| GLORY | |
| Type: | Private |
| Key People: | Pierre Andurand (Chairman), Scott Rudmann (Vice-Chairman), Marshall Zelaznik (CEO), Robbie Timmers, Gyp Tessier (Matchmakers) |
| Industry: | Kickboxing |
| Owner: | GSUKCO Limited |
| Foundation: | 2012 |
| Location: | London, United Kingdom |
Glory (formerly Glory World Series) is an international promotion kickboxing promotion founded in 2012. It is owned by Pierre Andurand, Yao Capital, Scott Rudmann and other investors.
When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, Pierre Andurand, and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc.
In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and TSA decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory,[1] and It's Showtime to secure a top event production team and contracts to each promotion's top fighters. Forming the Glory World Series, Pierre Andurand was named Chairman and Rudmann was named vice-chairman.[2] A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants.[3]
Glory World Series signed most of the world's top kickboxers, such as Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Semmy Schilt, Gokhan Saki, Daniel Ghiţă, Albert Kraus, and Giorgio Petrosyan.
The company includes a mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments.[4] The company's current investors include Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and Nectar Capital and Yao Capital. Former investors have been Liberty Global, and TwinFocus Capital Partners.[5]
In February 2013, Glory announced that former WWE Executive VP Andrew Whitaker had been hired as the global CEO of Glory Sports International.[6] In August, 2014 Andrew Whitaker moved into an advisory role within GLORY and Jon J. Franklin was appointed as the new CEO.[7]
In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO Jon J. Franklin had moved to the role of Chief Development Officer, and former UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik had been hired as the new CEO.[8]
On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO.[9]
On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership, and soon after ownership of Glory was transferred to London-based GSUKCO Limited.[10]
Rudmann is the Executive Vice-Chairman, running the league since it was taken over by GSUKCO.
In a press release on October 2, 2023, Glory announced that Maurice Hols was named as the new Executive Director.[11] Citing "different vision of the future of the organization" with Executive Vice Chairman Rudmann, Hols resigned on February 19, 2024, after just a few months as Executive Director.[12]
In March 2024, it was announced by Glory that Zelaznik returned to the company and was appointed again as CEO.[13]
In June 2013, after having its first U.S. event in New York, on June 22, 2013, Spike TV signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events; their partnership began with on October 12 of that year. The broadcast deal with Spike was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015.[14]
In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.[15]
Glory was broadcast on Veronica TV in the Netherlands from July, 2018 to February, 2020.[16] [17] [18]
Beginning in 2019, Glory initiated a partnership with the UFC for the former's events to be exclusively carried in the U.S by UFC Fight Pass.[19] The first event to be broadcast as part of this partnership was Glory 63: Houston on February 1 and the last event was Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020.
Events from Glory 76 to Glory 80 Studio were available through pay-per-view.
28 June 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Videoland in the Netherlands. The deal covers all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2.[20] On 16 February 2024 a multi-year broadcast deal with DAZN covering France and Belgium was announced.[21]
In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with regional promotions.[22] The first Rivals event with Enfusion was scheduled for May 21, 2022, at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities.[23]
Glory Rivals 1 was instead held on June 11, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. In the main event Luis Tavares defeated Florent Kaouachi by knockout in the third round.[24]
Glory Rivals 2 was held on September 17, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands.[25]
Glory Rivals 3 was organized at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam on November 5, 2022. Ibrahim El Bouni defeated Muhammed Balli by knock-out in the first round.
Glory Rivals 4 took place on December 25 at Ryogoku Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Rise and Shoot boxing. Kento Haraguchi defeated Serhii Adamchuk by unanimous decision.
GLORY Rivals 5 was organized on January 28, 2023, at Zamna Tulum Hotel in Tulum, Mexico, in collaboration with War of Nations. Abraham Vidales defeated Tomás Aguirre by Unanimous Decision. On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings.[26] A few days later, on February 6, the promotion put their lightweight and women's super bantamweight divisions on hold.[27]
See main article: List of current GLORY fighters.
| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Glory 96 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 114 | Glory 95 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | |||
| 114 | Glory 94 | Lotto Arena | Antwerp, Belgium | |||
| 112 | Glory 93 | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 111 | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 110 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 109 | Glory 91 | Dôme de Paris | Paris, France | |||
| 108 | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||||
| 107 | Glory 90 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 106 | Glory Collision 6 | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||||
| 105 | Glory 89 | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||||
| 104 | Glory 88 | Paris, France | ||||
| 103 | Glory 87 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 102 | Glory Collision 5 | |||||
| 101 | Glory 86 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | |||
| 100 | Glory 85 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 99 | Glory 84 | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | ||||
| 98 | Glory 83 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany | |||
| 97 | Glory Rivals 5 | Zamna Tulum | Tulum, Mexico | |||
| 96 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| 95 | Maritim Hotel | Bonn, Germany | ||||
| 94 | Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 93 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||||
| 92 | Glory Rivals 2 | De Meent | Alkmaar, Netherlands | |||
| 91 | Glory 81 | Castello Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf, Germany | |||
| 90 | Zwembad Hoornse Vaart | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||||
| 89 | Glory 80 Studio | Sportcentrum Valken Huizen | Arnhem, Netherlands | |||
| 88 | Trixxo Arena | Hasselt, Belgium | ||||
| 87 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 18,000 | |||
| 86 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 85 | Glory 77: Rotterdam | |||||
| 84 | Glory 76: Rotterdam | |||||
| 83 | Glory 75: Utrecht | Central Studios | Utrecht, Netherlands | |||
| 82 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 31,000 | |||
| 81 | Nanshan Culture & Sports Center | Shenzhen, China | ||||
| 80 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||||
| 79 | ||||||
| 78 | Glory 70: Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | |||
| 77 | Glory 69: Düsseldorf | ISS Dome | Düsseldorf, Germany | |||
| 76 | Glory 68: Miami | James L Knight Center | Miami, Florida, United States | |||
| 75 | Glory 67: Orlando | Silver Spurs Arena | Orlando, Florida, United States | |||
| 74 | Glory 66: Paris | Zénith Paris | Paris, France | |||
| 73 | Glory 65: Utrecht | Central Studios | Utrecht, Netherlands | |||
| 72 | Glory 64: Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | Strasbourg, France | |||
| 71 | Glory 63: Houston | Arena Place | Houston, Texas, United States | |||
| 70 | Glory 62: Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||
| 69 | Glory 61: New York | New York City, New York, United States | ||||
| 68 | Glory 60: Lyon | Lyon, France | ||||
| 67 | Glory 59: Amsterdam | Johan Cruyff Arena | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 66 | Glory 58: Chicago | Sears Centre Arena | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |||
| 65 | Glory 57: Shenzhen | Shenzhen, China | ||||
| 64 | Glory 56: Denver | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | ||||
| 63 | Glory 55: New York | New York City, New York, United States | ||||
| 62 | Glory 54: Birmingham | Genting Arena | Birmingham, England | |||
| 61 | Glory 53: Lille | Zénith de Lille | Lille, France | |||
| 60 | Glory 52: Los Angeles | Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center | Long Beach, California, United States | |||
| 59 | Glory 51: Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 58 | Glory 50: Chicago | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||
| 57 | Glory 49: Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 56 | Glory 48: New York | New York City, New York, United States | ||||
| 55 | Glory 47: Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | |||
| 54 | Glory 46: China | Guangzhou Gymnasium | Guangzhou, China | |||
| 53 | Glory 45: Amsterdam | Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| 52 | Glory 44: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |||
| 51 | Glory 43: New York | New York City, New York, United States | ||||
| 50 | Glory 42: Paris | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | |||
| 49 | Glory 41: Holland | Brabanthallen 's-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | 5,000 | ||
| 48 | Glory 40: Copenhagen | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2,500 | ||
| 47 | Glory 39: Brussels | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | 1,500 | ||
| 46 | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | Grantham Meres Leisure Centre | Grantham, England | |||
| 45 | Glory 38: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |||
| 44 | Glory 37: Los Angeles | The Novo by Microsoft | Los Angeles, California, United States | |||
| 43 | Glory 36: Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen, Germany | 13,000 | ||
| 42 | Glory 35: Nice | Palais Nikaïa | Nice, France | |||
| 41 | Glory 34: Denver | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |||
| 40 | Glory 33: New Jersey | Sun National Bank Center | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |||
| 39 | Glory 32: Virginia | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |||
| 38 | Glory 31: Amsterdam | Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3,500 | ||
| 37 | Glory 30: Los Angeles | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, United States | 1,750 | ||
| 36 | Glory 29: Copenhagen | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1,250 | ||
| 35 | Glory 28: Paris | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | 2,750 | ||
| 34 | Glory 27: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | 2,000 | ||
| 33 | Glory 26: Amsterdam | Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8,000 | ||
| 32 | Glory 25: Milan | PalaIper | Milan, Italy | 6,750 | ||
| 31 | Glory 24: Denver | Magness Arena | Denver, Colorado, United States | 3,500 | ||
| 30 | Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 | SAP Center | San Jose, California, United States | 11,000 | ||
| 29 | Glory 23: Las Vegas | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2,200 | ||
| 28 | Glory 22: Lille | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | Lille, France | 6,500 | ||
| 27 | Glory 21: San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego, California, United States | 1,500 | ||
| 26 | Glory 20: Dubai | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1,000 | ||
| 25 | Glory 19: Virginia | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, Virginia, United States | 3,500 | ||
| 24 | Glory 18: Oklahoma | Grand Casino Hotel Resort | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | 1,000 | ||
| 23 | Glory 17: Los Angeles | The Forum | Inglewood, California, United States | 4,000 | ||
| 22 | Glory 16: Denver | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | 2,350 | ||
| 21 | Glory 15: Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | Istanbul, Turkey | 11,000 | ||
| 20 | Glory 14: Zagreb | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 10,000 | ||
| 19 | Glory 13: Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | 8,000 | ||
| 18 | Glory 12: New York | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States | 4,500 | ||
| 17 | Glory 11: Chicago | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | 1,500 | ||
| 16 | Glory 10: Los Angeles | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, United States | 2,200[28] | ||
| 15 | Glory 9: New York | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, United States | 1,950 | ||
| 14 | 2013 Road to Glory: USA Heavyweight Tournament | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |||
| 13 | 2013 Road to Glory: USA 70 kg Tournament | The Rave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |||
| 12 | Glory 8: Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | 3,500 | ||
| 11 | Glory 7: Milan | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy | 10,000 | ||
| 10 | Glory 6: Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | Istanbul, Turkey | 12,000 | ||
| 9 | Glory 5: London | ExCeL Arena | London, England | 4,500 | ||
| 8 | Capitale | New York City, New York, United States | ||||
| 7 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
| 6 | Hollywood Park Casino | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||
| 5 | Road to Glory: USA 95 kg Tournament | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |||
| 4 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 15,000 | |||
| 3 | Glory 3: Rome | PalaLottomatica | Rome, Italy | 6,450 | ||
| 2 | Glory 2: Brussels | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | 5,250 | ||
| 1 | Glory 1: Stockholm | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm, Sweden | 4,500 |
| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | United Glory 15: Glory World Series | Dynamo Sports Palace |  Moscow, Russia | ||
| 17 | United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals | Moscow Forum Hall | Moscow, Russia | ||
| 16 | United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals | Spiroudome |  Charleroi, Belgium | ||
| 15 | United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals | Passenger Terminal | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 14 | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 7 | Sportstudio H&A | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| 13 | United Glory 11: A Decade of Fights | Passenger Terminal | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 12 | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 5 | Sportstudio H&A | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
| 11 | United Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem | Arnhem, Netherlands | |||
| 10 | United Glory 9: Swiss Las Vegas | Markthalle |  Basel, Switzerland | ||
| 9 | United Glory 8 | Triavium | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| 8 | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 2 | Zalencentrum de Kei | Ede, Netherlands | ||
| 7 | United Glory 7 | De Flint | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 6 | United Glory 6: Ede's Best Against the Rest | Reehorst Sports Hall | |||
| 5 | United Glory 5: Stronger | De Flint | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 4 | United Glory 4: 20 Year Anniversary | Hof van Salland | Diepenveen, Netherlands | ||
| 3 | United Glory 3: Upside Down | De Flint | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 2 | United Glory 2 | De Flint | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 1 | United Glory 1 | Sporthal de Zielhorst | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | June 21, 2014 | 11 | |||
| 951NaN1 | March 9, 2024 | 0 | |||
| 851NaN1 | September 4, 2021 | 4 | |||
| 771NaN1 | Chico Kwasi | April 27, 2024 | 0 | ||
| 701NaN1 | September 4, 2021 | 5 | |||
| 651NaN1 | September 29, 2018 | 8 | |||
| 551NaN1 | Vacant |
Indicates former interim champions.
Indicates current lineal and interim champions.
Weight limit: Unlimited
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:21%;" | Name | style= width:16%;" | Event | style=width:13%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign (total) | style= width:49%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Semmy Schilt | align=center | Glory 1: Stockholm | align=center | May 26, 2012 | align=center | 396 days | align=left | ||
| Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.[29] | |||||||||||
| 2 | align=left | | align=center | | align=center | Jun 21, 2014 | (incumbent) | align=left | |||
| – | align=left |  Kevin Tariq Osaro | Glory: Collision 5 | Jun 17, 2023 | – | ||||||
Weight limit: 951NaN1
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:18%;" | Name | style= width:16%;" | Event | style= width:18%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign (total) | style= width:49%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left |  Gökhan Saki | align=center | Glory 15: Istanbul | align=center | Apr 12, 2014 | align=center | 471 days | align=left | ||
| align=center colspan=6 | Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015.[30] | ||||||||||
| 2 | align=left |  Saulo Cavalari | align=center | align=center | Sep 19, 2015 | align=center | 175 days | align=left | |||
| 3 | align=left | Artem Vakhitov | align=center | Glory 28: Paris | align=center | Mar 12, 2016 | align=center | 1,785 days | align=left | ||
| – | align=left | | align=center | Glory 31: Amsterdam | align=center | Jun 25, 2016 | align=center | – | align=left | ||
| – | align=left |  Pavel Zhuravlev | Glory 43: New York | align=center | Jul 14, 2017 | align=center | – | align=left | |||
| align=center colspan=6 | Zhuravlev was stripped of his interim title when he left Glory for the FEA. | ||||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Alex Pereira | align=center | Glory 77: Rotterdam | align=center | Jan 30, 2021 | align=center | 217 days | align=left | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=center | Glory 78: Rotterdam | align=center | Sep 4, 2021 | align=center | 286 days (2,071 days) | align=left | |||
| align=center colspan=6 | Vakhitov was stripped of the title on June 17, 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[31] . | ||||||||||
| 6 | align=left | | Glory: Collision 4 | align=center | Oct 8, 2022 | align=center | 126 days | align=left | |||
| 7 | align=left |  Donegi Abena | Glory 83 | align=center | Feb 11, 2023 | align=center | 329 days | align=left | |||
| – | align=left |  Tarik Khbabez | Glory: Collision 5 | Jun 17, 2023 | – | ||||||
| 8 | align=left | Tarik Khbabez | | align=center | Mar 9, 2024 | align=center | (incumbent) |
Weight limit: 851NaN1
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:20%;" | Name | style= width:16%;" | Event | style=width:24%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign (total) | style= width:49%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Artem Levin | Glory 17: Los Angeles | align=center | Jun 21, 2014 | align=center | 615 days | align=left | |||
| 2 | align=left | Glory 27: Chicago | align=center | Feb 26, 2016 | align=center | 196 days | align=left | ||||
| 3 | align=left | Glory 33: New Jersey | align=center | Sep 9, 2016 | align=center | 232 days | align=left | ||||
| 4 | align=left | | align=center | Apr 29, 2017 | align=center | 168 days (364 days) | align=left | ||||
| 5 | align=left | Glory 46: China | align=center | Oct 14, 2017 | align=center | 1,251 days | align=left | ||||
| align=center colspan=6 | Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight Division.[32] | ||||||||||
| 6 | align=left | Donovan Wisse | Glory 78: Rotterdam | align=center | Sep 4, 2021 | align=center | (incumbent) | align=left | |
Weight limit: 771NaN1
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:21%;" | Name | style= width:16%;" | Event | style=width:13%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign (total) | style= width:49%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Marc de Bonte | Glory 16: Denver | align=center | May 3, 2014 | align=center | 49 days | align=left | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=center | Jun 21, 2014 | align=center | 348 days | align=left | |||||
| Valtellini vacated the title suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome on June 4, 2015.[33] | |||||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Nieky Holzken | Glory 23: Las Vegas | align=center | Aug 7, 2015 | align=center | 491 days | align=left | |||
| 4 | align=left | Glory 36: Oberhausen | align=center | Dec 10, 2016 | align=center | 258 days | align=left | ||||
| 5 | align=left | Glory 44: Chicago | align=center | Aug 25, 2017 | align=center | 175 days | align=left | ||||
| 6 | align=left |  Harut Grigorian | Glory 50: Chicago | align=center | Feb 16, 2018 | align=center | 386 days | align=left | |||
| 7 | Glory 64: Strasbourg | Mar 9, 2019 | align=center | 983 days (1,241 days) | |||||||
| – | align=left | | Glory 70: Lyon | align=center | Oct 26, 2019 | align=center | – | align=left | |||
| Glory declared the title vacant on November 16, 2021, following Doumbé's retirement from kickboxing[34] . | |||||||||||
| 8 | Glory 82 | Nov 19, 2022 | align=center | 525 days | | ||||||
| 9 | Chico Kwasi | Glory 91 | Apr 27, 2024 | align=center | (incumbent) | ||||||
Weight limit: 701NaN1
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:21%;" | Name | style= width:16%;" | Event | style=width:13%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign (total) | style= width:49%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left |  Davit Kiria | Glory 14: Zagreb | align=center | Mar 8, 2014 | align=center | 244 days | align=left | |||
| 2 | align=left | Glory 18: Oklahoma | align=center | Nov 7, 2014 | align=center | 596 days | align=left | ||||
| 3 | align=left | Glory 31: Amsterdam | align=center | Jun 25, 2016 | align=center | 1056 days | align=left | ||||
| 4 | align=left | Glory 65: Utrecht | align=center | May 17, 2019 | align=center | 464 days | align=left | ||||
| Grigorian vacated the title on August 23, 2020, when he signed for ONE Championship.[35] | |||||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Tyjani Beztati | Glory 78: Rotterdam | align=center | Sep 4, 2021 | align=center | (incumbent) | align=left | |||
Weight limit: 651NaN1
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:21%;" | Name | style= width:20%;" | Event | style=width:10%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign Total | style= width:46%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left |  Gabriel Varga | Glory 20: Dubai | align=center | Apr 3, 2015 | align=center | 217 days | align=left | |||
| 2 | align=left | Glory 25: Milan | align=center | Nov 6, 2015 | align=center | 259 days | align=left | ||||
| 3 | align=left | Glory 32: Virginia | align=center | Jul 22, 2016 | align=center | 91 days (308 days) | align=left | ||||
| 4 | align=left | Glory 34: Denver | align=center | Oct 21, 2016 | align=center | 90 days | align=left | ||||
| van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.[36] | |||||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 41: Holland | align=center | May 20, 2017 | align=center | 497 days (587 days) | align=left | |||
| – | align=left |  Kevin VanNostrand | Glory 48: New York | align=center | Dec 1, 2017 | align=center | – | align=left | |||
| – | align=left |  Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Glory 55: New York | align=center | Jul 20, 2018 | align=center | – | align=left | |||
| 6 | align=left | Glory 59: Amsterdam | align=center | Sep 29, 2018 | align=center | (incumbent) | align=left | ||||
Weight limit: 551NaN1
| style= width:1%;" | No. | style= width:21%;" | Name | style= width:16%;" | Event | style=width:13%;" | Date | style=width:9%;" | Reign (total) | style= width:49%;" | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Tiffany van Soest | | align=center | Dec 10, 2016 | align=center | 356 days | align=left | |||
| 2 | align=left |  Anissa Meksen | Glory 48: New York | align=center | Dec 1, 2017 | align=center | 252 days | align=left | |||
| 3 | align=left | Jady Menezes | Glory 56: Denver | align=center | Aug 10, 2018 | align=center | 84 days | align=center | |||
| 4 | align=left | Glory 61: New York | align=center | Nov 2, 2018 | align=center | 385 days (637 days) | align=left | ||||
| 5 | align=left | Glory 71: Chicago | align=center | Nov 22, 2019 | align=center | 1,387 days (1,743 days) | align=left | ||||
| Title was vacated when van Soest retired from the sport on September 9, 2023.[37] | |||||||||||
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glory 70 kg Slam Tournament | Glory 3: Rome | November 3, 2012 | 70kg Slam Tournament bracket | |||
| Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament | Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo | December 31, 2012 | Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament bracket | |||
| Glory 65 kg Slam Tournament |  Yuta Kubo | Glory 8: Tokyo | May 3, 2013 | Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket | ||
| Glory 95 kg Slam Tournament | Tyrone Spong | Glory 9: New York | June 22, 2013 | Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket | ||
| Glory Middleweight Championship Tournament | Joe Schilling | Glory 10: Los Angeles | September 28, 2013 | Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket | ||
| Glory Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Rico Verhoeven | Glory 11: Chicago | October 12, 2013 | Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket | ||
| Glory Lightweight Championship Tournament | Andy Ristie | Glory 12: New York | November 23, 2013 | Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket | ||
| Glory Welterweight Championship Tournament | Nieky Holzken | Glory 13: Tokyo | December 21, 2013 | Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket | ||
| Glory Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Glory 15: Istanbul | April 12, 2014 | Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket | |||
| Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament bracket | |||
| Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix | Amel Dehby | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | |||
| Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Jamal Ben Saddik |  Benjamin Adegbuyi | Glory 62: Rotterdam | December 8, 2018 | ||
| Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Levi Rigters | Nordine Mahieddine | Glory 76: Rotterdam | December 19, 2020 | ||
| Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Rico Verhoeven | Tarik Khbabez | Glory 77: Rotterdam | January 30, 2021 | ||
| Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Rico Verhoeven | Levi Rigters | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | March 9, 2024 | ||
| Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | Donegi Abena | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | June 8, 2024 |
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Glory 14: Zagreb | March 8, 2014 | 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | |||
| 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Glory 16: Denver | May 3, 2014 | 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | |||
| 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Gabriel Varga | Shane Oblonsky | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Saulo Cavalari | Zack Mwekassa | Glory 18: Oklahoma | November 7, 2014 | 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Nieky Holzken | Glory 19: Virginia | February 6, 2015 | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||
| 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Simon Marcus | Glory 20: Dubai | April 3, 2015 | 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||
| 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Josh Jauncey | Glory 22: Lille | June 5, 2015 | 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Jahfarr Wilnis | Glory 24: Denver | October 9, 2015 | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Murthel Groenhart | Karim Ghajji | Glory 25: Milan | November 6, 2015 | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Mosab Amrani | Maykol Yurk | Glory 26: Amsterdam | December 4, 2015 | 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Dustin Jacoby | Wayne Barrett | Glory 27: Chicago | February 26, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Marat Grigorian | Glory 28: Paris | March 12, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Ismael Londt | Jahfarr Wilnis | Glory 29: Copenhagen | April 16, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Murthel Groenhart | Yoann Kongolo | Glory 31: Amsterdam | June 25, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | Ariel Machado | Glory 32: Virginia | July 22, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Matt Embree | Giga Chikadze | Glory 33: New Jersey | September 9, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament |  Yousri Belgaroui | Glory 34: Denver | October 21, 2016 | |||
| 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Mladen Brestovac | Glory 35: Nice | November 5, 2016 | ||
| 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Dylan Salvador |  Hysni Beqiri | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | ||
| 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Yoann Kongolo | Karim Benmansour | Glory 37: Los Angeles | January 20, 2017 | ||
| 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Ariel Machado | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | Glory 38: Chicago | February 24, 2017 | ||
| 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Serhiy Adamchuk | Glory 39: Brussels | March 25, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Alex Pereira | Glory 40: Copenhagen | April 29, 2017 | 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket | ||
| 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | D'Angelo Marshall | Anderson Braddock | Glory 41: Holland | May 20, 2017 | 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Christian Baya | Massaro Glunder | Glory 42: Paris | June 10, 2017 | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Kevin VanNostrand | Giga Chikadze | Glory 43: New York | July 14, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Harut Grigorian | Antoine Pinto | Glory 44: Chicago | August 25, 2017 | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Michael Duut | Manny Mancha | Glory 45: Amsterdam | September 30, 2017 | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Abdellah Ezbiri |  Anvar Boynazarov | Glory 47: Lyon | October 28, 2017 | 2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Stoyan Koprivlenski | Tyjani Beztati | Glory 49: Rotterdam | December 9, 2017 | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Benjamin Adegbuyi |  Junior Tafa | Glory 50: Chicago | February 16, 2018 | 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Eyevan Danenberg | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 51: Rotterdam | March 3, 2018 | 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket | |
| 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Serhiy Adamchuk | Victor Pinto | Glory 53: Lille | May 12, 2018 | 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament | Xavier Vigney | Chi Lewis Parry | Glory 21: San Diego | May 8, 2015 | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |
| 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament | Dustin Jacoby | Casey Greene | Glory 23: Las Vegas | August 7, 2015 | 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |
| 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament | Richard Abraham | Francois Ambang | Glory 30: Los Angeles | May 13, 2016 | 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament |  Chenglong Zhang | Masaya Kubo | Glory 46: China | October 14, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |
| 2017 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament | Robert Thomas | Mike Lemaire | Glory 48: New York | December 1, 2017 | 2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket | |
| 2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament | Liu Xu | Wensheng Zhang | Glory 57: Shenzhen | August 25, 2018 | 2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
| Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | Dustin Jacoby | Brian Collette | Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | February 2, 2013 | ||
| Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | Mike Lemaire | Eddie Walker | Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | February 9, 2013 | ||
| Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | Masaaki Noiri | Yuki | Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | March 10, 2013 | ||
| Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | Francois Ambang | Brett Hlavacek | Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | March 22, 2013 | ||
| Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament | Kengo Shimizu | Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament | May 3, 2013 | |||
| Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | Michael Mananquil | Troy Sheridan | 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | May 11, 2013 | ||
| Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | Xavier Vigney | Maurice Green | Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | June 14, 2013 | ||
| Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | Mo Abdurahman | Bailey Sugden | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | March 11, 2017 |
Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes (excluding tournament champions).
Alex Pereira - Won Glory Middleweight Championship on October 14, 2017, then Glory Light Heavyweight Championship on January 30, 2021. Serhiy Adamchuk Mosab Amrani
Lim Chi-Bin Abdellah Ezbiri Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Yuta Kubo Masaaki Noiri Fabio Pinca Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym Dylan Salvador Lee Sung-Hyun Gabriel Varga
Chingiz Allazov Dzhabar Askerov
Alessandro Campagna
Sanny Dahlbeck Johann Fauveau Marat Grigorian Hinata Ky Hollenbeck Davit Kiria Anatoly Moiseev Steve Moxon Giorgio Petrosyan
Łukasz Pławecki Andy Ristie Dylan Salvador
Simón Santana Yoshihiro Sato Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Bruno Gazani Tyjani Beztati Marc de Bonte Roberto Cocco Raymond Daniels Murat Direkçi Cedric Doumbe Karim Ghajji Harut Grigorian Paweł Jędrzejczyk Karapet Karapetyan Artur Kyshenko Yohan Lidon Thiago Michel Alim Nabiev Antoine Pinto Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Alexander Stetsurenko Alex Tobiasson Harris Joseph Valtellini Wayne Barrett Yousri Belgaroui Chris Camozzi Dustin Jacoby Artem Levin Simon Marcus L'houcine Ouzgni Sahak Parparyan Alex Pereira Karl Roberson Joe Schilling Kengo Shimizu Filip Verlinden Donovan Wisse
Amir Zeyada Donegi Abena Randy Blake Mourad Bouzidi Saulo Cavalari Nathan Corbett Abdarhmane Coulibaly Zinedine Hameur-Lain Freddy Kemayo Steve McKinnon Koichi Pettas Thiago Silva Tyrone Spong Stéphane Susperregui Makoto Uehara Artem Vakhitov Pavel Zhuravlev Jamal Ben Saddik Ben Edwards Badr Hari Guto Inocente
Singh Jaideep Jérôme Le Banner Ismael Londt Antônio Silva Anderson Silva Ewerton Teixeira Nicolas Wamba