Katsunori Kikuno

Mixed martial arts

Deep Kikuno made his professional mixed martial arts debut in Japanese promotion DEEP's Future King Tournament 2005 defeating Hitoki Tsuti via doctor stoppage and Masashi Takeda via knockout.

At the 2009 DEEP Lightweight Tournament Kikuno became champion after defeating Koichiro Matsumoto via knockout.

Dream Kikuno signed with the DREAM promotion after becoming DEEP Lightweight Champion and made his debut against Andre Dida at Dream 10 on July 20, 2009. Kikuno defeated Dida via a flurry of punches, winning his DREAM debut.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Kikuno faced Quinn Mulhern on January 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 34. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

In his second fight with the promotion, Kikuno faced Tony Ferguson on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Kikuno faced Sam Sicilia at UFC Fight Night 52 on September 20, 2014. He won the fight via submission in the second round.

Kikuno faced Kevin Souza on March 21, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 62. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Kikuno faced Diego Brandão on September 27, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 75. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Championships and accomplishments DEEP DEEP Lightweight Championship (One time) One successful title defense DEEP Lightweight Championship Tournament Winner 2005 DEEP Future King Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record Win

Takuya Oyama TKO (punches) DEEP- 76 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Diego Brandão TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson

Saitama, Japan Loss

Kevin Souza KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Sam Sicilia Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

Saitama, Japan Loss

Tony Ferguson KO (punch) UFC 173

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Quinn Mulhern Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim

Marina Bay, Singapore Win

Yong Jae Lee Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: 63 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jutaro Nakao KO (punch) Deep: Cage Impact 2013

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takafumi Ito KO (palm strike) U-Spirits Again

Tokyo, Japan Win

Luiz Andrade I KO (punch) Deep: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: Semifinals

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yasuaki Kishimoto Decision (unanimous) Deep: 60 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Satoru Kitaoka Decision (unanimous) Deep: 58 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kwang Hee Lee TKO (punches) Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 1st Round

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous) Deep: 55 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Daisuke Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Dream: Fight for Japan!

Tokyo, Japan Win

Nobuhiro Obiya Decision (split) Deep: 50 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Gesias Cavalcante Decision (split) Dream 15

Saitama, Japan Win

Kuniyoshi Hironaka KO (punch) Dream 13

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Eddie Alvarez Submission (arm-triangle choke) Dream 12

Osaka, Japan Win

Andre Amade TKO (punches) Dream 10

Saitama, Japan Win

Koichiro Matsumoto KO (punch) Deep: 41 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jung Bu-Kyung TKO (body kick and soccer kicks) Deep: 40 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jang Yong Kim Decision (unanimous) Deep: 39 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshihiro Tomioka TKO (punches) Deep: 37 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Seigo Inoue Decision (unanimous) Deep: 35 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takuhiro Kamikozono Decision (majority) Deep: 29 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroki Nagaoka Decision (majority) Deep: 27 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yutaka Kobayashi Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: 26 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Luiz Andrade I Draw Deep: clubDeep Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ichiro Kojima TKO (punches) ZST: Swat! 5

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yukinari Tamura Decision (unanimous) Deep: 23 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masashi Takeda KO (punch) Deep: Future King Tournament 2005

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hitoki Tsuti TKO (doctor stoppage) Deep: Future King Tournament 2005

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Junpei Chikano Draw ZST 8

Tokyo, Japan Mixed martial arts exhibition record Win

Yuichiro Nagashima TKO (punches) Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011

Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Japan