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Takafumi Otsuka

Takafumi Otsuka
  • 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
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
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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