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Japan
Kobe, Hyogo
Yu Tanaka
AGE
29
/
Sep 12, 1995
HEIGHT
5'9"
/
175.26 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
Reliable MMA Dojo
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
2
33%
DECISIONS
2
33%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
3
60%
SUBMISSIONS
1
20%
DECISIONS
1
20%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Mayo Komori
Gladiator - Gladiator 029 in Osaka
Jan / 12 / 2025
TKO (Punches)
Keiji Sugimura
3
2:31
NC
Han Guk Jung
Gladiator - Gladiator 025 in Osaka
Mar / 03 / 2024
No Contest (Missed Weight)
Shinji Shimamura
1
1:46
win
Gustavo Wurlitzer
Gladiator - Gladiator 024 in Osaka
Dec / 09 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Shinji Shimamura
3
5:00
loss
Mark Moleke
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 8
Dec / 11 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Motoki Yoshida
3
5:00
loss
Shutaro Debana
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2020 Vol. 8
Dec / 20 / 2020
Submission (Armbar)
Masato Kataoka
1
4:02
win
Yuki Okano
Shooto - 30th Anniversary Tour 8th Round
Nov / 24 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
loss
Nobumitsu Osawa
Shooto - Professional Shooto 9/23
Sep / 23 / 2018
KO (Punch)
Masato Kataoka
1
2:20
win
Takuya Nagata
Shooto - Professional Shooto in Osaka 2018
Jun / 17 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
3:55
win
Takayuki Kobayashi
Shooto - Border: Season 10 - The 1st
Mar / 25 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Motoki Yoshida
1
1:44
win
Youta Hayashi
Shooto - Border: Season 9 - The 3rd
Dec / 23 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Motoki Yoshida
1
2:26
win
Morimichi Iju
Shooto - Border: Season 9 - The 2nd
Sep / 03 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Motoki Yoshida
1
4:15
loss
Charles Bellemare
Deep - Osaka Impact 2016
Mar / 21 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
1
0:39
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