Tetsuji Kato

Tetsuji Kato
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight and lightweight divisions in Shooto, Strikeforce and DEEP. He was the SuperBrawl 7 Light Heavyweight Tournament winner, defeating Ben Hernandez in the finals.
Championships and Accomplishments
All Japan Amateur Shooto
3rd All Japan Amateur Shooto Championship Welterweight Tournament Runner Up (1996)
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SuperBrawl 7 Lightweight Tournament Winner
Mixed martial arts record
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| Win
| align=center| 20-10
| Ilya Zelik
| TKO (punches)
| Trench Warz 11 - Redemption
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:11
| Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
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| Loss
| align=center| 19-10
| Yoshihiro Koyama
| TKO (punches)
| Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:12
| Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 19-9
| Kenichiro Togashi
| Decision (majority)
| Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 19-8
| Gilbert Melendez
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Beverly Hills, California, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 19-7
| Joe Camacho
| TKO
| PXC 11 - No Turning Back
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| align=center| 2
|
| Guam
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| Win
| align=center| 19-6
| Alexei Maligin
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Kokoro - Kill Or Be Killed
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:53
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 18-6
| Toby Imada
| TKO (punches)
| FFCF 6 - Undisputed
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:13
| Mangilao, Guam
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 17-6
| Vítor Ribeiro
| Submission (arm triangle choke)
| Rumble on the Rock 7
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 2:32
| Hawaii, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 17-5
| Jason Dent
| Decision
| SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Hawaii, United States
|Welterweight bout.
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| Loss
| align=center| 16-5
| Adam Lynn
| Decision
| FFCF 1 - Fury Full Contact Fighting 1
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| align=center| 4
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| Guam
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| Loss
| align=center| 16-4
| Dokonjonosuke Mishima
| Decision (majority)
| Deep - 12th Impact
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 16-3
| Brian Gassaway
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - 3/18 in Korakuen Hall
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
|Welterweight bout.
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| Win
| align=center| 15-3
| Seichi Ikemoto
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - To The Top Final Act
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 14-3
| Ray Cooper
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - To The Top 6
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 13-3
| Anderson Silva
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - To The Top 2
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
|Welterweight bout.
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| Win
| align=center| 13-2
| Dan Gilbert
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Shooto - R.E.A.D. Final
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:28
| Tokyo, Japan
|Lightweight bout.
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| Win
| align=center| 12-2
| Thomas Denny
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - R.E.A.D. 10
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
|Return to Lightweight.
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| Loss
| align=center| 11-2
| Hayato Sakurai
| Decision (split)
| Shooto - R.E.A.D. 2
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
| For the Shooto Welterweight Championship.
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| Win
| align=center| 11-1
| Angelo Sergio
| Submission (punches)
| VTJ 1999 - Vale Tudo Japan 1999
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 7:45
| Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 10-1
| Rhett Anthony
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| SB 14 - SuperBrawl 14
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:18
| Guam
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| Win
| align=center| 9-1
| Jutaro Nakao
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - 10th Anniversary Event
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Yokohama, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 8-1
| Hiroyuki Kojima
| TKO (punches)
| Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 6
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:28
| Tokyo, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 7-1
| Alex Cook
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 5
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
|Return to Welterweight.
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| Win
| align=center| 6-1
| Ben Hernandez
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| SB 7 - SuperBrawl 7
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:38
| Guam
| SuperBrawl 7 Lightweight Tournament Finals; won the SuperBrawl 7 Light Heavyweight Tournament
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| Win
| align=center| 5-1
| Luke Ishizaki
| Submission (armbar)
| SB 7 - SuperBrawl 7
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:43
| Guam
| SuperBrawl 7 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
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| Win
| align=center| 4-1
| Patrick Madayag
| Submission (choke)
| SB 7 - SuperBrawl 7
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:33
| Guam
| SuperBrawl 7 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
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| Win
| align=center| 3-1
| Koichi Tanaka
| Technical Submission (armbar)
| Shooto - Las Grandes Viajes 1
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:01
| Tokyo, Japan
|Return to Lightweight.
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| Loss
| align=center| 2-1
| Jutaro Nakao
| Submission (armbar)
| Shooto - Reconquista 3
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:56
| Tokyo, Japan
|Welterweight debut.
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| Win
| align=center| 2-0
| Masato Fujiwara
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - Gig
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 1-0
| Hiroyuki Kojima
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto - Reconquista 2
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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References
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Living people
Japanese male mixed martial artists
Lightweight mixed martial artists
Welterweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
Japanese male judoka
Year of birth missing (living people)