Bantamweight · Men

Kotaro Kazama

“Rumi”
Japan Freedom@Oz debut 2011
Held by Joshua Van
Form L W W W L
Elo 1,210 peak 1,272 · 11 Aug 2018 62 below it
Sherdog
8-12-2pro record
1L current streak
1,282best win, Elo
1,136average opponent
-- age unknown
-- / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO954 Sub1,043 Dec1,061

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 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2018): 1,255 Elo, 7-11, average opponent 1,122.

  1. Nobuhiro Yoshitake then 1,261, 7-10, aged 28 3-1 after peaked 1,382 ▲
  2. Hideto Okada then 1,216, 5-8, aged 31 2-6 after peaked 1,319 ▲
  3. Hiroki Takaoka then 1,206, 7-8, aged 28 · Flyweight 7-2 after peaked 1,478 ▲
  4. Ikuhisa Minowa then 1,279, 7-9, aged 23 · Heavyweight 57-36 after peaked 1,607 ▲
  5. Osami Shibuya then 1,200, 7-10, aged 21 · Heavyweight 31-24 after peaked 1,496 ▲
  6. Naoki Matsushita then 1,310, 8-5, aged 30 · Lightweight 4-11 after peaked 1,327

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Daiki Submission R2 · 6 May 2018 · Fighting Nexus 1,147
  2. Qing Tuan Wu Decision R3 · 12 Jan 2018 · V3 Fights 1,129
  3. Takahumi Ono Decision R2 · 3 Jul 2016 · DEEP 1,101
  4. Makoto Dochi Decision R2 · 18 May 2013 · DEEP 1,089
  5. Rikuya Ishida Decision R3 · 11 Aug 2018 · Fighting Nexus 1,068

Losses

The latest 5 of 12
  1. Kodai Murata Decision R2 · 16 Dec 2018 · Fighting Nexus 1,341
  2. Shooto Watanabe Decision R2 · 3 Dec 2017 · Fighting Nexus 1,354
  3. Shota Hara KO/TKO R2 · 26 Mar 2017 · DEEP 1,076
  4. Kakeru Fuma Decision R2 · 14 May 2016 · DEEP 1,206
  5. Shunpei Hayashi Decision R2 · 6 Mar 2016 · Fighting Nexus 1,033

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Shunpei Hayashi 2 meetings · 2016, 2017 1–1

Fight history

23 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
23 16 Dec 2018 L8-12-2 Kodai Murata 7-4-1 · 27.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,272→1,210 -62 1,341 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 15 Fighting Nexus
22 11 Aug 2018 W8-11-2 Rikuya Ishida 3-1 · 28.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,255→1,272 +17 1,068 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 14 Fighting Nexus
21 6 May 2018 W7-11-2 Daiki 3-3 Bantamweight SubRear-Naked Choke R29:53 1.00 1,175→1,255 +80 1,147 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 13 Fighting Nexus
20 12 Jan 2018 W6-11-2 Qing Tuan Wu debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,111→1,175 +64 1,129 – V Combat - Hong Kong V3 Fights
19 3 Dec 2017 L5-11-2 Shooto Watanabe 12-4-5 (1) · 28.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,142→1,111 -31 1,354 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 11 Fighting Nexus
18 20 Aug 2017 W5-10-2 Mayu Kiso 0-1 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,068→1,142 +74 1,049 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 10 Fighting Nexus
17 21 May 2017 W4-10-2 Shunpei Hayashi 1-1 · 24.5 yrs Bantamweight SubRear-Naked Choke R28:50 1.00 974→1,068 +94 1,002 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 9 Fighting Nexus
16 26 Mar 2017 L3-10-2 Shota Hara 0-1 · 26.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunch R29:42 0.00 1,056→974 -82 1,076 – Deep - Saitama Impact in Koedo Kawagoe 2017 DEEP
15 3 Jul 2016 W3-9-2 Takahumi Ono 1-2 · 20.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 940→1,056 +117 1,101 – Deep - Saitama Impact in Koedo Kawagoe 2016 DEEP
14 14 May 2016 L2-9-2 Kakeru Fuma debut · 17.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 966→940 -26 1,206 – Deep - Tokyo Impact: Wave 9 DEEP
13 6 Mar 2016 L2-8-2 Shunpei Hayashi debut · 23.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,048→966 -82 1,033 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 5 Fighting Nexus
12 15 Nov 2015 D2-7-2 Mamoru Uoi 10-3-3 · 30.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R310:00 0.50 991→1,048 +58 1,268 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 4 Fighting Nexus
11 2 Aug 2015 W2-7-1 Takeyoshi Ogawa 5-5-1 · 34.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 870→991 +120 1,051 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 3 Fighting Nexus
10 28 Sep 2014 L1-7-1 Takashi Ito 7-6-1 · 27.1 yrs Bantamweight SubArmbar R29:44 0.00 891→870 -21 1,236 – Fighting Nexus - Vol. 1 Fighting Nexus
9 15 Feb 2014 L1-6-1 Michito Abe 10-5-1 · 22.5 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:42 0.00 919→891 -28 1,210 – Deep - Tokyo Impact: Wave 7 DEEP
8 26 Oct 2013 L1-5-1 Takuya Miyauchi debut Catchweight KO/TKOPunches R12:45 0.00 1,004→919 -85 1,014 – Tribelate - vol. 41 TRIBELATE
7 18 May 2013 W1-4-1 Makoto Dochi 1-2 (1) Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 878→1,004 +126 1,089 – Deep - Tokyo Impact: Wave 5 DEEP
6 24 Nov 2012 L0-4-1 Tateo Iino debut · 26.6 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 917→878 -39 1,085 – GRACHAN 7 GRACHAN
5 19 Oct 2012 L0-3-1 Hayato Suzuki debut · 26.3 yrs Flyweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:06 0.00 980→917 -63 1,079 – Deep - 60 Impact DEEP
4 1 Apr 2012 D0-2-1 Hiroyuki Tamura 0-1 Bantamweight DecisionTime Limit R210:00 0.50 966→980 +14 1,023 – Pancrase - Progress Tour 4 Pancrase
3 4 Sep 2011 L0-2 Yusuke Kitago 1-1 · 29.1 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:06 0.00 994→966 -28 1,282 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 9 Pancrase
2 10 Jul 2011 W1-0 Yusuke Kitago 6-3 · 29.0 yrs – DQ R12:26 0.00 994→994 +0 1,282 – Pancrase Gate 8th Chance Pancrase am
1 7 May 2011 L0-1 Shuhei Higashi 1-2-1 · 21.1 yrs – SubKeylock R14:33 0.00 1,103→994 -109 1,015 – Deep / Smash - Japan MMA League 2011: Raising an Army DEEP