Kiichi Kunimoto (20-11-2, 10) was born in Osaka, Japan on May 1, 1981. At the age of 24 years on April 29, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Arito Kishimoto, winning the fight via 1-round majority decision.
On January 4, 2014, 32-year old Kiichi Kunimoto made his UFC debut on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim against Luiz Dutra Jr., winning the fight via 1-round disqualification.
Kunimoto's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Diego Nunes at age 43 on February 22, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kiichi Kunimoto's best fights have been against Daniel Sarafian, Luiz Dutra Jr., Richard Walsh, Satoru Kitaoka, Yuta Nakamura, Yu Shiori and Shingo Suzuki.
Kunimoto has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Feb 22, 2025 43 years, 9 months 20-11-2 (10) | 42 years, 2 months 24-10 (17) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
33  | Apr 1, 2023 41 years, 11 months 20-10-2 (10) | 38 years, 10 months 35-11-2 (22) | Rizin | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches and soccer kick |
32  | Mar 20, 2022 40 years, 10 months 20-9-2 (10) | 30 years, 3 months 9-5 (6) | Rizin | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31 | Nov 28, 2021 40 years, 6 months 20-8-2 (10) | Takahiro Kawanaka | Rizin | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30  | Dec 21, 2019 38 years, 7 months 19-8-2 (9) | 29 years, 1 months 10-4 (7) | Bellator | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Jul 12, 2019 38 years, 2 months 19-7-2 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 6-1 (5) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
28 | Aug 12, 2018 37 years, 3 months 19-6-2 (9) | Ryuichiro Sumimura | Rizin | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
27  | Dec 29, 2017 36 years, 7 months 18-6-2 (9) | 37 years, 10 months 40-15-9 (17) | Rizin | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
26 | Jun 11, 2017 36 years, 1 months 17-6-2 (9) | Zak Ottow | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Feb 14, 2015 33 years, 9 months 17-5-2 (9) | 27 years, 6 months 13-3 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
24  | Sep 20, 2014 33 years, 4 months 17-4-2 (9) | 25 years, 9 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
23  | Jun 14, 2014 33 years, 1 months 16-4-2 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 8-4 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22 | Jan 4, 2014 32 years, 8 months 15-4-2 (8) | Luiz Dutra Jr. | UFC | WL | 1 | DQ | WIN Elbows to back of the head |
21 | Jul 28, 2013 32 years, 2 months 14-4-2 (8) | Edward Faaloloto | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
20 | Mar 31, 2013 31 years, 10 months 13-4-2 (7) | Fumitoshi Ishikawa | WL | 5 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
19 | Nov 18, 2012 31 years, 6 months 12-4-2 (6) | Lee Gyu-myung | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Shoulder choke | |
18 | Jun 23, 2012 31 years, 1 months 11-4-2 (5) | Son Seong-won | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Mar 11, 2012 30 years, 10 months 10-4-2 (5) | 26 years, 9 months 13-8-6 (6) | Pancrase | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS For Pancrase welterweight title |
16 | Nov 27, 2011 30 years, 6 months 10-3-2 (5) | Yu Shiroi | Pancrase | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
15 | May 3, 2011 30 years 9-3-2 (4) | Kengo Ura | Pancrase | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Aug 8, 2010 29 years, 3 months 8-3-2 (4) | Seiki Ryo | Pancrase | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
13 | Mar 22, 2010 28 years, 10 months 8-3-1 (4) | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya | Pancrase | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous | |
12 | Nov 8, 2009 28 years, 6 months 8-3 (4) | Yoshifumi Dogaki | Pancrase | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Apr 19, 2009 27 years, 11 months 7-3 (3) | Hiroki Tanaka | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Feb 1, 2009 27 years, 9 months 6-3 (3) | Shingo Suzuki | Pancrase | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
9 | Oct 26, 2008 27 years, 5 months 5-3 (3) | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya | Pancrase | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
8 | Sep 7, 2008 27 years, 4 months 5-2 (3) | Hirotaka Yoshioka | Pancrase | 1 | NC | NC Yoshioka cut by accident headbutt | |
7 | May 25, 2008 27 years 5-2 (3) | Yu Shiori | Pancrase | 2 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 30, 2008 26 years, 8 months 4-2 (3) | Sotaro Yamada | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Sep 30, 2007 26 years, 4 months 4-1 (3) | Yuta Nakamura | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Sep 1, 2007 26 years, 4 months 3-1 (2) | Mike O'Malley | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3 | Aug 11, 2007 26 years, 3 months 2-1 (1) | Tim Ager | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Feb 4, 2007 25 years, 9 months 1-1 (0) | Masahiro Toryu | Pancrase | 2 | MD | LOSS | |
1 | Apr 29, 2006 24 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Arito Kishimoto | 1 | MD | WIN |
