Naoyuki Kotani

Record:

win

loss

draw

Wins by:

sub

dec

n/a

Losses by:

sub

dec

n/a

Percentages:

16%

73%

sub

89%

finish

61%

finish

Last 4 fights:

DEC

TKO

SUB

TKO

Naoyuki Kotani Socials & Profiles

Age

Weight

157lbs (71kg)

Height

5'8" (1.73m)

Reach

5'8" (1.73m)

Weight Class

lightweight

Debut

2000-09-05

Career

2000 - 2023

Rank

Style

Judo, Shootboxing

Birth

Dec. 8, 1981

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Strengths

Profound submission skills, Caparison-like energy level, Notable fighting experience.

Weaknesses

Striking could be more polished, Tends to tire out quickly in later rounds.

Notes

Fought across various weight classes, Had a long absence from the UFC, First Japanese to win a UFC fight after 2001.

Fight Record

37-17-7-0

TKO

3:57 Elbows & Punches

TKO

Shin Haraguchi

2-0-0-1

Grachan 59

X Brave Fight 27

11 Feb 23

Tokyo

36-17-7-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

Lightweight bout

DEC

Yutaka Ueda

6-4-2-0

Lightweight bout

Grachan 45

20 Sep 20

Tokyo

36-16-7-0

TKO

0:57 Knee & Punches

TKO

Koshi Matsumoto

6-4-1-0

Shooto 56 At Korakuen Hall 30

Th Anniversary Tour At Korakuen Hall

06 May 19

Tokyo

Korakuen Hall

35-16-7-0

SUB

0:51 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Shutaro Debana

0-0-0-0

Shooto Professional Shooto 1117

Professional Shooto 1117

17 Nov 18

Tokyo

Korakuen Hall

34-16-7-0

TKO

2:33 Punches

TKO

Akihito Mamiya

0-0-0-0

Grachan 355

16 Jul 18

Yokosuka

34-15-7-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Marif Piraev

0-1-0-0

WCFA 44

17 Dec 17

34-14-7-0

DEC

5:00 Majority

DEC

Yuki Kawana

1-0-0-0

Shooto 1015

15 Oct 17

Chiba

33-14-7-0

SUB

2:10 Armbar

SUB

Yoichi Fukumoto

6-8-1-0

Shooto 423

Professional Shooto 423

23 Apr 17

Chiba

Maihama Amphitheater

33-13-7-0

TKO

3:17 Punches

TKO

Dmitriy Parubchenko

0-0-0-0

Pancrase Nagoya Impact 278

12 Jun 16

Tokyo

33-12-7-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Kajan Johnson

20-12-1-0

Lightweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Barnett vs Nelson

27 Sep 15

Saitama

Saitama Super Arena

33-11-7-0

SUB

3:06 Rear-Naked Choke

Lightweight bout

SUB

Yan Cabral

11-1-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 179

Aldo vs Mendes 2

25 Oct 14

Rio de Janeiro

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

33-10-7-0

TKO

3:41 Strikes

Lightweight bout

TKO

Norman Parke

19-2-1-0

Lightweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Mcgregor vs Brandao

19 Jul 14

Dublin

The O2

32-10-7-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Yoshihiro Koyama

10-5-1-0

Vale Tudo Japan 4

23 Feb 14

Tokyo

31-10-7-0

SUB

3:57 Armbar

SUB

Daisuke Hoshino

3-4-0-0

Vale Tudo Japan 3 Rd 22

Vtj 3 Rd

05 Oct 13

Tokyo

30-10-7-0

SUB

2:47 Armbar

SUB

Vitali Krat

0-0-0-0

Rings

The Outsider

09 Jun 13

Yokohama

29-10-7-0

SUB

2:45 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Jung Kang

0-3-0-0

ZST 35

07 Apr 13

Tokyo

27-10-7-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Shinichi Taira

0-0-0-0

ZST 33

10 Th Anniversary

23 Nov 12

Tokyo

27-10-7-0

SUB

1:40 Kneebar

SUB

Koji Mori

0-0-0-0

ZST 33

10 Th Anniversary

23 Nov 12

Tokyo

26-10-7-0

SUB

2:42 Kimura

SUB

Darius Minkevicius

0-0-0-0

ZST 32

Swat! In Face 11

17 Sep 12

Tokyo

25-10-7-0

TKO

2:32 Punches

TKO

Ryuki Ueyama

11-14-5-1

Rings Reincarnation

Reincarnation

09 Mar 12

Tokyo

24-10-7-0

TKO

4:03 Punches

TKO

Daisuke Hanazawa

4-5-0-0

Rings Battle Genesis Vol 9

Battle Genesis Vol 9

22 Jan 12

Tokyo

23-10-7-0

SUB

1:44 Armbar

SUB

Katsuya Inoue

7-4-2-0

Pancrase Impressive Tour 9

04 Sep 11

Tokyo

22-10-7-0

TKO

1:00 Doctor Stoppage

TKO

Ryo Asami

0-0-0-0

Rings

The Outsider 17

07 Jul 11

Tokyo

21-10-7-0

SUB

1:44 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Keigo Hirayama

0-0-0-0

Pancrase 27

Impressive Tour 1

06 Feb 11

Tokyo

20-10-7-0

SUB

1:04 Heel Hook

SUB

Eriya Matsuda

1-1-0-0

ZST 25

Cage Force 19

26 Sep 10

Tokyo

20-9-7-0

DEC

5:00 Split

DEC

Jorge Masvidal

19-5-0-0

Astra

Yoshidas Farewell

25 Apr 10

Tokyo

20-9-6-0

DRW

5:00

DRW

Kenichi Ito

0-3-0-0

ZST 23

Zst 23

20 Feb 10

Tokyo

19-9-6-0

SUB

1:37 Leg Scissor Choke

SUB

Daisuke Nakamura

20-10-0-0

ZST 22

Revolutionary Exchanges 3

23 Nov 09

Tokyo

18-9-6-0

SUB

1:25 Achilles Lock

SUB

Yojiro Uchimura

0-1-0-0

ZST 21

21 Sep 09

Tokyo

18-8-6-0

SUB

2:43 Reverse Full-Nelson

SUB

Kuniyoshi Hironaka

14-6-0-0

ZST Gate 20

Zst 20

24 May 09

Tokyo

17-8-6-0

SUB

4:38 Heel Hook

SUB

Katsuhiko Nagata

4-4-0-0

ZST Zst 18

Sixth Anniversary

23 Nov 08

Tokyo

17-7-6-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Koji Oishi

6-4-2-0

Pancrase

Shining 8

01 Oct 08

Tokyo

17-7-5-0

DRW

5:00

DRW

Masanori Kanehara

10-4-4-0

ZST 15

Fifth Anniversary

23 Nov 07

Tokyo

17-6-5-0

2:04 Punch

Lightweight bout

Dennis Siver

10-4-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC 75

Champion vs Champion

08 Sep 07

London

The O2 Arena

17-5-5-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight bout

DEC

Thiago Tavares

10-0-0-0

Lightweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Stevenson vs Guillard

05 Apr 07

Las Vegas

Palms Casino Resort

16-5-5-0

SUB

0:58 Armbar

SUB

Masayuki Okude

2-2-2-0

ZST 12

Zst 12

12 Feb 07

Tokyo

16-5-4-0

DRW

5:00

DRW

Erikas Petraitis

2-5-0-0

ZST 11

Zst 11

23 Nov 06

Tokyo

15-5-4-0

SUB

2:09 Armbar

SUB

Shinya Sato

3-4-0-0

ZST

Gt F 2

27 May 06

Tokyo

15-5-3-0

DRW

5:00

DRW

Darius Skliaudys

1-0-2-0

ZST 9

Zst 9

18 Feb 06

Tokyo

14-5-3-0

SUB

1:23 Armbar

SUB

Vito Woods

0-1-0-0

XFO 8

Collision

10 Dec 05

Yuma

14-4-3-0

0:11 Punch

Luiz Azeredo

9-4-0-0

Pride FC Bushido 9

Bushido 9

25 Sep 05

Tokyo

14-4-2-0

DRW

3:00

DRW

Darius Skliaudys

1-0-1-0

ZST Grand Prix 2

Grand Prix 2 Final Round

23 Jan 05

Tokyo

14-3-2-0

TKO

1:29 Punches

TKO

Roger Huerta

6-1-1-0

Xtreme Fighting organization 4

03 Dec 04

McHenry

14-2-2-0

TKO

3:10 Head Kick & Punches

TKO

Yves Edwards

27-8-1-0

Euphoria Road To The Titles

Road To The Titles

15 Oct 04

Atlantic City

13-2-2-0

SUB

1:44 Heel Hook

SUB

Hideo Tokoro

12-8-1-0

ZST 6

Zst 6

12 Sep 04

Tokyo

12-2-2-0

SUB

2:07 Armbar

SUB

Remigijus Morkevicius

8-2-0-0

ZST Battle Hazard 2004

Battle Hazard 1

04 Jul 04

Tokyo

12-1-2-0

TKO

3:34 Doctor Stoppage

TKO

Marcus Aurelio

10-1-0-0

ZST 5

Zst 5

05 May 04

Tokyo

12-0-2-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Rich Clementi

15-7-1-0

ZST Grand Prix

Grand Prix Final Round

11 Jan 04

Tokyo

11-0-2-0

SUB

0:41 Armbar

SUB

Mindaugas Smirnovas

0-2-1-0

ZST Grand Prix

Grand Prix Opening Round

23 Nov 03

Tokyo

10-0-2-0

SUB

1:36 Heel Hook

SUB

Mindaugas Smirnovas

0-1-1-0

ZST 4

The Battlefield 4

07 Sep 03

Tokyo

10-0-1-0

DRW

3:00

DRW

Mindaugas Smirnovas

0-1-0-0

Rings Lithuania

Bushido Rings 7

05 Apr 03

Vilnius

9-0-1-0

SUB

1:35 Toe Hold

SUB

Antoine Skinner

0-0-0-0

ZST 2

The Battle Field 2

09 Mar 03

Tokyo

8-0-1-0

SUB

2:16 Triangle Choke

SUB

Mindaugas Laurinaitis

0-0-0-0

ZST 1

The Battle Field 1

23 Nov 02

Tokyo

7-0-1-0

TKO

0:20 Punches

TKO

Kenichi Serizawa

1-1-1-0

GCM

Demolition 1

08 Sep 02

6-0-1-0

SUB

2:32 Triangle Armbar

SUB

Masaya Takita

0-1-0-0

GCM

Org 3 Rd

16 Jun 02

Tokyo

5-0-1-0

SUB

1:41 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Yoshinobu Ota

3-3-1-0

Rings

World Title Series Grand Final

15 Feb 02

Yokohama

4-0-1-0

SUB

3:02 Armbar

SUB

Takahito Iida

0-0-0-0

Rings

World Title Series 5

21 Dec 01

Yokohama

3-0-1-0

DEC

5:00 Majority

DEC

Hideo Tokoro

3-4-0-0

Rings

Battle Genesis Vol 8

21 Sep 01

Tokyo

3-0-0-0

DRW

5:00

DRW

Jiro Wakabayashi

0-0-0-0

Rings

World Title Series 1

20 Apr 01

Tokyo

2-0-0-0

SUB

1:59 Kimura

SUB

Curtis Brigham

0-0-0-0

Rings Usa

Battle Of Champions

17 Mar 01

Council Bluffs

0-0-0-0

TKO

0:42 Doctor Stoppage

TKO

Kiyohito Sugata

0-0-0-0

Rings

Battle Genesis Vol 6

05 Sep 00

Tokyo

0-0-0-0

SUB

0:32 Armbar

SUB

Tashiro Nishiuchi

0-0-0-0

Rings

Battle Genesis Vol 6

05 Sep 00

Tokyo

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Name

KO%

SUB%

DEC%

Finish%

Record

Akihito Mamiya

Antoine Skinner

50%

Curtis Brigham

Daisuke Hanazawa

75%

25%

75%

Daisuke Hoshino

33%

67%

Daisuke Nakamura

24%

53%

24%

76%

Darius Minkevicius

Darius Skliaudys

100%

Dennis Siver

22%

39%

61%

Dmitriy Parubchenko

33%

67%

33%

Erikas Petraitis

33%

67%

33%

Eriya Matsuda

100%

Hideo Tokoro

17%

58%

25%

75%

Jiro Wakabayashi

Jorge Masvidal

46%

49%

51%

Jung Kang

Kajan Johnson

35%

30%

70%

Katsuhiko Nagata

17%

83%

17%

Katsuya Inoue

29%

71%

29%

Keigo Hirayama

Kenichi Ito

Kenichi Serizawa

Kiyohito Sugata

Koji Mori

Koji Oishi

14%

86%

14%

Koshi Matsumoto

20%

30%

50%

Kuniyoshi Hironaka

30%

35%

65%

Luiz Azeredo

53%

40%

60%

Marcus Aurelio

22%

65%

13%

87%

Marif Piraev

20%

40%

60%

Masanori Kanehara

39%

32%

29%

71%

Masaya Takita

100%

Masayuki Okude

100%

Mindaugas Laurinaitis

Mindaugas Smirnovas

Norman Parke

15%

35%

50%

Remigijus Morkevicius

75%

25%

100%

Rich Clementi

29%

51%

20%

80%

Roger Huerta

50%

21%

71%

Ryo Asami

67%

33%

67%

Ryuki Ueyama

17%

42%

58%

Shin Haraguchi

40%

60%

40%

Shinichi Taira

67%

33%

67%

Shinya Sato

67%

33%

67%

Shutaro Debana

67%

33%

67%

Takahito Iida

Tashiro Nishiuchi

50%

100%

Thiago Tavares

21%

58%

21%

79%

Vitali Krat

Vito Woods

100%

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