Tatsuya Mizuno
Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter
Tatsuya Mizuno Born (1981-06-02 ) June 2, 1981 (age 43) Ibaraki , JapanNative name 水野竜也 Other names Vicious Nationality Japanese Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Division Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Team Tribe Tokyo MMA U-File Camp Rank Third degree black belt in Judo Years active 2006–present Total 43 Wins 26 By knockout 9 By submission 12 By decision 4 By disqualification 1 Losses 16 By knockout 10 By submission 3 By decision 3 Draws 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Tatsuya Mizuno (Japanese : 水野 竜也 , Hepburn : Mizuno Tatsuya , born June 2, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has fought for DREAM , Pancrase , DEEP , M-1 Global , ProElite , ONE FC , K-1 , and also participated in the Dynamite!! 2010 event.
Background
Mizuno started competing in judo in high school, and currently holds a 3rd dan black belt in the discipline. On April 29, 2005, he became the champion of fifth Shooto East amateur mixed martial arts tournament, and on December 23, 2005, he took part in the U-FILE CAMP amateur tournament as member of Pankurasu geto.
On September 16, 2006, he defeated Yuji Sakuragi in his MMA debut at Pancrase: Blow 7.[ 1] He fought against the likes Thiago Silva , Assuério Silva and Mirko Cro Cop early on in his career.
DREAM
In 2010 Mizuno took part in the DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. He defeated Melvin Manhoef at DREAM 15 , in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal. In the final he fought with Gegard Mousasi , and lost to him by rear-naked choke submission.[ 2] [ 3]
Mizuno fought Sergei Kharitonov at DREAM's Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve event[ 4] and lost the fight via first-round KO.
On July 16, 2011, Mizuno defeated Trevor Prangley by KO (knee to the body) in the first round at Dream: Japan GP Final . Former UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami was present as his cornerman.[ 5]
Post-DREAM
On January 21, 2012, Mizuno defeated Ilima Maiava via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round.[ 6]
In June 2012, Mizuno faced MMA veteran Renato Sobral at ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors . Mizuno lost via armbar submission in 31 seconds of the first round.[ 7]
He then faced fellow judoka Jason Jones at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.[ 8] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Mizuno returned to the One FC promotion on October 18, 2013 against Rafael Silva. Mizuno won a three-round unanimous decision.[ 9]
In Mizuno's next bout, he faced undefeated Brazilian Leandro Ataides at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014. Mizuno was stopped by strikes at 0:47 of round one.[ 10]
Mizuno faced Brayan Rafiq at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of the Lions on November 7, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[ 11]
Mizuno then faced João Batista Yoshimura at DEEP 98 on November 1, 2020.[ 12] He lost the fight via second-round knockout.[ 13]
Mizuno made his first title defense attempt in a rematch against Yoshimura at DEEP 102 on July 4, 2021.[ 14] He lost the bout via second-round knockout.[ 15]
Mizuno faced Seigo Mizuguchi on December 12, 2021 at DEEP 105 Impact, winning the bout in the first round after soccer kicking Mizuguchi.
Mizuno returned a year later to face Masashi Inada at DEEP 111 Impact on December 11, 2022, winning 19 seconds into the bout after dropping Inada with a knee and finishing him with ground and pound.[ 16]
Mizuno faced Ryo Sakai for the Deep Super Heavyweight Championship on July 2, 2023 at DEEP 114 Impact, losing the bout in 42 seconds via TKO stoppage.[ 17]
Championships and Accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
43 matches
26 wins
16 losses
By knockout
10
10
By submission
11
3
By decision
4
3
By disqualification
1
0
Draws
1
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
26–16–1
Taisei Sekino
TKO (soccer kicks and punches)
Deep 121 Impact
September 16, 2024
1
3:12
Tokyo , Japan
Win
26–15–1
Koji Shikuwa
Decision (unanimous)
DEEP 119 Impact
May 3, 2024
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
25–15–1
Lawdlain Saint Ilme
KO (knee)
DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 6th Round
November 23, 2023
2
0:17
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
24–15–1
Ryo Sakai
TKO (punches)
DEEP 114 Impact
July 2, 2023
1
0:42
Tokyo , Japan
For the interim DEEP Megatonweight Championship.
Win
24–14–1
Masashi Inada
TKO (knee and punches)
DEEP 111 Impact
December 11, 2022
1
0:19
Tokyo , Japan
Win
23–14–1
Seigo Mizuguchi
TKO (punch and soccer kick)
DEEP 105 Impact
December 12, 2021
1
1:15
Tokyo , Japan
Super Heavyweight debut.
Loss
22–14–1
João Batista Yoshimura
KO (punches)
DEEP: 102 Impact
July 4, 2021
2
0:32
Tokyo , Japan
Lost the DEEP Middleweight Championship.
Loss
22–13–1
João Batista Yoshimura
TKO (punches)
DEEP: 98 Impact
November 1, 2020
2
4:40
Tokyo , Japan
Win
22–12–1
Joshua Robison
Submission (rear naked choke)
DEEP 93 Impact
December 15, 2019
2
3:28
Tokyo , Japan
Light Heavyweight bout.
Win
21–12–1
Ryo Sakai
Disqualification
DEEP 92 Impact
October 22, 2019
2
3:41
Tokyo , Japan
Light Heavyweight bout. [ 18]
Win
20–12–1
Mitsuyoshi Nakai
Submission (head and arm choke)
DEEP 90 Impact
June 29, 2019
1
4:58
Tokyo , Japan
Win
19–12–1
Ryuta Sakurai
Submission (sleeper choke)
DEEP 87 Impact
December 22, 2018
2
2:53
Tokyo , Japan
Win
18–12–1
Lee Eun-Su
Submission (rear naked choke)
Road FC 049
August 18, 2018
2
2:32
Seoul, South Korea
Win
17–12–1
Taisuke Okuno
Submission (sleeper choke)
DEEP 82 Impact
February 24, 2018
3
4:34
Tokyo, Japan
Won the vacant Deep Middleweight Championship .
Win
16–12–1
Genpei Hayashi
Decision (unanimous)
DEEP 79 Impact
September 16, 2017
2
5:00
Tokyo, Japan
Win
15–12–1
Jung Kyo Park
Submission (rear naked choke)
DEEP Cage Impact 2017
May 13, 2017
2
1:55
Tokyo, Japan
Loss
14–12–1
Gilberto Galvao
Decision (unanimous)
ONE FC 47: Unbreakable Warriors
September 2, 2016
3
5:00
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win
14–11–1
Mohamed Ali
TKO (knee and punches)
ONE FC 42: Ascent To Power
May 6, 2016
2
3:52
Kallang , Singapore
Catchweight (209 lbs) bout.
Loss
13–11–1
Jake Butler
TKO (elbows)
ONE FC 38: Clash of Heroes
January 29, 2016
1
4:38
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Light Heavyweight bout.
Win
13–10–1
Jun Hee Moon
TKO (retirement)
DEEP 73 Impact
October 17, 2015
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Draw
12–10–1
Young Choi
Technical Draw
DEEP: Cage Impact 2015
July 20, 2015
1
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
12–10
Brayan Rafiq
Decision (unanimous)
ONE FC: Battle of the Lions
November 7, 2014
3
5:00
Kallang , Singapore
Loss
11–10
Leandro Ataides
KO (punches)
ONE FC: Rise of Heroes
May 2, 2014
1
0:47
Pasay , Philippines
Win
11–9
Rafael Silva
Decision (unanimous)
ONE FC: Total Domination
October 18, 2013
3
5:00
Kallang , Singapore
Middleweight debut.
Loss
10–9
Jason Jones
Decision (unanimous)
Glory World Series: Glory 2
October 12, 2012
3
5:00
Brussels , Belgium
Loss
10–8
Renato Sobral
Submission (armbar)
ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors
June 24, 2012
1
0:31
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Win
10–7
Ilima Maiava
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
ProElite 3
January 21, 2012
2
1:47
Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
Win
9–7
Trevor Prangley
TKO (knee to the body)
Dream: Japan GP Final
July 16, 2011
1
4:41
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
8–7
Sergei Kharitonov
KO (knee)
Dynamite!! 2010
December 31, 2010
1
1:25
Saitama , Japan
Heavyweight debut.
Loss
8–6
Gegard Mousasi
Submission (rear-naked choke)
DREAM 16
September 25, 2010
1
6:10
Nagoya , Japan
DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Final; DREAM Light Heavyweight Championship .
Win
8–5
Melvin Manhoef
Submission (kimura)
DREAM 15
July 10, 2010
1
7:38
Saitama, Japan
DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Semifinal.
Win
7–5
Ilir Latifi
TKO (knee and punches)
K-1: Rumble of the Kings
November 20, 2009
3
0:15
Stockholm, Sweden
Win
6–5
Rafael Rodríguez
Submission (rear-naked choke)
M-1 Challenge 18: Netherlands Day Two
August 16, 2009
1
2:20
Hilversum, Netherlands
Loss
5–5
Tom Blackledge
Submission (rear-naked choke)
M-1 Challenge 14: Japan
April 29, 2009
1
3:22
Tokyo, Japan
Win
5–4
Jose Beltran Martinez
TKO (punches)
M-1 Challenge 8: USA
October 29, 2008
1
1:53
Kansas City, Missouri , United States
Loss
4–4
Bruno Carvalho
Decision (unanimous)
M-1 Challenge 6: Korea
August 29, 2008
2
5:00
South Korea
Win
4–3
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
KO (punches)
M-1 Challenge 5: Japan
July 17, 2008
1
4:13
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
3–3
Mirko Cro Cop
TKO (punches)
DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round
March 15, 2008
1
0:56
Saitama, Saitama , Japan
Win
3–2
Masayuki Kono
TKO (punches)
Pancrase: Rising 9
November 28, 2007
1
3:28
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
2–2
Assuério Silva
TKO (punches)
Pancrase: Rising 5
May 30, 2007
2
2:08
Tokyo , Japan
For the vacant Pancrase Heavyweight Championship .
Loss
2–1
Thiago Silva
KO (soccer kick)
Pancrase: Rising 2
February 28, 2007
1
4:29
Tokyo , Japan
Win
2–0
Yasuaki Miura
Technical Submission (kimura)
Pancrase: Blow 10
December 2, 2006
1
1:47
Tokyo , Japan
Win
1–0
Yuji Sakuragi
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Pancrase: Blow 7
September 16, 2006
2
3:20
Tokyo , Japan
References
^ "Tatsuya Mizuno" .
^ "Tatsuya Mizuno vs Gegard Mousasi" .
^ "Tatsuya Mizuno vs Gegard Mousasi" . Archived from the original on 2010-08-31.
^ "Dream Adds Three Dynamite!! 2010 Bouts, No Opponent For Alistair Overeem Yet" . MMAWeekly.com. December 22, 2010.
^ "Takaya, Mousasi retain gold in DREAM title doubleheader" . sherdog.com. July 16, 2011.
^ "ProElite 3 'Grove vs. Minowa' results & play-by-play" . sherdog.com. January 21, 2012.
^ " 'Babalu' armbars Mizuno, Moreira knocks out Huerta at ONE FC 4 'Destiny of Warriors' " . sherdog.com. June 23, 2012.
^ Glory 2: Brussels final fight card for this Saturday
^ "Fernandes unifies 135-pound title, Aoki shines in Featherweight debut at ONE FC 11" . sherdog.com. October 18, 2013.
^ "Fernandes outpoints Ueda, retains Bantamweight title at ONE FC 15 'Rise of Heroes' " . sherdog.com. May 2, 2014.
^ "ONE FC 22 results: Igor Svirid claims middleweight title in 17 seconds" . MMAJunkie.com. November 7, 2014.
^ "Tatsuya Mizuno faces João Batista Yoshimura at Deep 98" . asianmma.com. September 29, 2020.
^ John Hyon Ko (November 1, 2020). "Daichi Abe dismantles Yuta Watanabe at Deep 98" . asianmma.com .
^ "Three titles on the line at Deep 102" . asianmma.com . May 12, 2021.
^ John Hyon Ko (July 6, 2021). "Juntaro Ushiku defends featherweight title with split decision win over Daisuke Nakamura at Deep 102" . asianmma.com .
^ "DEEPフライ級2回戦伊藤裕樹「俺メチャクチャ強ぇ~」 宇田悠斗1R KO" . 週刊ファイト (in Japanese). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-26 .
^ "DEEP 7.2 後楽園ホール(レポ):松嶋こよみ、緊急出場の劉獅に1R TKO勝ち。酒井リョウ、水野竜也を秒殺 | BOUTREVIEW" (in Japanese). 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-08-06 .
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