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The Clinch

Japan “Crusher” 2005-2016 · 54 rounds on file

Tatsuya Kawajiri

20-8-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 574/1,277
Takedown accuracy 68/140
Sig. strikes / round 10.6
Control / round 0:47
Inside the distance 50% 10 of 20 wins
Height
5′7″170.2 cm
Reach
69″175.3 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4808 MAY 1978
Listed weight
145 lb65.8 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 28 fights - 7.8 takedown attempts and 47% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 14 10-4-0 vs 1550 avg
Positional Controller 7 4-3-0
Submission Grappler 7 6-1-0
Hybrid 6 4-2-0 vs 1566 avg
Well-Rounded 6 4-2-0
Striking 2 0-2-0 vs 1595 avg
Distance Striker 1 0-1-0
Pressure Striker 1 0-1-0
-- Not classified 6 6-0-0 --

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 14 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

22 MAY 2005 - beat Kim In Seok · Technical Knockout 17 JUL 2005 - beat Luiz Firmino · Decision (Unanimous) 25 SEP 2005 - lost to Takanori Gomi · Submission 04 JUN 2006 - beat Charles Bennett · Submission 27 AUG 2006 - beat Chris Brennan · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2006 - lost to Gilbert Melendez · Decision (Unanimous) 31 DEC 2007 - beat Luiz Azeredo · Decision (Unanimous) 15 MAR 2008 - beat Kultar Gill · Decision (Unanimous) 11 MAY 2008 - beat Luiz Firmino · Decision (Unanimous) 21 JUL 2008 - lost to Eddie Alvarez · Technical Knockout 08 MAR 2009 - beat Ross Ebanez · Submission 26 MAY 2009 - beat Gesias Cavalcante · Decision (Unanimous) 06 OCT 2009 - beat Melchor Manibusan · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2009 - beat Kazunori Yokota · Decision (Unanimous) 10 JUL 2010 - lost to Shinya Aoki · Submission 31 DEC 2010 - beat Josh Thomson · Decision (Unanimous) 09 APR 2011 - lost to Gilbert Melendez · Technical Knockout 16 JUL 2011 - beat Drew Fickett · Technical Knockout 24 SEP 2011 - beat Joachim Hansen · Submission 31 DEC 2011 - beat Kazuyuki Miyata · Submission 31 MAR 2012 - beat Donald Sanchez · Submission 31 DEC 2012 - beat Michihiro Omigawa · Decision (Unanimous) 04 JAN 2014 - beat Sean Soriano · Submission 11 APR 2014 - lost to Clay Guida · Decision (Unanimous) 20 JUN 2015 - beat Dennis Siver · Decision (Unanimous) 11 DEC 2015 - beat Jason Knight · Decision (Unanimous) 21 FEB 2016 - lost to Dennis Bermudez · Decision (Unanimous) 06 AUG 2016 - lost to Cub Swanson · Decision (Unanimous)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 54 rounds across 28 of 28 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 10.6
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.5
Takedowns landed 1.3
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.4
Control time 0:47 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 45% 574/1,277
Takedowns 49% 68/140
Opponents’ accuracy 49% 566/1,149

Where the strikes land

Head 78% 445
Body 12% 67
Leg 11% 62

And from where

At distance 40% 228
In the clinch 12% 67
On the ground 49% 279

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 4 won Technical Knockout · 4-2
Submission 6 won Submission · 6-2
Decision 10 won Decision (Unanimous) · 10-4

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
06 AUG 2016 Cub Swanson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 23 67 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
21 FEB 2016 Dennis Bermudez Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 12 61 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
11 DEC 2015 Jason Knight Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 28 28 The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
20 JUN 2015 Dennis Siver Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 22 22 UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne
11 APR 2014 Clay Guida Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 19 47 UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
04 JAN 2014 Sean Soriano Won Submission R2 0:50 32 19 UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim
31 DEC 2012 Michihiro Omigawa Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 14 1 DREAM 18
31 MAR 2012 Donald Sanchez Won Submission R1 3:27 4 2 ONE FC 3: War of the Lions
31 DEC 2011 Kazuyuki Miyata Won Submission R2 4:54 7 5 DREAM - New Year! 2011
24 SEP 2011 Joachim Hansen Won Submission R3 2:30 19 19 DREAM 17
16 JUL 2011 Drew Fickett Won Technical Knockout R1 4:41 14 1 DREAM - Japan GP Final
09 APR 2011 Gilbert Melendez Lost Technical Knockout R1 3:14 6 33 Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley
31 DEC 2010 Josh Thomson Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 18 14 Dynamite!! 2010
10 JUL 2010 Shinya Aoki Lost Submission R1 1:53 2 0 DREAM 15
31 DEC 2009 Kazunori Yokota Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 17 10 Dynamite!! 2009
06 OCT 2009 Melchor Manibusan Won Technical Knockout R1 3:48 22 6 DREAM 11: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round
26 MAY 2009 Gesias Cavalcante Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 51 15 DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round
08 MAR 2009 Ross Ebanez Won Submission R1 4:03 3 3 DREAM 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round
21 JUL 2008 Eddie Alvarez Lost Technical Knockout R1 7:35 28 46 DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round
11 MAY 2008 Luiz Firmino Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 34 9 DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round
15 MAR 2008 Kultar Gill Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 5 14 DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round
31 DEC 2007 Luiz Azeredo Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 65 9 Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007
31 DEC 2006 Gilbert Melendez Lost Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 41 62 PRIDE Shockwave 2006
27 AUG 2006 Chris Brennan Won Technical Knockout R1 0:29 9 2 PRIDE Bushido 12
04 JUN 2006 Charles Bennett Won Submission R1 2:30 0 2 PRIDE Bushido 11
25 SEP 2005 Takanori Gomi Lost Submission R1 7:42 22 35 PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament
17 JUL 2005 Luiz Firmino Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 39 31 PRIDE Bushido 8
22 MAY 2005 Kim In Seok Won Technical Knockout R1 3:28 18 3 PRIDE Bushido 7