Issei Tamura (15-12, 5) was born in Tokyo, Japan on March 12, 1984. At the age of 24 years on June 26, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Yasuhiro Kanayama, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On February 26, 2012, 27-year old Issei Tamura made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 144 against a 33-year old Zhang Tiequan, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Tamura's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Ryo Asami at Pancrase 330 at age 38 on December 25, 2022. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Issei Tamura's best fights have been against Zhang Tiequan, Katsuya Toida, Takumi Nakayama, Gustavo Falciroli, Hikaru Hasumi, Juntaro Ushiku and Takumi Suzuki.
Tamura has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | Dec 25, 2022 38 years, 9 months 15-12 (5) | Ryo Asami | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26 | Apr 29, 2022 38 years, 1 months 14-12 (5) | Kisa Miyake | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25 | May 30, 2021 37 years, 2 months 13-12 (5) | Hirotaka Nakada | Pancrase | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
24 | Oct 25, 2020 36 years, 7 months 13-11 (5) | Akira Okada | Pancrase | FT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
23 | Sep 29, 2019 35 years, 6 months 13-10 (5) | Katsushi Sugiyama | Pancrase | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
22 | May 26, 2019 35 years, 2 months 12-10 (4) | Kazumasa Majima | Pancrase | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
21 | Sep 9, 2018 34 years, 5 months 12-9 (4) | Taichi Nakajima | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Mar 11, 2018 33 years, 11 months 12-8 (4) | Yoshinori Horie | Pancrase | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Nov 12, 2017 33 years, 8 months 11-8 (3) | Takumi Suzuki | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Mar 12, 2017 33 years 10-8 (3) | 30 years, 9 months 32-4 (25) | Pancrase | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost Pancrase featherweight title Interim |
17 | Apr 24, 2016 32 years, 1 months 10-7 (3) | Juntaro Ushiku | Pancrase | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch Won Pancrase featherweight title Interim |
16  | Dec 13, 2015 31 years, 9 months 9-7 (2) | 42 years, 1 months 19-15-6 (8) | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Aug 9, 2015 31 years, 4 months 8-7 (2) | Hikaru Hasumi | Pancrase | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Mar 21, 2015 31 years 7-7 (2) | Yeong Seung Cho | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
13 | May 31, 2014 30 years, 2 months 7-6 (2) | Soo-Chul Kim | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Oct 12, 2013 29 years, 7 months 7-5 (2) | Min-Jung Song | BT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
11  | Mar 16, 2013 29 years 7-4 (2) | 27 years, 1 months 6-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick & punches |
10  | Jul 11, 2012 28 years, 3 months 7-3 (2) | 29 years, 11 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9  | Feb 26, 2012 27 years, 11 months 7-2 (2) | 33 years, 7 months 15-2 (15) | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8  | Nov 5, 2011 27 years, 7 months 6-2 (1) | 30 years, 2 months 14-6-2 (8) | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
7  | Aug 6, 2011 27 years, 4 months 6-1 (1) | 34 years, 7 months 12-9-3 (4) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Jul 19, 2010 26 years, 4 months 5-1 (0) | Taiki Tsuchiya | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
5  | Nov 23, 2009 25 years, 8 months 5-0 (0) | 26 years, 11 months 9-1-2 (6) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Apr 19, 2009 25 years, 1 months 4-0 (0) | Hayate Usui | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Dec 13, 2008 24 years, 9 months 3-0 (0) | Naohiro Mizuno | 2 | UD | WIN Won Shooto 2008 Rookie Tournament | ||
2 | Oct 13, 2008 24 years, 7 months 2-0 (0) | Takumi Ota | 2 | MD | WIN | ||
1 | Jun 26, 2008 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (0) | Yasuhiro Kanayama | 2 | UD | WIN |
