This is a list of King of the Cage (KOTC) champions at each weight class. KOTC is a USA-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization that was founded in 1998.
The weight division system of KOTC is divided up in accordance with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, but with some variations.KOTC has chosen to name its 145-pound division "Bantamweight" (instead of Featherweight), its 135-pound division "Flyweight" (instead of Bantamweight) and its 125-pound division "Light Flyweight" (instead of Flyweight). KOTC also takes advantage of the rarely used Super Heavyweight division for fighters exceeding the 265-pound weight limit of the Heavyweight division.
In addition to these variances, KOTC also employs three exclusive weight classes that were not specified within the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (until July 2017): a 165-pound "Light Welterweight" division, a 230-pound "Cruiserweight" division, and a 195-pound "Super Middleweight" division. These divisions were later introduced (amongst others) into the Unified Rules of MMA, with "Light Welterweight" being called "Super Lightweight".
| Champion ! | Since | Defenses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Heavyweight |  Ronny Markes | Feb 4, 2017 | 0 | |
| Heavyweight |  Tomar Washington | May 11, 2019 | 0 | |
| Cruiserweight | Victor Torres | April 13, 2019 | 0 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jesse Murray | April 13, 2019 | 0 | |
| Super Middleweight | Eric Herbert | February 17, 2018 | 0 | |
| Middleweight | Joe Taylor | October 9, 2021 | 0 | |
| Light Middleweight | Sidiah Parker | Oct 8, 2016 | 1 | |
| Welterweight | Edson Gomez | June 22, 2019 | 1 | |
| Light Welterweight | Richie Palomino | September 7, 2019 | 0 | |
| Lightweight | Piankhi Zimmerman | October 9, 2021 | 0 | |
| Bantamweight |  Juan Beltran | December 5, 2021 | 0 | |
| Flyweight | Johnny Muñoz Jr. | June 22, 2019 | 0 | |
| Light Flyweight | Reuben Duran | Feb. 24, 2018 | 0 | |
| CANADIAN Middleweight |  Elmer Waterhen | March 4, 2016 | 0 | |
| CANADIAN Welterweight | Jarid Bussemakers | March 3, 2017 | 0 | |
| CANADIAN Bantamweight | Josh Machan | April 28, 2012 | 1 |
| Champion ! | Since | Defenses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Shanna Young | November 21, 2015 | 0 | |
| Flyweight (Interim) | Pam Sorenson | July 30, 2016 | 1 | |
| Light Flyweight | Glena Avila | May 26, 2018 | 0 | |
| Strawweight | Cynthia Arceo | Feb. 24, 2018 | 0 | |
| Atomweight | Jayme Hinshaw | November 10, 2017 | 1 |
Over 265lb
Prior to 2002 this weight class was referred to as Heavyweight.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Marvin Eastman | align=center | June 24, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Eastman vacated the title to compete at Light Heavyweight. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Bobby Hoffman | align=center | June 23, 2001 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Hoffman was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Dan Bobish | align=center | February 9, 2002 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 4 | align=left | Jimmy Ambriz | align=center | August 2, 2002 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Ambriz was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Eric Pele | align=center | May 16, 2003 | align=center | Las Vegas, NV, USA | |||
| Pele was stripped of the title for leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 6 | align=left | Lloyd Marshbanks | align=center | November 14, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Marshbanks was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | Eric Pele (2) | align=center | May 7, 2005 | align=center | Primm, NV, USA | |||
| Pele was stripped of the title due to inactivity. | |||||||||
| 8 | align=left | Brian Sesma | align=center | December 2, 2007 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Sesma was stripped of the title for never accepting a title defence. | |||||||||
| Chance Williams and Mike Bourke fought to a no contest for the vacant title on May 15, 2008 at KOTC: Opposing Forces. | |||||||||
| Chance Williams was awarded the title after Mike Bourke refused to face Williams in a rematch. | |||||||||
| 9 | align=left | Chance Williams | align=center | December 11, 2008 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 10 | align=left | Neil Cooke | align=center | February 27, 2009 | align=center | San Bernardino, CA, USA | |||
| 11 | align=left | Esteves Jones | align=center | February 3, 2011 | align=center | San Bernardino, CA, USA | |||
| 12 | align=left | Tony Lopez | align=center | September 17, 2011 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| 13 | align=left | Ronny Markes | align=center | Feb 4, 2017 | align=center | Lincoln City, OR, USA | |||
231lb to 265lb
In 2002 the Heavyweight and its title history were reclassified as Super Heavyweight and a new Heavyweight title was created with its current weight limit.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left |  Abhishek Chand | align=center | February 21, 2003 | align=center | Albuquerque, NM, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Paul Buentello | align=center | November 2, 2003 | align=center | Pala, CA, USA | |||
| Buentello vacated the title to compete in the UFC. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Manny Rodriguez | align=center | March 10, 2007 | align=center | Laughlin, NV, USA | |||
| Rodriguez vacated the title after he was forced to retire due to injuries. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Tony Lopez | align=center | July 19, 2008 | align=center | Lac Du Flambeau, WI, USA | |||
| 5 | align=left | Tony Johnson | align=center | March 26, 2010 | align=center | Reno, NV, USA | |||
| 6 | align=left | Daniel Cormier | align=center | August 13, 2010 | align=center | Mescalero, NM, USA | |||
| Cormier vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | Tyler East | align=center | June 24, 2011 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| East was stripped of the title. | |||||||||
| 8 | align=left | Tony Lopez (2) | align=center | December 15, 2011 | align=center | San Bernardino, CA, USA | |||
| 9 | align=left | Nick Rossborough | align=center | April 11, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 10 | align=left | Cody East | align=center | June 22, 2013 | align=center | Albuquerque, NM, USA | |||
| East was stripped of the title when he signed with Legacy FC. | |||||||||
| 11 | align=left | Tony Lopez (3) | align=center | Sept 5, 2015 | align=center | Lincoln City, OR, USA | |||
| Lopez was stripped of the title when he signed with Rage in the Cage. | |||||||||
| 12 | align=left | Chad Johnson | align=center | Nov. 10, 2018 | align=center | Salamanca, NY, USA | |||
| 13 | align=left | Tomar Washington | align=center | May 11, 2019 | align=center | North Augusta, SC, USA | |||
206lb to 230lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Tony Bonello | align=center | February 12, 2010 | align=center | Mascalero, NM, USA | |||
| Bonello was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Wes Combs | align=center | July 23, 2011 | align=center | Lac du Flambeau, WI, USA | |||
| Combs was stripped of the title due to inactivity. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Chad Johnson | align=center | July 28, 2018 | align=center | Wyandotte, MI, USA | |||
| Johnson vacated the title to pursue the Heavyweight Championship. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Thomas Fallon | align=center | October 6, 2018 | align=center | Oroville, CA, USA | |||
| Fallon was stripped of the title when he signed with PureCombat. | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Victor Torres | align=center | April 13, 2019 | align=center | Wyandotte, MI, USA | |||
196lb to 205lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Vernon White | align=center | April 29, 2001 | align=center | Williams, CA, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=center | May 16, 2003 | align=center | Las Vegas, NV, USA | ||||
| Horn was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Tony Bonello | align=center | February 4, 2005 | align=center | Australia | |||
| Bonello was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | James Lee | align=center | February 10, 2006 | align=center | Australia | |||
| Lee vacated the title on November 21, 2007 to fight for the UFC.[1] | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Tony Lopez | align=center | October 16, 2008 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=center | May 14, 2010 | align=center | Mascalero, NM, USA | ||||
| Kyle vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left |  Trevor Prangley | align=center | December 20, 2012 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Prangley was stripped of the title after failing to make a title defense. | |||||||||
| 8 | align=left | Tony Lopez (2) | align=center | August 6, 2016 | align=center | Lincoln City, OR, USA | |||
| Lopez vacated the title to concentrate on the Heavyweight division. | |||||||||
| 9 | align=left | Jason Butcher | align=center | March 3, 2017 | align=center | Carlton, MN, USA | |||
| Butcher was stripped of the title when he signed with PFL. | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | Jesse Murray | align=center | April 13, 2019 | align=center | Wyandotte, MI, USA | |||
186lb to 195lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Erik Herbert | align=center | February 17, 2018 | align=center | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
176lb to 185lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Chris Brennan | align=center | August 4, 2001 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Brennan was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Dean Lister | align=center | August 2, 2002 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Lister vacated the title to compete at Light Heavyweight. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Joey Villasenor | align=center | September 24, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Villasenor was stripped of the title after signing with Pride.[2] | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Billy Ayash | align=center | January 26, 2007 | align=center | Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA | |||
| Ayash was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Keith Berry | align=center | August 5, 2007 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Berry vacated the title to compete at Light Heavyweight. | |||||||||
| 6 | align=left | Brandon Hunt | align=center | November 26, 2008 | align=center | Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA | |||
| 7 | align=left | Brad Burrick | align=center | June 19, 2009 | align=center | Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA | |||
| 8 | align=left | Brandon Hunt (2) | align=center | April 16, 2010 | align=center | Detroit, MI, USA | |||
| 9 | align=left | Sean Strickland | align=center | April 26, 2012 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| - | align=left | Josh Bryant | align=center | September 21, 2012 | align=center | Tulsa, OK, USA | |||
| - | align=left | Sean Strickland | align=center | Dec 8, 2012 | align=center | Tulsa, OK, USA | |||
| Title was vacated on March 3, 2014 when Strickland left the organization to fight for the UFC.[3] | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | Daniel Hernandez | align=center | October 2, 2014 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 11 | align=left | Daniel Madrid | align=center | October 17, 2015 | align=center | Las Vegas, NV, USA | |||
| Madrid was stripped of the title when he failed to make a title defense. | |||||||||
| 12 | align=left | Sidiah Parker | align=center | October 8, 2016 | align=center | Sloan, IA, USA | |||
| Parker vacated the title when he signed with Legacy Fighting Alliance. | |||||||||
| 13 | align=left | Joe Taylor | align=center | October 9, 2021 | align=center | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
166lb to 175lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Erik Meaders | align=center | October 30, 1999 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Joe Stevenson | align=center | November 29, 2000 | align=center | Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA | |||
| 3 | align=left | Romie Aram | align=center | October 19, 2002 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Aram was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Ronald Jhun | align=center | May 16, 2003 | align=center | Las Vegas, NV, USA | |||
| 5 | align=left | John Alessio | align=center | September 5, 2003 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Alessio was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 6 | align=left | Diego Sanchez | align=center | June 12, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Sanchez was stripped of the title after he left to compete on The Ultimate Fighter 1. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | James Fanshier | align=center | November 14, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 8 | align=left | Thomas Denny | align=center | December 2, 2005 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 9 | align=left | Matt Stansell | align=center | March 25, 2006 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Stansell vacated the title after retiring from competition. | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | Aaron Wetherspoon | align=center | August 4, 2006 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 11 | align=left | Anthony Lapsley | align=center | August 14, 2008 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 12 | align=left | Michael Guymon | align=center | December 11, 2008 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Guymon was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC. | |||||||||
| 13 | align=left | Quinn Mulhern | align=center | March 26, 2010 | align=center | Reno, NV, USA | |||
| Mulhern vacated the title on May 6, 2011 after signing with Strikeforce.[4] | |||||||||
| 14 | align=left | David Gomez | align=center | June 30, 2011 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 15 | align=left | Bill Albrecht | align=center | September 17, 2011 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| 16 | align=left | Dom O’Grady | align=center | January 21, 2012 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| O'Grady was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator. | |||||||||
| 17 | align=left | David Gomez (2) | align=center | April 26, 2012 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 18 | align=left | Sam Liera | align=center | December 20, 2012 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 19 | align=left | Joshua Aveles | align=center | February 7, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 20 | align=left | David Gomez (3) | align=center | April 11, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 21 | align=left | Joshua Aveles (2) | align=center | August 29, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 22 | align=left | Kito Andrews | align=center | November 30, 2013 | align=center | Oroville, CA, USA | |||
| 23 | align=left | Joshua Aveles (3) | align=center | February 22, 2014 | align=center | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | |||
| Aveles vacated the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights. | |||||||||
| 24 | align=left | Ben Egli | align=center | October 1, 2016 | align=center | Lincoln City, OR, USA | |||
| Egli vacated the title after signing with Absolute Championship Berkut. | |||||||||
| - | align=left | Dez Hill for interim title | align=center | April 8, 2017 | align=center | Rio Rancho, NM, USA | |||
| Hill vacated the title after signing with Cage Wars. | |||||||||
| 25 | align=left | Edson Gomez | align=center | June 22, 2019 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
156lb to 165lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Joe Camacho | align=center | January 24, 2008 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Victor Valenzuela | align=center | August 14, 2008 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Valenzuela vacated the title to compete as a Lightweight. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Ricky Legere Jr. | align=center | October 1, 2009 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 4 | align=left | Bobby Green | align=center | February 25, 2010 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 5 | align=left | Tim Means | align=center | October 7, 2010 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Means vacated the title in February, 2012 to fight for UFC.[5] | |||||||||
| 6 | align=left | Tony Hervey | align=center | June 30, 2012 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| Hervey stripped of the title after signing with Bellator. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | Derek Campos | align=center | October 6, 2012 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| Campos was stripped of the title. | |||||||||
| 8 | align=left | Lowen Tynanes | align=center | April 11, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Title is vacated. | |||||||||
| 9 | align=left | Joshua Aveles | align=center | October 31, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 10 | align=left | Alex Reyes | align=center | March 15, 2015 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Reyes vacated the title when he dropped down to the Lightweight division. | |||||||||
| 11 | align=left | Thor Skancke | align=center | March 5, 2016 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| 12 | align=left | Darren Smith Jr. | align=center | June 4, 2016 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 13 | align=left | Ryan Fillingame | align=center | September 18, 2016 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| 14 | align=left | Billy Quarantillo | align=center | February 25, 2017 | align=center | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
| Quarantillo vacated the title when left to compete for V3 Fights. | |||||||||
| 15 | align=left | Juan Archuleta | align=center | September 2, 2017 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| Archuleta vacated the title in March 2018 when left to compete for Bellator MMA. | |||||||||
| 16 | align=left | Sherwin Price | align=center | July 21, 2018 | align=center | Ignacio, CO, USA | |||
| 17 | align=left | Nick Angeloni | align=center | December 2, 2018 | align=center | Rio Rancho, NM, USA | |||
| 18 | align=left | Richie Palomino | align=center | September 7, 2019 | align=center | Parker, AZ, USA | |||
146lb to 155lb
This weightclass was originally referred to as Middleweight and had an upper weight limit of 160lb
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Charlie Kohler | align=center | June 24, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Kohler vacated the title to compete as a Middleweight. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left |  Javier Vazquez | align=center | August 4, 2001 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 3 | align=left | Alberto Crane | align=center | February 21, 2003 | align=center | Albuquerque, NM, USA | |||
| Crane was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Thomas Schulte | align=center | June 14, 2003 | align=center | Albuquerque, NM, USA | |||
| 5 | align=left | Joe Stevenson | align=center | November 2, 2003 | align=center | Pala, CA, USA | |||
| Stevenson was stripped of the title when he left to participate on The Ultimate Fighter 2. | |||||||||
| 6 | align=left |  Takumi Nakayama | align=center | November 14, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 7 | align=left | Mac Danzig | align=center | October 29, 2005 | align=center | Reno, NV, USA | |||
| 8 | align=left | Clay French | align=center | January 19, 2007 | align=center | Rockford, IL, USA | |||
| 9 | align=left | Rory MacDonald | align=center | November 28, 2008 | |||||
| MacDonald vacated the title to compete as a welterweight. | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | Tony Hervey | align=center | August 13, 2009 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 11 | align=left | David Shepherd | align=center | December 12, 2009 | align=center | Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA | |||
| 12 | align=left | Dom O’Grady | align=center | April 16, 2010 | align=center | Detroit, MI, USA | |||
| 13 | align=left | Bobby Green | align=center | April 21, 2011 | align=center | San Bernardino, CA, USA | |||
| Green vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce. | |||||||||
| 14 | align=left | Tim Means | align=center | January 21, 2012 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| Means vacated the title in February, 2012 to fight for UFC. | |||||||||
| 15 | align=left | JC Cottrell | align=center | September 15, 2012 | align=center | Norman, OK, USA | |||
| 16 | align=left | Victor Meza | align=center | May 25, 2013 | align=center | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | |||
| 17 | align=left | Alex Reyes | align=center | December 4, 2014 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Reyes vacated the title when he moved up to the Jr. Welterweight division. | |||||||||
| 18 | align=left | Juan Archuleta | align=center | June 4, 2016 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Archuleta vacated the title when he decided to concentrate on other weight classes. | |||||||||
| 19 | align=left | Blaze Gill | align=center | January 13, 2018 | align=center | Sloan, IO, USA | |||
| Gill vacated the title or was stripped for unknown reasons. | |||||||||
| 20 | align=left | Piankhi Zimmerman | align=center | October 9, 2021 | align=center | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
136lb to 145lb
Prior to 2004 this weight class was referred to as Flyweight.
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | David Step | align=center | February 5, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Step vacated the title after retiring from competition. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Charlie Valencia | align=center | February 9, 2002 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Valencia vacated the title to take a 2 year hiatus. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Frankie Bollinger | align=center | September 24, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Bollinger vacated the title for unknown reasons. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Urijah Faber | align=center | November 14, 2004 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Faber vacated the title in December, 2006 after signing with the WEC exclusively. | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Matt Jaggers | align=center | February 22, 2008 | align=center | Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA | |||
| 6 | align=left | Lazar Stojadinovic | align=center | June 13, 2008 | align=center | Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA | |||
| - | align=left | Angelo Sanchez | align=center | December 6, 2008 | align=center | Albuquerque, NM, USA | |||
| Stojadinovic was stripped of the title. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | Angelo Sanchez | align=center | - | align=center | - | |||
| - | align=left | Donald Sanchez | align=center | August 1, 2009 | align=center | Mescalero, NM, USA | |||
| 8 | align=left | Donald Sanchez | align=center | May 14, 2010 | align=center | Mescalero, NM, USA | |||
| 9 | align=left | Jeremy Spoon | align=center | August 20, 2011 | align=center | Norman, OK, USA | |||
| Spoon was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator. | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | Donald Sanchez (2) | align=center | March 17, 2012 | align=center | Norman, OK, USA | |||
| Sanchez was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator. | |||||||||
| 11 | align=left | Henry Corrales | align=center | October 31, 2013 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| Corrales was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator MMA. | |||||||||
| 12 | align=left | Jordan Griffin | align=center | August 8, 2015 | align=center | St. Michael, ND, USA | |||
| 13 | align=left | Juan Archuleta | align=center | July 23, 2016 | align=center | Washington, PA, USA | |||
| Archuleta was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator MMA. | |||||||||
| 14 | align=left | Tony Gravely | align=center | September 15, 2018 | align=center | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
| Gravely was stripped of the title after signing with CES MMA. | |||||||||
| 15 | align=left | Juan Beltran | align=center | March 10, 2019 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| 16 | align=left | Aaron Williams | align=center | December 8, 2019 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| 17 | align=left | Juan Beltran | align=center | December 5, 2021 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
126lb to 135lb
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Shawn Ramage | align=center | August 10, 2003 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Ramage vacated the title after retiring from competition. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Del Hawkins | align=center | July 9, 2005 | align=center | Globe, AZ, USA | |||
| Hawkins vacated the title for unknown reasons. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Manny Tapia | align=center | August 5, 2005 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Tapia was stripped of the title after signing with the WEC. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Ryan Diaz | align=center | March 10, 2007 | align=center | Laughlin, NV, USA | |||
| 5 | align=left | Abel Cullum | align=center | May 17, 2008 | align=center | Greenville, MS, USA | |||
| 6 | align=left | Jimmie Rivera | align=center | September 17, 2010 | align=center | Mashantucket, CT, USA | |||
| Rivera vacated the title for unknown reasons. | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | Jared Papazian | align=center | June 24, 2011 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| Papazian was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC. | |||||||||
| 8 | align=left | Frank Baca | align=center | February 2, 2012 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 9 | align=left | Russell Doane | align=center | July 14, 2012 | align=center | Honolulu, HI, USA | |||
| Doane stripped of the title after signing with Pacific Xtreme Combat. | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | Marvin Garcia | align=center | December 20, 2012 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 11 | align=left | Frankie Saenz | align=center | May 25, 2013 | align=center | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | |||
| - | align=left | Randy Steinke | align=center | July 20, 2013 | align=center | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | |||
| Saenz stripped of the title in August 2014 after signing with the UFC. | |||||||||
| 12 | align=left | Randy Steinke | align=center | August 2014 - | align=center | - | |||
| - | align=left | Reuben Duran | align=center | October 2, 2014 | align=center | Highland, CA, USA | |||
| 13 | align=left | Derrick Mandell | align=center | July 8, 2016 | align=center | Carlton, MN, USA | |||
| 14 | align=left | Juan Archuleta | align=center | Dec. 18, 2016 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| Archuleta vacated the title to pursue heavier weight classes. | |||||||||
| 15 | align=left | Patrick Mix | align=center | Nov. 18, 2017 | align=center | Salamanca, NY, USA | |||
| Mix was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator MMA. | |||||||||
| 16 | align=left | Johnny Muñoz Jr. | align=center | June 22, 2019 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
116lb to 125lb
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Mamoru Yamaguchi | align=center | January 30, 2010 | align=center | Okinawa, Japan | |||
| Title is vacated. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Josh Paiva | align=center | August 17, 2013 | align=center | Oroville, CA, USA | |||
| 3 | align=left | Anthony Figueroa | align=center | November 30, 2013 | align=center | Oroville, CA, USA | |||
| Figueroa stripped of the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | John DeVall | align=center | August 1, 2015 | align=center | Sloan, Iowa, USA | |||
| DeVall vacated the title to challenge for the championship in a higher division. | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Tim Sosa Johnny Guillen | align=center | November 26, 2016 | align=center | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | |||
| 6 | align=left | Reuben Duran | align=center | February 24, 2018 | align=center | Ontario, California, USA | |||
126lb to 135lb
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Shanna Young Christina Jobe | align=center | November 21, 2015 | align=center | Carlton, MN, USA | 1. def. Pam Sorenson on April 8, 2016 at KOTC: Generation X. | ||
| - | align=left | Pam Sorenson def. Brenda Gonzales for interim title | align=center | July 30, 2016 | align=center | Lac du Flambeau, WI, USA | 1. def. Christina Barry on September 9, 2016 at KOTC: Due Process. |
116lb to 125lb
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Sarah Alpar | align=center | May 12, 2012 | align=center | Santa Fe, NM, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Brenda Gonzales | align=center | October 6, 2012 | align=center | Thackerville, OK, USA | |||
| Gonzales vacated the title to move up in a weight class. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Nicco Montaño | align=center | October 8, 2016 | align=center | Sloan, IA, USA | |||
| Montano vacated the title when she signed with the UFC. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Glena Avila | align=center | May 26, 2018 | align=center | Lincoln City, OR, USA | |||
106lb to 115lb
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Danielle Taylor | align=center | Feb 12, 2015 | align=center | Worley, ID, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Jamie Colleen | align=center | Aug 29, 2015 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | 1. def. Calie Cutler on January 8, 2016 at KOTC: Thunder n' Lightning | ||
| 3 | align=left | Danielle Taylor (2) | align=center | March 5, 2016 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
| Taylor vacated the title on July 28, 2016 when she signed with the UFC. | |||||||||
| 4 | align=left | Stephanie Frausto | align=center | June 24, 2017 | align=center | Oroville, CA, USA | |||
| Frausto was stripped of title due to inactivity. | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | Cynthia Arceo | align=center | Feb. 24, 2018 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | -. vs. Loveth Young (ended in a Draw) on June 10, 2018 at KOTC: Highlight Reel | ||
| 5 | align=left | Loveth Young | align=center | Oct. 27, 2018 | align=center | Ontario, CA, USA | |||
Until 105lb
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Andy Nguyen | align=center | Apr 9, 2016 | align=center | Sloan, IA, USA | 1. def. Cassie Robb on October 8, 2016 at KOTC: Social Disorder 2. def. Bi Nguyen on May 6, 2017 at KOTC: Groundbreaking | ||
| 2 | align=left | Melissa Karagianis | align=center | Aug 12, 2017 | align=center | Niagara Falls, NY, USA | |||
| 3 | align=left | Jayme Hinshaw | align=center | Nov 10, 2017 | align=center | Carlton, MN, USA | 1. def. Bi Nguyen on July 21, 2018 at KOTC: Perennial |
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name: | width=15% | Date: | width=20% | Location: | width=45% | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Vernon White | align=center | April 15, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| Retired Superfight Championship to pursue World Championship. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Jesse Murray | align=center | August 5, 2017 | align=center | Wyandotte, MI, USA | |||
| Retired Superfight Championship to pursue World Championship. | |||||||||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name: | width=15% | Date: | width=20% | Location: | width=45% | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Elmer Waterhen | align=center | March 9, 2012 | align=center | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Waterhen vacated the title when he dropped down to Welterweight. | |||||||||
| 2 | align=left | Drayton Angus | align=center | June 12, 2015 | align=center | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | |||
| 3 | align=left | Elmer Waterhen (2) | align=center | March 4, 2016 | align=center | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name: | width=15% | Date: | width=20% | Location: | width=45% | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Elmer Waterhen | align=center | November 16, 2012 | align=center | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||
| 2 | align=left | Chris Mattock | align=center | September 27, 2013 | align=center | Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | |||
| Mattock vacated the title to go compete in Hard Knocks. | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Jarid Bussemakers | align=center | March 3, 2017 | align=center | Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | |||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Josh Machan | align=center | April 28, 2012 | align=center | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Steven Treadwell | align=center | October 30, 1999 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | John Matua | align=center | February 5, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 3 | align=left | Mike Bourke | align=center | September 16, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Ricco Rodriguez | align=center | February 24, 2001 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Quinton Jackson | align=center | April 7, 2001 | align=center | Williams, CA, USA | |||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Brian Foster | align=center | October 30, 1999 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Romie Aram | align=center | February 5, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| width=1% | No. | width=19% | Name | width=15% | Date | width=20% | Location | width=45% | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Chris Brennan | align=center | October 30, 1999 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 2 | align=left | Joe Hurley | align=center | September 16, 2000 | align=center | San Jacinto, CA, USA | |||
| 3 | align=left | Gil Castillo | align=center | April 29, 2001 | align=center | Williams, CA, USA | |||
| 4 | align=left | Tony Bonello | align=center | November 2, 2003 | align=center | Pala, CA, USA | |||
The following includes all KOTC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Joey Villasenor | Middleweight | Sep 24, 2004 - Oct, 2006 |
| 6 | Trevor Prangley | Light Heavyweight | Dec 20,2012 - present |
| 5 | Urijah Faber | Bantamweight | Nov 14, 2004 - Dec, 2006 |
| Aaron Wetherspoon | Welterweight | Aug 4, 2006 - Aug 14, 2008 | |
| 4 | Mac Danzig | Lightweight | Oct 29, 2005 - Jan 19, 2007 |
| Abel Cullum | Flyweight | May 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2010 | |
| Tony Lopez | Light Heavyweight | Oct 16, 2008 - May 14, 2010 | |
| Sean Strickland | Middleweight | Apr 26, 2012 - Mar 3, 2014 | |
| Henry Corrales | Bantamweight | Oct 21, 2013 - Mar 15, 2015 | |
| Joshua Aveles | Junior Welterweight | Oct 21, 2013 - present | |
| 3 | Joe Stevenson | Welterweight | Nov 29 2000 - Oct 19, 2002 |
| James Lee | Light Heavyweight | Feb 10, 2006 - Nov 21, 2007 | |
| Clay French | Lightweight | Jan 19, 2007 - Nov 28, 2008 | |
| Tony Lopez (2) | Heavyweight | Jul 19, 2008 - Mar 26, 2010 | |
| Quinn Mulhern | Welterweight | Mar 26, 2010 - May 6, 2011 | |
| Brandon Hunt | Middleweight | Apr 16, 2010 - Apr 26, 2012 | |
| Tim Means | Junior Welterweight | Oct 7, 2010 - Feb, 2012 | |
| Tony Lopez (3) | Heavyweight | Dec 15, 2011 - Apr 11, 2013 | |
| Donald Sanchez | Bantamweight | Mar 17, 2012 - Jan 19, 2013 |
Fighters with four or more championship and/or interim championship title wins. Fighters with the same number of title wins are arranged in order of most title fights. Openweight and Superfight champions are not included.
| Title wins | Champion | Division | Record in title fights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Tony Lopez | Super Heavyweight Heavyweight Light Heavyweight | 2 - 1 - 0 14 - 2 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 |
| 10 | Donald Sanchez | Junior Welterweight Bantamweight | 0 - 1 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 |
| 8 | Joey Villasenor | Middleweight | 8 - 0 - 0 |
| 7 | Joshua Aveles | Welterweight Junior Welterweight | 3 - 2 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 |
| Trevor Prangley | Light Heavyweight | 7 - 0 - 0 | |
| 6 | Aaron Wetherspoon | Welterweight Junior Welterweight | 6 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 |
| Urijah Faber | Bantamweight | 6 - 0 - 0 | |
| 5 | David Gomez | Welterweight | 5 - 3 - 0 |
| Abel Cullum | Flyweight | 5 - 2 - 0 | |
| Brandon Hunt | Middleweight | 5 - 2 - 0 | |
| Mac Danzig | Lightweight | 5 - 1 - 0 | |
| Joe Stevenson | Welterweight Lightweight | 4 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 | |
| Tim Means | Junior Welterweight Lightweight | 4 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 | |
| Sean Strickland | Middleweight | 5 - 0 - 0 | |
| 4 | Quinn Mulhern | Welterweight | 4 - 1 - 0 |
| Clay French | Lightweight | 4 - 1 - 0 | |
| James Lee | Light Heavyweight | 4 - 0 - 0 | |
| Henry Corrales | Bantamweight | 4 - 0 - 0 |