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Japan
Musashimurayama, Tokyo
Kenji Osawa
AGE
48
/
Nov 4, 1976
HEIGHT
5'6"
/
167.64 cm
WEIGHT
134 lbs
/
60.78 kg
ASSOCIATION
Wajutsu Keishukai Hearts
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
20
KO
/
TKO
4
20%
SUBMISSIONS
2
10%
DECISIONS
14
70%
Draws
2
Losses
11
KO
/
TKO
1
9%
SUBMISSIONS
2
18%
DECISIONS
8
73%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Takafumi Otsuka
Deep - 66 Impact
Apr / 29 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Seiji Akao
Deep - Tribe Tokyo Fight
Oct / 20 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Takeshi Inoue
Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st
Dec / 24 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Keisuke Fujiwara
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament Final
Jul / 16 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
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2
5:00
loss
Masakazu Imanari
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2011
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:58
win
Takafumi Otsuka
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2011
Decision (Split)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Yoshiro Maeda
Dream - Dream 14
May / 29 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Antonio Banuelos
WEC 44 - Brown vs. Aldo
Nov / 18 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Rafael Rebello
WEC 39 - Brown vs. Garcia
Mar / 01 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Gregorio Alvarez
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tomoya Miyashita
GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
Nov / 08 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
loss
Scott Jorgensen
WEC 35 - World Extreme Cagefighting 35
Aug / 03 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
3
5:00
draw
Chris Manuel
WEC 33 - Back to Vegas
Mar / 26 / 2008
Draw (Split)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
Nobuhiro Yamauchi
GCM - Cage Force 5
Dec / 01 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
5:00
loss
Daniel Lima
Shooto - Back To Our Roots 5
Sep / 22 / 2007
Decision (Split)
Taro Wakabayashi
3
5:00
loss
Marcos Galvao
Shooto - Back To Our Roots 3
May / 18 / 2007
Decision (Majority)
Taro Wakabayashi
3
5:00
win
Takeya Mizugaki
Shooto - 11/10 in Korakuen Hall
Nov / 10 / 2006
TKO (Punches and Knees)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
0:59
loss
Akitoshi Hokazono
Shooto - 7/21 in Korakuen Hall
Jul / 21 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Naoya Uematsu
Shooto - The Victory of the Truth
Feb / 17 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Daiki Hata
GCM - D.O.G. 4
Dec / 11 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Ryogaku Wada
2
5:00
draw
Daniel Lima
Shooto - 11/6 in Korakuen Hall
Nov / 06 / 2005
Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Jin Akimoto
Shooto - 5/4 in Korakuen Hall
May / 04 / 2005
Decision (Majority)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
win
Minoru Tsuiki
GCM - D.O.G. 1
Mar / 12 / 2005
KO (Knees)
Ryogaku Wada
3
0:22
win
Seiji Ozuka
Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2004
Nov / 12 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Hiroshi Umemura
Shooto - Gig Central 6
Sep / 12 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
loss
So Tazawa
Shooto - 7/4 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Jul / 04 / 2004
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:33
loss
Akitoshi Hokazono
Shooto - 4/16 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Apr / 16 / 2004
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
1:05
win
Tetsuya Nishi
GCM - Demolition Atom 6
Mar / 14 / 2004
TKO (Punches)
1
4:45
win
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Shooto - 1/24 in Korakuen Hall
Jan / 24 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Augusto Frota
Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2003
Nov / 03 / 2003
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
4:24
loss
Yohei Mikami
Shooto - 9/5 in Korakuen Hall
Sep / 05 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
win
Atsunori Hiruma
GCM - Demolition 030629
Jun / 29 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Manabu Kano
Shooto - 3/18 in Korakuen Hall
Mar / 18 / 2003
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
3:21
win
Koki Sato
GCM - Demolition 030209
Feb / 09 / 2003
TKO (Knees)
2
1:46
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