Rei Tsuruya

OctagonStats Rating 1572
6-1-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)
Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)
Reach68" (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJun 22, 2002
Age24
DivisionFlyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.85
Str. Acc54%
SApM1.79
Str. Def43%
TD Avg5.17
TD Acc37%
TD Def-
Sub Avg2.1

Recent form

W W L W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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7 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
1 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 2 decision wins
Losses by method
0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 1 decision losses
Finish rate67%
Times finished0%
StreakW2
Best streak4
Avg fight9:07
Octagon time1h 3m
Opp win%78%
ActiveMay. 27, 2023 – Aug. 29, 2026 (4y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Rei Tsuruya is a 12-1-0 submission specialist. 66% finish rate.

Rei debuted May. 27, 2023 vs Ronal Siahaan (win). Longest win streak: 4. On a 2-fight win streak.

Best wins: Jiniushiyue (KO/TKO Punches R1, Feb. 03, 2024); Luis Gurule (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, May. 30, 2026); Mark Climaco (U-DEC R3, Aug. 27, 2023).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Aug. 29, 2026UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. SongW Kevin BorjasSUB Rear Naked Choke14:140 039 02 01 0
May. 30, 2026UFC Fight Night: Song vs. FigueiredoW Luis GuruleSUB Rear Naked Choke13:190 017 11 01 0
Mar. 08, 2025UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevL Joshua VanU-DEC35:000 032 594 00 0
Jun. 29, 2024UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2W Carlos HernandezU-DEC35:000 017 163 10 0
Feb. 03, 2024Road to UFC 2.7W JiniushiyueKO/TKO Punches14:590 015 31 03 0
Aug. 27, 2023Road to UFC 2.5 + 2.6W Mark ClimacoU-DEC35:000 123 318 11 0
May. 27, 2023Road to UFC 2.1 + 2.2W Ronal SiahaanSUB Kimura21:190 039 43 03 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.