Strawweight · Men

Sota Kojima

Japan Yoshida Dojo debut 2009
Held by Avazbek Kholmirzaev
Form W W L W L
Elo 1,418 peak 1,527 · 26 Jun 2016 109 below it
Tapology Sherdog
15-3-3pro record
1L current streak
1,425best win, Elo
1,184average opponent
-- born 24 Jun 1987
64.0" / -- 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

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Rating by method KO1,136 Sub1,232 Dec1,159

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of strawweight fighters with five pro bouts (271 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 (2016): 1,527 Elo, 15-2, aged 29, average opponent 1,212.

  1. Oleg Dadonov then 1,492, 15-5, aged 28 · Middleweight 11-3 after peaked 1,683 ▲
  2. Bruno Menezes then 1,557, 15-5, aged 30 · Flyweight 2-3 after peaked 1,605
  3. Luis Ramos then 1,460, 15-5, aged 29 · Welterweight 5-5 after peaked 1,530 ▲
  4. Kamil Szymuszowski then 1,524, 16-4, aged 27 · Lightweight 3-6 after peaked 1,452 ▼
  5. Viscardi Andrade then 1,500, 15-5, aged 28 · Middleweight 12-6 after peaked 1,647 ▲
  6. Tahar Hadbi then 1,541, 14-6, aged 29 · Welterweight 3-3 after peaked 1,658 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Haruo Ochi Decision R3 · 20 Jul 2015 · DEEP 1,425
  2. Hiroyuki Abe Submission R2 · 26 Jun 2016 · DEEP 1,422
  3. Junya Kodo Submission R2 · 2 Nov 2014 · Tribe Tokyo Fight 1,317
  4. Akira Kibe KO/TKO R1 · 5 May 2013 · DEEP 1,289
  5. Isao Yoshida Decision R3 · 5 Apr 2015 · Tribe Tokyo Fight 1,271

Losses

Newest first
  1. Kanta Sato Decision R3 · 18 Oct 2016 · DEEP 1,305
  2. Yuki Motoya Decision R3 · 17 Oct 2015 · DEEP 1,750
  3. Kota Ishibashi Decision R2 · 29 Apr 2014 · DEEP 1,234

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Hideki Kiyota 2 meetings · 2012, 2013 1–0
  2. Tatsuyuki Nakamura 2 meetings · 2011, 2013 2–0
  3. Chikara Shimabukuro 2 meetings · 2010, 2012 2–0
  4. Takamasa Kiuchi 2 meetings · 2010, 2011 1–0

Fight history

30 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
30 18 Oct 201629.3 yrs L15-3-3 Kanta Sato 8-3 · 22.2 yrs Strawweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,527→1,418 -109 1,305 – Deep - Cage Impact 2016 in Korakuen Hall DEEP
29 26 Jun 201629.0 yrs W15-2-3 Hiroyuki Abe 13-8 · 39.0 yrs Strawweight SubGuillotine Choke R29:59 1.00 1,445→1,527 +82 1,422 – Deep - 76 Impact DEEP
28 17 Oct 201528.3 yrs L14-2-3 Yuki Motoya 14-4 · 26.1 yrs Flyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,443→1,445 +2 1,750 – Deep - 73 Impact DEEP
27 20 Jul 201528.1 yrs W14-1-3 Haruo Ochi 11-5-2 · 31.4 yrs Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,434→1,443 +8 1,425 – Deep - Cage Impact 2015 DEEP
26 5 Apr 201527.8 yrs W13-1-3 Isao Yoshida 5-2-2 · 38.9 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,407→1,434 +27 1,271 – Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 04 Tribe Tokyo Fight
25 31 Dec 201427.5 yrs W12-1-3 Masato Kobayashi 5-6-1 · 31.3 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,384→1,407 +23 1,126 – Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special DEEP
24 2 Nov 201427.4 yrs W11-1-3 Junya Kodo 10-6-2 · 31.6 yrs Flyweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:33 1.00 1,289→1,384 +95 1,317 – Tribe Tokyo Fight - TTF Challenge 03 Tribe Tokyo Fight
23 23 Aug 201427.2 yrs W10-1-3 Jae Kyung Kim 0-2 · 22.4 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,258→1,289 +31 1,046 – Deep - 68 Impact DEEP
22 29 Apr 201426.8 yrs L9-1-3 Kota Ishibashi 3-5 · 24.9 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,369→1,258 -111 1,234 – Deep - 66 Impact DEEP
21 22 Dec 201326.5 yrs W9-0-3 Hideki Kiyota 7-3-3 · 29.1 yrs Flyweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,393→1,369 -24 1,180 – Deep - 64 Impact DEEP
20 25 Aug 201326.2 yrs W8-0-3 Tatsuyuki Nakamura 3-5-3 · 25.0 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,384→1,393 +9 1,008 – Deep - 63 Impact DEEP
19 5 May 201325.9 yrs W7-0-3 Akira Kibe 17-11-2 · 36.5 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOPunches R11:34 1.00 1,299→1,384 +85 1,289 – Deep - Nagoya Impact: Kobudo Fight 12 DEEP
18 8 Dec 201225.5 yrs D6-0-3 Hideki Kiyota 7-2 · 28.0 yrs Flyweight DecisionMajority R210:00 0.50 1,339→1,299 -40 1,168 – Deep - Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: 2nd Round DEEP
17 27 Oct 201225.3 yrs W6-0-2 Kazuki Itaya 3-4-2 · 32.9 yrs Catchweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,297→1,339 +42 1,142 – Grabaka Live! 2 GRABAKA
16 22 Jul 201225.1 yrs W5-0-2 Fuhito Hasegawa 4-3-1 · 26.4 yrs Flyweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.56 1,318→1,297 -21 1,186 – Deep - Nagoya Impact 2012: Kobudo Fight 11 DEEP
15 29 Apr 201224.8 yrs W4-0-2 Chikara Shimabukuro 5-4-3 · 31.2 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,260→1,318 +58 1,177 – Deep - Tokyo Impact 3 DEEP
14 10 Dec 201124.5 yrs W4-4-1 Yu Suda 1-0 · 32.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,243→1,260 +17 977 – Deep - Future King Tournament 2011 DEEP am
13 10 Dec 201124.5 yrs W3-4-1 Senzo Ikeda debut · 29.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R15:00 0.97 1,197→1,243 +46 1,111 – Deep - Future King Tournament 2011 DEEP am
12 10 Dec 201124.5 yrs W2-4-1 Satoshi Nakajima debut – DecisionUnanimous R15:00 0.97 1,143→1,197 +54 1,102 – Deep - Future King Tournament 2011 DEEP am
11 2 Oct 201124.3 yrs W3-0-2 Takamasa Kiuchi 0-2-2 · 24.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R13:56 1.00 1,026→1,143 +117 1,149 – Pancrase - Impressive Tour 10 Pancrase
10 10 Jul 201124.0 yrs D1-4-1 Atsushi Makigaya 0-2-1 · 31.8 yrs – -- R2 0.50 1,021→1,026 +5 1,046 – Pancrase Gate 8th Chance Pancrase am
9 3 Apr 201123.8 yrs W2-0-2 Tatsuyuki Nakamura 2-1-2 · 22.6 yrs – DQKnee to Groin R11:14 0.00 1,021→1,021 +0 1,070 – Fighting Network ZST Fighting Network ZST
8 30 Jan 201123.6 yrs L1-4 Takamasa Kiuchi debut · 23.7 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,067→1,021 -46 1,138 – Pancrase Gate 7th Chance Pancrase am
7 11 Dec 201023.5 yrs L1-3 Yusuke Kitago 3-1 · 28.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R15:00 0.03 1,118→1,067 -51 1,175 – Deep - Future King Tournament 2010 DEEP am
6 3 Oct 201023.3 yrs D1-0-2 Takamasa Kiuchi debut · 23.3 yrs – -- R2 0.50 1,111→1,118 +8 1,141 – Pancrase - Passion Tour 9 Pancrase
5 8 Aug 201023.1 yrs D1-0-1 Tsukasa Arai 1-0 · 22.7 yrs – -- R2 0.50 1,113→1,111 -2 1,104 – Pancrase - Passion Tour 7 Pancrase
4 29 Apr 201022.8 yrs W1-0 Chikara Shimabukuro 0-1-1 · 29.2 yrs – SubStraight Armbar R13:04 1.00 1,020→1,113 +93 1,042 – Pancrase - Passion Tour 4 Pancrase
3 27 Dec 200922.5 yrs W1-2 Tatsuya Tsuchida debut · 23.3 yrs – DecisionSplit R15:00 0.56 980→1,020 +40 1,164 – Deep - Future King Tournament 2009 DEEP am
2 27 Dec 200922.5 yrs L0-2 Takeshi Numajiri 1-1 · 25.7 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 1,022→980 -43 1,150 – Deep - Future King Tournament 2009 DEEP am
1 17 Oct 200922.3 yrs L0-1 Masakazu Utsugi 0-1-1 · 24.8 yrs Strawweight KO/TKOPunches R11:10 0.00 1,087→1,022 -65 1,091 – Pancrase - Changing Tour 5 Pancrase am