Takafumi Ōtsuka

Takafumi Otsuka (born August 22, 1986) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2006, Otsuka is a two-time DEEP Bantamweight Champion and a one-time DEEP Featherweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Otsuka made his professional MMA debut in October 2006 and lost the bout via submission in the second round.

Deep Although Otsuka fought for various promotions over the first ten years of his career, he primarily competed for the Deep promotion in Japan with over 25 bouts held there.

Otsuka challenged Dokonjonosuke Mishima for the DEEP Featherweight Championship at Deep: 43 Impact on August 23, 2009. He won the fight and claimed the title via unanimous decision.

Otsuka made his first title defense attempt against Yoshiro Maeda at Deep 57: Impact on February 18, 2012. However, he lost the title via second-round submission.

In April 2014, Otsuka faced Kenji Osawa for the vacant DEEP Bantamweight Championship at Deep: 66 Impact. He won the bout and title via unanimous decision.

Rizin FF In July 2017, Otsuka made his debut for Rizin Fighting Federation. He faced Anthony Birchak in the first round of the Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix on July 30, 2017 at Rizin 6 and won the fight via split decision.

Shooto Otsuka made his promotional debut in Shooto against Tatsuya Ando at Shooto 1123 on November 23, 2020. He won the fight via technical knockout after Ando injured his knee. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix 2021 Otsuka faced Hiroki Yamashita in the opening round of the Bantamweight Grand Prix at Rizin 29 on May 30, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Otsuka was scheduled to face Hiromasa Ougikubo in the quarterfinals on September 19, 2021 at Rizin 30. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and Accomplishments Deep Deep Bantamweight Championship (Two times) Three Successful Title Defenses Deep Featherweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Hiromasa Ougikubo Decision (unanimous) Rizin 30

Saitama, Japan Win

Hiroki Yamashita Decision (unanimous) Rizin 29

Osaka, Japan Loss

Ryo Okada Decision (unanimous) Shooto 0320

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tatsuya Ando TKO (knee injury) Shooto 1123

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yuki Motoya Decision (unanimous) Deep: 94 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuki Takano Decision (unanimous) Deep: 93 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Rikuto Shirakawa TKO (shoulder injury) Deep: 91 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Trevin Jones Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: 89 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Seiji Akao Decision (unanimous) Deep: 87 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Victor Henry KO (kick to the body) Deep: 85 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Shintaro Ishiwatari Decision (unanimous) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round

Saitama, Japan Win

Khalid Taha Submission (guillotine choke) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round

Saitama, Japan Win

Anthony Birchak Decision (split) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1

Saitama, Japan Win

Koichi Ishizuka Decision (split) Deep: 77 Impact x DEEP JEWELS 13

Tokyo, Japan Win

Baataryn Azjavkhlan Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: 77 Impact x DEEP JEWELS 13

Tokyo, Japan Win

Daisuke Endo Decision (unanimous) Deep: 75 Impact: 15th Anniversary

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Ken Saotome Technical Draw (accidental clash of heads) Deep: 74 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Toshiaki Kitada Decision (unanimous) Deep: 72 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Shintaro Ishiwatari TKO (punch) Deep: Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special

Saitama, Japan Win

Toshinori Tsunemura Submission (guillotine choke) Deep: 69 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kenji Osawa Decision (unanimous) Deep: 66 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Toshiaki Kitada Decision (unanimous) Deep: Cage Impact 2013

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoon Jun Lee Decision (unanimous) Road FC 12: Road Fighting Championship 12

Wonju, Gwandong, South Korea Win

Makoto Kamaya Decision (unanimous) Deep: 62 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Seiji Akao Decision (unanimous) Deep: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: 2nd Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Naohiro Mizuno Decision (unanimous) Deep: 60 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Tatsumitsu Wada Decision (majority) Deep: Cage Impact 2012 in Tokyo: Over Again

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoshiro Maeda Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: 57 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Bibiano Fernandes Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Dream 17

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Hiroshi Nakamura Decision (unanimous) Deep: 54 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kenji Osawa Decision (split) Dream: Fight for Japan!

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Tomohiko Hori Decision (unanimous) Deep: 51 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yoshiro Maeda Decision (majority) Deep: 50 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Koichiro Matsumoto Decision (split) Deep: 48 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Kazuyuki Miyata Decision (split) Dream 14

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Takeshi Yamazaki Decision (unanimous) Deep: 46 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Dokonjonosuke Mishima Decision (unanimous) Deep: 43 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Bibiano Fernandes Decision (unanimous) Dream 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 First Round

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Shoji Maruyama Decision (unanimous) Deep: 39 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masanori Kanehara Decision (split) Deep: 38 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Rafael dos Anjos Decision (split) Fury FC 6: High Voltage

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Isamu Sugiuchi TKO (slam and punches) Deep: clubDeep Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan Win

Shun Takahashi Submission (rear-naked choke) Smoker's: The Smoker's Party 1

Tokyo, Japan Win

Rodrigo Ruiz TKO (punches) Fury FC 5: Final Conflict

São Paulo, Brazil Draw

Seiji Ozuka Draw Deep: 31 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Motomare Takahashi Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep: clubDeep Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan Win

Leandro Issa TKO (punches) Fury FC 3: Reloaded

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Luiz Andrade I Decision (unanimous) MARS 6: Rapid Fire

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Toshiaki Kitada Decision (unanimous) Deep: clubDeep Tokyo: Future King Tournament 2006

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Tashiro Nishiuchi Submission (rear-naked choke) MARS: Bodog Fight

Tokyo, Japan