Professional Fighters League ("PFL") is an American mixed martial arts promotion company, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. This list also includes championship histories for their international partners PFL Europe, PFL Africa and PFL MENA, as well as the championship histories for their predecessor World Series of Fighting ("WSOF") and its international partners WSOF: Canada and WSOF Global.
Current champions Men Division Champion Since Defenses Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov Dec 13, 2025 0 Light Heavyweight Corey Anderson Oct 3, 2025 0Middleweight Costello van Steenis Jul 19, 2025 1 Johnny Eblen (interim) Jul 18, 2026 0 Welterweight Thad Jean Jul 25, 2026 0 Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov Oct 3, 2025 2 Featherweight Razhabali Shaydullaev Sep 10, 2026 0 Bantamweight
Women Division Champion Since Defenses Featherweight Cris Cyborg Dec 13, 2025 1 Flyweight
PFL championship history Men's championship history Heavyweight Championship 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 PFL Lyon Dec 13, 2025 (incumbent)
Light Heavyweight Championship 186 to 205 lbs (84.3 to 93 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Corey Anderson Oct 3, 2025 (incumbent)
Middleweight Championship 171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Jul 19, 2025 (incumbent) — Johnny Eblen PFL Austin Jul 18, 2026 (incumbent)
Welterweight Championship 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Feb 7, 2026 Kuramagomedov announced his retirement on February 7, 2026. The title was officially vacated on May 13, 2026. 2 Jul 25, 2026 (incumbent)
Lightweight Championship 146 to 155 lbs (66.2 to 70.3 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Oct 3, 2025 (incumbent)
Featherweight Championship 136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Sep 10, 2026 (incumbent)
Women's championship history Women's Featherweight Championship 126 to 145 lbs (57 to 66 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 PFL Lyon Dec 13, 2025 (incumbent) 1. def. Ketlen Viera at PFL Tampa on Aug 23, 2026
PFL Tournament champions World Tournament winners (defunct) Event Date Division Winner Runner-upPFL 11 (2018)Dec 31, 2018 Heavyweight Philipe Lins Josh Copeland Light Heavyweight Sean O'Connell Vinny Magalhães Middleweight Louis Taylor Abusupiyan Magomedov Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov Ray Cooper III Lightweight Natan Schulte Rashid Magomedov Featherweight Lance Palmer Steven SilerPFL 10 (2019)Dec 31, 2019 Heavyweight Ali Isaev Jared Rosholt Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi Jordan Johnson Welterweight Ray Cooper III David Michaud Lightweight Natan Schulte Loik Radzhabov Featherweight Lance Palmer Alex Gilpin Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison Larissa PachecoPFL 10 (2021)Oct 27, 2021 Heavyweight Bruno Cappelozza Ante Delija Light Heavyweight Antônio Carlos Júnior Marthin Hamlet Welterweight Ray Cooper III Magomed Magomedkerimov Lightweight Raush Manfio Loik Radzhabov Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev Chris Wade Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison Taylor GuardadoPFL 10 (2022)Nov 25, 2022 Heavyweight Ante Delija Matheus Scheffel Light Heavyweight Rob Wilkinson Omari Akhmedov Welterweight Sadibou Sy Dilano Taylor Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier Stevie Ray Featherweight Brendan Loughnane Bubba Jenkins Women's Lightweight Larissa Pacheco Kayla HarrisonPFL 10 (2023)Nov 24, 2023 Heavyweight Renan Ferreira Denis Goltsov Light Heavyweight Impa Kasanganay Josh Silveira Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov Sadibou Sy Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier Clay Collard Featherweight Jesus Pinedo Gabriel Alves Braga Women's Featherweight Larissa Pacheco Marina MokhnatkinaPFL 10 (2024)Nov 29, 2024 Heavyweight Denis Goltsov Oleg Popov Light Heavyweight Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov Impa Kasanganay Welterweight Shamil Musaev Magomed Umalatov Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov Brent Primus Featherweight Timur Khizriev Brendan Loughnane Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva Taila SantosPFL 8 (2025)Aug 1, 2025 Welterweight Thad Jean Logan Storley Featherweight N/A N/A PFL 9 (2025)Aug 15, 2025 Lightweight Alfie Davis Gadzhi Rabadanov Bantamweight Marcirley Alves Justin Wetzell Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche Jena BishopPFL 10 (2025)Aug 21, 2025 Heavyweight Oleg Popov Alexander Romanov Light Heavyweight Antônio Carlos Júnior Sullivan Cauley Middleweight Fabian Edwards Dalton Rosta
European Championship Tournament winners (defunct) Event Date Division Winner Runner-up PFL Europe 4 (2023) Dec 8, 2023 Light Heavyweight Jakob Nedoh Simeón Powell Lightweight Jakub Kaszuba John Mitchell Bantamweight Khurshed Kakhorov Frans Mlambo Women's Flyweight Dakota Ditcheva Valentina Scatizzi PFL Europe 4 (2024) Dec 14, 2024 Welterweight Florim Zendeli Daniele Miceli Lightweight Jakub Kaszuba (2) Connor Hughes Bantamweight Lewis McGrillen-Evans Alexander Luster Women's Flyweight Paulina Wiśniewska Valentina Scatizzi PFL Champions Series 4 Dec 13, 2025 Lightweight Aleksandr Chizov Connor Hughes Bantamweight Baris Adiguzel Dean Garnett
MENA Championship Tournament winners Event Date Division Winner Runner-upPFL 10 (2024)Nov 29, 2024 Welterweight Omar El Dafrawy Mohammad Alaqraa Lightweight Mohsen Mohammadseifi Georges Eid Featherweight Abdullah Al-Qahtani Maraoune Bellagouit Bantamweight Ali Taleb Rachid El HazoumePFL MENA 4 (2025)Dec 5, 2025 Welterweight Mohammad Alaqraa Badreddine Diani Lightweight Salah Eddine Hamli Mohammad Fahmi Featherweight Islam Reda Yanis Ghemmouri Bantamweight Nawras Abzakh Islam Youssef
Africa Championship Tournament winners Event Date Division Winner Runner-up PFL Africa 4 (2025) Dec 20, 2025 Heavyweight Abraham Bably Justin Clarke Welterweight Yabna N'Tchalá Shido Boris Esperanca Featherweight Wasi Adeshina Alain Majorique Bantamweight Nkosi Ndebele Boule Godogo
Symbolic Super Fights Champions (defunct) Super Fights Heavyweight Championship 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Francis Ngannou Oct 19, 2024 503 daysNgannou was released from PFL on March 6, 2026.
Super Fights Women's Featherweight Championship 126 to 145 lbs (57 to 66 kg) No. Name Event Date Reign Defenses 1 Cris Cyborg Oct 19, 2024 (incumbent)
WSOF champions (defunct)
All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018.
Heavyweight Championship 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 WSOF 14 Oct 11, 2014 237 days2 Blagoy Ivanov WSOF 21 Jun 5, 2015 daysIvanov vacated title on April 25, 2018, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC.
Light Heavyweight Championship 186 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 WSOF 23Sep 18, 2015 507 daysBranch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC.
Middleweight Championship 171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 WSOF 10 June 21, 2014 961 daysBranch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC.
Welterweight Championship 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Steve Carldef. Josh Burkman WSOF 6 Oct 26, 2013 154 days2 WSOF 9 Mar 29, 2014 492 daysPalhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015.3 Jon Fitchdef. João Zeferino WSOF 30 Apr 2, 2016 698 daysFitch vacated title on March 1, 2018, after signing with Bellator.
Lightweight Championship 146 to 155 lbs (66 to 70 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Justin Gaethje WSOF 8 Jan 18, 2014 1196 daysGaethje vacated title on April 27, 2017, after signing with the UFC.
Featherweight Championship 136 to 145 lbs (61 to 66 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 def. Lance Palmer WSOF 7 Dec 7, 2013 196 days2 Ricky Glenn WSOF 10 Jun 21, 2014 176 days3 Lance Palmer WSOF 16 Dec 13, 2014 371 days4 Alexandre Almeida WSOF 26 Dec 18, 2015 226 days5 Lance Palmer (2) WSOF 32 Jul 30, 2016 231 days (602 days)6 Andre Harrison WSOF 35 Mar 18, 2017 446 daysThe WSOF Featherweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began at PFL 1.
Bantamweight Championship 126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Marlon Moraesdef. Josh Rettinghouse WSOF 9 March 29, 2014 1,011 days 2 Bekbulat Magomedovdef. Donavon Frelow WSOF 35 March 18, 2017 446 days
Flyweight Championship 116 to 125 lbs (53 to 57 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Magomed Bibulatovdef. Donavon Frelow WSOF 24 October 17, 2015 446 days
Women's Championship History (defunct)
All WSOF Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018.
Women's Strawweight Championship 106 to 115 lb (48 to 52 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Jessica Aguilardef. Alida Gray WSOF 8 January 18, 2014 484 days
International Championship History (defunct)
All WSOF International Championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018.
Canadian Welterweight Championship 156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Ryan Forddef. Joel Powell WSOF Canada 1 February 21, 2014 472 days
Global Heavyweight Championship 206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Evgeny Erokhin def. Brandon Cash WSOF Global Championship 2: Japan February 7, 2016 851 days
Global Flyweight Championship 125 lbs (57 kg)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses1 Yusaku Nakamura def. Lawrence Diguilio Deep Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC December 17, 2016 537 days
Tournament winners
Event(s)DivisionChampionRunner-upFinalWSOF 5, WSOF 7 e WSOF 10Middleweight David Branch Jesse TaylorJune 21, 2014WSOF 19, WSOF 20 e WSOF 23Light Heavyweight David Branch Teddy HolderSeptember 18, 2015WSOF 25Lightweight Brian Foster João ZeferinoNovember 20, 2015
Records Most wins in title bouts The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title fights. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title bouts. Tournament championships are not included.
Title wins Champion Weight class W D NC L6 Justin Gaethje Lightweight 6 0 0 0 Marlon Moraes Bantamweight 6 0 0 0 David Branch Light Heavyweight Middleweight 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 05 Blagoy Ivanov Heavyweight 5 0 0 03 Lance Palmer Featherweight 3 0 0 3 Jessica Aguilar Women's Strawweight 3 0 0 0 Rousimar Palhares Welterweight 3 0 0 0 Usman Nurmagomedov Lightweight 3 0 0 0
Most consecutive title defenses The following includes all PFL / WSOF champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.
Defenses Champion Weight class Span5 Justin Gaethje Lightweight January 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017 Marlon Moraes Bantamweight March 29, 2014 - January 3, 20174 Blagoy Ivanov Heavyweight June 5, 2015 - April 25, 20183 David Branch Middleweight June 21, 2014 - February 6, 20172 Jessica Aguilar Women's Strawweight January 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 Rousimar Palhares Welterweight March 29, 2014 - August 4, 2015 Usman Nurmagomedov Lightweight October 3, 2025 - Present
Multi-division champions
Interim title
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes. Tournament champions are not included.
No. Champion Division Won Lost Defenses Reign Total Reign 1 David Branch Light Heavyweight September 18, 2015 (WSOF 23) February 6, 2017 (Vacated) 1 507 days 1468 days Middleweight June 21, 2014 (WSOF 10) February 6, 2017 (Vacated) 3 961 days
Simultaneous two division champions
No. Champion Division Span Defenses Simultaneous Reign 1 David Branch Light Heavyweight September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017 1 507 days Middleweight 2
Champions by nationality Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will be counted once in the Division champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions.
Country Tournamentchampions Divisionchampions International champions Super Fightschampions Total 8 11 - - 19 8 5 1 - 14 6 4 - 1 11 1 - 1 - 2 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - 1 1 - - 1 - 1
See also