Kiichi Kunimoto

“Strasser”

MMA · Active

21-12-2 (1 NC)RECORD

2KO / TKO WINS

10SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Strasser
Date of birth	1 May 1981
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Osaka, Japan
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Welterweight
Team	Cobra Kai MMA Dojo
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	185 cm (73″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2006
Status	Active
Pro debut	29 Apr 2006
Last fight	Loss vs Ibuki Shimada, 20 Mar 2026

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Titles and honours

Former HEAT Welterweight Champion
Performance of the Night (x1)

Background

Japanese welterweight from Osaka who won the HEAT welterweight title before fighting in the UFC from 2014 to 2017. He has since competed for Bellator, Rizin and DEEP.

Fight history

36 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Ibuki Shimada	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:44	DEEP 130 Impact	20 Mar 2026	Tokyo, Japan	For the DEEP Welterweight Championship
Win	Yoichiro Sato	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	DEEP 127 Impact	15 Sep 2025	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Diego Nunes	KO (punches)	1	1:15	Fire Cage FC 1	22 Feb 2025	Nilai, Malaysia	For the inaugural Fire Cage FC Welterweight Championship
Loss	Keita Nakamura	KO (punches and soccer kick)	2	0:49	Rizin 41	1 Apr 2023	Osaka, Japan
Loss	Daichi Abe	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Rizin 34	20 Mar 2022	Osaka, Japan
Win	Takahiro Kawanaka	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:10	Rizin Trigger 1	28 Nov 2021	Kobe, Japan
Loss	Jason Jackson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 236	21 Dec 2019	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Loss	Ed Ruth	TKO (knee and punches)	2	3:49	Bellator 224	12 Jul 2019	Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Ryuichiro Sumimura	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:59	Rizin 12	12 Aug 2018	Nagoya, Japan	Technical submission
Win	Satoru Kitaoka	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round	29 Dec 2017	Saitama, Japan	Catchweight (75 kg)
Loss	Zak Ottow	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt	10 Jun 2017	Auckland, New Zealand
Loss	Neil Magny	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:22	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch	14 Feb 2015	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Win	Richard Walsh	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson	20 Sep 2014	Saitama, Japan
Win	Daniel Sarafian	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:52	UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov	14 Jun 2014	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Performance of the Night
Win	Luiz Dutra	DQ (elbows to the back of the head)	1	2:57	UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim	4 Jan 2014	Singapore, Singapore	UFC debut
Win	Edward Faaloloto	Submission (armbar)	1	1:55	HEAT 27	28 Jul 2013	Hyogo, Japan	Defended the HEAT Welterweight Championship
Win	Fumitoshi Ishikawa	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	5	1:59	HEAT 26	31 Mar 2013	Aichi, Japan	Defended the HEAT Welterweight Championship
Win	Lee Gyu-myung	Submission (shoulder choke)	1	4:40	HEAT 25	18 Nov 2012	Tokyo, Japan	Won the HEAT Welterweight Championship
Win	Son Seong-won	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	HEAT 23	23 Jun 2012	Hyogo, Japan
Loss	Takenori Sato	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Progress Tour 3	11 Mar 2012	Tokyo, Japan	For the Pancrase Welterweight Championship
Win	Yu Shiroi	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:40	Pancrase: Impressive Tour 12	27 Nov 2011	Osaka, Japan
Win	Kengo Ura	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Impressive Tour 4	3 May 2011	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	Seiki Ryo	Draw (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pancrase: Passion Tour 7	8 Aug 2010	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	Tomoyoshi Iwamiya	Draw (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pancrase: Passion Tour 2	22 Mar 2010	Osaka, Japan
Win	Yoshifumi Dogaki	TKO (punches)	2	0:39	Pancrase: Changing Tour 7	8 Nov 2009	Osaka, Japan
Win	Hiroki Tanaka	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Powergate: Octave	19 Apr 2009	Osaka, Japan
Win	Shingo Suzuki	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:00	Pancrase: Changing Tour 1	1 Feb 2009	Tokyo, Japan	Technical submission
Loss	Tomoyoshi Iwamiya	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pancrase: Shining 9	26 Oct 2008	Tokyo, Japan
No contest	Hirotaka Yoshioka	No contest (accidental headbutt)	1	2:10	Pancrase: Shining 7	7 Sep 2008	Osaka, Japan
Win	Yu Shiroi	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pancrase: Shining 4	25 May 2008	Osaka, Japan
Loss	Sotaro Yamada	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:42	Pancrase: Shining 1	30 Jan 2008	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Yuta Nakamura	TKO (punches)	1	2:37	Pancrase: Rising 7	30 Sep 2007	Osaka, Japan
Win	Mike O'Malley	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:33	Freestyle Combat Challenge 30	1 Sep 2007	Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Tim Ager	Submission (armbar)	1		Freestyle Combat Challenge 29	11 Aug 2007	Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Loss	Masahiro Toryu	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	Pancrase: Rising 1	4 Feb 2007	Osaka, Japan
Win	Arito Kishimoto	Decision (majority)	1	5:00	Double R: 3rd Stage	29 Apr 2006	Osaka, Japan	Pro debut