The following champion history features the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship.
Title history[]
- Key
| N/A | The specific information is not known |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| (n) | Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed. |
| † | Indicates that the title was promoted by AAA at this point in time. |
| ± | Indicates that the title was promoted by the ENSEMA Promotion at this point in time. |
| § | Indicates that the title is promoted by CMLL at this point in time. |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
Black Guzmán
|
1
|
March 1943
|
Mexico | Live event | It is unknown whom Guzmán defeated to become the first champion. |
| 2
|
Gorila Ramos
|
1
|
September 20, 1944
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 3
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
1
|
October 18, 1944
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 4
|
Black Guzmán
|
2
|
January 1945
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 5
|
Tarzán Lόpez
|
2
|
April 12, 1947
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 6
|
Cavernario Galindo | 1
|
July 1, 1949
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 7
|
Enrique Llanes
|
1
|
December 1950
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| -
|
Vacated | 1
|
1951
|
N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 8
|
Tarzán Lόpez
|
3
|
September 9, 1956
|
Mexico | Live event | It is unknown whom Lόpez defeated |
| —
|
Vacated | 1
|
January 1957
|
N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 9
|
Espectro I | 1
|
April 21, 1957
|
Mexico | Live event | Defeated Bobby Bonales |
| —
|
Vacated | 1
|
September 1960
(n) |
N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 10
|
Rubén Juárez
|
1
|
September 23, 1960
|
Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 27th Anniversary Show | Defeated Ray Mendoza |
| 11
|
Espanto I | 1
|
September 14, 1963
|
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 12
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1
|
November 30, 1963
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 13
|
Raul Reyes | 1
|
March 1, 1965
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 14
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
1
|
May 5, 1965
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 15
|
Espanto I | 2
|
February 15, 1966
|
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 16
|
El Santo | 1
|
October 14, 1966
|
Mexicali, Baja California | Live event | |
| 17
|
Espanto I | 3
|
March 1967
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 18
|
Mil Máscaras
|
1
|
June 12, 1967
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 19
|
El Nazi
|
1
|
October 15, 1967
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 20
|
Mil Máscaras
|
2
|
March 22, 1968
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated | 1
|
April 10, 1968
|
N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 21
|
Raul Mata
|
1
|
April 11, 1969
|
Mexico | Live event | Defeated Dr. Wagner |
| 22
|
Enrique Vera
|
1
|
June 18, 1972
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 23
|
Dr. Wagner
|
1
|
March 16, 1973
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated | 1
|
September 22, 1974
|
N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 24
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
2
|
November 15, 1974
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Defeated El Halcón |
| 25
|
Dr. Wagner
|
2
|
April 11, 1976
|
Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
| 26
|
El Canek
|
1
|
January 15, 1978
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 27
|
Dos Caras | 1
|
June 20, 1978
|
Pachuca, Hidalgo | Live event | |
| 28
|
Astro Rey | 1
|
April 8, 1979
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 29
|
Dr. Wagner
|
3
|
November 11, 1979
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 30
|
Enrique Vera
|
2
|
November 30, 1979
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 31
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
3
|
September 18, 1981
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 32
|
Babe Face | 1
|
December 27, 1981
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 33
|
Mano Negra | 1
|
July 20, 1983
|
Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 34
|
Valente Fernández | 1
|
September 2, 1984
|
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 35
|
Luis Mariscal | 1
|
April 6, 1986
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 36
|
El Halcón '78
|
1
|
October 16, 1986
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 37
|
Pierroth, Jr. | 1
|
April 4, 1988
|
San Lorenzo, Oaxaca | Live event | |
| 38
|
Mogur | 1
|
September 7, 1988
|
Nezahualcóyotl, México | Live event | |
| 39
|
Pierroth, Jr. | 2
|
January 12, 1990
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 40
|
Máscara Sagrada | 1
|
March 21, 1991
|
Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 41
|
Universo 2000 † | 1
|
May 29, 1992
|
Veracruz, Veracruz | Live event | |
| 42
|
Lizmark † | 1
|
September 18, 1992
|
Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
| 43
|
La Parka
† |
1
|
September 9, 1994
|
Río Bravo, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
| 44
|
Jerry Estrada† | 1
|
March 28, 1995
|
Matamoros, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
| 45
|
La Parka
† |
2
|
August 6, 1995
|
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 46
|
Pierroth, Jr.† | 3
|
January 20, 1996
|
Mexicali, Baja California | Live event | |
| 47
|
La Parka
† |
3
|
January 1996
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 48
|
Pimpinela Escarlata† | 1
|
May 20, 1996
|
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
| 49
|
Latin Lover† | 1
|
September 9, 1996
|
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
| 50
|
Pierroth, Jr.† | 4
|
May 19, 1997
|
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
| 51
|
Máscara Sagrada II
† |
1
|
1998
|
Mexico | Live event | |
| 52
|
Sangre Chicana† | 1
|
May 16, 1998
|
Torreón, Coahuila | Live event | |
| 53
|
Héctor Garza
† |
1
|
April 30, 2000
|
Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 54
|
Electroshock† | 1
|
June 15, 2001
|
Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | |
| 55
|
Perro Aguayo, Jr.
† |
1
|
April 21, 2002
|
Chihuahua, Chihuahua | Live event | |
| 56
|
El Dandy
± |
1
|
August 31, 2002
|
Reynosa, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
| 57
|
L.A. Park
± |
4
|
October 15, 2004
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 58
|
El Dandy
± |
2
|
March 26, 2005
|
Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
| 59
|
Vangelis | 2
|
April 15, 2007
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | This match is possibly fictitious |
| 60
|
Místico§ | 1
|
December 4, 2007
|
Querétaro, Querétaro | Live event | This was a double title match with Místico's CMLL World Welterweight Championship also at stake. |
| 61
|
Volador, Jr.§ | 1
|
February 12, 2010
|
Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Super Viernes | |
| 62
|
La Máscara§ | 1
|
October 5, 2010
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 63
|
Mephisto§ | 1
|
August 13, 2013
|
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Live event | |
| 64
|
Atlantis§ | 1
|
August 24, 2015
|
Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
| 65
|
Bárbaro Cavernario§ | 1
|
November 6, 2018
|
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Live event | |
| 66
|
Felino§ | 1
|
June 29, 2021
|
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 67
|
Ángel de Oro§ | 1
|
October 12, 2021 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 68
|
Esfinge§ | 1 | May 23, 2023 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event |