Record & Stats
Record16-31-7 (4 finishes)Born
Dec 5, 1972
Age
53Y, 10M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
4 (7%)
KO/TKO
3 (6%)
Submissions
1 (2%)
Analytics
Daijiro Matsui MMA record
Daijiro "Honoo no Grappler" Matsui retired with a professional MMA record of 16-31-7 (4 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 54 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Matsui's most recent fight was a loss to Young Choi on Apr 4, 2021.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Apr 4, 2021 | 48 | Young Choi | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 53 | Dec 17, 2017 | 45 | Hiroki Tanaka | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | — |
| 52 | Oct 29, 2017 | 44 | Dae Hwan Kim | L | KO | 1 | Punch | ~ WCF Championship | Middleweight | — |
| 51 | Apr 29, 2017 | 44 | Genya Waku | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | WCF |
| 50 | Oct 2, 2016 | 43 | Koji Yamade | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 49 | Jul 31, 2016 | 43 | Tetsuo Kondo | W | KO | 1 | Punch | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 48 | Jun 26, 2016 | 43 | Tomoya Suzuki | D | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 47 | Apr 29, 2016 | 43 | Hideaki Sumi | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 46 | Oct 27, 2013 | 40 | Toshikazu Suzuki | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Grabaka |
| 45 | Jun 30, 2013 | 40 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | L | KO | 1 | Knee & punches | — | Light Heavyweight | DEEP |
| 44 | Mar 9, 2013 | 40 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | L | UD | 1 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 43 | Oct 27, 2012 | 39 | Eiji Ishikawa | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Grabaka |
| 42 | Feb 18, 2012 | 39 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | D | UD | 2 | Majority | — | Light Heavyweight | DEEP |
| 41 | Jun 5, 2011 | 38 | Hiroki Ozaki | D | UD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 40 | Sep 19, 2010 | 37 | Tomoaki Hata | W | UD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 39 | Apr 25, 2010 | 37 | Dool Hee Lee | L | SD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | Gladiator |
| 38 | Nov 3, 2009 | 36 | Il Chul Park | W | SD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | Gladiator |
| 37 | Sep 26, 2009 | 36 | Daniel Madrid | L | SUB | 2 | Inverted triangle choke | — | Middleweight | Art of War |
| 36 | Jul 12, 2009 | 36 | Min Suk Heo | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 35 | Dec 7, 2008 | 36 | Ichiro Kanai | L | CKO | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | — | Middleweight | Pancrase |
| 34 | Aug 16, 2008 | 35 | Lee Eun-Soo | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 33 | May 19, 2008 | 35 | Yuichi Nakanishi | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 32 | Feb 22, 2008 | 35 | Young Choi | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | DEEP |
| 31 | Dec 9, 2007 | 35 | Carlos Toyota | L | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | — | DEEP |
| 30 | Apr 21, 2007 | 34 | Mark Weir | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | Cage Rage |
| 29 | Feb 10, 2007 | 34 | Tom Watson | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | — | — | Cage Rage |
| 28 | Oct 10, 2006 | 33 | Flavio Luiz Moura | L | UD | 3 | — | — | — | DEEP |
| 27 | Aug 27, 2006 | 33 | Yuki Kondo | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Pancrase |
| 26 | Jul 1, 2006 | 33 | Pierre Guillet | L | TKO | 2 | Cut | — | — | Cage Rage |
| 25 | Feb 4, 2006 | 33 | Curtis Stout | W | MD | 3 | — | — | — | Cage Rage |
| 24 | Dec 3, 2005 | 32 | Alex Reid | D | UD | 3 | Majority | — | Middleweight | Cage Rage |
| 23 | Aug 27, 2005 | 32 | Daisuke Watanabe | W | TKO | 2 | Doctor stoppage | — | — | Pancrase |
| 22 | Jul 10, 2005 | 32 | Elvis Sinosic | D | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Pancrase |
| 21 | Jan 23, 2005 | 32 | Brian Foster | L | KO | 1 | Knee | — | — | Shoot Boxing |
| 20 | Jun 27, 2004 | 31 | Paulo Filho | L | UD | 3 | — | — | — | Gladiator |
| 19 | Jan 22, 2004 | 31 | Ryo Chonan | L | MD | 3 | — | — | — | DEEP |
| 18 | Dec 23, 2002 | 30 | Kazuki Okubo | W | UD | 3 | — | — | — | PRIDE |
| 17 | Oct 20, 2002 | 29 | Rory Singer | W | UD | 2 | — | — | — | PRIDE |
| 16 | Aug 28, 2002 | 29 | Jerrel Venetiaan | L | SD | 3 | — | — | — | PRIDE |
| 15 | Feb 24, 2002 | 29 | Rodrigo Gracie | L | SUB | 3 | Guillotine choke | — | — | PRIDE |
| 14 | Dec 23, 2001 | 29 | Quinton Jackson | W | DQ | 1 | Knee to groin | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 13 | Sep 24, 2001 | 28 | Murilo Rua | L | TKO | 3 | Soccer kicks and stomps | — | — | PRIDE |
| 12 | Jul 29, 2001 | 28 | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | L | UD | 3 | — | — | — | PRIDE |
| 11 | May 27, 2001 | 28 | Jose Landi-Jons | W | UD | 3 | — | — | — | PRIDE |
| 10 | Apr 29, 2001 | 28 | Rick Kerns | W | UD | 2 | — | — | — | KOTC |
| 9 | Sep 16, 2000 | 27 | Amir Rahnavardi | L | UD | 3 | — | — | — | KOTC |
| 8 | Aug 27, 2000 | 27 | Vitor Belfort | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 7 | Jun 24, 2000 | 27 | Todd Medina | L | UD | 2 | — | — | — | KOTC |
| 6 | Jun 4, 2000 | 27 | Igor Vovchanchyn | L | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 5 | Nov 21, 1999 | 26 | Wanderlei Silva | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 4 | Sep 12, 1999 | 26 | Bob Schrijber | W | DQ | 1 | Illegal axe-kick after the bell | — | — | PRIDE |
| 3 | Jul 4, 1999 | 26 | Carlos Newton | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 2 | Oct 11, 1998 | 25 | Sanae Kikuta | D | UD | 3 | Time limit | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 1 | Jun 24, 1998 | 25 | Akira Shoji | D | UD | 4 | Time limit | — | — | PRIDE |