List of Road FC champions

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List of Road FC (Road Fighting Championship) champions is a list of fighters who have won Road FC championships.

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Current champions

Men
DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Openweight Flag of South Korea.svg Tae In KimApril 13, 20240
Light Heavyweight Flag of South Korea.svg Tae In KimDecember 18, 20220
Middleweight Flag of South Korea.svg In Su HwangJuly 3, 20211
Lightweight Flag of South Korea.svg Si Won ParkJuly 23, 20222
Featherweight Flag of South Korea.svg Hae Jin ParkDecember 18, 20220
Bantamweight VacantN/AN/A
Flyweight Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Hyun LeeMarch 16, 20250
Women
DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Atomweight VacantN/AN/A

Men's championship history

Openweight championship

no weight limit

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of American Samoa.svg Mighty Mo
def. Hong Man Choi 		Road FC 033
Seoul, South Korea		September 24, 2016723 days1. def. Carlos Toyota at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016
2. def. Dong Kook Kang at Road FC 040 on July 15, 2017
Mo vacated the title in 2018

Heavyweight championship

~ 120 kg (264.6 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Tae In Kim
def. Taisei Sekino		Road FC 068
Seoul, South Korea		April 13, 2024477 days
(incumbent)

Light Heavyweight championship

~ 93 kg (205.3 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Tae In Kim
def. Daniel Gomez		 Road FC 062
Seoul, South Korea		December 18, 2022959 days
(incumbent)

Middleweight championship

~ 84 kg (185.2 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Shungo Oyama
def. Hye Suk Son		 Road FC 006
Seoul, South Korea		February 5, 2012294 days
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Eun Soo Lee
def. Shungo Oyama 		Road FC 010
Busan, South Korea		November 24, 2012585 days
Lee vacated the title in July 2014 after dropping down to welterweight. [1]
3 Flag of Japan.svg Riki Fukuda
def. Uh Jin Jeon		 Road FC 024
Tokyo, Japan		July 25, 2015190 days
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Hwan Cha Road FC 028
Seoul, South Korea		January 31, 2016890 days1. def. Young Choi at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016
- Flag of South Korea.svg Young Choi
def. Hoon Kim for interim title		 Road FC 043
Seoul, South Korea		October 28, 2017254 days
Cha was stripped of the title in July 2018 due to injury. Choi was promoted to undisputed status. [2]
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Young ChoiJuly 9, 201820 days
6 Flag of South Korea.svg In Jae La
def. Young Choi		 Road FC 048
Wonju, South Korea		July 28, 2018323 days
7 Flag of South Korea.svg Hae Jun Yang
def. In Jae La		 Road FC 054
Wonju, South Korea		June 15, 2019683 days
Title was left vacant in April 2021, following Yang's retirement. [3]
8 Flag of South Korea.svg In Su Hwang
def. Il Hak Oh		 Road FC 058
Changwon, South Korea		July 3, 20211492 days
(incumbent)		1. def. interim champion Dong Hwan Lim at Road FC 072 on March 16, 2025
- Flag of South Korea.svg Dong Hwan Lim
def. In Jae La for interim title		Road FC 071
Wonju, South Korea		December 29, 2024—

Lightweight championship

~ 70 kg (154.3 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Yui Chul Nam
def. Takasuke Kume 		Road FC 011
Seoul, South Korea		April 13, 2013295 days
1. def. Takasuke Kume at Road FC 013 on October 12, 2013
Nam vacated the title in February 2014 after signing a contract with Las Vegas based Zuffa's Ultimate Fighting Championship. [4]
2 Flag of South Korea.svg A Sol Kwon
def. Takasuke Kume 		Road FC 017
Seoul, South Korea		August 17, 20141735 days
1. def. Kwang Hee Lee at Road FC 022 on March 21, 2015
2. def. Shinji Sasaki at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016
3 Flag of France.svg Mansour Barnaoui Road FC 053
Jeju, South Korea		May 18, 2019594 days
In January 2021, due to the unfavourable circumstances of COVID-19, the game could not be played, and the contract was terminated by mutual agreement with Road FC and the title returned.
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Si Won Park
def. Seung Mo Park		 Road FC 061
Wonju, South Korea		July 23, 20221107
(incumbent)		1. def. Je Woo Yeo at Road FC 062 on December 18, 2022
2. def. Yota Hayashi at Road FC 068 on April 13, 2024

Featherweight championship

~ 66 kg (145.5 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Mu Gyeom Choi
def. Bae Yong Kwon		 Road FC 014
Seoul, South Korea		February 9, 20141728 days1. def. Doo Won Seo at Road FC 021 on February 1, 2015
2. def. Marlon Sandro at Road FC 029 on March 12, 2016
3. def. Murat Kazgan at Road FC 034 on November 19, 2016
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Young Lee Road FC 050
Seoul, South Korea		November 3, 201810361. def. Hae Jin Park at Road FC 055 on September 8, 2019
Lee was stripped of the title due to inactivity.
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Hae Jin Park
def. Soo Chul Kim		 Road FC 059
Wonju, South Korea		September 4, 2021252
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Soo Chul Kim Road FC 060
Daegu, South Korea		May 14, 2022 ??? days
Kim vacated the title in 2022 after signing with Rizin FF
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Hae Jin Park (2)
def. Seung Mo Park		 Road FC 062
Seoul, South Korea		December 18, 2022959
(incumbent)

Bantamweight championship

~ 61 kg (134.5 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Kyung Ho Kang
def. Andrew Leone		 Road FC 008
Wonju, South Korea		Jule 16, 201216 days
Kang vacated the title in July 2012 after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship. [5]
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Kil Woo Lee
def. Min Jong Song		 Road FC 012
Wonju, South Korea		June 22, 2013540 days
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Jun Lee
def. Kil Woo Lee		 Road FC 020
Seoul, South Korea		December 14, 2014593 days
1. def. Je Hoon Moon at Road FC 023 on May 2, 2015
Lee vacated the title in July 2016 suffering cerebral infarction. [6]
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Soo Chul Kim
def. Min Woo Kim		 Road FC 038
Seoul, South Korea		April 15, 2017253 days
Kim vacated the title in December 2017 due to retirement. [7]
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Min Woo Kim
def. Ik Hwan Jang		 Road FC 052
Seoul, South Korea		February 23, 2019 ??? days1. def. Ik Hwan Jang at Road FC 056 on Nov 9, 2019
Kim vacated the title in ????.
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Je Hoon Moon
def. Ik Hwan Jang		 Road FC 062
Seoul, South Korea		December 18, 2022959
(incumbent)
Moon vacated the title in June 2023 due to retirement. [8]

Flyweight championship

~ 57 kg (125.7 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Jin Jo
def. Min Jong Song		 Road FC 016
Gumi, South Korea		July 27, 2014439 days
- Flag of South Korea.svg Min Jong Song
def. Takeshi Kasugai for interim title		 Road FC 021
Seoul, South Korea		February 1, 2015250 days
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Min Jong Song
def. Nam Jin Jo		 Road FC 026
Seoul, South Korea		October 9, 20151271 days
Title was left vacant on April 2, 2019, as Song didn't renew his contract with Road FC. [9]
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Hyun Lee
def. Dong Hyuk Ko		Road FC 072
Seoul, South Korea		March 16, 2025140 days

Women's championship history

Women's Atomweight championship

~ 48 kg (105.8 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Hee Ham
def. Mina Kurobe 		Road FC 039
Seoul, South Korea		June 10, 2017741 days1. def. Jinh Yu Frey at Road FC 045 on Dec. 23, 2017
2. def. Jung Eun Park at Road FC 051 on Dec. 12, 2018
Ham vacated the title in June 2019 after signing with Rizin FF. [10]
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Yu Ri Shim
def. Jeong Eun Park 		Road FC 59
Wonju, South Korea		September 4, 2021840 days
Shim vacated the title on December 23, 2023, citing "personal reasons". [11]
- Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Eun Park Promoted to interim status by the promotion [11] December 23, 2023589
(incumbent)

Tournament winners

Road FC held its first tournament in the middleweight division in 2012. Since then, it has held tournaments in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and openweight divisions, which have all led to a championship.

EventDateDivisionWinnerRunner-up
Road FC 006: Final 4 Feb 5, 2012Middleweight Flag of Japan.svg Shungo Oyama Flag of South Korea.svg Hye Seok Son
Road FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals Jun 16, 2012Bantamweight Flag of South Korea.svg Kyung Ho Kang Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Leone
Road FC 011 Apr 13, 2013Lightweight Flag of South Korea.svg Yui Chul Nam Flag of Japan.svg Takasuke Kume
Road FC 012 Jun 22, 2013Bantamweight Flag of South Korea.svg Kil Woo Lee Flag of South Korea.svg Min Jong Song
Road FC 014 Feb 9, 2014Featherweight Flag of South Korea.svg Mu Gyeom Choi Flag of South Korea.svg Bae Yong Kwon
Road FC 033 Sep 21, 2016Openweight Flag of American Samoa.svg Mighty Mo Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Man Choi
Road FC 052 Feb 23, 2019Lightweight Flag of France.svg Mansour Barnaoui [12] Flag of Russia.svg Shamil Zavurov
Road FC 066 Oct 29, 2023Lightweight Flag of Russia.svg Artur Soloviev Flag of Mongolia.svg Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj
Bantamweight Flag of South Korea.svg Soo Chul Kim Flag of Japan.svg Akira Haraguchi
Road FC 073Jun 28, 2025Lightweight Flag of Bahrain.svg Kamil Magomedov Flag of Mongolia.svg Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ROAD FC Middleweight Champ Lee Eun-Su relinquishes title, plans drop to welterweight - Asia MMA". Asia MMA. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ↑ Moon, Soo-kyung (9 July 2018). "로드FC 차정환 또 부상…최영, 잠정 꼬리표 떼고 미들급 챔프". nocutnews.co.kr. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Park, Chan-hyeong (28 April 2021). "로드FC 챔피언 양해준 종합격투기 은퇴…배우 도전". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "More new fighters?". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Report: UFC Signs Korean Bantamweight Champ, Kyung Ho Kang For Macau Event". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  6. ↑ "로드 FC 밴텀급 챔피언 이윤준, 뇌경색으로 벨트 반납". yna.co.kr. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "2017 ROAD FC Awards Ceremony Winners". roadfc.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. ↑ "태권도를 가슴에 새긴 남자…로드FC 마지막 밴텀급 챔피언 문제훈, 은퇴 선언". spotvnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  9. ↑ Jeong, Seong-wook. "[원챔피언십] '더블 하츠' 송민종, 원 워리어 시리즈 5 출전…러시아 ACA 출신과 대결". rank5.kr. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "[로드FC 영건즈]펀치를 작렬시키는 박정은, 김은혜는 너무 어렸어[포토]". daum.net. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  11. 1 2 "로드FC 챔피언 심유리, 개인 사정으로 타이틀 반납…박정은이 잠정 챔피언으로". 일간스포츠 (in Korean). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "KWON A-SOL(권아솔) VS MANSOUR BARNAOUI(만수르 바르나위) 풀경기 FULL FIGHT 굽네몰 ROAD FC 053 제주". YouTube. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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