Union Max Championship

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PromotionPro-Wrestling Basara
Date establishedOctober 23, 2013
Current championShuji Ishikawa
Date wonDecember 28, 2025
Union Max Championship
The Union Max Championship belt
Details
PromotionPro-Wrestling Basara
Date establishedOctober 23, 2013
Current championShuji Ishikawa
Date wonDecember 28, 2025
Other name
Union Pro Max Championship
Statistics
First championIvan Markov
Most reignsIsami Kodaka (5 reigns)
Longest reignMinoru Fujita (357 days)
Shortest reignIsami Kodaka (12 days)
Oldest championShuji Ishikawa (50 years, 3 months and 3 days)
Heaviest championIvan Markov (227 lb (103 kg))
Lightest championMasahiro Takanashi (154 lb (70 kg))

The Union Max Championship (Japanese: ユニオンMAX王座, Hepburn: Yunion Makkusu Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship and the top singles accomplishment in the Japanese promotion Pro-Wrestling Basara. The title was established in 2013.

Union Pro Wrestling was a promotion that was revived by DDT Pro-Wrestling in 2005. The Union Max Championship was established in 2013 when Ivan Markov defeated Shuji Ishikawa to become the inaugural champion.[1] In January 2016, three days after folding, Union was replaced by a new promotion named Pro-Wrestling Basara. The title was reactivated when Isami Kodaka defeated Trans-Am★Hiroshi to win his third title.[2] The original belt design is still used which bears the "Union" name on it.

Reigns

As of April 13, 2026, there have been a total of 24 reigns shared among 15 different wrestlers. Shuji Ishikawa is the current champion in his first reign.

Key
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 DaysDefenses
(DDT) DDT Pro-Wrestling: Union Pro Wrestling (UPW)
1 Ivan Markov December 11, 2013 Shiwasu no Union 2013 Tokyo, Japan 1 1024 Defeated Shuji Ishikawa in a decision match to become inaugural champion. [1]
2 Isami Kodaka March 23, 2014 Union no March 2014 Kawasaki, Japan 1 560 [3]
3 Hikaru Sato May 18, 2014 Golden Union 2014 Tokyo, Japan 1 2133 [4]
4 Fuma December 17, 2014 Shiwasu no Union 2014 Tokyo, Japan 1 2563 [5][6]
5 Isami Kodaka August 30, 2015 Natsu Matsuri Union 2015 Tokyo, Japan 2 351 [7]
— Deactivated October 4, 2015 Union 10th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan — —— Title retired when Union Pro Wrestling closed down.
(DDT) DDT Pro-Wrestling: Pro-Wrestling Basara
6 Isami Kodaka December 25, 2016 Basara 25 Tokyo, Japan 3 120 Defeated Trans-Am★Hiroshi to resurrect the title. [2]
7 Fuma January 6, 2017 Basara 26 Tokyo, Japan 2 761 [8]
8 Trans-Am★Ryuichi March 23, 2017 Tavern Pro Wrestling: Alcohol Mania 2017 Tokyo, Japan 1 1923 [9]
9 Isami Kodaka October 1, 2017 Basara 48 Tokyo, Japan 4 2145 [10]
10 Naoki Tanizaki May 3, 2018 Basara 66 Tokyo, Japan 1 1412 This was also for Tanizaki's Dove World Heavyweight Championship. [11]
11 Ryota Nakatsu September 21, 2018 Basara 78 Tokyo, Japan 1 2272 [12]
12 Ryuichi Sekine May 6, 2019 Basara 95 Tokyo, Japan 1 1812 [13]
13 Masahiro Takanashi November 3, 2019 Ultimate Party 2019 Tokyo, Japan 1 1422 [14]
Pro-Wrestling Basara
14 Fuminori Abe March 24, 2020 Basara 125 Tokyo, Japan 1 2314 [15]
15 Takumi Tsukamoto November 10, 2020 Basara 139 Tokyo, Japan 1 3486 [16]
16 Ryota Nakatsu October 24, 2021 Basara 173 Tokyo, Japan 2 2406 [17]
17 Isami Kodaka June 21, 2022 Basara 195 Tokyo, Japan 5 2805 [18]
18 Banana Senga March 28, 2023 Basara 214 Tokyo, Japan 1 461 [19]
19 Takumi Tsukamoto May 13, 2023 Basara 218 Tokyo, Japan 2 1081 [20]
20 Fuma August 29, 2023 Basara 227 Tokyo, Japan 3 1312 [21]
21 Minoru Fujita January 7, 2024 Basara 239 Tokyo, Japan 1 3577 [22]
22 Masato Kamino December 29, 2024 Basara 264 Tokyo, Japan 1 631 [23]
23 Ryota Nakatsu March 2, 2025 Basara 272 Tokyo, Japan 3 3015 [24]
24 Shuji Ishikawa December 28, 2025 Basara 296 Tokyo, Japan 1 106+3 [25]

Combined reigns

As of April 13, 2026.

Three-time champion Ryota Nakatsu (left) and record five-time champion Isami Kodaka (right) both shown with different versions of the title.
† Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1 Ryota Nakatsu313768
2 Isami Kodaka511597
3 Fuma36463
4 Takumi Tsukamoto27456
5 Minoru Fujita17375
6 Fuminori Abe14231
7 Hikaru Sato13213
8 Trans-Am★Ryuichi13192
9 Ryuichi Sekine12181
10 Naoki Tanizaki12144
11 Masahiro Takanashi12142
12 Shuji Ishikawa †13106+
13 Ivan Markov14102
14 Masato Kamino1163
15 Banana Senga1146

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