Kiichi Kunimoto

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Age 43
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Welterweight

Kiichi Kunimoto is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 17-9-2 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 month, 28 days
Rounds Fought 53.8
Avg. Fights/Year 1.8
Longest Layoff 2 years, 3 months, 27 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 19 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 8 5
Losses 2 2 6
Finish Rate 64.7%
Finished Rate 40.0%
Win by Decision Rate 29.4%
Loss by Decision Rate 60.0%
Win by KO Rate 17.6%
Loss by KO Rate 20.0%
Win by SUB Rate 47.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 20.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:55
Fastest KO 03
Fastest SUB 01:55
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:01
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 10:46
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 04/01/2023 L
(17-9-2)
Keita Nakamura
(34-12-2)
WW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches)
Rizin Fighting Federation 41
2 00:49
NRB 03/20/2022 L
(17-8-2)
Daichi Abe
(13-8-0)
WW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rizin Fighting Federation 34
3 05:00
NRB 11/28/2021 W
(16-8-2)
Takahiro Kawanaka
(15-10-0)
WW Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Rizin Fighting Federation - Trigger 1st
1 04:10
OFF 12/21/2019 L
(16-7-2)
Jason Jackson
(18-5-0)
WW
( 170.1 vs. 170.6 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 236
3 05:00
OFF 07/12/2019 L
(16-6-2)
Ed Ruth
(8-3-0)
WW
( 170.4 vs. 170.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 224
2 03:49
NRB 08/12/2018 W
(15-6-2)
Ryuichiro Sumimura
(23-7-1)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Rizin Fighting Federation 12
1 05:00
NRB 12/29/2017 W
(14-6-2)
Satoru Kitaoka
(45-28-7)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rizin Fighting Federation - Grand Prix Round 2
3 05:00
OFF 06/10/2017 L
(14-5-2)
Zak Ottow
(20-8-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LEWIS vs. HUNT
3 05:00
OFF 02/14/2015 L
(14-4-2)
Neil Magny
(29-13-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC Fight Night # 60: Thatch vs. Henderson
3 01:22
OFF 09/20/2014 W
(13-4-2)
Richard Walsh
(5-4-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC Fight Night Tokyo: Hunt vs Nelson
3 05:00
OFF 06/14/2014 W
(12-4-2)
Daniel Sarafian
(8-6-0)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 171.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 174: Bagautinov vs. Johnson
1 02:52
OFF 01/04/2014 W
(11-4-2)
Luiz Besouro
(12-5-1)
WW
( 170.0 vs. 170.0 )
Disqualification
UFC Fight Night 34: Lim vs. Saffiedine
1 02:57
NRB 07/28/2013 W
(10-4-2)
Edward Faaloloto
(1-5-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Heat 27
1 01:55
NRB 03/31/2013 W
(9-4-2)
Fumitoshi Ishikawa
(6-4-0)
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Heat 26
5 01:59
NRB 11/18/2012 W
(8-4-2)
Gyu Myung Lee
(2-1-0)
Submission (Choke)
Heat 25
1 04:40
NRB 06/23/2012 W
(7-4-2)
Seong Won Son
(1-3-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Heat 23
3 05:00
NRB 03/11/2012 L
(7-3-2)
Takenori Sato
(16-12-6)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase - Progress Tour 3
3 05:00
NRB 11/27/2011 W
(6-3-2)
Yushi Shiori
(6-2-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Pancrase - Impressive Tour 12
2 00:40
NRB 05/03/2011 W
(5-3-2)
Kengo Ura
(13-13-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase Impressive Tour 4
2 05:00
NRB 08/08/2010 D
(5-3-1)
Seiki Ryo
(5-7-3)
Draw
Pancrase - Passion Tour 7
2 05:00
NRB 03/22/2010 D
(5-3-0)
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
(5-12-4)
WW Draw (Unanimous Draw)
Pancrase - Passion Tour 2
3 05:00
NRB 11/08/2009 W
(4-3-0)
Yoshifumi Dogaki
(4-11-4)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Pancrase - Changing Tour 7
2 00:39
NRB 02/01/2009 W
(3-3-0)
Shingo Suzuki
(15-14-2)
WW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Pancrase - Changing Tour 1
1 03:00
NRB 10/26/2008 L
(3-2-0)
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
(5-12-4)
WW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase: 2008 Shining Tour 9
2 05:00
NRB 09/07/2008 Unknown
(3-2-0)
Hirotaka Yoshioka
(0-0-0)
No Contest
Pancrase: 2008 Shining Tour 7
2 05:00
NRB 05/25/2008 W
(2-2-0)
Yushi Shiori
(6-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase: 2008 Shining Tour 4
3 05:00
NRB 01/30/2008 L
(2-1-0)
Sotaro Yamada
(12-6-2)
WW Submission (Choke)
Pancrase 2008 Shining Tour
1 01:42
NRB 09/30/2007 W
(1-1-0)
Yuta Nakamura
(12-22-2)
MW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Pancrase 2007 Rising Tour
1 03:27
NRB 08/11/2007 W
(0-1-0)
Tim Ager
(0-1-0)
MW Submission (Arm Bar)
Freestyle Combat Challenge 29: USA vs. The World Part I
1 05:00
NRB 02/04/2007 L
(0-0-0)
Masahiro Toryu
(9-7-7)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Pancrase: 2007 Rising Tour 1
2 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 1-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 13 days
Rounds Fought 0.9
Avg. Fights/Year 1.4
Longest Layoff 1 year, 5 months, 13 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 year, 5 months, 13 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 1 0
Losses 1 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 100.0%
Win by SUB Rate 100.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:33
Fastest KO -
Fastest SUB 02:33
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 02:33
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 05
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 09/01/2007 W
(0-1-0)
Mike O'Malley
(3-1-0)
MW Submission (Triangle Choke)
Freestyle Combat Challenge 30: USA vs. The World Pt.2
1 02:33
NRB 03/19/2006 L
(0-0-0)
Masahiro Toryu
(2-1-0)
KO (Kick)
Pancrase: 2006 Blow-Out Tour 2
1 00:05

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class