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Below is a '''list of [[Pride Fighting Championships]] champions''' and title defenses:

==World champions== 
=== Heavyweight Championship===
:Weight limit: Over {{convert|93|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No.
!width=21%|Name
!width=15%|Event
!width=15%|Date
!width=8%|Reign
!width=48%|Defenses
|-
!1
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]]}}<br />{{small|def. [[Heath Herring]]}}
|align=center | [[2001 in Pride FC#Pride 17: Championship Chaos|Pride 17]] <br>{{small|Tokyo, Japan}}
|align=center | Nov 3, 2001
|align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2001|11|3|show unit=|2003|3|16|}}}} days
|
|-
!2
|align=left | {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Fedor Emelianenko]]
|align=center | [[2003 in Pride FC#Pride 25: Body Blow|Pride 25]] <br>{{small|Yokohama, Japan}}
|align=center | Mar 16, 2003
|align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2003|3|16|show unit=|2007|10|4|}}}} days
|
{{small|{{nowrap|'''NC''' vs. interim champion [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]] at [[Pride Final Conflict 2004]] on Aug 15, 2004}}}}<br/>
{{small|'''1.''' def. interim champion [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]] at [[Pride Shockwave 2004]] on Dec 31, 2004}}<br/>
{{small|'''2.''' def. [[Mirko Cro Cop]] at [[Pride Final Conflict 2005]] on Aug 28, 2005}}<br/>
{{small|'''3.''' def. [[Mark Hunt]] at [[Pride Shockwave 2006]] on Dec 31, 2006}}
|-
!-
|align=left | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]]<br />{{small|def. [[Mirko Cro Cop]] for interim title}}
|align=center | {{nowrap|[[Pride Final Conflict 2003]]}}<br>{{small|Tokyo, Japan}}
|align=center | Nov 9, 2003
|align=center | -
|
|}

===Middleweight Championship===
:Weight limit: {{convert|83|kg|lb|abbr=on}} to {{convert|93|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No.
!width=21%|Name
!width=15%|Event
!width=15%|Date
!width=8%|Reign
!width=48%|Defenses
|-
!1
|align=left | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Wanderlei Silva]]<br /> {{small|def. [[Kazushi Sakuraba]]}}
|align=center | [[Pride 17]]<br/>{{small|Tokyo, Japan}}
|align=center | Nov 3, 2001
|align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2001|11|3|show unit=|2007|2|24|}}}} days
|
{{small|'''1.''' def. [[Kiyoshi Tamura]] at [[Pride 19]] on Feb 24, 2002l}}<br/>
{{small|'''2.''' def. [[Hiromitsu Kanehara]] at [[Pride 23]] on Nov 24, 2002}}<br/>{{small|'''3.''' def. [[Quinton Jackson]] at [[Pride 28]] on Oct 31, 2004}}<br/>{{small|{{nowrap|'''4.''' def. [[Ricardo Arona]] at [[Pride Shockwave 2005]] on Dec 31, 2005}}}}
|-
!2
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Henderson]]}}
|align=center | [[Pride 33]]<br/>{{small|{{nowrap|Las Vegas, NV, U.S.}}}}
|align=center | Feb 24, 2007
|align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2007|2|24|show unit=|2007|9|8|}}}} days
|
|-
!align=center colspan=6 |''The Pride World Middleweight Title was unified with the [[UFC Light Heavyweight Championship]] on September 8, 2007 when [[Quinton Jackson]] defeated [[Dan Henderson]] at [[UFC 75]]''.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=7748
 |author      = UFC
 |title       = "UFC 75" on Spike TV is the most watched UFC event in history
 |date        = September 11, 2007
 |accessdate  = 2008-02-05
 |quote       = Dana White: "Not only did UFC 75 showcase the bout that unified the 205 lb Pride and UFC titles..."
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080209201530/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=7748
 |archivedate = February 9, 2008
}}</ref>
|}

===Welterweight Championship===
:Weight limit: {{convert|73|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} to {{convert|83|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No.
!width=21%|Name
!width=15%|Event
!width=15%|Date
!width=8%|Reign
!width=48%|Defenses
|-
!1
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Henderson]]<br />{{small|{{nowrap|def. [[Murilo Bustamante]]}}}}
|align=center | {{nowrap|[[Pride Shockwave 2005]]}}<br/>{{small|Saitama, Japan}}
|align=center | Dec 31, 2005
|align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2005|12|31|show unit=|2008|3|1|}}}} days
|
|-
!align=center colspan=6 |''The Pride World Welterweight Title was unified with the [[UFC Middleweight Championship]] on March 1, 2008 when [[Anderson Silva]] defeated [[Dan Henderson]] at [[UFC 82]]''.
|}

=== Lightweight Championship===
:Weight limit: Below {{convert|73|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
{| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No.
!width=21%|Name
!width=15%|Event
!width=15%|Date
!width=8%|Reign
!width=48%|Defenses
|-
!1
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Takanori Gomi]]}}<br />{{small|def. [[Hayato Sakurai]]}}
|align=center | {{nowrap|[[Pride Shockwave 2005]]}}<br/>{{small|Saitama, Japan}}
|align=center | Dec 31, 2005
|align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2005|12|31|show unit=|2007|10|4|}}}} days
|
{{small|{{nowrap|'''1.''' def. [[Marcus Aurelio]] at [[Pride Bushido 13]] on Nov 5, 2006}}}}<br>
|-
|}

==Grand Prix Winners==
''An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.''

{| style='font-size: 95%; text-align: center;' class='wikitable sortable' width='99%'
|-
! width="28%"|Event
! width="15%"|Division
! width="16%"|Winner
! width="16%"|Runner-up
! width="17%"|Final
|-
![[2000 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round|Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round]] <br> [[Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals]]
|align=center|Openweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Coleman]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Igor Vovchanchyn]]
|align=center|May 1, 2000
|-
![[2003 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003|Pride Total Elimination 2003]] <br> [[Pride Final Conflict 2003]]
|align=center|Middleweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wanderlei Silva]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Quinton Jackson]]
|align=center|November 9, 2003  
|-
![[2004 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Total Elimination 2004|Pride Total Elimination 2004]] <br> [[2004 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2004|Pride Critical Countdown 2004]] <br> [[Pride Final Conflict 2004]] <br> [[Pride Shockwave 2004]]
|align=center|Heavyweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Fedor Emelianenko]] *
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]]
|align=center|December 31, 2004
|-
![[2005 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Total Elimination 2005|Pride Total Elimination 2005]] <br> [[2005 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2005|Pride Critical Countdown 2005]] <br> [[Pride Final Conflict 2005]]
|align=center|Middleweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Mauricio Rua]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Arona]]
|align=center|August 28, 2005
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[2005 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Bushido 9|Pride Bushido 9]] <br> [[Pride Shockwave 2005]]
|align=center|Welterweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Henderson]] *
|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Murilo Bustamante]] 
|align=center rowspan="2"|December 31, 2005
|-
|align=center|Lightweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takanori Gomi]] *
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hayato Sakurai]]
|-
![[2006 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute|Pride Total Elimination Absolute]] <br> [[2006 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute|Pride Critical Countdown Absolute]] <br> [[Pride Final Conflict Absolute]]
|align=center|Openweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mirko Filipović]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Josh Barnett]] 
|align=center|September 10, 2006
|-
![[2006 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Bushido 11|Pride Bushido 11]] <br> [[2006 in Pride FC#Pride FC: Bushido 12|Pride Bushido 12]] <br> [[Pride Bushido 13]]
|align=center|Welterweight
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuo Misaki]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Denis Kang]] 
|align=center|November 5, 2006
|}

==Records==
===Most wins in title bouts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Victories
! Champion 
! Division 
! V
! D
! NC
! L
|-
! rowspan="1"| 5
| align=left| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Wanderlei Silva]]
| align=center| Middleweight
| 5 
| 0
| 0
| 1
|-
! rowspan="1"| 4
| align=left| {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Fedor Emelianenko]] 
| align=center| Heavyweight
| 4
| 0 
| 0
| 0 
|-
! rowspan="3"| 2
| align=left| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira]]
| align=center| Heavyweight
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|-
| align=left| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takanori Gomi]]
| align=center| Lightweight
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
| align=left| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Henderson]]
| align=center| Middleweight <br/> Welterweight
| 1 <br/> 1
| 0 <br/> 0
| 0 <br/> 0
| 0 <br/> 0
|}

===Most consecutive title defenses===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! valign="top" | Defenses
! valign="top" | Champion
! valign="top" | Division
! valign="top" | Period
|-
! rowspan="1"| 4
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Wanderlei Silva]]
| align=center| Middleweight
| align=center| November 3, 2001 – February 24, 2007
|-
! rowspan="1"| 3
| {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Fedor Emelianenko]]
| align=center| Heavyweight
| align=center| March 16, 2003 – October 4, 2007
|-
! rowspan="1"| 1
| {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takanori Gomi]]
| align=center| Lightweight
| align=center| December 31,  2005 – October 4, 2007
|}

===Multi-division champions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background-color:#C0C0C0"|
|Interim title
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Champion !! Division !! Won !! Lost !! Defenses !! Reign !! Total reign
|-
! rowspan=2 | 1
| align=left rowspan="2"| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Henderson]] 
| align=center | Middleweight 
| align=center | February 24, 2007 <br> ([[Pride 33]])
| align=center | September 8, 2007 <br> ([[UFC 75]])
| align=center | 0
| align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2007|2|24|show unit=|2007|9|8|}}}} days
| rowspan=2 align=center | 987 days
|-
| align=center | Welterweight
| align=center | December 31, 2005 <br> ([[Pride Shockwave 2005]])
| align=center | March 1, 2008 <br> ([[UFC 82]])
| align=center | 0
| align=center | {{formatnum:{{age in days|2005|12|31|show unit=|2008|3|1|}}}} 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}} [[Dan Henderson]] 
| align=center | Middleweight 
| align=center rowspan="2"| February 24, 2007 – September 8, 2007 
| align=center | 0
| align=center rowspan="2"| {{formatnum:{{age in days|2007|2|24|show unit=|2007|9|8|}}}} days
|-
| align=center | Welterweight
| align=center | 0
|}

==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.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:95%; align=center"
|-
! Country !! Division<br>champions !! Interim<br>champions !! Tournaments<br>champions !! Total
|-
| align=left | {{BRA}} 
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 2 
| align=center | '''4'''
|-
| align=left | {{USA}} 
| align=center | 2 
| align=center | - 
| align=center | 2
| align=center | '''4'''
|-
| align=left | {{JPN}} 
| align=center | 1
| align=center | - 
| align=center | 2 
| align=center | '''3'''
|-
| align=left | {{RUS}} 
| align=center | 1
| align=center | - 
| align=center | 1 
| align=center | '''2'''
|-
| align=left | {{CRO}} 
| align=center | -
| align=center | - 
| align=center | 1 
| align=center | '''1'''
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Pride events]]
* [[List of Pride FC fighters]]
* [[List of current mixed martial arts champions]]
* [[List of Bellator MMA champions]]
* [[Elite Xtreme Combat|List of EliteXC champions]]
* [[Invicta Fighting Championships|List of Invicta FC champions]]
* [[List of ONE Championship 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}}

==External links==
*[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/pride/ PRIDE Title Histories]

{{Pride Heavyweight Championship}}
{{Pride Middleweight Championship}}
{{Pride Welterweight Championship}}
{{Pride FC Championships}}
{{Mixed martial arts champions}}

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