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Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Fighter

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

"TK"
43-33-2JapanJapanLast 5
Grappling 0-2-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka holds a professional MMA record of 43-33-2. Their full professional MMA career spans 79 bouts on record. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka has won 43 fights: 10 by KO/TKO, 23 by submission, 10 by decision. Of 34 career losses, 15 came by KO/TKO and 9 by submission. In the UFC, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka lands 1.88 significant strikes per minute with 38% accuracy and averages 1.32 takedowns per 15 minutes. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka also has 3 recorded Grappling bouts. Most recent fight: April 17, 2022. Tracked organizations: RIZIN, UFC.

Profile

Height
5'11"180 cm
Weight
225 lbs102 kg
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1970-03-06
Age
56
Nationality
Japan
Birthplace
Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

Fight DNA

Submission Ace

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Punch power49
Kick power87
Punch speed52
Kick speed83
Accuracy72
Takedowns95
Ground striking97
Submissions95
Chin73
Body strength93
Cardio68

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 27-19-2 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed1.88per min
38% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.41per min
54% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed1.32per 15 min
20% success
Takedowns stuffed33%
Submission attempts0.4per 15 min

Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Mikio Ueda
    RIZINRizin FF - Rizin 35· Apr 17, 2022· Heavyweight· 42-33-2 vs 0-0
    KO
    R1 · 2:05
  2. LOSS
    vs Saša Milinković
    HEAT 46· Jan 19, 2020· Heavyweight· 42-32-2 vs 6-2
    TKO
  3. LOSS
    vs Mirko Filipovic
    RIZINRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017· Heavyweight· 42-31-2 vs 35-11-2
    TKO
    R1 · 1:02
  4. LOSS
    vs Kaido Hoovelson
    RIZINRizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2016· Heavyweight
    UD
    R2 · 5:00
  5. LOSS
    vs Baruto Kaito
    RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016· Dec 29, 2016· 42-30-2 vs 2-0
    UD
  6. WIN
    vs James Thompson
    RIZINRizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake· Dec 29, 2015· Super Heavyweight· 41-30-2 vs 20-15
    TKO
    R2 · 1:58
  7. LOSS
    vs Mark Hunt
    Pride Total Elimination Absolute· May 5, 2006· Heavyweight· 41-29-2 vs 4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 4:15
  8. WIN
    vs Mario Sperry
    Pride 31: Unbreakable· Feb 26, 2006· Heavyweight· 40-29-2 vs 12-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:20
  9. LOSS
    vs Mike Kyle
    Pancrase 154· Oct 2, 2005· Heavyweight· 40-28-2 vs 9-3
    UD
  10. WIN
    vs David Shvelidze
    Rings Russia· Aug 20, 2005· Heavyweight· 39-28-2 vs 2-1
    SUB
  11. LOSS
    vs Fedor Emelianenko
    Pride Bushido 6· Apr 3, 2005· Heavyweight· 39-27-2 vs 21-1
    TKO
    R1 · 10:00
  12. WIN
    vs Ron Waterman×1Title bout · Title win #1
    Pancrase 141· Nov 7, 2004· Heavyweight· 38-27-2 vs 12-2-2
    UD
  13. WIN
    vs Ricardo Morais
    NJPW: Ultimate Crush 2· Oct 13, 2003· Heavyweight· 37-27-2 vs 9-2-1
    UD
  14. WIN
    vs Sumiyaabazar Dolgorsurengiin
    NJPW: Ultimate Crush 1· May 2, 2003· Heavyweight· 36-27-2 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 2:58
  15. LOSS
    vs Rogerio Nogueira
    Deep 6 Impact· Sep 7, 2002· 36-26-2 vs 3-1
    UD
  16. LOSS
    vs Ricco Rodriguez
    UFCUFC 37: High Impact· May 10, 2002· Heavyweight· 36-25-2 vs 12-1
    TKO
    R2 · 3:25
  17. LOSS
    vs Bozigit Ataev
    Rings Japan· Dec 21, 2001· Heavyweight· 36-24-2 vs 11-0
    MD
  18. WIN
    vs Koba Tkeshelashvili
    Rings Japan· Aug 11, 2001· Heavyweight· 35-24-2 vs 1-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:17
  19. LOSS
    vs Renato Sobral
    Rings Japan· Jun 15, 2001· Heavyweight· 35-23-2 vs 18-2
    MD
  20. LOSS
    vs Randy Couture
    Rings Japan· Feb 24, 2001· Heavyweight· 35-22-2 vs 7-2
    UD
  21. WIN
    vs Fedor Emelianenko
    Rings Japan· Dec 22, 2000· Heavyweight· 34-22-2 vs 4-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:17
  22. WIN
    vs Mikhail Iliyukhin
    Rings Japan· Dec 22, 2000· Heavyweight· 33-22-2 vs 30-15
    TKO
    R2 · 1:53
  23. DRAW
    vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Rings Japan· Aug 23, 2000· Heavyweight· 33-22-1 vs 6-1
    DEC
  24. WIN
    vs Greg Wikan
    Rings USA: Rising Stars 1· Jul 15, 2000· Heavyweight· 32-22-1 vs 2-3
    SUB
    R1 · 2:53
  25. WIN
    vs Travis Fulton
    Rings USA: Rising Stars 1· Jul 15, 2000· Heavyweight· 31-22-1 vs 74-25-6
    UD
  26. LOSS
    vs Gilbert Yvel
    Rings Japan· Dec 22, 1999· Heavyweight· 31-21-1 vs 19-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:17
  27. WIN
    vs Chris Haseman
    Rings Japan· Dec 22, 1999· Heavyweight· 30-21-1 vs 14-17
    SD
  28. LOSS
    vs Pedro Rizzo
    UFCUFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2· Nov 19, 1999· Heavyweight· 30-20-1 vs 8-0
    TKO
    R3 · 1:17
  29. WIN
    vs Gilbert Yvel
    Rings Japan· Aug 19, 1999· Heavyweight· 29-20-1 vs 16-2
    DEC
  30. WIN
    vs Tim Lajcik
    UFCUFC 21: Return Of The Champions· Jul 16, 1999· Heavyweight· 28-20-1 vs 4-0
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  31. LOSS
    vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
    Rings Japan· May 22, 1999· Heavyweight· 28-19-1 vs 35-23
    TKO
    R1 · 15:41
  32. LOSS
    vs Gilbert Yvel
    Rings Japan· Apr 23, 1999· Heavyweight· 28-18-1 vs 14-2
    TKO
    R1 · 14:58
  33. WIN
    vs Kiyoshi Tamura
    Rings Japan· Jan 23, 1999· Heavyweight· 27-18-1 vs 25-8-1
    SUB
    R1 · 9:42
  34. LOSS
    vs Bas Rutten
    UFCUFC 18: Road To The Heavyweight Title· Jan 8, 1999· Heavyweight· 27-17-1 vs 25-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 2:15
  35. LOSS
    vs Nikolai Zouev
    Rings Japan· Nov 20, 1998· Heavyweight· 27-16-1 vs 10-12
    DEC
  36. WIN
    vs Pete Williams
    UFCUFC - Ultimate Brazil· Oct 16, 1998· Heavyweight· 26-16-1 vs 8-1
    UD
    R2 · 3:00
  37. WIN
    vs Mikhail Iliyukhin
    Rings Japan· Sep 21, 1998· Heavyweight· 25-16-1 vs 21-10
    SUB
    R1 · 12:00
  38. LOSS
    vs Tariel Bitsadze
    Rings Japan· Jul 20, 1998· Heavyweight· 25-15-1 vs 18-13
    TKO
    R1 · 7:43
  39. DRAW
    vs Kiyoshi Tamura
    Rings Japan· Jun 27, 1998· Heavyweight· 25-15 vs 20-7
    DEC
  40. WIN
    vs Volk Han
    Rings Japan· May 29, 1998· Heavyweight· 24-15 vs 36-13
    SUB
    R1 · 10:10
  41. WIN
    vs Joop Kasteel
    Rings Japan· Apr 16, 1998· Heavyweight· 23-15 vs 6-4
    SUB
    R1 · 7:49
  42. WIN
    vs Nikolai Zouev
    Rings Japan· Mar 28, 1998· Heavyweight· 22-15 vs 9-9
    SUB
    R1 · 10:20
  43. WIN
    vs Kimo Leopoldo
    UFCUFC 16: Battle In The Bayou· Mar 13, 1998· Heavyweight· 21-15 vs 7-2-1
    UD
    R2 · 3:00
  44. WIN
    vs Rob Van Esdonk
    Fighting Network RINGS· Feb 8, 1998· 20-15 vs 1-0
    SUB
  45. LOSS
    vs Mikhail Iliyukhin
    Fighting Network RINGS· Jan 21, 1998· 20-14 vs 16-9
    -
  46. WIN
    vs Borislav Jeliazkov
    Fighting Network RINGS· Oct 25, 1997· 19-14 vs 0-0
    DEC
  47. LOSS
    vs Frank Shamrock
    Rings Japan· Sep 26, 1997· Heavyweight· 19-13 vs 11-7-1
    DEC
  48. LOSS
    vs Akira Maeda
    Rings Japan· Aug 13, 1997· Heavyweight· 19-12 vs 31-5
    SUB
    R1 · 9:14
  49. WIN
    vs Zaza Tkeshelashvili
    Rings Japan· Jul 22, 1997· Heavyweight· 18-12 vs 6-5
    SUB
    R1 · 9:26
  50. LOSS
    vs Kiyoshi Tamura
    Rings Japan· Apr 22, 1997· Heavyweight· 18-11 vs 9-3
    SUB
    R1 · 13:57
  51. WIN
    vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
    Rings Japan· Apr 4, 1997· Heavyweight· 17-11 vs 25-19
    DEC
  52. WIN
    vs Tariel Bitsadze
    Rings Japan· Mar 28, 1997· Heavyweight· 16-11 vs 17-9
    SUB
    R1 · 8:11
  53. WIN
    vs Mikhail Iliyukhin
    Rings Japan· Jan 22, 1997· Heavyweight· 15-11 vs 15-8
    SUB
    R1 · 10:04
  54. LOSS
    vs Hans Nijman
    Rings Japan· Dec 19, 1996· Heavyweight· 15-10 vs 15-10-1
    TKO
    R1 · 9:24
  55. LOSS
    vs Volk Han
    Rings Japan· Nov 22, 1996· Heavyweight· 15-9 vs 27-9
    SUB
    R1 · 10:27
  56. WIN
    vs Dick Vrij
    Rings Japan· Oct 25, 1996· Heavyweight· 14-9 vs 17-13
    SUB
    R1 · 5:35
  57. LOSS
    vs Mitsuya Nagai
    Rings Japan· Sep 25, 1996· Heavyweight· 14-8 vs 23-16-1
    TKO
    R1 · 11:05
  58. LOSS
    vs Volk Han
    Rings Japan· Aug 24, 1996· Heavyweight· 14-7 vs 24-9
    SUB
    R1 · 13:52
  59. LOSS
    vs Volk Han
    Rings Japan· Jul 16, 1996· Heavyweight· 14-6 vs 23-9
    TKO
    R1 · 11:23
  60. WIN
    vs Jacob Hamilton
    Rings Japan· Jun 29, 1996· Heavyweight· 13-6 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 5:10
  61. LOSS
    vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
    Rings Japan· Apr 26, 1996· Heavyweight· 13-5 vs 20-14
    SUB
    R1 · 13:04
  62. WIN
    vs Hans Nijman
    Rings Japan· Mar 25, 1996· Heavyweight· 12-5 vs 14-7-1
    SUB
    R1 · 9:03
  63. WIN
    vs Willie Peeters
    Fighting Network RINGS· Feb 18, 1996· 11-5 vs 7-7
    SUB
  64. WIN
    vs Maurice Smith
    Rings Japan· Jan 24, 1996· Heavyweight· 10-5 vs 1-5
    SUB
    R1 · 2:28
  65. LOSS
    vs Zaza Tkeshelashvili
    Rings Japan· Dec 19, 1995· Heavyweight· 10-4 vs 4-4
    SUB
    R1 · 9:33
  66. WIN
    vs Dennis Raven
    Rings Japan· Nov 16, 1995· Heavyweight· 9-4 vs 0-0
    SUB
    R1 · 5:40
  67. WIN
    vs TBA
    Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995· 6-4
    TKO
  68. WIN
    vs Susumu Yamasaki
    Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995· 6-4 vs 0-0
    SUB
  69. WIN
    vs Egan Inoue
    Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995· 6-4 vs 0-0
    DEC
  70. WIN
    vs Joop van der Ven
    Rings Japan· Sep 22, 1995· Heavyweight· 5-4 vs 1-1
    SUB
    R1 · 6:42
  71. LOSS
    vs Dmitriy Petkov
    Rings Japan· Aug 27, 1995· Heavyweight· 5-3 vs 1-4
    SUB
    R1 · 11:35
  72. LOSS
    vs Masayuki Naruse
    Rings Japan· Jul 18, 1995· Heavyweight· 5-2 vs 12-19-1
    TKO
    R1 · 11:00
  73. WIN
    vs Scott Sullivan
    ACE: The World Martial Arts Challenge· Jun 23, 1995· Heavyweight· 4-2 vs 0-2
    SUB
    R1 · 3:00
  74. LOSS
    vs Sergey Sousserov
    Rings Japan· Jun 17, 1995· Heavyweight· 4-1 vs 1-3
    SUB
    R1 · 11:30
  75. LOSS
    vs Sotir Gotchev
    Rings Japan· May 20, 1995· Heavyweight· 4-0 vs 1-2
    SUB
    R1 · 8:30
  76. WIN
    vs Wataru Sakata
    Rings Japan· Apr 28, 1995· Heavyweight· 3-0 vs 3-2
    SUB
    R1 · 9:39
  77. WIN
    vs Wataru Sakata
    Rings Japan· Jan 25, 1995· Heavyweight· 2-0 vs 3-0
    SUB
    R1 · 21:56
  78. WIN
    vs Daisuke Ikeda
    Rings Japan· Dec 24, 1994· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 0-0
    SUB
    R1 · 8:17
  79. WIN
    vs Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
    Rings Japan· Aug 20, 1994· Heavyweight· 0-0 vs 1-3
    TKO
    R5 · 1:30

Career history data via Tapology.

UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1533▲14
Peak
1655Feb 26, 2006
Rated fights
76
15001600199520002005201020152020Aug 20, 1994 · 1533Dec 24, 1994 · 1570Jan 25, 1995 · 1605Apr 28, 1995 · 1632May 20, 1995 · 1573Jun 17, 1995 · 1520Jun 23, 1995 · 1543Jul 18, 1995 · 1518Aug 27, 1995 · 1492Sep 22, 1995 · 1517Oct 13, 1995 · 1533Oct 13, 1995 · 1555Nov 16, 1995 · 1575Dec 19, 1995 · 1544Jan 24, 1996 · 1564Feb 18, 1996 · 1580Mar 25, 1996 · 1610Apr 26, 1996 · 1584Jun 29, 1996 · 1593Jul 16, 1996 · 1581Aug 24, 1996 · 1570Sep 25, 1996 · 1556Oct 25, 1996 · 1564Nov 22, 1996 · 1555Dec 19, 1996 · 1546Jan 22, 1997 · 1560Mar 28, 1997 · 1574Apr 4, 1997 · 1582Apr 22, 1997 · 1573Jul 22, 1997 · 1582Aug 13, 1997 · 1575Sep 26, 1997 · 1568Oct 25, 1997 · 1575Jan 21, 1998 · 1568Feb 8, 1998 · 1577Mar 13, 1998 · 1590Mar 28, 1998 · 1598Apr 16, 1998 · 1609May 29, 1998 · 1620Jul 20, 1998 · 1610Sep 21, 1998 · 1622Oct 16, 1998 · 1635Nov 20, 1998 · 1624Jan 8, 1999 · 1611Jan 23, 1999 · 1625Apr 23, 1999 · 1617May 22, 1999 · 1607Jul 16, 1999 · 1620Aug 19, 1999 · 1630Nov 19, 1999 · 1618Dec 22, 1999 · 1621Dec 22, 1999 · 1614Jul 15, 2000 · 1622Jul 15, 2000 · 1628Dec 22, 2000 · 1640Dec 22, 2000 · 1651Feb 24, 2001 · 1644Jun 15, 2001 · 1639Aug 11, 2001 · 1646Dec 21, 2001 · 1641May 10, 2002 · 1632Sep 7, 2002 · 1622May 2, 2003 · 1630Oct 13, 2003 · 1635Nov 7, 2004 · 1647Apr 3, 2005 · 1640Aug 20, 2005 · 1648Oct 2, 2005 · 1640Feb 26, 2006 · 1655May 5, 2006 · 1640Dec 29, 2015 · 1585Dec 29, 2016 · 1575Dec 29, 2016 · 1564Dec 31, 2017 · 1559Jan 19, 2020 · 1530Apr 17, 2022 · 15331533

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Frequently asked questions

When does Tsuyoshi Kohsaka fight next?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Tsuyoshi Kohsaka's record?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka's professional MMA record is 43-33-2.

Who is Tsuyoshi Kohsaka fighting next?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Tsuyoshi Kohsaka fight last?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka most recently fought Mikio Ueda at Rizin FF - Rizin 35 on Sunday, April 17, 2022, WIN (Knockout).

What weight class does Tsuyoshi Kohsaka fight in?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Tsuyoshi Kohsaka have?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka has 10 wins by KO/TKO and 23 wins by submission.

How tall is Tsuyoshi Kohsaka?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is 5'11" (180 cm) tall.

How much does Tsuyoshi Kohsaka weigh?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka weighs 225 lbs (102 kg).

How old is Tsuyoshi Kohsaka?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is 56 years old (born Mar 6, 1970).

Where is Tsuyoshi Kohsaka from?

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is from Japan.