Koyomi Matsushima

Koyomi Matsushima (; born October 8, 1992) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division and has previously fought in ONE Championship and Pancrase. Matsushima has faced strong opposition with the likes of Dave Leduc, Marat Gafurov, and Garry Tonon.

Background Koyomi Matsushima is currently training under Japanese MMA Legend Satoru Kitaoka and has been a combat sports fan all his life, growing up watching karate, judo, wrestling, and mixed martial arts bouts in his native Japan. His own training began first with Kyokushin karate, which he started in order to find his center and build the foundations of his own competitive career.

Mixed martial arts career Early career On May 2, 2015, early in his mixed martial arts career, Matsushima faced future Lethwei world champion Dave Leduc at Hybrid Pro Series 3 in Gatineau, Canada, and won by first-round TKO in 19 seconds.

ONE Championship After a successful career in the Japanese MMA circuit, including runs with both Shooto and Pancrase, Matsushima signed with ONE Championship in 2018. He was scheduled to make his promotional debut against former ONE Featherweight Champion Marat Gafurov at ONE Championship: Conquest of Heroes on September 22, 2018. Matsushima won by first-round technical knockout.

Matsushima was scheduled to face Kwon Won Il at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest on June 15, 2019. He won by unanimous decision.

After two straight wins, Matsushima challenged Martin Nguyen for the ONE Featherweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019. Matsushima lost by second-round technical knockout.

He was scheduled to face Kim Jae Woong at ONE Championship: Warrior's Code on February 7, 2020. Matsushima won by third-round technical knockout.

Matsushima was scheduled to face former ADCC and IBJJF champion Garry Tonon in a featherweight title eliminator at ONE Championship: Big Bang on December 4, 2020. Matsushima was unable to stick to his winning ways, getting dominated on the ground en route to a unanimous decision loss.

Road to UFC Matsushima faced Jun Young Hong in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight tournament on June 9, 2022 in Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 2. He won the bout via split decision.

Matsushima faced Yi Zha in the Semi-Finals of the Featherweight tournament on October 23, 2022 at Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 5. He lost the close bout via split decision.

Post-Road to UFC In his first bout since the loss on Road To UFC, Matsushima faced Ryuji Takashio at DEEP 114 Impact on July 2, 2023, knocking him out with a soccer kick in the first round.

Matsushima faced Karshyga Dautbek on January 21, 2024 at Top Brights 1, losing the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.

Titles Shooto 2015 Shooto Rookie Tournament Champion

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Ryan Cafaro Submission (inverted guillotine choke) Rizin 53

Kobe, Japan Win

Sodnomdorj Purevdorj TKO (flying knee to the body) Gladiator Challenger Series 02

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Karshyga Dautbek TKO (elbow and punches) TOP BRIGHTS 01

Ōta, Japan Win

Ryuji Takashio KO (punch and soccer kick) DEEP 114 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yi Zha Decision (split) Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 5

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Jun Young-hong Decision (split) Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 2

Kallang, Singapore Loss

Garry Tonon Decision (unanimous) ONE: Big Bang

Kallang, Singapore Win

Kim Jae-woong TKO (punches) ONE: Warrior's Code

Jakarta, Indonesia Loss

Martin Nguyen TKO (punches) ONE: Dawn of Heroes

Pasay, Philippines Win

Kwon Won-il Decision (unanimous) ONE: Legendary Quest

Shanghai, China Win

Marat Gafurov TKO (punches) ONE: Conquest of Heroes

Jakarta, Indonesia Loss

Isao Kobayashi DQ (illegal knee) Pancrase 295

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kyle Aguon Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 292

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yusuke Kasuya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 289

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yojiro Uchimura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 286

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Marlon Sandro TKO (elbows and punches) Pancrase 283

Tokyo, Japan Win

Juntaro Ushiku Technical Submission (kimura) Pancrase 280

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Rolando Dy KO (punch) Pacific Xtreme Combat 53

Parañaque, Philippines Win

Daisuke Arakawa KO (punch) Shooto: Infinity League 2015 Finals

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yushikazu Fujishi KO (head kick) Shooto: Grapplingman 16

Tokyo, Japan Win

Eric Gatmen KO (slam) Pacific Xtreme Combat 49

Mangilao, Guam Win

Dave Leduc TKO (punches) Hybrid Pro Series 3

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Win

Yoshinori Takahashi KO (punches) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 18

Tokyo, Japan