List of Shooto champions

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Template:Short description This is a list of Shooto world champions at each weight class. Shooto is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization founded first in 1985 as a particular fighting system, and then in 1989 as an MMA promotion.

Shooto used to promote different weight classes than the Association of Boxing Commissions, which are used by most MMA promotions. On January 1, 2015, weight limits were changed to the divisions established by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[1] Then, on January 1, 2017, the names of the weight classes were also changed to the names established by NSAC.[2]

Current champions

Men
Division Champion Since Defenses
Middleweight Vacant Template:Dts —
Welterweight Template:Flagicon Hernani Perpetuo Template:Dts 0
Lightweight Template:Flagicon Shutaro Debana Template:Dts 0
Featherweight Template:Flagicon Sasuke Template:Dts 3
Bantamweight Template:Flagicon Shoji Saito Template:Dts 0
Flyweight Template:Flagicon Jo Arai Template:Dts 0
Strawweight Template:Flagicon Koyuru Tanoue Template:Dts 0
Women
Division Champion Since Defenses
Strawweight Template:Flagicon Emi Fujino Template:Dts 0
Super Atomweight Template:Flagicon Ayaka Watanabe Template:Dts 0
Atomweight Template:Flagicon Aira Koga Template:Dts 0

Men's championships

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit of 83.9 kg (185 lb)
The weight limit was 83 kg (183 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Middleweight Championship was known as the Light Heavyweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[3]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Kenji Kawaguchi
def. Manabu YamadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 31, 1991 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Satoshi Honma on October 17, 1991
2. def. Manabu Yamada on July 23, 1992
3. drew with Satoshi Honma on November 27, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

2 Template:Flagicon Erik Paulson Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 7, 1996 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Masanori Suda on August 29, 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Paulson vacated the title on September 28, 2000 when he retired from the sport.
3 Template:Flagicon Masanori Suda
def. Lance GibsonScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		January 12, 2002 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Egan Inoue on May 9, 2003
2. drew with Dustin Denes on July 9, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Suda vacated the title on February 17, 2006, at his retirement ceremony.
4 Template:Flagicon Shiko Yamashita
def. Dustin DenesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Absolute Fighting Championships 16
Boca Raton, FL, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		April 22, 2006 Script error: No such module "age".
5 Template:Flagicon Siyar Bahadurzada Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 15, 2007 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Leandro Silva on August 27, 2009
2. def. Carlos Alexandre Pereira on August 6, 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Bahadurzada vacated the title on April 14, 2012 after signing with the UFC.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit of 77.1 kg (170 lb)
The weight limit was 77 kg (169.8 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Welterweight Championship was known as the Middleweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[4]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Yasuto Sekishima
def. Yoshimasa IshikawaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 12, 1990 Script error: No such module "age".

1. drew with Naoki Sakurada on November 28, 1990Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

2 Template:Flagicon Yoshimasa Ishikawa Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 3, 1991 ? days
Ishikawa vacated the title in 1991 to compete as a lightweight.
3 Template:Flagicon Naoki Sakurada
def. Yasuto SekishimaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto
Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		October 17, 1991 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Kazuhiro Kusayanagi on September 25, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Sakurada vacated the title on January 18, 1997, when he retired.
4 Template:Flagicon Hayato "Mach" Sakurai Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 13, 1998 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Tetsuji Kato on March 17, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

5 Template:Flagicon Anderson Silva Shooto: To The Top 7
Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 26, 2001 Script error: No such module "age".
Silva vacated the title on January 9, 2002, after signing with Pride.
6 Template:Flagicon Jake Shields
def. Ray CooperScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto Hawaii: Soljah Fight Night
Honolulu, HI, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 9, 2004 Script error: No such module "age".
7 Template:Flagicon Akira Kikuchi Shooto: Year End Show 2004
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 14, 2004 Script error: No such module "age".
8 Template:Flagicon Shinya Aoki Shooto: The Victory of the Truth
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		February 17, 2006 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Akira Kikuchi on February 17, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Aoki vacated the title on May 21, 2010 after years of not defending it, fighting for other promotions, and fighting primarily as a lightweight.
9 Template:Flagicon Luis Ramos
def. Igor FernandesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto Brazil 17
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 6, 2010 Script error: No such module "age".
Ramos vacated the title on August 9, 2011, after signing with the UFC.[5]
10 Template:Flagicon Hernani Perpetuo
def. Tommy DepretScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Gig Tokyo 15
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 25, 2013 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent)

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit of 70.3 kg (155 lb)
The weight limit was 70 kg (154.3 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Lightweight Championship was known as the Welterweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[6]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Yuichi Watanabe
def. Kazuhiro KusayanagiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 29, 1991 Script error: No such module "age".
Watanabe vacated the title on August 25, 1991 for unknown reasons.
2 Template:Flagicon Tomonori Ohara
def. Yoshimasa IshikawaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto
Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		October 17, 1991 ? days

1. def. Yomohiro Tanaka on September 25, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Ohara announced his retirement in November 1992 and thus vacated the title.
3 Template:Flagicon Yuki Nakai
def. Kazuhiro KusayanagiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 2
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 7, 1994 ? days
Nakai suffered an eye injury at Vale Tudo Japan 1995 which forced him into retirement in April 1995.
4 Template:Flagicon Caol Uno
def. Rumina SatoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: 10th Anniversary Event
Yokohama, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 29, 1999 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Rumina Sato on December 17, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Uno vacated the title on December 17, 2000 to compete in the UFC.
5 Template:Flagicon Takanori Gomi
def. Rumina SatoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: To The Top Final Act
Urayasu, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 16, 2001 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima on December 14, 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

6 Template:Flagicon Joachim Hansen Shooto: 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Yokohama, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 10, 2003 Script error: No such module "age".
7 Template:Flagicon Vítor Ribeiro Shooto: Year End Show 2003
Urayasu, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 14, 2003 Script error: No such module "age".
8 Template:Flagicon Tatsuya Kawajiri Shooto: Year End Show 2004
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 14, 2004 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Joachim Hansen on February 17, 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Kawajiri vacated the title on January 23, 2007, after suffering a knee injury which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations.
9 Template:Flagicon Takashi Nakakura
def. Ganjo TentsukuScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 3, 2008 Script error: No such module "age".
Nakakura vacated the title on September 21, 2009, declaring that he wasn't ready to properly defend it after losing a non-title fight to Takanori Gomi.[7]
10 Template:Flagicon Willamy Freire
def. Kenichiro TogashiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Vale Tudo Japan 2009
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		October 30, 2009 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Yusuke Endo on May 30, 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Freire vacated the title on May 30, 2010 to compete in the UFC.[8]
11 Template:Flagicon Kuniyoshi Hironaka
def. Kotetsu BokuScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 18, 2011 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Giovani Diniz on May 18, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. def. Yoshihiro Koyama on September 29, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Hironaka vacated the title on November 29, 2015 for unknown reasons.[9]
12 Template:Flagicon Koshi Matsumoto
def. Yuki KawanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Mobstyles Present Fight & Mosh
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		April 23, 2016 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Yuki Okano on March 25, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. def. Naoyuki Kotani on May 6, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Matsumoto vacated the title in February 16, 2020, when he signed with ONE Championship.[10]
13 Template:Flagicon Yuki Kawana
def. Captain AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2020 Vol.4 in Osaka
Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 12, 2020 Script error: No such module "age".
14 Template:Flagicon Yamato Nishikawa
def. Yuki KawanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2021 Vol.6
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		September 20, 2021 Script error: No such module "age".
Kawana vacated the title on June 14, 2024.[11]
15 Template:Flagicon Shutaro Debana
def. Nobumitsu OsawaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto 2024 Vol.6
Osaka, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 27, 2024 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent)

Featherweight Championship

Weight limit of 65.8 kg (145 lb)
The weight limit was 65 kg (143.3 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Featherweight Championship was known as the Lightweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[12]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Kenichi Tanaka
def. Kazuhiro SakamotoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		September 8, 1990 Script error: No such module "age".
2 Template:Flagicon Kazuhiro Sakamoto Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 31, 1991 Script error: No such module "age". 1. def. Hiroyuki Kanno on October 17, 1991Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Template:Flagicon Noboru Asahi Shooto: Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 27, 1992 Script error: No such module "age".

1. drew with Kenichi Tanaka on July 23, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. drew with Uchu Tatsumi on March 28, 1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

4 Template:Flagicon Alexandre Franca Nogueira Shooto: Renaxis 4
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		September 5, 1999 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Uchu Tatsumi on August 27, 2000Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. def. Tetsuo Katsuta on September 2, 2001Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3. def. Katsuya Toida on December 16, 2001Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4. def. Hiroyuki Abe on December 14, 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5. drew with Stephen Palling on August 10, 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6. def. João Roque on March 11, 2005Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Nogueira vacated the title on May 7, 2006, after suffering a knee injury which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations.
5 Template:Flagicon Lion Takeshi
def. Antonio CarvalhoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: The Devilock
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 12, 2006 Script error: No such module "age".
6 Template:Flagicon Akitoshi Tamura Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 18, 2007 Script error: No such module "age".
7 Template:Flagicon Hideki Kadowaki Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 28, 2008 Script error: No such module "age".
8 Template:Flagicon Lion Takeshi (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Shooto: Shooto Tradition 4
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 29, 2008 Script error: No such module "age".
(918 days) 		1. def. Rumina Sato on May 10, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Template:Flagicon Hatsu Hioki Shooto: The Way of Shooto 3: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 30, 2010 Script error: No such module "age".
Hioki vacated the title on May 31, 2011 to compete in the UFC.[13]
10 Template:Flagicon Yutaka Saito
def. Yoshifumi NakamuraScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		January 11, 2016 Script error: No such module "age". 1. def. Caol Uno on April 23, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Saito vacated the title on March 31, 2021 to compete in Rizin.[14]
11 Template:Flagicon Sasuke
def. Ryoji KudoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2021 Vol.5
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 25, 2021 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent)

1. def. Tateo Iida on March 19, 2023
2. def. Hiroshige Tanaka on December 2, 2023
3. def. Asuka Tsubaki on March 16, 2025Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit of 61.2 kg (135 lb)
The weight limit was 60 kg (132.3 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Bantamweight Championship was known as the Featherweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[15]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Mamoru Yamaguchi
def. Jin AkimotoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final
Urayasu, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 17, 2000 Script error: No such module "age".
2 Template:Flagicon Masahiro Oishi Shooto: To The Top 10
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 25, 2001 Script error: No such module "age". 1. drew with Hisao Ikeda on September 16, 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Template:Flagicon Ryota Matsune Shooto: 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Yokohama, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 10, 2003 Script error: No such module "age". 1. def. Kentaro Imaizumi on November 12, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Matsune vacated the title on December 15, 2005, after suffering a knee injury which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations.[16][17]
4 Template:Flagicon Akitoshi Hokazono
def. Kenji OsawaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 21, 2006 Script error: No such module "age".
Hokazono vacated the title on January 26, 2008, when he retired.[18]
5 Template:Flagicon Masakatsu Ueda
def. Koetsu OkazakiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 28, 2008 Script error: No such module "age".

1. drew with Marcos Galvao on September 28, 2008
2. def. So Tazawa on March 20, 2009
3. def. Eduardo Dantas on July 19, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

6 Template:Flagicon Shuichiro Katsumura Shooto: The Way of Shooto 2: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 22, 2010 Script error: No such module "age".
7 Template:Flagicon Koetsu Okazaki Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		April 29, 2011 Script error: No such module "age".
8 Template:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Charity
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 18, 2012 Script error: No such module "age".
9 Template:Flagicon Kyoji Horiguchi Shooto: 2013 2nd Round
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 16, 2013 Script error: No such module "age". 1. def. Shintaro Ishiwatari on June 22, 2013Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Horiguchi vacated the title on October 20, 2015 to compete in the UFC.[19]
10 Template:Flagicon Shoko Sato
def. Keita IshibashiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto
Urayasu, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		October 15, 2017 Script error: No such module "age".

1. def. Tristan Grimsley on July 15, 2018
2. def. Yo Saito on November 17, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

— Template:Flagicon Ryo Okada
def. Kazuma Kuramoto for interim title[20]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2020 Vol.3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 31, 2020 —
Sato vacated the title on November 30, 2020, in order to compete with ONE Championship.[21]
11 Template:Flagicon Ryo Okada
promoted to undisputed championScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		— November 30, 2020 Script error: No such module "age". 1. def. Takafumi Otsuka on March 20, 2021Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Template:Flagicon Tatsuya Ando
def. Ryo OkadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2022 Vol.2
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		March 21, 2022 Script error: No such module "age".
Ando vacated the title on June 11, 2024.[22]
13 Template:Flagicon Shoji Saito
def. Nobuki FujiiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto 2024 Vol.5
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 21, 2024 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent)

Flyweight Championship

Weight limit of 56.7 kg (125 lb)
The weight limit was 56 kg (123.5 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Flyweight Championship was known as the Bantamweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[23]

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Mamoru Yamaguchi
def. Yasuhiro UrushitaniScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 14, 2003

1. drew with Robson Moura on September 26, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. drew with Shinichi Kojima on March 24, 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

2 Template:Flagicon Shinichi Kojima October 14, 2006

1. drew with Yasuhiro Urushitani on March 16, 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. def. Mamoru Yamaguchi on July 18, 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3. def. Yuki Shoujou on March 20, 2009Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Kojima vacated the title on February 27, 2010 after suffering an ACL injury in his right knee which prevented him from defending his title in the mandatory time period per Shooto regulations.[24]
3 Template:Flagicon Yasuhiro Urushitani
def. Ryuichi MikiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 30, 2010 1. def. Yuki Shoujou on July 18, 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Urushitani vacated the title on December 10, 2011 to compete in the UFC.
Ryuichi Miki drew with Yosuke Saruta for the vacant title on July 27, 2013.
4 Template:Flagicon Ryuichi Miki
def. Yosuke SarutaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 9, 2013
5 Template:Flagicon Masaaki Sugawara May 3, 2015
6 Template:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo April 23, 2016

1. def. Tadaaki Yamamoto on October 15, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. def. Kiyotaka Shimizu on May 6, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

— Template:Flagicon Ryuya Fukuda
def. Yoshiro Maeda for the interim title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 12, 2020
Ougikubo vacated the title on January 31, 2021.[25] Fukuda was promoted to undisputed status.[26]
7 Template:Flagicon Ryuya Fukuda
promoted to undisputed championScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		January 31, 2021
8 Template:Flagicon Tatsuro Taira July 3, 2021
Taira vacated the title on May 21, 2023 to compete for the UFC.[27]
9 Template:Flagicon Jo Arai
def. Wataru YamauchiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 19, 2023

Strawweight Championship

Weight limit of 52.2 kg (115 lb)
The weight limit was 52 kg (114.6 lb) prior to January 1, 2015. The Strawweight Championship was known as the Flyweight Championship prior to January 1, 2017.[28]

No. Name Date Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Rambaa Somdet
def. Noboru TaharaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 23, 2009 1. def. Hiroyuki Abe on July 19, 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Somdet vacated the title on April 16, 2011 due to a partially torn left bicep.[29]
2 Template:Flagicon Junji Ikoma
def. Junji SarumaruScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		April 29, 2011
3 Template:Flagicon Mikihito Yamagami November 5, 2011 1. def. Junji Sarumaru on September 30, 2012Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yamagami vacated the title in December 2013 when he moved up in weight.[30]
4 Template:Flagicon Shinya Murofushi
def. Junji SarumaruScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		January 13, 2014
5 Template:Flagicon Yoshitaka Naito September 27, 2014

1. def. Ryuta Sawada on July 26, 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2. def. Junji Sarumaru on November 29, 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Naito vacated the title on April 7, 2016 when he signed with ONE Championship.[31]
6 Template:Flagicon Ryohei Kurosawa
def. Ryuto SawadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		July 17, 2016
Kurosawa vacated the title in 2017.
7 Template:Flagicon Yosuke Saruta
def. Ryuto SawadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		October 15, 2017 1. def. Itchaku Murata on May 13, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Saruta vacated the title on November 30, 2019, after signing with ONE Championship.[32]
8 Template:Flagicon Hiroshi Minowa
def. Yohei KomakiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		January 26, 2020
— Template:Flagicon Junji Sarumaru
def. Ryohei Kurosawa for the interim title[33]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 7, 2021
Sarumaru was promoted to undisputed champion status on August 1, 2022, after Minowa vacated the title.[34]
9 Template:Flagicon Junji Sarumaru
promoted to undisputed championScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 1, 2022
10 Template:Flagicon Jo Arai
def. Junji SarumaruScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		September 19, 2022 1. def. Shuto Aki on July 23, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Arai vacated the title on December 2, 2024, after moving up to flyweight.[35]
11 Template:Flagicon Koyuru Tanoue
def. Ken AsahinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		December 28, 2024

Women's championship history

Women's Strawweight Championship

Weight limit of 52.2 kg (115 lb)

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Emi Fujino
def. Megumi SugimotoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2024 Vol.4
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 18, 2024 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent)

Women's Super Atomweight Championship

Weight limit of 50 kg (110 lb)[36]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Mina Kurobe
def. Megumi SugimotoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2020 Vol.5
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 1, 2020 Script error: No such module "age".
2 Template:Flagicon Satomi Takano
def. Mina KurobeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2021 Vol.7
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 6, 2021 Script error: No such module "age".
3 Template:Flagicon Ayaka Watanabe
def. Satomi TakanoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2023 Vol.3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		May 21, 2023 Script error: No such module "age".

Women's Atomweight Championship

Weight limit of 47.6 kg (105 lb)

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Chihiro Sawada
def. Yuki OnoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Professional Shooto 2022 Vol.7
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		November 27, 2022 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent) 		1. def. Miku Nakamura on December 2, 2023Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sawada vacated her title on July 24, 2024, after signing with ONE Championship.[37]
2 Template:Flagicon Aira Koga
def. Zenny HuangScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto Colors vol.3
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		August 3, 2024 Script error: No such module "age".
(incumbent)

Defunct title

Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit of 120.2 kg (265 lb)
The weight limit was 100 kg (220.5 lb) prior to January 1, 2015.[38]

No. Name Event Date Reign
(total)		 Defenses
1 Template:Flagicon Enson Inoue
def. Joe EstesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Shooto: Reconquista 4
Tokyo, JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		October 12, 1997 Script error: No such module "age".
Inoue vacated the title on September 5, 1999.

Records

Most wins in title bouts

The following includes all fighters with four or more championship and/or interim championship title wins.

Title wins Champion Division W L D NC
6 Template:Flagicon Alexandre Franca Nogueira Lightweight 6 1
4 Template:Flagicon Kenji Kawaguchi Light Heavyweight 4 1 1
Template:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo Featherweight
Bantamweight 		1
3 		0
0
1

Most consecutive title defenses

The following includes all Shooto champions who were able to consecutively defend their title three times or more. Fighters with the same number of title defenses are listed chronologically.

Defenses Champion Division Period
6 Template:Flagicon Alexandre Franca NogueiraTemplate:Efn Lightweight September 5, 1999 – May 7, 2006
3 Template:Flagicon Kenji KawaguchiTemplate:Efn Light Heavyweight May 31, 1991 – May 7, 1996
Template:Flagicon BJTemplate:Efn Bantamweight October 16, 2006 – March 1, 2010
Template:Flagicon Masakatsu UedaTemplate:Efn Featherweight March 28, 2008 – March 22, 2010

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Multi-division champions

Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes.[39] Tournament champions are not included.

Interim title
* Simultaneous two
division champion
No. Champion Division Period Defense
1 Template:Flagicon Mamoru Featherweight December 17, 2000 – November 25, 2001 0
Bantamweight December 14, 2003 – October 14, 2006 2
2 Template:Flagicon Hiromasa Ougikubo Featherweight May 18, 2012 – March 16, 2013 0
Bantamweight April 23, 2016 – January 31, 2021 2
3 Template:Flagicon Jo Arai Strawweight September 19, 2022 – December 2, 2024 1
Flyweight November 19, 2023 – Present 0

By nationality

The following include championship title holders by nationality.

Country Titles
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See also

References

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External links

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