Daijiro Matsui (16-31-7, 4) was born in Mabi, Okayama, Japan on December 5, 1972. At the age of 25 years on June 24, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Akira Shoji, losing the fight via 4-round draw.
Matsui's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Young Choi at DEEP: Osaka Impact 2021 at age 48 on April 4, 2021. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Daijiro Matsui's best fights have been against Rory Singer, Tom Watson, Bob Schrijber, Quinton Jackson, Jose Landi-Jons, Kazuki Okubo and Daisuke Watanabe.
Matsui has 31 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Apr 4, 2021 48 years, 3 months 16-31-7 (4) | Young Choi | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
53 | Dec 17, 2017 45 years 16-30-7 (4) | Hiroki Tanaka | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
52 | Oct 29, 2017 44 years, 10 months 16-29-7 (4) | Dae Hwan Kim | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
51 | Apr 29, 2017 44 years, 4 months 16-28-7 (4) | Genya Waku | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
50 | Oct 2, 2016 43 years, 9 months 15-28-7 (4) | Koji Yamade | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
49 | Jul 31, 2016 43 years, 7 months 14-28-7 (4) | Tetsuo Kondo | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
48 | Jun 26, 2016 43 years, 6 months 13-28-7 (3) | Tomoya Suzuki | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
47 | Apr 29, 2016 43 years, 4 months 13-28-6 (3) | Hideaki Sumi | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
46 | Oct 27, 2013 40 years, 10 months 12-28-6 (2) | Toshikazu Suzuki | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
45  | Jun 30, 2013 40 years, 6 months 12-27-6 (2) | 33 years, 11 months 17-11 (4) | DEEP | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee & punches |
44  | Mar 9, 2013 40 years, 3 months 12-26-6 (2) | 40 years, 7 months 44-29-10 (14) | LHW | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
43 | Oct 27, 2012 39 years, 10 months 12-25-6 (2) | Eiji Ishikawa | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
42 | Feb 18, 2012 39 years, 2 months 12-24-6 (2) | Hiromitsu Kanehara | DEEP | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW Majority |
41 | Jun 5, 2011 38 years, 6 months 12-24-5 (2) | Hiroki Ozaki | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW |
40 | Sep 19, 2010 37 years, 9 months 12-24-4 (2) | Tomoaki Hata | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
39 | Apr 25, 2010 37 years, 4 months 11-24-4 (2) | Dool Hee Lee | MD | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
38 | Nov 3, 2009 36 years, 10 months 11-23-4 (2) | Il Chul Park | MD | 2 | SD | WIN | |
37 | Sep 26, 2009 36 years, 9 months 10-23-4 (2) | Daniel Madrid | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Inverted triangle choke | |
36 | Jul 12, 2009 36 years, 7 months 10-22-4 (2) | Min Suk Heo | DEEP | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35 | Dec 7, 2008 36 years 10-21-4 (2) | Ichiro Kanai | Pancrase | MD | 1 | CKO | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
34 | Aug 16, 2008 35 years, 8 months 10-20-4 (2) | Lee Eun-Soo | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33 | May 19, 2008 35 years, 5 months 10-19-4 (2) | Yuichi Nakanishi | DEEP | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
32 | Feb 22, 2008 35 years, 2 months 10-18-4 (2) | Young Choi | DEEP | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
31 | Dec 9, 2007 35 years 9-18-4 (2) | Carlos Toyota | DEEP | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
30  | Apr 21, 2007 34 years, 4 months 9-17-4 (2) | 39 years, 7 months 17-12 (17) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
29  | Feb 10, 2007 34 years, 2 months 9-16-4 (2) | 24 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
28 | Oct 10, 2006 33 years, 10 months 8-16-4 (1) | Flavio Luiz Moura | DEEP | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
27  | Aug 27, 2006 33 years, 8 months 8-15-4 (1) | 31 years, 1 months 44-18-5 (29) | Pancrase | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
26 | Jul 1, 2006 33 years, 6 months 8-14-4 (1) | Pierre Guillet | 2 | TKO | LOSS Cut | ||
25 | Feb 4, 2006 33 years, 1 months 8-13-4 (1) | Curtis Stout | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
24  | Dec 3, 2005 32 years, 11 months 7-13-4 (1) | 30 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
23 | Aug 27, 2005 32 years, 8 months 7-13-3 (1) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
22  | Jul 10, 2005 32 years, 7 months 6-13-3 (0) | 34 years, 4 months 5-7-1 (5) | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
21 | Jan 23, 2005 32 years, 1 months 6-13-2 (0) | Brian Foster | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee | ||
20  | Jun 27, 2004 31 years, 6 months 6-12-2 (0) | 26 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
19  | Jan 22, 2004 31 years, 1 months 6-11-2 (0) | 27 years, 3 months 5-3 (3) | DEEP | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
18 | Dec 23, 2002 30 years 6-10-2 (0) | Kazuki Okubo | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
17  | Oct 20, 2002 29 years, 10 months 5-10-2 (0) | 26 years, 4 months 3-2 (2) | Pride | 2 | UD | WIN | |
16  | Aug 28, 2002 29 years, 8 months 4-10-2 (0) | 31 years, 5 months 2-2 (1) | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
15  | Feb 24, 2002 29 years, 2 months 4-9-2 (0) | 27 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
14  | Dec 23, 2001 29 years 4-8-2 (0) | 23 years, 6 months 12-2 (9) | 1 | DQ | WIN Knee to groin | ||
13  | Sep 24, 2001 28 years, 9 months 3-8-2 (0) | 21 years, 4 months 5-0-1 (5) | 3 | TKO | LOSS Soccer kicks and stomps | ||
12  | Jul 29, 2001 28 years, 7 months 3-7-2 (0) | 32 years, 3 months 10-5-1 (7) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
11 | May 27, 2001 28 years, 5 months 3-6-2 (0) | Jose Landi-Jons | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Apr 29, 2001 28 years, 4 months 2-6-2 (0) | Rick Kerns | KOTC | 2 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Sep 16, 2000 27 years, 9 months 1-6-2 (0) | Amir Rahnavardi | KOTC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
8  | Aug 27, 2000 27 years, 8 months 1-5-2 (0) | 23 years, 4 months 7-2 (6) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
7 | Jun 24, 2000 27 years, 6 months 1-4-2 (0) | Todd Medina | KOTC | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
6  | Jun 4, 2000 27 years, 5 months 1-3-2 (0) | 26 years, 9 months 42-3 (37) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
5  | Nov 21, 1999 26 years, 11 months 1-2-2 (0) | 23 years, 4 months 9-2 (8) | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
4  | Sep 12, 1999 26 years, 9 months 1-1-2 (0) | 34 years, 6 months 11-4 (11) | 1 | DQ | WIN Kicked after bell | ||
3  | Jul 4, 1999 26 years, 6 months 0-1-2 (0) | 22 years, 10 months 5-3 (5) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
2  | Oct 11, 1998 25 years, 10 months 0-0-2 (0) | 27 years, 1 months 7-2 (6) | 3 | UD | DRAW Time limit | ||
1  | Jun 24, 1998 25 years, 6 months 0-0-1 (0) | 24 years, 4 months 2-1-2 (2) | 4 | UD | DRAW Time limit |
