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List of Dream champions#Lightweight Championship

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This is a list of champions in the Dream organization at each weight class. Dream was a Japanese mixed martial arts organization, originally promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group, and over management of Glory Sports International since October 2012. The first two champions were crowned after the 2008 Lightweight and Middleweight Grand Prix, while the 2009 Welterweight and Featherweight GPs have crowned the champions at those weights. The 2010 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix crowned the first Dream Light Heavyweight Champion at Dream 16. The 2011 World Bantamweight Grand Prix crowned the first ever Dream Bantamweight Champion at Dynamite!!! 2011.

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Last champions

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! Division !! Champion !! Since !! Defenses

style="text-align:left;" | Heavyweight

| {{flagicon|NED}} Alistair Overeem

| December 31, 2010

| 0

style="text-align:left;" | Light Heavyweight

| {{flagicon|NED}} Gegard Mousasi

| September 25, 2010

| 1

style="text-align:left;" | Middleweight

| {{flagicon|NED}} Gegard Mousasi

| September 23, 2008

| 0

style="text-align:left;" | Welterweight

| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Marius Zaromskis

| July 20, 2009

| 1

style="text-align:left;" | Lightweight

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Shinya Aoki

| October 6, 2009

| 2

style="text-align:left;" | Featherweight

| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hiroyuki Takaya

| December 31, 2010

| 2

style="text-align:left;" | Bantamweight

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bibiano Fernandes

| December 31, 2011

| 0

Title history

=Heavyweight championship=

::Weight limit: Unlimited

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|NED}} Alistair Overeem
def. Todd Duffee

|align=center |Dynamite

2010
{{small|Saitama, Saitama, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2010|12|31}}

|align="center"|521 days

|

=Light heavyweight championship=

::Weight limit: {{convert|93|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gegard Mousasi
def. Tatsuya Mizuno

|align=center |Dream 16
{{small|Nagoya, Aichi, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2010|September|25}}

|align="center"|618 days

|

{{small|1. def. Hiroshi Izumi at Dream: Japan GP Final on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan}}

=Middleweight championship=

::Weight limit: {{convert|84|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gegard Mousasi
def. Ronaldo Souza

|align=center |Dream 6
{{small|Saitama, Saitama, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2008|September|23}}

|align="center"|267 days

|

align="center" colspan="6"|Title vacated after Mousasi moved up to light heavyweight.{{cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/news/14663/jacare-souza-and-mayhem-miller-title-fight-official-for-dream-9.mma |title="Jacare" Souza and "Mayhem" Miller title fight official for DREAM.9 | MMAjunkie.com |accessdate=2015-02-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120713175850/mmajunkie.com/news/14663/jacare-souza-and-mayhem-miller-title-fight-official-for-dream-9.mma |archivedate=2012-07-13 }}
align="center" colspan="6"|Ronaldo Souza and Jason Miller fought to a No-Contest (cut via illegal soccer kick) on May 26, 2009, at Dream 9 in Yokohama, Japan for the vacant title.

=Welterweight championship=

::Weight limit: {{convert|76|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|LTU}} Marius Zaromskis
def. Jason High

|align=center |Dream 10
{{small|Saitama, Saitama, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2009|July|20}}

|align="center"|1050 days

|

{{small|1. def. Kazushi Sakuraba at Dynamite

2010 on Dec 31, 2010 in Saitama, Japan}}

=Lightweight championship=

::Weight limit: {{convert|70|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|NOR}} Joachim Hansen
def. Shinya Aoki

|align=center |Dream 5
{{small|Osaka, Osaka, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2008|July|21}}

|align=center |442 days

|

2

|align=left |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Aoki

|align=center |Dream 11
{{small|Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2009|October|06}}

|align="center"|972 days

|

{{small|1. def. Tatsuya Kawajiri at Dream 15 on Jul 10, 2010 in Saitama, Japan}}

{{small|2. def. Satoru Kitaoka at Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 on Dec 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan}}

=Featherweight championship=

::Weight limit: {{convert|65|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|BRA}} Bibiano Fernandes
def. Hiroyuki Takaya

|align=center |Dream 11
{{small|Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2009|October|06}}

|align="center"|451 days

|

{{small|1. def. Joachim Hansen at Dream 13 on Mar 22, 2010 in Yokohama, Japan}}

2

|align=left |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Takaya

|align=center |Dynamite

2010
{{small|Saitama, Saitama, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2010|December|31}}

|align="center"|521 days

|

1. def. Kazuyuki Miyata at Dream: Japan GP Final on Jul 16, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

2. def. Takeshi Inoue at Fight for Japan 2011 on Dec 31, 2011 in Saitama, Japan

=Bantamweight championship=

::Weight limit: {{convert|60|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left |{{flagicon|BRA}} Bibiano Fernandes
def. Antonio Banuelos

|align=center |Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoko 2011
{{small|Saitama, Saitama, Japan}}

|align=center |{{dts|2011|December|31}}

|align="center"|156 days

|

Tournament winners

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Division

! Event

! Date

! Winner

! Runner-up

Lightweight

|Dream 5

|Jul 21, 2008

|{{flagicon|Norway}} Joachim Hansen

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Aoki

Middleweight

|Dream 6

|Sep 23, 2008

|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gegard Mousasi

|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Ronaldo Souza

Welterweight

|Dream 10

|Jul 20, 2009

|{{flagicon|Lithuania}} Marius Zaromskis

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason High

Featherweight

| Dream 11

|Oct 6, 2009

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bibiano Fernandes

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Takaya

Open-weight

|Dynamite

2009

|Dec 31, 2009

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Ikuhisa Minowa

|{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Light Heavyweight

|Dream 16

| Sep 25, 2010

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gegard Mousasi

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuya Mizuno

Bantamweight

|Dream: Japan GP Final

|Jul 26, 2011

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideo Tokoro

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masakazu Imanari

Bantamweight

|Dynamite

2011

|Dec 31, 2011

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bibiano Fernandes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Antonio Banuelos

By nationality

The following include championship title holders or tournament winners by nationality.

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Country

!Titles

{{flagcountry|NED}}

|align="center"|5

{{flagcountry|JPN}}

|align="center"|4

{{flagcountry|BRA}}

|align="center"|4

{{flagcountry|LTU}}

|align="center"|2

{{flagcountry|NOR}}

|align="center"|2

See also

References

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