Motonobu Tezuka Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Vaughan Lee Bantamweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs. McDonald	Feb 16, 2013
L	Alex Caceres Bantamweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le	Nov 10, 2012

Outside the UFC

30-16-6across 52 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 7 sub · 16 decPancrase · Grachan · Heat · Shooto · Grachan / WCF +13

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Yutaka Ueda13-10-2	KO/TKO	Elbows and Punches	R2	4:21	Grachan	Mar 1, 2026
L	Kuya Ito18-9-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Grachan	Dec 21, 2025
L	Kunihisa Sasa10-6-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Poundout	Oct 5, 2024
L	Toshinori Tsunemura20-12-3	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Grachan	Feb 4, 2024
L	Toshinori Tsunemura20-12-3	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Grachan	Oct 15, 2023
W	Mehman Mamedov8-6	KO/TKO	Corner Stoppage	R1	4:33	RIZIN	Oct 23, 2022
L	Alan Yamaniha22-11-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:25	RIZIN	Mar 20, 2022
W	Kuya Ito18-9-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:52	Grachan	Dec 19, 2021
W	Takaya Takemoto19-11-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Grachan	Aug 7, 2021
W	Jun Doi20-13-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Apr 4, 2021
W	Mamoru Uoi26-17-4	KO/TKO	Arm Injury	R2	0:19	Shooto	Jan 26, 2020
W	Kota Onojima16-6-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Nov 24, 2019
W	Tomohiro Ogino13-12-2	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	2:52	Shooto	Jun 30, 2019
L	Tomohiko Hori19-16-5	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Grachan 36	Sep 9, 2018
W	Jin Guk Kim3-9	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Grachan / WCF	Jan 28, 2018
W	Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:04	Grachan	Oct 15, 2017
W	Da Eun Jung9-6	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	0:59	Grachan / One More Chance	Aug 13, 2017
D	Tomohiko Hori19-16-5	Draw	Majority	R2	5:00	Grachan / WCF	Jan 29, 2017
W	Go Kashiwazaki16-1-2	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Zst	Nov 27, 2016
L	Shoki Omichi17-21	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Gladiator	Jun 19, 2016
D	Shigeki Osawa19-8-5	Draw	Majority	R2	5:00	Grachan / One More Chance	May 22, 2016
L	Takeshi Kasugai29-9-3	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Heat	Mar 6, 2016
W	Takaaki Aoki4-7	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	3:53	Grachan / WCF	Jan 31, 2016
W	Yoji Saito8-9-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:43	Grachan	Nov 29, 2015
W	Kenichi Ito12-13-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:25	Grachan	Sep 19, 2015
L	Daisuke Endo16-13-2	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Vale Tudo Japan	Jun 21, 2015
W	Takeshi Numajiri4-4	KO/TKO	Leg Injury	R2	0:10	Grachan	Mar 29, 2015
L	Takeshi Kasugai29-9-3	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Heat	Dec 21, 2014
W	Kazuma Sone23-21-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	4:16	Heat	Sep 7, 2014
W	Alan Yamaniha22-11-4	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:09	Heat	Sep 7, 2014
W	Kensaku Nakamura14-8-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Grachan 14	Jul 20, 2014
D	Kensaku Nakamura14-8-4	Draw	Majority	R3	5:00	Grachan	Apr 27, 2014
L	Soo Chul Kim24-9-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:58	Road FC 14	Feb 9, 2014
L	Yuta Nezu23-12-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Vale Tudo Japan	Oct 5, 2013
W	Taichi Nakajima19-14	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	May 19, 2013
W	Shunichi Shimizu39-32-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Apr 28, 2012
W	Tatsuya So16-19-4	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	1:12	Pancrase	Mar 11, 2012
W	Nobuhiro Yoshitake10-10-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Nov 27, 2011
L	Shintaro Ishiwatari26-9-4	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Aug 7, 2011
W	Hiroshi Tomita8-3-6	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Mar 13, 2011
W	Takumi Murata8-18-7	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Dec 19, 2010
W	Yuki Uejima14-12-4	Submission	Armbar	R1	2:11	Pancrase	Aug 8, 2010
W	Yuta Numakura5-7-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Jun 5, 2010
W	Nobuhiro Yoshitake10-10-3	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Mar 22, 2010
W	Shinya Kumazawa6-11	Decision	Majority	R2	5:00	TF	Oct 18, 2009
D	Yasuhiro Kanayama7-6-5	Draw	—	R2	5:00	Powergate	Jun 28, 2009
W	Yohei Tagami8-5-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	TF	Feb 15, 2009
D	Kenji Takeshige3-7-2	Draw	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Sep 7, 2008
L	Yasutomo Tanaka6-3-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:30	Pancrase	Apr 27, 2008
W	Taku Aramaki6-11-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Mar 23, 2008
L	Taiyo Nakahara15-9	Submission	Kneebar	R1	1:07	GCM	Feb 11, 2008
D	Takuro Nishimura2-3-2	Draw	—	R1	10:00	SR	Sep 3, 2005

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

8-1-1across 10 amateur bouts · 6 promotionsDeep · Powergate · Pancrase · Powergate 14 · Powergate 12 +1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Yoshiyuki Ishikawa3-5	Submission	Kneebar	R1	1:22	Deep	Dec 27, 2009
W	Yudai Aoyama2-4-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:58	Deep	Dec 27, 2009
W	Koji Nakamura16-18-4	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:02	Deep	Dec 27, 2009
W	Tetsuo Uehata1-3	Submission	Armbar	R2	0:34	Powergate	Dec 16, 2007
W	Shota Watanabe1-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Powergate	Oct 28, 2007
D	Yuki Uejima14-12-4	Draw	Time Limit	R2	5:00	Pancrase	Sep 30, 2007
L	Soyu Tanabe3-0-4	Submission	Kimura	R2	1:27	Powergate	Jun 17, 2007
W	Makoto Kamaya26-16-3	Decision	Split	R3	3:00	Powergate 14	Apr 8, 2007
W	Takayoshi Ono8-21-1	Decision	Split	R3	3:00	Powergate 12	Dec 17, 2006
W	Akira Shimazu0-0	Decision	Split	R3	3:00	Powergate 7	May 7, 2006

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

7 wins, 2 losses

W7

L2

Submission

7 wins, 3 losses

W7

L3

Decision

16 wins, 13 losses

W16

L13

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 10%Bantamweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.24Bantamweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Bantamweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.37Bantamweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Motonobu Tezuka

PowerChin

Knockout rate

—

No UFC win on record

Knockdowns dealt

—

No UFC win on record

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikes · Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

2 scorecards on file

Motonobu Tezuka

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 0 of 1 coin-flip decision — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls. Judges have given them 0 of 2 rounds they disagreed on (0%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

0–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

0–2

Won – Lost

0% went their way

Unanimous1 decision · 50%

1L

Split1 decision · 50%

1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallD28th

23%26 / 110

Striking accuracy

51%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.93 differential

Landed0.87

Absorbed2.80

26%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-26%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Motonobu Tezuka

Landed per 15

Head

F

1st

4.5

1st

Body

F

1st

0.5

1st

Leg

C

56th

8.0

56th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

76th

23.5

76th

Body

C

42nd

11.5

42nd

Leg

B

59th

7.0

59th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	4.5	9	84	11%
Body	0.5	1	2	50%
Leg	8.0	16	24	67%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	23.5	47	120	39%
Body	11.5	23	32	72%
Leg	7.0	14	20	70%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Motonobu Tezuka

11%

Takedown accuracy

—

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+4.6 min net

On top5.8

On bottom1.2

Offense

Takedowns

B

59th

1.5

59th

TD accuracy

F

15th

11%

15th

Sub attempts

B

65th

0.5

65th

Control

A

74th

5.8 min

74th

Defense

TD defense

—

Controlled

1.2 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	3 / 27
Submission attempts	1
Control time	11:34

Defense

TDs defended	0 / 0
Control absorbed	2:23

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (30min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Motonobu Tezuka

2 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 30 min

82%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Tezuka fades (-10% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Tezuka drops to 82% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Tezuka ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Tezukalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Tezukaattempts / min

Control time

Tezuka% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.8	0.6	1.5	1.10	49%	2
R2	4.7	0.9	2.9	0.80	34%	2
R3	4.8	1.1	4.0	0.80	33%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Motonobu Tezuka

2 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

29/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

D

41st

29%

41st

Win quality

F

7th

21%

7th

Limited UFC sample (2 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-15	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	1	0-1	0%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

Pre-UFC opposition

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

765-554-136

.580 win rate

Winning-record opponents

36 of 52

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

52

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Vaughan Lee	Unproven	8	Feb 16, 2013
L	Alex Caceres	Top-15	51	Nov 10, 2012

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

2 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

—

Long layoff

> 180 days

—

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

0-1

1 bout

After a win

next bout after a win

—

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

4 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Motonobu Tezuka

Active

4 monthssince last bout

vs Yutaka Ueda · Mar 1, 2026

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs underdog 0-2

26.2

DK avg

29.1

Median

29.1

Ceiling

23.3

Floor

0%

Boom

0%

Bust

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