Invicta Fighting Championships#Bantamweight Championship
{{short description|American mixed martial arts promotion}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Invicta Fighting Championships
| logo =
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2012||}}
| founder = Shannon Knapp
Janet Martin
| owners =
| parent = Anthem Sports & Entertainment
| industry = Mixed martial arts promotion
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
| location = Kansas City, Missouri, United States
| area_served = United States
| key_people = {{ubl|Shannon Knapp (president)|Julie Kedzie (matchmaker)|Amanda Nunes (matchmaker and athlete development team)}}
}}
Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currently owned by the Canadian-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment.{{cite web
| url = http://www.facebook.com/pages/Invicta-Fighting-Championships/201378119954903?sk=info
| title = Invicta Fighting Championships, about
| website = Facebook
| year = 2012
| access-date = 2012-06-15
| url = http://www.fighters.com/03/24/shannon-knapp-reveals-how-invicta-fc-came-together-and-what-it-means-for-womens-mma
| title = Shannon Knapp reveals how Invicta FC came together and what it means for women's MMA
| author = Paligaru, Matt
| date = 2012-03-24
| publisher = Fighters.com
| location = United Kingdom
| access-date = 2012-06-15
| archive-date = 2020-07-16
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200716122130/http://www.fighters.com/03/24/shannon-knapp-reveals-how-invicta-fc-came-together-and-what-it-means-for-womens-mma
| url-status = dead
The company's name comes from the Latin word for "invincible and incomparable", which appears in the feminine form.{{cite web
| url = http://promotingwomen.blogspot.com/2012/03/janet-martin-interview.html
| title = Janet Martin Interview
| author = Adams, Jason
| date = 2012-03-21
| publisher = Promoting Real Women blog
| location = United States
| access-date = 2012-06-15
}}
History
=Formation=
After Zuffa, parent company of the UFC, purchased rival promotion Strikeforce in March 2011, Shannon Knapp received several calls from female fighters concerned about a possible lack of representation for women's MMA. Knapp would meet with Janet Martin and the two acquired the financial resources needed to launch a new MMA promotion.{{cite web
| url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1162310-invicta-fcs-shannon-knapp-talks-providing-better-life-for-the-athletes
| title = Invicta FC's Shannon Knapp Talks Providing 'Better Life for the Athletes'
| author = Saccaro, Matt
| date = 2012-04-26
| work = MMA
| publisher = Bleacher Report
| location = United States
| access-date = 2012-06-15
| url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/loretta_hunt/04/27/invicta/index.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120429010038/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/loretta_hunt/04/27/invicta/index.html
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = April 29, 2012
| title = Invicta, new women's-only MMA series, was long time coming
| author = Hunt, Loretta
| date = 2012-04-27
| work = Inside MMA
| publisher = SI.com
| location = United States
| access-date = 2012-06-15
}}
The promotion held its first event, Invicta FC 1 on April 28, 2012.{{cite web
| url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Marloes-Coenen-Romy-Ruyssen-Headline-Invicta-Fighting-Championships-AllFemale-Card-40461
| title = Marloes Coenen, Romy Ruyssen Headline Invicta Fighting Championships' All-Female Card
| date = 2012-02-20
| work = News
| publisher = Sherdog.com
| location = United States
| access-date = 2012-06-15
}} The event was headlined by a rematch between former Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion Marloes Coenen and French fighter Romy Ruyssen. The event also marked the MMA debut of 2008 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling medalist Randi Miller.{{cite web
|url = http://mmajunkie.com/news/28164/as-debut-nears-invictas-randi-miller-not-interested-in-ronda-rouseys-easy-road.mma
|title = As debut nears, Invicta's Randi Miller not interested in Ronda Rousey's 'easy road'
|date = 2012-04-09
|work = News
|publisher = MMAjunkie.com
|location = United States
|access-date = 2012-06-15
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120605024318/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28164/as-debut-nears-invictas-randi-miller-not-interested-in-ronda-rouseys-easy-road.mma
|archive-date = 2012-06-05
| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/news/two-firsts-ronda-rousey-joins-tuf-live-esther-172100227--mma.html
| title = Two Firsts: Ronda Rousey Joins TUF Live, Esther Lin Photographs Invicta Female Fighters
| author = Ragsdale, Cheryl
| date = 2012-04-27
| work = News
| publisher = Yahoo!
| location = United States
| access-date = 2012-06-15
| archive-date = 2012-04-30
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120430073400/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/two-firsts-ronda-rousey-joins-tuf-live-esther-172100227--mma.html
| url-status = dead
}}
On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Invicta has formed a strategic partnership with Japanese promotion JEWELS to cross-promote fighters on their respective cards in the United States and Japan.{{cite web
|url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/invicta-fighting-and-jewels-form-strategic-partnership-for-womens-mma| title = Invicta Fighting and JEWELS Form Strategic Partnership for Women's MMA| date = 2012-08-29| work = Articles| publisher = MMAWeekly.com| access-date = 2012-06-09}} On September 24, Invicta would announce another cross-promotional partnership with the Super Fight League.{{cite web |url=http://mmapundit.co.uk/2012/09/24/invicta-fc-forms-strategic-alliance-with-super-fight-league-to-develop-womens-mma-talent/ |title=Super Fight League to Develop Women's MMA Talent |publisher=mmapundit.co.uk |date=September 24, 2012 |access-date=September 24, 2012}}
Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg, which took place on July 13, 2013, would mark the first event to be aired on cable and satellite pay-per-view, in addition to IPPV through a deal with Integrated Sports Media for live viewing.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/06/invicta-fc-6-to-air-on-cable-and-satellite-pay-per-view-in-u-s-and-canada|title=Invicta FC 6 to air on cable and satellite pay-per-view in U.S. and Canada|work=MMAjunkie|date=20 June 2013 }} In 2014, Invicta began exclusively streaming events on UFC Fight Pass, with the company's fight library also made available on the service. Invicta FC 8 would be the first event to stream live on Fight Pass.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/7/10/5888381/invicta-fc-8-waterson-vs-tamada-set-for-ufc-fight-pass-debut|title=Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada set for UFC Fight Pass debut|author=Shaun Al-Shatti|date=10 July 2014|work=MMA Fighting}}
On February 24, 2015, Brazilian channel Combate acquired broadcast rights to Invicta live events as well as events from the Invicta library in South America.{{cite web|url=http://sportv.globo.com/site/combate/noticia/2015/02/combate-transmite-ao-vivo-defesa-de-titulo-de-cris-cyborg-no-invicta-fc-11.html|title=Combate transmite ao vivo defesa de título de Cris Cyborg no Invicta FC 11|work=sportv.globo.com/site/combate|date=24 February 2015 }}
=Acquisition by Anthem=
On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Anthem Sports & Entertainment had acquired Invicta.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=Invicta women's MMA promotion sold to Anthem|url=https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/31261546/invicta-women-mma-promotion-sold-finds-new-television-slot|access-date=2021-05-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} Starting with Invicta FC 44 on May 21, Invicta events are broadcast live on the Anthem-owned networks AXS TV and Fight Network in the United States and Canada, respectively. Invicta's events would also stream live on the promotion's YouTube channel.
On September 21, 2022, Invicta announced that it had made a deal with FOX Sports Mexico for Mexican broadcast rights, starting with Invicta FC 49.{{cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/09/21/invicta-fc-announces-broadcast-deal-fox-sports-mexico/|title=Invicta FC Announces Broadcast Deal with FOX Sports Mexico|date=September 21, 2022|publisher=cagesidepress.com|author=Jay Anderson}}
On June 11, 2024, Invicta announced that it had signed a deal with CBS Sports to air all of that year's events on the CBS Sports Network in the United States, starting with Invicta FC 55 on June 28.{{Cite web |last=Heck |first=Mike |title=Invicta FC announces new broadcast partner, rest of 2024 schedule |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/6/11/24176198/invicta-fc-announces-new-broadcast-partner-rest-of-2024-schedule|date=June 11, 2024|access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=MMA Fighting |language=en}}
Roster
{{Main|List of current Invicta FC fighters}}
Rules
Invicta's current rules follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts that were originally established by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board and modified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-467.html |title=NSAC Regulations: CHAPTER 467 - UNARMED COMBAT |publisher=Nevada State Athletic Commission |access-date=February 8, 2012}}
Events
=Past events=
| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;"
! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Ref |
| align=center|66
| Invicta FC 61: Ferreira vs. Palacios | {{dts|2025|4|5}} | Grand Casino Hotel & Resort | Shawnee, Oklahoma. U.S. | |
| align=center|65
| Invicta FC 60: Rubin vs. Cantuária | {{dts|2025|2|7}} | Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. | |
| align=center|64
| Invicta FC 59: Bernardo vs. Maia | {{dts|2024|12|13}} | The Eastern | Atlanta, Georgia. U.S. | |
| align=center|63
| Invicta FC 58: Ducote vs. Ostroverkhova | {{dts|2024|11|6}} | Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. | |
| align=center|62
| Invicta FC 57: Ferreira vs. Romero | {{dts|2024|09|20}} | Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. | |
| align=center|61
| Invicta FC 56: Maia vs. Cantuária | {{dts|2024|08|09}} | Stockyards Event Center | Denver, Colorado. U.S. | |
| align=center|60
| Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin | {{dts|2024|06|08}} | Kansas City, Kansas. U.S. |
| align=center|59
| Invicta FC 54: McCormack vs. Wojcik | {{dts|2023|October|27}} | Citizens House of Blues | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| align=center|58
| Invicta FC 53: DeCoursey vs. Dos Santos | {{dts|2023|May|3}} | rowspan=4| ReelWorks Denver | rowspan=4| Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| align=center|57
| Invicta FC 52: Machado vs. McCormack | {{dts|2023|March|15}} |
| align=center|56
| Invicta FC 51: Tennant vs. Bernardo | {{dts|2023|January|18}} |
| align=center|55
| {{dts|2022|November|16}} | |
| align=center|54
| Invicta FC 49: Delboni vs. DeCoursey | {{dts|2022|September|28}} | Sugar Creek Casino | |
| align=center|53
| Invicta FC 48: Tennant vs. Rubin | {{dts|2022|July|20}} | ReelWorks Denver | |
| align=center|52
| Invicta FC 47: Ducote vs. Zappitella | {{dts|2022|May|11}} | rowspan=2| Memorial Hall | rowspan=19| Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | |
| align=center|51
| Invicta FC 46: Rodríguez vs. Torquato II | {{dts|2022|March|09}} | |
| align=center|50
| Invicta FC 45: Zappitella vs. Delboni II | {{dts|2022|January|12}} | Police Athletic League | |
| align=center|49
| {{dts|2021|August|27}} | rowspan=2| Memorial Hall | |
| align=center|48
| Phoenix Tournament: Atomweight | {{dts|2021|June|11}} | |
| align=center|47
| Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato | {{dts|2021|May|21}} | rowspan=5| Police Athletic League | |
| align=center|46
| Invicta FC 43: King vs. Harrison | {{dts|2020|November|20}} | |
| align=center|45
| Invicta FC 42: Cummins vs. Zappitella | {{dts|2020|September|17}} | |
| align=center|44
| Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz | {{dts|2020|July|30}} | |
| align=center|43
| Invicta FC 40: Ducote vs. Lima | {{dts|2020|July|2}} | |
| align=center|42
| {{dts|2020|March|6}} | rowspan=9| Memorial Hall | |
| align=center|41
| Invicta FC 39: Frey vs. Cummins II | {{dts|2020|February|07}} | |
| align=center|40
| Invicta FC 38: Murata vs. Ducote | {{dts|2019|November|01}} | |
| align=center|39
| Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez | {{dts|2019|October|04}} | |
| align=center|38
| {{dts|2019|September|06}} | |
| align=center|37
| Invicta FC 36: Sorenson vs. Young | {{dts|2019|August|09}} | |
| align=center|36
| Invicta FC 35: Bennett vs. Rodriguez II | {{dts|2019|June|07}} | |
| align=center|35
| {{dts|2019|May|03}} | |
| align=center|34
| Invicta FC 34: Porto vs. Gonzalez | {{dts|2019|February|15}} | |
| align=center|33
| Invicta FC 33: Frey vs. Grusander II | {{dts|2018|December|15}} | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center|32
| Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson | {{dts|2018|November|16}} | Firelake Arena | Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| align=center|31
| Invicta FC 31: Jandiroba vs. Morandin | {{dts|2018|September|01}} | rowspan=3| Scottish Rite Temple | rowspan=3| Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center|30
| Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander | {{dts|2018|July|21}} | |
| align=center|29
| Invicta FC 29: Kaufman vs. Lehner | {{dts|2018|May|04}} | |
| align=center|28
| Invicta FC 28: Mizuki vs. Jandiroba | {{dts|2018|March|24}} | Union Event Center | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | |
| align=center|27
| Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad | {{dts|2018|January|13}} | rowspan=2| Scottish Rite Temple | rowspan=2| Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center|26
| Invicta FC 26: Maia vs. Niedźwiedź | {{dts|2017|December|8}} | |
| align=center|25
| Invicta FC 25: Kunitskaya vs. Pa'aluhi | {{dts|2017|August|31}} | Lemoore, California, U.S. | |
| align=center|24
| Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella | {{dts|2017|July|15}} | rowspan=7| Scottish Rite Temple | rowspan=7| Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center|23
| Invicta FC 23: Porto vs. Niedźwiedź | {{dts|2017|May|20}} | |
| align=center|22
| Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II | {{dts|2017|March|25}} | |
| align=center|21
| Invicta FC 21: Anderson vs. Tweet | {{dts|2017|January|14}} | |
| align=center|20
| Invicta FC 20: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya | {{dts|2016|November|18}} | |
| align=center|19
| Invicta FC 19: Maia vs. Modafferi | {{dts|2016|September|23}} | |
| align=center|18
| Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel | {{dts|2016|July|29}} | |
| align=center|17
| Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider | {{dts|2016|May|7}} | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |
| align=center|16
| Invicta FC 16: Hamasaki vs. Brown | {{dts|2016|March|11}} | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| align=center|15
| Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova | {{dts|2016|January|16}} | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | |
| align=center|14
| Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad | {{dts|2015|September|12}} | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center|13
| Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin | {{dts|2015|July|09}} | The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| align=center|12
| Invicta FC 12: Kankaanpää vs. Souza | {{dts|2015|April|24}} | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center| 11
| Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet | {{dts|2015|February|27}} | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| align=center| 10
| Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio | {{dts|2014|December|5}} | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| align=center| 9
| Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi | {{dts|2014|November|1}} | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |
| align=center| 8
| Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada | {{dts|2014|September|6}} | rowspan=4| Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| align=center| 7
| Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith | {{dts|2013|December|7}} | rowspan=3| Ameristar Casino Kansas City | |
| align=center| 6
| Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg | {{dts|2013|July|13}} | |
| align=center| 5
| Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson | {{dts|2013|April|5}} | |
| align=center| 4
| Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt | {{dts|2013|January|5}} | rowspan=4| Memorial Hall | rowspan=4| Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | |
| align=center| 3
| Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama | {{dts|2012|October|6}} | |
| align=center| 2
| Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann | {{dts|2012|July|28}} | |
| align=center| 1
| Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen | {{dts|2012|April|28}} | |
Current champions
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Division
! Upper weight limit ! Champion ! Since ! Title Defenses ! Top Contender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | {{convert|145|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | Vacant | July 13, 2021 | style="text-align:center;"| | |
| Bantamweight | {{convert|135|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jennifer Maia | December 13, 2024 (Invicta FC 59) | style="text-align:center;"| | |
| Flyweight | {{convert|125|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | Vacant | May 2, 2023 | style="text-align:center;"| | |
| Strawweight | {{convert|115|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | Vacant | July 16, 2024 | style="text-align:center;"| | |
| Atomweight | {{convert|105|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | {{flagicon|BRA}} Elisandra Ferreira | September 20, 2024 (Invicta FC 57) | 1 style="text-align:center;"| 1 |
Title history
=Featherweight Championship=
:136 to 145 lbs (62 to 66 kg)
| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=21%|Name !width=25%|Event !width=12%|Date !width=8%|Reign !width=32%|Defenses |
| 1
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cris Cyborg |align=center | Invicta FC 6 |align=center | Jul 13, 2013 |align=center | 1351 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Charmaine Tweet at Invicta FC 11 on Feb 27, 2015}} 2. def. Faith Van Duin at Invicta FC 13 on Jul 9, 2015 3. def. Daria Ibragimova at Invicta FC 15 on Jan 16, 2016}} |
|---|
| -
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Megan Anderson | style="text-align:center;"|Invicta FC 21 | style="text-align:center;"|Jan 14, 2017 | style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Cyborg vacated the title on March 24, 2017 to compete full time with the UFC. |
| 2
|align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} Megan Anderson | style="text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Invicta FC 22}} | style="text-align:center;"|Mar 24, 2017 |align=center |88 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Anderson vacated the title on June 20, 2017 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| 3
|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Felicia Spencer | style="text-align:center;"|Invicta FC 32 | style="text-align:center;"|Nov 16, 2018 |align=center | 129 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Spencer vacated the title on March 26, 2019 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 4
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Sorenson | style="text-align:center;"|Invicta FC 36 | style="text-align:center;"|Aug 9, 2019 |align=center | 705 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Sorenson vacated the title on July 13, 2021 to sign with Bellator MMA. |
=Bantamweight Championship=
:126 to 135 lbs (57 to 61 kg)
| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=13%|Name !width=23%|Event !width=13%|Date !width=8%|Reign !width=35%|Defenses |
| 1
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Murphy |align=center | Invicta FC 7 |align=center | Dec 7, 2013 |align=center | 208 days | |
|---|
| colspan="6" align="center"|Murphy vacated title on July 3, 2014 to sign with the UFC. |
| 2
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Tonya Evinger |align=center | Invicta FC 13 |align=center | Jul 9, 2015 |align=center | 724 days | {{small|1. def. Colleen Schneider at Invicta FC 17 on May 7, 2016 {{nowrap|NC. vs. Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 20 on Nov 18, 2016}} 2. def. Yana Kunitskaya at Invicta FC 22 on Mar 25, 2017}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"| Evinger had her defeat at Invicta FC 20 annulled on December 1, 2016 after proving that the referee took her out of a favorable position and remained champion. |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Evinger vacated title on July 3, 2017 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| 3
|align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} Yana Kunitskaya |align=center | {{nowrap|Invicta FC 25}} |align=center | Aug 31, 2017 |align=center | 160 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Kunitskaya vacated title on February 7, 2018 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| 4
|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Sarah Kaufman |align=center | Invicta FC 29 |align=center | May 4, 2018 |align=center | 368 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Kaufman vacated title on May 9, 2019 to sign with the Professional Fighters League. |
| 5
|align=left | {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Julija Stoliarenko |align=center | {{nowrap|Invicta FC Phoenix Series 3}} |align=center | Mar 6, 2020 |align=center | 147 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Stoliarenko vacated title on July 31, 2020 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| 6
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Taneisha Tennant}} |align=center | Invicta FC 44 |align=center | Aug 27, 2021 |align=center | 509 days | {{small|1. def. Olga Rubin at Invicta FC 48 on Jul 20, 2022}} |
| 7
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Talita Bernardo}} |align=center | Invicta FC 51 |align=center | Jan 18, 2023 |align=center | 684 days | {{small|1. def. Olga Rubin at Invicta FC 55 on Jun 28, 2024}} |
| 8
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Jennifer Maia}} |align=center | Invicta FC 59 |align=center | Dec 13, 2024 |align=center | {{age in days|2024|12|13}} days |
=Flyweight Championship=
:116 to 125 lbs (53 to 56 kg)
| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=19%|Name !width=23%|Event !width=14%|Date !width=8%|Reign !width=34%|Defenses |
| 1
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Barb Honchak |align=center | Invicta FC 5 |align=center | Apr 5, 2013 |align=center |1266 days | {{small|1. def. Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 7 on Dec 7, 2013 2. def. Takayo Hashi at Invicta FC 9 on Nov 1, 2014}} |
|---|
| -
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jennifer Maia | style="text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Invicta FC 16}} | style="text-align:center;"|Mar 11, 2016 | style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Honchak was stripped of the title due to inactivity on September 22, 2016 |
| 2
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jennifer Maia | style="text-align:center;"|Invicta FC 19 | style="text-align:center;"|Sep 22, 2016 |align=center |652 days | {{small|1. def. Roxanne Modafferi at Invicta FC 19 on Sep 23, 2016 {{nowrap|2. def. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź at Invicta FC 26 on Dec 8, 2017}}}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Maia vacated title on July 7, 2018 to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. |
| 3
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Vanessa Porto |align=center | Invicta FC 34 |align=center | Feb 15, 2019 |align=center | 564 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Porto vacated title on September 2, 2020 to sign with Bellator MMA. |
| 4
|align=left | {{flagicon|MEX}} Karina Rodríguez |align=center | {{nowrap|Invicta FC: Rodríguez vs. Torquato}} |align=center | May 21, 2021 |align=center | 421 days | {{small|1. def. Daiana Torquato at Invicta FC 46 on Mar 9, 2022 |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Rodríguez vacated title on July 17, 2022 to sign with Bellator MMA. |
| 5
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ketlen Souza |align=center | Invicta FC 51 |align=center | Jan 18, 2023 |align=center | 104 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Souza vacated title on May 2, 2023 to sign with the UFC. |
=Strawweight Championship=
:106 to 115 lbs (49 to 52 kg)
| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=20%|Name !width=25%|Event !width=13%|Date !width=8%|Reign !width=32%|Defenses |
| 1
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Carla Esparza |align=center | Invicta FC 4 |align=center | Jan 5, 2013 |align=center |341 days | |
|---|
| colspan="6" align="center"|Esparza vacated title on December 11, 2013 to participate in The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.{{cite web
| url = http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/12/11/5201972/ufc-strawweight-tuf-invicta-contracts-first-champion-gadelha-esparza-calderwood-torres-mma-news | title = UFC announces signing of 11 women strawweights for TUF season, winner becomes first UFC 115lb champ | author = Simon, Zane | date = 2013-12-11 | publisher = Bloody Elbow | location = United States | access-date = 2013-12-13 }} {{cite web| url = https://twitter.com/shanknapp/status/410980964190277633 | title = Invicta FC Strawweight title vacated | publisher = Twitter | location = United States | access-date = 2013-12-13 }} |
| 2
|align=left | {{flagicon|FIN}} Katja Kankaanpää |align=center | Invicta FC 8 |align=center | Sep 6, 2014 |align=center | 230 days | |
| 3
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Lívia Renata Souza}} |align=center | {{nowrap|Invicta FC 12}} |align=center | Apr 24, 2015 |align=center | 380 days | {{small|1. def. DeAnna Bennett at Invicta FC 15 on Jan 16, 2016}} |
| 4
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Angela Hill |align=center | Invicta FC 17 |align=center | May 7, 2016 |align=center | 274 days | {{small|1. def. Kaline Medeiros at Invicta FC 20 on Nov 18, 2016}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Hill vacated title on February 4, 2017 to return to the UFC. |
| 5
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Virna Jandiroba |align=center | Invicta FC 28 |align=center | Mar 24, 2018 |align=center | 379 days |{{small|1. def. Janaisa Morandin at Invicta FC 31 on Sep 1, 2018}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Jandiroba vacated title on April 7, 2019 to sign with the UFC. |
| 6
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Brianna Van Buren |align=center | {{nowrap|Invicta Phoenix Series 1}} |align=center | May 3, 2019 |align=center | 39 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Van Buren vacated title on June 11, 2019 to sign with the UFC. |
| 7
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanako Murata |align=center | Invicta FC 38 |align=center | Nov 1, 2019 |align=center | 305 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Murata vacated title on September 2, 2020 to sign with the UFC. |
| 8
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Emily Ducote |align=center | Invicta FC 44 |align=center | Aug 27, 2021 |align=center | 279 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Alesha Zappitella at Invicta FC 47 on May 11, 2022}}}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Ducote vacated title on June 2, 2022 to sign with the UFC.{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Nolan |title=Invicta FC champion Emily Ducote signs with UFC, fights Jessica Penne on Long Island |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/invicta-fc-champion-emily-ducote-042527039.html?src=rss |website=sports.yahoo.com |access-date=14 July 2022 |date=2 June 2022}} |
| 9
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Valesca Machado |align=center | Invicta FC 50 |align=center | Nov 16, 2022 |align=center | 118 days | |
| 10
|align=left | {{flagicon|IRE}} Danni McCormack |align=center | Invicta FC 52 |align=center | Mar 15, 2023 |align=center | 489 days | {{small|1. def. Karolina Wójcik at Invicta FC 54 on Oct 27, 2023}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|McCormack vacated title on July 16, 2024 to compete on the Road to UFC Season 3. |
=Atomweight Championship=
:96 to 105 lbs (44 to 48 kg)
| class="wikitable" width=100%
!width=1%|No. !width=20%|Name !width=25%|Event !width=13%|Date !width=8%|Reign !width=32%|Defenses |
| 1
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Penne |align=center | Invicta FC 3 |align=center | Oct 6, 2012 |align=center | 181 days | |
|---|
| 2
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Waterson}} |align=center | Invicta FC 5 |align=center | Apr 5, 2013 |align=center | 609 days | {{small|1. def. Yasuko Tamada at Invicta FC 8 on Sep 6, 2014}} |
| 3
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Hérica Tibúrcio |align=center | Invicta FC 10 |align=center | Dec 5, 2014 |align=center | 216 days | |
| 4
|align=left | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Hamasaki |align=center | Invicta FC 13 |align=center | Jul 9, 2015 |align=center | 737 days | {{small|1. def. Amber Brown at Invicta FC 16 on Mar 11, 2016 2. def. Jinh Yu Frey at Invicta FC 19 on Sep 23, 2016}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Hamasaki vacated title on July 15, 2017 to sign with Rizin Fighting Federation. |
| 5
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Jinh Yu Frey |align=center | Invicta FC 30 |align=center | Jul 21, 2018 |align=center | 564 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Minna Grusander at Invicta FC 33 on Dec 16, 2018}}}} |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Frey was stripped of the title on February 6, 2020 after failing to make weight against Ashley Cummins at Invicta FC 39. |
| 6
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Alesha Zappitella |align=center | {{nowrap|Invicta FC 42}} |align=center | Sep 17, 2020 |align=center | 482 days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Jéssica Delboni at Invicta FC on AXS TV: Rodríguez vs. Torquato on May 21, 2021}}}} |
| 7
|align=left | {{flagicon|BRA}} Jéssica Delboni |align=center | Invicta FC 45 |align=center | Jan 12, 2022 |align=center | 258 days | |
| 8
|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Jillian DeCoursey |align=center | Invicta FC 49 |align=center | Sep 28, 2022 |align=center | 215 days | |
| 9
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rayanne dos Santos}} |align=center | Invicta FC 53 |align=center | May 3, 2023 |align=center | 167 days | |
| colspan="6" align="center"|Dos Santos vacated title on October 17, 2023 to sign with UFC. |
| 10
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Elisandra Ferreira}} |align=center | Invicta FC 57 |align=center | Sep 20, 2024 |align=center | {{age in days|2024|09|20}} days | {{small|{{nowrap|1. def. Ana Palacios at Invicta FC 61 on April 4, 2025}}}} |
Records
= Most wins in title bouts =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Title wins ! Champion ! Division ! V ! D ! NC ! L |
| rowspan="1"| 4
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiane Justino |style="text-align:left"| Featherweight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 3
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Barb Honchak |style="text-align:left"| Flyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayaka Hamasaki
|style="text-align:left"| Atomweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jennifer Maia
|style="text-align:left"| Flyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Most consecutive title defenses =
| class="wikitable" |
| valign="top" | Defenses
! valign="top" | Champion ! valign="top" | Division ! valign="top" | Period |
|---|
| rowspan="1"| 3
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Cristiane Justino | align=center| Featherweight | align=center| July 12, 2013 – March 24, 2017 |
Champions by nationality
The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once.
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:95%; align=center" | |||
| Country | Division champions | Interim champions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | {{USA}}
| align=center | 14 | align=center | - | align=center | 14 | |||
| align=left | {{BRA}}
| align=center | 11 | align=center | - | align=center | 11 | |||
| align="left" | {{JAP}}
| align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | |||
| align=left | {{CAN}}
| align=center | 2 | align=center | - | align=center | 2 | |||
| align=left | {{RUS}}
| align=center | 1 | align=center | - | align=center | 1 | |||
| align="left" | {{MEX}}
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="left" | {{AUS}}
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="left" | {{IRE}}
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="left" | {{FIN}}
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | |||
| align="left" | {{LIT}}
| align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
See also
- List of current Invicta FC fighters
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- List of Bellator MMA champions
- List of EliteXC champions
- List of ONE Championship champions
- List of Pride champions
- List of PFL champions
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of WEC champions
- Mixed martial arts weight classes
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{MMA organizations}}
{{Invicta Fighting Championships}}
{{Mixed martial arts champions}}
{{Impact Wrestling}}
{{Anthem Sports & Entertainment}}
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