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Japan
Hadano, Kanagawa
Masakazu Imanari
"
Ashikan Judan
"
AGE
48
/
Feb 10, 1976
HEIGHT
5'5"
/
165.1 cm
WEIGHT
144 lbs
/
65.32 kg
ASSOCIATION
Imanari Jiu-Jitsu
CLASS
Featherweight
Wins
40
KO
/
TKO
1
3%
SUBMISSIONS
29
73%
DECISIONS
10
25%
Draws
2
Losses
22
KO
/
TKO
4
18%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
18
82%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Kazumasa Majima
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 8
Feb / 24 / 2024
Submission (Armbar)
Yasuhiro Tazawa
2
1:37
loss
Chihiro Suzuki
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 4
Nov / 06 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Motoki Yoshida
3
5:00
loss
Takahiro Ashida
Deep - 109 Impact
Aug / 21 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Naoya Uematsu
3
5:00
win
Takeshi Kasugai
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 1
Oct / 02 / 2021
Submission (Kimura)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
2:50
loss
Kenta Takizawa
Rizin FF - Rizin 29
Jun / 27 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Ryogaku Wada
3
5:00
loss
Yuta Nezu
Shooto - Road to ONE: 3rd Tokyo Fight Night
Sep / 10 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Won Il Kwon
One Championship - Call to Greatness
Feb / 22 / 2019
Submission (Heel Hook)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:53
win
Radeem Rahman
One Championship - Pursuit of Greatness
Oct / 26 / 2018
Submission (Armbar)
Olivier Coste
1
1:23
loss
Dae Hwan Kim
One Championship - Heroes of Honor
Apr / 20 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Olivier Coste
3
5:00
loss
Yusup Saadulaev
One Championship - Kings of Courage
Jan / 20 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Olivier Coste
3
5:00
win
Juri Ohara
Deep - 78 Impact
Mar / 18 / 2017
Submission (Heel Hook)
Hidenobu Koike
1
0:23
win
Tatsunao Nagakura
Deep - Cage Impact 2016: Deep vs. WSOF-GC
Dec / 17 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Yoshihiko Shinzato
Deep - Cage Impact 2016 in Korakuen Hall
Oct / 18 / 2016
Submission (Heel Hook)
Kosuke Umeda
1
0:32
loss
Jaewoong Byeon
Deep - 77 Impact / Jewels 13
Aug / 27 / 2016
Decision (Majority)
Hidenobu Koike
3
5:00
win
Nam Phan
Deep - Cage Impact 2016
Apr / 23 / 2016
Submission (Heel Hook)
Masato Fukuda
1
0:35
loss
Kazunori Yokota
Deep - 74 Impact
Dec / 20 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Mun Hwan Yang
Deep - Cage Impact 2015
Aug / 29 / 2015
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Yuji Shimada
1
0:21
win
Cristian Binda
Venator FC - Guerrieri Italiani Finals
May / 30 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
Marc Goddard
1
2:33
win
Daisuke Maku
Deep - Hachioji Chojin Matsuri 2015
Apr / 05 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
4:11
win
Kenichi Ito
Grandslam MMA 2 - Way of the Cage
Feb / 08 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
4:06
loss
Mizuto Hirota
Deep - 69 Impact
Oct / 26 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
1:38
win
Chan Jung Park
Deep - 68 Impact
Aug / 23 / 2014
Submission (Heel Hook)
Yuji Shimada
1
0:22
loss
Haruo Ochi
Deep - 67 Impact
Jun / 22 / 2014
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Yuji Shimada
2
0:51
loss
Yuki Motoya
Deep - 65 Impact
Mar / 22 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
win
Kenichi Ito
Deep - 61 Impact
Feb / 16 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
2
5:00
win
Masahiro Oishi
Deep - 59 Impact
Aug / 18 / 2012
Submission (Toe Hold)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:01
loss
Leandro Issa
One FC 4 - Destiny of Warriors
Jun / 23 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
win
Kevin Belingon
One FC 3 - War of the Lions
Mar / 31 / 2012
Submission (Reverse Heel Hook)
Yuji Shimada
1
1:18
loss
Antonio Banuelos
Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011
Dec / 31 / 2011
Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Abel Cullum
Dream - Dream 17
Sep / 24 / 2011
Submission (Armbar)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:46
loss
Hideo Tokoro
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament Final
Jul / 16 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Kenji Osawa
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2011
Submission (Achilles Lock)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
0:58
win
Keisuke Fujiwara
Dream - Fight for Japan: 2011 Japan Bantamweight Tournament
May / 29 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
loss
Hiroshi Nakamura
Deep - 52 Impact
Feb / 25 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Samio Kimura
3
5:00
win
Daiki Hata
Deep - 50 Impact
Oct / 24 / 2010
Decision (Majority)
Yuji Shimada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Tomoya Miyashita
Deep - 49 Impact
Aug / 27 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Isao Terada
Deep - 47 Impact
Apr / 17 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Yoshinori Umeki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:27
win
Justin Cruz
Deep - Cage Impact 2009
Dec / 19 / 2009
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:39
win
Tomohiko Hori
Deep - 43 Impact
Aug / 23 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Bibiano Fernandes
Dream 9 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round
May / 26 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
2
5:00
win
Atsushi Yamamoto
Dream 7 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round
Mar / 08 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Daisuke Noguchi
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Hiroshi Umemura
Deep - 37 Impact
Aug / 17 / 2008
Submission (Heel Hook)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:29
loss
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Deep - 35 Impact
May / 19 / 2008
Decision (Majority)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
5:00
win
Jean Silva
Cage Rage 25 - Bring It On
Mar / 08 / 2008
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
2:30
win
Hiroyuki Abe
Deep - 32 Impact
Oct / 09 / 2007
Submission (Toe Hold)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
4:32
win
Jong Man Kim
Deep - 31 Impact
Aug / 05 / 2007
Submission (Armbar)
Samio Kimura
1
3:28
win
Robbie Olivier
Cage Rage 20 - Born 2 Fight
Feb / 10 / 2007
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:27
win
Takeshi Yamazaki
Deep - 26 Impact
Oct / 10 / 2006
KO (Upkick)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
1:49
loss
Fredson Paixao
Deep - 25 Impact
Aug / 04 / 2006
Decision (Majority)
Moritaka Oshiro
3
5:00
win
Yoshiro Maeda
Deep - 22 Impact
Dec / 02 / 2005
Submission (Toe Hold)
Daisuke Noguchi
3
1:31
win
Mike Thomas Brown
Deep - 22 Impact
Dec / 02 / 2005
Submission (Kneelock)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
3:38
win
Fabio Mello
Deep - 21st Impact
Oct / 28 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Joachim Hansen
Pride - Bushido 8
Jul / 17 / 2005
KO (Knee)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
2:34
draw
Yoshiro Maeda
Deep - 18th Impact
Feb / 12 / 2005
Draw (Majority)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
win
Renato Tavares
Deep - 17th Impact
Dec / 18 / 2004
Submission (Heel Hook)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
2:36
loss
Luiz Firmino
Pride - Bushido 5
Oct / 14 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi
2
5:00
loss
Marcus Aurelio
Zst - Grand Prix Final Round
Jan / 11 / 2004
Decision (Split)
2
5:00
win
Jorge Gurgel
Zst - Grand Prix Opening Round
Nov / 23 / 2003
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
0:32
loss
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Deep - 11th Impact
Jul / 13 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
Keiji Shiozaki
2
2:58
win
Danny Batten
Zst - The Battlefield 3
Jun / 01 / 2003
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:43
win
Erikas Petraitis
Zst - The Battlefield 2
Mar / 09 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Yuji Oba
Pancrase - 2002 Anniversary Show
Sep / 29 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
5:00
win
Tokusaburo Iwama
Premium Challenge 1 - Guardian vs. Explorer
May / 06 / 2002
Submission (Heel Hook)
1
3:24
draw
Ryoji Sai
TFC - Titan Fighting Championship 1
Sep / 29 / 2000
Draw (Technical)
1
1:29
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