Light Heavyweight · Men

Kozo Urita

Japan Seikendo debut 2003
Held by Shuto Masui
Form W L L L L
Elo 915 peak 1,426 · 29 Apr 2012 511 below it
Tapology Sherdog
17-22-2 (1)pro record
4L current streak
1,395best win, Elo
1,214average opponent
-- born 30 Oct 1974
68.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO879 Sub957 Dec958

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of light heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,162 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 40 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 40 bouts (2025): 1,025 Elo, 17-20, aged 51, average opponent 1,218.

  1. David Round then 978, 16-24 · Middleweight 0-6 after peaked 935 ▼
  2. Richard Blake then 973, 13-27 · Light Heavyweight 3-6 after peaked 1,019
  3. Bruce Nelson then 1,011, 16-23 · Middleweight 11-14 after peaked 1,195 ▲
  4. Seigo Mizuguchi then 1,043, 15-25, aged 48 · Super Heavyweight 3-3 after peaked 1,145 ▲
  5. Michel Igenho then 1,009, 15-24 · Welterweight 0-4 after peaked 933 ▼
  6. Sami Berik then 975, 12-28 · Lightweight 2-9 after peaked 1,068 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Gadzhi Zaipulaev Decision R3 · 16 Oct 2010 · Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation 1,395
  2. Riki Fukuda KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jan 2006 · Pancrase 1,392
  3. Gennadiy Kovalev KO/TKO R1 · 29 Apr 2012 · Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation 1,380
  4. Rikuhei Fujii Decision R2 · 25 Oct 2006 · Pancrase 1,279
  5. Jin Oh Kim Decision R3 · 26 Jun 2004 · GLADIATOR 1,208

Losses

The latest 5 of 22
  1. Shuto Masui Submission R2 · 7 Mar 2026 · Fighting Nexus 1,192
  2. Shuto Masui Submission R2 · 7 Mar 2026 · Fighting Nexus 1,074
  3. Yuji Inoue KO/TKO R1 · 20 Dec 2025 · GRACHAN 1,195
  4. Joilton Lutterbach KO/TKO R1 · 11 Oct 2025 · Roots Of Martial Arts Network 1,664
  5. Ryutaro Sato KO/TKO R1 · 24 Aug 2024 · Fighting Nexus 1,338

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Hoon Kim 2 meetings · 2007, 2008 1–0
  2. Yuta Nakamura 2 meetings · 2005, 2005 1–0

Fight history

42 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
42 7 Mar 202651.4 yrs L17-22-2 (1) Shuto Masui 1-0 Light Heavyweight SubKimura R2 0.00 950→915 -35 1,192 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 43 Fighting Nexus
41 7 Mar 202651.4 yrs L17-21-2 (1) Shuto Masui debut Light Heavyweight SubArmlock R28:42 0.00 1,025→950 -75 1,074 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 43 Fighting Nexus
40 20 Dec 202551.1 yrs L17-20-2 (1) Yuji Inoue 2-0 · 31.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOLeft Hook R12:43 0.00 1,086→1,025 -61 1,195 – Grachan 79 × HELIOS II GRACHAN
39 11 Oct 202550.9 yrs L17-19-2 (1) Joilton Lutterbach 42-12 (1) · 32.9 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:01 0.00 1,093→1,086 -6 1,664 – Roots of Martial Arts Network 3 Roots Of Martial Arts Network
38 26 Apr 202550.5 yrs W17-18-2 (1) Kenichi Nakayama debut · 38.3 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:44 1.00 992→1,093 +100 1,043 – Roots of Martial Arts Network 2 Roots Of Martial Arts Network
37 24 Aug 202449.8 yrs L16-18-2 (1) Ryutaro Sato 6-1 · 22.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R11:10 0.00 1,016→992 -24 1,338 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 36 Fighting Nexus
36 12 May 202449.5 yrs W16-17-2 (1) Tesshin Isobe 2-6 · 29.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,013→1,016 +3 983 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 35 Fighting Nexus
35 16 Dec 202349.1 yrs L15-17-2 (1) Radek Hecl 3-3 · 38.7 yrs Super Heavyweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:34 0.00 1,107→1,013 -94 1,082 – Grachan 66 GRACHAN
34 6 Aug 202348.8 yrs L15-16-2 (1) Duncan Hon 0-2 · 31.9 yrs Super Heavyweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.44 1,159→1,107 -52 980 – Grachan 63 GRACHAN
33 4 Dec 202248.1 yrs L15-15-2 (1) Brandon Hashimoto 1-0 · 24.2 yrs Super Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,214→1,159 -55 1,309 – Grachan 58 GRACHAN
32 3 Sep 202247.8 yrs W15-14-2 (1) Katsuyoshi Sasaki 6-7-1 (1) · 38.7 yrs Super Heavyweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R210:00 1.00 1,140→1,214 +74 1,086 – Grachan 57 GRACHAN
31 15 May 202247.5 yrs L14-14-2 (1) Hidetaka Arato 5-0 · 34.0 yrs Super Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,175→1,140 -35 1,365 – Grachan 55 GRACHAN
30 10 Oct 201641.9 yrs L14-13-2 (1) Yusuke Kawaguchi 19-11 · 36.2 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,352→1,227 -125 1,148 – Grachan / Blue Dog Gym - Grachan 25 / BFC Vol.2 GRACHAN
29 29 Apr 201237.5 yrs W14-12-2 (1) Gennadiy Kovalev 4-0 Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R13:35 1.00 1,325→1,426 +101 1,380 – FEFoMP - International Modern Pankration Championship Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
28 16 Oct 201036.0 yrs W13-12-2 (1) Gadzhi Zaipulaev 13-3 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,236→1,333 +97 1,395 – FEFoMP - Impact League 4 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
27 13 Sep 200934.9 yrs W12-12-2 (1) Barry Guerin 0-2 · 37.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:49 1.00 1,199→1,238 +38 977 – Square Jungle - Advent of Mr. MMA Japan Regional
26 27 Jun 200934.7 yrs W11-12-2 (1) Shakhriyar Abbasov debut · 27.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOReferee Stoppage (Cut on Left Eyebrow) R26:11 1.00 1,094→1,199 +106 1,167 – GCM - Cage Force 11 Greatest Common Multiple
25 17 May 200934.5 yrs L10-12-2 (1) Jerry Nelson 3-1 · 31.5 yrs – DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,102→1,094 -8 1,157 – Tenkaichi Fight 37 Tenkaichi Fight
24 17 Aug 200833.8 yrs L10-11-2 (1) Ryuta Sakurai 16-14-4 · 36.9 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R13:22 0.00 1,124→1,102 -23 1,456 – Deep - 37 Impact DEEP
23 24 May 200833.6 yrs L10-10-2 (1) Vladimir Yushko 17-15-2 (1) · 30.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,183→1,124 -59 1,263 – FEFoMP - World Pankration Championship 2008 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
22 11 Feb 200833.3 yrs W10-9-2 (1) Hoon Kim 4-3 (1) · 28.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R26:41 1.00 1,089→1,183 +94 1,116 – MARS 11: 2nd Anniversary MARS
21 5 Aug 200732.8 yrs L9-9-2 (1) Yuya Shirai 10-5 · 27.3 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R12:42 0.00 1,128→1,089 -39 1,346 – Deep - 31 Impact DEEP
20 30 May 200732.6 yrs L9-8-2 (1) Ichiro Kanai 6-9-3 · 24.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R13:50 0.00 1,212→1,128 -85 1,224 – Pancrase 178: Rising 5 Pancrase
19 15 Apr 200732.5 yrs NC9-7-2 (1) Hoon Kim 4-3 · 27.3 yrs Middleweight -- R1 0.00 1,212→1,212 +0 1,116 – MARS 7: Tornado Returns MARS
18 2 Dec 200632.1 yrs L9-7-2 Alavutdin Gadzhiev 8-9 · 24.4 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,309→1,212 -97 1,237 – FEFoMP - Asian Pankration Championship 2006 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
17 25 Oct 200632.0 yrs W9-6-2 Rikuhei Fujii debut · 22.6 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,214→1,309 +95 1,279 – Pancrase 168 Pancrase
16 26 Aug 200631.8 yrs L8-6-2 Marcelo Brito 3-1 · 28.7 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:44 0.00 1,297→1,214 -83 1,315 – MARS 4: New Deal MARS
15 21 Jul 200631.7 yrs L8-5-2 Hidemi Mihara 0-0-1 · 25.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionPoints R210:00 0.20 1,386→1,297 -89 1,231 – MARS: Attack 1 MARS
14 21 Jul 200631.7 yrs W8-4-2 Ken Ogawa 5-2 (2) Middleweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R11:43 1.00 1,341→1,386 +45 1,159 – MARS: Attack 1 MARS
13 20 May 200631.6 yrs L7-4-2 Arman Gambaryan 13-4-1 · 26.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R310:00 0.16 1,375→1,341 -34 1,478 – FEFoMP - World Pankration Championship 2006 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
12 9 Apr 200631.4 yrs D7-3-2 Yuichi Nakanishi 5-5-2 · 25.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,417→1,375 -42 1,237 – Pancrase 161 Pancrase
11 26 Jan 200631.2 yrs W7-3-1 Riki Fukuda 4-1 · 25.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R10:40 1.00 1,309→1,417 +108 1,392 – Pancrase 157 Pancrase
10 16 Dec 200531.1 yrs W6-3-1 Toshihiro Hosoe debut – SubArmbar R13:30 1.00 1,267→1,309 +42 1,067 – RJPW - Legend Championship Japan Regional
9 16 Dec 200531.1 yrs W5-3-1 Yuta Nakamura 2-2-1 · 23.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,223→1,267 +44 1,076 – RJPW - Legend Championship Japan Regional
8 16 Dec 200531.1 yrs W4-3-1 Motohiro Tachihara 1-5 · 28.0 yrs – SubArmbar R13:36 1.00 1,199→1,223 +24 878 – RJPW - Legend Championship Japan Regional
7 4 Nov 200531.0 yrs L3-3-1 Izuru Takeuchi 16-6-6 · 31.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,221→1,199 -22 1,489 – Pancrase 155: Spiral 9 Pancrase
6 27 Aug 200530.8 yrs W3-2-1 Moriyuki Yamada 4-6-1 · 30.9 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R28:37 1.00 1,156→1,221 +65 1,066 – Pancrase 152: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament (Round 3) Pancrase
5 18 Jul 200530.7 yrs D2-2-1 Yuta Nakamura 2-0 · 23.1 yrs – -- R2 0.50 1,143→1,156 +13 1,193 – RJPW - Roman Martial Arts 2005 Japan Regional
4 30 Apr 200530.5 yrs L2-2 Valeri Pliev 7-6 Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,194→1,143 -51 1,228 – FEFoMP - Mayor Cup 2005 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
3 26 Jun 200429.7 yrs W2-1 Jin Oh Kim 0-1 · 24.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,111→1,194 +83 1,208 – Gladiator FC - Day 1 GLADIATOR
2 28 May 200429.6 yrs L1-1 Keiichiro Yamamiya 30-18-8 · 31.9 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,149→1,111 -38 1,322 – Pancrase 134: Brave 5 Pancrase
1 31 May 200328.6 yrs W1-0 David Davitashvili 0-1 · 25.0 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R2 1.00 1,053→1,149 +97 1,089 – Seikendo - Dream Challenge Japan Regional