Kazuki Tokudome
Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Tokudome made his professional MMA debut in November 2007 in his native Japan. Before signing with the UFC, he amassed a record of 11–3 with one draw over the course of the first five years of his career. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Tokudome made his UFC debut against Cristiano Marcello on March 3, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 8. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In his second fight with the promotion, Tokudome faced Norman Parke on July 6, 2013 at UFC 162. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Tokudome  faced debuting Yui Chul Nam at on March 1, 2014. He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Despite the loss on the scorecards, he was rewarded with his first "Fight of the Night" bonus award. Tokudome faced promotional newcomer Johnny Case on September 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52. He lost the fight via technical submission in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion. Pancrase. Following his release from the UFC, Tokudome competed for Pancrase from 2015 to 2017. On November 1, 2015, he defeated Satoru Kitaoka by fourth-round technical knockout to  win the King of Pancrase Lightweight Championship. He challenged Takasuke Kume for the King of Pancrase Lightweight Championship at Pancrase 292 on December 10, 2017. He lost the fight via first-round knockout. ONE Championship. Tokudome then signed with ONE Championship and made his promotional debut against Jadamba Narantungalag at on July 13, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He made his sophomore appearance against Christian Lee at on November 9, 2018. He lost the fight via first-round technical knockout. He then faced Adrian Pang at on May 10, 2019. He won the fight via second-round  technical knockout. He next faced Johnny Nuñez at on October 26, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Rizin. Tokudome faced Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza at Rizin 27 on March 21, 2021. After taking Souza down, he was quickly submitted via triangle choke in the first round.