List of Dream champions


This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class. Dream was 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.

Last champions

Title Histories

Heavyweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Alistair Overeem
def. Todd Duffee for interim title
Dynamite!! 2010
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
521 days

Light Heavyweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Gegard Mousasi
def. Tatsuya Mizuno
Dream 16
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
618 days
1. def. Hiroshi Izumi at on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

Middleweight Championship

Welterweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Marius Zaromskis
def. Jason High
Dream 10
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
1050 days
1. def. Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite!! 2010 on Dec 31, 2010 in Saitama, Japan

Lightweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Joachim Hansen
def. Shinya Aoki
Dream 5
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
442 days
2 Shinya AokiDream 11
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
972 days
1. def. Tatsuya Kawajiri at Dream 15 on Jul 10, 2010 in Saitama, Japan

2. def. Satoru Kitaoka at on Dec 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

Featherweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Bibiano Fernandes
def. Hiroyuki Takaya
Dream 11
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
451 days
1. def. Joachim Hansen at Dream 13 on Mar 22, 2010 in Yokohama, Japan
2 Hiroyuki TakayaDynamite!! 2010
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
521 days

1. def. Kazuyuki Miyata at Dream 17 on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

2. def. Takeshi Inoue at on Dec 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

Bantamweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Bibiano Fernandes
def. Antonio Banuelos

Saitama, Saitama, Japan
156 days

Tournament Winners

DivisionEventDateWinnerRunner-up
LightweightDream 5Jul 21, 2008 Joachim Hansen Shinya Aoki
MiddleweightDream 6Sep 23, 2008 Gegard Mousasi Ronaldo Souza
WelterweightDream 10Jul 20, 2009 Marius Zaromskis Jason High
FeatherweightDream 11Oct 6, 2009 Bibiano Fernandes Hiroyuki Takaya
Open-weightDynamite!! 2009Dec 31, 2009 Ikuhisa Minowa Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Light HeavyweightDream 16Sep 25, 2010 Gegard Mousasi Tatsuya Mizuno
BantamweightJul 26, 2011 Hideo Tokoro Masakazu Imanari
BantamweightDynamite!! 2011Dec 31, 2011 Bibiano Fernandes Antonio Banuelos

By Nationality

The following include championship title holders or tournament winners by nationality.
CountryTitles
NED5
JPN4
BRA4
LTU2
NOR2