On this page, you find the full Title History for the Open the Brave Gate 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 Open the Brave Gate Championship is a secondary title contested in Dragon Gate, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on March 13, 2005.
The title has a weight limit of 83 kg (183 lb), though it has occasionally been defended against heavier wrestlers, functioning primarily as a light heavyweight championship.
The current champion is U-T, who won the title on May 5, 2025, and has been reigning for 63 days (Defeated Homare in a tournament final to win the vacant title.).
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Title History
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
DGMarch 13, 2005 Present
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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- Open the Brave Gate Championship December 4, 2019
- Open the Brave Gate Championship March 21, 2018 December 4, 2019
- Open the Brave Gate Championship March 13, 2005 March 21, 2018
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 54 U-T
- May 5, 2025
- Nagoya, Japan | Dead Or Alive 2025
- 63+ days
Defeated Homare in a tournament final to win the vacant title.63+- days
Vacant
- April 7, 2025
- Tokyo, Japan | Gate Of Passion 2025
- 28 days
Yamato vacated the title due to also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.28- days
53 Yamato
- December 15, 2024
- Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 2024
- 113 days
This was a winner takes all match also disputed for Yamato's Open the Dream Gate Championship in which Dia cashed in his King of Gate contract.113- days
52 Dragon Dia
- July 21, 2024
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2024
- 147 days
147- days
51 Hyo
- December 5, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan | Fantastic Gate 2023
- 229 days
229- days
50 Ishin
- October 14, 2023
- Kobe, Japan | Gate Of Victory 2023
- 52 days
52- days
49 Kzy
- October 9, 2023
- Sendai, Japan | Gate Of Origin 2023
- 5 days
5- days
48 Ishin
- July 2, 2023
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Festival 2023
- 99 days
99- days
47 Jason Lee
- March 4, 2023
- Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka 2023 - Night 1
- 120 days
120- days
46 Minorita
- December 25, 2022
- Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 2022
- 69 days
69- days
45 H.Y.O
- July 30, 2022
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe World 2022 - Ultimo Dragon Debut 35th Anniversary
- 148 days
148- days
44 Dragon Dia
- January 12, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan | Open the New Year Gate 2022
- 199 days
199- days
43 SB Kento
- September 11, 2021
- Osaka, Japan | Storm Gate 2021
- 123 days
Defeated Keisuke Okuda to win the vacant title.123- days
Vacant
- August 9, 2021
- 33 days
The championship was vacated after a title defense against Keisuke Okuda ended in a no-contest.33- days
42 SB Kento
- August 8, 2021
- Nagoya, Japan | The Gate Of Adventure 2021
- 1 day
1- day
41 Kagetora
- August 1, 2021
- Kobe, Japan | Speed Star Final 2021
- 7 days
7- days
40 Genki Horiguchi
- July 31, 2021
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2021
- 1 day
1- day
39 Keisuke Okuda
- November 3, 2020
- Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 2020
- 270 days
270- days
38 Kaito Ishida
- November 4, 2019
- Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 2019
- 365 days
365- days
37 Susumu Yokosuka
- March 21, 2019
- Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2019
- 228 days
228- days
36 Dragon Kid
- September 24, 2018
- Tokyo, Japan | Dangerous Gate 2018
- 178 days
178- days
35 Eita
- July 22, 2018
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2018
- 64 days
64- days
34 Dragon Kid
- April 6, 2018
- Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2018
- 107 days
Dragon Kid defeated Kagetora to win the vacant championship.107- days
Vacant
- March 21, 2018
- 16 days
The championship was vacated after a Punch Tominaga's title defense against Yasushi Kanda ended in no contest.16- days
33 Punch Tominaga
- March 3, 2018
- Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka 2018
- 18 days
18- days
32 Yasushi Kanda
- December 23, 2017
- Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 2017
- 70 days
70- days
31 Jimmy Kagetora
- March 20, 2017
- Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate 2017 in Wakayama
- 278 days
Kagetora defeated El Lindaman in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.278- days
Vacant
- March 4, 2017
- Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2017 in Osaka
- 16 days
The championship was vacated due to a match between Eita and El Lindaman being declared as no contest, due to multiple interference.16- days
30 Eita
- July 24, 2016
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2016
- 223 days
223- days
29 Yosuke♥Santa Maria
- March 5, 2016
- Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka: Sumoz Osaka Basho
- 141 days
141- days
28 Kotoka
- November 1, 2015
- Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 2015
- 125 days
125- days
27 
Akira Tozawa 1
- February 28, 2015
- Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2015 in Osaka
- 246 days
246- days
26 Kzy
- January 12, 2015
- Kobe, Japan | Open the New Year Gate 2015
- 47 days
Kzy, as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Eita in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. Kzy was unmasked on January 16, 2015.47- days
Vacant
- December 31, 2014
- 12 days
The championship was declared vacant three days after Flamita left the belt in the ring in protest, following his ninth defense ending in a disqualification.12- days
25 
Flamita 1
- March 16, 2014
- Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate 2014 in Wakayama
- 290 days
290- days
24 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!
- September 29, 2013
- Kobe, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League 2013
- 168 days
H.A.Gee.Mee!! defeated Kzy in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship.168- days
Vacant
- August 30, 2013
- Kobe, Japan | The Gate of Generation 2013
- 30 days
Masato Yoshino vacated the championship, feeling it belonged to the younger generation.30- days
23 Masato Yoshino
- May 5, 2013
- Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2013
- 117 days
117- days
22 Dragon Kid
- May 6, 2012
- Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2012
- 364 days
364- days
21 
Ricochet 1
- November 19, 2011
- Osaka, Japan | Crown Gate 2011
- 169 days
169- days
20 
PAC 1
- August 29, 2010
- Fukuoka, Japan | Storm Gate 2010
- 447 days
Pac defeated Susumu Yokosuka in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.447- days
Vacant
- August 14, 2010
- Kobe, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League IV
- 15 days
The championship was vacated due to Masato Yoshino also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.15- days
19 Masato Yoshino
- August 14, 2010
- Kobe, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League IV
- 0 days
0- days
18 Tigers Mask
- April 18, 2010
- Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2010
- 118 days
118- days
17 Super Shisa
- February 27, 2010
- Nagoya, Japan | Truth Gate 2010
- 50 days
50- days
16 K-ness
- January 11, 2010
- Nagoya, Japan | Primal Gate 2010
- 47 days
47- days
15 Naoki Tanizaki
- August 30, 2009
- Fukuoka, Japan | Storm Gate 2009
- 134 days
Tanizaki defeated Kagetora in a tournament final for the vacant championship.134- days
Vacant
- July 28, 2009
- 33 days
The championship was vacated due to Naruki Doi also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.33- days
14 Naruki Doi
- July 19, 2009
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2009
- 9 days
This was a title vs. title match in which Doi also defended the Open the Dream Gate Championship.9- days
13 
CIMA 1
- March 22, 2009
- Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of Anniversary
- 119 days
119- days
12 Masato Yoshino
- October 12, 2008
- Nagoya, Japan | The Gate of Victory 2008
- 161 days
161- days
11 Genki Horiguchi
- July 27, 2008
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2008
- 77 days
Horiguchi defeated m.c.KZ to win the vacant championship.77- days
Vacant
- June 29, 2008
- Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Maximum 2008
- 28 days
Masato Yoshino vacated the championship.28- days
10 Dr. Muscle
- June 29, 2008
- Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Maximum 2008
- 0 days
The championship was Renamed back to "Open the Brave Gate". This was Masato Yoshino disguised as Dr. Muscle but the reign is recognized as a Dr. Muscle reign.0- days
9 Gamma
- April 27, 2008
- Fukuoka, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2008
- 63 days
Gamma defeated Anthony W. Mori in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. The title was renamed "Open the Gamma Gate" during his reign. Gamma successfully defended his Open the Gamma Gate six times but none of the defenses were not counted as part of the official Brave Gate lineage.63- days
Vacant
- April 13, 2008
- Nagoya, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2008
- 14 days
The championship was vacated voluntarily by Anthony W. Mori due to Yasushi Kanda interfering in his title win.14- days
8 Anthony W. Mori
- April 13, 2008
- Nagoya, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2008
- 0 days
0- days
7 Masato Yoshino
- September 22, 2007
- Tokyo, Japan | Storm Gate 2007: Dragon Storm
- 204 days
204- days
6 Yasushi Kanda
- July 1, 2007
- Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2007
- 83 days
83- days
5 Genki Horiguchi
- March 25, 2007
- Tsu, Japan | Memorial Gate 2007
- 98 days
98- days
4 
Matt Sydal 1
- February 12, 2007
- Kobe, Japan | Truth Gate 2007
- 41 days
41- days
3 Masato Yoshino
- March 19, 2006
- Kawagoe, Japan | Brave Gate 2006
- 330 days
Yoshino defeated Dragon Kid and Naoki Tanizaki in a three-way elimination tournament final to win the vacant championship.330- days
Vacant
- February 5, 2006
- Fukuoka, Japan | Primal Gate 2006
- 42 days
The championship was vacated due to a title defense against Masato Yoshino ending in a no contest after outside interference from both men's factions.42- days
2 Dragon Kid
- November 13, 2005
- Nagoya, Japan | Crown Gate 2005
- 84 days
84- days
1 Naruki Doi
- March 13, 2005
- Nagoya, Japan | The Brave Gate 2005
- 245 days
Doi defeated Yossino in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.245- days
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling - Gender Male
- Title Type Secondary Title
- Date Established March 13, 2005
- Current ChampionU-T
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
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| 1 | Masato Yoshino | 5 |
| 2 | Dragon Kid | 4 |
| 3 | Genki Horiguchi | 3 |
| 4 | Dragon Dia | 2 |
| 5 | Eita | 2 |
| 6 | Naruki Doi | 2 |
| 7 | Yasushi Kanda | 2 |
| 8 | Ishin | 2 |
| 9 | SB Kento | 2 |
| 10 | Kzy | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Masato Yoshino | 812 | |
| Dragon Kid | 733 | |
| PAC | 447 | |
| Kaito Ishida | 365 | |
| Dragon Dia | 346 |