Featherweight

Michihiro Omigawa

Last fought: Dec 2012

RECORD

Pro

17-14-1

UFC

1-6-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:00
Fight Completion Rate	100.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.00
% Fights Inside the Distance	0.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	7-9 (43.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	0-1 (0.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	7-8 (46.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	48.6%
% Time in Control	18.8%
% Time Controlled	32.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	36.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.04
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.94
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.90
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.0%
Distance Strike Defense	66.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.57
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.16
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.70
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	6.07
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.25

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Michihiro Omigawa League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Michihiro Omigawa
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.4%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	2:49
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:00
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	31.6%
Takedown Defense	55.2%
Control Time/Fight	2:49

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa41/9444%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:03KD 1

Manvel Gamburyan52/11645%TD 6/12Ctrl 4:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	14/40	35%	0/0	0:00	1
	Manvel Gamburyan	19/37	51%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	13/25	52%	2/6	3:03	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	19/38	50%	0/2	1:03	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	20/54	37%	4/5	1:36	—

LOSS

vs. Iuri Alcantara

UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes • Jan 2012Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa24/4850%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:51

Iuri Alcantara60/13744%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	6/13	46%	0/2	1:17	—
	Iuri Alcantara	22/53	42%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Iuri Alcantara	18/27	67%	0/0	3:54	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	14/29	48%	1/2	1:34	—
	Iuri Alcantara	20/57	35%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Jason Young

UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz • Nov 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa25/5942%TD 4/10Ctrl 8:10

Jason Young32/11528%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	9/22	41%	1/5	1:53	—
	Jason Young	15/53	28%	1/1	0:22	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	11/20	55%	2/2	3:46	—
	Jason Young	6/23	26%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	5/17	29%	1/3	2:31	—
	Jason Young	11/39	28%	1/2	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Darren Elkins

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin • Jun 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa65/14146%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:28

Darren Elkins78/28827%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	19/44	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darren Elkins	34/106	32%	1/2	0:05	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	25/55	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Darren Elkins	37/122	30%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	21/42	50%	1/1	1:28	—
	Darren Elkins	7/60	12%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chad Mendes

UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort • Feb 2011Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa18/9220%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:33

Chad Mendes56/12346%TD 4/10Ctrl 6:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	3/25	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	17/46	37%	1/3	1:16	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	6/34	18%	0/1	0:14	—
	Chad Mendes	24/44	55%	2/4	1:54	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	9/33	27%	0/0	0:19	—
	Chad Mendes	15/33	45%	1/3	3:06	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Tavares

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman • Jan 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa11/3234%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:51

Thiago Tavares19/4344%TD 7/14Ctrl 6:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	5/12	42%	0/0	1:13	—
	Thiago Tavares	2/5	40%	4/4	3:05	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Tavares	13/26	50%	2/8	1:35	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	4/8	50%	1/1	2:38	—
	Thiago Tavares	4/12	33%	1/2	1:59	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Wiman

UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa33/6452%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:51

Matt Wiman59/10855%TD 4/5Ctrl 11:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	5/12	42%	1/1	1:14	—
	Matt Wiman	9/23	39%	0/0	3:35	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	24/47	51%	0/1	0:37	—
	Matt Wiman	19/42	45%	3/4	3:00	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Wiman	31/43	72%	1/1	4:51	—

Prior to UFC

DREAM (3 fights)

LOSS

vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

DREAM 18 • Dec 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michihiro Omigawa1/911%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri14/4035%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5/15	33%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Michihiro Omigawa	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	6/21	29%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Michihiro Omigawa	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/4	75%	1/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cole Escovedo

DREAM 16 • Sep 2010

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:30

Michihiro Omigawa1/333%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Cole Escovedo1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	1/3	33%	1/1	0:00	—
	Cole Escovedo	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Young Sam Jung

DREAM 15 • Jul 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 7:31

Michihiro Omigawa21/5737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Young Sam Jung4/4210%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	1
	Young Sam Jung	4/42	10%	0/1	0:00	—

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Hiroyuki Takaya

Dynamite!! 2009 • Dec 2009

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:54

Michihiro Omigawa29/6644%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Hiroyuki Takaya14/5525%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	29/66	44%	0/2	0:00	1
	Hiroyuki Takaya	14/55	25%	0/0	0:00	—

PRIDE (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Aaron Riley

PRIDE Bushido 7 • May 2005

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 6:00

Michihiro Omigawa10/3727%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:00

Aaron Riley36/11033%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michihiro Omigawa	10/37	27%	2/5	0:00	—
	Aaron Riley	36/110	33%	0/0	0:00	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com