PANCRASE Official Rankings
The following is the official Pancrase rankings as of 12th October 2020. Numbers in
brackets next to King and Queen of Pancrase champions denote the number of title defenses. Due
to the postponement of events since Pancrase 312, ranked fighters will receive an extension
of three months, making their required active terms 15 months from their last bout. Fighters
due to appear on the canceled PANCRASE 317 card are recognized as having competed last
on 23rd August 2020.
Openweight
10th Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Josh Barnett (2) – 31st August, 2003 ~ present
Middleweight
77.1kg – 83.9kg
15th Generation King of Pancrase
Vacant
1. Yuji Arai – 27/9/2020
Welterweight
70.3kg – 77.1kg
13th Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Hiroyuki Tetsuka (0) – 30th June 2019 ~ present
Under the official regulations, Joseph Junior Ambrose drops out of the rankings.
1. Hiromitsu Miura – 20/10/2019 ↑
2. Aleksandar Rakas – 20/10/2019 ↑
3. Akihiro Murayama – 16/2/2020 ↑
4. Masayuki Kikuiri – 24/7/2020 ↑
5. Kenta Takagi – 20/10/2019
6. Yuta Nakamura – 24/7/2020 ↑
Lightweight
65.8kg – 70.3kg
7th Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Takasuke Kume (2) – 11th September 2016 ~ present
King of Pancrase Interim Champion
Tatsuya “Yanbo” Saika (0) – 27th September 2020 ~ present
- Kenichiro Togashi – 29/9/2019 ↑
- Genpei Hayashi – 29/9/2019 ↓
- Tom Santos – 29/9/2019 ↑
- Yusuke Kasuya – 29/9/2019 ↑
- Takashi Matsuoka – 10/11/2019 ↑
- Yasuaki Kishimoto – 10/11/2019 ↑
- Kazuki Kasai – 27/9/2020 (NEW)
- Yu Karino – 27/9/2020 (NEW)
Featherweight
61.2kg – 65.8kg
8th Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Isao Kobayashi (2) – 15th April 2018 ~ present
Under the official regulations, Nazareno Malagarie and Kazumasa Majima drop out of the
rankings.
1. Taichi Nakajima – 16/2/2020 ↑
2. Kyle Aguon – 20/10/2019
3. Yuta Sato – 21/7/2019
4. Yoshinori Horie – 16/2/2020 ↑
5. Issei Tamura – 29/9/2019 ↑
6. Hiroshige “Hanzo” Tanaka – 10/11/2019 ↑
7. Yojiro Uchimura – 16/2/2020 ↑
8. Katsushi Sugiyama – 29/9/2019 ↑
9. Victor Hugo Silva – 8/12/2019 ↑
10. Shinsuke Kamei – 8/12/2019 ↑
11. Suguru Nii – 10/11/2019 ↑
12. Yohei Nada – 29/9/2019 ↑
Bantamweight
56.7kg – 61.2kg
3rd Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Rafael Silva (2) – 20th May 2018 ~ present
Under the official regulations, Chihaya Yoneyama drops out of the rankings.
1. Alan Hiro Yamaniha – 20/10/2019
2. Kenta Takizawa – 10/11/2019
3. Yuto “Kintaro” Hokamura – 21/7/2019
4. Takeshi Kasugai – 20/10/2019
5. Brady Huang – 16/2/2020
6. Hidekazu Fukushima – 16/2/2020
7. Soo Young Yoo – 10/11/2019
8. Yuichi Ohashi – 10/11/2019
9. Toshinori “Tsune” Tsunemura – 21/7/2019
10. Yuki “Monjiro TK Hanareme” Kosaka – 24/7/2020
11. Masahide Hiraoka – 24/7/2020
- Jun Doi – 24/7/2020 ↑
Flyweight
54.4kg – 56.7kg
5th Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Senzo Ikeda (1) – 20th August 2017
Interim Champion
Shohei Masumizu (0) – 21/7/2019
Under the official regulations, Mamoru Yamaguchi drops out of the rankings.
1. Rilley Dutro – 29/9/2019
2. Toru Ogawa – 29/9/2019
3. Ryuichi Miki – 8/12/2029
4. Luthando Biko – 8/12/2019
5. Masatatsu Ueda – 8/12/2019
6. Taiki Akiba – 8/12/2019
7. Bokang Masunyane – 21/7/2019
8. Satoru Enomoto – 16/2/2020
9. Masayuki Watanabe – 21/7/2019
10. Kohei Sugiyama – 24/7/2020
11. Yusuke Ogikubo – 16/2/2020
12. Tatsuyuki Nakamura – 10/11/2019 ↑
13. Naoki Arikawa – 24/7/2020 ↑
Strawweight
49.9kg – 52.2kg
2nd Generation King of Pancrase Champion
Daichi Kitakata (0) – 21st July, 2019 ~ present
Following his win over Teppei Maeyama, Tatsuya Ozaki moves up.
1. Adam Antolin – 10/11/2019
2. Mitsuhisa Sunabe – 21/7/2019
3. Ryo Hatta – 16/2/2020
4. Tatsuya So – 10/11/2019
5. Toshiya Takashima – 16/2/2020
6. Yuta Miyazawa – 16/2/2020
7. Hiroaki Iijima – 10/11/2019
8. Tatsuki Ozaki – 29/9/2019 ↑
9. Teppei Maeyama – 8/12/2019 ↓
Women’s Rankings
Bantamweight
56.7kg – 61.2kg
2nd Generation Queen of Pancrase
Vacant
1. Tatiane Fontes – 20/10/2019
2. Yoko Higashi – 20/10/2019
Flyweight
54.4kg – 56.7kg
1st Generation Queen of Pancrase
Sidy Rocha (0) – 14th April 2019
1. Mayra Cantuaria – 29/9/2019
2. Takayo Hashi – 24/7/2020 ↑
3. Emiko Raika – 24/7/2020 ↓
4. Mariya Suzuki – 8/12/2019
Strawweight
49.9kg – 52.2kg
3rd Generation Queen of Pancrase
Emi Fujino (0) – 8th December 2019
Atomweight
~ 47.6kg
1st Generation Queen of Pancrase
Vacant
1. Sayako Fujita – 10/11/2019
