Tatsuya Kawajiri UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age47 (May 8, 1978)

Height5'7"

Weight145 lbs

Reach69"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Tatsuya Kawajiri
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	24.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	6:27
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:10
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.5

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	24.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	5:40

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cub Swanson

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres • Aug 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri23/10123%TD 3/12Ctrl 5:28

Cub Swanson67/10961%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	6/27	22%	1/3	2:29	—
	Cub Swanson	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	13/52	25%	0/4	0:35	—
	Cub Swanson	27/49	55%	0/0	0:42	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/22	18%	2/5	2:24	—
	Cub Swanson	30/41	73%	1/1	1:18	—

LOSS

vs. Dennis Bermudez

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri12/2646%TD 1/7Ctrl 7:29

Dennis Bermudez61/8076%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5/10	50%	1/3	0:34	—
	Dennis Bermudez	7/9	78%	1/1	2:58	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/10	40%	0/3	3:13	—
	Dennis Bermudez	40/47	85%	0/0	1:03	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/6	50%	0/1	3:42	—
	Dennis Bermudez	14/24	58%	3/4	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Dennis Siver

UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne • Jun 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri22/3956%TD 4/14Ctrl 8:29

Dennis Siver22/6037%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	7/15	47%	1/6	1:36	—
	Dennis Siver	13/33	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	6/10	60%	1/2	3:22	—
	Dennis Siver	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	9/14	64%	2/6	3:31	—
	Dennis Siver	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Clay Guida

UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri19/5137%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:46

Clay Guida47/6869%TD 3/10Ctrl 8:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/12	33%	1/2	1:06	—
	Clay Guida	15/20	75%	1/1	3:18	1

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	11/16	69%	0/2	0:04	—
	Clay Guida	14/21	67%	1/7	4:00	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/23	17%	0/1	1:36	—
	Clay Guida	18/27	67%	1/2	1:41	—

WIN

vs. Sean Soriano

UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim • Jan 2014

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 0:50

Tatsuya Kawajiri32/3689%TD 3/12Ctrl 4:08

Sean Soriano19/2673%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	31/35	89%	2/10	3:35	—
	Sean Soriano	16/23	70%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	1/1	100%	1/2	0:33	—
	Sean Soriano	3/3	100%	0/0	0:04	—

Prior to UFC

Other (5 fights)

WIN

vs. Jason Knight

The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale • Dec 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri28/3874%TD 6/8Ctrl 13:37

Jason Knight28/4267%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	11/14	79%	1/1	4:41	—
	Jason Knight	13/17	76%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	10/13	77%	2/2	4:34	—
	Jason Knight	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	7/11	64%	3/5	4:22	—
	Jason Knight	14/20	70%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Donald Sanchez

ONE FC 3: War of the Lions • Mar 2012

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:27

Tatsuya Kawajiri4/944%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Donald Sanchez2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/9	44%	1/2	0:00	—
	Donald Sanchez	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Thomson

Dynamite!! 2010 • Dec 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri18/4243%TD 6/7Ctrl 0:00

Josh Thomson14/3936%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5/10	50%	1/1	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/10	30%	3/3	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	10/22	45%	2/3	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	7/25	28%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kazunori Yokota

Dynamite!! 2009 • Dec 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri17/4042%TD 5/5Ctrl 0:00

Kazunori Yokota10/3231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/6	50%	2/2	0:00	—
	Kazunori Yokota	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5/18	28%	2/2	0:00	—
	Kazunori Yokota	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	9/16	56%	1/1	0:00	—
	Kazunori Yokota	0/9	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luiz Azeredo

Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007 • Dec 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri65/12950%TD 3/8Ctrl 0:00

Luiz Azeredo9/1560%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	41/87	47%	2/6	0:00	—
	Luiz Azeredo	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	24/42	57%	1/2	0:00	—
	Luiz Azeredo	3/5	60%	0/2	0:00	—

DREAM (11 fights)

WIN

vs. Michihiro Omigawa

DREAM 18 • Dec 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

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

WIN

vs. Kazuyuki Miyata

DREAM - New Year! 2011 • Dec 2011

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:54

Tatsuya Kawajiri7/1741%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

Kazuyuki Miyata5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	2/4	50%	1/1	0:00	—
	Kazuyuki Miyata	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5/13	38%	2/2	0:00	—
	Kazuyuki Miyata	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joachim Hansen

DREAM 17 • Sep 2011

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:30

Tatsuya Kawajiri19/4245%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Joachim Hansen19/3456%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	6/15	40%	2/2	0:00	—
	Joachim Hansen	10/15	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joachim Hansen	3/7	43%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Tatsuya Kawajiri	9/15	60%	1/2	0:00	—
	Joachim Hansen	6/12	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Drew Fickett

DREAM - Japan GP Final • Jul 2011

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:41

Tatsuya Kawajiri14/2948%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Drew Fickett1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	14/29	48%	1/2	0:00	—
	Drew Fickett	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Shinya Aoki

DREAM 15 • Jul 2010

Submission (Ankle Lock) • Rd 1, 1:53

Tatsuya Kawajiri2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki0/0—TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Melchor Manibusan

DREAM 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round • Oct 2009

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 3:48

Tatsuya Kawajiri22/2685%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Melchor Manibusan6/1155%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	22/26	85%	1/1	0:00	—
	Melchor Manibusan	6/11	55%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ross Ebanez

DREAM 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round • Mar 2009

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:03

Tatsuya Kawajiri3/838%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Ross Ebanez3/650%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/8	38%	2/2	0:00	—
	Ross Ebanez	3/6	50%	1/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Eddie Alvarez

DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Jul 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 7:35

Tatsuya Kawajiri28/6941%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Eddie Alvarez46/9648%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	28/69	41%	0/1	0:00	1
	Eddie Alvarez	46/96	48%	0/2	0:00	2

WIN

vs. Kultar Gill

DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round • Mar 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri5/771%TD 7/12Ctrl 0:00

Kultar Gill14/2264%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	2/3	67%	5/9	0:00	—
	Kultar Gill	5/9	56%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/4	75%	2/3	0:00	—
	Kultar Gill	9/13	69%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luiz Firmino

DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round •

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri39/6659%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00

Luiz Firmino31/5457%TD 4/12Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	14/30	47%	3/3	0:00	—
	Luiz Firmino	31/46	67%	4/10	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	25/36	69%	1/1	0:00	—
	Luiz Firmino	0/8	0%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gesias Cavalcante

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round •

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri51/9554%TD 4/8Ctrl 0:00

Gesias Cavalcante15/5527%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	39/69	57%	2/4	0:00	—
	Gesias Cavalcante	14/40	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	12/26	46%	2/4	0:00	—
	Gesias Cavalcante	1/15	7%	0/0	0:00	—

Strikeforce (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Melendez

Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley • Apr 2011

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:14

Tatsuya Kawajiri6/2524%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Gilbert Melendez33/5956%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	6/25	24%	0/2	0:00	—
	Gilbert Melendez	33/59	56%	2/2	1:28	1

PRIDE (6 fights)

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Melendez

PRIDE Shockwave 2006 • Dec 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri41/14029%TD 4/8Ctrl 0:00

Gilbert Melendez62/18234%TD 3/10Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	24/62	39%	3/6	0:00	1
	Gilbert Melendez	38/88	43%	3/5	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	17/78	22%	1/2	0:00	—
	Gilbert Melendez	24/94	26%	0/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Brennan

PRIDE Bushido 12 • Aug 2006

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 0:29

Tatsuya Kawajiri9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Chris Brennan2/1118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	1
	Chris Brennan	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Charles Bennett

PRIDE Bushido 11 • Jun 2006

Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 1, 2:30

Tatsuya Kawajiri0/0—TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Charles Bennett2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	0/0	—	1/2	0:00	—
	Charles Bennett	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Takanori Gomi

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 7:42

Tatsuya Kawajiri22/6832%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

Takanori Gomi35/8143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	22/68	32%	0/5	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	35/81	43%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Luiz Firmino

PRIDE Bushido 8 • Jul 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri34/6850%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Luiz Firmino9/3030%TD 3/10Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	22/38	58%	0/0	0:00	1
	Luiz Firmino	4/14	29%	2/7	0:00	—

R2	Tatsuya Kawajiri	12/30	40%	1/1	0:00	—
	Luiz Firmino	5/16	31%	1/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kim In Seok

PRIDE Bushido 7 •

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 3:28

Tatsuya Kawajiri18/4639%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Kim In Seok3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tatsuya Kawajiri	18/46	39%	1/1	0:00	—
	Kim In Seok	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—