Kenji Osawa

Summary

Kenji Osawa Japanese: 大沢ケンジ (born November 4, 1976)[citation needed] is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo. He debuted in MMA over a decade ago, and trains and fights out of Wajitsu Keishukai, where he teaches once a week.[citation needed]

Kenji Osawa
大沢ケンジ
Born (1976-11-04) November 4, 1976 (age 47)
Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleBoxing, BJJ
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamWajitsu Keishukai Hearts
RankBrown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[1][2]
Years active2003-2014
Mixed martial arts record
Total33
Wins20
By knockout4
By submission2
By decision14
Losses11
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision8
Draws2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

MMA career edit

Osawa's fight record is 21-11-2 and has competed in many of the top organisations such as Shooto, WEC, DREAM and DEEP.[citation needed]

He was scheduled to fight Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rani Yahya on August 9, 2009, at WEC 42, but due to a foot injury, he was replaced by John Hosman.[3]

Osawa lost via unanimous decision to Antonio Banuelos on November 18, 2009, at WEC 44 and was subsequently released from the promotion.[4]

Osawa made his DREAM debut against Yoshiro Maeda at DREAM.14 on May 29, 2010, winning a close split decision.[5]

On April 29, 2014, Osawa retired after losing a rematch to Takafumi Otsuka, a fighter Osawa had previously beaten in 2011.[citation needed]

Career titles edit

  • Amateur Shooto '02 East Japan Title
  • Amateur Shooto '02 All Japan Title

Mixed martial arts record edit

Professional record breakdown
33 matches 20 wins 11 losses
By knockout 4 1
By submission 2 2
By decision 14 8
Draws 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 20–11–2 Takafumi Otsuka Decision (unanimous) Deep: 66 Impact April 29, 2014 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 20–10–2 Seiji Akao Decision (split) Deep: Tribe Tokyo Fight October 20, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 19–10–2 Takeshi Inoue Decision (unanimous) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st December 24, 2012 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 18–10–2 Keisuke Fujiwara Decision (unanimous) Dream: Japan GP Final July 16, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Third Place bout
Loss 17–10–2 Masakazu Imanari Submission (achilles lock) Dream: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 2 0:58 Saitama, Saitama, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 17–9–2 Takafumi Otsuka Decision (split) Dream: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 2 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan DREAM Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 16–9–2 Yoshiro Maeda Decision (split) Dream 14 May 29, 2010 3 5:00 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Loss 15–9–2 Antonio Banuelos Decision (unanimous) WEC 44 November 18, 2009 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–8–2 Rafael Rebello Decision (split) WEC 39 March 1, 2009 3 5:00 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win 14–8–2 Tomoya Miyashita Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound November 8, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 13–8–2 Scott Jorgensen Decision (unanimous) WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura August 3, 2008 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Draw 13–7–2 Chris Manuel Draw WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann March 26, 2008 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13–7–1 Nobuhiro Yamauchi Decision (unanimous) Cage Force 5 December 1, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–7–1 Daniel Lima Decision (split) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 5 September 22, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–6–1 Marcos Galvão Decision (majority) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 May 18, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–5–1 Takeya Mizugaki TKO (punches and knees) Shooto: 11/10 in Korakuen Hall November 10, 2006 2 0:59 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 11–5–1 Akitoshi Hokazono Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall July 21, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–4–1 Naoya Uematsu Decision (majority) Shooto: The Victory of the Truth February 17, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 10–4–1 Daiki Hata Decision (unanimous) GCM: D.O.G. 4 December 11, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 10–3–1 Daniel Lima Draw Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall November 6, 2005 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–3 Jin Akimoto Decision (majority) Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall May 4, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–3 Minoru Tsuiki KO (knees) GCM: D.O.G. 1 March 12, 2005 3 0:22 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–3 Seiji Otsuka Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004 November 12, 2004 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–3 Hiroshi Umemura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig Central 6 September 12, 2004 3 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Loss 6–3 So Tazawa TKO (cut) Shooto 2004: 7/4 in Kitazawa Town Hall July 4, 2004 1 2:33 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 6–2 Akitoshi Hokazono Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto 2004: 4/16 in Kitazawa Town Hall April 16, 2004 1 1:50 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–1 Tetsuya Nishi TKO (punches) GCM: Demolition Atom 6 March 14, 2004 1 4:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–1 Hiroyuki Tanaka Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall January 24, 2004 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–1 Augusto Frota Submission (arm-triangle choke) Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2003 November 3, 2003 2 4:24 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3–1 Yohei Mikami Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 9/5 in Korakuen Hall September 5, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Atsunori Hiruma Decision (unanimous) GCM: Demolition 8 June 29, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Manabu Kano Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: 3/18 in Korakuen Hall March 18, 2003 2 3:21 Yokohama, Japan
Win 1–0 Koki Sato TKO (knees) GCM: Demolition 030209 February 9, 2003 2 1:46 Yokohama, Japan

References edit

  1. ^ 【柔術】パンクラスカップに大沢ケンジが出場、茶帯トップの柔術家と対決 イーファイト 2018年12月11日
  2. ^ 【修斗杯柔術選手権2019関東】大沢ケンジ vs 佐藤ルミナ
  3. ^ "Kenji Osawa out, WEC newcomer John Hosman in against Rani Yahya at WEC 42 | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ^ "WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo results". Wec.tv. 2009-11-19.
  5. ^ "DREAM | DREAM.14". Dreamofficial.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.

External links edit

  • Professional MMA record for Kenji Osawa from Sherdog  
  • Profile on Wajitsu Keishukai official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 25, 2010)
  • Official Keishukai Myspace page