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- Given Name: 所 英男, Tokoro Hideo
- Professional MMA Record: 31-25-2 (Win-Loss-Draw)
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- Current Streak: 1 Win
- Age: 35 | Date of Birth: 1977.08.22
- Last Fight: December 24, 2012 in VTJ
- Weight Class: Bantamweight | Last Weigh-In: 134.5 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $15,000 USD
- Height: 5'7" (170cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: Reversal Gym Musashi Kosugi Tokoro Plus
- Born: Ibi District, Gifu, Japan
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Ibi District, Gifu, Japan
- Personal Pages: Twitter
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Holding notable victories over Rumina Sato, Masakazu Imanari, Alexandre Franca Nogueira, Brad Pickett, Royler Gracie, Darren Uyenotama, and Yoshiro Maeda and possessing an exciting, grappling oriented style; Hideo Tokoro has been a mainstay in the Japanese MMA circuit since his debut at Titan Fighting Championship in 2000.
Tokoro, a natural flyweight, has shown a willingness to fight opponents much larger then him over the length of his career fighting as high as lightweight with success. This willingness is typical of Japanese fighters and exemplifies the "warrior spirit" held in such high regard by Japanese fighters and fans.
He has participated in many MMA tournaments in several promotions. He participated in the K-1 Hero's 2005, 2006, and 2007 Lightweight Grand Prix's. He participated in the Dream Featherweight Grand Prix making it to the semifinals. He also participated in both of Dream's Bantamweight Grand Prix's. He won the first by defeating Yoshiro Maeda and Masakazu Imanari in the finals.
In his most recent fight, Tokoro took out Shooto legend Rumina Sato in the first minute by way of TKO.
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Hideo Tokoro MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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Win | KO/TKO | Strikes
0:39 Round 1 of 3 |
Rumina Sato
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Vale Tudo Japan: 1st
Main Event | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2012.12.24 |
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Loss | KO/TKO | Slam
0:42 Round 1 of 2 |
Yusup Saadulaev
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Dream: Fight For Japan! New Year! 2011
Main Card | Tournament Alternate | 61 kg |
2011.12.31 |
| Odds: -155 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 134.482 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Antonio Banuelos
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Dream 17
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 61 kg |
2011.09.24 |
| Odds: -140 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 134.482 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Masakazu Imanari
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Dream: Fight For Japan! 2
Co-Main Event | Tournament Finals | 61 kg |
2011.07.16 |
| Odds: -125 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 134.041 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Split
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Atsushi Yamamoto
|
Dream: Fight For Japan!
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 61 kg |
2011.05.29 |
| Weigh-In: 134.482 lbs | |||
|
Win | KO/TKO | Retired
0:43 Round 2 of 2, 10:43 Total |
Yoshiro Maeda
|
Dream: Fight For Japan!
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 61 kg |
2011.05.29 |
| Odds: +180 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 134.482 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Armlock
2:02 Round 3 of 3, 12:02 Total |
Kazuhisa Watanabe
Ref: Samio Kimura |
Fields Dynamite!! 2010
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2010.12.31 |
| Odds: -415 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 138.891 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Submission | Choke
2:48 Round 1 of 2 |
Joachim Hansen
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Dream 16
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2010.09.25 |
| Odds: +270 Moderate Underdog | Weigh-In: 138.891 lbs | |||
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
2:51 Round 1 of 3 |
Akiyo Nishiura
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Dream 14
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2010.05.29 |
| Odds: -160 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 138.2 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 20:00 Total |
Jong Man Kim
Ref: Samio Kimura |
Fields Dynamite!! 2009
Main Card | Featherweight |
2009.12.31 |
| Odds: -208 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 141.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
0:32 Round 2 of 2, 10:32 Total |
Hiroyuki Takaya
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Dream 11: Featherweight & Superhulk GP Finale
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 63 kg |
2009.10.06 |
| Odds: +185 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 138.4 lbs | |||
|
Win | Submission | Choke
1:38 Round 2 of 2, 11:38 Total |
Abel Cullum
Ref: Samio Kimura |
Dream 9: Featherweight GP 2009 Second Round
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 63 kg |
2009.05.26 |
| Odds: -108 Near Even | Weigh-In: 138.2 lbs | |||
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Daiki Hata
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Dream 8: Welterweight GP 2009 First Round
Main Card | Tournament Round of 16 | 63 kg |
2009.04.05 |
| Odds: -118 Near Even | Weigh-In: 137.1 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Submission | Armlock
2:23 Round 1 of 2 |
Daisuke Nakamura
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Fields Dynamite!! 2008
Main Card | Featherweight |
2008.12.31 |
| Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs | |||
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Atsushi Yamamoto
Ref: Samio Kimura |
Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2008.09.23 |
| Odds: -230 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Weigh-In: 138.4 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Takeshi Yamazaki
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Dream 5: Lightweight GP 2008 Final Round
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2008.07.21 |
| Odds: -230 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 140.0 lbs | |||
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Darren Uyenoyama
Ref: Daisuke Noguchi |
Dream 4: Middleweight GP 2008 Second Round
Main Card | Featherweight | 63 kg |
2008.06.18 |
| Odds: -305 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 138.4 lbs | |||
| Loss | Submission | Shoulder | Kiyoshi Tamura | Dynamite!! | 2007.12.31 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Wataru Inatsu | ZST | 2007.11.23 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Kultar Gill | Dynamite!! | 2007.07.16 |
|
Win | Submission | Armlock
2:41 Round 1 of 3 |
Brad Pickett
Ref: Marcos Rosales |
Dynamite!! USA
Main Card | Lightweight |
2007.06.02 |
| Disclosed Pay: $15,000 Base | Weigh-In: 153.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Kazuya Yasuhiro | Dynamite!! | 2007.03.12 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 20:00 Total |
Royler Gracie
|
Fields Dynamite!! 2006
Main Card |
2006.12.31 |
| Odds: -165 Slight Favorite | |||
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Ken Kaneko | Dynamite!! | 2006.10.09 |
| Loss | Decision | Majority | Ivan Menjivar | Dynamite!! | 2006.08.05 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Knee | Kultar Gill | Dynamite!! | 2006.05.03 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Yoshinori Ikeda | Dynamite!! | 2006.03.15 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Knee | Erikas Petraitis | ZST | 2006.02.18 |
| Draw | Royce Gracie | Dynamite!! | 2005.12.31 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Gabe Lemley | Dynamite!! | 2005.10.12 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Caol Uno | Dynamite!! | 2005.09.07 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Alexandre Franca Nogueira | Dynamite!! | 2005.07.06 |
| Win | Decision | Erikas Petraitis | Shooto Europe | 2005.04.07 |
| Loss | Decision | Split | Masahiro Oishi | ZST | 2005.01.23 |
| Loss | Decision | Darius Skliaudys | Shooto Europe | 2004.11.20 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Shuichiro Katsumura | ZST | 2004.11.02 |
| Loss | Submission | Leglock | Naoyuki Kotani | ZST | 2004.09.12 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Shinya Sato | ZST | 2004.07.04 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Remigijus Morkevicius | ZST | 2004.05.05 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Erikas Petraitis | Shooto Europe | 2004.04.04 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Tomomi Iwama | ZST | 2004.01.11 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Masahiro Oishi | ZST | 2003.11.23 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Taiyo Nakahara | ZST | 2003.09.07 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Knees | Remigijus Morkevicius | ZST | 2003.06.01 |
| Loss | Decision | Antanas Jazbutis | RINGS | 2003.04.05 |
| Win | Decision | Split | Hidehiko Matsumoto | ZST | 2003.03.09 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Atsuhiro Tsuboi | ZST | 2002.11.23 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Masaya Takita | Valkyrie | 2002.09.08 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Takumi Yano | PC | 2002.05.06 |
| Draw | Miki Shida | Pancrase | 2002.02.17 |
| Loss | Decision | Majority | Naoyuki Kotani | RINGS | 2001.09.21 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Sumio Koyano | TFC | 2001.07.01 |
| Win | Submission | Leglock | Akira Nitagai | TFC | 2001.07.01 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Takayuki Yamamoto | TFC | 2001.07.01 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Masashi Suzuki | TFC | 2001.04.30 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Yuji Hisamatsu | TFC | 2001.01.21 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Wataru Yoshikawa | TFC | 2001.01.21 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Naoto Ichikawa | TFC | 2000.09.29 |
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