Koichi Tanaka
UFC DebutNickname“Super Red Slayer Guy”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nara
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Red Sword Gym
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Koichi Tanaka 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
126-126-21
.500 win rate
Winning-record opponents
6 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
15
14 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 15 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 3 subShooto · Pancrase · Deep · SB 10 · CMA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Manabu Kano | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:50 | Deep | May 26, 2012 |
| L | Yuichi Miyagi21-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 4, 2007 |
| L | Kenji Takeshige3-7-2 | Submission | Toe Hold | R2 | 2:38 | Pancrase | Oct 1, 2006 |
| L | Hiroshi Komatsu5-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 23, 2001 |
| L | Akitoshi Tamura21-18-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 15, 2001 |
| L | Makoto Ishikawa11-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 14, 2001 |
| L | Yoshihiro Fujita2-6-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:58 | Shooto | Feb 18, 2001 |
| L | Tsutomu Miyake1-2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:16 | Shooto | Oct 29, 1999 |
| L | Yohei Nanbu2-7-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 4, 1999 |
| L | Isao Tanimura7-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 27, 1999 |
| W | Patrick Madayag2-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 10:34 | SB 10 | Nov 20, 1998 |
| L | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:56 | Shooto | Sep 18, 1998 |
| D | Masato Fujiwara5-12-6 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 13, 1998 |
| L | Tetsuji Kato20-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:01 | Shooto | Jan 17, 1998 |
| W | Tae Yoon Han0-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:38 | CMA | Dec 8, 1997 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.