List of Road FC champions

List of Road FC (Road Fighting Championship) champions is a list of fighters who have won Road FC championships.

Current champions

Men
DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Heavyweight South Korea Tae In Kim April 13, 2024 1
Light Heavyweight South Korea Tae In Kim December 18, 2022 0
Middleweight South Korea In Su Hwang July 3, 2021 1
Welterweight South Korea Tae Young Yoon December 7, 2025 0
Lightweight Bahrain Kamil Magomedov June 28, 2025 0
Featherweight Kyrgyzstan Yryskeldi Duysheev December 7, 2025 0
Bantamweight South Korea Soo Chul Kim March 15, 2026 0
South Korea Hyun Woo Kim (interim) August 29, 2026 0
Flyweight South Korea Jung Hyun Lee March 16, 2025 1
Women
DivisionChampionSinceDefenses
Atomweight South Korea Jeong Eun Park May 30, 2026 0

Men's championship history

Openweight championship

no weight limit

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 American Samoa Mighty Mo
def. 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.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea Tae In Kim
def. Taisei Sekino		 Road FC 068
Seoul, South Korea		 April 13, 2024 920 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Taisei Sekino at Road FC 076 on March 16, 2026

Light Heavyweight championship

~ 93 kg (205.3 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea Tae In Kim
def. Daniel Gomez		 Road FC 062
Seoul, South Korea		 December 18, 2022 1402 days
(incumbent)

Middleweight championship

~ 84 kg (185.2 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Japan Shungo Oyama
def. Hye Suk Son		 Road FC 006
Seoul, South Korea		 February 5, 2012 294 days
2 South Korea Eun Soo Lee
def. Shungo Oyama		 Road FC 010
Busan, South Korea		 November 24, 2012 585 days
Lee vacated the title in July 2014 after dropping down to welterweight.
3 Japan Riki Fukuda
def. Uh Jin Jeon		 Road FC 024
Tokyo, Japan		 July 25, 2015 190 days
4 South Korea 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
- South Korea 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.
5 South Korea Young Choi July 9, 2018 20 days
6 South Korea In Jae La
def. Young Choi		 Road FC 048
Wonju, South Korea		 July 28, 2018 323 days
7 South Korea 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.
8 South Korea In Su Hwang
def. Il Hak Oh		 Road FC 058
Changwon, South Korea		 July 3, 2021 1935 days
(incumbent)		 1. def. interim champion Dong Hwan Lim at Road FC 072 on March 16, 2025
- South Korea 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.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea Tae Young Yoon
def. Quemuel Ottoni		 Road FC 075
Seoul, South Korea		 December 7, 2025 317 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.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea 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.
2 South Korea 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 France Mansour Barnaoui Road FC 053
Jeju, South Korea		 May 18, 2019 594 days
Barnaoui terminated his contract and relinquished his title in January 2021, due to the unfavourable circumstances of COVID-19.
4 South Korea 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 Russia Artur Soloviev
def. 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 Bahrain Kamil Magomedov
def. Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj		 Road FC 073
Seoul, South Korea		 June 28, 2025 479 days
(incumbent)

Featherweight championship

~ 66 kg (145.5 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea 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 South Korea 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 South Korea Hae Jin Park
def. Soo Chul Kim		 Road FC 059
Wonju, South Korea		 September 4, 2021 252 days
4 South Korea 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 South Korea 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 Kyrgyzstan Yryskeldi Duysheev
def. Shin Haraguchi		 Road FC 075
Seoul, South Korea		 December 7, 2025 317 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.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea Kyung Ho Kang
def. Andrew Leone		 Road FC 008
Wonju, South Korea		 Jule 16, 2012 16 days
Kang vacated the title in July 2012 after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship.
2 South Korea Kil Woo Lee
def. Min Jong Song		 Road FC 012
Wonju, South Korea		 June 22, 2013 540 days
3 South Korea 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.
4 South Korea 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.
5 South Korea 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 South Korea Je Hoon Moon
def. Ik Hwan Jang		 Road FC 062
Seoul, South Korea		 December 18, 2022 188 days
Moon vacated the title on June 24, 2023, due to retirement.
7 South Korea 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 South Korea Soo Chul Kim (3)
def. Ji Yong Yang		 Road FC 076
Seoul, South Korea		 March 15, 2026 219 days (incumbent)
- South Korea Hyun Woo Kim
def. Ji Yong Yang for interim title		 Road FC 078
Seoul, South Korea		 August 29, 2026 52 days (incumbent)

Flyweight championship

~ 57 kg (125.7 lb)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea Nam Jin Jo
def. Min Jong Song		 Road FC 016
Gumi, South Korea		 July 27, 2014 439 days
- South Korea Min Jong Song
def. Takeshi Kasugai for interim title		 Road FC 021
Seoul, South Korea		 February 1, 2015 250 days
2 South Korea Min Jong Song
def. Nam Jin Jo		 Road FC 026
Seoul, South Korea		 October 9, 2015 1271 days
Title was left vacant on April 2, 2019, as Song didn't renew his contract with Road FC.
3 South Korea Jung Hyun Lee
def. Dong Hyuk Ko		 Road FC 072
Seoul, South Korea		 March 16, 2025 583 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.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 South Korea 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.
2 South Korea 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".
- South Korea Jeong Eun Park Promoted to interim status by the promotion December 23, 2023 -
3 South Korea Jeong Eun Park
def. Seo Young Park		 Road FC 77
Seoul, South Korea		 May 30, 2026 143 days
(incumbent)

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 Japan Shungo Oyama South Korea Hye Seok Son
Road FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals Jun 16, 2012 Bantamweight South Korea Kyung Ho Kang United States Andrew Leone
Road FC 011 Apr 13, 2013 Lightweight South Korea Yui Chul Nam Japan Takasuke Kume
Road FC 012 Jun 22, 2013 Bantamweight South Korea Kil Woo Lee South Korea Min Jong Song
Road FC 014 Feb 9, 2014 Featherweight South Korea Mu Gyeom Choi South Korea Bae Yong Kwon
Road FC 033 Sep 21, 2016 Openweight American Samoa Mighty Mo South Korea Hong Man Choi
Road FC 052 Feb 23, 2019 Lightweight France Mansour Barnaoui Russia Shamil Zavurov
Road FC 066 Oct 29, 2023 Lightweight Russia Artur Soloviev Mongolia Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj
Bantamweight South Korea Soo Chul Kim Japan Akira Haraguchi
Road FC 073 Jun 28, 2025 Lightweight Bahrain Kamil Magomedov Mongolia Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj
Road FC 076 Mar 15, 2026 Bantamweight South Korea Soo Chul Kim South Korea Ji Yong Yang

See also

References

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