Union Max Championship
Professional wrestling championship
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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.
PromotionPro-Wrestling Basara
Date establishedOctober 23, 2013
Current championShuji Ishikawa
Date wonDecember 28, 2025
| Union Max Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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The Union Max Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Pro-Wrestling Basara | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 23, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Shuji Ishikawa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 28, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other name | |||||||||||||||||
Union Pro Max Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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History
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 March 23, 2026, there have been a total of 24 reigns shared among 15 different wrestlers. Shuji Ishikawa is the current champion in his first reign.
| 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 | |||||
| (DDT) DDT Pro-Wrestling: Union Pro Wrestling (UPW) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ivan Markov | December 11, 2013 | Shiwasu no Union 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 102 | 4 | 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 | 56 | 0 | [3] | ||
| 3 | Hikaru Sato | May 18, 2014 | Golden Union 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 213 | 3 | [4] | ||
| 4 | Fuma | December 17, 2014 | Shiwasu no Union 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 256 | 3 | [5][6] | ||
| 5 | Isami Kodaka | August 30, 2015 | Natsu Matsuri Union 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 35 | 1 | [7] | ||
| — | Deactivated | October 4, 2015 | Union 10th Anniversary Box Office: Hoshi ni Negai o | 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: Shippujinrai | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 12 | 0 | Defeated Trans-Am★Hiroshi to resurrect the title. | [2] | |
| 7 | Fuma | January 6, 2017 | Basara 26: Tettōtetsubi | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 76 | 1 | [8] | ||
| 8 | Trans-Am★Ryuichi | March 23, 2017 | Tavern Pro Wrestling: Alcohol Mania 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 192 | 3 | [9] | ||
| 9 | Isami Kodaka | October 1, 2017 | Basara 48: Isami Kodaka 15th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 214 | 5 | [10] | ||
| 10 | Naoki Tanizaki | May 3, 2018 | Basara 66: Ichinen Ten ni Tsūzu | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 141 | 2 | This was also for Tanizaki's Dove World Heavyweight Championship. | [11] | |
| 11 | Ryota Nakatsu | September 21, 2018 | Basara 78: Luyang no Hoko | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 227 | 2 | [12] | ||
| 12 | Ryuichi Sekine | May 6, 2019 | Basara 95: Tennen Rishin-ryū | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 181 | 2 | [13] | ||
| 13 | Masahiro Takanashi | November 3, 2019 | Ultimate Party 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 142 | 2 | [14] | ||
| Pro-Wrestling Basara | ||||||||||
| 14 | Fuminori Abe | March 24, 2020 | Basara 125: Utage | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 231 | 4 | [15] | ||
| 15 | Takumi Tsukamoto | November 10, 2020 | Basara 139: Kō | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 348 | 6 | [16] | ||
| 16 | Ryota Nakatsu | October 24, 2021 | Basara 173: Futō Fukutsu | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 240 | 6 | [17] | ||
| 17 | Isami Kodaka | June 21, 2022 | Basara 195: Kō | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 280 | 5 | [18] | ||
| 18 | Banana Senga | March 28, 2023 | Basara 214: Kō | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 46 | 1 | [19] | ||
| 19 | Takumi Tsukamoto | May 13, 2023 | Basara 218: Takagari 17 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 108 | 1 | [20] | ||
| 20 | Fuma | August 29, 2023 | Basara 227: Kō | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 131 | 2 | [21] | ||
| 21 | Minoru Fujita | January 7, 2024 | Basara 239: Utage | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 357 | 7 | [22] | ||
| 22 | Masato Kamino | December 29, 2024 | Basara 264: Utage | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 63 | 1 | [23] | ||
| 23 | Ryota Nakatsu | March 2, 2025 | Basara 272: Oji no Kitsune 27 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 301 | 5 | [24] | ||
| 24 | Shuji Ishikawa | December 28, 2025 | Basara 296: Utage | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 85+ | 0 | [25] | ||
Combined reigns
As of March 23, 2026.
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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 |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryota Nakatsu | 3 | 13 | 768 |
| 2 | Isami Kodaka | 5 | 11 | 597 |
| 3 | Fuma | 3 | 6 | 463 |
| 4 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 2 | 7 | 456 |
| 5 | Minoru Fujita | 1 | 7 | 357 |
| 6 | Fuminori Abe | 1 | 4 | 231 |
| 7 | Hikaru Sato | 1 | 3 | 213 |
| 8 | Trans-Am★Ryuichi | 1 | 3 | 192 |
| 9 | Ryuichi Sekine | 1 | 2 | 181 |
| 10 | Naoki Tanizaki | 1 | 2 | 144 |
| 11 | Masahiro Takanashi | 1 | 2 | 142 |
| 12 | Ivan Markov | 1 | 4 | 102 |
| 13 | Masato Kamino | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| 14 | Banana Senga | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| 15 | Shuji Ishikawa † | 1 | 0 | 85+ |
