Welterweight: 156-170 lbs.


Lyman Good and Omar de la Cruz compete for the inaugural Bellator welterweight championship.

1
Lyman Good
def.
Omar de la Cruz
TKO (punches) @ 1:47 of R1
Bellator FC: Bellator 11
06.12.09

2
Ben Askren
def.
Lyman Good
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator FC: Bellator 33
10.21.10


def.
Jay Hieron
Decision (split) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator FC: Bellator 56
10.29.11
def.
Douglas Lima
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator FC: Bellator 64
04.06.12
def.
Karl Amoussou
TKO (doctor stoppage) @ 5:00 of R3
Bellator MMA: Bellator 86
01.24.13
def.
Andrey Koreshkov
TKO (punches) @ 2:58 of R4
Bellator MMA: Bellator 97
07.31.13

Ben Askren vacates the Bellator welterweight championship after being released by the promotion.

Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn compete for the vacant Bellator welterweight championship.

3
Douglas Lima
def.
Rick Hawn
TKO (corner stoppage) @ 3:19 of R2
Bellator MMA: Bellator 117
04.18.14

4
Andrey Koreshkov
def.
Douglas Lima
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator 141: Lima vs. Koreshkov
07.17.15


def.
Ben Henderson
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator 152: Koreshkov vs. Henderson
04.22.16

5
Douglas Lima (2)
def.
Andrey Koreshkov
Knockout (punch) @ 1:21 of R3
Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2
11.10.16


def.
Lorenz Larkin
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva
06.24.17

6
Rory MacDonald
def.
Douglas Lima
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator 192: Jackson vs. Sonnen
01.20.18


drw.
Jon Fitch
Draw (majority) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch
04.27.19
def.
Neiman Gracie
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator 221: MacDonald vs. Gracie
06.14.19

7
Douglas Lima (3)
def.
Rory MacDonald
Decision (unanimous) @ 5:00 of R5
Bellator 232: MacDonald vs. Lima 2
10.26.19