Welterweight · Men

Hiroshi Kozakai

Japan Reversal Gym Shinjuku Me, We debut 2004
Held by Yuta Amifuji
Form W L L W L
Elo 1,002 peak 1,238 · 20 Apr 2014 236 below it
Sherdog
5-6-1pro record
1L current streak
1,144best win, Elo
1,127average opponent
-- born 9 Feb 1982
71.0" / -- 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 welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO909 Sub1,133 Dec1,089

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 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 12 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 12 bouts (2020): 1,002 Elo, 5-6, aged 39, average opponent 1,133.

  1. Morrama Araujo then 984, 5-7, aged 38 1-2 after peaked 1,109 ▲
  2. Patrick Hutton then 1,038, 4-8, aged 39 2-4 after peaked 1,055
  3. Micah Washington then 1,004, 6-6, aged 40 1-2 after peaked 1,076 ▲
  4. Aaron Romero then 1,017, 6-6, aged 39 2-5 after peaked 1,182 ▲
  5. Elias Tigre then 1,075, 4-8, aged 39 4-10 after peaked 1,188 ▲
  6. Greg Sizemore then 1,070, 5-6, aged 38 4-3 after peaked 1,357 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kei Wakahara Submission R3 · 20 Apr 2014 · Pound For Pound Fighting Championship 1,144
  2. Ryuta Hasumi Decision R2 · 27 Oct 2013 · GRABAKA 1,127
  3. Daiki Nagata Submission R2 · 23 Feb 2014 · Pound For Pound Fighting Championship 1,084
  4. Takahide Kobayashi Submission R1 · 6 Nov 2016 · Philoctetes Niigata 1,010
  5. Masayuki Gori Submission R1 · 31 Aug 2014 · Pound For Pound Fighting Championship 941

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Rodrigo Nakaya KO/TKO R2 · 29 Nov 2020 · A-Toys Challenge Fight 1,044
  2. Takashi Morishima Decision R2 · 19 Mar 2016 · GRANDSLAM 1,096
  3. Takahiro Futatsumori KO/TKO R1 · 17 May 2015 · Pancrase 1,261
  4. Koji Takeuchi Submission R1 · 22 Jun 2014 · Pancrase 1,324
  5. Toshikazu Suzuki KO/TKO R1 · 27 Oct 2012 · GRABAKA 1,300

Fight history

13 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
13 29 Nov 202038.8 yrs L5-6-1 Rodrigo Nakaya debut · 25.1 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,105→1,002 -103 1,044 – ACF 54th - Heroes A-Toys Challenge Fight
12 6 Nov 201634.7 yrs W5-5-1 Takahide Kobayashi 4-4-4 · 41.1 yrs Lightweight SubArm-Triangle Choke R14:12 1.00 1,046→1,124 +78 1,010 – Philoctetes Niigata: Echigo Fujin Festival 4 Philoctetes Niigata
11 19 Mar 201634.1 yrs L4-5-1 Takashi Morishima 4-2-1 · 28.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,134→1,046 -88 1,096 – Grandslam MMA 4: Way of the Cage GRANDSLAM
10 17 May 201533.3 yrs L4-4-1 Takahiro Futatsumori 6-3-3 · 31.9 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R12:14 0.00 1,208→1,134 -74 1,261 – Pancrase Sapporo 2015 Pancrase
9 31 Aug 201432.6 yrs W4-3-1 Masayuki Gori 0-1 · 25.5 yrs Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R1 1.00 1,172→1,208 +37 941 – P4P FC 7: Pound For Pound FC 7 Pound For Pound Fighting Championship
8 22 Jun 201432.4 yrs L3-3-1 Koji Takeuchi 7-8-5 · 40.1 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:24 0.00 1,238→1,172 -66 1,324 – Pancrase Hokkaido Pancrase
7 20 Apr 201432.2 yrs W3-2-1 Kei Wakahara 2-0 · 30.4 yrs Welterweight SubRear-Naked Choke R3 1.00 1,153→1,238 +85 1,144 – Pound For Pound Fighting Championship Pound For Pound Fighting Championship
6 23 Feb 201432.0 yrs W2-2-1 Daiki Nagata 1-2 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,059→1,153 +94 1,084 – Pound For Pound Fighting Championship Pound For Pound Fighting Championship
5 27 Oct 201331.7 yrs W1-2-1 Ryuta Hasumi debut · 31.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,006→1,059 +53 1,127 – Grabaka Live! 3 GRABAKA
4 20 Apr 201331.2 yrs D0-2-1 Che Gyong Lee debut · 24.2 yrs Heavyweight -- R3 0.50 1,006→1,006 +0 1,008 – Pound For Pound Fighting Championship Pound For Pound Fighting Championship
3 27 Oct 201230.7 yrs L0-2 Toshikazu Suzuki 2-0-1 · 23.7 yrs Catchweight KO/TKOPunches R11:38 0.00 1,038→1,006 -32 1,300 – Grabaka Live! 2 GRABAKA
2 21 Jul 200624.4 yrs L0-1 Toshihiko Tomita 1-1 · 30.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R26:00 0.44 1,059→1,051 -8 1,060 – MARS: Attack 1 MARS am
1 22 Jan 200421.9 yrs L0-1 Ryuhei Sato 2-0 · 23.8 yrs – SubArmbar R11:18 0.00 1,118→1,064 -54 1,257 – Deep - 13th Impact DEEP