This is the list of all K-1 champions. Included are the K-1 World Grand Prix and K-1 World MAX champions as well as all the preliminary tournament winners from the events promoted by K-1 and FEG (1993-2011), K-1 Global (2012–2023) and later by K-1 (2014–present) following the former's dissolution. The list does not contain K-1's mixed martial arts branch Hero's and DREAM champions.[1]

K-1 Championship

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K-1 Super Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: Unlimited
Name Date Defenses
  Semmy Schilt
(def. Ray Sefo)
March 4, 2007
Schilt retired from professional competition on June 26, 2013[2]

K-1 Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 100 kg (220.5 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Badr Hari
(def. Yusuke Fujimoto)
April 28, 2007
Hari was stripped of his title on December 17, 2008, for unsportsmanlike behavior[3]
  Kyotaro Fujimoto
(def. Gökhan Saki)
March 28, 2009
Fujimoto vacated the title on October 1, 2011, in order to pursue a career in professional boxing[4]
  Antonio Plazibat
(def. Ibrahim El Bouni)
November 23, 2017
  Roel Mannaart
(def. Antonio Plazibat)
March 21, 2018
  • def. Chris Bradford on November 24, 2019

K-1 Cruiserweight Championship

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Weight limit: 90 kg (198.4 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Sina Karimian
(def. Boubaker El Bakouri)
September 24, 2018
  K-JEE
(def. Sina Karimian)
November 3, 2020
  Sina Karimian
(def. K-JEE)
March 28, 2021
  Liu Ce
(def. Sina Karimian)
March 20, 2024

K-1 Middleweight Championship

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Weight limit: 75 kg (165.3 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Hasan Toy
(def. Shintaro Matsukura)
June 3, 2023
  Shintaro Matsukura
(def. Hasan Toy)
December 9, 2023

K-1 Super Welterweight Championship

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Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Marat Grigorian
(def. Jordann Pikeur)
July 4, 2015
Grigorian was stripped of the title on December 6, 2016, after refusing to defend[5]
  Chingiz Allazov
(def. Yasuhiro Kido)
June 18, 2017
Allazov vacated the title on February 5, 2019, after signing with Bellator Kickboxing[6]
  Minoru Kimura
(def. Hiromi Wajima)
March 22, 2020
  Hiromi Wajima
(def. Minoru Kimura)
December 4, 2021
  Ouyang Feng
(def. Hiromi Wajima)
December 9, 2023

K-1 Welterweight Championship

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Weight limit: 67.5 kg (148.8 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Yuta Kubo
(def. Mohan Dragon)
September 18, 2017
Kubo retired from the sport on August 20, 2020.[7]
  Masaaki Noiri
(def. Rukiya Anpo)
September 20, 2021
Noiri vacated the title on March 27, 2024, after departing from the promotion.[8]

K-1 Super Lightweight Championship

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Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Kaew Fairtex
(def. Yasuomi Soda)
November 3, 2014
  Masaaki Noiri
(def. Kaew Fairtex)
June 18, 2017
Noiri vacated the title on August 19, 2018, after moving up in weight[9]
  Kaew Fairtex
(def. Daizo Sasaki)
November 3, 2018
  Rukiya Anpo
(def. Kaew Fairtex)
November 3, 2018
  Hideaki Yamazaki
(def. Rukiya Anpo)
September 22, 2020
  Tetsuya Yamato
(def. Hideaki Yamazaki)
April 3, 2022
Yamato vacated the title on March 8, 2024.[10]
  Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck
(def. Shu Inagaki)
September 29, 2024

K-1 Lightweight Championship

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Weight limit: 62.5 kg (137.8 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Wei Rui
(def. Ren Hiramoto)
February 25, 2017
  Koya Urabe
(def. Wei Rui)
March 21, 2018
  Kenta Hayashi
(def. Koya Urabe)
March 10, 2019
  Kongnapa Weerasakreck
(def. Kenta Hayashi)
December 13, 2020
  Taio Asahisa
(def. Kongnapa Weerasakreck)
July 17, 2021
  Yuki Yoza
(def. Taio Asahisa)
March 12, 2023

K-1 Super Featherweight Championship

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Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Koya Urabe
(def. Hirotaka Urabe)
January 18, 2015
  Hirotaka Urabe
(def. Koya Urabe)
November 21, 2015
  Taiga Kawabe
(def. Hirotaka Urabe)
February 25, 2017
Taiga was stripped of the title on February 3, 2018, due to contract disputes[11]
  Takeru Segawa
(def. Kosuke Komiyama)
February 25, 2017
Takeru vacated the title on June 27, 2022, due to injuries and mental health issues[12]
  Leona Pettas
(def. Hirotaka Asahisa)
September 11, 2022

K-1 Featherweight Championship

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Weight limit: 57.5 kg (126.8 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Takeru Segawa
(def. Kaito Ozawa)
November 3, 2016
Takeru vacated the title after moving up in weight[13]
  Yuta Murakoshi
(def. Haruma Saikyo)
June 17, 2018
Murakoshi vacated the title on August 26, 2019, after moving up in weight[14]
  Yuki Egawa
(def. Jawsuayai Sor.Dechaphan)
September 24, 2019
  Tatsuya Tsubakihara
(def. Yuki Egawa)
March 21, 2021
  Taito Gunji
(def. Tatsuya Tsubakihara)
December 4, 2021
  Takumi Terada
(def. Taito Gunji)
September 29, 2024

K-1 Super Bantamweight Championship

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Weight limit: 55 kg (121.3 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Takeru Segawa
(def. Taiga Kawabe)
April 19, 2015
  • def. Charles Bongiovanni on November 21, 2015
Takeru vacated the title on August 28, 2016[15]
  Yoshiki Takei
(def. Kenji Kubo)
April 22, 2017
Takei vacated the title on December 13, 2020, after transitioning to the sport of boxing[16]
  Akihiro Kaneko
(def. Masashi Kumura)
February 27, 2022

K-1 Bantamweight Championship

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Weight limit: 53 kg (116.8 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  Toma Kuroda
(def. Issei Ishii)
December 3, 2022

K-1 Women's Flyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 52 kg (114.6 lb)
Name Date Defenses
  KANA
(def. Josefine Lindgren Knutsson)
September 28, 2019
  • def. Souris Manfredi on June 25, 2022
  • def. Funda Alkayış on March 12, 2023
  • def. McKenna Wade on July 17, 2023
  Antonia Prifti
(def. Kana Morimoto)
December 9, 2023
  SAHO
(def. Antonia Prifti)
March 20, 2024

K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX Champions

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Openweight

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K-1 and FEG (1993-2010), K-1 (2024–present)

K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2024-12-14   K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final Tokyo, Japan  
2010-12-11 Alistair Overeem   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan Peter Aerts   Netherlands
2009-12-05 Semmy Schilt   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan Badr Hari  Morocco
2008-12-06 Remy Bonjasky   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 Final Yokohama, Japan Badr Hari[17]   Morocco[17]
2007-12-08 Semmy Schilt   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Yokohama, Japan Peter Aerts   Netherlands
2006-12-02 Semmy Schilt   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Tokyo Final Tokyo, Japan Peter Aerts   Netherlands
2005-11-19 Semmy Schilt   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final Tokyo, Japan Glaube Feitosa   Brazil
2004-12-04 Remy Bonjasky   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Tokyo, Japan Musashi   Japan
2003-12-06 Remy Bonjasky   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Tokyo, Japan Musashi   Japan
2002-12-07 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Final Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner   France
2001-12-08 Mark Hunt   New Zealand K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final Tokyo, Japan Francisco Filho   Brazil
2000-12-10 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final Tokyo, Japan Ray Sefo   New Zealand
1999-12-05 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-1 Grand Prix '99 Final Round Tokyo, Japan Mirko Filipović   Croatia
1998-12-13 Peter Aerts   Netherlands K-1 Grand Prix '98 Final Round Tokyo, Japan Andy Hug   Switzerland
1997-11-09 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final Tokyo, Japan Andy Hug   Switzerland
1996-05-06 Andy Hug   Switzerland K-1 Grand Prix '96 Yokohama, Japan Mike Bernardo   South Africa
1995-05-04 Peter Aerts   Netherlands K-1 Grand Prix '95 Tokyo, Japan Jérôme Le Banner   France
1994-04-30 Peter Aerts   Netherlands K-1 Grand Prix '94 Tokyo, Japan Masaaki Satake   Japan
1993-04-30 Branko Cikatić  Croatia K-1 Grand Prix '93 Tokyo, Japan Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands

K-1 WORLD GRAND PRIX : Finalists

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K-1 and FEG (1993-2010), K-1 (2024–present)

K-1 WORLD GP FINAL
Fighter Best Result Previous appearances in GP FINAL Record

(W-L-D-NC)

  Branko Cikatić Champions 1993 1993, 1994 87-11-1-1
  Masaaki Satake Runner-up 1994 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 43-12-4-0
  Peter Aerts Champions 1994, 1995, 1998 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 108-35-2-0
  Maurice Smith 3rd place 1993 1993 53-13-5-0
  Changpuek Kiatsongrit Quarter Finals 1993 1993 277-99-5-0
  Todd Hays Quarter Finals 1993 1993 11-1
  Ernesto Hoost Champions 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 99-21-1-0
  Toshiyuki Atokawa Quarter Finals 1993, 1995 1993, 1995 5-10
  Patrick Smith 3rd place 1994 1994 66-8
  Rob van Esdonk Quarter Finals 1994 1994 8-10
  Michael Thompson Quarter Finals 1994 1994 7-6
  Andre Mannaart Quarter Finals 1994 1994 58-19-5-0
  Andy Hug Champions 1996 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 37-9-1-0
  Mike Bernardo Runner-up 1996 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 54-18-3-2
  Jérôme Le Banner Runner-up 1995, 2002 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 87-23-2-1
  Stan Longinidis Quarter Finals 1995 1995 88-9-5-1
  John Kleijn Quarter Finals 1995 1995 1-2
  Sam Greco 3rd place 1998, 1999 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 19-9-2-2
  Mirko Filipović Runner-up 1999 1996, 1999, 2000 26-8
  Musashi Runner-up 2003, 2004 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 49-30-5-1
  Duane Van Der Merwe Quarter Finals 1996 1996 5-4
  Francisco Filho Runner-up 2001 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 16-7-2-0
  Ray Sefo Runner-up 2000 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 56-22-1-0
  Cyril Abidi 3rd place 2000, 2003 2000, 2003 25-16
  Stefan Leko 3rd place 2001 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 69-39-1-1
  Mark Hunt Champions 2001 2001, 2002 30-13
  Nicholas Pettas Quarter Finals 2001 2001 9-9
  Alexey Ignashov 3rd place 2001 2001, 2003 86-22
  Bob Sapp Quarter Finals 2002 2002 12-19
  Francois Botha 3rd place 2004 2003, 2004 4-12
  Peter Graham Quarter Finals 2003 2003 59-14-1-0
  Remy Bonjasky Champions 2003, 2004, 2008 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 78-20
  Kaoklai Kaennorsing 3rd place 2004 2004 88-40-5-1
  Mighty Mo Quarter Finals 2004, 2010 2004, 2010 20-22
  Semmy Schilt Champions 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 43-6-1-0
  Glaube Feitosa Runner-up 2005 2005, 2006, 2007 17-17-10
  Ruslan Karaev Quarter Finals 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 15-9
  Choi Hong-man Quarter Finals 2005, 2007 2005, 2007 13-9
  Chalid Arrab Quarter Finals 2006 2006 34-8
  Junichi Sawayashiki Quarter Finals 2007 2007 15-8
  Badr Hari Runner-up 2008, 2009 2007, 2008, 2009 106-17-0-3
  Ewerton Teixeira Quarter Finals 2008, 2009 2008, 2009 11-4
  Gökhan Saki 3rd place 2008, 2010 2008, 2010 82-16-0-1
  Errol Zimmerman 3rd place 2008 2008, 2009 86-28-0-1
  Alistair Overeem Champions 2010 2009, 2010 10-4-0-1
  Daniel Ghiță Quarter Finals 2010 2010 52-11
  Kyotaro Quarter Finals 2010 2010 21-7
  Tyrone Spong Quarter Finals 2010 2010 107-7-1-1

K-1 GP Preliminary Tournament Champions

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K-1 WORLD GP Preliminary Tournament Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2024
2024-08-24 Ariel Machado   Brazil K-1 World GP 2024 in Brasília Brasília, Brazil Jhonny Klever   Brazil
2024-07-27 Rhys Brudenell   United Kingdom K-1 World GP 2024 in Sicily Rosolini, Italy Florin Ivănoaie   Romania
2024-06-29 Miloš Cvjetićanin   Serbia K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Nidal Bchiri   Morocco
2023
2023-09-10 Liu Ce   China K-1 World GP 2023: ReBOOT~K-1 ReBIRTH~ Yokohama, Japan Claudio Istrate   Italy
2022
2022-04-03 Mahmoud Sattari   Iran K-1: K'Festa 5 Tokyo, Japan Seiya Tanigawa   Japan
2010
2010-07-10 Ben Edwards   Australia K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Canberra Canberra, Australia Paul Slowinski   Australia
2010-05-21 Freddy Kemayo   France K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania Sebastian Ciobanu   Romania
2010-04-24 Konstantin Gluhov   Latvia K-1 World Grand Prix Selection 2010 Istanbul, Turkey Vitaly Shemetov   Russia
2010-04-10 Mindaugas Sakalauskas   Lithuania K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Vilnius Vilnius, Lithuania Andrei Bokan   Estonia
2010-03-28 Daniil Sapljoshin   Estonia K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland Tomasz Sarara   Poland
2010-03-27 Agron Preteni   Croatia K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia Split, Croatia James Phillips   Germany
2010-01-29 Nicolas Wamba   France K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2010 in Marseilles Marseilles, France Fabrice Aurieng   Réunion
2009
2009-12-12 Roman Kleibl   Czech Republic K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament Prague, Czech Republic Mladen Brestovac   Croatia
2009-11-21 Andrei Bokan   Estonia K-1 Europe Grand Prix 2009 in Tallinn Tallinn, Estonia Tarmo Rakaselg   Estonia
2009-09-21 Mihaita Golescu   Romania K-1 ColliZion 2009 Romania qualification round Ploiești, Romania Andrei Dumitru   Romania
2009-08-11 Daniel Ghita   Romania K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Tokyo Final 16 Qualifying GP Tokyo, Japan Sergei Lascenko   Ukraine
2009-08-02 Singh Jaideep   India K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Taiei Kin   Japan
2009-06-06 Damián García   Spain K-1 Spain Battles 2009 Barcelona, Spain Frank Muñoz   Spain
2009-05-23 Zabit Samedov   Belarus K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Łódź Łódź, Poland Sergei Lascenko   Ukraine
2009-05-16 Mladen Brestovac   Croatia K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Lubomir Suda   Czech Republic
2009-03-21 James Phillips   Germany K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia Patrick Berger   Austria
2009-02-28 Mladen Brestovac   Croatia K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary Sebastian Ciobanu   Romania
2008
2008-12-20 Ashwin Balrak   Suriname K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Shamil Abasov   Russia
2008-11-22 Konstantin Gluhov   Latvia K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Riga Riga, Latvia Mindaugas Sakalauskas   Lithuania
2008-08-19 Dénes Rácz   Hungary K-1 Rules Tournament 2008 in Hungary Debrecen, Hungary Dániel Török   Hungary
2008-08-09 Gökhan Saki   Turkey K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Randy Kim   South Korea
2008-07-13 Ruslan Karaev   Russia K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei Taipei City, Taiwan Aleksandr Pitchkounov   Russia
2008-06-29 Ewerton Teixeira   Brazil K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Keijiro Maeda   Japan
2008-05-17 Mladen Brestovac   Croatia K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 Vienna, Austria Roman Kleibl   Czech Republic
2008-04-26 Errol Zimmerman   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Zabit Samedov   Belarus
2008-04-12 Reamon Welboren   Netherlands K-1 Warriors 2008 Lübeck, Germany Christian Lüdeke   Germany
2008-02-01 Daniel Lenti   France K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2008 in Marseilles Marseilles, France Alban Gallonier   France
2007
2007-12-15 Dževad Poturak   Bosnia K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic Roman Kleibl   Czech Republic
2007-11-10 Florian Ogunade   Germany K-1 Championships 2007 German Finals Lübeck, Germany Yusuf Belmikdan   Germany
2007-11-02 Vitor Miranda   Brazil K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey Karl Glyschinsky   Germany
2007-10-13 Sergei Gur   Belarus K-1 Fighting Network Latvia 2007 Riga, Latvia Mindaugas Sakalauskas   Lithuania
2007-08-19 Dániel Török   Hungary K-1 Fighting Network Hungary 2007 Debrecen, Hungary Souleimane Konate   France
2007-08-11 Doug Viney   New Zealand K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Zabit Samedov   Belarus
2007-08-05 Yusuke Fujimoto   Japan K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Hong Kong Wang Qiang   China
2007-06-23 Paul Slowinski   Australia K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Björn Bregy   Switzerland
2007-06-09 Łukasz Jarosz   Poland K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007 in Poland Nowy Targ, Poland Marcin Rozalski   Poland
2007-05-19 Nathan Corbett   Australia K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Ashwin Balrak   Suriname
2007-05-04 Brecht Wallis   Belgium K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 Bucharest, Romania Paula Mataele   Tonga
2007-04-28 Mighty Mo   United States K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Aleksandr Pitchkounov   Russia
2007-04-14 Tomáš Hron   Czech Republic K-1 Italy Oktagon 2007 Milan, Italy Sergei Gur   Belarus
2007-03-17 Jan Müller   Czech Republic K-1 Rules European Warriors 2007 Lübeck, Germany Alexander Novovic   Croatia
2007-03-10 James Phillips   Germany K-1 Fighting Network Croatia 2007 Split, Croatia Ante Varnica   Croatia
2007-02-24 Maxsim Neledva   Ukraine K-1 European League 2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Dzevad Poturak   Bosnia-Herzegovina
2007-01-26 Zabit Samedov   Belarus K-1 Rules Kick Tournament 2007 in Marseilles Marseilles, France Grégory Tony   France
2007-01-13 Magomed Magomedov   Russia K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007 in Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Kaoklai Kaennorsing   Thailand
2007
2006-12-16 Magomed Magomedov   Russia K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 Prague, Czech Republic Petar Majstorovic   Switzerland
2006-11-04 Zabit Samedov   Belarus K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 Riga, Latvia Maksim Neledva   Ukraine
2006-10-15 John Love   United Kingdom K-1 Rules "First Step Road To Tokyo" 2006 Birmingham, England Steve Hamilton   United Kingdom
2006-08-18 Zabit Samedov   Belarus K-1 Hungary 2006 Debrecen, Hungary Marko Tomasović   Croatia
2006-08-12 Stefan Leko   Germany K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Michael McDonald   Canada
2006-06-17 Humberto Evora   Portugal K-1 Canarias 2006 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Rodney Faverus   Netherlands
2006-06-03 Yusuke Fujimoto   Japan K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Min-Soo Kim   South Korea
2006-05-26 Igor Jurković   Croatia K-1 Rules "Le Grand Tournoi" 2006 Paris, France Magomed Magomedov   Russia
2006-05-20 Magomed Magomedov   Russia K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Rickard Nordstrand   Sweden
2006-05-13 Bjorn Bregy   Switzerland K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Gokhan Saki   Turkey
2006-04-29 Chalid Arrab   Germany K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Gary Goodridge   Trinidad and Tobago
2006-04-08 Sergei Gur   Belarus K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy Dzevad Poturak   Bosnia
2006-03-05 Paul Slowinski   Australia K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Auckland Auckland, New Zealand Jason Suttie   New Zealand
2006-02-25 Attila Karacs   Hungary K-1 European League 2006 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary Ante Varnica   Croatia
2006-02-17 Djamal Kasumov   Russia K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava Bratislava, Slovakia Roman Kupcak   Slovakia
2006-01-20 Alexander Ustinov   Russia K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Marseilles Marseilles, France Brice Guidon   France
2005
2005-12-10 James Phillips   Germany K-1 Final Battle 2005 Lübeck, Germany Asmir Burgic   Germany
2005-10-29 Vukota Mirkovic   Germany K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany Koblenz, Germany Christian Lüdeke   Germany
2005-10-22 Vitor Miranda   Brazil K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil Asmir Burgic   Germany
2005-08-19 Attila Karacs   Hungary K-1 Hungary Grand Prix 2005 Debrecen, Hungary Patrice Quarteron   France
2005-08-13 Ruslan Karaev   Russia K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada Scott Lighty   United States
2005-07-29 Gary Goodridge   Trinidad and Tobago K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Yusuke Fujimoto   Japan
2005-06-14 Bob Sapp   United States K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan Tatsufumi Tomihira   Japan
2005-05-27 Semmy Schilt   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Paris Paris, France Naoufal Benazzouz   France
2005-05-21 Bjorn Bregy   Switzerland K-1 Scandinavia Grand Prix 2005 Stockholm, Sweden Gary Turner   United Kingdom
2005-04-30 Glaube Feitosa   Brazil K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Gary Goodridge   Trinidad and Tobago
2005-04-16 Alexander Ustinov   Russia K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon Milan, Italy Freddy Kemayo   France
2005-02-02 Henriques Zowa   Angola K-1 Canarias 2005 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Errol Zimmerman   Netherlands
2005-03-19 Choi Hong-man   South Korea K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Kaoklai Kaennorsing   Thailand
2005-03-12 Marcel Donk   Netherlands K-1 New Talents 2005 in Lübeck Lübeck, Germany Bo Saebro   Denmark
2005-01-29 Christian Nka   France K-1 France Grand Prix 2005 in Marseilles Marseilles, France Grégory Tony   France
2004
2004-10-30 Vitor Miranda   Brazil K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge Goiânia, Brazil Eduardo Maiorino   Brazil
2004-09-11 Vukota Mirkovic   Germany K-1 New Talents 2004 in Lübeck Lübeck, Germany Christian Honold   Germany
2004-08-07 Mighty Mo   United States K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada Brecht Wallis   Belgium
2004-07-17 Kaoklai Kaennorsing   Thailand K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Shingo Koyasu   Japan
2004-06-26 Hiromi Amada   Japan K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka Shizuoka, Japan Nobu Hayashi   Japan
2004-06-11 Josip Bodrozic   Croatia K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 Siroki Brijeg, Bosnia-Herzegovina Duško Basrak   Serbia
2004-05-15 Alexander Ustinov   Russia K-1 Poland 2004 Pruszkow, Poland Andrei Zuravkov   Belarus
2004-04-30 Michael McDonald   Canada K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I Las Vegas, Nevada Dewey Cooper   United States
2004-04-24 Jörgen Kruth   Sweden K-1 Italy 2004 Milan, Italy Vitali Akhramenko   Belarus
2004-04-03 Noboru Uchida   Japan K-1 VSN Cup 2004 Japan GP Yokohama, Japan Toru Oishi   Japan
2004-02-22 Gary Turner   United Kingdom K-1 Battle of Britain 2004 Wolverhampton, England Nick Sheppard   United Kingdom
2004-02-14 Brecht Wallis   Belgium K-1 Scandinavia 2004 World Qualification Stockholm, Sweden Rickard Nordstrand   Sweden
2004-01-24 Sergei Gur   Belarus K-1 Marseilles 2004 World Qualification Marseilles, France Humberto Evora   Portugal
2003
2003-12-20 Alexander Ustinov   Russia K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Petar Majstorovic   Switzerland
2003-11-07 Rony Sefo   New Zealand K-1 New Zealand 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Hiriwa Te Rangi   New Zealand
2003-09-21 Musashi   Japan K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Yokohama, Japan Yusuke Fujimoto   Japan
2003-08-15 Remy Bonjasky   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada Michael McDonald   Canada
2003-07-27 Peter Graham   Australia K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Jason Suttie   New Zealand
2003-06-14 Alexey Ignashov   Belarus K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris Paris, France Cyril Abidi   France
2003-06-14 Asmir Burgic   Germany K-1 Germany 2003 Bergheim, Germany Christian Lüdeke   Germany
2003-05-30 Jerrel Venetiaan   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Basel Basel, Switzerland Bjorn Bregy   Switzerland
2003-05-28 Alexander Ustinov   Russia K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Moscow Moscow, Russia Andrei Kirsanov   Russia
2003-05-10 Pavel Majer   Czech Republic K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Milan Milan, Italy Evgeny Orlov   Russia
2003-05-02 Carter Williams   United States K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Rick Roufus   United States
2003-04-13 Gary Turner   United Kingdom K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary UK Birmingham, England Gordon Minors   United Kingdom
2003-04-06 Jörgen Kruth   Sweden K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 Zoetermeer, Netherlands Samir Benazzouz   Morocco
2003-03-15 Larry Lindwall   Sweden K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Scandinavia Stockholm, Sweden Rob Hanneman   Netherlands
2003-02-23 Jefferson Silva   Brazil K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Eduardo Maiorino   Brazil
2003-01-24 Grégory Tony   France K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary France Paris, France Azem Maksutaj   Switzerland
2002
2002-12-07 Ante Varnica   Croatia K-1 Bassano 2002 Milan, Italy Vitale Mele   Italy
2002-11-08 Jason Suttie   New Zealand K-1 New Zealand 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Doug Viney   New Zealand
2002-09-28 Gordan Jukić   Croatia K-1 Germany 2002 Krefeld, Germany Franek Lukanowski   Germany
2002-09-22 Musashi   Japan K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final Osaka, Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako   Japan
2002-08-17 Michael McDonald   Canada K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Pavel Majer   Czech Republic
2002-07-07 Andrew Thomson   South Africa K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary South Africa Pretoria, South Africa Timmelo Maputha   South Africa
2002-05-04 Andrei Kirsanov   Russia K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Sergei Ivanovich   Belarus
2002-05-03 Michael McDonald   Canada K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA Las Vegas, Nevada Rick Roufus   United States
2002-04-20 Petr Vondracek   Czech Republic K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Italy Milan, Italy Peter Varga   Hungary
2002-04-13 Ricardo Dueñas   Spain K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Spain Madrid, Spain Juan Garcia   Spain
2002-04-13 Petar Majstorovic   Switzerland K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Xhavit Bajrami   Switzerland
2002-03-24 Nick Murray   United Kingdom K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary UK Birmingham, England John Wyatt   United Kingdom
2002-02-24 Errol Parris   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Netherlands Arnhem, Netherlands Darius Grilauskas   Lithuania
2002-02-18 Adam Watt   Australia K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Andrew Peck   New Zealand
2002-02-09 Giuseppe DeNatale   Canada K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary North America Milwaukee, Wisconsin Kurt Hasley   United States
2002-01-25 Grégory Tony   France K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Marseilles Marseilles, France Azem Maksutaj   Switzerland
2001
2001-12-01 Pavel Majer   Czech Republic K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Prague Prague, Czech Republic Daniel Waciakowski   Czech Republic
2001-10-08 Francisco Filho   Brazil K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage A Fukuoka, Japan Lloyd van Dams   Netherlands
2001-10-08 Mark Hunt   New Zealand K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Fukuoka Repechage B Fukuoka, Japan Adam Watt   Australia
2001-08-19 Nicholas Pettas   Denmark K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final Saitama, Japan Musashi   Japan
2001-08-11 Stefan Leko   Germany K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Peter Aerts   Netherlands
2001-07-21 Doug Viney   New Zealand K-1 New Zealand Grand Prix 2001 Auckland, New Zealand Rony Sefo   New Zealand
2001-07-20 Alexey Ignashov   Belarus K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Lloyd van Dams   Netherlands
2001-06-24 Sergei Ivanovich   Belarus K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Ukraine Lugansk, Ukraine Jaroslav Zavorotny   Ukraine
2001-06-16 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Matt Skelton   United Kingdom
2001-06-09 Larry Lindwall   Sweden K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Scandinavia Copenhagen, Denmark Antoni Hardonk   Netherlands
2001-06-08 Andrew Thomson   South Africa K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Paul Rothman   South Africa
2001-05-20 Petar Majstorovic   Switzerland K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Germany Oberhausen, Germany Attila Fusko   Hungary
2001-05-05 Maurice Smith   United States K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary USA Las Vegas, Nevada Michael McDonald   Canada
2001-04-29 Jérôme Le Banner   France K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Osaka Osaka, Japan Adam Watt   Australia
2001-04-21 Sergei Gur   Belarus K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Milan, Italy Rani Berbachi   France
2001-02-24 Mark Hunt   New Zealand K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Peter Graham   Australia
2001-02-04 Jerrel Venetiaan   Netherlands K-1 Holland GP 2001 in Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands Jörgen Kruth   Sweden
2000
2000-12-22 Pavel Majer   Czech Republic K-1 Czech 2000 Prague, Czech Republic Sergey Arhipov   Ukraine
2000-11-19 Phil Fagan   Australia K-1 Oceania Star Wars 2000 Melbourne, Australia Chris Chrisopoulides   Australia
2000-11-10 Andrew Peck   New Zealand K-1 New Zealand 2000 Auckland, New Zealand Rony Sefo   New Zealand
2000-10-22 Auckland Aumitagi   Samoa K-1 New South Wales 2000 Sydney, Australia Hape Nagaronoa   Australia
2000-10-13 Nathan Briggs   Australia K-1 Queensland 2000 Brisbane, Australia Matt Samoa   Samoa
2000-10-09 Mike Bernardo   South Africa K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Mirko Filipović   Croatia
2000-09-03 Andrew Thomson   South Africa K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000 Cape Town, South Africa Donovan Luff   South Africa
2000-09-01 Jörgen Kruth   Sweden K-1 Grand Prix Europe 2000 Zagreb, Croatia Xhavit Bajrami   Switzerland
2000-08-20 Francisco Filho   Brazil K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Cyril Abidi   France
2000-08-05 Andrei Dudko   Belarus K-1 USA Championships 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada Tomasz Kucharzewski   Canada
2000-07-30 Jérôme Le Banner   France K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands
2000-07-07 Musashi   Japan K-1 Spirits 2000 Sendai, Japan Hiromi Amada   Japan
2000-06-24 Alexey Ignashov   Belarus K-1 Belarus Grand Prix 2000 Minsk, Belarus Sergey Arhipov   Ukraine
2000-05-20 Frank Otto   Germany K-1 The Best of German Heavyweight Duisburg, Germany Dimitri Alexudis   Greece
2000-05-12 Paris Vasilikos   Greece K-1 King of the Ring 2000 Bologna, Italy Sinisa Andrijasevic   Croatia
2000-04-16 Matt Skelton   United Kingdom K-1 UK Battle of Britain 2000 Birmingham, England Ricky Nickolson   United Kingdom
2000-02-27 Mark Hunt   New Zealand K-1 Grand Prix 2000 Oceania Melbourne, Australia Phil Fagan   Australia
1999
1999-08-22 Musashi   Japan K-1 Spirits '99 Tokyo, Japan Nobu Hayashi   Japan
1999-07-18 Stefan Leko   Germany K-1 Dream '99 Nagoya, Japan Samir Benazzouz   Morocco
1999-06-20 Xhavit Bajrami   Switzerland K-1 Braves '99 Fukuoka, Japan Lloyd van Dams   Netherlands
1998
1998-08-28 Masaaki Satake   Japan K-1 Japan Grand Prix '98 Tokyo, Japan Tsuyoshi Nakasako   Japan
1998-08-07 Rick Roufus   United States K-1 USA Grand Prix '98 Las Vegas, Nevada Curtis Schuster   United States
1998-06-06 Stefan Leko   Germany K-1 Fight Night '98 Zurich, Switzerland Rob Van Esdonk   Netherlands
1997
1997-07-20 Masaaki Satake   Japan K-1 Dream '97 Nagoya, Japan Masashi Suzuki]   Japan
Legend:   K-1 World Grand Prix Qualifier

K-1 WORLD MAX Champions

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-70kg

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K-1 and FEG (2002-2010), K-1 (2024–present)

K-1 WORLD MAX Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2024-07-07 Stoyan Koprivlenski   Bulgaria K-1 World MAX 2024 Final Tokyo, Japan Viktor Akimov   Russia
2010-11-08 Giorgio Petrosyan   Italy K-1 World MAX 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan Yoshihiro Sato   Japan
2009-10-26 Giorgio Petrosyan   Italy K-1 World MAX 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan Andy Souwer   Netherlands
2008-10-01 Masato   Japan K-1 World MAX 2008 Final Tokyo, Japan Artur Kyshenko   Ukraine
2007-10-03 Andy Souwer   Netherlands K-1 World MAX 2007 Final Tokyo, Japan Masato   Japan
2006-06-30 Buakaw Por. Pramuk   Thailand K-1 World MAX 2006 Final Yokohama, Japan Andy Souwer   Netherlands
2005-07-20 Andy Souwer   Netherlands K-1 World MAX 2005 Final Yokohama, Japan Buakaw Por. Pramuk   Thailand
2004-07-07 Buakaw Por. Pramuk   Thailand K-1 World MAX 2004 Final Tokyo, Japan Masato   Japan
2003-07-05 Masato   Japan K-1 World MAX 2003 Final Saitama, Japan Albert Kraus   Netherlands
2002-05-11 Albert Kraus   Netherlands K-1 World MAX 2002 Final Tokyo, Japan Kaolan Kaovichit   Thailand

K-1 WORLD MAX : Finalists

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K-1 and FEG (2002-2010), K-1 (2024–present)

K-1 WORLD MAX FINAL
Fighter Best Result Previous appearances in MAX FINAL Record

(W-L-D-NC)

  Albert Kraus Champions 2002 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 115-30-3-0
  Takayuki Kohiruimaki 3rd place 2002, 2004 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 40-20-2-0
  Duane Ludwig 3rd place 2003 2002, 2003 14-7-1-0
  Marino Deflorin Quarter Finals 2002 2002 24-10
  Shane Chapman Quarter Finals 2002 2002 65-18-5-1
  Masato Champions 2003, 2008 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 55-6-2-0
  Kaolan Kaovichit Runner-up 2002 2002 101-20-2-0
  Zhang Jiapo Quarter Finals 2002 2002 62-11
  Marfio Canoletti Quarter Finals 2003 2003 36-10
  Mike Zambidis 3rd place 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 157-24
  Andy Souwer Champions 2005, 2007 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 161-21-2-0
  Sakeddaw Kiatputon 3rd place 2003 2003 3-1
  Kozo Takeda Quarter Finals 2003 2003 45-20-7-0
  John Wayne Parr Quarter Finals 2004, 2005 2004, 2005 99-30-2-0
  Shamil Gaidarbekov Quarter Finals 2004 2004 27-6
  Buakaw Banchamek Champions 2004, 2006 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2024 243-25-14-2
  Jadamba Narantungalag Quarter Finals 2004, 2005 2004, 2005 4-6
  Kazuya Yasuhiro 3rd place 2005 2005 7-13
  Gago Drago 3rd place 2006, 2010 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 76-26-4-2
  Virgil Kalakoda Quarter Finals 2006 2006 10-10
  Yoshihiro Sato Runner-up 2010 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 54-25-1-0
  Artur Kyshenko Runner-up 2008 2007, 2008, 2009 72-14-1-2
  Warren Stevelmans Quarter Finals 2008 2008 59-34-5-0
  Yasuhiro Kido Quarter Finals 2008 2008 57-26-2-1
  Nieky Holzken Quarter Finals 2009 2009 94-18-0-1
  Yuya Yamamoto 3rd place 2009 2009 35-28-1-0
  Giorgio Petrosyan Champions 2009, 2010 2009, 2010 106-3-2-2
  Yuichiro Nagashima Quarter Finals 2010 2010 21-18-2-0
  Mohammed Khamal Quarter Finals 2010 2010 48-10-3-0
  Michał Głogowski Quarter Finals 2010 2010 21-5-1-0
  Stoyan Koprivlenski Champions 2024 2024 23-8
  Dengue Silva 3rd place 2024 2024 44-6
  Darryl Verdonk Quarter Finals 2024 2024 14-6
  Viktor Akimov Runner-up 2024 2024 13-3
  Romano Bakboord Quarter Finals 2024 2024 18-8-1-0
  Kacper Muszyński Quarter Finals 2024 2024 24-1-1-0
  Zhora Akopyan Quarter Finals 2024 2024 29-6
  Sergio Sanchez 3rd place 2024 2024 77-17

K-1 MAX Preliminary Tournament Champions

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K-1 WORLD MAX Preliminary Tournament Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2011
2011-09-25 Yūji Nashiro   Japan K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final Osaka, Japan Yuya Yamamoto   Japan
2011-01-08 Adrián Rodríguez   Spain K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 International Tournament Madrid, Spain Warren Stevelmans   South Africa
2010
2010-03-27 Yuichiro Nagashima   Japan K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan Hiroki Nakajima   Japan
2010-03-21 Mohammed Khamal   Morocco K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament Utrecht, Netherlands Harut Grigorian   Armenia
2010-03-19 Vitaly Gurkov   Belarus K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament Minsk, Belarus Zamin Guseynov   Azerbaijan
2010-02-06 Philippe Salmon   France K-1 ColliZion MAX 2010 Europe GP Budapest, Hungary Mihai Barbu   Romania
2009
2009-09-21 Mihai Barbu   Romania K-1 ColliZion 2009 Romania qualification round Ploiești, Romania Adrian Mitu   Romania
2009-07-04 Daniel Montesdeoca   Spain K-1 MAX Canarias 2009 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Jonay Risco   Spain
2009-06-06 Manzy Pauwels   Spain K-1 Spain Battles 2009 Barcelona, Spain Bouchaib El Bilali   Morocco
2009-05-16 Erol Tunkay   Germany K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Jan Kališ   Czech Republic
2009-03-21 Frane Radic   Croatia K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia Split, Croatia Jose Barradas   Portugal
2009-03-20 Chi Bin Lim   Korea K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 Seoul, South Korea Su Hwan Lee   Korea
2009-03-01 Leroy Kaestner   Netherlands K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe Tournament Utrecht, Netherlands Marco Pique   Suriname
2009-02-28 Roland Vörös   Hungary K-1 Hungary MAX 2009 Budapest, Hungary Viktor Pethes   Hungary
2009-02-24 Taishin Kohiruimaki   Japan K-1 World MAX 2009 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Yuya Yamamoto   Japan
2008
2008-08-19 Norbert Balogh   Hungary K-1 Rules Tournament 2008 in Hungary Debrecen, Hungary Klaudius Herczer   Hungary
2008-06-07 Roland Vörös   Hungary K-1 Hungary MAX 2008 Group A Dunaújváros Hungary Viktor Pethes   Hungary
2008-06-07 Csaba Győrfi   Hungary K-1 Hungary MAX 2008 Group B Dunaújváros, Hungary Krisztián Jászka   Hungary
2008-05-31 Marcus Öberg   Sweden K-1 Scandinavia MAX 2008 Stockholm, Sweden Dzhabar Askerov   Russia
2008-05-10 Mohamed Mojaid   Morocco K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Italy Modena, Italy Thanit Im On   Thailand
2008-04-12 Murthel Groenhart   Netherlands K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 Milan, Italy Hallim Issaoui   Morocco
2008-04-12 Waldemar Wiebe   Germany K-1 Warriors 2008 Lübeck, Germany Hasmie Kasrioui   Netherlands
2008-04-06 Petr Nakonechnyi   Ukraine K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland Warsaw, Poland Michał Głogowski   Poland
2008-02-24 Chi Bin Lim   Korea K-1 Asia MAX 2008 in Seoul Asia Tournament Seoul, Korea K. MAX   Korea
2008-02-17 Warren Stevelmans   South Africa K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification Utrecht, Netherlands Marco Pique   Suriname
2008-02-02 Yasuhiro Kido   Japan K-1 World MAX 2008 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Hayato   Japan
2007
2007-11-10 Toni Friedrich   Germany K-1 Championships 2007 German Finals Lübeck, Germany Darek Obloj   Germany
2007-05-20 Sophiane Allouche   Algeria K-1 UK MAX Tournament 2007 Pain & Glory London, England Jordan Watson   United Kingdom
2007-03-17 Denis Schneidmiller   Germany K-1 East Europe MAX 2007 Vilnius, Lithuania Andrey Vakarash   Moldova
2007-02-18 Su Hwan Lee   South Korea K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2007 in Seoul Seoul, South Korea Chi Bin Lim   South Korea
2007-02-05 Yoshihiro Sato   Japan K-1 World MAX 2007 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Tatsuji   Japan
2006
2006-11-24 Nieky Holzken   Netherlands K-1 World MAX North European Qualification 2007 Stockholm, Sweden Elias Daniel   Sweden
2006-11-24 Petr Nakonechnyi   Ukraine K-1 MAX Ukraine 2006 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Artem Sheglov   Ukraine
2006-11-19 Sem Braan   Netherlands K-1 MAX Canarias 2006 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Eric Kouman   Cameroon
2006-03-31 Luis Reis   Portugal K-1 MAX Portugal 2006 Loures, Portugal Ricardo Fernandes   Portugal
2006-03-26 Rayen Simson   Suriname K-1 MAX Netherlands 2006 The Road to Tokyo Utrecht, Netherlands Faldir Chahbari   Morocco
2006-03-17 Sergei Makagonov   Russia K-1 Russia MAX 2006 Kaliningrad, Russia Dzhabar Askerov   Russia
2006-03-10 Artur Kyshenko   Ukraine K-1 East Europe MAX 2006 Vilnius, Lithuania Marius Buzinskas   Lithuania
2006-02-25 Chi Bin Lim   South Korea K-1 Fighting Network KHAN 2006 in Busan Busan, South Korea Su Hwan Lee   South Korea
2006-02-04 Yoshihiro Sato   Japan K-1 World MAX 2006 Japan Tournament Saitama, Japan Tatsuji   Japan
2005
2005-02-23 Takayuki Kohiruimaki   Japan K-1 World MAX 2005 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Akeomi Nitta   Japan
2004
2004-12-18 Abraham Roqueñi   Spain K-1 MAX Spain 2004 Guadalajara, Spain Luis Reis   Portugal
2004-11-05 Shane Chapman   New Zealand K-1 Oceania MAX 2004 Auckland, New Zealand Hamid Bouajoub   Morocco
2004-04-02 José Reis   Portugal K-1 MAX Portugal 2004 Lisbon, Portugal Tarik Farina   France
2004-03-21 Ally Smith   United Kingdom K-1 MAX Scotland 2004 Renfrew, Scotland James Jarvie   United Kingdom
2004-02-24 Takayuki Kohiruimaki   Japan K-1 World MAX 2004 Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Serkan Yilmaz   Turkey
2003
2003-11-09 Mark Beale   United Kingdom K-1 UK MAX 2003 Birmingham, England Neil Woods   United Kingdom
2003-11-07 Jordan Tai   New Zealand K-1 New Zealand MAX 2003 Auckland, New Zealand Shane Chapman   New Zealand
2003-03-01 Masato   Japan K-1 World MAX 2003 Japan Grand Prix Tokyo, Japan Kozo Takeda   Japan
2002
2002-12-14 José Reis   Portugal K-1 Spain MAX 2002 Barcelona, Spain Ante Bilic   Croatia
2002-11-26 Mike Zambidis   Greece K-1 Oceania MAX 2002 Melbourne, Australia John Wayne Parr   Australia
2002-11-26 Konstantin Petz   United Kingdom K-1 UK MAX 2002 Birmingham, England Kevin Harper   United Kingdom
2002-11-08 Jordan Tai   New Zealand K-1 New Zealand 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Aaron Boyes   New Zealand
2002-10-01 Marfio Canoletti   Brazil K-1 World MAX 2002 Preliminary Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Zelly Ferreira   Brazil
2002-03-15 Duane Ludwig   United States K-1 World MAX 2002 USA Denver, Colorado Ole Laursen   Denmark
2002-03-01 Masato   Japan K-1 Japan MAX 2002 Tokyo, Japan Takayuki Kohiruimaki   Japan
2001
2001-11-11 Shane Chapman   New Zealand K-1 Oceania MAX 2001 Melbourne, Australia Mike Cope   Australia
Legend:   Middleweight Artistic Xtreme Qualifier

K-1 World Tournament Champions

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K-1 WORLD GP JAPAN (2014-2023), K-1 WORLD MAX (2024-present)

K-1 World Tournament Champions
Date Weight Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
K-1 WORLD MAX
2024-09-29 65 kg Yodkhunpon Weerasakreck   Thailand K-1 World MAX 2024 Tokyo, Japan Shu Inagaki   Japan
2024-09-29 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko   Japan K-1 World MAX 2024 Tokyo, Japan Rui Okubo   Japan
K-1 WORLD GP JAPAN
2023-06-03 75 kg Hasan Toy   Turkey K-1 World GP 2023: inaugural Middleweight Championship Tournament Yokohama, Japan Shintaro Matsukura   Japan
2022-12-03 53 kg Toma Kuroda   Japan K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka Osaka, Japan Issei Ishii   Japan
2022-09-11 60 kg Leona Pettas   Japan K-1 World GP 2022: Yokohamatsuri Yokohama, Japan Hirotaka Asahisa   Japan
2022-08-11 57.5 kg Taito Gunji   Japan K-1 World GP 2022 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan Toma   Japan
2022-06-25 45 kg Phayahong Ayothayafightgym   Thailand K-1: Ring of Venus Tokyo, Japan Miyuu Sugawara   Japan
2022-02-27 55 kg Akihiro Kaneko   Japan K-1 World GP 2022 Japan Tokyo, Japan Masashi Kumura   Japan
2021-09-20 67.5 kg Masaaki Noiri   Japan K-1 World GP 2021: Yokohamatsuri Yokohama, Japan Rukiya Anpo   Japan
2020-03-22 70 kg Minoru Kimura   Brazil K-1: K’Festa 3 Saitama, Japan Hiromi Wajima   Japan
2019-12-28 52 kg Kana Morimoto   Japan K-1 World GP 2019 Japan: ~Women's Flyweight Championship Tournament~ Nagoya, Japan Josefine Lindgren Knutsson   Sweden
2019-11-24 57.5 kg Yuki Egawa   Japan K-1 World GP 2019 Yokohamatsuri Yokohama, Japan Jawsuayai Sor.Dechaphan   Thailand
2019-06-30 55 kg Yoshiki Takei   Japan K-1 World GP 2019: Super Bantamweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Masashi Kumura   Japan
2018-12-08 62.5 kg Kenta Hayashi   Japan K-1 World GP 2018: K-1 Lightweight World's Strongest Tournament Osaka, Japan Fumiya Osawa   Japan
2018-11-03 65 kg Kaew Fairtex   Thailand K-1 World GP 2018: 3rd Super Lightweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Daizo Sasaki   Japan
2018-09-24 90 kg Sina Karimian   Iran K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Boubaker El Bakouri   Morocco
2018-06-17 57.5 kg Yuta Murakoshi   Japan K-1 World GP 2018 Featherweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan Haruma Saikyo   Japan
2018-03-21 60 kg Takeru   Japan K'Festa 1 Tokyo, Japan Kosuke Komiyama   Japan
2017-11-23 100 kg Antonio Plazibat   Croatia K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ibrahim El Bouni   Morocco
2017-09-18 67.5 kg Yuta Kubo   Japan K-1 World GP 2017 Welterweight Tournament Tokyo, Japan Mohan Dragon   Nepal
2017-06-18 70 kg Chingiz Allazov   Belarus K-1 World GP 2017 Super Middleweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Yasuhiro Kido   Japan
2017-02-25 62.5 kg Wei Rui   China K-1 World GP 2017 Lightweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ren Hiramoto   Japan
2016-11-03 57.5 kg Takeru   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Kaito Ozawa   Japan
2016-09-19 60 kg Koya Urabe   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 Super Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Taiga   Japan
2016-06-24 65 kg Kaew Fairtex   Thailand K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ilias Bulaid   Morocco
2015-07-04 70 kg Marat Grigorian   Armenia K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Jordann Pikeur   Netherlands
2015-04-19 55 kg Takeru   Japan K-1 World GP 2015 -55kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Taiga   Japan
2015-01-18 60 kg Koya Urabe   Japan K-1 World GP 2015 -60kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Hirotaka Urabe   Japan
2014-11-03 65 kg Kaew Fairtex   Thailand K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Yasuomi Soda   Japan

K-1 Japan Tournament Champions

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Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2021-05-30 Toma Kuroda   Japan K-1 World GP 2021: Japan Bantamweight Tournament Yokohama, Japan Kazuki Miburo   Japan
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2016-04-24 Taiga   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 -60kg Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Koya Urabe   Japan
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2016-03-04 Hideaki Yamazaki   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan Tournament Tokyo, Japan Masaaki Noiri   Japan
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2011-06-25 Yuta Kubo   Japan K-1 World MAX 2011 –63 kg Japan Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Koya Urabe   Japan
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2010-07-05 Tetsuya Yamato   Japan K-1 World MAX 2010 –63 kg Japan Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Yuta Kubo   Japan
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
1997-11-09 Takehiro Murahama   Japan K-1 Grand Prix '97 Final, K-1 Japan Featherweight GP '97 Tokyo, Japan Kenichi Sato   Japan

K-1 Global Champions

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Openweight

K-1 Global / K-1 Rising World GP Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2013-03-15 Mirko Filipović  Croatia K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb|K-1 RISING ~ K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Ismael Londt   Suriname

-95 kg

K-1 Global / K-1 World GP EURO Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2016-10-27 Roman Kryklia   Ukraine K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -95kg Tournament Belgrade, Serbia Fabio Kwasi   Netherlands

-85 kg

K-1 Global / K-1 World GP EURO Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2016-12-03 Timur Aylyarov   Russia K-1 World GP 2016 Euro -85kg Tournament Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Emkić   Bosnia and Herzegovina

-85 kg : Light Heavyweight

K-1 Global / K-1 World GP Light Heavyweight Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2013-03-30 Constantin Țuțu   Moldova K-1 World GP 2013 in Moldova - Light Heavyweight Tournament Chișinău, Moldova Leon Miedema   Netherlands

-70 kg

K-1 Global / K-1 RISING World MAX Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
2014-10-12 Enriko Kehl   Germany K-1 RISING ~ K-1 World MAX 2014 Final Pattaya, Thailand Buakaw Banchamek   Thailand
2012-12-15 Murthel Groenhart   Netherlands K-1 RISING ~ K-1 World MAX 2012 Final Athens, Greece Artur Kyshenko   Ukraine

K-2 / K-3 : Grand Prix Champions

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Weight limit: 82 kg

K-2 World Grand Prix Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
1995-01-07 Rob Kaman   Netherlands K-2 France Grand Prix '95 Paris, France Jérôme Turcan   France
1994-05-08 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-2 Plus Tournament 1994 Amsterdam, Netherlands Bob Schreiber   Netherlands
1993-12-19 Ernesto Hoost   Netherlands K-2 Grand Prix '93 Tokyo, Japan Changpuek Kiatsongrit   Thailand

Weight limit: 75 kg

K-3 World Grand Prix Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
1995-07-16 Ivan Hippolyte   Netherlands K-3 Grand Prix '95 Nagoya, Japan Taiei Kin   Japan

K-1 Japan Amateur Champions

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K-1 Japan Koshien Tournament Champions

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K-1 Japan Koshien Tournament Champions
Date Champion Nationality Event Location Runner-up Nationality
55kg class
2024-09-01 Seri Okubo   Japan K-1 Koshien 2024 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Kojiro Kusano   Japan
2023-09-03 Masato Arai   Japan K-1 Koshien 2023 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ryuki Nagaya   Japan
2022-08-21 Toki Oshika   Japan K-1 Koshien 2022 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Toya Matsuba   Japan
2021-08-29 Rui Okubo   Japan K-1 Koshien 2021 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ryunosuke Saito   Japan
2020-08-02 Aoi Noda   Japan K-1 Koshien 2020 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Naoki Omura   Japan
2019-08-04 Tsubasa Yamawaki   Japan K-1 Koshien 2019 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Rui Kasami   Japan
2018-09-24 Kazuma Takuda   Japan K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Saitama, Japan Rui Kasami   Japan
2017-11-11 Tatsuya Tsubakihara   Japan K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Itsuki Kobori   Japan
2016-11-03 Taito Gunji   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Tatsuya Tsubakihara   Japan
2015-11-21 Haruma Saikyo   Japan K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship Tokyo, Japan Tatsuya Tsubakihara   Japan
60kg class
2024-09-01 Daichi Uemasu   Japan K-1 Koshien 2024 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Tsubasa Tsukakoji   Japan
2023-09-03 Kanata Ueno   Japan K-1 Koshien 2023 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Koudai Suda   Japan
2022-08-21 Raita Hashimoto   Japan K-1 Koshien 2022 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Riki Soda   Japan
2021-08-29 Sota Amano   Japan K-1 Koshien 2021 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Seima Suga   Japan
2020-08-02 Yuta Matsuyama   Japan K-1 Koshien 2020 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Riku Yabusaki   Japan
2019-08-04 Ryota Ishida   Japan K-1 Koshien 2019 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Hiroto Inoue   Japan
2018-09-24 Rikiya Yamaura   Japan K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Saitama, Japan Ryusei Shimizu   Japan
2017-11-11 Shoki Kaneda   Japan K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Tomoya Yokoyama   Japan
2016-11-03 Yuma Saikyo   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Takumi Yokoyama   Japan
65kg class
2024-09-01 Sera Ojima   Japan K-1 Koshien 2024 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Shin Ishigami   Japan
2023-09-03 Daito Nonaka   Japan K-1 Koshien 2023 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ryuki Kaneko   Japan
2022-08-21 Sakuya Ueda   Japan K-1 Koshien 2022 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Rui Tazawa   Japan
2021-08-29 Haru Furumiya   Japan K-1 Koshien 2021 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Yura Kouno   Japan
2020-08-02 Ryuka Oba   Japan K-1 Koshien 2020 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Haru Furumiya   Japan
2019-08-04 Ryuka Oba   Japan K-1 Koshien 2019 Tournament Tokyo, Japan Hiroto Mori   Japan
2018-09-24 Kaisei Kondo   Japan K-1 World GP 2018: inaugural Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Saitama, Japan Ryuka Oba   Japan
2017-11-11 Kaisei Kondo   Japan K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Ruku Kojima   Japan
2016-11-03 Kensei Kondo   Japan K-1 World GP 2016 Featherweight World Tournament Tokyo, Japan Kai Honma   Japan
2015-11-21 Yuto Shinohara   Japan K-1 World GP 2015 The Championship Tokyo, Japan Kensei Kondo   Japan
2014-11-03 Ren Hiramoto   Japan K-1 World GP 2014 -65kg Championship Tournament Tokyo, Japan Tenma Sano   Japan
70kg class
2009-08-10 Shintaro Matsukura   Japan K-1 Koshien 2009 King Of Under 18 70 kg Class Tournament Tokyo, Japan Koki Saito   Japan
62kg class
2012-03-17 Sho Ogawa   Japan K-1 Koshien 2011 FINAL Tokyo, Japan Yuya Shibata   Japan
2010-11-20 Shoei Hareyama   Japan K-1 King of Under 18 ~ FINAL Tokyo, Japan Hiroki Akimoto   Japan
2009-12-31 Masaaki Noiri   Japan Dynamite!! 2009 Saitama, Japan Shota Shimada   Japan
2008-12-31 Hiroya Kawabe   Japan Dynamite!! 2008 Saitama, Japan Koya Urabe   Japan
2007-12-31 Yudai Hareyama   Japan K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!! Osaka, Japan Hiroya Kawabe   Japan

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References

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