Kiyoshi Tamura
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Okayama, Okayama
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- U-File Camp
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Kiyoshi Tamura 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
1086-656-59
.623 win rate
Winning-record opponents
36 of 47
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
48
47 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 48 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 13 sub · 8 decRings · PRIDE · K-1 · DREAM · K-1 HERO's +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kazushi Sakuraba26-17-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| W | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:57 | DREAM | Apr 29, 2008 |
| W | Hideo Tokoro36-34-1 | Submission | Kimura | R3 | 3:08 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| L | Taiei Kin6-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | K-1 HERO's | Jul 16, 2007 |
| W | Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R1 | 1:18 | PRIDE | Dec 31, 2006 |
| L | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira34-10-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:24 | PRIDE | Feb 26, 2006 |
| W | Decision | Unaminous | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Jun 26, 2005 | |
| W | Aliev Makhmud0-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 5:10 | PRIDE | Feb 20, 2005 |
| W | Rony Sefo | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:20 | PRIDE | Dec 31, 2003 |
| L | Hidehiko Yoshida9-8-1 | Submission | Ezekiel Choke | R1 | 5:06 | PRIDE | Aug 10, 2003 |
| W | Nobuhiko Takada2-6-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:00 | PRIDE | Nov 24, 2002 |
| W | Ikuhisa Minowa63-45-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 7, 2002 |
| L | Bob Sapp12-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | PRIDE | Jun 23, 2002 |
| L | Wanderlei Silva35-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:28 | PRIDE | Feb 24, 2002 |
| L | Gustavo Machado23-10-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Apr 20, 2001 |
| L | Renato Sobral37-12 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 24, 2001 |
| L | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira34-10-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:29 | Rings | Oct 9, 2000 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Oct 9, 2000 | |
| W | Pat Miletich29-8-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Aug 23, 2000 |
| W | Jeremy Horn92-22-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | C2K | May 26, 2000 |
| L | Gilbert Yvel40-16-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 13:13 | Rings | Apr 20, 2000 |
| L | Renato Sobral37-12 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 26, 2000 |
| W | Renzo Gracie14-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Feb 26, 2000 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:17 | Rings | Dec 22, 1999 | |
| W | Dave Menne45-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Dec 22, 1999 |
| W | Joop Kasteel19-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:17 | Rings | Aug 19, 1999 |
| D | Yoshihisa Yamamoto14-25-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Jun 24, 1999 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 9:19 | Rings | May 22, 1999 | |
| D | Frank Shamrock23-10-2 | Draw | — | R1 | 20:00 | Rings | Apr 23, 1999 |
| W | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 0:14 | Rings | Mar 20, 1999 |
| W | Valentijn Overeem30-32 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 6:08 | Rings | Feb 21, 1999 |
| W | Kenichi Yamamoto5-12-2 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 1:26 | Rings | Dec 23, 1998 |
| D | Tsuyoshi Kosaka28-21-2 | Draw | — | R1 | 30:00 | Rings | Jun 27, 1998 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 3:39 | Rings | May 29, 1998 | |
| W | Mikhail Ilyukhin30-11-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 21, 1998 |
| W | Akira Maeda7-5 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 21, 1998 |
| W | Joop Kasteel19-13 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 21, 1998 |
| W | Hans Nijman9-7 | Submission | Arm Lock | R1 | 10:34 | Rings | Oct 25, 1997 |
| W | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov21-8-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 12:48 | Rings | Sep 26, 1997 |
| W | Tsuyoshi Kosaka28-21-2 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 13:57 | Rings | Apr 22, 1997 |
| W | Andre Mannaart0-3-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:11 | Rings Holland | Feb 2, 1997 |
| L | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov21-8-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 22, 1997 |
| L | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov21-8-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 1, 1997 |
| W | Yoshihisa Yamamoto14-25-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 1, 1997 |
| W | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 1, 1997 | |
| W | Mikhail Ilyukhin30-11-1 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Oct 25, 1996 |
| W | Maurice Smith12-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 10:58 | Rings | Aug 24, 1996 |
| W | Patrick Smith20-17 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:55 | K-1 | Dec 9, 1995 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.