List of Road FC champions
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List of Road FC (Road Fighting Championship) champions is a list of fighters who have won Road FC championships.
Current champions
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight |  Tae In Kim |
April 13, 2024 | 1 |
| Light Heavyweight | Tae In Kim |
December 18, 2022 | 0 |
| Middleweight | In Su Hwang |
July 3, 2021 | 1 |
| Welterweight | Tae Young Yoon |
December 7, 2025 | 0 |
| Lightweight |  Kamil Magomedov |
June 28, 2025 | 0 |
| Featherweight |  Yryskeldi Duysheev |
December 7, 2025 | 0 |
| Bantamweight | Soo Chul Kim |
March 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Flyweight | Jung Hyun Lee |
March 16, 2025 | 1 |
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomweight | Vacant | N/A | N/A |
Men's championship history
Openweight championship
no weight limit
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mighty Modef. Hong Man Choi |
Road FC 033 Seoul, South Korea |
September 24, 2016 | 723 days | 1. def. Carlos Toyota at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016 2. def. Dong Kook Kang at Road FC 040 on July 15, 2017 |
| Mo vacated the title in 2018 | |||||
Heavyweight championship
~ 120 kg (264.6 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tae In Kim def. Taisei Sekino |
Road FC 068 Seoul, South Korea |
April 13, 2024 | 743 days (incumbent) |
1. def. Taisei Sekino at Road FC 076 on March 16, 2026 |
Light Heavyweight championship
~ 93 kg (205.3 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tae In Kim def. Daniel Gomez |
Road FC 062 Seoul, South Korea |
December 18, 2022 | 1225 days (incumbent) |
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Middleweight championship
~ 84 kg (185.2 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shungo Oyamadef. Hye Suk Son |
Road FC 006 Seoul, South Korea |
February 5, 2012 | 294 days |
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| 2 | Eun Soo Lee def. Shungo Oyama |
Road FC 010 Busan, South Korea |
November 24, 2012 | 585 days |
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| Lee vacated the title in July 2014 after dropping down to welterweight.[1] | |||||
| 3 | Riki Fukuda def. Uh Jin Jeon |
Road FC 024 Tokyo, Japan |
July 25, 2015 | 190 days |
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| 4 | Jung Hwan Cha |
Road FC 028 Seoul, South Korea |
January 31, 2016 | 890 days | 1. def. Young Choi at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016 |
| - | Young Choi def. Hoon Kim for interim title |
Road FC 043 Seoul, South Korea |
October 28, 2017 | 254 days | |
| Cha was stripped of the title in July 2018 due to injury. Choi was promoted to undisputed status.[2] | |||||
| 5 | Young Choi |
July 9, 2018 | 20 days | ||
| 6 | In Jae La def. Young Choi |
Road FC 048 Wonju, South Korea |
July 28, 2018 | 323 days | |
| 7 | Hae Jun Yang def. In Jae La |
Road FC 054 Wonju, South Korea |
June 15, 2019 | 683 days | |
| Title was left vacant in April 2021, following Yang's retirement.[3] | |||||
| 8 | In Su Hwang def. Il Hak Oh |
Road FC 058 Changwon, South Korea |
July 3, 2021 | 1758 days (incumbent) |
1. def. interim champion Dong Hwan Lim at Road FC 072 on March 16, 2025 |
| - | Dong Hwan Lim def. In Jae La for interim title |
Road FC 071 Wonju, South Korea |
December 29, 2024 | — | |
Welterweight championship
~ 77 kg (169.8 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tae Young Yoon def. Quemuel Ottoni |
Road FC 075 Seoul, South Korea |
December 7, 2025 | 140 days (incumbent) |
Lightweight championship
~ 70 kg (154.3 lb). From 2023 to 2025, the championship is awarded to fighters who won the Lightweight Grand Prix.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yui Chul Nam def. Takasuke Kume |
Road FC 011 Seoul, South Korea |
April 13, 2013 | 295 days |
1. def. Takasuke Kume at Road FC 013 on October 12, 2013 |
| Nam vacated the title in February 2014 after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship.[4] | |||||
| 2 | A Sol Kwon def. Takasuke Kume |
Road FC 017 Seoul, South Korea |
August 17, 2014 | 1735 days |
1. def. Kwang Hee Lee at Road FC 022 on March 21, 2015 2. def. Shinji Sasaki at Road FC 035 on December 10, 2016 |
| 3 |  Mansour Barnaoui |
Road FC 053 Jeju, South Korea |
May 18, 2019 | 594 days |
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| Barnaoui terminated his contract and relinquished his title on January 2021, due to the unfavourable circumstances of COVID-19. | |||||
| 4 | Si Won Park def. Seung Mo Park |
Road FC 061 Wonju, South Korea |
July 23, 2022 | 335 days | 1. def. Je Woo Yeo at Road FC 062 on December 18, 2022 |
| Park relinquished the championship at the start of the 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix on June 23. | |||||
| 5 |  Artur Solovievdef. Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj |
Road FC 066 Wonju, South Korea |
October 29, 2023 | 307 days | |
| Soloviev relinquished the championship at the start of the 2024 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix on August 31 to participate in the event. | |||||
| 6 | Kamil Magomedov def. Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj |
Road FC 073 Seoul, South Korea |
June 28, 2025 | 302 days (incumbent) |
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Featherweight championship
~ 66 kg (145.5 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mu Gyeom Choi def. Bae Yong Kwon |
Road FC 014 Seoul, South Korea |
February 9, 2014 | 1728 days | 1. def. Doo Won Seo at Road FC 021 on February 1, 2015 2. def. Marlon Sandro at Road FC 029 on March 12, 2016 3. def. Murat Kazgan at Road FC 034 on November 19, 2016 |
| 2 | Jung Young Lee |
Road FC 050 Seoul, South Korea |
November 3, 2018 | 1036 days | 1. def. Hae Jin Park at Road FC 055 on September 8, 2019 |
| Lee was stripped of the title due to inactivity. | |||||
| 3 | Hae Jin Park def. Soo Chul Kim |
Road FC 059 Wonju, South Korea |
September 4, 2021 | 252 days | |
| 4 | Soo Chul Kim |
Road FC 060 Daegu, South Korea |
May 14, 2022 | 93 days | |
| Kim vacated the title in August 2022 after signing with Rizin FF. | |||||
| 5 | Hae Jin Park (2) def. Seung Mo Park |
Road FC 062 Seoul, South Korea |
December 18, 2022 | 187 days | |
| Park relinquished the championship at the start of the 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix on June 23 to participate in the event. | |||||
| 6 | Yryskeldi Duysheev def. Shin Haraguchi |
Road FC 075 Seoul, South Korea |
December 7, 2025 | 140 days (incumbent) | |
Bantamweight championship
~ 61 kg (134.5 lb 2010-2023), ~63 kg (138.9 lb 2023-present). From 2023 to 2025, the championship is awarded to fighters who won the Bantamweight Grand Prix.
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyung Ho Kang def. Andrew Leone |
Road FC 008 Wonju, South Korea |
Jule 16, 2012 | 16 days |
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| Kang vacated the title in July 2012 after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5] | |||||
| 2 | Kil Woo Lee def. Min Jong Song |
Road FC 012 Wonju, South Korea |
June 22, 2013 | 540 days |
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| 3 | Yoon Jun Lee def. Kil Woo Lee |
Road FC 020 Seoul, South Korea |
December 14, 2014 | 593 days |
1. def. Je Hoon Moon at Road FC 023 on May 2, 2015 |
| Lee vacated the title in July 2016 suffering cerebral infarction.[6] | |||||
| 4 | Soo Chul Kim def. Min Woo Kim |
Road FC 038 Seoul, South Korea |
April 15, 2017 | 253 days | |
| Kim vacated the title in December 2017 due to retirement.[7] | |||||
| 5 | Min Woo Kim def. Ik Hwan Jang |
Road FC 052 Seoul, South Korea |
February 23, 2019 | 927 days | 1. def. Ik Hwan Jang at Road FC 056 on Nov 9, 2019 |
| Kim vacated the title in May 2022 to participate in Road to UFC. | |||||
| 6 | Je Hoon Moon def. Ik Hwan Jang |
Road FC 062 Seoul, South Korea |
December 18, 2022 | 188 days | |
| Moon vacated the title in June 24, 2023 due to retirement.[8] | |||||
| 7 | Soo Chul Kim (2) def. Akira Haraguchi |
Road FC 038 Seoul, South Korea |
October 29, 2023 | 307 days | |
| Kim relinquished the championship at the start of the 2024 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix on August 31 to participate in the event. | |||||
| 8 | Soo Chul Kim (3) def. Ji Yong Yang |
Road FC 076 Seoul, South Korea |
March 15, 2026 | 42 days (incumbent) | |
Flyweight championship
~ 57 kg (125.7 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nam Jin Jo def. Min Jong Song |
Road FC 016 Gumi, South Korea |
July 27, 2014 | 439 days |
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| - | Min Jong Song def. Takeshi Kasugai for interim title |
Road FC 021 Seoul, South Korea |
February 1, 2015 | 250 days |
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| 2 | Min Jong Song def. Nam Jin Jo |
Road FC 026 Seoul, South Korea |
October 9, 2015 | 1271 days |
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| Title was left vacant on April 2, 2019, as Song didn't renew his contract with Road FC.[9] | |||||
| 3 | Jung Hyun Lee def. Dong Hyuk Ko |
Road FC 072 Seoul, South Korea |
March 16, 2025 | 406 days |
1. def. Ye Jun Pyun at Road FC 074 on Sep 27, 2025 |
Women's championship history
Women's Atomweight championship
~ 48 kg (105.8 lb)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seo Hee Ham def. Mina Kurobe |
Road FC 039 Seoul, South Korea |
June 10, 2017 | 741 days | 1. def. Jinh Yu Frey at Road FC 045 on Dec. 23, 2017 2. def. Jeong Eun Park at Road FC 051 on Dec. 15, 2018 |
| Ham vacated the title in June 2019 after signing with Rizin FF.[10] | |||||
| 2 | Yu Ri Shim def. Jeong Eun Park |
Road FC 59 Wonju, South Korea |
September 4, 2021 | 840 days | |
| Shim vacated the title on December 23, 2023, citing "personal reasons".[11] | |||||
| - | Jeong Eun Park |
Promoted to interim status by the promotion[11] | December 23, 2023 | 855 (incumbent) |
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Tournament winners
Road FC held its first tournament in the middleweight division in 2012. Since then, it has held tournaments in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and openweight divisions, which have all led to a championship.
| Event | Date | Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road FC 006: Final 4 | Feb 5, 2012 | Middleweight | Shungo Oyama |
Hye Seok Son |
| Road FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals | Jun 16, 2012 | Bantamweight | Kyung Ho Kang |
 Andrew Leone |
| Road FC 011 | Apr 13, 2013 | Lightweight | Yui Chul Nam |
Takasuke Kume |
| Road FC 012 | Jun 22, 2013 | Bantamweight | Kil Woo Lee |
Min Jong Song |
| Road FC 014 | Feb 9, 2014 | Featherweight | Mu Gyeom Choi |
Bae Yong Kwon |
| Road FC 033 | Sep 21, 2016 | Openweight | Mighty Mo |
Hong Man Choi |
| Road FC 052 | Feb 23, 2019 | Lightweight | Mansour Barnaoui[12] |
Shamil Zavurov |
| Road FC 066 | Oct 29, 2023 | Lightweight | Artur Soloviev |
 Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj |
| Bantamweight | Soo Chul Kim |
Akira Haraguchi | ||
| Road FC 073 | Jun 28, 2025 | Lightweight | Kamil Magomedov |
Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj |
| Road FC 076 | Mar 15, 2026 | Bantamweight | Soo Chul Kim |
Ji Yong Yang |
See also
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of Road FC events
- List of current Road FC fighters
- List of Deep champions
- List of Deep Jewels Champions
- List of Pancrase champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of WEC champions
- List of Pride champions
- Mixed martial arts weight classes