Koyomi Matsushima

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Koyomi Matsushima
松嶋こよみ
Born (1992-10-08) October 8, 1992 (age 31)
Yokohama, Japan
Other names Moushigo
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Reach 66.0 in[1]
Style Karate, Wrestling
Fighting out of Japan
Team AACC
Years active 2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 13
By knockout 7
By submission 1
By decision 5
Losses 5
By knockout 3
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Koyomi Matsushima Japanese: 松嶋こよみ [2] (born October 08, 1992) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. He has previously fought in ONE Championship and Pancrase.

Matsushima is currently training under the watchful eye of the Japanese MMA Legend Satoru Kitaoka. Matsushima also faced strong opposition with the likes of Dave Leduc, Martin Nguyen, Marat Gafurov, and Garry Tonon.[3][4]

Background

Koyomi Matsushima 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.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early in his mixed martial arts career, Koyomi Matsushima faced future Lethwei world champion Dave Leduc on May 2, 2015, whom he defeated by technical knockout in 19 seconds.[6]

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.[7] Matsushima won by first-round technical knockout.[8]

Matsushima was scheduled to face Kwon Won Il at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest on June 15, 2019.[9] He won by unanimous decision.[10]

After two straight wins, Matsushima challenged Martin Nguyen for the ONE Featherweight World Championship at ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes on August 2, 2019.[11] 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.[12] Matsushima won by third-round technical knockout.[13]

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.[14][15] Matsushima was unable to stick to his winning ways, getting dominated on the ground en route to a unanimous decision loss.[16]

Road to UFC

Matsushima faced Jun Young Hong in the Quarter-Finals of the Featherweight tournament on June 9, 2022 in Road to UFC: Episode 2.[17] He won the bout via split decision.[18]

Titles

  • Shooto
    • 2015 Shooto Rookie Tournament Champion

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–5 Jun Young Hong Decision (split) Road to UFC: Episode 2 June 9, 2022 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore Road to UFC Featherweight Quarter-Finals. Return to Featherweight.
Loss 12–5 Garry Tonon Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Big Bang December 4, 2020 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 12–4 Jae Woong Kim TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Warrior's Code February 7, 2020 3 0:24 Jakarta, Indonesia
Loss 11–4 Martin Nguyen TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes August 2, 2019 2 4:40 Manila, Philippines For the ONE Featherweight (155 lb) Championship.
Win 11–3 Kwon Won Il Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Legendary Quest June 15, 2019 3 5:00 Shanghai, China
Win 10–3 Marat Gafurov TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Conquest of Heroes September 22, 2018 1 1:41 Jakarta, Indonesia Return to Lightweight.
Loss 9–3 Isao Kobayashi DQ (illegal knee) Pancrase: 295 April 15, 2018 1 4:34 Tokyo, Japan For the Interim Pancrase Featherweight Championship.
Win 9–2 Kyle Aguon Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 292 December 10, 2017 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–2 Yusuke Kasuya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 289 August 20, 2017 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7–2 Yojiro Uchimura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 286 April 23, 2017 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 6–2 Marlon Sandro TKO (elbows and punches) Pancrase: 283 December 18, 2016 1 2:51 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–1 Juntaro Ushiku Submission (kimura) Pancrase: 280 September 11, 2016 3 3:11 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–1 Rolando Dy KO (punch) PXC 53 April 8, 2016 1 0:23 Parañaque, Philippines Featherweight debut.
Win 5–0 Daisuke Arakawa KO (punch) Shooto: Infinity League 2015 Finals December 20, 2015 1 0:16 Tokyo, Japan Won Shooto Rookie Tournament Championship.
Win 4–0 Yushikazu Fujishi KO (head kick) Shooto: Grapplingman 16 September 21, 2015 2 0:43 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Eric Gatmen KO (slam) PXC 49 August 7, 2015 1 3:06 Mangilao, Guam
Win 2–0 Dave Leduc TKO (punches) Hybrid Combat: 3 May 2, 2015 1 0:19 Quebec, Canada Catchweight (160 lb) bout.
Win 1–0 Yoshinori Takahashi KO (punches) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 18 February 11, 2015 1 0:10 Tokyo, Japan Lightweight debut.

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