List of King of the Cage champions

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 two exclusive weight classes that are were not specified within the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (until July 2017): a 165-pound "Light Welterweight" division and a 235-pound "Cruiserweight" division. These divisions were later introduced (amongst others) into the Unified Rules of MMA, with "Light Welterweight" being called "Super Lightweight".

Current champions

Men

Division	Champion	Since	Defenses	Record
Super Heavyweight	Ronny Markes	Feb 4, 2017	0
Heavyweight	Tony Lopez	Sept 5, 2015	4
Cruiserweight	Wes Combs	Jul 23, 2011	1
Light Heavyweight	Jason Butcher	Mar 3, 2017	1
Middleweight	Sidiah Parker	Oct 8, 2016	1
Welterweight	Ben Egli	Oct 1, 2016	3
Interim Welterweight	Desmond Hill	Oct 1, 2016	3
Junior Welterweight	Juan Archuleta	Sept 2, 2017	0
Lightweight	Juan Archuleta	June 4, 2016	1
Bantamweight	Juan Archuleta	July 23, 2016	1
Flyweight	Patrick Mix	Nov. 18, 2017	0
Junior Flyweight	Tim Sosa	Nov 26, 2016	1
CANADIAN Middleweight	Elmer Waterhen	March 4, 2016	0
CANADIAN Welterweight	Jarid Bussemakers	March 3, 2017	0
CANADIAN Bantamweight	Josh Machan	April 28, 2012	1

Women

Division	Champion	Since	Defenses
Bantamweight	Shanna Young	November 21, 2015	0
Bantamweight (Interim)	Pam Sorenson	July 30, 2016	1
Flyweight	Nicco Montano	Oct 8, 2016	0
Strawweight	Stephanie Frausto	June 24, 2017	0
Atomweight	Jayme Hinshaw	November 10, 2017	0

Title history

Super Heavyweight Championship

265 pounds (120 kg) and Over

Prior to 2002 this weight class was referred to as Heavyweight.

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Marvin Eastman def.Quinton Jackson	June 24, 2000 KOTC 4: Gladiators	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Ioka Tianuu on Sep 16, 2000 at KOTC 5: Cage Wars
Eastman vacated the title to compete at Light Heavyweight.
2	Bobby Hoffman def. Kauai Kupihea	June 23, 2001 KOTC 9: Showtime	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Hoffman was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
3	Dan Bobish def.Eric Pele	February 9, 2002 KOTC 12: Cold Blood	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Mike Kyle on May 17, 2002 at KOTC 13: Revolution
4	Jimmy Ambriz	August 2, 2002 KOTC 16: Double Cross	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Vince Lucero on Dec 7, 2002 at KOTC 19: Street Fight 2. def. Jonathan Ivey on Feb 21, 2003 at KOTC 21: Invasion
Ambriz was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
5	Eric Pele def. Dan Christison	May 16, 2003 KOTC 23: Sin City	Las Vegas, NV, USA	1. def. Travis Fulton on Jan 24, 2004 at KOTC 32: Bringing the Heat
Pele was stripped of the title for leaving the promotion.
6	Lloyd Marshbanks def. Jerry Vrbanovic	November 14, 2004 KOTC: Revenge	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Marshbanks was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
7	Eric Pele (2) def. Bobby Hoffman	May 7, 2005 KOTC: Mortal Sins	Primm, NV, USA
Pele was stripped of the title due to inactivity.
8	Brian Sesma def. Alan Zummar	December 2, 2007 KOTC: Final Chapter	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	Chance Williams promoted to undisputed champion	December 11, 2008 KOTC: Prowler	Highland, CA, USA
10	Neil Cooke	February 27, 2009 KOTC: Immortal	San Bernardino, CA, USA	1. def. Sal Farnetti on Aug 13, 2009 at KOTC: Super Stars 2. def. Mike Guidry on Jul 10, 2010 at KOTC: Tropical Storm
11	Esteves Jones	February 3, 2011 KOTC: Empire	San Bernardino, CA, USA
12	Tony Lopez	September 17, 2011 KOTC: Apocalypse	Thackerville, OK, USA	1. def. Rob Jackson on Feb 2, 2012 at KOTC: Reckless Abandon
12	Ronny Markes	Feb 4, 2017 KOTC: Heavy Trauma	Lincoln City, OR, USA

Heavyweight Championship

236 pounds (107 kg) to 265 pounds (120 kg)

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.

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Bobby Hoffman def. Jason Godsey	February 21, 2003 KOTC 21: Invasion	Albuquerque, NM, USA	1. def. Paul Buentello on Aug 10, 2003 at KOTC 27: Aftermath
2	Paul Buentello	November 2, 2003 KOTC 30: The Pinnacle	Pala, CA, USA	1. def. Bo Cantrell on Nov 14, 2004 at KOTC: Revenge
Buentello vacated the title to compete in the UFC.
3	Manny Rodriguez def. Jerry Davis	March 10, 2007 KOTC: Caged Chaos	Laughlin, NV, USA
Rodriguez vacated the title after he was forced to retire due to injuries.
4	Tony Lopez def. Wes Combs	July 19, 2008 KOTC: Rock Solid	Lac Du Flambeau, WI, USA	1. def. Joey Beltran on Oct 1, 2009 at KOTC: Distorted 2. def. Tyler East on Dec 17, 2009 at KOTC: Fight 4 Hope 3. def. Tyler East on Feb 12, 2010 at KOTC: Vengeance
5	Tony Johnson	March 26, 2010 KOTC: Legacy	Reno, NV, USA
6	Daniel Cormier	August 13, 2010 KOTC: Imminent Danger	Mescalero, NM, USA
Cormier vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.
7	Tyler East def. Nick Gaston	June 24, 2011 KOTC: Epic Force	Thackerville, OK, USA
East was stripped of the title.
8	Tony Lopez (2) def. Esteves Jones	December 15, 2011 KOTC: Magnaflow	San Bernardino, CA, USA	1. def. Cody East on Apr 14, 2012 at KOTC: Bad Intentions II 2. def. Jason Walaven on Apr 26, 2012 at KOTC: Hardcore 3. def. Nick Rossborough on Oct 25, 2012 at KOTC: Gun Show
9	Nick Rossborough	April 11, 2013 KOTC: Devastation	Highland, CA, USA
10	Cody East	June 22, 2013 KOTC: East vs. West	Albuquerque, NM, USA
East was stripped of the title when he signed with Legacy FC.
11	Tony Lopez (3) def. Anthony McDonald	Sept 5, 2015 KOTC: Rogue Wave	Lincoln City, OR, USA	1. def. Nathan Bryant on May 21, 2016 at KOTC: Blood Enemies 2. def. Andenilson Clementino on Dec. 9, 2016 at KOTC: Declaring War 3. def. Josh Parisian on Apr. 29, 2017 at KOTC: Supremacy 4. def. Jordan Currie on Aug. 17, 2017 at KOTC: Next In Line

Cruiserweight Championship

206 pounds (93 kg) to 235 pounds (107 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Tony Bonello def. Mike Bourke	February 12, 2010 KOTC: Vengeance	Mascalero, NM, USA
Bonello was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
2	Wes Combs def. Boban Simic	July 23, 2011 KOTC: Compression Test	Lac du Flambeau, WI, USA	1. def. Esteves Jones on May 25, 2013 at KOTC: World Championships

Light Heavyweight Championship

186 pounds (84 kg) to 205 pounds (93 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Vernon White def. Marvin Eastman	April 29, 2001 KOTC 8: Bombs Away	Williams, CA, USA	1. def. James Lee on Sep 29, 2001 at KOTC 11: Domination 2. def. Mike Rogers on Aug 2, 2002 at KOTC 16: Double Cross
2	Jeremy Horn	May 16, 2003 KOTC 23: Sin City	Las Vegas, NV, USA	1. def. Dean Lister on Dec 6, 2003 at KOTC 31
Horn was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
3	Tony Bonello def. Edwin Aguilar	February 4, 2005 KOTC: Australia	Australia
Bonello was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
4	James Lee def. James Te Huna	February 10, 2006 KOTC: Gunfather	Australia	1. def. Brian Hawkins on Mar 18, 2006 at KOTC: Drop Zone 2. def. Aungla Nsang on Jun 15, 2007 at KOTC: Explosion 3. def. Danny Bessant on Nov 21, 2007 at KOTC: Bad Boys
Lee vacated the title on November 21, 2007 to fight for the UFC.
5	Tony Lopez def. Fernando Gonzalez	October 16, 2008 KOTC: Misconduct	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Keith Berry on Feb 27, 2009 at KOTC: Immortal 2. def. Fernando Gonzalez on May 16, 2009 at KOTC: Storm 3. def. Chad Herrick on Jun 19, 2009 at KOTC: Encore 4. def. Dave Cryer on Aug 13, 2009 at KOTC: Super Stars
6	Mike Kyle	May 14, 2010 KOTC: Honor	Mascalero, NM, USA
Kyle vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.
7	Trevor Prangley def. Tony Lopez	December 20, 2012 KOTC: Vigilante	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Brandon Anderson on Feb 22, 2013 at KOTC: Free Fall II 2. def. Dan Molina on Apr 13, 2013 at KOTC: Fighting Legends 3. def. Tony Lopez on Jun 13, 2013 at KOTC: It's Personal 4. def. Jared Torgeson on Oct 14, 2013 at KOTC: Double Impact 5. def. Jared Torgeson on Aug 14, 2014 at KOTC: Steadfast 6. def. Richard Blake on Nov 13, 2014 at KOTC: Tactical Strike
Prangley was stripped of the title after failing to make a title defense.
8	Tony Lopez (2) def. Mike Hayes	August 6, 2016 KOTC: Provoked	Lincoln City, OR, USA
Lopez vacated the title to concentrate on the Heavyweight division.
9	Jason Butcher def. William Hill	March 3, 2017 KOTC: Violent Confrontation	Carlton, MN, USA	1. def. Jesse Murray on Oct. 28, 2017 at KOTC: Locked In

Light Heavyweight Superfight

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Vernon White def. Todd Medina	April 15, 2000 KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. David Dodd on Nov 29, 2000 at KOTC 6: Road Warriors
Retired Superfight Championship to pursue World Championship.
2	Jesse Murray def. Eddie Larrea	August 5, 2017 KOTC: Second Coming	Wyandotte, MI, USA
Retired Superfight Championship to pursue World Championship.

Middleweight Championship

176 pounds (80 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Chris Brennan def. Kevin Hogan	August 4, 2001 KOTC 10: Critical Mass	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Steve Berger on Sep 29, 2001 at KOTC 11: Domination 2. def. John Alessio on Jun 22, 2002 at KOTC 15: Bad Intentions
Brennan was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
2	Dean Lister def. Brendan Seguin	August 2, 2002 KOTC 16: Double Cross	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Brian Sleeman on Jun 29, 2003 at KOTC 25: Flaming Fury 2. def. James Lee on Sep 5, 2003 at KOTC 29: Renegades
Lister vacated the title to compete at Light Heavyweight.
3	Joey Villasenor def. Brian Foster	September 24, 2004 KOTC: Relentless	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Jorge Ortiz on Dec 4, 2004 at KOTC: Hostile Takeover 2. def. Brendan Seguin on Feb 25, 2005 at KOTC: Payback 3. def. Michael Gonzalez on Jun 17, 2005 at KOTC: Grudge Match 4. def. Damien Riccio on Jun 24, 2005 at KOTC: Warzone 5. def. Jorge Santiago on Aug 5, 2005 at KOTC: Prime Time 6. def. Kyacey Uscola on Feb 11, 2006 at KOTC: Anarchy 7. def. John Cronk on Jul 29, 2006 at KOTC: Civil War
Villasenor was stripped of the title after signing with Pride.
4	Billy Ayash def. Joshua Taibi	January 26, 2007 KOTC: Mass Destruction	Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
Ayash was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
5	Keith Berry def. Sean Loeffler	August 5, 2007 KOTC: Collision Course	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Umar Love on Dec 2, 2007 at KOTC: Final Chapter
Berry vacated the title to compete at Light Heavyweight.
6	Brandon Hunt def. Brad Burrick	November 26, 2008 KOTC: Anticipation	Mt. Pleasent, MI, USA
7	Brad Burrick	June 19, 2009 KOTC: Encore	Mt. Pleasent, MI, USA
8	Brandon Hunt (2)	April 16, 2010 KOTC: Bad Boys 2	Detroit, MI, USA	1. def. Angelo Popofski on Sep 11, 2010 at KOTC: Civil War II 2. def. Kenny McCorkell on Apr 21, 2011 at KOTC: Moral Victory 3. def. Angelo Popofski on Sep 24, 2011 at KOTC: Homecoming
9	Sean Strickland	April 26, 2012 KOTC: Hardcore	Highland, CA, USA
-	Josh Bryant def. Shonie Carter for interim title	September 21, 2012 KOTC: Heavy Duty	Tulsa, OK, USA
-	Sean Strickland def. Josh Bryant to unify titles	Dec 8, 2012 KOTC: Unification	Tulsa, OK, USA	1. def. Bill Albrecht on Feb 7, 2013 at KOTC: Restitution 2. def. Yusuke Sakashita on Jul 5, 2013 at KOTC: Worldwide 3. def. Matt Lagler on Aug 29, 2013 at KOTC: Split Decision
Title was vacated on March 3, 2014 when Strickland left the organization to fight for the UFC.
10	Daniel Hernandez def. Brandon Hunt	October 2, 2014 KOTC: Battle for the Belt	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Will Noland on Dec 4, 2014 at KOTC: Fisticuffs 2. def. Matt Lagler on June 14, 2015 at KOTC: Sanctioned 3. def. Matt Gabel on August 1, 2015 at KOTC: Rumble on the River
11	Daniel Madrid	October 17, 2015 KOTC: Sinister Intentions	Las Vegas, NV, USA	1. def. Daniel Hernandez on March 5, 2016 at KOTC: Night of Champions
Madrid was stripped of the title when he failed to make a title defense.
12	Sidiah Parker def. Matt Gabel	October 8, 2016 KOTC: Social Disorder	Sloan, IA, USA	1. def. Daniel Hernandez on August 12, 2017 at KOTC: Counterstrike

Welterweight Championship

166 pounds (75 kg) to 175 pounds (79 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Erik Meaders def. Jeremy Williams	October 30, 1999 KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Charlie Kohler on Feb 5, 2000 at KOTC 2: Desert Storm
2	Joe Stevenson	November 29, 2000 KOTC 6: Road Warriors	Mt. Pleasent, MI, USA	1. def. Ryan Painter on Aug 4, 2001 at KOTC 10: Critical Mass 2. def. Jerry Gummo on Feb 9, 2002 at KOTC 12: Cold Blood 3. def. Jeremy Jackson on Jun 22, 2002 at KOTC 15: Bad Intentions
3	Romie Aram	October 19, 2002 KOTC 17: Nuclear Explosion	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Aram was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC.
4	Ronald Jhun def. Shonie Carter	May 16, 2003 KOTC 23: Sin City	Las Vegas, NV, USA
5	John Alessio	September 5, 2003 KOTC 29: Renegades	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Alessio was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
6	Diego Sanchez def. Jorge Santiago	June 12, 2004 KOTC 37: Unfinished Business	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Sanchez was stripped of the title after he left to compete on The Ultimate Fighter 1.
7	James Fanshier def. Thomas Denny	November 14, 2004 KOTC: Revenge	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Brandon Bell on Feb 4, 2005 at KOTC: Australia
8	Thomas Denny	December 2, 2005 KOTC: Final Conflict	San Jacinto, CA, USA
9	Matt Stansell	March 25, 2006 KOTC: The Return II	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Stansell vacated the title after retiring from competition.
10	Aaron Wetherspoon def. Thomas Kenney	August 4, 2006 KOTC: Rapid Fire	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Dave Terrel on Dec 1, 2006 at KOTC: Destroyer 2. def. Bryson Kamaka on Mar 10, 2007 at KOTC: Caged Chaos 3. def. LaVerne Clark on Apr 27, 2007 at KOTC: Sinister 4. def. John Mahlow on Mar 17, 2008 at KOTC: Tsunami II 5. No contest vs. Anthony Lapsley on May 15, 2008 at KOTC: Opposing Force
11	Anthony Lapsley	August 14, 2008 KOTC: Biohazard	Highland, CA, USA
12	Michael Guymon	December 11, 2008 KOTC: Prowler	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Quinn Mulhern on Oct 1, 2009 at KOTC: Distorted
Guymon was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC.
13	Quinn Mulhern def. Koffi Adzitso	March 26, 2010 KOTC: Legacy	Reno, NV, USA	1. def. Levi Stout on Aug 13, 2010 at KOTC: Imminent Danger 2. def. Garett Davis on Dec 4, 2010 at KOTC Canada: Black Ops 3. def. Anselmo Martinez on Apr 16, 2011 at KOTC: Texas
Mulhern vacated the title on May 6, 2011 after signing with Strikeforce.
14	David Gomez def. Brendan Tierney	June 30, 2011 KOTC: Next Generation	Highland, CA, USA
15	Bill Albrecht	September 17, 2011 KOTC: Apocalypse	Thackerville, OK, USA
16	Dom O’Grady	January 21, 2012 KOTC: Total Destruction	Thackerville, OK, USA
O'Grady was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
17	David Gomez (2) def. Matt Conte	April 26, 2012 KOTC: Hardcore	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Bill Albrecht on Aug 30, 2012 at KOTC: Mercenaries 2. def. Brad Burrick on Oct 27, 2012 at KOTC: Gun Show
18	Sam Liera	December 20, 2012 KOTC: Vigilante	Highland, CA, USA
19	Joshua Aveles	February 7, 2013 KOTC: Restitution	Highland, CA, USA
20	David Gomez (3)	April 11, 2013 KOTC: Devastation	Highland, CA, USA
21	Joshua Aveles (2)	August 29, 2013 KOTC: Split Decision	Highland, CA, USA
22	Kito Andrews	November 30, 2013 KOTC: Enemy Territory	Oroville, CA, USA
23	Joshua Aveles (3)	February 22, 2014 KOTC: Radar Lock	Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Aveles vacated the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights.
24	Ben Egli def. Aaron Hedrick	October 1, 2016 KOTC: High Caliber	Lincoln City, OR, USA	1. def. Ryan Walker on Feb 4, 2017 at KOTC: Heavy Trauma 2. def. Justin Baesman on May 27, 2017 at KOTC: Head Strong 3. def. Tyson Jeffries on Aug 5, 2017 at KOTC: Fractured
-	Dez Hill def. Anthony Rozema for interim title	April 8, 2017 KOTC: Starbound	Rio Rancho, NM, USA

Junior Welterweight Championship

156 pounds (71 kg) to 160 pounds (73 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Joe Camacho def. Thomas Denny	January 24, 2008 KOTC: Premiere	Highland, CA, USA
2	Victor Valenzuela	August 14, 2008 KOTC: Bio Hazard	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Donald Sanchez on Feb 27, 2009 at KOTC: Immortal 2. def. Gabe Rivas on Jun 6, 2009 at KOTC: Legends
Valenzuela vacated the title to compete as a Lightweight.
3	Ricky Legere Jr. def. Waachiim Spiritwolf	October 1, 2009 KOTC: Distorted	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Eric Moon on Dec 17, 2009 at KOTC: Fight 4 Hope
4	Bobby Green	February 25, 2010 KOTC: Arrival	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Daron Cruickshank on Aug 13, 2010 at KOTC: Imminent Danger
5	Tim Means	October 7, 2010 KOTC: Inferno	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Dom O'Grady on Dec 9, 2010 at KOTC: Steel 2. def. Cris Leyva on May 14, 2011 at KOTC: Fight to Live 3. def. Cody Pfister on Aug 27, 2011 at KOTC: Kingpin
Means vacated the title in February, 2012 to fight for UFC.
6	Tony Hervey def. Buddy Clinton	June 30, 2012 KOTC: Ariel Assault	Thackerville, OK, USA
Hervey stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
7	Derek Campos def. Joe Condon	October 6, 2012 KOTC: Stranglehold	Thackerville, OK, USA
Campos was stripped of the title.
8	Lowen Tynanes def. Kris Armbrister	April 11, 2013 KOTC: Devastation	Highland, CA, USA
Title is vacated.
9	Joshua Aveles def. Kris Armbrister	October 31, 2013 KOTC: Terrified	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Joe Condon on Jun 5, 2014 at KOTC: Slugfest 2. def. Aaron Wetherspoon on Aug 7, 2014 at KOTC: Point of Impact 3. def. Sam Liera on Oct 2, 2014 at KOTC: Battle for the Belt 4. def. James Warfield-Lane on Nov 21, 2014 at KOTC: Industrial Strength
10	Alex Reyes	March 15, 2015 KOTC: Coming Home	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Thomas Noel on Aug 29, 2015 at KOTC: Bitter Rivals
Reyes vacated the title when he dropped down to the Lightweight division.
11	Thor Skancke	March 5, 2016 KOTC: Night of Champions	Ontario, CA, USA
12	Darren Smith Jr.	June 4, 2016 KOTC: Firefight	San Jacinto, CA, USA
13	Ryan Fillingame	September 18, 2016 KOTC: Martial Law	Ontario, CA, USA
14	Billy Quarantillo	February 25, 2017 KOTC: Raw Deal	Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Quarantillo vacated the title when left to compete for V3 Fights.
15	Juan Archuleta def. Adel El-Tamini	September 2, 2017 KOTC: Never Quit	Ontario, CA, USA

Lightweight Championship

146 pounds (66 kg) to 155 pounds (70 kg)

This weightclass was originally referred to as Middleweight and had an upper weight limit of 165 pounds (75 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Charlie Kohler def. Jason Meaders	June 24, 2000 KOTC 4: Gladiators	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Kohler vacated the title to compete as a Middleweight.
2	Javier Vazquez def. Philip Perez	August 4, 2001 KOTC 10: Critical Mass	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Sean Wilmot on May 17, 2002 at KOTC 13: Revolution 2. def. David Gardner on Aug 2, 2002 at KOTC 16: Double Cross
3	Alberto Crane	February 21, 2003 KOTC 21: Invasion	Albuquerque, NM, USA
Crane was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
4	Thomas Schulte def. John Mahlow	June 14, 2003 KOTC 24: Mayhem	Albuquerque, NM, USA
5	Joe Stevenson	November 2, 2003 KOTC30: The Pinnacle	Pala, CA, USA
Stevenson was stripped of the title when he left to participate on The Ultimate Fighter 2.
6	Takumi Nakayama def. Charlie Kohler	November 14, 2004 KOTC: Revenge	San Jacinto, CA, USA
7	Mac Danzig	October 29, 2005 KOTC: Execution Day	Reno, NV, USA	1. def. Jason Ireland on Mar 18, 2006 at KOTC: Drop Zone 2. def. Orlando Ruiz on Apr 22, 2006 at KOTC: Karnage 3. def. Buddy Clinton on Aug 4, 2006 at KOTC: Rapid Fire 4. def. John Mahlow on Sep 29, 2006 at KOTC: Detonator
8	Clay French	January 19, 2007 KOTC: Hard Knocks	Rockford, IL, USA	1. def. Buddy Clinton on May 26, 2007 at KOTC: Damage Control 2. def. Buddy Clinton on Aug 5, 2007 at KOTC: Collision Course 3. def. Jason Ireland on Nov 21, 2007 at KOTC: Bad Boys
9	Rory MacDonald	November 28, 2008 KOTC: Grinder
MacDonald vacated the title to compete as a welterweight.
10	Tony Hervey def. Victor Valenzuela	August 13, 2009 KOTC: Super Stars	Highland, CA, USA
11	David Shepherd	December 12, 2009 KOTC: Title Defense	Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA
12	Dom O’Grady	April 16, 2010 KOTC: Bad Boys 2	Detroit, MI, USA
13	Bobby Green	April 21, 2011 KOTC: Moral Victory	San Bernardino, CA, USA
Green vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.
14	Tim Means def. Tye Brown	January 21, 2012 KOTC: Total Destruction	Thackerville, OK, USA
Means vacated the title in February, 2012 to fight for UFC.
15	JC Cottrell def. Roy Babcock	September 15, 2012 KOTC: Surgical Strike	Norman, OK, USA
16	Victor Meza	May 25, 2013 KOTC: World Championships	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	1. def. Benny Madrid on Sep 28, 2013 at KOTC: Boiling Point
17	Alex Reyes	December 4, 2014 KOTC: Fisticuffs	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Joshua Aveles on Mar 15, 2015 at KOTC: Coming Home
Reyes vacated the title when he moved up to the Jr. Welterweight division.
18	Juan Archuleta def. Chris Tickle	June 4, 2016 KOTC: Firefight	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Brandon Hastings on Mar 18, 2017 at KOTC: Supernova

Bantamweight Championship

136 pounds (62 kg) to 145 pounds (66 kg)

Prior to 2004 this weight class was referred to as Flyweight.

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	David Step def. Jeff Cahill	February 5, 2000 KOTC 2: Desert Storm	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Step vacated the title after retiring from competition.
2	Charlie Valencia def. David Velasquez	February 9, 2002 KOTC 12: Cold Blood	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Valencia vacated the title to take a 2 year hiatus.
3	Frankie Bollinger def. Richard Goodman	September 24, 2004 KOTC: Relentless	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Bollinger vacated the title for unknown reasons.
4	Urijah Faber def. Eben Kaneshiro	November 14, 2004 KOTC: Revenge	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Hiroyuki Abe on May 7, 2005 at KOTC: Predator 2. def. Shawn Bias on Oct 29, 2005 at KOTC: Mortal Sins 3. def. Charles Bennett on Dec 11, 2005 at GC 46: Avalanche 4. def. Charlie Valencia on May 13, 2006 at KOTC: Predator 5. def. Bibiano Fernandes on Oct 28, 2006 at KOTC All Stars
Faber vacated the title in December, 2006 after signing with the WEC exclusively.
5	Matt Jaggers def. Joe Voison	February 22, 2008 KOTC: Stand Off	Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
6	Lazar Stojadinovic	June 13, 2008 KOTC: Settlement	Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
-	Angelo Sanchez def. Tony Hervey for interim title	December 6, 2008 KOTC: Goodfellas	Albuquerque, NM, USA	1. def. Nathan Torrez on Mar 7, 2009 at KOTC: New Breed 2. def. Donald Sanchez on May 30, 2009 at KOTC: Retribution II
Stojadinovic was stripped of the title.
7	Angelo Sanchez promoted to undisputed champion	-	-
-	Donald Sanchez def. Lazar Stojadinovic for interim title	August 1, 2009 KOTC: Gate Keeper	Mescalero, NM, USA	1. def. Richard Montano on Nov 28, 2009 at KOTC: Horse Power 2. def. Victor Valenzuela on Feb 12, 2010 at KOTC: Vengeance
8	Donald Sanchez	May 14, 2010 KOTC: Honor	Mescalero, NM, USA	1. def. Pat McGreal on Sep 17, 2010 at KOTC: No Mercy 2. def. Scott Bear on Jan 15, 2011 at KOTC: Confrontation
9	Jeremy Spoon	August 20, 2011 KOTC: Overdrive	Norman, OK, USA
Spoon was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
10	Donald Sanchez (2) def. Jamie Steichen	March 17, 2012 KOTC: Prohibited	Norman, OK, USA	1. def. Warren Stewart on May 12, 2012 at KOTC: Nightmare 2. def. Jimmy Van Horn on Aug 11, 2012 at KOTC: Ignite 3. def. Matt Comeau on Jan 19, 2013 at KOTC: Regulators
Sanchez was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
11	Henry Corrales def. Jerod Spoon	October 31, 2013 KOTC: Terrified	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Seth Dikun on Mar 6, 2014 at KOTC: Beaten Path 2. def. Alex Garcia on Jun 5, 2014 at KOTC: Slugfest 3. def. Seth Dikun on Oct 2, 2014 at KOTC: Battle for the Belt 4. def. Aaron Neveu on Mar 15, 2015 at KOTC: Coming Home
Corrales was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
12	Jordan Griffin def. Seth Dikun	August 8, 2015 KOTC: Warriors Collide	St. Michael, ND, USA	1. def. Justin Likness on Nov 14, 2015 at KOTC: Battle at the Lake 2. def. Adam Ward on April 8, 2016 at KOTC: Generation X
13	Juan Archuleta	July 23, 2016 KOTC: Destructive Intent	Washington, PA, USA	1. def. Mark Dickman on Dec. 3, 2017 at KOTC: Conquistadores

Flyweight Championship

126 pounds (57 kg) to 135 pounds (61 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Shawn Ramage def. Kevin Alliva	August 10, 2003 KOTC: Aftermath	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Ramage vacated the title after retiring from competition.
2	Del Hawkins def. Victor Hernandez	July 9, 2005 KOTC: Caliente	Globe, AZ, USA
Hawkins vacated the title for unknown reasons.
3	Manny Tapia def. Gregory Vivian	August 5, 2005 KOTC: Prime Time	San Jacinto, CA, USA
Tapia was stripped of the title after signing with the WEC.
4	Ryan Diaz def. Ed Newalu	March 10, 2007 KOTC: Caged Chaos	Laughlin, NV, USA
5	Abel Cullum	May 17, 2008 KOTC: Reckless	Greenville, MS, USA	1. def. Brett Roller on Dec 6, 2008 at KOTC: Goodfellas 2. def. Richard Montano on Aug 1, 2009 at KOTC: Gate Keeper 3. def. Joe Coca on Feb 12, 2010 at KOTC: Vengeance 4. def. Joshua Montoya on May 14, 2010 at KOTC: Honor
6	Jimmie Rivera	September 17, 2010 KOTC: No Mercy	Mashantucket, CT, USA	1. def. Jared Papazian on Feb 3, 2011 at KOTC: Empire
Rivera vacated the title for unknown reasons.
7	Jared Papazian def. Abel Cullum	June 24, 2011 KOTC: Epic Force	Thackerville, OK, USA	1. def. Marvin Garcia on Sep 15, 2011 at KOTC: First Defense
Papazian was stripped of the title after signing with the UFC.
8	Frank Baca def. Marvin Garcia	February 2, 2012 KOTC: Reckless Abandon	Highland, CA, USA
9	Russell Doane	July 14, 2012 KOTC: ALI'Is	Honolulu, HI, USA
Doane stripped of the title after signing with Pacific Xtreme Combat.
10	Marvin Garcia def. Justin Robbins	December 20, 2012 KOTC: Vigilante	Highland, CA, USA
11	Frankie Saenz	May 25, 2013 KOTC: World Championships	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	1. def. Tyler Bialecki on Sep 28, 2013 at KOTC: Boiling Point 2. def. Marvin Blumer on Feb 22, 2014 at KOTC: Radar Lock
-	Randy Steinke def. Ian De La Cuesta for interim title	July 20, 2013 KOTC: Heated Fury	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	1. def. Imani Jackson on May 26, 2014 at KOTC: Alliance
Saenz stripped of the title in August 2014 after signing with the UFC.
12	Randy Steinke promoted to undisputed champion	August 2014 -	-
-	Reuben Duran def. Eduardo Torres for interim title	October 2, 2014 KOTC: Battle for the Belt	Highland, CA, USA	1. def. Andrew Natividad on Aug 29, 2015 at KOTC: Bitter Rivals
13	Derrick Mandell	July 8, 2016 KOTC: Ultimate Collision	Carlton, MN, USA
14	Juan Archuleta	Dec. 18, 2016 KOTC: Warranted Aggression	Ontario, CA, USA
Archuleta vacated the title to pursue heavier weight classes.
15	Patrick Mix def. Andre Ewell	Nov. 18, 2017 KOTC: Ultimate Mix	Salamanca, NY, USA

Light Flyweight Championship

116 pounds (53 kg) to 125 pounds (57 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Mamoru Yamaguchi def. Frank Baca	January 30, 2010 KOTC: Toryumon	Okinawa, Japan
Title is vacated.
2	Josh Paiva def. Zach Lari	August 17, 2013 KOTC: Unprecedented	Oroville, CA, USA
3	Anthony Figueroa	November 30, 2013 KOTC: Enemy Territory	Oroville, CA, USA
Figueroa stripped of the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights.
4	John DeVall def. Nate Williams	August 1, 2015 KOTC: Rumble on the River	Sloan, Iowa, USA
DeVall vacated the title to challenge for the championship in a higher division.
5	Tim Sosa Johnny Guillen	November 26, 2016 KOTC: Duke City 2	Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	1. def. Gonzalo Ponce on Mar 11, 2017 at KOTC: Bloody War

Women's Bantamweight Championship

126 pounds (57 kg) to 135 pounds (61 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Shanna Young Christina Jobe	November 21, 2015 KOTC: Bear Brawl	Carlton, MN, USA	1. def. Pam Sorenson on April 8, 2016 at KOTC: Generation X.
-	Pam Sorenson def. Brenda Gonzales for interim title	July 30, 2016 KOTC: Natural Instinct	Lac du Flambeau, WI, USA	1. def. Christina Barry on September 9, 2016 at KOTC: Due Process.

Women's Flyweight Championship

116 pounds (53 kg) to 125 pounds (57 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Sarah Alpar def. Monica Lovato	May 12, 2012 KOTC: Nightmare	Santa Fe, NM, USA
2	Brenda Gonzales	October 6, 2012 KOTC: Stranglehold	Thackerville, OK, USA	1. def. Elsie Zwicker on Dec 1, 2012 at KOTC: Battlegrounds
Gonzales vacated the title to move up in a weight class.
3	Nicco Montano def. Jamie Milanowski	October 8, 2016 KOTC: Social Disorder	Sloan, IA, USA

Women's Strawweight Championship

106 pounds (48 kg) to 115 pounds (52 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Danielle Taylor def. Glena Avila	Feb 12, 2015 KOTC: Short Fuse	Worley, ID, USA
2	Jamie Colleen	Aug 29, 2015 KOTC: Bitter Rivals	Ontario, CA, USA	1. def. Calie Cutler on January 8, 2016 at KOTC: Thunder n' Lightning
3	Danielle Taylor (2)	March 5, 2016 KOTC: Night of Champions	Ontario, CA, USA
Taylor vacated the title on July 28, 2016 when she signed with the UFC.
4	Stephanie Frausto def. Angela Danzig	June 24, 2017 KOTC: Flashback	Oroville, CA, USA

Women's Atomweight Championship

105 pounds (48 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Andy Nguyen def. Elane Santiago	Apr 9, 2016 KOTC: New Era	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	Melissa Karagianis	Aug 12, 2017 KOTC: Counterstrike	Niagara Falls, NY, USA
3	Jayme Hinshaw	Nov 10, 2017 KOTC: Unstoppable 2	Carlton, MN, USA

CANADIAN Middleweight Championship

176 pounds (80 kg) to 185 pounds (84 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Elmer Waterhen def. Mike Froese	March 9, 2012 KOTC: Infamy	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Waterhen vacated the title when he dropped down to Welterweight.
2	Drayton Angus def. Trent Thorne	June 12, 2015 KOTC: Mach 3	Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada
3	Elmer Waterhen (2)	March 4, 2016 KOTC: Wrecking Ball	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

CANADIAN Welterweight Championship

161 pounds (73 kg) to 170 pounds (77 kg)

No.	Name:	Date:	Location:	Defenses:
1	Elmer Waterhen def. Garett Davis	November 16, 2012 KOTC: Stand and Deliver	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2	Chris Mattock	September 27, 2013 KOTC: A New Dawn	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Mattock vacated the title to go compete in Hard Knocks.
3	Jarid Bussemakers def. Kolton Menzak	March 3, 2017 KOTC: Canada 72	Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada

CANADIAN Bantamweight Championship

136 pounds (62 kg) to 145 pounds (66 kg)

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Josh Machan def. Behrang Yousefi	April 28, 2012 KOTC: Unified	Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada	1. def. Alex Halkias on October 25, 2013 at KOTC: Anger Therapy

Retired Titles

Openweight Championship

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Steven Treadwell def. Mike Bourke	October 30, 1999 KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage	San Jacinto, CA, USA
2	John Matua	February 5, 2000 KOTC 2: Desert Storm	San Jacinto, CA, USA
3	Mike Bourke	September 16, 2000 KOTC 5: Cage Wars	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Openweight Superfight

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Ricco Rodriguez def. Paul Buentello	February 24, 2001 KOTC 7: Wet and Wild	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Heavyweight Superfight

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Brian Foster def. Frank Rodriguez	October 30, 1999 KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage	San Jacinto, CA, USA
2	Romie Aram	February 5, 2000 KOTC 2: Desert Storm	San Jacinto, CA, USA

Middleweight Superfight

No.	Name	Date	Location	Defenses
1	Chris Brennan def. Joe Stevenson	October 30, 1999 KOTC 1: Bas Rutten's King of the Cage	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Antonio McKee on Apr 15, 2000 at KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare
2	Joe Hurley	September 16, 2000 KOTC 5: Cage Wars	San Jacinto, CA, USA	1. def. Charlie Kohler on Feb 24, 2001 at KOTC 7: Wet and Wild
3	Gil Castillo	April 29, 2001 KOTC 8: Bombs Away	Williams, CA, USA
4	Tony Bonello def. Mansour Heidari	November 2, 2003 KOTC 30: The Pinnacle	Pala, CA, USA

Most consecutive title defenses

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

Most wins in title bouts

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
15	Tony Lopez	Super Heavyweight Heavyweight Light Heavyweight	2 - 0 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 5 - 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

External links

• King of the Cage fighter rankings