Tatsuya Mizuno
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese light heavyweight mixed martial artist
. He has fought at events of Dream
, Pancrase
and M-1 Global
.
in high school, and holds a 3rd dan black belt
in the discipline. On April 29, 2005, he became the champion of 5th Shooto
East amateur mixed martial arts
tournament, and on December 23, 2005, he took part in the U-FILE CAMP amateur tournament as member of Pankurasu geto.
On September 16, 2006, he defeated Yuji Sakuragi in his MMA debut at Pancrase - Blow 7. He fought against the likes Thiago Silva
, Assuerio Silva
and Mirko Filipović
early on in his career.
at Dream 15, in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal. In the final he fought with Gegard Mousasi
, and lost to him by rear naked choke.
Mizuno fought Sergei Kharitonov at Dream's Dynamite!! 2010
New Year's Eve event and lost the fight via KO in the first round.
On July 16, 2011, Mizuno defeated Trevor Prangley
by knockout in the first round at Dream: Japan GP Final
. UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami
was present as his cornerman.
| Win
|9-7
|
Trevor Prangley
|KO (knee to the body)
|Dream: Japan GP Final
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:41
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|8-7
|
Sergei Kharitonov
|KO (knee)
|Dynamite!! 2010
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:25
|Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|8-6
|
Gegard Mousasi
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Dream 16
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|6:10
|Nagoya, Japan
| Dream Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Final; For the Dream Light Heavyweight Championship.
|-
| Win
|8-5
| Melvin Manhoef
|Submission (kimura)
|Dream 15
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|7:38
|Saitama, Japan
| Dream Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal
|-
| Win
|7-5
|
Ilir Latifi
|TKO (knee and punches)
| K-1: Rumble of the Kings
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:15
|Stockholm, Sweden
|
|-
| Win
|6-5
|
Rafael Rodríguez
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|M-1 Challenge 18: Netherlands Day Two
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:20
|Hilversum, Netherlands
|
|-
| Loss
|5-5
|
Tom Blackledge
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|M-1 Challenge 14: Japan
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:22
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|5-4
| Jose Beltran Martinez
|TKO (punches)
|M-1 Challenge 8: USA
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:53
|Kansas City, Missouri
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|4-4
|
Bruno Carvalho
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Challenge 6: Korea
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|South Korea
|
|-
| Win
|4-3
|
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
|KO (punches)
|M-1 Challenge 5: Japan
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:13
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|3-3
|
Mirko Filipović
|TKO (punches)
|Dream 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:56
|Saitama, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|3-2
| Masayuki Kono
|TKO (punches)
|Pancrase: Rising 9
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:28
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|2-2
| Assuerio Silva
|TKO (punches)
|Pancrase: Rising 5
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:08
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|2-1
| Thiago Silva
|KO (soccer kick)
|Pancrase: Rising 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:29
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|2-0
| Yasuaki Miura
|Technical Submission (kimura)
|Pancrase: Blow 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:47
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|1-0
| Yuji Sakuragi
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Pancrase: Blow 7
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:20
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. He has fought at events of Dream
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
, Pancrase
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
and M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
.
Biography and career
Mizuno started competing in judoJudo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
in high school, and holds a 3rd dan black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in the discipline. On April 29, 2005, he became the champion of 5th Shooto
Shooto
Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...
East amateur mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
tournament, and on December 23, 2005, he took part in the U-FILE CAMP amateur tournament as member of Pankurasu geto.
On September 16, 2006, he defeated Yuji Sakuragi in his MMA debut at Pancrase - Blow 7. He fought against the likes Thiago Silva
Thiago Silva
Thiago Anderson Ramos da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who got his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Jorge Patino. Silva currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championships...
, Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...
and Mirko Filipović
Mirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
early on in his career.
Dream
In 2010 Mizuno took part in the Dream Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. He defeated Melvin ManhoefMelvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...
at Dream 15, in the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal. In the final he fought with Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...
, and lost to him by rear naked choke.
Mizuno fought Sergei Kharitonov at Dream's Dynamite!! 2010
Dynamite!! 2010
Dynamite!! 2010 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event and the latest in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group that took place on December 31, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, K-1 and...
New Year's Eve event and lost the fight via KO in the first round.
On July 16, 2011, Mizuno defeated Trevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley is a South African mixed martial artist who currently fights for Strikeforce. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions...
by knockout in the first round at Dream: Japan GP Final
Dream: Japan GP Final
Dream: Japan GP Final, also known as Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream...
. UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami
Yushin Okami
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently fights at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . Okami is currently ranked the #3 best middleweight in the world by Sherdog and the #2 best middleweight by MMAWeekly....
was present as his cornerman.
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|9-7
|
Trevor PrangleyTrevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley is a South African mixed martial artist who currently fights for Strikeforce. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions...
|KO (knee to the body)
|Dream: Japan GP Final
Dream: Japan GP Final
Dream: Japan GP Final, also known as Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament Final, was a mixed martial arts event held by Fighting and Entertainment Group's mixed martial arts promotion Dream...
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:41
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
| Loss
|8-7
|
Sergei Kharitonov|KO (knee)
|Dynamite!! 2010
Dynamite!! 2010
Dynamite!! 2010 was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event and the latest in the annual New Year's Eve event promoted by Fighting and Entertainment Group that took place on December 31, 2010 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event included bouts that encompass the DREAM, K-1 and...
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:25
|Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
| Loss
|8-6
|
Gegard MousasiGegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Dream 16
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|6:10
|Nagoya, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
| Dream Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Final; For the Dream Light Heavyweight Championship.
|-
| Win
|8-5
|
Melvin ManhoefMelvin Manhoef
Melvin Manhoef is a Dutch-Surinamese Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, trained by Mike Passenier and fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In kickboxing, he is the current It's Showtime 85MAX World Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight World champion...
|Submission (kimura)
|Dream 15
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|7:38
|Saitama, Japan
| Dream Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal
|-
| Win
|7-5
|
Ilir LatifiIlir Latifi
Ilir Latifi is an Albanian-Swedish mixed martial artist. He is currently not signed to any organization. He trains in Pancrase Gym. He became known in the world of martial arts after his fight against sambo fighter Blagoi Ivanov in 2008. The fight was declared a no-contest. After that Ilir fought...
|TKO (knee and punches)
| K-1: Rumble of the Kings
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:15
|Stockholm, Sweden
|
|-
| Win
|6-5
|
Rafael Rodríguez|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|M-1 Challenge 18: Netherlands Day Two
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:20
|Hilversum, Netherlands
|
|-
| Loss
|5-5
|
Tom BlackledgeTom Blackledge
Tom Blackledge is an English mixed martial artist. He trains at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England. Blackledge is a Cage Rage veteran and was a coach on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early career:...
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|M-1 Challenge 14: Japan
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:22
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|5-4
|
Jose Beltran Martinez|TKO (punches)
|M-1 Challenge 8: USA
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:53
|Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|-
| Loss
|4-4
|
Bruno CarvalhoBruno Carvalho (fighter)
Bruno Carvalho Pinto Gomes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current WFC Middleweight Champion who has fought for M-1 Global. He is both Judo and BJJ Head Coach for GBG MMA Team which is based in Gothenburg, Sweden...
|Decision (unanimous)
|M-1 Challenge 6: Korea
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
|
|-
| Win
|4-3
|
Yoshiyuki NakanishiYoshiyuki Nakanishi
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi is an Japanese light heavyweight mixed martial artist from Shiga.-Sambo :* 3 July 2005 won All-Japan sambo championship 31 in weight category -100, finally defeated Hasegara Tomohiro....
|KO (punches)
|M-1 Challenge 5: Japan
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:13
|Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|3-3
|
Mirko FilipovićMirko Filipovic
Mirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
|TKO (punches)
|Dream 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:56
|Saitama, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|3-2
|
Masayuki KonoMasayuki Kono
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working in All Japan Pro Wrestling.-All Japan Pro Wrestling :Kono trained in the All Japan Dojo and made his debut on March 28, 2003 in a losing effort to Nobutaka Araya...
|TKO (punches)
|Pancrase: Rising 9
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:28
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
| Loss
|2-2
|
Assuerio SilvaAssuerio Silva
Assuerio Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya Mizuno.Silva holds a professional fight record of 13–6–01, the...
|TKO (punches)
|Pancrase: Rising 5
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:08
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|-
| Loss
|2-1
|
Thiago Silva|KO (soccer kick)
|Pancrase: Rising 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:29
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
|
|-
| Win
|2-0
|
Yasuaki Miura|Technical Submission (kimura)
|Pancrase: Blow 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:47
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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|-
| Win
|1-0
|
Yuji Sakuragi|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Pancrase: Blow 7
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:20
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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