Tatsuya Kawajiri

“Crusher”

MMA · Active

37-14-2RECORD

12KO / TKO WINS

10SUBMISSION WINS

14DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Tatsuya Kawajiri
Nickname	Crusher
Date of birth	8 May 1978
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Inashiki District, Ibaraki, Japan
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Lightweight / Featherweight
Team	T-BLOOD
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2000
Status	Active
Pro debut	12 Apr 2000
Last fight	Loss vs Patricky Freire, 12 Oct 2019

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Titles and honours

Shooto Welterweight (154 lb) Champion (one time)
2005 PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix semifinalist
2002 Shooto Welterweight Rookie Tournament winner
UFC Fight of the Night (one time)
Sherdog 2008 Fight of the Year (vs. Eddie Alvarez)

Background

Japanese veteran from Ibaraki who won a Shooto title before starring in PRIDE, Dream and Strikeforce, then fought in the UFC and Rizin. His most recent bout was in the 2019 Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix.

Fight history

53 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Patricky Freire	KO (flying knee and punches)	1	1:10	Rizin 19	12 Oct 2019	Osaka, Japan	Rizin Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Ali Abdulkhalikov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Rizin 17	28 Jul 2019	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Satoru Kitaoka	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Rizin - Heisei's Last Yarennoka!	31 Dec 2018	Saitama, Japan	Return to Lightweight
Loss	Gabriel Oliveira	KO (knee)	2	1:00	Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 2	15 Oct 2017	Fukuoka, Japan	Catchweight (63 kg) bout
Win	Anthony Birchak	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Rizin FF 5: Sakura	16 Apr 2017	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Kron Gracie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:04	Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round	31 Dec 2016	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Cub Swanson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres	6 Aug 2016	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loss	Dennis Bermudez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy	21 Feb 2016	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	Jason Knight	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale	11 Dec 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Dennis Siver	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne	20 Jun 2015	Berlin, Germany
Loss	Clay Guida	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson	11 Apr 2014	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Fight of the Night
Win	Sean Soriano	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:50	UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim	4 Jan 2014	Marina Bay, Singapore	UFC debut
Win	Michihiro Omigawa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Dream 18	31 Dec 2012	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Donald Sanchez	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:27	ONE FC: War of the Lions	31 Mar 2012	Kallang, Singapore
Win	Kazuyuki Miyata	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:54	Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011	31 Dec 2011	Saitama, Japan
Win	Joachim Hansen	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	2:30	Dream 17	24 Sep 2011	Saitama, Japan	Return to Featherweight
Win	Drew Fickett	TKO (punches)	1	4:41	Dream: Japan GP Final	16 Jul 2011	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Gilbert Melendez	TKO (elbows)	1	3:14	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley	9 Apr 2011	San Diego, California, United States	For Strikeforce Lightweight Championship
Win	Josh Thomson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Dynamite!! 2010	31 Dec 2010	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Shinya Aoki	Technical Submission (Achilles lock)	1	1:53	Dream 15	10 Jul 2010	Saitama, Japan	For Dream Lightweight Championship
Win	Kazunori Yokota	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009	31 Dec 2009	Saitama, Japan
Win	Melchor Manibusan	TKO (punches)	1	3:48	Dream 11	6 Oct 2009	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Gesias Cavalcante	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Dream 9	26 May 2009	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Ross Ebañez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:03	Dream 7	8 Mar 2009	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Eddie Alvarez	TKO (punches)	1	7:35	Dream 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	21 Jul 2008	Osaka, Japan	Dream Lightweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Luiz Firmino	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Dream 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round	11 May 2008	Saitama, Japan	Dream Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Kultar Gill	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Dream 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	15 Mar 2008	Saitama, Japan	Dream Lightweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Luiz Azeredo	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Yarennoka!	31 Dec 2007	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Gilbert Melendez	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Shockwave 2006	31 Dec 2006	Saitama, Japan
Win	Per Eklund	TKO (punches)	1	4:10	Shooto: Champion Carnival	14 Oct 2006	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Chris Brennan	TKO (knee and punches)	1	0:29	PRIDE Bushido 12	26 Aug 2006	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Charles Bennett	Submission (kneebar)	1	2:30	PRIDE Bushido 11	4 Jun 2006	Saitama, Japan
Win	Joachim Hansen	DQ (kick to groin)	1	0:08	Shooto: The Victory of the Truth	17 Feb 2006	Tokyo, Japan	Defended Shooto Welterweight title
Loss	Takanori Gomi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	7:42	PRIDE Bushido 9	25 Sep 2005	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Luiz Firmino	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 8	17 Jul 2005	Nagoya, Japan
Win	In Seok Kim	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	3:28	PRIDE Bushido 7	22 May 2005	Tokyo, Japan	PRIDE debut
Win	Jani Lax	TKO (punches)	1	4:42	Shooto: 4/23 in Hakata Star Lanes	23 Apr 2005	Hakata, Japan
Win	Vítor Ribeiro	TKO (punches)	2	3:11	Shooto: Year End Show 2004	14 Dec 2004	Tokyo, Japan	Won Shooto Welterweight title
Win	Mindaugas Laurinaitis	TKO (punches)	2	2:00	Shooto: 9/26 in Korakuen Hall	26 Sep 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	Caol Uno	Draw	3	5:00	Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall	22 Mar 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Ryan Bow	TKO (punches)	1	4:21	Shooto: Year End Show 2003	14 Dec 2003	Urayasu, Japan
Win	Yves Edwards	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: 8/10 in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium	10 Aug 2003	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Takumi Nakayama	TKO (punches)	1	3:44	Shooto: Shooter's Dream 2	30 May 2003	Setagaya, Japan
Loss	Vítor Ribeiro	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto: Year End Show 2002	14 Dec 2002	Urayasu, Japan
Win	Ken Omatsu	Submission (armbar)	1	4:40	Shooto: Gig West 3	27 Oct 2002	Osaka, Japan	Won Shooto Rookie Tournament
Win	Tsutomu Shiiki	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:42	Shooto: Treasure Hunt 8	19 Jul 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Shooto Rookie Tournament semifinal
Win	Daisuke Sugie	TKO (punches)	2	4:19	Shooto: Gig East 9	28 May 2002	Setagaya, Japan
Win	Takeshi Yamazaki	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Shooto: Wanna Shooto Japan	21 Apr 2002	Setagaya, Japan
Win	Masaya Takita	TKO (swollen eye)	2	1:22	Shooto: Treasure Hunt 4	13 Mar 2002	Setagaya, Japan	Shooto Rookie Tournament quarterfinal
Win	Kazumichi Takada	Technical Submission (triangle armbar)	1	3:03	Shooto: To The Top 9	27 Sep 2001	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Yohei Suzuki	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:42	Shooto: Gig East 2	22 May 2001	Setagaya, Japan
Draw	Yohei Suzuki	Draw	2	5:00	Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2001	8 Apr 2001	Setagaya, Japan
Loss	Takumi Nakayama	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:44	Shooto: R.E.A.D. 4	12 Apr 2000	Setagaya, Japan	Pro debut