Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
King of Pancrasists Featherweight Title (as of 2023-09-24)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Maeda Yoshirō
2006-08-27
Yokohama
Defeats DJ Taiki in tournament final to become the first champion; vacates in 08-10 upon moving to the bamtamweight division.
Marlon Sandro
2008-10-26
Tōkyō
Defeats J-taro Takita.
Takumi (Nakayama Takumi)
2011-09-04
Tōkyō
Defeats Kanomata Tomoaki to become interim champion; promoted to the undisputed champion on 12-08-09 when Sandro vacates the title.
Nam Phan
2015-02-01
Tōkyō
Andy Main
2015-10-04
Tōkyō
Tamura Issei defeats Ushiku Juntarō on 16-04-24 in Tōkyō to become interim champion; Nazareno Malegarie defeats Tamura on 17-03-12 in Tōkyō for the interim title.
Tamura Issei
2017-01-11
Interim champion since defeating Ushiku Juntarō on 16-04-24 in Tōkyō; promoted to the undisputed champion on 17-01-11 when Main is stripped of the title for signing with Road FC.
Nazareno Malegarie
2017-03-12
Tōkyō
ISAO (Kobayashi Isao) defeats Koyomi Matsushima on 18-04-15 in Tōkyō for interim title.
ISAO (Kobayashi Isao)
2019-05-26
Tōkyō
Defeats Malegarie to become the undisputed champion; vacant on 23-03-26 after ISAO signs with Bellator.
Tokitaka
2023-03-26
Interim champion since defeating Kamei Shinsuke; status promoted; vacates on 23-08-04 upon moving down to the bantamweight class.
