Kota Okazawa
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Chiba
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Sayama Dojo
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Kota Okazawa 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
285-262-82
.521 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
28
20 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 28 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 6 sub · 3 decPancrase · Zst · LDH Martial Arts · Vale Tudo Japan · Shooto +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yuji Ephoevi-Ga | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 1:09 | LDH Martial Arts | Feb 27, 2022 |
| NC | Shin Haraguchi11-3 | No Contest | Accidental Clash of Heads | R1 | 2:23 | Vale Tudo Japan | Nov 6, 2021 |
| W | Yuta Kaneko | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jul 25, 2021 |
| L | Sho Kogane | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst 58 | Nov 25, 2017 |
| W | Christopher Ike3-8-2 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:21 | Grandslam MMA 4 | Mar 19, 2016 |
| W | Tamotsu Hayashi5-5 | Disqualification | Illegal Knee | R2 | 1:51 | Pancrase | Nov 2, 2014 |
| L | Daisuke Hoshino12-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grandslam MMA 1 | Jul 13, 2014 |
| L | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 8, 2013 |
| L | Hiroki Aoki16-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:01 | Pancrase | Mar 17, 2013 |
| D | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 10, 2012 |
| L | Koji Nakamura16-18-4 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 3:02 | Pancrase | Apr 28, 2012 |
| W | Junichi Ota8-6-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 1, 2012 |
| L | Derek Campos20-16 | Submission | Neck Crank | R2 | 3:46 | G1 Fights | Jan 28, 2012 |
| L | Kazuki Tokudome20-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 7, 2011 |
| W | Katsuya Inoue19-9-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:42 | Pancrase | May 3, 2011 |
| W | Juntaro Ami | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:46 | Pancrase | Apr 3, 2011 |
| L | Yui Chul Nam21-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:00 | Road FC 1 | Oct 23, 2010 |
| D | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya6-12-4 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 29, 2010 |
| W | Flavio Tanaka | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:22 | Zst | Feb 7, 2010 |
| W | Takashi Yasui | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:00 | Zst | Nov 23, 2009 |
| D | Kenichi Ito12-13-6 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Sep 21, 2009 |
| W | Yuki Ito9-13-6 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 20, 2009 |
| W | Makoto Toriumi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:38 | Zst | Jun 15, 2008 |
| W | Keigo Hirayama18-17-7 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:05 | Zst | May 4, 2008 |
| D | Atsushi Ueda17-23-7 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Mar 16, 2008 |
| L | Toshiyuki Saito7-7-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Dec 23, 2007 |
| W | Yujiro Yamamoto | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:19 | Zst 15 | Nov 23, 2007 |
| D | Toshiyuki Saito7-7-4 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Apr 1, 2007 |
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.
Amateur
2-2across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionZst
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Keisuke Nakanishi | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:23 | Zst | Oct 7, 2007 |
| L | Satoshi Inaba14-16-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:32 | Zst | Jun 10, 2007 |
| W | Takahiro Futatsumori | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:32 | Zst | Feb 12, 2007 |
| L | Hiroshige Tanaka13-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:13 | Zst | Sep 10, 2006 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.