List of Dream champions
This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class. Dream is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization, originally promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, and over management of Glory Sports International since October 2012. The first two champions were crowned after the 2008 Lightweight and Middleweight Grand Prix, while the 2009 Welterweight and Featherweight GPs have crowned the champions at those weights. The 2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion at Dream 16. The 2011 World Bantamweight Grand Prix crowned the first ever Dream Bantamweight Champion at Dynamite!!! 2011.
Current champions
Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
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Heavyweight | Vacant | 0 | |
Light Heavyweight | Vacant | 0 | |
Middleweight | Vacant | 0 | |
Welterweight | Marius Zaromskis | July 20, 2009 | 1 |
Lightweight | Shinya Aoki | October 6, 2009 | 2 |
Featherweight | Hiroyuki Takaya | December 31, 2010 | 2 |
Bantamweight | Bibiano Fernandes | December 31, 2011 | 0 |
Title Histories
Heavyweight Championship
- 93.5 kilograms (206 lb) and up
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Alistair Overeem def. Todd Duffee for interim title |
Dynamite!! 2010 Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
December 31, 2010 | 1759 |
Light Heavyweight Championship
- 84.5 to 93.0 kilograms (186.3 to 205.0 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Gegard Mousasi def. Tatsuya Mizuno |
Dream 16 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
September 25, 2010 | 2258 |
1. def. Hiroshi Izumi at Dream 17 on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan |
Middleweight Championship
- 76.0 to 84.0 kilograms (167.6 to 185.2 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Gegard Mousasi def. Ronaldo Souza |
Dream 6 Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
September 23, 2008 | 267 days | |
Title vacated after Mousasi moved up to light heavyweight.[1] | |||||
Welterweight Championship
- 70.0 to 76.0 kilograms (154.3 to 167.6 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Marius Zaromskis def. Jason High |
Dream 10 Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
July 20, 2009 | 2690 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite!! 2010 on Dec 31, 2010 in Saitama, Japan |
Lightweight Championship
- 65.0 to 70.0 kilograms (143.3 to 154.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Joachim Hansen def. Shinya Aoki |
Dream 5 Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
July 21, 2008 | 442 days | |
2 | Shinya Aoki | Dream 11 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
October 6, 2009 | 2612 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Tatsuya Kawajiri at Dream 15 on Jul 10, 2010 in Saitama, Japan |
Featherweight Championship
- 61.0 to 65.0 kilograms (134.5 to 143.3 lb)
- Prior to December 31, 2010 the Dream Featherweight division was 56.0 to 63.0 kilograms (123.5 to 138.9 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Bibiano Fernandes def. Hiroyuki Takaya |
Dream 11 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
October 6, 2009 | 451 days |
1. def. Joachim Hansen at Dream 13 on Mar 22, 2010 in Yokohama, Japan |
2 | Hiroyuki Takaya | Dynamite!! 2010 Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
December 31, 2010 | 2161 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Kazuyuki Miyata at Dream 17 on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan |
Bantamweight Championship
- 57.1 to 61.2 kilograms (126 to 135 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign | Defenses |
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1 | Bibiano Fernandes def. Antonio Banuelos |
Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011 Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
December 31, 2011 | 1796 days (incumbent) |
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Tournament Winners
Division | Event | Date | Winner | Runner-up |
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Lightweight | Dream 5 | Jul 21, 2008 | Joachim Hansen | Shinya Aoki |
Middleweight | Dream 6 | Sep 23, 2008 | Gegard Mousasi | Ronaldo Souza |
Welterweight | Dream 10 | Jul 20, 2009 | Marius Zaromskis | Jason High |
Featherweight | Dream 11 | Oct 6, 2009 | Bibiano Fernandes | Hiroyuki Takaya |
Open-weight | Dynamite!! 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | Ikuhisa Minowa | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou |
Light Heavyweight | Dream 16 | Sep 25, 2010 | Gegard Mousasi | Tatsuya Mizuno |
Bantamweight | Dream: Japan GP Final | Jul 26, 2011 | Hideo Tokoro | Masakazu Imanari |
Bantamweight | Dynamite!! 2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | Bibiano Fernandes | Antonio Banuelos |
By Nationality
The following include championship title holders or tournament winners by nationality.
Country | Titles |
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Netherlands | 5 |
Japan | 4 |
Brazil | 4 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Norway | 2 |