Daijiro Matsui

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Association: Independent
Pro Debut Date: 1998-06-24
Pro Record: 15-32-7
Win Finish %: 33.3%
Quality Perf. %: 37.0%
Last Ranked: 10/01/2009

#395 Middleweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2000

#19 Light Heavyweight
Last Loss Date: 4/04/2021
Last Loss: [NR] Young Choi

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Young Choi TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Deep - Osaka Impact 2021
Sunday, April 4th 2021
L Hiroki Tanaka
#605 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  DXFC ~ Demolition Xtreme Fighting Champion...
Sunday, December 17th 2017
L Dae Hwan Kim
#389 Middleweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  WCF - Wardog Cage Fight 15
Sunday, October 29th 2017
W Genya Waku Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Wardog Cage Fight 13
Saturday, April 29th 2017
W Koji Yamade Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Hoost Cup - Kings Osaka
Sunday, October 2nd 2016
L Tetsuo Kondo N/A
Round 0
  ACF 23rd - Kakutogi no Omochabako
Sunday, July 31st 2016
D Tomoya Suzuki Draw
Round 2
  Wardog Cage Fight - Wardog 10
Sunday, June 26th 2016
W Hideaki Sumi TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  WCF - Wardog Cage Fight 9
Friday, April 29th 2016
L Toshikazu Suzuki
#453 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Grabaka - Grabaka Live! 3
Sunday, October 27th 2013
L Kazuhiro Nakamura
#43 Middleweight 		KO (Knee and Punches)
Round 1
  King Kaz Fight - Fukuyama
Sunday, June 30th 2013
L Keiichiro Yamamiya
#221 Middleweight 		Decision
Round 1
  U-Spirits - Again
Saturday, March 9th 2013
L Eiji Ishikawa
#229 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  GRABAKA Live! 2
Saturday, October 27th 2012
D Hiromitsu Kanehara
#278 Middleweight 		Draw
Round 2
  Deep - 57 Impact
Saturday, February 18th 2012
D Hiroki Ozaki Draw
Round 2
  Deep - Tokyo Impact 2
Sunday, June 5th 2011
W Tomoaki Hata Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Deep - Cage Impact 2010 in Hamamatsu
Sunday, September 19th 2010
L Dool Hee Lee Decision (Split)
Round 2
  Gladiator - Gladiator 6
Sunday, April 25th 2010
W Il-Chul Park Decision (Split)
Round 2
  Gladiator - Japan-Korea International Frie...
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009
L Daniel Madrid Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)
Round 2
  AOW 14 - Ground Zero
Saturday, September 26th 2009
L Min Suk Heo
#271 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Grachan - Grachan 2
Sunday, July 12th 2009
L Ichiro Kanai
#143 Middleweight 		Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  Pancrase 196: Shining 10
Sunday, December 7th 2008
L Eun Soo Lee
#308 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Deep - Gladiator
Saturday, August 16th 2008
L Yuichi Nakanishi
#144 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Deep - 35 Impact
Monday, May 19th 2008
W Young Choi
#120 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Deep - 34 Impact
Friday, February 22nd 2008
L Carlos Toyota
#303 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Deep - clubDeep Kanazawa
Sunday, December 9th 2007
L Mark Weir
#132 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Cage Rage 21 - Judgement Day
Saturday, April 21st 2007
W Tom Watson Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  Cage Rage 20 - Born 2 Fight
Saturday, February 10th 2007
L Flavio Luiz Moura
#125 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Deep 26 Impact
Tuesday, October 10th 2006
L Yuki Kondo
#39 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pancrase - Blow 6
Sunday, August 27th 2006
L Pierre Guillet TKO (Cut)
Round 2
  Cage Rage 17 - Ultimate Challenge
Saturday, July 1st 2006
W Curtis Stout
#32 Middleweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  Cage Rage 15 - Adrenalin Rush
Saturday, February 4th 2006
D Alex Reid
#114 Middleweight 		Draw
Round 3
  Cage Rage 14 - Punishment
Saturday, December 3rd 2005
W Daisuke Watanabe
#61 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
  Pancrase - 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Saturday, August 27th 2005
D Elvis Sinosic
#56 Light Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 2
  Pancrase - Spiral 5
Sunday, July 10th 2005
L Brian Foster
#115 Middleweight 		KO (Knee)
Round 1
  Shoot Boxing - Ground Zero Fukuoka
Sunday, January 23rd 2005
L Paulo Filho
#11 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Gladiator FC - Day 2
Sunday, June 27th 2004
L Ryo Chonan
#11 Middleweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  Deep 13 Impact
Thursday, January 22nd 2004
W Kazuki Okubo Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
Monday, December 23rd 2002
W Rory Singer Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3
Sunday, October 20th 2002
L Jerrel Venetiaan Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Pride FC - Shockwave
Wednesday, August 28th 2002
L Rodrigo Gracie Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
  Pride 19 - Bad Blood
Sunday, February 24th 2002
W Quinton Jackson
#53 Light Heavyweight 		DQ (Knee to Groin)
Round 1
  Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2
Sunday, December 23rd 2001
L Murilo Rua
#17 Middleweight 		TKO (Soccer Kick and Stomps)
Round 3
  Pride 16 - Beasts From The East
Monday, September 24th 2001
L Ebenezer Fontes Braga Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pride 15 - Raging Rumble
Sunday, July 29th 2001
W Jose Landi-Jons
#28 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans
Sunday, May 27th 2001
W Rick Kerns Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  KOTC 8 - Bombs Away
Sunday, April 29th 2001
L Amir Rahnavardi Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  KOTC 5 - Cage Wars
Saturday, September 16th 2000
L Vitor Belfort
#7 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
Sunday, August 27th 2000
L Todd Medina Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  KOTC 4 - Gladiators
Saturday, June 24th 2000
L Igor Vovchanchyn
#11 Heavyweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  Pride 9 - New Blood
Sunday, June 4th 2000
L Wanderlei Silva
#11 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
  Pride FC - Pride 8
Sunday, November 21st 1999
W Bob Schrijber
#65 Heavyweight 		DQ (Matsui Kicked After Bell)
Round 1
  Pride FC - Pride 7
Sunday, September 12th 1999
L Carlos Newton
#7 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pride FC - Pride 6
Sunday, July 4th 1999
D Sanae Kikuta
#24 Light Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 3
  Pride FC - Pride 4
Sunday, October 11th 1998
D Akira Shoji
#8 Light Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 4
  Pride FC - Pride 3
Wednesday, June 24th 1998
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Young Choi   Deep - Osaka Impact 2021
Sunday, April 4th 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Hiroki Tanaka
#605 Welterweight 		  DXFC ~ Demolition Xtreme Fighting Champion...
Sunday, December 17th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Dae Hwan Kim
#389 Middleweight 		  WCF - Wardog Cage Fight 15
Sunday, October 29th 2017 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Genya Waku   Wardog Cage Fight 13
Saturday, April 29th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Koji Yamade   Hoost Cup - Kings Osaka
Sunday, October 2nd 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Tetsuo Kondo   ACF 23rd - Kakutogi no Omochabako
Sunday, July 31st 2016 		N/A
Round 0
D Tomoya Suzuki   Wardog Cage Fight - Wardog 10
Sunday, June 26th 2016 		Draw
Round 2
W Hideaki Sumi   WCF - Wardog Cage Fight 9
Friday, April 29th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Toshikazu Suzuki
#453 Welterweight 		  Grabaka - Grabaka Live! 3
Sunday, October 27th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Kazuhiro Nakamura
#43 Middleweight 		  King Kaz Fight - Fukuyama
Sunday, June 30th 2013 		KO (Knee and Punches)
Round 1
L Keiichiro Yamamiya
#221 Middleweight 		  U-Spirits - Again
Saturday, March 9th 2013 		Decision
Round 1
L Eiji Ishikawa
#229 Welterweight 		  GRABAKA Live! 2
Saturday, October 27th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
D Hiromitsu Kanehara
#278 Middleweight 		  Deep - 57 Impact
Saturday, February 18th 2012 		Draw
Round 2
D Hiroki Ozaki   Deep - Tokyo Impact 2
Sunday, June 5th 2011 		Draw
Round 2
W Tomoaki Hata   Deep - Cage Impact 2010 in Hamamatsu
Sunday, September 19th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Dool Hee Lee   Gladiator - Gladiator 6
Sunday, April 25th 2010 		Decision (Split)
Round 2
W Il-Chul Park   Gladiator - Japan-Korea International Frie...
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 		Decision (Split)
Round 2
L Daniel Madrid   AOW 14 - Ground Zero
Saturday, September 26th 2009 		Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)
Round 2
L Min Suk Heo
#271 Middleweight 		  Grachan - Grachan 2
Sunday, July 12th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ichiro Kanai
#143 Middleweight 		  Pancrase 196: Shining 10
Sunday, December 7th 2008 		Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Round 1
L Eun Soo Lee
#308 Middleweight 		  Deep - Gladiator
Saturday, August 16th 2008 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Yuichi Nakanishi
#144 Middleweight 		  Deep - 35 Impact
Monday, May 19th 2008 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Young Choi
#120 Light Heavyweight 		  Deep - 34 Impact
Friday, February 22nd 2008 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Carlos Toyota
#303 Middleweight 		  Deep - clubDeep Kanazawa
Sunday, December 9th 2007 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Mark Weir
#132 Middleweight 		  Cage Rage 21 - Judgement Day
Saturday, April 21st 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tom Watson   Cage Rage 20 - Born 2 Fight
Saturday, February 10th 2007 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Flavio Luiz Moura
#125 Middleweight 		  Deep 26 Impact
Tuesday, October 10th 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Yuki Kondo
#39 Middleweight 		  Pancrase - Blow 6
Sunday, August 27th 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Pierre Guillet   Cage Rage 17 - Ultimate Challenge
Saturday, July 1st 2006 		TKO (Cut)
Round 2
W Curtis Stout
#32 Middleweight 		  Cage Rage 15 - Adrenalin Rush
Saturday, February 4th 2006 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
D Alex Reid
#114 Middleweight 		  Cage Rage 14 - Punishment
Saturday, December 3rd 2005 		Draw
Round 3
W Daisuke Watanabe
#61 Light Heavyweight 		  Pancrase - 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals
Saturday, August 27th 2005 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
D Elvis Sinosic
#56 Light Heavyweight 		  Pancrase - Spiral 5
Sunday, July 10th 2005 		Draw
Round 2
L Brian Foster
#115 Middleweight 		  Shoot Boxing - Ground Zero Fukuoka
Sunday, January 23rd 2005 		KO (Knee)
Round 1
L Paulo Filho
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  Gladiator FC - Day 2
Sunday, June 27th 2004 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ryo Chonan
#11 Middleweight 		  Deep 13 Impact
Thursday, January 22nd 2004 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
W Kazuki Okubo   Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
Monday, December 23rd 2002 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rory Singer   Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3
Sunday, October 20th 2002 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Jerrel Venetiaan   Pride FC - Shockwave
Wednesday, August 28th 2002 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Rodrigo Gracie   Pride 19 - Bad Blood
Sunday, February 24th 2002 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Quinton Jackson
#53 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2
Sunday, December 23rd 2001 		DQ (Knee to Groin)
Round 1
L Murilo Rua
#17 Middleweight 		  Pride 16 - Beasts From The East
Monday, September 24th 2001 		TKO (Soccer Kick and Stomps)
Round 3
L Ebenezer Fontes Braga   Pride 15 - Raging Rumble
Sunday, July 29th 2001 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jose Landi-Jons
#28 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans
Sunday, May 27th 2001 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rick Kerns   KOTC 8 - Bombs Away
Sunday, April 29th 2001 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Amir Rahnavardi   KOTC 5 - Cage Wars
Saturday, September 16th 2000 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Vitor Belfort
#7 Heavyweight 		  Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
Sunday, August 27th 2000 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Todd Medina   KOTC 4 - Gladiators
Saturday, June 24th 2000 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Igor Vovchanchyn
#11 Heavyweight 		  Pride 9 - New Blood
Sunday, June 4th 2000 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
L Wanderlei Silva
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Pride 8
Sunday, November 21st 1999 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
W Bob Schrijber
#65 Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Pride 7
Sunday, September 12th 1999 		DQ (Matsui Kicked After Bell)
Round 1
L Carlos Newton
#7 Middleweight 		  Pride FC - Pride 6
Sunday, July 4th 1999 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
D Sanae Kikuta
#24 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Pride 4
Sunday, October 11th 1998 		Draw
Round 3
D Akira Shoji
#8 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Pride 3
Wednesday, June 24th 1998 		Draw
Round 4

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
10/01/2009 57 #395 Middleweight 10-23-4
20
07/01/2009 13 #338 Middleweight 10-21-4
22
04/01/2009 2 #325 Middleweight 10-21-4
22
01/01/2009 53 #327 Middleweight 10-21-4
22
10/01/2008 37 #274 Middleweight 10-20-4
26
07/01/2008 44 #237 Middleweight 10-19-4
29
04/01/2008 34 #193 Middleweight 10-18-4
33
01/01/2008 50 #227 Middleweight 9-18-4
27
10/01/2007 17 #177 Middleweight 9-17-4
33
07/01/2007 40 #160 Middleweight 9-17-4
33
04/01/2007 3 #120 Middleweight 9-16-4
39
01/01/2007 45 #123 Middleweight 8-16-4
38
10/01/2006   #78 Middleweight 8-15-4
47
07/01/2006 43 #78 Middleweight 8-14-4
47
04/01/2006 27 #35 Middleweight 8-13-4
68
01/01/2006 NR #62 Middleweight 7-13-4
47
10/01/2005 58 #51 Light Heavyweight 7-13-3
44
07/01/2005 2 #109 Light Heavyweight 6-13-2
26
04/01/2005 25 #107 Light Heavyweight 6-13-2
26
01/01/2005 6 #82 Light Heavyweight 6-12-2
29
10/01/2004 2 #76 Light Heavyweight 6-12-2
29
07/01/2004 8 #74 Light Heavyweight 6-12-2
29
04/01/2004 NR #82 Light Heavyweight 6-11-2
29
01/01/2004 5 #57 Middleweight 6-10-2
34
10/01/2003 7 #52 Middleweight 6-10-2
35
07/01/2003 6 #45 Middleweight 6-10-2
35
04/01/2003 9 #51 Middleweight 6-10-2
35
01/01/2003 15 #60 Middleweight 6-10-2
27
10/01/2002 7 #45 Middleweight 4-10-2
29
07/01/2002   #38 Middleweight 4-9-2
32
04/01/2002 NR #38 Middleweight 4-9-2
32
01/01/2002 16 #35 Light Heavyweight 4-8-2
37
10/01/2001 14 #51 Light Heavyweight 3-8-2
28
07/01/2001 23 #37 Light Heavyweight 3-6-2
46
04/01/2001 9 #60 Light Heavyweight 1-6-2
21
01/01/2001 7 #51 Light Heavyweight 1-6-2
22
10/01/2000 NR #58 Light Heavyweight 1-6-2
22
07/01/2000 NR #105 Heavyweight 1-4-2
20
04/01/2000 8 #19 Light Heavyweight 1-2-2
26
01/01/2000 NR #27 Light Heavyweight 1-2-2
26
10/01/1999 NR #73 Heavyweight 1-1-2
24
07/01/1999 2 #33 Light Heavyweight 0-0-2
20
04/01/1999   #31 Light Heavyweight 0-0-2
20
01/01/1999 NR #31 Light Heavyweight 0-0-2
20
07/01/1998 NR #29 Light Heavyweight 0-0-1
18