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Hideo Tokoro

Hideo Tokoro
  • 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 PickettRoyler 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
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
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
#46 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2009
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
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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