List of Dream champions

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This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class. Dream was a Japanese mixed martial arts organization, originally promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, and over management of Glory Sports International since October 2012. The first two champions were crowned after the 2008 Lightweight and Middleweight Grand Prix, while the 2009 Welterweight and Featherweight GPs have crowned the champions at those weights. The 2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion at Dream 16. The 2011 World Bantamweight Grand Prix crowned the first ever Dream Bantamweight Champion at Dynamite!!! 2011.

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Last champions

DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Heavyweight Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem December 31, 20100
Light Heavyweight Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gegard Mousasi September 25, 20101
Middleweight Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gegard Mousasi September 23, 20080
Welterweight Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Zaromskis July 20, 20091
Lightweight Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Aoki October 6, 20092
Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Takaya December 31, 20102
Bantamweight Flag of Brazil.svg Bibiano Fernandes December 31, 20110

Title history

Heavyweight championship

Weight limit: Unlimited
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem
def. Todd Duffee
Dynamite!! 2010
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2010521 days

Light heavyweight championship

Weight limit: 93 kg (205.0 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gegard Mousasi
def. Tatsuya Mizuno
Dream 16
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
September 25, 2010618 days

1. def. Hiroshi Izumi at Dream: Japan GP Final on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

Middleweight championship

Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gegard Mousasi
def. Ronaldo Souza
Dream 6
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
September 23, 2008267 days
Title vacated after Mousasi moved up to light heavyweight. [1]
Ronaldo Souza and Jason Miller fought to a No-Contest (cut via illegal soccer kick) on May 26, 2009, at Dream 9 in Yokohama, Japan for the vacant title. [1]

Welterweight championship

Weight limit: 76 kg (167.6 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Zaromskis
def. Jason High
Dream 10
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
July 20, 20091050 days

1. def. Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite!! 2010 on Dec 31, 2010 in Saitama, Japan

Lightweight championship

Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Norway.svg Joachim Hansen
def. Shinya Aoki
Dream 5
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
July 21, 2008442 days
2 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Aoki Dream 11
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
October 6, 2009972 days

1. def. Tatsuya Kawajiri at Dream 15 on Jul 10, 2010 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Satoru Kitaoka at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 on Dec 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

Featherweight championship

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bibiano Fernandes
def. Hiroyuki Takaya
Dream 11
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
October 6, 2009451 days

1. def. Joachim Hansen at Dream 13 on Mar 22, 2010 in Yokohama, Japan

2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Takaya Dynamite!! 2010
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2010521 days

1. def. Kazuyuki Miyata at Dream 17 on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan
2. def. Takeshi Inoue at Fight for Japan 2011 on Dec 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

Bantamweight championship

Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)
No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Bibiano Fernandes
def. Antonio Banuelos
Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
December 31, 2011156 days

Tournament winners

DivisionEventDateWinnerRunner-up
Lightweight Dream 5 Jul 21, 2008 Flag of Norway.svg Joachim Hansen Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Aoki
Middleweight Dream 6 Sep 23, 2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gegard Mousasi Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Souza
Welterweight Dream 10 Jul 20, 2009 Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Zaromskis Flag of the United States.svg Jason High
Featherweight Dream 11 Oct 6, 2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Bibiano Fernandes Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyuki Takaya
Open-weight Dynamite!! 2009 Dec 31, 2009 Flag of Japan.svg Ikuhisa Minowa Flag of Cameroon.svg Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Light Heavyweight Dream 16 Sep 25, 2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gegard Mousasi Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Mizuno
Bantamweight Dream: Japan GP Final Jul 26, 2011 Flag of Japan.svg Hideo Tokoro Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Imanari
Bantamweight Dynamite!! 2011 Dec 31, 2011 Flag of Brazil.svg Bibiano Fernandes Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Banuelos

By nationality

The following include championship title holders or tournament winners by nationality.

CountryTitles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2

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