Featherweight

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Last fought: Aug 2016

RECORD

Pro

36-11-2

UFC

3-3-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:28
Fight Completion Rate	89.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.69
% Fights Inside the Distance	16.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	35-21 (62.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	11-7 (61.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-14 (63.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	29.0%
% Time in Control	51.9%
% Time Controlled	19.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	73.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.95
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.14
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.20
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.3%
Distance Strike Defense	57.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.05
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	12.38
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.42
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.71
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.51

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

Tatsuya Kawajiri 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	Tatsuya Kawajiri
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	31.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	7:47
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:28
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Takedown Accuracy	32.6%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	7:33

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cub Swanson

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres • Aug 2016Featherweight

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 2016Featherweight

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. Jason Knight

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

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. Dennis Siver

UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne • Jun 2015Featherweight

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 2014Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

Clay Guida47/6869%TD 3/10Ctrl 8:59KD 1

▼ 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 2014Featherweight

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

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. Gesias Cavalcante

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round • May 2009

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	—

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 0:00KD 1

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

▼ 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. Luiz Firmino

DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round • May 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

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

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. 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	—

Other (4 fights)

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	—

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 1:28KD 1

▼ 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 0:00KD 1

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 0:00KD 1

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 0:00KD 1

▼ 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 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. Kim In Seok

PRIDE Bushido 7 • May 2005

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	—

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