On this page, you find the full Title History for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship is contested in Pro Wrestling NOAH on the Junior Heavyweight brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on June 24, 2001, and the inaugural champion was Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
The title is contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (100 kg) limith weight wrestlers.
The current champion is Yo-Hey, who won the title on May 3, 2025, and has been reigning for 70 days.
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Title History
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NOAHBrand
Junior Heavyweight
June 24, 2001 Present
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship June 24, 2001
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 59 Yo-Hey
- May 3, 2025
- Tokyo, Japan | Memorial Voyage in Kokugikan
- 70+ days
70+- days
58 Eita
- January 1, 2025
- Tokyo, Japan | The New Year 2025
- 122 days
This was a Two-out-of-three falls match, which Eita won 2–1.122- days
57 
Daga 2
- September 1, 2024
- Osaka, Japan | N-1 Victory - Night 9
- 122 days
122- days
56 Amakusa
- July 13, 2024
- Niigata, Japan | Destination 2024
- 50 days
50- days
55 Daga 1
- November 4, 2023
- Niigata, Japan | Demolition Stage in Niigata
- 252 days
252- days
54 Hayata
- April 16, 2023
- Sendai, Japan | Green Journey in Sendai 2023
- 202 days
202- days
53 Amakusa
- December 23, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan | N Innovation 2022
- 114 days
114- days
52 Dante Leon
- November 10, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan | Global Honored Crown 2022
- 43 days
43- days
51 Ninja Mack
- October 30, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan | Ariake Triumph: The Return
- 11 days
This match was stopped after Hayata suffered a legitimate elbow injury and was unable to continue.11- days
50 Hayata
- April 29, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan | Majestic 2022: N Innovation
- 184 days
184- days
49 Eita
- March 13, 2022
- Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage 2022 in Yokohama
- 47 days
47- days
48 Daisuke Harada
- January 10, 2022
- Yokohama, Japan | N-Innovation Day 3: U-Cup Special
- 62 days
62- days
47 Hayata
- June 27, 2021
- Fukuoka, Japan | Muta The World
- 197 days
197- days
46 Atsushi Kotoge
- March 14, 2021
- Fukuoka, Japan | Great Voyage 2021 in Fukuoka
- 105 days
105- days
45 Seiki Yoshioka
- February 12, 2021
- Tokyo, Japan | Destination 2021: Back to Budōkan
- 30 days
30- days
44 Daisuke Harada
- November 8, 2020
- Tokyo, Japan | Premium Prelude 2020
- 96 days
96- days
43 Kotaro Suzuki
- April 19, 2020
- Tokyo, Japan | Noah the Spirit
- 203 days
203- days
42 
Yoshinari Ogawa 1
- January 4, 2020
- Tokyo, Japan | New Sunrise
- 106 days
106- days
41 Hayata
- August 4, 2019
- Tokyo, Japan | Departure 2019
- 153 days
153- days
40 
Minoru Tanaka 1
- March 10, 2019
- Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage 2019 in Yokohama
- 147 days
147- days
39 Daisuke Harada
- December 16, 2018
- Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage in Yokohama Vol. 2
- 84 days
84- days
38 Kotaro Suzuki
- October 30, 2018
- Tokyo, Japan | Global League 2018 - Day 1
- 47 days
47- days
37 Daisuke Harada
- October 1, 2017
- Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage 2017 in Yokohama Vol. 2
- 394 days
394- days
36 
Taiji Ishimori 3
- June 25, 2017
- Kōriyama, Japan | Great Voyage 2017 in Fukushima
- 98 days
98- days
35 Hayata
- May 27, 2017
- Osaka, Japan | Navigation With Breeze 2017
- 29 days
29- days
34 Hajime Ohara
- January 7, 2017
- Tokyo, Japan | The First Navigation 2017
- 140 days
Defeated Taiji Ishimori to win the vacant title.140- days
Vacant
- December 26, 2016
- 12 days
Vacated due to Kotoge moving to the heavyweight division.12- days
33 Atsushi Kotoge
- September 23, 2016
- Tokyo, Japan | Shiny Navigation 2016
- 94 days
94- days
32 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 7
- February 24, 2016
- Tokyo, Japan | The Second Navigation 2016
- 212 days
212- days
31 Taiji Ishimori 2
- December 23, 2015
- Tokyo, Japan | Destiny 2015
- 63 days
63- days
30 
Taichi 1
- March 15, 2015
- Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2015 in Tokyo
- 283 days
283- days
29 Atsushi Kotoge
- December 6, 2014
- Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2014 in Tokyo Vol. 3
- 99 days
99- days
28 Daisuke Harada
- March 8, 2014
- Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2014 in Tokyo
- 273 days
273- days
27 
Taiji Ishimori 1
- January 27, 2013
- Osaka, Japan | Great Voyage 2013 in Osaka
- 405 days
405- days
26 
Shuji Kondo 1
- September 29, 2012
- Tokyo, Japan | The Navigation Saturday 2012 in Korakuen
- 120 days
120- days
25 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 6
- May 9, 2012
- Tokyo, Japan | The Navigation in May 2012
- 143 days
143- days
24 
Katsuhiko Nakajima 3
- November 27, 2011
- Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2011 in Tokyo Vol. 4
- 164 days
Defeated Ricky Marvin to win the vacant title.164- days
Vacant
- October 16, 2011
- 42 days
Marvin refused the title, declaring that he wanted to win it by defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima.42- days
23 Ricky Marvin
- October 16, 2011
- Tokyo, Japan | Navigation Sunday 2011 in Korakuen
- 0 days
Defeated Satoshi Kajiwara to win the vacant title.0- days
Vacant
- October 2, 2011
- 14 days
Vacated after Nakajima underwent surgery for acute appendicitis.14- days
22 Katsuhiko Nakajima 2
- September 23, 2011
- Tokyo, Japan | Shiny Navigation
- 9 days
9- days
21 Kotaro Suzuki
- December 5, 2010
- Tokyo, Japan | Winter Navigation
- 292 days
Suzuki was formerly known as Mushiking Terry.292- days
20 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 5
- October 31, 2009
- Tokyo, Japan | Autumn Navigation
- 400 days
Defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger in the finals of the Junior Heavyweight League to win the vacant title.400- days
19 - October 30, 2009
- 1 day
Vacated due to Kenta suffering a knee injury.1- day
18 
KENTA 3
- March 1, 2009
- Tokyo, Japan | Second Navigation
- 243 days
243- days
17 
Katsuhiko Nakajima 1
- February 11, 2009
- Tokyo, Japan | Take the Dream Vol. 7
- 18 days
This was a Kensuke Office event.18- days
16 
KENTA 2
- October 13, 2008
- Hiroshima, Japan | Autumn Navigation
- 121 days
121- days
15 
Bryan Danielson 1
- September 14, 2008
- Tokyo, Japan | The Tokyo Summit
- 29 days
This was a Ring of Honor (ROH) event.29- days
14 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 4
- October 27, 2007
- Tokyo, Japan | Autumn Navigation
- 323 days
323- days
13 Mushiking Terry
- April 28, 2007
- Tokyo, Japan | Spring Navigation
- 182 days
182- days
12 
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 2
- December 23, 2006
- Tokyo, Japan | SEMful Gift in Differ
- 126 days
This was a Pro Wrestling Sem event.126- days
11 
Takashi Sugiura 2
- June 4, 2006
- Sapporo, Japan | Northern Navigation
- 202 days
202- days
10 
KENTA 1
- July 18, 2005
- Tokyo, Japan | Destiny 2005
- 321 days
321- days
9 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 3
- July 10, 2004
- Tokyo, Japan | Departure 2004
- 373 days
373- days
8 
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 1
- January 4, 2004
- Tokyo, Japan | Wrestling World 2004
- 188 days
This was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event.188- days
7 
Takashi Sugiura 1
- September 12, 2003
- Tokyo, Japan | Navigation Over the Date Line
- 114 days
114- days
6 Michael Modest
- March 30, 2003
- Fukuoka, Japan | Encountering Navigation
- 166 days
166- days
5 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 2
- May 26, 2002
- Sapporo, Japan | Navigation with Breeze
- 308 days
Defeated Kenta in a tournament final to win the vacant title.308- days
Vacant
- April 8, 2002
- 48 days
Hashi refused the title after winning by referee stoppage due to Marufuji injuring his knee.48- days
4 
Makoto Hashi 1
- April 7, 2002
- Tokyo, Japan | Come and Watch in Ariake
- 1 day
1- day
3 
Naomichi Marufuji 1
- December 9, 2001
- Tokyo, Japan | Navigation in Raging Ocean
- 119 days
119- days
2 
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1
- October 19, 2001
- Yokohama, Japan | Tug of War
- 51 days
51- days
1 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1
- June 24, 2001
- Nagoya, Japan | Navigation for the Bright Destination
- 117 days
Defeated Juventud Guerrera in a tournament final.117- days
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
Pro Wrestling NOAH - Gender Male
- Title Type Tertiary Title
- Date Established June 24, 2001
- First ChampionYoshinobu Kanemaru
- Current ChampionYo-Hey
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 7 |
| 2 | Daisuke Harada | 5 |
| 3 | Hayata | 5 |
| 4 | KENTA | 3 |
| 5 | Taiji Ishimori | 3 |
| 6 | Kotaro Suzuki | 3 |
| 7 | Atsushi Kotoge | 3 |
| 8 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 3 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 1876 | |
| Daisuke Harada | 909 | |
| Hayata | 765 | |
| KENTA | 685 | |
| Taiji Ishimori | 566 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
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| Taiji Ishimori | January 27, 2013 - March 8, 2014 | 405 | |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | October 31, 2009 - December 5, 2010 | 400 | |
| Daisuke Harada | October 1, 2017 - October 30, 2018 | 394 | |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | July 10, 2004 - July 18, 2005 | 373 | |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | October 27, 2007 - September 14, 2008 | 323 |