Tatsuya Kawajiri

Tatsuya Kawajiri
BornTatsuya Kawajiri (川尻達也, Kawajiri Tatsuya)
(1978-05-08) 8 May 1978 (age 46)
Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan
Other namesCrusher
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Reach69 in (180 cm)[2]
StyleKickboxing judo
TeamT-BLOOD
RankA-Class Shootist
Years active2000-present
Kickboxing record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout1
Losses1
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total53
Wins37
By knockout12
By submission10
By decision14
By disqualification1
Losses14
By knockout4
By submission4
By decision6
Draws2
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]

  1. ^ "Tatsuya".
  2. ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne". UFC.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Fukui, Masa (April 25, 2005). "Q&A Shooto Welterweight Champion Tatsuya Kawajiri". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.