Daiki Hata

is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and the former DEEP Bantamweight Champion. He is also an occasional kickboxer.

Mixed martial arts career Japanese career Daiki began his professional MMA career in July 2004 for the Pancrase promotion. Over the next four years, he amassed a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw primarily in that promotion. During this time he had a victory over WEC contenders Kenji Osawa.

In August 2008, Daiki began fighting for the DEEP promotion. Over the next few years he would also fight for DREAM, K-1, Cage Force, and S-Cup.

In April 2013, Daiki defeated Yoshiro Maeda to become the DEEP Bantamweight Champion. He vacated the title

Road to UFC: Japan In June 2015, Hata was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Tatsunao Nagakura in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to Mizuto Hirota by decision.

Rizin Fighting Federation In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, Hata faced Hiroyuki Takaya on December 29, 2015. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to DEEP After the one-fight stint in Rizin FF, Hata returned to DEEP to face Yuki Motoya at DEEP Cage Impact 2016 on October 18, 2016. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Hata then went on to lose against Takahiro Ashida before defeating Kyosuke Yokoyama and Koichi Ishizuka consecutively, earning him a title shot. Hata challenged Satoshi Yamasu for the DEEP Featherweight Championship at DEEP 89 on May 12, 2019. He lost the bout via second-round technical knockout.

Hata then faced Kouya Kanda at DEEP 100 on February 21, 2021. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Hata faced Tetsuya Seki at DEEP 103 on September 23, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Hata faced Kosuke Terashima at DEEP 107 on MAy 8, 2022 for the Interim DEEP Bantamweight Championship. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Hata faced Jinnosuke Kashimura on March 25, 2023 at DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 2nd Round, winning the bout via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments DEEP DEEP Bantamweight Champion (one time; former)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Naoki Ueda Decision (unanimous) DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 5th Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jinnosuke Kashimura Decision (unanimous) DEEP Tokyo Impact 2023 2nd Round

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kosuke Terashima Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 107 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tetsuya Seki Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 103 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kouya Kanda Decision (unanimous) DEEP 100 Impact - 20th Anniversary

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuki Ohara Submission (arm-triangle choke) DEEP: 93 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Satoshi Yamasu TKO (punches) DEEP: 89 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Koichi Ishizuka Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 87 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kyosuke Yokoyama Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 85 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Takahiro Ashida Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 79 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yuki Motoya Decision (unanimous) DEEP Cage Impact 2016

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Hiroyuki Takaya Decision (unanimous) Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1

Saitama, Japan Win

Seiji Akao Decision (split) DEEP: 69th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshiro Maeda TKO (punches) DEEP: 62nd Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Toshiaki Kitada Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 61st Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshiki Harada TKO (punches) DEEP: Cage Impact 2012

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Toshiaki Kitada Draw (majority) DEEP: 60th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Seiji Akao KO (punches) DEEP: 59th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Makoto Kamaya Draw (majority) DEEP: 58th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Tomomi Iwama Draw DEEP: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: Over Again

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yusaku Nakamura TKO (punches) DEEP: 57th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Tatsumitsu Wada Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 55th Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Masakazu Imanari Decision (unanimous) Deep: 50 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (unanimous) DREAM.15

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Loss

Kazuyuki Miyata Decision (unanimous) DREAM.11

Yokohama, Japan Win

Hideo Tokoro Decision (unanimous) DREAM.8

Nagoya, Japan Win

Shoji Maruyama Decision (unanimous) Deep: Fan Thanksgiving Festival

Tokyo, Japan Win

Naoya Uematsu TKO (punches) Deep: 39 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Jong Man Kim Draw Deep: 37 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

David Love Submission (triangle choke) Freestyle Combat Challenge 35

Racine, Wisconsin, United States Loss

Marlon Sandro Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Rising 9

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Eben Oroz Decision (majority) bodogFight - Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Win

Jameel Massouh TKO (punches) Pancrase - Rising 5

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kentaro Imaizumi Decision (majority) Pancrase: Rising 3

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoshiro Maeda Decision (split) Pancrase: Blow 6

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Win

Miki Shida TKO (punches) Pancrase: Blow 5

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshiro Maeda TKO (punches) Pancrase: Blow 2

Osaka, Japan Win

Kenji Osawa Decision (split) GCM - D.O.G 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takeshi Sato TKO (punches) GCM - Demolition 051027

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Takumi Murata Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Spiral 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kentaro Imaizumi Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Spiral 5

Yokohama, Japan Draw

Katsuhiro Hirata Draw Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Naoji Fujimoto Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Eliminations

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Takumi Murata Draw GCM - Demolition 041015

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Ryusuke Uemura Draw Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final

Tokyo, Japan Kickboxing record Legend: