Japanese martial artist
Kenji Osawa Japanese : 大沢ケンジ (born November 4, 1976)[citation needed ] is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo . He debuted in MMA over a decade ago, and trains and fights out of Wajitsu Keishukai, where he teaches once a week.[citation needed ]
MMA career
Osawa's fight record is 21-11-2 and has competed in many of the top organisations such as Shooto , WEC , DREAM and DEEP .[citation needed ]
He was scheduled to fight Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rani Yahya on August 9, 2009, at WEC 42 , but due to a foot injury, he was replaced by John Hosman.[ 3]
Osawa lost via unanimous decision to Antonio Banuelos on November 18, 2009, at WEC 44 and was subsequently released from the promotion.[ 4]
Osawa made his DREAM debut against Yoshiro Maeda at DREAM.14 on May 29, 2010, winning a close split decision.[ 5]
On April 29, 2014, Osawa retired after losing a rematch to Takafumi Otsuka , a fighter Osawa had previously beaten in 2011.[citation needed ]
Career titles
Amateur Shooto '02 East Japan Title
Amateur Shooto '02 All Japan Title
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
33 matches
20 wins
11 losses
By knockout
4
1
By submission
2
2
By decision
14
8
Draws
2
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
20–11–2
Takafumi Otsuka
Decision (unanimous)
Deep: 66 Impact
April 29, 2014
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
20–10–2
Seiji Akao
Decision (split)
Deep: Tribe Tokyo Fight
October 20, 2013
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
19–10–2
Takeshi Inoue
Decision (unanimous)
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st
December 24, 2012
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
18–10–2
Keisuke Fujiwara
Decision (unanimous)
Dream: Japan GP Final
July 16, 2011
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Third Place bout
Loss
17–10–2
Masakazu Imanari
Submission (achilles lock)
Dream: Fight for Japan!
May 29, 2011
2
0:58
Saitama, Saitama , Japan
DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win
17–9–2
Takafumi Otsuka
Decision (split)
Dream: Fight for Japan!
May 29, 2011
2
5:00
Saitama, Saitama , Japan
DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win
16–9–2
Yoshiro Maeda
Decision (split)
Dream 14
May 29, 2010
3
5:00
Saitama, Saitama , Japan
Loss
15–9–2
Antonio Banuelos
Decision (unanimous)
WEC 44
November 18, 2009
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
15–8–2
Rafael Rebello
Decision (split)
WEC 39
March 1, 2009
3
5:00
Corpus Christi, Texas , United States
Win
14–8–2
Tomoya Miyashita
Decision (unanimous)
GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
November 8, 2008
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
13–8–2
Scott Jorgensen
Decision (unanimous)
WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
August 3, 2008
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Draw
13–7–2
Chris Manuel
Draw
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
March 26, 2008
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
13–7–1
Nobuhiro Yamauchi
Decision (unanimous)
Cage Force 5
December 1, 2007
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
12–7–1
Daniel Lima
Decision (split)
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 5
September 22, 2007
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
12–6–1
Marcos Galvão
Decision (majority)
Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3
May 18, 2007
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
12–5–1
Takeya Mizugaki
TKO (punches and knees)
Shooto: 11/10 in Korakuen Hall
November 10, 2006
2
0:59
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
11–5–1
Akitoshi Hokazono
Decision (unanimous)
Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall
July 21, 2006
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
11–4–1
Naoya Uematsu
Decision (majority)
Shooto: The Victory of the Truth
February 17, 2006
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
10–4–1
Daiki Hata
Decision (unanimous)
GCM: D.O.G. 4
December 11, 2005
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Draw
10–3–1
Daniel Lima
Draw
Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall
November 6, 2005
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
10–3
Jin Akimoto
Decision (majority)
Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall
May 4, 2005
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
9–3
Minoru Tsuiki
KO (knees)
GCM: D.O.G. 1
March 12, 2005
3
0:22
Tokyo , Japan
Win
8–3
Seiji Otsuka
Decision (unanimous)
Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004
November 12, 2004
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
7–3
Hiroshi Umemura
Decision (unanimous)
Shooto: Gig Central 6
September 12, 2004
3
5:00
Nagoya , Japan
Loss
6–3
So Tazawa
TKO (cut)
Shooto 2004: 7/4 in Kitazawa Town Hall
July 4, 2004
1
2:33
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
6–2
Akitoshi Hokazono
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Shooto 2004: 4/16 in Kitazawa Town Hall
April 16, 2004
1
1:50
Tokyo , Japan
Win
6–1
Tetsuya Nishi
TKO (punches)
GCM: Demolition Atom 6
March 14, 2004
1
4:45
Tokyo , Japan
Win
5–1
Hiroyuki Tanaka
Decision (unanimous)
Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall
January 24, 2004
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
4–1
Augusto Frota
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2003
November 3, 2003
2
4:24
Tokyo , Japan
Loss
3–1
Yohei Mikami
Decision (unanimous)
Shooto: 9/5 in Korakuen Hall
September 5, 2003
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
3–0
Atsunori Hiruma
Decision (unanimous)
GCM: Demolition 8
June 29, 2003
2
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Win
2–0
Manabu Kano
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall
March 18, 2003
2
3:21
Yokohama , Japan
Win
1–0
Koki Sato
TKO (knees)
GCM: Demolition 030209
February 9, 2003
2
1:46
Yokohama , Japan
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