List of Deep champions
This is a list of Deep champions at each weight class. Deep is a Japan-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promoting and sanctioning organization.
Current champions
Men
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
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Megatonweight | ![]() | July 15, 2017 | 3 |
Light Megatonweight | Vacant | March 9, 2019 | — |
Middleweight | ![]() | July 4, 2021 | 0 |
Welterweight | ![]() | July 14, 2024 | 0 |
Lightweight | ![]() | March 9, 2024 | 0 |
Featherweight | ![]() | March 9, 2024 | 0 |
Bantamweight | Vacant | March 30, 2024 | 0 |
Flyweight | ![]() | March 29, 2024 | 0 |
Strawweight | ![]() | May 26, 2024 | 0 |
Women
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|
Openweight | ![]() | February 18, 2012 | 0 |
Atomweight | Vacant | March 9, 2019 | — |
Microweight | ![]() | September 20, 2020 | 1 |
Men's championship history
Megatonweight Championship
- Weight limit: Unlimited
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Shunsuke Inoue | Deep: Megaton Grand Prix 2008 Finals Tokyo, Japan | August 2, 2008 | 870 days | 1. def Baru Harn at Deep 38 Impact on October 23, 2008 |
Kawaguchi vacated the title on December 20, 2010.[1] | |||||
2 | ![]() def. Yuji Sakuragi | Deep 52 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 25, 2011 | 182 days | |
3 | ![]() | Deep 55 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 26, 2011 | 327 days | 1. def. Ryuta Noji at Deep 57 Impact on February 18, 2012 |
Razmadze vacated the title in July 4, 2012. | |||||
4 | ![]() def. Seigo Mizuguchi | Deep 61 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 16, 2013 | 970 days | 1. def. Hirohide Fujinuma at Deep 63 Impact on August 25, 2013 |
Hasegawa vacated the title on October 14, 2015 when he started competing at a lower weight class.[2] | |||||
5 | ![]() def. Carlos Toyota | Deep 73 Impact Tokyo, Japan | October 17, 2015 | 637 days | |
6 | ![]() | Deep Cage Impact 2017: At Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan | July 15, 2017 | 2,593 days (incumbent) | 1. def. Ryo Sakai at Deep 88 Impact on March 9, 2019 |
— | ![]() def. Yukinori Akazawa for interim title | Deep 110 Impact Tokyo, Japan | November 12, 2022 | — | 1. def Tatsuya Mizuno at Deep 114 Impact on July 2, 2023. |
Light Megatonweight Championship
- Weight limit: 93 kg (205 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Ryuta Noji | Deep 47 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 17, 2010 | 3,248 days | 1. def. Bernard Ackah at Deep 54 Impact on June 24, 2011 |
Nakanishi vacated the title on March 9, 2019 when he retired.[3] |
Middleweight Championship
- Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Eiji Ishikawa | Deep 5 Impact Tokyo, Japan | June 9, 2002 | 914 days | 1. drew with Masanori Suda at Deep 12 Impact on September 15, 2003 |
2 | ![]() | Deep 17 Impact Tokyo, Japan | December 8, 2004 | 425 days | |
3 | ![]() | Deep 23 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 5, 2006 | 676 days | 1. def. Ryuta Sakurai at Deep 28 Impact on February 16, 2007 |
Chonan vacated the title on December 12, 2007.[4] | |||||
4 | ![]() def. Riki Fukuda | Deep 35 Impact Tokyo, Japan | May 19, 2008 | 408 days | |
5 | ![]() | Deep: 42 Impact Tokyo, Japan | June 30, 2009 | ? days | 1. def. Ryuta Sakurai at Deep 49 Impact on August 27, 2010 |
Fukuda vacated the title in October 2011.[5] | |||||
6 | ![]() def. Choi Young | Deep 61 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 16, 2013 | 673 days | |
7 | ![]() | Deep 70 Impact Tokyo, Japan | Decision 20, 2014 | 296 days | |
8 | ![]() | Deep Cage Impact 2015 in Osaka Osaka, Japan | October 11, 2015 | ? days | |
Choi vacated the title in 2016 when he signed with Road FC.[6] | |||||
9 | ![]() def. Taisuke Okuno | Deep 82 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 24, 2018 | 1,227 days | |
10 | ![]() | Deep 102 Impact Tokyo, Japan | July 4, 2021 | 1,143 days (incumbent) |
Welterweight Championship
- Weight limit: 77 kg (169.7 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Daisuke Nakamura | Deep 16 Impact Tokyo, Japan | October 30, 2004 | 840 days | 1. def. Seichi Ikemoto at RealRhythm 3rd Stage on March 4, 2006 |
2 | ![]() | Deep 28 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 16, 2007 | 528 days | 1. drew with Dong Hyun Kim at Deep 32 Impact on October 10, 2007 |
3 | ![]() | Deep 36 Impact Osaka, Japan | July 27, 2008 | 547 days | 1. def. Hidetaka Monma at Deep: 40 Impact on February 20, 2009 |
4 | ![]() | Deep 45 Impact Osaka, Japan | January 24, 2010 | 1,189 days | 1. def. Shigetoshi Iwase at Deep 50 Impact on October 24, 2010 |
5 | ![]() | Deep 62 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 26, 2013 | 178 days | |
6 | ![]() | Deep - Tribe Tokyo Night Tokyo, Japan | October 20, 2013 | >1 day | |
Chonan won the title in his retirement fight and retired as champion.[7] | |||||
7 | ![]() def. Taisuke Okuno | Deep 66 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 29, 2014 | 438 days | 1. def. Yuya Shirai at Deep 70 Impact on December 20, 2014 |
8 | ![]() | Deep - Cage Impact 2015 Tokyo, Japan | July 20, 2015 | ? days | |
Title vacant when Nakamura signed with the UFC. | |||||
9 | ![]() def. Ken Hasegawa | Deep - Cage Impact 2017: at Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan | July 15, 2017 | 1775 days | 1. def. Yoichiro Sato at Deep 83 Impact on April 28, 2018 |
Sumimura vacated the title in May 25, 2022 following an injury. | |||||
— | ![]() def. Gota Yamashita for interim title | Deep - 100 Impact - 20th Anniversary Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | February 21, 2021 | 458 days | |
10 | ![]() promoted to undisputed champion | — | May 25, 2022 | 262 days | |
11 | ![]() | Deep 112 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 11, 2023 | 519 days | |
12 | ![]() | Deep 120 Impact Tokyo, Japan | July 14, 2024 | 37 days (incumbent) |
Lightweight Championship
- Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Tomomi "Taisho" Iwama | Deep 18 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 12, 2005 | ? days | |
Mishima vacated the title in February 2006, as he was unable to defend in the mandatory time period.[8] | |||||
2 | ![]() def. Ryan Bow | Deep 24 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 11, 2006 | 312 days | |
3 | ![]() | Deep 28 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 16, 2007 | 459 days | |
4 | ![]() | Deep 35 Impact Tokyo, Japan | May 19, 2008 | ? days | |
Bang vacated the title in October 2008. | |||||
5 | ![]() def. Koichiro Matsumoto | Deep: 41 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 16, 2009 | 863 days | 1. def. Nobuhiro Obiya at Deep 50 Impact on October 24, 2010 |
6 | ![]() | Deep 55 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 26, 2011 | ? days | 1. def. Seichi Ikemoto at Deep 57 Impact on February 18, 2012 |
Hirota vacated the title in April 2012.[9] | |||||
7 | ![]() def. Yasuaki Kishimoto | Deep 58 Impact Tokyo, Japan | June 15, 2012 | 326 days | 1. def. Takafumi Ito at Deep 60 Impact on October 19, 2012[citation needed] |
8 | ![]() | Deep 62 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 26, 2013 | 2,011 days | 1. def. Naoto Miyazaki at Deep 66 Impact on April 29, 2014 |
9 | ![]() | Deep 86 Impact Tokyo, Japan | October 27, 2018 | 1,235 days | 1. def. Juri Ohara at Deep 82 Impact on October 22, 2019 |
Takeda vacated the belt on March 15, 2022.[10] | |||||
— | ![]() def. Ryota Oki for interim title | Deep 102 Impact Tokyo, Japan | July 4, 2021 | 227 days | |
10 | ![]() promoted to undisputed champion | — | March 15, 2022 | 552 days | 1. def. Yuma Ishizuka at Deep 108 Impact on Jul 10, 2022 |
11 | ![]() | Deep 115 Impact: Deep Vs. Black Combat 2 Tokyo, Japan | September 18, 2023 | 173 days | |
12 | ![]() | Deep 118 Impact Tokyo, Japan | March 9, 2024 | 164 days (incumbent) |
Featherweight Championship
- Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Yoshiro Maeda | Deep 22 Impact Tokyo, Japan | December 2, 2005 | 900 days | 1. def. Tsuyoshi Yamazaki at Deep 26 Impact on Oct 10, 2006 |
2 | ![]() | Deep 35 Impact Tokyo, Japan | May 19, 2008 | 462 days | |
3 | ![]() | Deep: 43 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 23, 2009 | 315 days | |
4 | ![]() | Deep 48 Impact Tokyo, Japan | July 3, 2010 | 420 days | 1. def. Tatsunao Nagakura at Deep 55 Impact on Aug 26, 2011 |
Matsumoto retired on August 26, 2011, thereby vacating the title.[11] | |||||
5 | ![]() def. Hideki Kadowaki | Deep 57 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 18, 2012 | ? days | 1. def. Katsunori Tsuda at Deep 66 Impact on Apr 29, 2014 |
Yokota vacated the title in May 2016 when he left to compete for ONE Championship.[12] | |||||
6 | ![]() def. Tatsunao Nagakura | Deep Cage Impact 2016: Deep vs. WSOF-GC Tokyo, Japan | December 17, 2016 | ? days | |
Imanari vacated the title for unknown reasons. | |||||
7 | ![]() def. Koichi Ishizuka | Deep Cage Impact 2017: At Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan | July 15, 2017 | 162 days | |
8 | ![]() | Deep 81 Impact Tokyo, Japan | December 23, 2017 | 309 days | |
9 | ![]() | Deep 86 Impact Tokyo, Japan | October 27, 2018 | 695 days | 1. def. Daiki Hata at Deep 89 Impact on May 12, 2019 |
10 | ![]() | Deep 97 Impact Tokyo, Japan | September 20, 2020 | 1189 days | 1. def. Daisuke Nakamura at Deep 102 Impact on July 4, 2021 |
— | ![]() def. Hiroto Gomyo for interim title | Deep 112 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 11, 2023 | — | |
Ushiku vacated the title on December 21, 2023, when he started competing at a lower weight class.[13] | |||||
11 | ![]() promoted to undisputed champion | — | December 21, 2023 | 79 days | |
12 | ![]() | Deep 118 Impact Tokyo, Japan | March 9, 2024 | 164 days (incumbent) |
Bantamweight Championship
- Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Hiroshi Umemura | Deep 37 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 17, 2008 | 1,018 days | 1. def. Tomohiko Hori at Deep: 43 Impact on August 23, 2009 |
Imanari vacated the title on May 31, 2011. | |||||
2 | ![]() def. Hiroshi Nakamura | Deep 54 Impact Tokyo, Japan | June 24, 2011 | 240 days | |
3 | ![]() | Deep 57 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 18, 2012 | 434 days | 1. def. Tatsumitsu Wada at Deep 59 Impact on August 18, 2012 |
4 | ![]() | Deep 62 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 26, 2013 | ? days | |
Hata vacated the title. | |||||
5 | ![]() def. Kenji Osawa | Deep 66 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 29, 2014 | ? days | 1. def. Toshinori Tsunemura at Deep 69 Impact on October 26, 2014 |
Otsuka vacated the title for unknown reasons. | |||||
6 | ![]() def. Toshiaki Kitada | Deep 83 Impact Tokyo, Japan | April 28, 2018 | ? days | |
Son vacated the title in 2018 when he signed with UFC. | |||||
7 | ![]() def. Makoto Kamaya | Deep 86 Impact Tokyo, Japan | October 27, 2018 | 134 days | |
8 | ![]() | Deep 88 Impact Tokyo, Japan | March 9, 2019 | 1,619 days | |
— | ![]() def. Daiki Hata for interim title | Deep 107 Impact Tokyo, Japan | May 8, 2022 | 215 days | |
— | ![]() def. Kosuke Terashima for interim title | Deep 110 Impact Tokyo, Japan | November 12, 2022 | ??? days | |
Henry vacated the title when he signed with UFC. | |||||
9 | ![]() promoted to undisputed champion | — | August 14, 2023 | 310 days | |
10 | ![]() | Deep 115 Impact: Deep Vs. Black Combat 2 Tokyo, Japan | September 18, 2023 | 194 days | |
Soo-young vacated the title on March 30, 2024 to compete in Road to UFC.[14] |
Flyweight Championship
- Weight limit: 56 kg (123.4 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Akira Kibe | Deep Nagoya Impact Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | July 22, 2012 | 400 days | |
2 | ![]() | Deep 63 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 25, 2013 | 364 days | |
3 | ![]() | Deep 68 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 23, 2014 | ? days | 1. def. Kojima Sota at Deep 73 Impact on October 17, 2015 |
Motoya vacated the title in April 2016.[15] | |||||
4 | ![]() def. Yuya Shibata | Deep 76 Impact Tokyo, Japan | June 26, 2016 | ? days | 1. def. Makoto Takahashi at Deep 83 Impact on April 28, 2018 |
Wada vacated the title on Feb 2020. Takahashi was promoted to full champion status on March 1, 2020. | |||||
— | ![]() def. Yuya Shibata for interim title | Deep 90 Impact Tokyo, Japan | June 29, 2019 | 246 days | |
5 | ![]() | — | March 1, 2020 | 1,489 days | 1. def. Yamato Fujita in unification bout at Deep 107 Impact on May 8, 2022 |
— | ![]() def. Kazuki Shibuya for interim title | Deep 100 Impact - 20th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan | February 21, 2021 | 441 days | 1. def. Yuki Ito at Deep 103 Impact on September 23, 2021 |
— | ![]() def. Ryosuke Honda for interim title | Deep 113 Impact Tokyo, Japan | May 7, 2023 | 327 days | |
Takahashi vacated the title on March 29, 2024 to focus on competing in RIZIN.[16] | |||||
6 | ![]() promoted to undisputed champion. | — | March 29, 2024 | 144 days (incumbent) |
Strawweight Championship
- Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Kojima Sota | Deep Cage Impact 2016: Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan | October 18, 2016 | 334 days | |
2 | ![]() | Deep 79 Impact Tokyo, Japan | September 16, 2017 | 1,073 days | 1. def. Yuya Shibata at Deep Cage Impact in Osaka 2018 on April 8, 2018 |
3 | ![]() | Deep 96 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 23, 2020 | 1,372 days | |
— | ![]() def. Yusuke Uehara for interim title | Deep 117 Impact Tokyo, Japan | December 10, 2023 | 168 days | |
4 | ![]() | DEEP Tokyo Impact 2024 3rd Round Tokyo, Japan | May 26, 2024 | 86 days (incumbent) |
Women's championship history
Women's Openweight Championship
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Yumiko Hotta | Deep 57 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 18, 2012 | 3,918 days[Note 1] |
Women's Atomweight Championship
- Weight limit: 48 kg (105.8 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Satoko Shinashi | Deep 25 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 4, 2006 | 367 days | |
2 | ![]() | Deep 31 Impact Tokyo, Japan | August 5, 2007 | 987 days | 1. def. Misaki Takimoto at Deep 37 Impact on August 17, 2008 |
Matsumoto vacated the title on April 17, 2010, following her retirement from the sport.[17] |
Women's Microweight Championship
- Weight limit: 45 kg (99.2 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
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1 | ![]() def. Sachiko Yamamoto | Deep 34 Impact Tokyo, Japan | February 22, 2008 | 3,962 days[Note 2] | |
Shinashi vacated the title in 2018. | |||||
2 | ![]() def. Mizuki Oshiro | Deep 97 Impact Tokyo, Japan | September 20, 2020 | 1,430 days (incumbent) | 1. def. Mizuki Furuse at Deep 110 Impact on November 12, 2022 |
Footnotes
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of Deep events
- List of Jewels events
- List of Jewels champions
- List of Pancrase champions
- List of Pride champions
- List of Road FC champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of WEC champions
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
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