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 Welterweight Title (as of 2023-12-04)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Kunioku Kiuma
2002-07-28
Tōkyō
Defeats Itō Takafumi in tournament final to beomce the first champion; vacates on 04-09-21.
Inoue Katsuya #
2005-05-01
Yokohama
Becomes a provisional champion when Kitaoka Satoru is unable to participate in the match against Inoue due to injury.
Ishige Daizō
2006-08-27
Yokohama
Defeats Inoue to become the official champion.
Inoue Katsuya
2008-01-30
Tōkyō
Defeats Kitaoka Satoru; has been previously recognized as interim champion, defeating Fabricio Nascimento on 07-07-27 in Tōkyō; vacates in 08-02 when Inoue moves to the lightweight division.
Wada Takuya
2008-12-07
Tōkyō
Defeats Toryū Masahiro; vacates on 10-04-29.
Ura Kengo
2010-06-05
Tōkyō
Defeats KEI Yamamiya.
Satō Takanori
2011-02-06
Tōkyō
Vacates in 14-06 when Satō signs with UFC.
Let's Gōta
2014-08-10
Tōkyō
Defeats Murayama Akihiro.
Suzuki Shingo
2015-10-04
Tōkyō
Murayama Akihiro
2016-03-13
Tōkyō
Miura Hiromitsu
2016-10-02
Tōkyō
Abe Daichi
2017-07-02
Tōkyō
Vacates on 18-07-18 when Abe signs with UFC.
Glaico Franca
2018-07-01
Tōkyō
Defeats Satō Takashi; vacates on 19-12-13.
Tetsuka Hiroyuki
2019-12-13
Interim champion since defeating Takagi Kenta for interim title on 19-06-30; status promoted.
Kikuiri Masayuki
2022-05-26
Interim champion since defeating Murayama Akihiro for interim title on 21-10-17; status promoted; vacant on 23-03-26 after Kikuiri signs with Bellator.
