Professional Fighters League ("PFL") is an Americanmixed martial arts promotion company, and the following is a history of its super fights champions in each weight class. This list also includes championship histories for their international partners PFL Europe and PFL MENA, as well as the championship histories for their predecessor World Series of Fighting ("WSOF") and its international partnersWSOF: Canada and WSOF Global.
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight |  Vadim Nemkov | Dec 13, 2025 | 0 |
| Light Heavyweight |  Corey Anderson | Oct 3, 2025 | 0 |
| Middleweight |  Costello van Steenis | Jul 19, 2025 | 0 |
| Welterweight | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | Feb 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Lightweight | Usman Nurmagomedov | Oct 3, 2025 | 1 |
| Featherweight | |||
| Bantamweight |
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight |  Cris Cyborg | Dec 13, 2025 | 0 |
| Flyweight |
206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vadim Nemkov def.Renan Ferreira | PFL Champions Series 4 Décines-Charpieu, France | Dec 13, 2025 | 66 days (incumbent) |
186 to 205 lbs (84.3 to 93 kg)
Prior to its deactivation on August 13, 2025, Corey Anderson was theBellator Light Heavyweight Champion. Following the PFL absorption of Bellator MMA, Anderson defeatedDovletdzhan Yagshimuradov for the inaugural PFL Light Heavyweight World Championship atPFL Champions Series 3.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Anderson def.Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | PFL Champions Series 3 Dubai, UAE | Oct 3, 2025 | 137 days (incumbent) |
171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)
Prior to its deactivation on July 19, 2025,Johnny Eblen was theBellator Middleweight Champion. Following the PFL absorption of Bellator MMA, Costello van Steenis defeated Eblen for the inaugural PFL Middleweight World Championship atPFL Champions Series 2.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costello van Steenis def.Johnny Eblen | PFL Champions Series 2 Cape Town, South Africa | Jul 19, 2025 | 213 days (incumbent) |
156 to 170 lbs (70 to 77 kg)
Prior to its deactivation on November 28, 2025,Ramazan Kuramagomedov was theBellator Welterweight Champion. Following the PFL absorption of Bellator MMA, Kuramagomedov defeatedShamil Musaev for the inaugural PFL Welterweight World Championship atPFL Champions Series 5.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramazan Kuramagomedov def.Shamil Musaev | PFL Champions Series 5 Dubai, UAE | Feb 7, 2026 | 1 day | |
| Kuramagomedov announced retirement, relinquishing the title after his fight with Musaev.[1] | |||||
146 to 155 lbs (66.2 to 70.3 kg)
Prior to its deactivation on August 13, 2025, Usman Nurmagomedov was theBellator Lightweight Champion. Following the PFL absorption of Bellator MMA, Nurmagomedov defeatedPaul Hughes for the inaugural PFL Lightweight World Championship atPFL Champions Series 3.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usman Nurmagomedov def.Paul Hughes | PFL Champions Series 3 Dubai, UAE | Oct 3, 2025 | 137 days (incumbent) | 1. def.Alfie Davis atPFL Dubai on Feb 7, 2026 |
126 to 145 lbs (57 to 66 kg)
Prior to its deactivation on September 24, 2025, Cris Cyborg was theBellator Women's Featherweight Champion. Following the PFL absorption of Bellator MMA, Cyborg defeatedSara Collins for the inaugural PFL Women's Featherweight World Championship atPFL Champions Series 4.[2]
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cris Cyborg def.Sara Collins | PFL Champions Series 4 Décines-Charpieu, France | Dec 13, 2025 | 66 days (incumbent) |
| 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 |
| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFL 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 Hazoume | ||
| PFL 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 |
| 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 |
Francis Ngannou andCris Cyborg won the inaugural titles on October 19, 2024, atPFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants.[4] On September 24, 2025, PFL CEO John Martin confirmed the "Super Fight" title is a special, one-time designation and going forward, those belts may only be used for occasional special events.[5]
206 to 265 lbs (93 to 120 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Ngannou def.Renan Ferreira | PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Oct 19, 2024 | 486 days (incumbent) |
126 to 145 lbs (57 to 66 kg)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cris Cyborg def.Larissa Pacheco | PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Oct 19, 2024 | 486 days (incumbent) |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Smealinho Ramadef.Derrick Mehmen | WSOF 14 Edmonton, AB, Canada | Oct 11, 2014 | 237 days | |
| 2 |  Blagoy Ivanov | WSOF 21 Edmonton, AB, Canada | Jun 5, 2015 | 3910 days | 1. def.Derrick Mehmen atWSOF 24 on Oct 17, 2015 |
| Ivanov vacated title on April 25, 2018, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch def. Teddy Holder | WSOF 23 Phoenix, AZ, U.S. | Sep 18, 2015 | 507 days | 1. def.Vinny Magalhães atWSOF 33 on Oct 7, 2016 |
| Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch def.Jesse Taylor | WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | June 21, 2014 | 961 days | 1. def.Yushin Okami atWSOF 15 on Nov 15, 2014 |
| Branch vacated title on February 6, 2017, after becoming free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Carl def.Josh Burkman | WSOF 6 Coral Gables, FL, U.S. | Oct 26, 2013 | 154 days | |
| 2 | Rousimar Palhares | WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Mar 29, 2014 | 492 days | 1. def.Jon Fitch atWSOF 16 on Dec 13, 2014 |
| Palhares was stripped of the title on August 3, 2015. | |||||
| 3 | Jon Fitch def. João Zeferino | WSOF 30 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Apr 2, 2016 | 698 days | 1. def.Jake Shields atWSOF 34 on Dec 31, 2016 |
| Fitch vacated title on March 1, 2018, after signing with Bellator. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Gaethje def. Richard Patishnock | WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, U.S. | Jan 18, 2014 | 1196 days | 1. def.Nick Newell atWSOF 11 on July 5, 2014 |
| Gaethje vacated title on April 27, 2017, after signing with the UFC. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgi Karakhanyandef.Lance Palmer | WSOF 7 Vancouver, BC, Canada | Dec 7, 2013 | 196 days | |
| 2 | Ricky Glenn | WSOF 10 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014 | 176 days | |
| 3 | Lance Palmer | WSOF 16 Sacramento, CA, U.S. | Dec 13, 2014 | 371 days | 1. def.Chris Horodecki atWSOF 21 on June 5, 2015 |
| 4 | Alexandre Almeida | WSOF 26 Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Dec 18, 2015 | 226 days | |
| 5 | Lance Palmer (2) | WSOF 32 Everett, WA, U.S. | Jul 30, 2016 | 231 days (602 days) | |
| 6 | Andre Harrison | WSOF 35 Verona, NY, U.S. | Mar 18, 2017 | 446 days | 1. def. Steven Rodriguez atPFL Everett on Jul 29, 2017 |
| The WSOF Featherweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began atPFL 1.[6][7] | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Moraes def. Josh Rettinghouse | WSOF 9 Las Vegas, NV, USA | March 29, 2014 | 1,011 days | 1. def.Josh Hill atWSOF 18 on Feb 12, 2015 |
| Moraes vacated title on January 3, 2017, after becoming a free agent and signing with the UFC. | |||||
| 2 | Bekbulat Magomedov def. Donavon Frelow | WSOF 35 Verona, NY, USA | March 18, 2017 | 446 days | |
| The WSOF Bantamweight championship was retired on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began atPFL 1.[6][7] | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magomed Bibulatov def. Donavon Frelow | WSOF 24 Mashantucket, CT, USA | October 17, 2015 | 446 days | |
| Bibulatov vacated title on January 5, 2017, after joining the UFC. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jessica Aguilardef.Alida Gray | WSOF 8 Hollywood, FL, USA | January 18, 2014 | 484 days | 1. def.Emi Fujino atWSOF 10 on June 21, 2014 |
| Aguilar vacated title on May 18, 2015, after joining the UFC. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ryan Forddef. Joel Powell | WSOF Canada 1 Edmonton, AB, Canada | February 21, 2014 | 472 days | |
| Ford vacated title on June 8, 2015, after retiring from the sport of MMA. | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeny Erokhin def.Brandon Cash | WSOF Global Championship 2: Japan Tokyo, Japan | February 7, 2016 | 851 days | 1. def. Richard Odoms atWSOF Global Championship 3: Philippines |
| All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began atPFL 1.[6][7] | |||||
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yusaku Nakamuradef. Lawrence Diguilio | Deep Cage Impact 2016: DEEP vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan | December 17, 2016 | 537 days | |
| All WSOF International championships were retired and vacated on June 7, 2018 when the PFL league format began atPFL 1.[6][7] | |||||
| Event(s) | Division | Champion | Runner-up | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOF 5,WSOF 7 eWSOF 10 | Middleweight | David Branch | Jesse Taylor | June 21, 2014 |
| WSOF 19,WSOF 20 eWSOF 23 | Light Heavyweight | David Branch | Teddy Holder | September 18, 2015 |
| WSOF 25 | Lightweight | Brian Foster | João Zeferino | November 20, 2015 |
The following includes all fighters with three or more championship and/or interim championship title fights. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title bouts. Tournament championships are not included.
| Title wins | Champion | Weight class | W | D | NC | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 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 0 | |
| 5 | Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lance Palmer | Featherweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rousimar Palhares | Welterweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following includes all WSOF champions who were able to consecutively defend their title two times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.
| Defenses | Champion | Weight class | Span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Justin Gaethje | Lightweight | January 18, 2014 - April 27, 2017 |
| Marlon Moraes | Bantamweight | March 29, 2014 - January 3, 2017 | |
| 4 | Blagoy Ivanov | Heavyweight | June 5, 2015 - April 25, 2018 |
| 3 | David Branch | Middleweight | June 21, 2014 - February 6, 2017 |
| 2 | Jessica Aguilar | Women's Strawweight | January 18, 2014 - May 18, 2015 |
| Rousimar Palhares | Welterweight | March 29, 2014 - August 4, 2015 |
| Interim title |
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[8] 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 |
This table, different from the previous one, only counts the periods in which the fighter loaded the titles simultaneously and the defenses in that period of time.
| No. | Champion | Division | Span | Defenses | Simultaneous Reign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Branch | Light Heavyweight | September 18, 2015 – February 6, 2017 | 1 | 507 days |
| Middleweight | 2 |
Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will be counted once in the Division champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions.
| Country | Tournament champions | Division champions | International champions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 8 | 9 | - | 17 |
| Russia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Brazil | 6 | 4 | - | 10 |
| Canada | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
 Argentina | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Spain | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Greece | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Japan | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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