Masakazu Imanari

4-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 4" (163 cm)

Weight139 lbs. (63 kg)

Reach-

StanceSouthpaw

BornFeb 10, 1976

Age50

DivisionFeatherweight

BirthplaceHadano, Kanagawa, Japan

NationalityJapanese

TeamKingdom Team Roken Nippon Top Team

Striking & grappling

SLpM0.55

Str. Acc30%

SApM1.74

Str. Def57%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg2.1

Recent form

L W L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

9 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

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

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished20%

StreakL1

Best streak2

Avg fight8:49

Octagon time1h 19m

Opp win%64%

ActiveOct. 14, 2004 – Dec. 31, 2011 (8y)

Career story

Masakazu Imanari is a 36-16-2 submission specialist.

Masakazu debuted Oct. 14, 2004 vs Luiz Firmino (loss). 8 years active (Oct. 14, 2004–Dec. 31, 2011).

Best wins: Abel Cullum (SUB Armbar R3, Sep. 24, 2011); Kenji Osawa (SUB Heel Hook R2, May. 29, 2011); Atsushi Yamamoto (S-DEC R2, Mar. 08, 2009).

Masakazu Imanari (Japanese: 今成正和, Imanari Masakazu; born 10 February 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and submission wrestler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional competitor since 2000, he is a veteran of ONE Championship, DEEP, ZST, Pancrase, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and Cage Rage. He was in the final Cage Rage Featherweight Champion, DEEP Bantamweight Champion, two-time DEEP Featherweight Champion and DREAM Japan Grand Prix Finalist. Imanari is a successful submission wrestler, placing as runner-up twice at the All-Japa

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Dec. 31, 2011	DREAM - New Year! 2011	L Antonio Banuelos	S-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	10 24	0 0	0 0
Sep. 24, 2011	DREAM 17	W Abel Cullum	SUB Armbar	3	0:46	0 0	5 23	0 0	5 0
Jul. 16, 2011	DREAM - Japan GP Final	L Hideo Tokoro	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 1	3 21	0 0	1 0
May. 29, 2011	DREAM - Fight for Japan	W Kenji Osawa	SUB Heel Hook	2	0:58	0 0	6 11	0 0	2 0
May. 29, 2011	DREAM - Fight for Japan	W Keisuke Fujiwara	U-DEC	2	5:00	-- --	-- --	-- --	-- --
May. 26, 2009	DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round	L Bibiano Fernandes	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	13 46	0 4	0 0
Mar. 08, 2009	DREAM 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round	W Atsushi Yamamoto	S-DEC	2	5:00	0 1	11 18	0 0	1 0
Jul. 17, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 8	L Joachim Hansen	KO/TKO Knee	1	2:34	0 1	0 3	0 0	2 0
Oct. 14, 2004	PRIDE Bushido 5	L Luiz Firmino	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	4 18	0 0	2 2

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.