Tatsuya Kawajiri | |
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Born | Tatsuya Kawajiri (川尻達也, Kawajiri Tatsuya) 8 May 1978 Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan |
Other names | Crusher |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) |
Division | Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight |
Reach | 69 in (180 cm)[2] |
Style | Kickboxing judo |
Team | T-BLOOD |
Rank | A-Class Shootist |
Years active | 2000-present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 3 |
Wins | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
Losses | 1 |
By knockout | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 53 |
Wins | 37 |
By knockout | 12 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 14 |
By disqualification | 1 |
Losses | 14 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Japanese: 川尻達也, Kawajiri Tatsuya, born May 8, 1978) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also participated in the Yarennoka! event as well as Dynamite!! 2009 and Dynamite!! 2010, representing DREAM in both events.
Kawajiri's fight at PRIDE Bushido 9 with Takanori Gomi was voted as PRIDE Fighting Championship's Fight of the Year for 2005. In the same year, Kawajiri was considered by many mixed martial arts publications to be the #1 Lightweight fighter in the world.[3]