Kiyoshi Tamura

7-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach-

StanceSouthpaw

BornDec 17, 1969

Age56

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.44

Str. Acc53%

SApM1.44

Str. Def60%

TD Avg0.58

TD Acc60%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

W W W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

11 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

4 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate71%

Times finished100%

StreakW3

Best streak3

Avg fight5:16

Octagon time57m

Opp win%35%

ActiveFeb. 24, 2002 – Dec. 31, 2008 (7y)

Career story

Kiyoshi Tamura is a 32-13-3 knockout artist. 71% finish rate.

Kiyoshi debuted Feb. 24, 2002 vs Wanderlei Silva (loss). Longest win streak: 3. On a 3-fight win streak. 7 years active (Feb. 24, 2002–Dec. 31, 2008).

Best wins: Masakatsu Funaki (KO/TKO Punches R1, Apr. 29, 2008); Ikuhisa Minowa (KO/TKO Kicks R1, Dec. 31, 2006); Kazushi Sakuraba (U-DEC R2, Dec. 31, 2008).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 31, 2008	Dynamite!! 2008	W Kazushi Sakuraba	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	17 4	1 1	0 3
Apr. 29, 2008	DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round	W Masakatsu Funaki	KO/TKO Punches	1	0:57	0 0	15 10	1 0	0 0
Dec. 31, 2006	PRIDE Shockwave 2006	W Ikuhisa Minowa	KO/TKO Kicks	1	1:18	1 0	9 10	0 0	0 0
Feb. 26, 2006	PRIDE 31: Unbreakable	L Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	SUB Armbar	1	2:24	0 0	0 2	0 1	0 1
Jun. 26, 2005	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005	W Makoto Takimoto	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	67 36	0 4	0 0
Feb. 20, 2005	PRIDE 29: Fists Of Fire	W Aliev Makhmud	KO/TKO	1	7:09	0 0	16 8	0 1	0 0
Dec. 31, 2003	PRIDE Shockwave 2003	W Rony Sefo	SUB Armbar	1	2:20	0 0	1 0	1 0	1 0
Aug. 10, 2003	PRIDE Total Elimination 2003	L Hidehiko Yoshida	SUB Gi Choke	1	5:06	1 0	15 8	0 1	0 2
Nov. 24, 2002	PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2	W Nobuhiko Takada	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:00	1 0	41 5	0 1	0 0
Jun. 23, 2002	PRIDE 21: Demolition	L Bob Sapp	KO/TKO	1	0:11	0 1	2 3	0 0	0 0
Feb. 24, 2002	PRIDE 19: Bad Blood	L Wanderlei Silva	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:28	0 1	7 26	0 2	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.