- Given Name: 大塚 隆史, Takafumi Otsuka
- Professional MMA Record: 15-11-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
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- Current Streak: 3 Wins
- Age: 26 | Date of Birth: 1986.08.22
- Last Fight: April 26, 2013 in DEEP
- Weight Class: Bantamweight | Last Weigh-In: 134.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $0 USD
- Height: 5'6" (168cm) | Reach: N/A
- Gym/Affiliation: AACC
- Born: Chiba, Japan
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | The UG
- Fighting out of: Chiba, Japan
- Personal Pages: Twitter
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Takafumi Otsuka is a Japanese MMA fighter born on August 22, 1986 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Otsuka has competed featherweight and bantamweight division and has won the DEEP featherweight and DEEP bantamweight title. He fights out of and is affiliated to the team AACC.
Since being a teenager in middle school, Otsuka has been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Hiroyuki Abe's AACC gym. Otsuka also began wrestling in high school where he competed in the Cup of China where he made it to the semi finals where he lost to Shigeki Osawa. He also competed int the Greco-Roman National High School Championship where he was also a runner up.
Despite being Japanese and making his MMA debut in Japan losing by submission to Tashiro Nishiuchi, Otsuka has also fought in Japan where's fought opponents such as ONE FC veteran fighter Leandro Issa and UFC veteran Rafael dos Anjos.
After competing in Brazil for a while and competing sporadically in DEEP in Japan, Otsuka began fighting regularly in DREAM and in DEEP where he obtained victories over Masanori Kanehara, Shoji, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Takeshi Yamazaki and Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura.
One of Otsuka's main and most notable characteristics is his ring gear as he wears trunks inspired by the ancient Rome gladiators trunks they used to wear back then.
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Takafumi Otsuka MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed Upcoming Bout |
Soo Chul Kim
|
Road FC 12
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs |
2013.06.22 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Makoto Kamaya
|
DEEP: 62 Impact
Main Card | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2013.04.26 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 10:00 Total |
Seiji Akao
|
DEEP: Cage Impact 2012: 2nd Round
Main Card | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2012.12.08 |
|
Win | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 10:00 Total |
Naohiro Mizuno
|
DEEP: 60 Impact
Main Card | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2012.10.19 |
|
Loss | Decision | Majority
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Tatsumitsu Wada
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DEEP: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: Over Again
Main Event | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2012.04.07 |
|
Loss | Submission | Choke
3:13 Round 2 of 3, 8:13 Total |
Yoshiro Maeda
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
DEEP : 57 Impact
Main Card | Title Defense | Bantamweight | 61 kg |
2012.02.18 |
|
Loss | Submission | Choke
0:41 Round 1 of 3 |
Bibiano Fernandes
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Dream 17
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 61 kg |
2011.09.24 |
| Odds: +275 Moderate Underdog | Weigh-In: 134.041 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Hiroshi Nakamura | DEEP International | 2011.06.24 |
|
Loss | Decision | Split
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kenji Osawa
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Dream: Fight For Japan!
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 61 kg |
2011.05.29 |
| Odds: -185 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 133.821 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Tomohiko Hori | DEEP International | 2010.12.11 |
| Loss | Decision | Majority | Yoshiro Maeda | DEEP International | 2010.10.24 |
| Loss | Decision | Split | Koichiro Matsumoto | DEEP International | 2010.07.03 |
|
Loss | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kazuyuki Miyata
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Dream 14
Main Card | Catchweight | 64 kg |
2010.05.29 |
| Odds: -140 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 141.2 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Takeshi Yamazaki | DEEP International | 2010.02.28 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | DEEP International | 2009.08.23 |
|
Loss | Decision | Unanimous
2 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Bibiano Fernandes
Ref: Kenichi Serizawa |
Dream 7: Featherweight GP 2009 First Round
Main Card | Tournament Round of 16 | 63 kg |
2009.03.08 |
| Odds: +153 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 139.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Shoji Maruyama | DEEP International | 2008.12.10 |
| Win | Decision | Split | Masanori Kanehara | DEEP International | 2008.10.23 |
| Loss | Decision | Split | Rafael Dos Anjos | Fury FC 6 | 2008.07.12 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Strikes | Isamu Sugiuchi | DEEP International | 2008.05.24 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Shun Takahashi | Smoker's | 2008.02.29 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Rodrigo Ruiz | Fury FC 5 | 2007.12.06 |
| Draw | Seiji Ozuka | DEEP International | 2007.08.05 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Motomare Takahashi | DEEP International | 2007.06.16 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Leandro Issa | Fury FC 3 | 2007.05.19 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Luiz Andrade I | MARS 6 | 2006.12.22 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Toshiaki Kitada | DEEP International | 2006.12.09 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Tashiro Nishiuchi | MARS | 2006.10.04 |
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Friday 03.15.2013 1:46pm ET | View Full Article
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Tuesday 08.21.2012 9:00pm ET | View Full Article
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The prolific Brazilian bantamweight finally signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship after years of competing in Japan and was slated to make his UFC debut at UFC 149 against Roland Delorme.
Problem was, he hadn't actually signed his contract yet.
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Monday 01.23.2012 12:00pm ET | View Full Article
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How would Bibiano Fernandes rebound from his first defeat in eight fights and the loss of his DREAM featherweight title?
That question was answered at this past month's DREAM.17 event.
That's when Fernandes met Takafumi Otsuka in an opening-round matchup of the organization's world bantamweight grand prix.