Bantamweight · Men

Koji Kanda

“Onigami”
Japan Brave Heart Fukushima debut 2015
Held by Joshua Van
Form W NC W L L
Elo 1,170 peak 1,279 · 16 Nov 2025 109 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2217508
10-12-3 (1)pro record
2L current streak
1,353best win, Elo
1,168average opponent
-- born 1 Jan 1993
67.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at bantamweight, ages 26–33

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO957 Sub1,101 Dec1,064

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of bantamweight fighters with five pro bouts (5,172 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 25 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 25 bouts (2025): 1,279 Elo, 10-11, aged 33, average opponent 1,168.

  1. Ryo Iseki then 1,274, 10-11, aged 33 3-5 after peaked 1,298
  2. Takahiro Kohori then 1,269, 10-13, aged 32 · Flyweight 4-3 after peaked 1,376 ▲
  3. Fuhito Hasegawa then 1,240, 11-10, aged 31 6-4 after peaked 1,364 ▲
  4. Hideto Okada then 1,227, 7-11, aged 32 0-3 after peaked 1,173 ▼
  5. Seiji Ozuka then 1,264, 11-9, aged 32 · Strawweight 5-4 after peaked 1,431 ▲
  6. Yuya Kodama then 1,200, 12-10, aged 31 4-5 after peaked 1,270 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Nobuyuki Kanaizuka Submission R3 · 10 Nov 2024 · KROSSxOVER 1,353
  2. Ryota Miyoshi Decision R2 · 22 Dec 2019 · Shooto 1,252
  3. Ikuma Tani Submission R3 · 21 May 2022 · Pancrase 1,214
  4. Yusuke Matsushita Decision R2 · 24 Mar 2019 · Shooto 1,191
  5. Shiro Ogata Decision R2 · 28 May 2016 · Shooto 1,095

Losses

The latest 5 of 12
  1. Takumi Arai Submission R2 · 1 Mar 2026 · KROSSxOVER 1,190
  2. Hiroyuki Oshiro Decision R3 · 16 Nov 2025 · KROSSxOVER 1,335
  3. Mutsuki Miyajima KO/TKO R2 · 27 Aug 2023 · Pancrase 1,237
  4. Haruki Kawakita Decision R3 · 26 Mar 2023 · Pancrase 1,248
  5. Mitsuhiro Taki KO/TKO R2 · 9 Oct 2022 · Pancrase 1,234

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Yasuhiro Wakabayashi 2 meetings · 2017, 2025 2–0
  2. Jun Yamamoto 2 meetings · 2024, 2025 0–0

Fight history

26 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
26 1 Mar 202633.2 yrs L10-12-3 (1) Takumi Arai 6-7-3 · 30.5 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R27:24 0.00 1,279→1,170 -109 1,190 – KROSSxOVER - Cage 8 KROSSxOVER
25 16 Nov 202532.9 yrs L10-11-3 (1) Hiroyuki Oshiro 11-7-3 · 39.3 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R313:00 0.44 1,275→1,279 +4 1,335 – KROSSxOVER - Cage 7 KROSSxOVER
24 15 Jun 202532.5 yrs W10-10-3 (1) Yasuhiro Wakabayashi 9-9-2 · 36.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,267→1,275 +8 1,031 – KROSSxOVER - Cage 6 KROSSxOVER
23 9 Mar 202532.2 yrs NC9-10-3 (1) Jun Yamamoto 1-0-4 Bantamweight -- R25:51 0.00 1,267→1,267 +0 1,163 – KROSSxOVER - Cage 5 KROSSxOVER
22 10 Nov 202431.9 yrs W9-10-3 Nobuyuki Kanaizuka 16-12-11 · 34.6 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R310:56 1.00 1,130→1,267 +137 1,353 – KROSSxOVER - Cage 4 KROSSxOVER
21 15 Jun 202431.5 yrs D8-10-3 Jun Yamamoto 1-0-3 Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,114→1,130 +16 1,179 – KROSSxOVER - Cage 3 KROSSxOVER
20 3 Mar 202431.2 yrs W8-10-2 Yuya Suzuki 0-2-1 Bantamweight SubVon Flue Choke R26:02 1.00 1,038→1,114 +76 992 – KROSSxOVER -EXTRA.5- KROSSxOVER
19 27 Aug 202330.7 yrs L7-10-2 Mutsuki Miyajima 4-2 · 26.7 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R25:14 0.00 1,090→1,038 -53 1,237 – Pancrase Neo Blood! 5 Pancrase
18 26 Mar 202330.2 yrs L7-9-2 Haruki Kawakita 6-3-3 · 23.6 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,119→1,090 -29 1,248 – Pancrase - 332 Pancrase
17 9 Oct 202229.8 yrs L7-8-2 Mitsuhiro Taki 5-3 · 26.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOCut (Elbow) R27:55 0.00 1,197→1,119 -78 1,234 – Pancrase - 28th Neo-Blood Tournament Finals Pancrase
16 18 Jul 202229.5 yrs L7-7-2 Ryo Tajima 4-1 · 22.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,183→1,197 +14 1,283 – Pancrase - 328 Pancrase
15 21 May 202229.4 yrs W7-6-2 Shoui Urushima 1-2 · 25.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,177→1,183 +6 932 – Pancrase - 28th Neo-Blood Tournament 1st Round Pancrase
14 21 May 202229.4 yrs W6-6-2 Ikuma Tani 4-3 · 22.4 yrs Bantamweight SubFront Choke R315:00 1.00 1,051→1,177 +126 1,214 – Pancrase - 28th Neo-Blood Tournament 1st Round Pancrase
13 23 Jan 202229.1 yrs L5-6-2 Masuto Kawana 2-1 · 27.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,077→1,051 -26 1,220 – Deep - Shintaro Ishiwatari Retirement Event: Otokojuku Succession Otokojuku~Keishou~
12 30 May 202128.4 yrs L5-5-2 Toshinori Tsunemura 14-10-4 · 35.6 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:57 0.00 1,116→1,077 -39 1,332 – Pancrase - 321 Pancrase
11 22 Dec 201927.0 yrs W5-4-2 Ryota Miyoshi debut · 22.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,049→1,119 +69 1,252 – Shooto - Gig Tokyo 29 Shooto
10 3 Nov 201926.8 yrs D4-4-2 Sho Yamashiro 6-4-1 · 34.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,037→1,049 +13 1,087 – Shooto - The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2 Shooto
9 8 Jun 201926.4 yrs L4-4-1 Akira Enomoto 3-3 · 24.7 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKORight Straight R10:51 0.00 1,135→1,037 -98 1,093 – Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27 Shooto
8 24 Mar 201926.2 yrs W4-3-1 Yusuke Matsushita 3-7-1 · 28.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,086→1,135 +49 1,191 – Shooto - 30th Anniversary Tour 2nd Round Shooto
7 15 Dec 201826.0 yrs W3-3-1 Yoshizumi Kobayashi 0-2-4 · 24.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,074→1,086 +12 1,027 – Shooto - Professional Shooto 12/15 Shooto
6 26 Oct 201825.8 yrs L2-3-1 Hideto Okada 6-11-7 · 32.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.37 1,053→1,074 +21 1,248 – Shooto: Gig Tokyo 26 Shooto
5 24 Feb 201825.1 yrs L2-2-1 Takanori Takahashi 4-10-3 · 32.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,166→1,053 -113 1,022 – Shooto: Gig Tokyo 24 Shooto
4 23 Nov 201724.9 yrs W2-1-1 Yasuhiro Wakabayashi 1-2-1 · 29.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,094→1,166 +72 1,068 – Shooto / Philoktetes Niigata - Echigo Fujin Matsuri 5 Shooto
3 6 Nov 201623.8 yrs L1-1-1 Takahiro Ichijo 4-2 · 30.1 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:30 0.00 1,163→1,094 -69 1,238 – Shooto - Granz 2016 Shooto
2 28 May 201623.4 yrs W1-0-1 Shiro Ogata debut · 32.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,081→1,163 +82 1,095 – Shooto: Gig Tokyo 21 Shooto
1 1 Nov 201522.8 yrs D0-0-1 Ryuta Umishita 1-3-1 · 35.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,069→1,081 +12 1,117 – Shooto - Granz Cage Fight Shooto