Michihiro Omigawa

is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler, who mainly competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, Omigawa competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Cage Rage, World Victory Road, DREAM, DEEP, and Shooto.

Background Omigawa is from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan and began training in judo when he was in elementary school. He attended Tsuchiuranichidai High School with fellow mixed martial artists Hayato Sakurai and Kazuyuki Miyata. Omigawa's grandfather, who he was named after, died the day before his graduation. Omigawa attended the International Budo University in the Chiba Prefecture of Japan.

Omigawa has won various judo tournaments and medals during his career. He received the silver medal at the 2001 Asian Judo Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and earned a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea all for the 66 kg weight class division. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Omigawa was defeated by Darren Elkins via unanimous decision on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131. The decision was considered controversial, and despite the loss, UFC president Dana White stated on his Twitter account that both fighters would be paid a win bonus.

Omigawa faced British fighter Jason Young on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Omigawa next faced former Jungle Fight Lightweight Champion Yuri Alcântara on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142. Omigawa lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Omigawa fought fellow judoka Manny Gamburyan on August 4, 2012 at UFC on FOX 4. He lost via unanimous decision. After back-to-back losses in the UFC, Omigawa was released from the promotion yet again.

Post-UFC Omigawa fought at DREAM 18 against Tatsuya Kawajiri on New Year's Eve 2012. Omigawa lost via unanimous decision. The loss puts Omigawa at 1-6 in his last seven fights, all of which have gone to a decision.

Road FC In May 2013, it was announced that Omigawa had signed with Korea's ROAD FC and would debut against fellow judo practitioner, Bae Young Kwon at Road FC 12. After a back and forth fight, Omigawa lost a controversial decision.

Shootboxing Bringing his boxing and judo skills to the kickboxing/grappling hybrid sport of shootboxing, Omigawa entered the 2013 –65 kg S-Cup held at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 in Tokyo, Japan on November 15, 2013. After defeating Yuki Hiroshi Kimaya by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, he then faced fellow mixed martial artist "Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura in the semis. The fight was ruled a majority draw after the regulation three rounds and so went to an extension round to produce a winner, after which Omigawa was given the nod by all three judges. In the tournament final, he fell victim to a flying knee from Hiroaki Suzuki, losing by knockout in round two.

Retirement Bout After winning the next 6 bouts after his loss in Road FC, mostly fighting under the banner of DEEP, Omigawa announced that he would be facing Daisuke Nakamura in his retirement bout at DEEP 106 on February 26, 2022. He lost the bout the fight via armbar in the third and retired afterwards.

Championships and accomplishments Kickboxing World Shoot Boxing Association 2013 65 kg S-Cup Runner-up

Mixed martial arts Sengoku Raiden Championships 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix Runner Up

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Daisuke Nakamura Submission (armbar) DEEP 106 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Akihiko Mouri KO (punch) DEEP 92 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuka Ohara Submission (head and arm choke) DEEP 90 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Teddy Violet Decision (split) WSOF Global Championship 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshifumi Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Grandslam MMA 3: Way of the Cage

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kosuke Umeda Submission (guillotine choke) DEEP Cage Impact 2015

Tokyo, Japan Win

Peter Cepeda Submission (straight armbar) DEEP 68 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Bae Young Kwon Decision (unanimous) Road FC 012

Gwandong, South Korea Loss

Tatsuya Kawajiri Decision (unanimous) DREAM 18

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Manvel Gamburyan Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera

Los Angeles, California, United States Loss

Iuri Alcântara Decision (unanimous) UFC 142

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Jason Young Decision (unanimous) UFC 138

Birmingham, England Loss

Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) UFC 131

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Loss

Chad Mendes Decision (unanimous) UFC 126

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Cole Escovedo Submission (inverted armbar) DREAM 16

Nagoya, Japan Win

Young Sam Jung Submission (guillotine choke) DREAM 15

Saitama, Japan Win

Micah Miller Decision (unanimous) Astra: Yoshida's Farewell

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009

Saitama, Japan Win

Hatsu Hioki Decision (split) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Masanori Kanehara Decision (split)

Win

Marlon Sandro Decision (split)

Win

Nam Phan TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

Tokyo, Japan Win

LC Davis Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Shintaro Ishiwatari Draw Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Jung Chan-Sung Decision (unanimous) Deep: Gladiator

Okayama, Japan Loss

Thiago Tavares Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Matt Wiman Decision (unanimous) UFC 76

Anaheim, California, United States Win

Naoki Matsushita TKO (punches) Deep: 29 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Woo Jin Eoh TKO (punch) Deep: 28 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takaaki Aoki Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kazunori Yokota Decision (majority) Deep: 26 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoshihiro Tomioka Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 4

Toyama, Toyama, Japan Win

Jason Chambers Decision (split) ICON Sport: Lawler vs. Niko 2

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Gesias Cavalcante KO (punches) Cage Rage 14

London, England Loss

Aaron Riley KO (head kick) PRIDE: Bushido 7

Tokyo, Japan Submission grappling record KO PUNCHES Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time