 1, 2010 when signed with the UFC. 4 Ronaldo Souza Strikeforce: Houston August 21, 2010 days 5 Luke Rockhold September 10, 2011 days The Strikeforce Middleweight title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013.
Welterweight Championship to No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Nick Diaz Strikeforce: Miami January days Diaz vacated the title on June 9, 2011 when his contract was absorbed by the UFC. 2 Nate Marquardt Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy July 14, 2012 days 3 January 12, 2013 days The Strikeforce Welterweight title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013.
Lightweight Championship to No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Clay Guida Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie March 10, 2006 days 2 Gilbert Melendez Strikeforce: Revenge June 9, 2006 days 3 Josh Thomson June 27, 2008 days — Gilbert Melendez Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz April 11, 2009 — 4 Gilbert Melendez (2) Strikeforce: Evolution December 19, 2009 days The Strikeforce Lightweight Title was unified with the UFC Lightweight Title on April 20, 2013, when Benson Henderson defeated Melendez at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez.
Women's championships Women's Featherweight Championship to Formerly known as the Women's Lightweight Championship and the Women's Middleweight Championship No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 August 15, 2009 days Cyborg was stripped of the title on January 6, 2012 after testing positive for anabolic steroids in a post-fight drug test.
Women's Bantamweight Championship to Formerly known as the Women's Welterweight Championship No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Sarah Kaufman February 26, 2010 days 2 Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II October 9, 2010 days 3 Miesha Tate Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson July 30, 2011 days 4 Ronda Rousey Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey March 3, 2012 days The title was vacated on December 6, 2012 when Rousey became the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.Dana White Media Scrum, Post-UFC 154 (18:30)
U.S. champions Middleweight U.S. Championship to
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Eugene JacksonStrikeforce: Triple ThreatDecember 8, 2006 days The Strikeforce Middleweight U.S. title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013.
Lightweight U.S. Championship to
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Josh ThomsonStrikeforce: Triple ThreatDecember 8, 2006 daysThe Strikeforce Lightweight U.S. title was vacated after the Strikeforce banner was dissolved into the UFC on January 12, 2013.
Tournament winners EventDivisionWinnerRunner-up Date Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives Middleweight Jorge Santiago Trevor Prangley November 17, 2007 Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor Women's Bantamweight Miesha Tate Hitomi Akano August 13, 2010 Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Heavyweight Daniel Cormier Josh Barnett May 19, 2012
Records Most wins in title bouts Title wins Champion Division V D NC L 9 Gilbert Melendez Lightweight 9 0 0 1 4 Nick Diaz Welterweight 4 0 0 1 3 Cristiane Justino Women's Featherweight 3 0 1 0 Luke Rockhold Middleweight 3 0 0 0 2 Bobby Southworth Light Heavyweight 2 0 0 1 Sarah Kaufman Women's Bantamweight 2 0 0 1 Ronaldo Souza Middleweight 2 0 0 1 Marloes Coenen Women's Bantamweight 2 0 0 1 Jake Shields Middleweight 2 0 0 0 Alistair Overeem Heavyweight 2 0 0 0 Ronda Rousey Women's Bantamweight 2 0 0 0
Most consecutive title defenses Defenses Champion Division Period 4 Gilbert Melendez Lightweight April 19, 2009 – January 12, 2013 3 Nick Diaz Welterweight January 30, 2010 – June 9, 2011 2 Cristiane Justino Women's Featherweight August 15, 2009 – January 6, 2012 Luke Rockhold Middleweight September 10, 2011 – January 12, 2013 1 Bobby Southworth Light Heavyweight December 8, 2006 – November 21, 2008 Jake Shields Middleweight November 7, 2009 – July 1, 2010 Alistair Overeem Heavyweight November 16, 2007 – July 29, 2011 Sarah Kaufman Women's Bantamweight February 26, 2010 – October 9, 2010 Ronaldo Souza Middleweight August 21, 2010 – September 10, 2011 Marloes Coenen Women's Bantamweight October 9, 2010 – July 30, 2011 Ronda Rousey Women's Bantamweight March 3, 2012 – December 6, 2012
Champions by nationality The division champions include only linear and true 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. Runners-up are not included in tournaments champions. Country Divisionchampions Tournamentschampions Total 14 2 16 4 1 5 3 — 3 1 — 1 1 — 1 1 — 1
See also List of Strikeforce alumni List of Strikeforce events List of current mixed martial arts champions List of Bellator MMA champions List of Dream champions List of EliteXC champions List of Invicta FC champions List of ONE Championship champions List of Pancrase champions List of Pride champions List of PFL champions List of Shooto champions List of UFC champions List of WEC champions Mixed martial arts weight classes
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