World title lineage
WBA CRUISERWEIGHT Champions
A complete roll of WBA cruiserweight champions since 1982 — 36 champions across 42 reigns. DAVID BENAVIDEZ is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to NATE MILLER (5y 6m, 0 defences).
- 42DAVID BENAVIDEZCURRENT CHAMPION
2026–present · 6m · 0 defences
- 41
2025–2026 · 10m · 0 defences
- 40
2024–2025 · 6m · 0 defences
- 39
2024 · 1m · 0 defences
- 38
2024 · 6m · 0 defences
- 37
2024 · 1m · 0 defences
- 36
2024 · 21d · 0 defences
- 35
2022–2024 · 1y 4m · 0 defences
- 34
2022 · 3m · 0 defences
- 33
2022 · 9d · 0 defences
- 32
2021–2022 · 1y 1m · 0 defences
- 31
2021 · 4m · 0 defences
- 30
2020–2021 · 3m · 0 defences
- 29
2019–2020 · 1y 1m · 1 defence
- 28
2019 · 2m · 0 defences
- 27
2018 · 1d · 0 defences · later vacated
- 26
2018 · 8m · 1 defence
- 25
2017–2018 · 6m · 0 defences
- 24
2016–2017 · 10m · 1 defence
- 23
2016 · 7m · 0 defences
- 22
2015–2016 · 12m · 0 defences
- 21
2014–2015 · 1y · 0 defences
- 20
2011–2014 · 2y 7m · 0 defences
- 19
2011 · 2m · 0 defences
- 18
2010–2011 · 11m · 0 defences
- 17
2008–2010 · 1y 9m · 0 defences
- 16
2008 · 3m · 0 defences
- 15
2007–2008 · 9m · 0 defences
- 14
2007 · 8m · 0 defences
- 13
2007 · 22d · 0 defences
- 12
2004–2007 · 2y 6m · 0 defences
- 11
2004 · 6m · 0 defences
- 10
2003–2004 · 5m · 0 defences
- 9
2002–2003 · 1y 2m · 1 defence
- 8
1997–2002 · 5y 6m · 0 defences
- 7
1995–1997 · 1y 11m · 0 defences
- 6
1992–1995 · 2y 10m · 0 defences
- 5
1989–1992 · 2y 5m · 0 defences
- 4
1989 · 5m · 1 defence
- 3
1986–1989 · 2y 11m · 4 defences
- 2
1985–1986 · 12m · 1 defence
- 1
1982–1985 · 3y 6m · 0 defences
