Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
King of Pancrasists Lightweight Title (as of 2023-04-30)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Shoji (Maruyama Shōji)
2008-01-30
Tōkyō
Defeats Artur Umakhanov to become the first champion; vacates in 08-07 upon moving to the featherweight division.
Inoue Katsuya
2008-12-07
Tōkyō
Defeats Ōishi Kōji.
Maxi (Maximo Blanco)
2009-08-08
Tōkyō
Vacant in 11-04 due to numerous injuries
Ōishi Kōji
2011-05-03
Tōkyō
Defeats Hanazawa Daisuke.
ISAO (Kobayashi Isao)
2012-04-01
Tōkyō
Vacant in 14-09 when ISAO moves down to the featherweight division.
Tokudome Kazuki
2015-11-01
Tōkyō
Defeats Kitaoka Satoru.
Kume Takasuke
2016-09-11
Tōkyō
Salimkhan Sadulloev defeats Kasuya Yūsuke for the interim title on 19-09-29 in Tōkyō but vacates it on 20-02-16; Saika Tatsuya defeats Hayashi Genpei for the interim title on 20-09-27 in Tōkyō; Kume defeats Saika on 21-12-12 to become the undisputed champion.
Akira (Sugimoto Akira)
2023-04-30
Tachikawa, Tōkyō
Interim champion since defeating Matsumoto Kōshi on 22-09-11; defeats Kume to become the undisputed champion.
