The DDT Universal Championship(Japanese: DDT UNIVERSAL王座, Hepburn: DDT Yunibāsaru Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. Announced on December 28, 2019, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2020 final event, the DDT Universal Championship was created as part of DDT's plans to expand internationally and reach a larger audience. Chris Brookes was the inaugural champion. Kazuma Sumi is the current champion.

History

On January 7, 2020, it was announced that the inaugural match would pit Konosuke Takeshita against Chris Brookes. Brookes won the title at Into The Fight 2020, on February 23, 2020. As he was making his victory speech, Brookes was ambushed by Daisuke Sasaki who challenged him for the title before stealing the belt. Sasaki went on to defeat Brookes for the title at Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary, on March 20. Brookes captured the title back in the main event of DDT TV Show! #8, on June 27. He successfully defended it against his fellow Briton Drew Parker on September 7, at Get Alive 2020 and then against Naomi Yoshimura on October 10, at DDT TV Show! #9. Yuki Ueno captured the title on November 3 at Ultimate Party 2020. He then successfully defended it against Mao on November 8, at DDT TV Show! #11.

Reigns

As of April 17, 2026, there have been a total of 21 reigns shared between 13 different wrestlers. Kazuma Sumi is the current champion, in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Daisuke Sasaki at Judgement 2026.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1Chris BrookesFebruary 23, 2020Into The Fight 2020Tokyo, Japan1260Defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the inaugural title.
2Daisuke SasakiMarch 20, 2020Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd AnniversaryTokyo, Japan1993
3Chris BrookesJune 27, 2020DDT TV Show! #8Tokyo, Japan21292
4Yuki UenoNovember 3, 2020Ultimate Party 2020Tokyo, Japan12916
5Daisuke SasakiAugust 21, 2021Wrestle Peter Pan 2021Kawasaki, Japan22114
6MaoMarch 20, 2022Judgement 2022: DDT 25th AnniversaryTokyo, Japan1732This was a hardcore three-way match also involving Jun Kasai.
7Masahiro TakanashiJune 1, 2022What Are You Doing 2022Tokyo, Japan1801
8Yuki UenoAugust 20, 2022Wrestle Peter Pan 2022Tokyo, Japan21462
9Naruki DoiJanuary 13, 2023Sweet Dreams! 2023 Tour in Shinjuku: Fire!Tokyo, Japan1671This was a three-way elimination match also involving Daisuke Sasaki.
10Tetsuya EndoMarch 21, 2023Judgement 2023Tokyo, Japan11241
11Matt CardonaJuly 23, 2023Wrestle Peter Pan 2023Tokyo, Japan11121
12MaoNovember 12, 2023Ultimate Party 2023Tokyo, Japan230111This was a No Disqualification match.
13Yuki IinoSeptember 8, 2024Friendship, Effort, Victory in Nagoya 2024Nagoya, Japan1422Iino cashed in his Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract.
14MaoOctober 20, 2024God Bless DDT 2024Tokyo, Japan3200Mao cashed in his Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract.
15Miyu YamashitaNovember 9, 2024DDT×Defy: DDT In UteroSeattle, Washington110This was a three-way match also involving Mike Bailey. Yamashita is the first woman to win the title.
16Gringo LocoNovember 10, 2024DDT×TJPW×Defy: Triangler DTDSeattle, Washington1770This was a three-way match also involving Nick Wayne.
17Yuki UenoJanuary 26, 2025New Year, New Hero. 2025: A New Story BeginsTokyo, Japan3530
18Minoru SuzukiMarch 20, 2025Judgement 2025Tokyo, Japan12285
19Yuki UenoNovember 3, 2025Ultimate Party 2025Tokyo, Japan4831This was a Winner Takes All match also disputed for Ueno's KO-D Openweight Championship.
20Daisuke SasakiJanuary 25, 2026Mission in Battle: New Year SplendorTokyo, Japan3560This was a two-falls three-way match also disputed for Yuki Ueno's KO-D Openweight Championship, and also involving Chris Brookes.
21Kazuma SumiMarch 22, 2026Judgement 2026Tokyo, Japan126+0

Combined reigns

As of April 17, 2026.

Record four-time and longest reigning champion Yuki Ueno
†Indicates the current champions
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined defensesCombined days
1Yuki Ueno49573
2Mao313394
3Daisuke Sasaki37366
4Minoru Suzuki15228
5Chris Brookes22155
6Tetsuya Endo11124
7Matt Cardona11112
8Masahiro Takanashi1180
9Gringo Loco1077
10Naruki Doi1167
11Yuki Iino1242
12Kazuma Sumi †1026+
13Miyu Yamashita101

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