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Japan
Inashiki, Ibaraki
Tatsuya Kawajiri
"
Crusher
"
AGE
46
/
May 8, 1978
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
145 lbs
/
65.77 kg
ASSOCIATION
T-Blood
CLASS
Featherweight
Wins
37
KO
/
TKO
12
32%
SUBMISSIONS
10
27%
DECISIONS
14
38%
OTHERS
1
3%
Draws
2
Losses
14
KO
/
TKO
4
29%
SUBMISSIONS
4
29%
DECISIONS
6
43%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Patricky Freire
Rizin FF - Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Oct / 12 / 2019
KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
1:10
win
Ali Abdulkhalikov
Rizin FF - Rizin 17
Jul / 28 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
loss
Satoru Kitaoka
Rizin FF - Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
Dec / 31 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Tomoki Matsumiya
3
5:00
loss
Gabriel Leite de Oliveira
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Men's Bantamweight & Women's Tournament: Aki No Jin
Oct / 15 / 2017
KO (Knee)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
1:00
win
Anthony Birchak
Rizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura
Apr / 16 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
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2
5:00
loss
Kron Gracie
Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round
Dec / 31 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jason Herzog
2
2:04
loss
Cub Swanson
UFC Fight Night 92 - Rodriguez vs. Caceres
Aug / 06 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Dennis Bermudez
UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira
Feb / 21 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jason Knight
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale
Dec / 11 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Dennis Siver
UFC Fight Night 69 - Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne
Jun / 20 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Clay Guida
UFC Fight Night 39 - Nogueira vs. Nelson
Apr / 11 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Sean Soriano
UFC Fight Night 34 - Saffiedine vs. Lim
Jan / 04 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Steve Perceval
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:50
win
Michihiro Omigawa
Dream 18 - Special NYE 2012
Dec / 31 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
3
5:00
win
Donald Sanchez
One FC 3 - War of the Lions
Mar / 31 / 2012
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Matt Hume
1
3:27
win
Kazuyuki Miyata
Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011
Dec / 31 / 2011
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:54
win
Joachim Hansen
Dream - Dream 17
Sep / 24 / 2011
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:30
win
Drew Fickett
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament Final
Jul / 16 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:41
loss
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley
Apr / 09 / 2011
TKO (Elbows)
Cecil Peoples
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:14
win
Josh Thomson
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2010
Dec / 31 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Shinya Aoki
Dream - Dream 15
Jul / 10 / 2010
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:53
win
Kazunori Yokota
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009
Dec / 31 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
3
5:00
win
Melchor Manibusan
Dream 11 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final
Oct / 06 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
3:48
win
Gesias Cavalcante
Dream 9 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round
May / 26 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
2
5:00
win
Ross Ebanez
Dream 7 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round
Mar / 08 / 2009
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:03
loss
Eddie Alvarez
Dream 5 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Jul / 21 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada
1
7:35
win
Luiz Firmino
Dream 3 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals
May / 11 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
Kultar Gill
Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
Mar / 15 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
Luiz Azeredo
Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007
Dec / 31 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
2
5:00
loss
Gilbert Melendez
Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
Dec / 31 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
2
5:00
win
Per Eklund
Shooto - Champion Carnival
Oct / 14 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
4:12
win
Chris Brennan
Pride - Bushido 12
Aug / 26 / 2006
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Samio Kimura
1
0:29
win
Charles Bennett
Pride - Bushido 11
Jun / 04 / 2006
Submission (Kneebar)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
2:30
win
Joachim Hansen
Shooto - The Victory of the Truth
Feb / 17 / 2006
Disqualification (Kick to Groin)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
0:08
loss
Takanori Gomi
Pride - Bushido 9
Sep / 25 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
7:42
win
Luiz Firmino
Pride - Bushido 8
Jul / 17 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
win
In Seok Kim
Pride - Bushido 7
May / 22 / 2005
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
3:28
win
Jani Lax
Shooto - 4/23 in Hakata Star Lanes
Apr / 23 / 2005
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:42
win
Vitor Ribeiro
Shooto - Year End Show 2004
Dec / 14 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
3:11
win
Mindaugas Laurinaitis
Shooto - 9/26 in Korakuen Hall
Sep / 26 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
2:00
draw
Caol Uno
Shooto - 3/22 in Korakuen Hall
Mar / 22 / 2004
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Ryan Bow
Shooto - Year End Show 2003
Dec / 14 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:21
win
Yves Edwards
Shooto - 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Aug / 10 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Takumi Nakayama
Shooto - Shooter's Dream 2
May / 30 / 2003
KO (Punch)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:44
loss
Vitor Ribeiro
Shooto - Year End Show 2002
Dec / 14 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Ken Omatsu
Shooto - Gig West 3
Oct / 27 / 2002
Submission (Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:40
win
Tsutomu Shiiki
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 8
Jul / 19 / 2002
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:42
win
Daisuke Sugie
Shooto - Gig East 9
May / 28 / 2002
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
4:19
win
Takeshi Yamazaki
Shooto - Wanna Shooto Japan
Apr / 21 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Masaya Takita
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 4
Mar / 13 / 2002
TKO (Eye Injury)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
1:22
win
Kazumichi Takada
Shooto - To The Top 9
Sep / 27 / 2001
Technical Submission (Triangle Armbar)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:03
win
Yohei Suzuki
Shooto - Gig East 2
May / 22 / 2001
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:42
draw
Yohei Suzuki
Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2001
Apr / 08 / 2001
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
Takumi Nakayama
Shooto - R.E.A.D. 4
Apr / 12 / 2000
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:44
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