# Tatsuya Mizuno

Tatsuya Mizuno (Japanese: 水野 竜也, Hepburn: Mizuno Tatsuya, born June 2, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has fought for DREAM, Pancrase, DEEP, M-1 Global, ProElite, ONE FC, K-1, and also participated in the Dynamite!! 2010 event.

## Background

Mizuno started competing in judo in high school, and currently holds a 3rd dan black belt in the discipline. On April 29, 2005, he became the champion of fifth 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, Assuério Silva and Mirko Cro Cop early on in his career.

### DREAM

In 2010 Mizuno took part in the DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix. He defeated Melvin Manhoef 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 submission.
Mizuno fought Sergei Kharitonov at DREAM's Dynamite!! 2010 New Year's Eve event and lost the fight via first-round KO.
On July 16, 2011, Mizuno defeated Trevor Prangley by KO (knee to the body) in the first round at Dream: Japan GP Final. Former UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami was present as his cornerman.

### Post-DREAM

On January 21, 2012, Mizuno defeated Ilima Maiava via submission (arm-triangle choke) in the second round.
In June 2012, Mizuno faced MMA veteran Renato Sobral at ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors. Mizuno lost via armbar submission in 31 seconds of the first round.
He then faced fellow judoka Jason Jones at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Mizuno returned to the One FC promotion on October 18, 2013 against Rafael Silva. Mizuno won a three-round unanimous decision.
In Mizuno's next bout, he faced undefeated Brazilian Leandro Ataides at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014. Mizuno was stopped by strikes at 0:47 of round one.
Mizuno faced Brayan Rafiq at ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of the Lions on November 7, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Mizuno then faced João Batista Yoshimura at DEEP 98 on November 1, 2020. He lost the fight via second-round knockout.
Mizuno made his first title defense attempt in a rematch against Yoshimura at DEEP 102 on July 4, 2021. He lost the bout via second-round knockout.
Mizuno faced Seigo Mizuguchi on December 12, 2021 at DEEP 105 Impact, winning the bout in the first round after soccer kicking Mizuguchi.
Mizuno returned a year later to face Masashi Inada at DEEP 111 Impact on December 11, 2022, winning 19 seconds into the bout after dropping Inada with a knee and finishing him with ground and pound.
Mizuno faced Ryo Sakai for the Deep Super Heavyweight Championship on July 2, 2023 at DEEP 114 Impact, losing the bout in 42 seconds via TKO stoppage.

## Championships and Accomplishments

* Deep
** Deep Middleweight Championship (one time; former)
* DREAM
** 2010 DREAM Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Runner Up

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 43 matches | 26 wins | 16 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 10 |
| By submission | 11 | 3 |
| By decision | 4 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 26–16–1 | Taisei Sekino | TKO (soccer kicks and punches) | Deep 121 Impact | September 16, 2024 | 1 | 3:12 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 26–15–1 | Koji Shikuwa | Decision (unanimous) | DEEP 119 Impact | May 3, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 25–15–1 | Lawdlain Saint Ilme | KO (knee) | DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 6th Round | November 23, 2023 | 2 | 0:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 24–15–1 | Ryo Sakai | TKO (punches) | DEEP 114 Impact | July 2, 2023 | 1 | 0:42 | Tokyo, Japan | For the interim DEEP Megatonweight Championship. |
| Win | 24–14–1 | Masashi Inada | TKO (knee and punches) | DEEP 111 Impact | December 11, 2022 | 1 | 0:19 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 23–14–1 | Seigo Mizuguchi | TKO (punch and soccer kick) | DEEP 105 Impact | December 12, 2021 | 1 | 1:15 | Tokyo, Japan | Super Heavyweight debut. |
| Loss | 22–14–1 | João Batista Yoshimura | KO (punches) | DEEP: 102 Impact | July 4, 2021 | 2 | 0:32 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost the DEEP Middleweight Championship. |
| Loss | 22–13–1 | João Batista Yoshimura | TKO (punches) | DEEP: 98 Impact | November 1, 2020 | 2 | 4:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 22–12–1 | Joshua Robison | Submission (rear naked choke) | DEEP 93 Impact | December 15, 2019 | 2 | 3:28 | Tokyo, Japan | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 21–12–1 | Ryo Sakai | Disqualification | DEEP 92 Impact | October 22, 2019 | 2 | 3:41 | Tokyo, Japan | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 20–12–1 | Mitsuyoshi Nakai | Submission (head and arm choke) | DEEP 90 Impact | June 29, 2019 | 1 | 4:58 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 19–12–1 | Ryuta Sakurai | Submission (sleeper choke) | DEEP 87 Impact | December 22, 2018 | 2 | 2:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 18–12–1 | Lee Eun-Su | Submission (rear naked choke) | Road FC 049 | August 18, 2018 | 2 | 2:32 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 17–12–1 | Taisuke Okuno | Submission (sleeper choke) | DEEP 82 Impact | February 24, 2018 | 3 | 4:34 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the vacant Deep Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–12–1 | Genpei Hayashi | Decision (unanimous) | DEEP 79 Impact | September 16, 2017 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 15–12–1 | Jung Kyo Park | Submission (rear naked choke) | DEEP Cage Impact 2017 | May 13, 2017 | 2 | 1:55 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 14–12–1 | Gilberto Galvao | Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC 47: Unbreakable Warriors | September 2, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Win | 14–11–1 | Mohamed Ali | TKO (knee and punches) | ONE FC 42: Ascent To Power | May 6, 2016 | 2 | 3:52 | Kallang, Singapore | Catchweight (209 lbs) bout. |
| Loss | 13–11–1 | Jake Butler | TKO (elbows) | ONE FC 38: Clash of Heroes | January 29, 2016 | 1 | 4:38 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 13–10–1 | Jun Hee Moon | TKO (retirement) | DEEP 73 Impact | October 17, 2015 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | 12–10–1 | Young Choi | Technical Draw | DEEP: Cage Impact 2015 | July 20, 2015 | 1 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12–10 | Brayan Rafiq | Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC: Battle of the Lions | November 7, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Loss | 11–10 | Leandro Ataides | KO (punches) | ONE FC: Rise of Heroes | May 2, 2014 | 1 | 0:47 | Pasay, Philippines | |
| Win | 11–9 | Rafael Silva | Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC: Total Domination | October 18, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | Middleweight debut. |
| Loss | 10–9 | Jason Jones | Decision (unanimous) | Glory World Series: Glory 2 | October 12, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Loss | 10–8 | Renato Sobral | Submission (armbar) | ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors | June 24, 2012 | 1 | 0:31 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Win | 10–7 | Ilima Maiava | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ProElite 3 | January 21, 2012 | 2 | 1:47 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 9–7 | Trevor Prangley | TKO (knee to the body) | Dream: Japan GP Final | July 16, 2011 | 1 | 4:41 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 8–7 | Sergei Kharitonov | KO (knee) | Dynamite!! 2010 | December 31, 2010 | 1 | 1:25 | Saitama, Japan | Heavyweight debut. |
| Loss | 8–6 | Gegard Mousasi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | DREAM 16 | September 25, 2010 | 1 | 6:10 | Nagoya, Japan | DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Final; DREAM Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–5 | Melvin Manhoef | Submission (kimura) | DREAM 15 | July 10, 2010 | 1 | 7:38 | Saitama, Japan | DREAM Light Heavyweight GP Semifinal. |
| Win | 7–5 | Ilir Latifi | TKO (knee and punches) | K-1: Rumble of the Kings | November 20, 2009 | 3 | 0:15 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 6–5 | Rafael Rodríguez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 18: Netherlands Day Two | August 16, 2009 | 1 | 2:20 | Hilversum, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Tom Blackledge | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge 14: Japan | April 29, 2009 | 1 | 3:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–4 | Jose Beltran Martinez | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 8: USA | October 29, 2008 | 1 | 1:53 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Bruno Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Challenge 6: Korea | August 29, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | South Korea | |
| Win | 4–3 | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | KO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 5: Japan | July 17, 2008 | 1 | 4:13 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mirko Cro Cop | TKO (punches) | DREAM 1: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round | March 15, 2008 | 1 | 0:56 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 3–2 | Masayuki Kono | TKO (punches) | Pancrase: Rising 9 | November 28, 2007 | 1 | 3:28 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Assuério Silva | TKO (punches) | Pancrase: Rising 5 | May 30, 2007 | 2 | 2:08 | Tokyo, Japan | For the vacant Pancrase Heavyweight Championship. |
| Loss | 2–1 | Thiago Silva | KO (soccer kick) | Pancrase: Rising 2 | February 28, 2007 | 1 | 4:29 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Yasuaki Miura | Technical Submission (kimura) | Pancrase: Blow 10 | December 2, 2006 | 1 | 1:47 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Yuji Sakuragi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase: Blow 7 | September 16, 2006 | 2 | 3:20 | Tokyo, Japan | |