World title lineage
NBA BANTAMWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of NBA bantamweight champions since 1921 — 39 champions across 49 reigns. RIKU MASUDA is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to BENNY LYNCH (22y 9m, 0 defences).
- 49RIKU MASUDACURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 3m · 0 defences
- 48
2026 · 1m · 0 defences
- 47
2024–2026 · 1y 8m · 1 defence
- 46
2023–2024 · 1y 6m · 2 defences
- 45
2022–2023 · 10m · 1 defence
- 44
2021–2022 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 43
2019–2021 · 1y 12m · 1 defence
- 42
2018–2019 · 7m · 1 defence
- 41
2018 · 27d · 0 defences
- 40
2018 · 4m · 0 defences
- 39
2018 · 1d · 0 defences
- 38
2017–2018 · 7m · 1 defence
- 37
2016–2017 · 10m · 0 defences
- 36
2016 · 7d · 0 defences
- 35
2016 · 6m · 0 defences
- 34
2016 · 2m · 0 defences
- 33
2015–2016 · 5m · 0 defences
- 32
2015 · 18d · 0 defences
- 31
2015 · 3m · 0 defences
- 30
2015 · 20d · 0 defences
- 29
2015 · 3m · 0 defences
- 28
2012–2015 · 2y 12m · 1 defence
- 27
2011–2012 · 6m · 0 defences
- 26
2011 · 4m · 0 defences
- 25
2011 · 3m · 0 defences
- 24
2009–2011 · 1y 8m · 0 defences
- 23
2007–2009 · 2y · 0 defences
- 22
2006–2007 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 21
2005–2006 · 7m · 0 defences
- 20
2003–2005 · 2y 3m · 3 defences
- 19
1999–2003 · 4y 2m · 0 defences
- 18
1998–1999 · 7m · 0 defences
- 17
1993–1998 · 5y 5m · 0 defences
- 16
1988–1993 · 5y 2m · 0 defences
- 15
1987–1988 · 7m · 0 defences
- 14
1976–1987 · 11y 6m · 0 defences
- 13
1969–1976 · 6y 4m · 0 defences
- 12
1969 · 9m · 0 defences
- 11
1965–1969 · 3y 3m · 0 defences
- 10
1961–1965 · 4y 8m · 0 defences
- 9
1938–1961 · 22y 9m · 0 defences
- 8
1935–1938 · 2y 8m · 0 defences
- 7
1927–1935 · 8y 5m · 0 defences
- 6
1924–1927 · 2y 6m · 0 defences
- 5
1924 · 5m · 1 defence
- 4
1922–1924 · 2y · 2 defences
- 3
1921–1922 · 10m · 0 defences
- 2
1921 · 2m · 0 defences
- 1
1921 · 5m · 0 defences
