World title lineage
NBA MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of NBA middleweight champions since 1921 — 74 champions across 127 reigns. ERISLANDY LARA is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to CARLOS MONZÓN (7y, 14 defences).
- 127ERISLANDY LARACURRENT CHAMPION
2025–present · 11m · 0 defences
- 126
2025 · 3m · 0 defences
- 125
2025 · 6m · 0 defences
- 124
2024–2025 · 6m · 0 defences
- 123
2024 · 3m · 0 defences
- 122
2024 · 3m · 0 defences
- 121
2023–2024 · 6m · 0 defences
- 120
2022–2023 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 119
2022 · 4m · 0 defences
- 118
2022 · 28d · 0 defences
- 117
2021–2022 · 6m · 0 defences
- 116
2021 · 6m · 0 defences
- 115
2021 · 2m · 0 defences
- 114
2019–2021 · 1y 7m · 1 defence
- 113
2018–2019 · 12m · 1 defence
- 112
2018 · 4m · 0 defences
- 111
2018 · 28d · 0 defences
- 110
2017–2018 · 4m · 0 defences
- 109
2017 · 9m · 0 defences
- 108
2016–2017 · 6m · 0 defences
- 107
2016 · 4m · 0 defences
- 106
2015–2016 · 6m · 0 defences
- 105
2015 · 10d · 0 defences
- 104
2015 · 4m · 0 defences
- 103
2015 · 2m · 0 defences
- 102
2015 · 2m · 0 defences
- 101
2015 · 2m · 0 defences
- 100
2014–2015 · 2m · 0 defences
- 99
2014 · 1m · 0 defences
- 98
2014 · 3m · 0 defences
- 97
2014 · 3m · 0 defences
- 96
2013–2014 · 11m · 0 defences
- 95
2011–2013 · 2y 1m · 0 defences
- 94
2010–2011 · 6m · 0 defences
- 93
2007–2010 · 3y 7m · 6 defences
- 92
2006–2007 · 10m · 0 defences
- 91
2006 · 4m · 0 defences
- 90
2005–2006 · 8m · 1 defence
- 89
2004–2005 · 10m · 1 defence
- 88
2004 · 14d · 0 defences
- 87
2003–2004 · 9m · 1 defence
- 86
2003 · 3m · 0 defences
- 85
2003 · 5m · 0 defences
- 84
2002–2003 · 6m · 0 defences
- 83
2002 · 2m · 0 defences
- 82
2002 · 7m · 0 defences
- 81
1999–2002 · 2y 4m · 4 defences
- 80
1998–1999 · 1y 7m · 0 defences
- 79
1998 · 20d · 0 defences
- 78
1997–1998 · 5m · 0 defences
- 77
1997 · 4m · 0 defences
- 76
1997 · 1m · 0 defences
- 75
1996–1997 · 9m · 1 defence
- 74
1995–1996 · 1y · 0 defences
- 73
1994–1995 · 6m · 0 defences
- 72
1994 · 4m · 0 defences
- 71
1994 · 29d · 0 defences
- 70
1993–1994 · 10m · 0 defences
- 69
1992–1993 · 1y · 0 defences
- 68
1992 · 5m · 0 defences
- 67
1990–1992 · 2y 3m · 2 defences
- 66
1990 · 20d · 0 defences
- 65
1989–1990 · 8m · 0 defences
- 64
1987–1989 · 1y 7m · 1 defence
- 63
1987 · 1m · 0 defences
- 62
1980–1987 · 6y 12m · 11 defences
- 61
1980 · 7m · 1 defence
- 60
1980 · 1m · 0 defences
- 59
1979–1980 · 7m · 0 defences
- 58
1978–1979 · 1y 2m · 2 defences
- 57
1977–1978 · 6m · 0 defences
- 56
1970–1977 · 7y · 14 defences
- 55
1968–1970 · 2y 8m · 4 defences
- 54
1967–1968 · 5m · 0 defences
- 53
1967 · 6m · 0 defences
- 52
1966–1967 · 12m · 2 defences
- 51
1965–1966 · 4m · 0 defences
- 50
1965 · 2m · 0 defences
- 49
1965 · 2m · 0 defences
- 48
1963–1965 · 1y 9m · 1 defence
- 47
1963 · 4m · 0 defences
- 46
1963 · 3m · 1 defence
- 45
1962–1963 · 6m · 0 defences
- 44
1962 · 3d · 0 defences
- 43
1962 · 7m · 0 defences
- 42
1961–1962 · 4m · 0 defences
- 41
1961 · 2m · 0 defences
- 40
1961 · 6m · 0 defences
- 39
1959–1961 · 1y 7m · 3 defences
- 38
1959 · 2m · 0 defences
- 37
1958–1959 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 36
1957–1958 · 6m · 0 defences
- 35
1957 · 5m · 0 defences
- 34
1957 · 2m · 0 defences
- 33
1957 · 2m · 0 defences
- 32
1956–1957 · 4m · 0 defences
- 31
1956 · 4m · 0 defences
- 30
1956 · 2m · 0 defences
- 29
1955–1956 · 3m · 0 defences
- 28
1955 · 6m · 1 defence
- 27
1954–1955 · 1y 2m · 2 defences
- 26
1953–1954 · 7m · 0 defences
- 25
1951–1953 · 2y 7m · 1 defence
- 24
1949–1951 · 1y 8m · 2 defences
- 23
1948–1949 · 9m · 0 defences
- 22
1948 · 3m · 0 defences
- 21
1947–1948 · 11m · 0 defences
- 20
1940–1947 · 6y 12m · 4 defences
- 19
1939–1940 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 18
1938–1939 · 8m · 0 defences
- 17
1938 · 3m · 0 defences
- 16
1937–1938 · 11m · 1 defence
- 15
1933–1937 · 3y 11m · 0 defences
- 14
1932–1933 · 1y 5m · 1 defence
- 13
1932 · 5m · 0 defences
- 12
1932 · 3d · 0 defences · won vacant
- 11
1931–1932 · 3m · 0 defences · later vacated
- 10
1931 · 11d · 0 defences
- 9
1931 · 1m · 0 defences
- 8
1931 · 9d · 0 defences
- 7
1927–1931 · 4y 2m · 1 defence
- 6
1926–1927 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 5
1925–1926 · 8m · 0 defences
- 4
1925 · 3m · 0 defences
- 3
1924–1925 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 2
1923–1924 · 9m · 2 defences
- 1
1921–1923 · 2y 6m · 0 defences
