Takanori Gomi

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Takanori Gomi

Nickname“The Fireball Kid”

Record

35-15, 1 NC

Streak

W1

Age

47

Date of birth

Sep 22, 1978

Fighting out of: Samukawa, Kanagawa
Born: Japan
Camp: Kugayama Rascal
Weight class: Lightweight
Height: 5'8" · 173 cm
Reach: 70" · 178 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Sep 22, 2017
Cut risk: 90%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Dong Hyun Ma

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:30

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami · Sep 22, 2017

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami

Jon Tuck

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:12

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · Jun 17, 2017

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia

Jim Miller

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 · 2:18

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes · Jul 9, 2016

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

Joe Lauzon

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 · 2:37

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 25, 2015

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II

Myles Jury

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:32

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson · Sep 20, 2014

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Isaac Vallie-Flagg

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014

UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira

Diego Sanchez

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Mar 2, 2013

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann

Mac Danzig

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le · Nov 10, 2012

UFC Macao: Franklin vs. Le

Eiji Mitsuoka

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 · 2:21

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson · Feb 25, 2012

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

Nate Diaz

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Bottom · R1 · 4:27

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage · Sep 24, 2011

Armbar From Bottom

UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage

Clay Guida

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard · R2 · 4:27

UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 1, 2011

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Half Guard

UFC 125: Resolution

Tyson Griffin

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:04

UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko · Aug 1, 2010

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko

Kenny Florian

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 2:52

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi · Mar 31, 2010

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi

Outside the UFC

31-6, 1 NCacross 38 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 6 sub · 13 decPRIDE · Shooto · Sengoku · RIZIN · VTJ 2009 +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Melvin Guillard33-24-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:33	RIZIN	Jul 29, 2018
L	Yusuke Yachi29-16	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:36	RIZIN	Dec 31, 2017
W	Tony Hervey16-19	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	VTJ 2009	Oct 30, 2009
W	Takashi Nakakura11-4-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:42	Shooto	May 10, 2009
L	Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10	Submission	Achilles Lock	R1	1:41	Sengoku	Jan 4, 2009
L	Sergey Golyaev24-11	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Sengoku	Nov 1, 2008
W	Tae Hyun Bang18-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Sengoku	Aug 24, 2008
W	Duane Ludwig21-14	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	2:28	Sengoku	Mar 5, 2008
NC	Nick Diaz26-10	No Contest	Overturned by NSAC	R2	1:46	PRIDE	Feb 24, 2007
W	Mitsuhiro Ishida20-8-1	KO/TKO	Soccer Kick and Punches	R1	1:14	PRIDE	Dec 31, 2006
W	Marcus Aurelio22-10	Decision	Split	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Nov 5, 2006
W	David Baron17-4-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	7:04	PRIDE	Aug 26, 2006
L	Marcus Aurelio22-10	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	4:34	PRIDE	Apr 2, 2006
W	Hayato Sakurai38-13-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:56	PRIDE	Dec 31, 2005
W	Luiz Azeredo15-10	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Sep 25, 2005
W	Tatsuya Kawajiri37-14-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	7:42	PRIDE	Sep 25, 2005
W	Jean Silva19-12-3	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	PRIDE	Jul 17, 2005
W	Luiz Azeredo15-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:42	PRIDE	May 22, 2005
W	Jens Pulver27-19-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	6:21	PRIDE	Dec 31, 2004
W	Charles Bennett31-48-2	Submission	Kimura	R1	5:52	PRIDE	Oct 14, 2004
W	Fabio Mello12-9	KO/TKO	Knees and Punches	R1	8:07	PRIDE	Jul 19, 2004
W	Ralph Gracie6-1	KO/TKO	Knees	R1	0:06	PRIDE	May 23, 2004
W	Jadyson Costa10-16-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:55	PRIDE	Feb 15, 2004
L	B.J. Penn16-14-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:35	ROTR 4	Oct 10, 2003
L	Joachim Hansen23-14-1	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Shooto	Aug 10, 2003
W	Nick Ertl8-6	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:59	Shooto	Feb 23, 2003
W	Dokonjonosuke Mishima20-7-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:52	Shooto	Dec 14, 2002
W	Chris Brennan21-14-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Sep 16, 2002
W	Leonardo Santos18-6-1	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Shooto	Jun 29, 2002
W	Rumina Sato26-17-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Dec 16, 2001
W	Ryan Bow17-9-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Nov 12, 2000
W	Paul Rodriguez10-9-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Jul 16, 2000
W	Anderson Pavao0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Apr 2, 2000
W	Johnny Eduardo28-13	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	1:43	VTJ 1999	Dec 11, 1999
W	Stephen Palling11-7-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:06	SB 12	Jun 1, 1999
W	Takuya Kuwabara8-2-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Mar 28, 1999
W	Kazumichi Takada3-4-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:42	Shooto	Jan 15, 1999
W	Hiroshi Tsuruya7-2-3	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	Shooto	Nov 27, 1998

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC55th

41%367 / 943

Striking accuracy

60%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.29 differential

Landed3.81

Absorbed3.52

62%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+1%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head63%71st230
Body30%82nd109
Leg8%42nd28

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

88%Standing

Standing88%324
Clinch9%32
Ground3%11

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Takanori Gomi

Takanori Gomi

Landed per 15

Head

A

78th

38.6

78th

Body

A+

89th

18.3

89th

Leg

D

34th

4.7

34th

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

F

15th

50.2

15th

Body

D

27th

13.1

27th

Leg

C

48th

7.7

48th

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	38.6	230	734	31%
Body	18.3	109	169	64%
Leg	4.7	28	40	70%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	50.2	299	831	36%
Body	13.1	78	107	73%
Leg	7.7	46	54	85%

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

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Takanori Gomi

Takanori Gomi

13 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 89 min

130%

R3 pace · 4 bouts

Gomi builds (+28% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Gomi lifts to 130% of round-1 output by round 3 (4 bouts).

Takanori Gomi

Gomi ▲ BUILDSOutput / 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

Takanori Gomi

Gomilanded / min

Takedown attempts

Takanori Gomi

Gomiattempts / min

Control time

Takanori Gomi

Gomi% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.1	2.6	4.8	0.07	7%	13
R2	6.5	6.3	5.3	0.00	6%	6
R3	6.0	4.6	3.8	0.06	29%	4

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

Takanori Gomi

Takanori Gomi

13 resolved UFC bouts · 3 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

34/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

64th

38%

64th

Win quality

F

7th

20%

7th

Opponent quality distribution

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

2

3

1

1

1

1

4

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	2	0-2	0%
Ranked 6–15	3	0-3	0%
Cross-div ranked	1	0-1	0%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	1-0	100%
Building	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	4	3-1	75%

Highest-quality opponents

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

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Dong Hyun Ma	Unproven	8	Sep 22, 2017
L	Jon Tuck	Building	18	Jun 17, 2017
L	Jim Miller#14	Top-5	74	Jul 9, 2016
L	Joe Lauzon#15	Ranked 6–15	67	Jul 25, 2015
L	Myles Jury#9	Ranked 6–15	71	Sep 20, 2014
W	Isaac Vallie-Flagg	Unproven	8	Apr 26, 2014
L	Diego Sanchez	Ranked 6–15	61	Mar 2, 2013
W	Mac Danzig	Unproven	16	Nov 10, 2012
W	Eiji Mitsuoka	Unproven	8	Feb 25, 2012
L	Nate Diaz	Top-5	68	Sep 24, 2011
L	Clay Guida	Cross-div ranked	40	Jan 1, 2011
W	Tyson Griffin	Contender-level	40	Aug 1, 2010
L	Kenny Florian	Long-tenured vet	55	Mar 31, 2010

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.