Hiroki Kotani
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Rodeo Style
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Hiroki Kotani makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
239-158-23
.602 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
18 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 20 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 sub · 1 decShooto · Zst · Lumax Cup · Grachan · XFO +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Katsuyoshi Sasaki | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:08 | Grachan | Jul 16, 2018 |
| L | Masashi Takeda10-3-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:18 | Zst | Feb 12, 2007 |
| W | Anton Kuivanen26-13 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:17 | Zst | Sep 23, 2006 |
| L | Jon Friedland19-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:33 | XFO | Dec 10, 2005 |
| L | Alex Gasson6-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XFO 4 | Dec 3, 2004 |
| L | Edson Diniz12-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:01 | AFC 7 | Feb 27, 2004 |
| D | Rich Clementi45-23-1 | Draw | Time Limit | R3 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 7, 2003 |
| L | Mitsuo Matsumoto6-9-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Feb 6, 2003 |
| L | Takayuki Okochi7-14-3 | KO/TKO | Knee | R1 | 2:06 | Shooto | Jul 27, 2002 |
| D | Seiki Uchimura | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Feb 28, 2002 |
| L | Mitsuhiro Ishida20-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 27, 2001 |
| W | Takashi Ouchi2-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 30, 2001 |
| D | Takeshi Yamazaki15-12-3 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 8, 2001 |
| D | Mitsuo Matsumoto6-9-1 | Draw | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 22, 2000 |
| L | Tetsuji Ieki1-0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:35 | Shooto | Aug 4, 1999 |
| L | Dokonjonosuke Mishima20-7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:00 | Shooto | May 27, 1999 |
| L | Kazumichi Takada3-4-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 13, 1998 |
| L | Takenori Ito5-3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Mar 1, 1998 |
| L | Caol Uno35-23-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Lumax Cup | Dec 20, 1997 |
| W | Naoto Kojima1-5-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:10 | Lumax Cup | Dec 20, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.