List of World Victory Road champions

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This is a list of champions in the World Victory Road organization at each weight class.

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Title histories

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 85 kg (185.2 lb)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Jorge Santiago
def. Kazuo Misaki 		Sengoku no Ran 2009
Saitama City, Japan		January 4, 2009

1. def. Mamed Khalidov at Sengoku 12 on Mar 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan
2. def. Kazuo Misaki at Sendoku 14 on Aug 22, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan

The title was vacated on February 8, 2011 after Santiago was granted his release and signed with the UFC.

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.7 lb)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Nakamura
def. Yasubey Enomoto		 Soul of Fight
Tokyo, Japan		December 30, 2010

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Satoru Kitaoka
def. Takanori Gomi 		Sengoku no Ran 2009
Saitama City, Japan		January 4, 2009
2 Flag of Japan.svg Mizuto Hirota Sengoku 9
Saitama City, Japan		August 2, 2009
Hirota vacated title on March 7, 2010 at Sengoku 12 after losing to DREAM champion Shinya Aoki at Dynamite!! 2009.

Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
1 Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kanehara
def. Michihiro Omigawa 		Sengoku 9
Saitama City, Japan		August 2, 2009
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Marlon Sandro Sengoku 13
Tokyo, Japan		June 20, 2010
3 Flag of Japan.svg Hatsu Hioki Soul of Fight
Yokyo, Japan		December 30, 2010
The title was vacated on June 25, 2011 after Hioki signed with the UFC.

Tournament Winners

EventDateDivisionWinnerRunner-up
World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 November 1, 2008Lightweight Flag of Japan.svg Satoru Kitaoka Flag of Japan.svg Kazunori Yokota
Middleweight Flag of Brazil.svg Jorge Santiago Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiro Nakamura
Sengoku 9 August 2, 2009Featherweight Flag of Japan.svg Masanori Kanehara Flag of Japan.svg Michihiro Omigawa
Soul of Fight December 30, 2010Welterweight Flag of Japan.svg Keita Nakamura Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yasubey Enomoto

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