DDT Universal Championship
Professional wrestling championship
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The DDT Universal Championship (Japanese: DDT UNIVERSAL王座, Hepburn: DDT Yunibāsaru Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. Announced on December 28, 2019, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2020 final event, the DDT Universal Championship was created as part of DDT's plans to expand internationally and reach a larger audience. Chris Brookes was the inaugural champion. Kazuma Sumi is the current champion, in his third reign.
| DDT Universal Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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The DDT Universal Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | CyberFight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 28, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Kazuma Sumi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | March 22, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
On January 7, 2020, it was announced that the inaugural match would pit Konosuke Takeshita against Chris Brookes.[1] Brookes won the title at Into The Fight 2020, on February 23, 2020. As he was making his victory speech, Brookes was ambushed by Daisuke Sasaki who challenged him for the title before stealing the belt.[2][3] Sasaki went on to defeat Brookes for the title at Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary, on March 20.[4] Brookes captured the title back in the main event of DDT TV Show! #8, on June 27. He successfully defended it against his fellow Briton Drew Parker on September 7, at Get Alive 2020 and then against Naomi Yoshimura on October 10, at DDT TV Show! #9.[5] Yuki Ueno captured the title on November 3 at Ultimate Party 2020.[6] He then successfully defended it against Mao on November 8, at DDT TV Show! #11.[7]
Reigns
As of March 22, 2026, there have been a total of 21 reigns shared between 13 different wrestlers. Kazuma Sumi is the current champion, in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Daisuke Sasaki at Judgement 2026.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Chris Brookes | February 23, 2020 | Into The Fight 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 26 | 0 | Defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the inaugural title. | [8] |
| 2 | Daisuke Sasaki | March 20, 2020 | Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 99 | 3 | [9] | |
| 3 | Chris Brookes | June 27, 2020 | DDT TV Show! #8 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 129 | 2 | [10] | |
| 4 | Yuki Ueno | November 3, 2020 | Ultimate Party 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 291 | 6 | [6] | |
| 5 | Daisuke Sasaki | August 21, 2021 | Wrestle Peter Pan 2021 | Kawasaki, Japan | 2 | 211 | 4 | [11] | |
| 6 | Mao | March 20, 2022 | Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 73 | 2 | This was a hardcore three-way match also involving Jun Kasai. | [12] |
| 7 | Masahiro Takanashi | June 1, 2022 | What Are You Doing 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 80 | 1 | [13] | |
| 8 | Yuki Ueno | August 20, 2022 | Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 146 | 2 | [14] | |
| 9 | Naruki Doi | January 13, 2023 | Sweet Dreams! 2023 Tour in Shinjuku: Fire! | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 67 | 1 | This was a three-way elimination match also involving Daisuke Sasaki. | [15] |
| 10 | Tetsuya Endo | March 21, 2023 | Judgement 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 124 | 1 | [16] | |
| 11 | Matt Cardona | July 23, 2023 | Wrestle Peter Pan 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 112 | 1 | [17] | |
| 12 | Mao | November 12, 2023 | Ultimate Party 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 301 | 11 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [18] |
| 13 | Yuki Iino | September 8, 2024 | Friendship, Effort, Victory in Nagoya 2024 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 42 | 2 | Iino cashed in his Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract. | [19] |
| 14 | Mao | October 20, 2024 | God Bless DDT 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 20 | 0 | Mao cashed in his Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract. | [20] |
| 15 | Miyu Yamashita | November 9, 2024 | DDT×Defy: DDT In Utero | Seattle, Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Mike Bailey. Yamashita is the first woman to win the title. | [21] |
| 16 | Gringo Loco | November 10, 2024 | DDT×TJPW×Defy: Triangler DTD | Seattle, Washington | 1 | 77 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Nick Wayne. | [22] |
| 17 | Yuki Ueno | January 26, 2025 | New Year, New Hero. 2025: A New Story Begins | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 53 | 0 | [23] | |
| 18 | Minoru Suzuki | March 20, 2025 | Judgement 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 228 | 5 | [24] | |
| 19 | Yuki Ueno | November 3, 2025 | Ultimate Party 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 83 | 1 | This was a Winner Takes All match also disputed for Ueno's KO-D Openweight Championship. | [25] |
| 20 | Daisuke Sasaki | January 25, 2026 | Mission in Battle: New Year Splendor | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 56 | 0 | This was a two-falls three-way match also disputed for Yuki Ueno's KO-D Openweight Championship, and also involving Chris Brookes. | [26] |
| 21 | Kazuma Sumi | March 22, 2026 | Judgement 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 0+ | 0 | [27] | |
Combined reigns
As of March 22, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuki Ueno | 4 | 9 | 573 |
| 2 | Mao | 3 | 13 | 394 |
| 3 | Daisuke Sasaki | 3 | 7 | 366 |
| 4 | Minoru Suzuki | 1 | 5 | 228 |
| 5 | Chris Brookes | 2 | 2 | 155 |
| 6 | Tetsuya Endo | 1 | 1 | 124 |
| 7 | Matt Cardona | 1 | 1 | 112 |
| 8 | Masahiro Takanashi | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| 9 | Gringo Loco | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| 10 | Naruki Doi | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| 11 | Yuki Iino | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| 12 | Miyu Yamashita | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kazuma Sumi † | 1 | 0 | 0+ |