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Japan
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Michinori Tanaka
AGE
34
/
Oct 4, 1990
HEIGHT
5'5"
/
165.1 cm
WEIGHT
135 lbs
/
61.23 kg
ASSOCIATION
Team Alpha Male Japan
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
16
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
6
38%
DECISIONS
10
63%
Losses
4
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
4
100%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Sindile Manengela
Pancrase - 336
Jul / 09 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Kosuke Umeda
3
5:00
win
Kunihisa Sasa
Pancrase - 333
Apr / 30 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Hidenobu Koike
3
5:00
loss
Ary Farias
LFA 138 - Farias vs. Tanaka
Aug / 05 / 2022
Decision (Split)
Kevin Nix
3
5:00
win
Ricardo Dias
LFA 117 - Dias vs. Tanaka
Nov / 05 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
3
5:00
win
Vladimir Leontiev
Pancrase - 303
Mar / 17 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Alan Jackson
3
5:00
win
Rogerio Bontorin
Grandslam MMA 6 - Way of the Cage
Oct / 29 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
3
2:27
loss
Ricardo Ramos
UFC Fight Night 104 - Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie
Feb / 04 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Rani Yahya
UFC Fight Night 95 - Cyborg vs. Lansberg
Sep / 24 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Fernando Portella
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Joe Soto
UFC 195 - Lawler vs. Condit
Jan / 02 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Kyung Ho Kang
UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson
Sep / 20 / 2014
Decision (Split)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Roland Delorme
UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Jun / 14 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Kyle Aguon
PXC - Pacific Xtreme Combat 40
Oct / 25 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
5
5:00
win
Crisanto Pitpitunge
PXC - Pacific Xtreme Combat 37
May / 18 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
win
Caleb Vallotton
PXC - Pacific Xtreme Combat 36
Mar / 08 / 2013
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Tony D'Angelo
2
2:39
win
Russell Doane
PXC - Pacific Xtreme Combat 34
Nov / 17 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
3
2:09
win
Jong Hoon Choi
Shooto - 3rd Round
Mar / 10 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:29
win
Teruto Ishihara
Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2011 Final
Dec / 18 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Takuya Ogura
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 7
Aug / 06 / 2011
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:09
win
Hiroshi Roppongi
Shooto - Gig Saitama 3
Apr / 10 / 2011
Technical Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
1:29
win
Yasutaka Hamaji
Shooto - Shooting Disco 13: Can't Stop Myself!
Oct / 16 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
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