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List of King of the Cage champions - Wikipedia

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 three exclusive weight classes that were not specified within the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (until July 2017): a 165-pound "Light Welterweight" division, a 230-pound "Cruiserweight" division, and a 195-pound "Super Middleweight"' division. These divisions were later introduced (amongst others) into the Unified Rules of MMA, with "Light Welterweight" being called "Super Lightweight".

Men[1]
Division Champion Since Defenses
Super Heavyweight Brazil Ronny Markes Feb 4, 2017 0
Heavyweight United States Tomar Washington May 11, 2019 0
Cruiserweight United States Victor Torres April 13, 2019 0
Light Heavyweight United States Jesse Murray April 13, 2019 0
Super Middleweight United States Eric Herbert February 17, 2018 0
Middleweight United States Joe Taylor October 9, 2021 0
Light Middleweight United States Sidiah Parker Oct 8, 2016 1
Welterweight United States Edson Gomez June 22, 2019 1
Light Welterweight United States Richie Palomino September 7, 2019 0
Lightweight United States Piankhi Zimmerman October 9, 2021 0
Bantamweight Mexico Juan Beltran December 5, 2021 0
Flyweight United States Johnny Muñoz Jr. June 22, 2019 0
Light Flyweight United States Reuben Duran Feb. 24, 2018 0
CANADIAN Middleweight Canada Elmer Waterhen March 4, 2016 0
CANADIAN Welterweight Canada Jarid Bussemakers March 3, 2017 0
CANADIAN Bantamweight Canada Josh Machan April 28, 2012 1
Women[1]
Division Champion Since Defenses
Flyweight United States Shanna Young November 21, 2015 0
Flyweight (Interim) United States Pam Sorenson July 30, 2016 1
Light Flyweight United States Glena Avila May 26, 2018 0
Strawweight United States Cynthia Arceo Feb. 24, 2018 0
Atomweight United States Jayme Hinshaw November 10, 2017 1

Super Heavyweight Championship

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Over 265 pounds (120.2 kg)
Prior to 2002 this weight class was referred to as Heavyweight.
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States Chance Williams
promoted to undisputed champion 		December 11, 2008
KOTC: Prowler 		Highland, CA, USA
10 United States 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 United States Esteves Jones February 3, 2011
KOTC: Empire 		San Bernardino, CA, USA
12 United States Tony Lopez September 17, 2011
KOTC: Apocalypse 		Thackerville, OK, USA

1. def. Rob Jackson on Feb 2, 2012 at KOTC: Reckless Abandon

13 Brazil Ronny Markes Feb 4, 2017
KOTC: Heavy Trauma 		Lincoln City, OR, USA

Heavyweight Championship

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231 pounds (104.8 kg) to 265 pounds (120.2 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 Australia Abhishek Chand
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 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States Tony Johnson March 26, 2010
KOTC: Legacy 		Reno, NV, USA
6 United States Daniel Cormier August 13, 2010
KOTC: Imminent Danger 		Mescalero, NM, USA
Cormier vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.
7 United States Tyler East
def. Nick Gaston 		June 24, 2011
KOTC: Epic Force 		Thackerville, OK, USA
East was stripped of the title.
8 United States 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 United States Nick Rossborough April 11, 2013
KOTC: Devastation 		Highland, CA, USA
10 United States 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 United States 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
5. def. Fabiano Scherner on Feb. 3, 2018 at KOTC: Fight to the Finish

Lopez was stripped of the title when he signed with Rage in the Cage.
12 United States Chad Johnson
def. Edward Sponeybarger 		Nov. 10, 2018
KOTC: In The Mix 		Salamanca, NY, USA
13 United States Tomar Washington May 11, 2019
KOTC: Rumble on the River 2 		North Augusta, SC, USA

Cruiserweight Championship

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206 pounds (93.4 kg) to 230 pounds (104.3 kg)
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 Australia Tony Bonello
def. Mike Bourke 		February 12, 2010
KOTC: Vengeance 		Mascalero, NM, USA
Bonello was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
2 United States 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

Combs was stripped of the title due to inactivity.
3 United States Chad Johnson
def. Victor Jones 		July 28, 2018
KOTC: Hard Knocks 3 		Wyandotte, MI, USA
Johnson vacated the title to pursue the Heavyweight Championship.
4 United States Thomas Fallon
def. Alejandro Santiago 		October 6, 2018
KOTC: Terminal Velocity 		Oroville, CA, USA
Fallon was stripped of the title when he signed with PureCombat.
5 United States Victor Torres
def. Jordan Seufzer 		April 13, 2019
KOTC: Supremacy 2 		Wyandotte, MI, USA

Light Heavyweight Championship

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196 pounds (88.9 kg) to 205 pounds (93.0 kg)
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States 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 United States 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 Australia Tony Bonello
def. Edwin Aguilar 		February 4, 2005
KOTC: Australia 		Australia
Bonello was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
4 United States 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.[2]
5 United States 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 United States Mike Kyle May 14, 2010
KOTC: Honor 		Mascalero, NM, USA
Kyle vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.
7 South Africa 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 United States 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 United States 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
Butcher was stripped of the title when he signed with PFL.
10 United States Jesse Murray
def. Victor Jones 		April 13, 2019
KOTC: Supremacy 2 		Wyandotte, MI, USA

Super Middleweight Championship

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186 pounds (84.4 kg) to 195 pounds (88.5 kg)
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States Erik Herbert
def. Mike DiOrio 		February 17, 2018
KOTC Prevail 		Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Middleweight Championship

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176 pounds (79.8 kg) to 185 pounds (83.9 kg)
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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.[3]
4 United States 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 United States 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 United States Brandon Hunt
def. Brad Burrick 		November 26, 2008
KOTC: Anticipation 		Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
7 United States Brad Burrick
 June 19, 2009
KOTC: Encore 		Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
8 United States 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 United States Sean Strickland April 26, 2012
KOTC: Hardcore 		Highland, CA, USA
- United States Josh Bryant
def. Shonie Carter for interim title 		September 21, 2012
KOTC: Heavy Duty 		Tulsa, OK, USA
- United States 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.[4]
10 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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
Parker vacated the title when he signed with Legacy Fighting Alliance.
13 United States Joe Taylor
def. George Clynes 		October 9, 2021
KOTC: Legendary 		Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Welterweight Championship

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166 pounds (75.3 kg) to 175 pounds (79.4 kg)
In 2008 KOTC revised this weight limit from 170 lb (77.1 kg) to its current limits.
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States 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 United States Joe Stevenson
 November 29, 2000
KOTC 6: Road Warriors 		Mt. Pleasant, 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 United States 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 United States Ronald Jhun
def. Shonie Carter 		May 16, 2003
KOTC 23: Sin City 		Las Vegas, NV, USA
5 Canada John Alessio September 5, 2003
KOTC 29: Renegades 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
Alessio was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
6 United States 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 United States 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 United States Thomas Denny
 December 2, 2005
KOTC: Final Conflict 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
9 United States Matt Stansell
 March 25, 2006
KOTC: The Return II 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
Stansell vacated the title after retiring from competition.
10 United States 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 United States Anthony Lapsley August 14, 2008
KOTC: Biohazard 		Highland, CA, USA
12 United States 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 United States 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.[5]
14 United States David Gomez
def. Brendan Tierney 		June 30, 2011
KOTC: Next Generation 		Highland, CA, USA
15 United States Bill Albrecht September 17, 2011
KOTC: Apocalypse 		Thackerville, OK, USA
16 United States Dom O’Grady January 21, 2012
KOTC: Total Destruction 		Thackerville, OK, USA
O'Grady was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
17 United States 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 United States Sam Liera December 20, 2012
KOTC: Vigilante 		Highland, CA, USA
19 United States Joshua Aveles February 7, 2013
KOTC: Restitution 		Highland, CA, USA
20 United States David Gomez (3) April 11, 2013
KOTC: Devastation 		Highland, CA, USA
21 United States Joshua Aveles (2) August 29, 2013
KOTC: Split Decision 		Highland, CA, USA
22 United States Kito Andrews November 30, 2013
KOTC: Enemy Territory 		Oroville, CA, USA
23 United States Joshua Aveles (3) February 22, 2014
KOTC: Radar Lock 		Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Aveles vacated the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights.
24 United States 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

Egli vacated the title after signing with Absolute Championship Berkut.
- United States Dez Hill
def. Anthony Rozema for interim title 		April 8, 2017
KOTC: Starbound 		Rio Rancho, NM, USA
Hill vacated the title after signing with Cage Wars.
25 United States Edson Gomez
def. Travis Williams 		June 22, 2019
KOTC: Golden Era 		Ontario, CA, USA

1. def. Danny Garcia on Dec. 8, 2019 at KOTC: Hard Drive

Light Welterweight Championship

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156 pounds (70.8 kg) to 165 pounds (74.8 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Joe Camacho
def. Thomas Denny 		January 24, 2008
KOTC: Premiere 		Highland, CA, USA
2 United States 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 United States 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 United States Bobby Green February 25, 2010
KOTC: Arrival 		Highland, CA, USA

1. def. Daron Cruickshank on Aug 13, 2010 at KOTC: Imminent Danger

5 United States 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]
6 United States Tony Hervey
def. Buddy Clinton 		June 30, 2012
KOTC: Ariel Assault 		Thackerville, OK, USA
Hervey stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
7 United States Derek Campos
def. Joe Condon 		October 6, 2012
KOTC: Stranglehold 		Thackerville, OK, USA
Campos was stripped of the title.
8 United States Lowen Tynanes
def. Kris Armbrister 		April 11, 2013
KOTC: Devastation 		Highland, CA, USA
Title is vacated.
9 United States 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 United States 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 United States Thor Skancke March 5, 2016
KOTC: Night of Champions 		Ontario, CA, USA
12 United States Darren Smith Jr. June 4, 2016
KOTC: Firefight 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
13 United States Ryan Fillingame September 18, 2016
KOTC: Martial Law 		Ontario, CA, USA
14 United States Billy Quarantillo February 25, 2017
KOTC: Raw Deal 		Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Quarantillo vacated the title when left to compete for V3 Fights.
15 United States Juan Archuleta
def. Adel El-Tamini 		September 2, 2017
KOTC: Never Quit 		Ontario, CA, USA
Archuleta vacated the title in March 2018 when left to compete for Bellator MMA.
16 United States Sherwin Price
def. Jake Adams 		July 21, 2018
KOTC: Perennial 		Ignacio, CO, USA
17 United States Nick Angeloni December 2, 2018
KOTC: Starbound 2 		Rio Rancho, NM, USA
18 United States Richie Palomino September 7, 2019
KOTC: Reaction Time 		Parker, AZ, USA

Lightweight Championship

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146 pounds (66.2 kg) to 155 pounds (70.3 kg)
This weightclass was originally referred to as Middleweight and had an upper weight limit of 160 pounds (72.6 kg)
No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States 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 Cuba 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 United States Alberto Crane February 21, 2003
KOTC 21: Invasion 		Albuquerque, NM, USA
Crane was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion.
4 United States Thomas Schulte
def. John Mahlow 		June 14, 2003
KOTC 24: Mayhem 		Albuquerque, NM, USA
5 United States 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 Japan Takumi Nakayama
def. Charlie Kohler 		November 14, 2004
KOTC: Revenge 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
7 United States 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 United States 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 Canada Rory MacDonald November 28, 2008
KOTC: Grinder
MacDonald vacated the title to compete as a welterweight.
10 United States Tony Hervey
def. Victor Valenzuela 		August 13, 2009
KOTC: Super Stars 		Highland, CA, USA
11 United States David Shepherd December 12, 2009
KOTC: Title Defense 		Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA
12 United States Dom O’Grady April 16, 2010
KOTC: Bad Boys 2 		Detroit, MI, USA
13 United States Bobby Green April 21, 2011
KOTC: Moral Victory 		San Bernardino, CA, USA
Green vacated the title to fight for Strikeforce.
14 United States 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.[6]
15 United States JC Cottrell
def. Roy Babcock 		September 15, 2012
KOTC: Surgical Strike 		Norman, OK, USA
16 United States Victor Meza May 25, 2013
KOTC: World Championships 		Scottsdale, AZ, USA

1. def. Benny Madrid on Sep 28, 2013 at KOTC: Boiling Point

17 United States 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 United States 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
Archuleta vacated the title when he decided to concentrate on other weight classes.
19 United States Blaze Gill
def. Jake Adams 		January 13, 2018
KOTC: Mercenaries 2 		Sloan, IO, USA
Gill vacated the title or was stripped for unknown reasons.
20 United States Piankhi Zimmerman
def. Keith Forant 		October 9, 2021
KOTC: Legendary 		Niagara Falls, NY, USA

Bantamweight Championship

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136 pounds (61.7 kg) to 145 pounds (65.8 kg)
Prior to 2004 this weight class was referred to as Flyweight.
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States 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 United States 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 United States Frankie Bollinger
def. Richard Goodman 		September 24, 2004
KOTC: Relentless 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
Bollinger vacated the title for unknown reasons.
4 United States 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 United States Matt Jaggers
def. Joe Voison 		February 22, 2008
KOTC: Stand Off 		Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
6 United States Lazar Stojadinovic June 13, 2008
KOTC: Settlement 		Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
- United States 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 United States Angelo Sanchez
promoted to undisputed champion 		- -
- United States 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 United States 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 United States Jeremy Spoon August 20, 2011
KOTC: Overdrive 		Norman, OK, USA
Spoon was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator.
10 United States 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 United States 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 MMA.
12 United States 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 United States Juan Archuleta July 23, 2016
KOTC: Destructive Intent 		Washington, PA, USA 1. def. Mark Dickman on Dec. 3, 2017 at KOTC: Conquistadores
Archuleta was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator MMA.
14 United States Tony Gravely
def. Drako Rodriguez 		September 15, 2018
KOTC: Territorial Conflict 		Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Gravely was stripped of the title after signing with CES MMA.
15 Mexico Juan Beltran
def. DeMarcus Brown 		March 10, 2019
KOTC: Sin Rival 		Ontario, CA, USA
16 United States Aaron Williams December 8, 2019
KOTC: Hard Drive 		Ontario, CA, USA
17 Mexico Juan Beltran December 5, 2021
KOTC: Kick Start 		Ontario, CA, USA 1. def. Aaron Williams on Dec. 5, 2021 at KOTC: Conquistadores

Flyweight Championship

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126 pounds (57.2 kg) to 135 pounds (61.2 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Shawn Ramage
def. Kevin Alliva 		August 10, 2003
KOTC: Aftermath 		San Jacinto, CA, USA
Ramage vacated the title after retiring from competition.
2 United States Del Hawkins
def. Victor Hernandez 		July 9, 2005
KOTC: Caliente 		Globe, AZ, USA
Hawkins vacated the title for unknown reasons.
3 United States 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 United States Ryan Diaz
def. Ed Newalu 		March 10, 2007
KOTC: Caged Chaos 		Laughlin, NV, USA
5 United States 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 United States 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 United States 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 United States Frank Baca
def. Marvin Garcia 		February 2, 2012
KOTC: Reckless Abandon 		Highland, CA, USA
9 United States Russell Doane July 14, 2012
KOTC: ALI'Is 		Honolulu, HI, USA
Doane stripped of the title after signing with Pacific Xtreme Combat.
10 United States Marvin Garcia
def. Justin Robbins 		December 20, 2012
KOTC: Vigilante 		Highland, CA, USA
11 United States 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

- United States 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 United States Randy Steinke
promoted to undisputed champion 		August 2014
- 		-
- United States 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 United States Derrick Mandell July 8, 2016
KOTC: Ultimate Collision 		Carlton, MN, USA
14 United States Juan Archuleta Dec. 18, 2016
KOTC: Warranted Aggression 		Ontario, CA, USA
Archuleta vacated the title to pursue heavier weight classes.
15 United States Patrick Mix
def. Andre Ewell 		Nov. 18, 2017
KOTC: Ultimate Mix 		Salamanca, NY, USA

1. def. Tony Gravely on May 12, 2018 at KOTC: No Retreat
2. def. Keith Richardson on Nov. 10, 2018 at KOTC: In The Mix

Mix was stripped of the title after signing with Bellator MMA.
16 United States Johnny Muñoz Jr.
def. Rentsen Otgontulga 		June 22, 2019
KOTC: Golden Era 		Ontario, CA, USA

Light Flyweight Championship

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116 pounds (52.6 kg) to 125 pounds (56.7 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Japan Mamoru Yamaguchi
def. Frank Baca 		January 30, 2010
KOTC: Toryumon 		Okinawa, Japan
Title is vacated.
2 United States Josh Paiva
def. Zach Lari 		August 17, 2013
KOTC: Unprecedented 		Oroville, CA, USA
3 United States Anthony Figueroa November 30, 2013
KOTC: Enemy Territory 		Oroville, CA, USA
Figueroa stripped of the title after signing with Tachi Palace Fights.
4 United States 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 United States 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
6 United States Reuben Duran February 24, 2018
KOTC: Energetic Pursuit 		Ontario, California, USA

Women's Bantamweight Championship

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126 pounds (57.2 kg) to 135 pounds (61.2 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States 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.
- United States 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

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116 pounds (52.6 kg) to 125 pounds (56.7 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Sarah Alpar
def. Monica Lovato 		May 12, 2012
KOTC: Nightmare 		Santa Fe, NM, USA
2 United States 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 United States Nicco Montaño
def. Jamie Milanowski 		October 8, 2016
KOTC: Social Disorder 		Sloan, IA, USA
Montano vacated the title when she signed with the UFC.
4 United States Glena Avila
def. Angela Danzig 		May 26, 2018
KOTC: Grand Finale 		Lincoln City, OR, USA

Women's Strawweight Championship

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106 pounds (48.1 kg) to 115 pounds (52.2 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Danielle Taylor
def. Glena Avila 		Feb 12, 2015
KOTC: Short Fuse 		Worley, ID, USA
2 United States 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 United States 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 United States Stephanie Frausto
def. Angela Danzig 		June 24, 2017
KOTC: Flashback 		Oroville, CA, USA
Frausto was stripped of title due to inactivity.
5 United States Cynthia Arceo
def. Chelsea Faulder 		Feb. 24, 2018
KOTC: Energetic Pursuit 		Ontario, CA, USA -. vs. Loveth Young (ended in a Draw) on June 10, 2018 at KOTC: Highlight Reel
5 United States Loveth Young Oct. 27, 2018
KOTC: 20th Anniversary 		Ontario, CA, USA

Women's Atomweight Championship

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Until 105 pounds (47.6 kg)
No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States 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 Canada Melissa Karagianis Aug 12, 2017
KOTC: Counterstrike 		Niagara Falls, NY, USA
3 United States Jayme Hinshaw Nov 10, 2017
KOTC: Unstoppable 2 		Carlton, MN, USA 1. def. Bi Nguyen on July 21, 2018 at KOTC: Perennial

Light Heavyweight Superfight

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No. Name: Date: Location: Defenses:
1 United States 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 United States Jesse Murray
def. Eddie Larrea 		August 5, 2017
KOTC: Second Coming 		Wyandotte, MI, USA
Retired Superfight Championship to pursue World Championship.

CANADIAN Middleweight Championship

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

CANADIAN Welterweight Championship

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

CANADIAN Bantamweight Championship

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No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 Canada 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

Openweight Championship

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

Openweight Superfight

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

Light Heavyweight Superfight

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No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States Quinton Jackson
def. Bryson Haubrick 		April 7, 2001
KOTC 8: Bombs Away 		Williams, CA, USA

Heavyweight Superfight

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

Middleweight Superfight

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No. Name Date Location Defenses
1 United States 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 United States 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 United States Gil Castillo April 29, 2001
KOTC 8: Bombs Away 		Williams, CA, USA
4 Australia Tony Bonello
def. Mansour Heidari 		November 2, 2003
KOTC 30: The Pinnacle 		Pala, CA, USA

Most consecutive title defenses

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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 United States Joey Villasenor Middleweight Sep 24, 2004 - Oct, 2006
6 South Africa Trevor Prangley Light Heavyweight Dec 20,2012 - present
5 United States Urijah Faber Bantamweight Nov 14, 2004 - Dec, 2006
United States Aaron Wetherspoon[a] Welterweight Aug 4, 2006 - Aug 14, 2008
4 United States Mac Danzig Lightweight Oct 29, 2005 - Jan 19, 2007
United States Abel Cullum Flyweight May 17, 2008 - Sep 17, 2010
United States Tony Lopez Light Heavyweight Oct 16, 2008 - May 14, 2010
United States Sean Strickland Middleweight Apr 26, 2012 - Mar 3, 2014
United States Henry Corrales Bantamweight Oct 21, 2013 - Mar 15, 2015
United States Joshua Aveles Junior Welterweight Oct 21, 2013 - present
3 United States Joe Stevenson Welterweight Nov 29 2000 - Oct 19, 2002
United States James Lee Light Heavyweight Feb 10, 2006 - Nov 21, 2007
United StatesClay French Lightweight Jan 19, 2007 - Nov 28, 2008
United States Tony Lopez (2) Heavyweight Jul 19, 2008 - Mar 26, 2010
United States Quinn Mulhern Welterweight Mar 26, 2010 - May 6, 2011
United States Brandon Hunt Middleweight Apr 16, 2010 - Apr 26, 2012
United States Tim Means Junior Welterweight Oct 7, 2010 - Feb, 2012
United States Tony Lopez (3) Heavyweight Dec 15, 2011 - Apr 11, 2013
United States Donald Sanchez Bantamweight Mar 17, 2012 - Jan 19, 2013
  1. ^ Wetherspoon successfully defended the Welterweight title four times and retained the title once following a No contest against Anthony Lapsley at KOTC: Opposing Force.

Most wins in title bouts

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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
22 United States Tony Lopez Super Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
 2 - 1 - 0
14 - 2 - 0
6 - 3 - 0
10 United States Donald Sanchez Junior Welterweight
Bantamweight 		0 - 1 - 0
10 - 2 - 0
8 United States Joey Villasenor Middleweight 8 - 0 - 0
7 United States Joshua Aveles Welterweight
Junior Welterweight 		3 - 2 - 0
4 - 0 - 0
South Africa Trevor Prangley Light Heavyweight 7 - 0 - 0
6 United States Aaron Wetherspoon Welterweight
Junior Welterweight
 6 - 1 - 0
0 - 1 - 0
United States Urijah Faber Bantamweight 6 - 0 - 0
5 United States David Gomez Welterweight 5 - 3 - 0
United States Abel Cullum Flyweight 5 - 2 - 0
United States Brandon Hunt Middleweight 5 - 2 - 0
United States Mac Danzig Lightweight 5 - 1 - 0
United States Joe Stevenson Welterweight
Lightweight
 4 - 1 - 0
1 - 0 - 0
United States Tim Means Junior Welterweight
Lightweight 		4 - 0 - 0
1 - 0 - 0
United States Sean Strickland Middleweight 5 - 0 - 0
4 United States Quinn Mulhern Welterweight 4 - 1 - 0
United States Clay French Lightweight 4 - 1 - 0
United States James Lee Light Heavyweight 4 - 0 - 0
United States Henry Corrales Bantamweight 4 - 0 - 0
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